Episodes

  • Wordalicious Wonders to Add to Your Vocabulary

    Wordalicious Wonders to Add to Your Vocabulary
    Mar 31 2026
    10 mins
  • I Have an Emmy(?!) on My Desk -- and I Want to Tell You All About It

    I Have an Emmy(?!) on My Desk -- and I Want to Tell You All About It
    Mar 25 2026
    9 mins
  • It Took Me 47 Years to Write This Book

    It Took Me 47 Years to Write This Book
    Jun 23 2025

    Writing "Raising Awe-Seekers" officially took three years, but the full story goes way back.
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    10 mins
  • 10 Things You Should Know About PBS

    10 Things You Should Know About PBS
    May 7 2025
    11 mins
  • The Marathon that Moves a City

    The Marathon that Moves a City
    Apr 24 2025

    It’s hard to describe the wonder of the Boston Marathon — but I try.
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    6 mins
  • My Magical Library Life

    My Magical Library Life
    Apr 11 2025

    In honor of National Library Week, Deborah Farmer Kris shares 14 tiny tales about how libraries have shaped her life.

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    8 mins
  • That Time Jamie Lee Curtis Made Me Cry

    That Time Jamie Lee Curtis Made Me Cry
    Apr 3 2025

    Because we both know something about the silly, joyful, sacred act of reading to kids.

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    7 mins
  • What Does Happiness Smell Like?

    What Does Happiness Smell Like?
    Mar 24 2025

    Our sensory system and our emotions are deeply intertwined. In this episode, Deborah Farmer Kris draws on her interview with neuroscientist Ethan Kross to talk about how our five senses can strengthen our emotional health.
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    8 mins