Parhaat Amy Tan Podcastit (2024)

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Journey into Nature and Creativity with Author Amy Tan 58:55

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This week we spoke with author Amy Tan about her most recent best-seller, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, a fascinating immersion into nature, the world of birds and her dedication to drawing them. In 2016 during a time of overt racism, especially towards Asian Americans, Amy decided to dive into nature journaling. There she discovered a fascination …

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Finding Joy in Your Back Yard with Amy Tan 46:16

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Lyme disease keeps her from driving, but the beloved author of The Joy Luck Club relishes the wonder of nature right at home. Amy Tan's insights will help you see your back yard, whatever its size, in a whole new light. Tune in as she describes the animal life in her yard—hummingbirds, owls, finches, squirrels, and even rats—as if they were players…

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The Amazing Ability of Plants to Make Smart Decisions 47:42

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Plants are sentient. It's not just animals that think. Able to choose, they detect problems, find nutrients, and defend themselves. Guest: Zoë Schlanger, science writer for The Atlantic and author of "The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth"…

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Animal Adventures from Constant Wonder KIDS! 2:28

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Bringing the wonders of the natural world to the curious kids in your life, Constant Wonder KIDS is the podcast that turns everyday moments into extraordinary adventures! This new show from Constant Wonder shares fascinating facts and true stories about amazing people doing incredible things in nature.Join us as we explore the playful side of octop…

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A Hmong Refugee Breaks her Silence 44:17

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When she realized that her father had become a voice for the scattered Hmong people, Kao Kalia Yang—who'd refused to speak English for 20 years—found the courage to do the same.Guest: Kao Kalia Yang, author of "Where Rivers Cross," "The Song Poet," and "The Latehomecomer"

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Jessica Calarco - Marginalized Groups and the Battle Against Inequities 1:00:44

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A deep and wide ranging conversation with sociologist Jessica Calarco, focusing on educational disparities, class privilege, and social inequities. Key topics included the hidden curriculum in schools, the role of community colleges, and tax policies aimed at economic equality. The conversation began with a focus on the gap between the privileged a…

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Pendulums and Intuition - Your Inner Wisdom with Karina Muller and Lana Gendlin 1:09:00

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Would you like to learn how to tap into and trust your inner wisdom? If so, Join Karina Muller, Lana Gendlin, and me on Wednesday, August 28th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. Our conversation will be about their remarkable life journey, their new book, “Pendulums and Intuition - Practical Advice for Trusting Your Inner Wisdom” and how we can ask our h…

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Fighting Corruption, Waste and Politics to Address Climate Change. Ethan Elkind Explains 1:00:08

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Ethan Elkind, a leading climate scientist, led us initially into an understanding of why climate goals were not being met and how that affects overall messaging. From there he spoke of the importance of battery technology, solar and wind renewable energies, and transition to minerals such as lithium, cobalt and graphite. He emphasized the need for …

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Manifest Anything You Want to Create an Extraordinary Life with Shantini Rajah 1:03:00

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Would you like to learn an easy and fun way to manifest anything you desire in life successfully? JoinShantini Rajah and me on Wednesday, August 21st, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her latest book, Manifest Anything You Want: Six Magical Steps to Create an Extraordinary Life. Shan…

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Spiritually Navigate Your Personal and Professional Life Journey with Letao Wang 1:04:00

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Ever wonder how some people successfully navigate life after learning about their astrology chart and discovering their innate divine spiritual gifts? Join Letao Wang and me on Wednesday, August 14th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his insightful mastery of tapping into the world …

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Don't Miss Season 9 of Constant Wonder! 3:18

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We're busy working on stories to remind you how phenomenal our world is! Coming up next season: Amy Tan, author of six New York Times best-selling novels, takes us into her back yard to meet the wild birds whose vibrant individual lives populate the pages of her new non-fiction book. Hmong American writer Kao Kalia Yang shares her discovery that he…

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Aimee Allison Foresees a Bright Future for an America Full of Women of Color in Power 59:07

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Aimee Allison, Founder of She the People, joined us to talk about the Kamala Harris presidential nomination and the increased and increasing role of women of color in U.S. key positions of political power. We spoke of political organizer, Georgia's Stacey Abrams, as well as the defeat of squad members Cori Bush in a Missouri primary and Jamaal Bowm…

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Tickle Topics- Episode 3 (Zora Neale Hurston) 1:26

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This week's featured quote comes from author Zora Neale Hurston and a prompt with 3 elements.Kirjoittanut tickletopics

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Transforming Anxiety To Empowerment with Amanda Huggins 1:00:00

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Are you interested in eliminating anxiety to experience empowerment? Would you like to turn your stress into an energy of positive engagement? Join Amanda Huggins and me on Wednesday, August 7th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her transformational new book, Anxiety To Empowerment:…

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Matt Abrahams - Think of Your Audience as the North Star of Communication 1:00:11

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Stanford Business School Lecturer, author and host of the popular podcast Think Fast/Talk Smart joined us for an inspired and inspiring hour on overcoming public speech anxiety and communicating effectively. Matt spoke of the importance of focusing on value and being conversational as well as having a map and structure. He talked about deep breathi…

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Tickle Topics- Episode 2 (Amy Tan) 1:05

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This week's featured quote comes from author Amy Tan and a prompt with 3 elements.Kirjoittanut tickletopics

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Gina’s Table Products and SSS Strawberries Family Legacy of Love with Gina Dang 58:00

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Ever wonder how delicious and nutritious frozen and freeze-dried fruits and berries are prepared to promote healthy eating? Would you like to learn how a family’s business passion became the foundation of leaving a legacy for love? Join Gina Dang and me on Wednesday, July 31st, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation is about her rema…

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Kelly Corrigan - It's Hard to Make a Family that Works but not Hard to be Useful 57:36

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Popular PBS Interviewer and New York Times best-selling author Kelly Corrigan sat down with Michael Krasny to talk about a wide range of topics including her experiences decades ago as Professor Krasny's student as well as her views on interviewing. She spoke of her interviews ("A lot like a date and full of emotion") with Francis Collins; Jennifer…

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Tickle Topics- Episode 1 (Stephen King) 1:28

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This week's Tickle Topic features a quote from Stephen King and a prompt with 3 elements.Kirjoittanut tickletopics

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Healing Ourselves with the Frequency of Love from the Lovetuner with Sigmar Berg 1:03:00

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Would you like to quickly restore harmony, peace, and tranquility while eliminating stress and anxiety by using the power of your breath? Join Sigmar Berg and me on Wednesday, July 24th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his One Journey - The Lovetuner Book. Sigmar Berg is an America…

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Late in Life Comebacks and Triumphs 45:56

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Yasmeen Lari was a famous Pakistani architect celebrated for her work in steel, cement, and glass. In her 60s, she turned her back on all that, and, after a massive earthquake hit her country, she began to work with locals building humble homes of adobe, mud, and bamboo. Painter Henri Matisse, when debilitated by stomach cancer in his 70s, hung up …

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Long-Time Trump Critic and Tax and Economics Expert David Cay Johnston Goes After the GOP Nominee and his Running Mate 1:02:03

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Pulitzer prize winning journalist and economics and tax expert David Cay Johnston spoke with us about his long and extensive investigative research on former U.S. president Donald Trump as well as the state of the U.S. economy during the Trump and Biden presidencies. Johnston spoke critically of news organizations, especially of what he characteriz…

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Change Your Aura Change Your Life with Dimitri Moraitis 1:04:00

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Would you like to learn how to change the quality of your life by changing your Aura to attain all that your heart's success desires? Join Dimitri Moraitis and me on Wednesday, July 17th, from 9 to 10 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about his remarkable life journey and his internationally bestselling and award-winning book, the 25t…

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Human Foster Parents Take Flight to Help Young Birds Migrate 50:00

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Northern bald ibises vanished from the wild in Europe 400 years ago. Austrian scientists attempted to re-introduce the birds to the wild, but the birds got spectacularly lost when they were released for migration, flying east in their search for south. In this episode of Constant Wonder, learn how Johannes Fritz was inspired by a Hollywood movie, l…

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Just Say Yes with Amy Newmark 1:04:00

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Are you looking for the “empowering words” to motivate you to expand your Bubble of Quiet Confidence? If your answer is YES! Then join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Tuesday, July 16, from 4 PM - 5 PM CT U.S. We will be discussing stories from their latest release - “Just Say Yes,” to help you realize your full potentia…

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Peter Coyote - Most of Us Have a Kind of Merciless Junkyard Dog in Us 56:55

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Acclaimed actor, famed narrative voice and Zen Buddhist priest Peter Coyote joined us in a far reaching dialogue which took in his acting and voice careers as well as his life and his life philosophy and sharp edged political views. We spoke, too, about the content in his latest book, Zen in the Vernacular and his early, preeminent family influence…

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A to Z of D-Toxing: Guide to Reduce Our Toxic Exposures with Sophia Ruan Gushée 1:00:00

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Are you interested in reducing the impact of everyday toxins that unknowingly impact your life and well-being? Join Sophia Ruan Gushée and me on Wednesday, July 10th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and her critically acclaimed bestselling book, A to Z of D-Toxing: The Ultimate Guide t…

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Where in the World Is Home? 54:59

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Born to a Taiwanese mother and Welsh father, Jessica J. Lee grew up in suburban Ontario feeling "not quite Canadian." She attempted to set down roots in England as a young adult, but her sense of belonging was challenged by the xenophobia that followed Brexit. In this episode of Constant Wonder, we'll examine how nature helps an immigrant or transp…

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Frank Bruni - The End Of Nuanced and Complicated Conversations? A Zero Sum Game Fosters Competition Versus Connection 1:02:29

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Leading New York Times writer and best-selling author Frank Bruni joined us for an in-depth discussion of his most recent book The Age of Grievance which focuses on American culture's fall into pessimism and the binary world of choosing sides, tribalism, and the pressing need for compromise and common ground. It is somewhat global (as with Brexit) …

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Exploring the Mind of a Bee 48:17

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A bee’s brain is tiny, but its one million neurons make shockingly complex connections. Individual bee and bumblebee intelligence is phenomenal, from spatial memory to communication. And would you believe that bees are likely also capable of play? Two leading researchers paint a compelling picture of just how much we’ve underestimated the individua…

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Self-Driving Cars to Robot Roommates: Robert Scoble Spatial Computing Strategist 58:03

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Passion is an understatement when it comes to tech futurist, evangelist, creator of famous Silicon Valley blog Scobleizer, author of six prescient books, podcaster, video journalist, and former Microsoft strategist Robert Scoble. Host Michael Krasny gets down to business, exploring a mind-bending array of topics that will define our technological f…

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Love’s New Earth - Awakening To Our Collective True Nature with Hope Ives Mauran 1:00:00

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Are you interested in lifting your spiritual consciousness using the power of Love? Join Hope Ives Mauran and me on Wednesday, June 26th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life’s journey and her latest book, Love’s New Earth - Awakening To Our Collective True Nature As Love With Rays Of Hope And Reas…

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A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder 48:08

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Alan Townsend describes his early professional and personal life as marked by a naïve faith in the power of science to provide answers and solve problems. Townsend was already softening his early scientific dogmatism when his wife and his daughter were diagnosed with unrelated brain cancers. One survived, while the other did not, and this father an…

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Maddy Dychtwald - Women Are Different Than Men! 58:13

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Author and global futurist Maddy Dychtwald joined us for a wide-ranging deep dive into the subject of her latest best-selling book on the topic of women and aging. We began with her discussing her reasons for writing the book, her work with cutting edge researchers, her erasing of personal hip pain and the longevity revolution. She clarified her ob…

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Goddess - Blessed Reunions The Feminine Face of the Divine with Anodea Judith 1:00:00

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Every wonder that the Goddess is essential to the heart of all existence? Would you like to meet her, connect to magic and mystery, engage with love and beauty, and ground yourself in the sacred wholeness of nature? Join Anodea Judith and me on Wednesday, June 19th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable …

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Secret Harvests: A Farmer Discovers a Long-Lost Aunt and Heals Family Wounds 56:43

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After farmer Mas Masumoto was contacted as next-of-kin for a woman he knew almost nothing about, he set about to uncover why his disabled aunt was hidden away after WWII, and his efforts began to heal wounds that were seven decades old. His story tracks the triumphs and heartaches of four generations of Japanese Americans. Guest: David Mas Masumoto…

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Bret Stephens - Competition between the Morally Unfit and the Mentally Unfit 1:07:02

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"Competition between the Morally Unfit and the Mentally Unfit." That was Bret Stephens' take on the U.S. presidential race. We spoke of the race and of immigration, including what Stephens described as "legitimate criticism" of the Biden administration as well as Stephens' own family history and realizing the American dream. He also spoke of the ne…

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Understanding and Applying Powers of Sacred Geometry with Gregory and Gail Hoag 1:02:00

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Would you like to discover which remarkable and astonishing shapes have the Capacity to Change Your Life? If so, Join Gregory and Gail Hoag and me on Wednesday, June 12th, from 10 AM - 11 AM CDT U.S. Our conversation will be about their remarkable life journey, their #1 Bestselling Book, “Sacred Geometry - The Universal Language of Divine Alignment…

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The Fine Art of Laid-Back Hard-Core Fasting 51:52

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Amidst the annus horribilis that was 2020, New York-based writer John Oakes sought to exorcise some of his own inner noise and "automaticity" by doing a week-long liquid-only fast. He liked it so well that he and his wife, Carin Kuoni, began fasting twice a year. And he liked that so well that he wrote a book about it. In this episode of Constant W…

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Steven Brill - Pallbeaerers for Truth? 57:53

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Journalist, entrepreneur and best-selling author Steven Brill joined us to map out why opinions, disinformation and conspiracy theories have become the global death knell for truth. We spoke of why so many people no longer trust facts and Brill's own personal experience with a Russian disinformation operative. He discussed his for-profit business N…

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I'm Anything but a Luddite: An Hour with Entrepreneur Andrew Keen 1:06:25

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Silicon Valley acclaimed entrepreneur and author Andrew Keen of Keen on and Keen on Substack joined us. We heard his views on the Internet and big tech companies and how new agency and a middle ground are needed rather than regulation or new technology. Andrew discussed the future of work as well as failures of Facebook despite its economic success…

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Rescue To Recovery - A Veteran’s Story of Personal Discovery with Tracey Brown 1:01:00

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Would you like to know how PTSD affects people, especially your loved ones, and how to understand better and support their journey to recovery? Join Tracey Brown and me on Wednesday, June 5th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey, which is shared in her #1 best-selling book, Rescue to Recov…

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A Hopeful Marriage, Despite Incurable Cancer 53:59

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When Christian Wiman and Danielle Chapman met and married, life seemed charmed and the horizon calm. But within a year, Christian was diagnosed with a rare, incurable blood cancer, and their life veered in directions unforeseen. Now, over twenty years later, Christian and Danielle and their two teenage daughters are thriving; Christian is cancer fr…

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Observations and Advice on Children and Teens from Leading Researcher Ellen Galinsky 55:08

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Director of The Bezos Family Foundation and author of Mind in the Making, The Six Stages of Parenthood and The Breakthrough Years, Ellen Galinsky joined us for a deep dive interview starting with the role of neuroscience in understanding the teen brain and then branching out to questions related to teen risky behavior, self-control, decision making…

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Chicken Soup for the Soul - Young at Heart and Dynamic Aging with Amy Newmark 1:04:00

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Do you realize that you can remain Young at Heart no matter how old you are? Yes, dynamic aging is in the air! Join Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul publisher, and me on Wednesday, May 29th, from 10 AM to 11 AM CT U.S. We will be discussing stories from their latest collection, Young at Heart - 101 Tales of Dynamic Aging. We all have heard at…

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Stories of Adventure from the Bear Man of India 1:01:34

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He's known as the "Bear Man of India" for his work rescuing sloth bears from inhumane conditions "dancing" on the streets. His obsession with helping animals began early in his life, when he'd spend full-moon nights high in a jungle tree watching a procession of wild animals visit a nearby watering hole. In the intervening 30 years, he's braved the…

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Finding God in the Movies 33:55

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This week we bring you a very special feed drop. Our host, Marcus Smith, appears as a guest on the podcast "The[ART]ology: Finding God in the Movies." In this episode, Marcus describes how the Constant Wonder podcast came to be. And he shares his favorite movies, from "Babette's Feast" to "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On." "The[ART]ology" podcast pu…

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Mike Elgan - A Cosmopolitan Bon Vivant on being a Gastronomad and Artificial Intelligence 1:02:13

4M ago1:02:13

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Journalist, blogger, columnist, podcaster, and technology writer Mike Elgan joined us live from Venice to talk about being a temporary local and AI. The dialogue began with Mike explaining the life he lives and wrote about in Gastronomad, a life of constant travel and absorbing different cultures while remote work allows for a livable income and st…

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Overcoming Lyme Disease and Autoimmune Conditions with Heather Gray 1:00:00

4M ago1:00:00

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Would you like to know how to overcome health challenges, including Lyme disease and autoimmune conditions? Join Heather Gray and me on Wednesday, May 15th, from 10 to 11 A.M. Central Time U.S. Our conversation will be about her remarkable life journey and learning how to nourish your body to build a better help you! Heather Gray, also known as the…

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