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Episode 661: Your Life Needs More Awe

Rachel Carson wrote that those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. I have been thinking about that sentence a lot lately. In this episode I explore what awe actually is, drawing on Dacher Keltner's definition: the feeling of being in the prese…

Tony Wirt and Silent Creek

Rochester author Tony Wirt joins us for a great conversation about fake towns on the South Central Minnesota I-90 corridor, Mayo Clinic connections, and why you can’t repurpose a Rachel Carson title for your contemporary thriller. Silent Creek by Tony Wirt tonywirt.com Recommendations Minneapolis …

Same Soil, Same Hands: The Hidden History of Cannabis and the Organic Food Movement

Send us Fan Mail A tomato vine on a scrap-wood fence. A few chickens underfoot. And right there in the same Northern California garden, cannabis thriving in the exact same soil. That image unlocks a bigger truth: cannabis didn’t grow up as a separate cultural timeline. It rose beside the American o…

Rachel Carson: Silent Spring

Join Ben & Pia on a gentle but MEGA exciting journey into the life of Rachel Carson and her book Silent Spring! This episode tells how a curious naturalist and careful scientist noticed birds and rivers growing quiet, gathered evidence, and used words to spark a new way of thinking about nature an…

with Rachel Carson Council

In this episode we're joined by Joy Reeves (Senior Director of Policy and Strategic Development) and MacEva Wright (Stanback Presidential Fellow/Marine Biologist) of the Rachel Carson Council (RCC) to discuss the legacy of Rachel Carson as well as present day environmental justice issues and how th…

Story of Writing September 27, 2026

Rachel Carson publishes "Silent Spring," one of the most important works of the 20th Century.

Old 97; Grand Slam; Liberty Ship; PRC Flag; Typhoon Vera; Yemen Republic; Silent Spring; Julie N. Spill; Google Birthday; Swiss Shooting; SMART-1 Launch; Artsakh Conflict

A Daily Dose of History (28 Sep 2026) Today's historical events: "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad. Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf. The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming…

97-Year-Old Conservation Legend Oak Thorne on Saving Boulder's Open Space

How does an 18-year-old bird bander from Long Island become one of the founding fathers of Boulder's open space movement? In this episode of Bridging Generations, host Howard Snooks sits down with 97-year-old environmentalist, educator, and civic leader Dr. Oakley "Oak" Thorne II. Oak shares his re…

Ireland Has 60 Vegetable Growers Left with Kenneth Keavey #189

Kenneth Keavey has a PhD in chemistry and spent his early career in pharma and biotech. He now grows organic vegetables on twenty-five acres outside Galway, and he's the first to point out the irony: he was an organic chemist, and now he's an organic farmer. In this episode he takes Laura through w…

What We Can Do for Our Brains: Practical Ways to Cultivate Healthy, Agile Minds & Also Reduce the Risk of Dementia

Ep. 243 | In this outstandingly useful and timely conversation, Dr. Roger Walsh (more often the co-host of the Deep Transformation podcast) is our expert guest, sharing his passion for brain health and his knowledge about what we can do to keep our brains active, high-functioning, and well. With a …