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Constant Wonder
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| Oct 1 | #63 |
About the show
Stay in tune with our phenomenal world. Join us for explorations of science, art, history, and more. We're on a quest to find awe and wonder in all nature—human or wild, vast or small. Encounters that move us beyond words. Hosted by Marcus Smith, Constant Wonder is a production of BYUradio.
Latest episodes
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The Young Man and the Sea: George Forster’s Travels and Travails
September 30, 2026 · 59 minGeorge Forster didn't begin life as a revolutionary. He was an 18th-century botanist whose life ended in Paris during the Reign of Terror. In this episode, historian Andrea Wulf tells host Marcus Smith about how, as a teenager, Forster…
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Climbing Giant Trees: How Time In The Canopy Inspires Awe
September 22, 2026 · 55 minTim Kovar leads climbing tours high up in the canopy of massive trees. In this episode of Constant Wonder, he tells host Marcus Smith about how he used to fell trees as an arborist. But now, he's traded in his chainsaw for ropes and…
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64 Butterflies: The Day Behind the Day
September 16, 2026 · 59 minLea Korsgaard felt a tug toward the natural world and followed it, setting out to find all 64 species of butterfly in her native Denmark. What began as an impulse became a consuming quest that transformed her understanding of nature…
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Family Secrets: Nazi Grandfather Actually Aided French Villagers
September 9, 2026 · 54 minKarl Gönner was a Nazi, and his family didn't ask a lot of questions about that time in his life. In this episode of Constant Wonder, Gönner's grandson Burkhard Bilger speaks with co-host Tennery Taylor about his search for the full story…
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Arguing With the Wind: A Spiritual Journey in Wilderness
September 2, 2026 · 59 minAs a teenager, Walt McLaughlin told his parents he'd been talking to God in the woods, and he ended up in a psychiatric ward on Thorazine. Years later a philosophy degree had done nothing to assuage his existential anxiety, so he…
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Protecting Humans, Protecting Wildlife
August 26, 2026 · 57 minWhat if protecting humans is the key to protecting wildlife? In this episode, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka tells host Marcus Smith how people living near African nature preserves can unknowingly pass illnesses to nearby mountain gorillas—and…
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Floral Revolutionaries: Plants as Planet-Makers
August 19, 2026 · 56 minFlowers, believe it or not, are nature's greatest revolutionaries. In this episode of Constant Wonder, biologist David George Haskell and host Marcus Smith discuss how flowers turned enemies into allies and used ultra-precise adaptations…
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On the Spot (and Spot On!): Great Impromptu Performances on Vintage Typewriters
August 12, 2026 · 31 minThey are like street musicians, busking with words instead of instruments. Typewriter poets Kathleen Rooney and Allison Fragakis share with Constant Wonder's Tennery Taylor how they write poems-on-demand for complete strangers. Whether…