A Beautiful World
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A Beautiful World
"A Beautiful World" is a news program that focuses on inspirational stories from around the world, featuring good news about science, technology, ecology, art, music and medicine. The program is hosted by author and journalist Heather McElhatton, who listeners know from her contributions to This A...
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Inspirational Self Isolation
Psychotherapist Ann Scott Dumas talks about ways to self-isolate with inspiration. Listen to more stories at www.abeautiful.world
How Time Is On Your Side
Author and artist Bridget Watson Payne tells us how time can be on our side. more at www.abeautiful.world
The Beauty of Unplugging from Social Media
Donna Freitas on her book; The Happiness Effect. Social media has become the dominant force in young people's lives, and each day seems to bring anoth...
Your voice needed to protect Roadless Wilderness
Your voice is needed to help protect roadless wilderness. Leave your public comment on the forest service website at: https://cara.ecosystem-managemen...
Beautiful World of Molecules
Theodore Gray talks about his book, "Molecules, The Elements and Architecture of Everything." More at www.abeautiful.world
How To Treat People
Nurse and Poet Molly Case recounts her life as a nurse. More at www.abeautiful.world
The Last Butterflies
Biologist Nick Haddad explores ways to save the rarest butterflies on earth. More at www.abeautiful.world
Project Success
A non-profit program that helps students achieve their dreams after high school. More at www.abeautiful.world
The Good Acre
Food Hubs like the Good Acre provide a critical link in a sustainable farming network, by allowing small farmers to pool resources and reach multiple...
Our Symphony with Animals
Dr. Aysha Akhtar says the health of animals directly affects our own. Her new book is called "Our symphony with Animals; on Health, Empathy, and Our S...
Space Archaeology - EXTENDED INTERVIEW
Space Archeologist Sarah Parcak talks about the cutting edge technology that is saving ancient sites around the globe, and how YOU can help map the en...
Space Archeology - Help find ancient sites!
Sarah Parcak uses modern technology to discover ancient sites. you can help too! More at www.abeautiful.world
Gita - How an Ancient Manuscript Can Help You Today
A conversation with Dr. Isaac Bentwich about his translation of the Gita more at www.abeautiful.world
How Music Can Make You Better
A conversation with Indre Viskontas about her book, How Music Can Make You Better. More at www.abeautiful.world
Woman Crosses Country Looking for Acts of Kindness
Woman Crosses Country Looking for Acts of Kindness by Heather McElhatton
How to Keep Going in Good Times and Bad - Austin Kleon
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FoodWorks- Saving food and lives
by Heather McElhatton
The Maryland Food Bank is one of the biggest, and oldest, food banks in America. It distributes 48 million pounds...
Irene O'Garden
Risking the Rapids opens with the shocking death of O’Garden’s older brother, which prompts her and other relatives to seek closure on a journey throu...
Europe Bans Single-Use Plastic!
In a historic enviornmental win - EU parliment bans single-use plastics. More at www.abeautiful.world
Rescuing Animals in Winter
How to help animals and wildlife in winter. More at www.abeautiful.world
Legacy Letters Let Your Great Grandchildren Remember You
Legacy Letters offer a way to never be forgotten. Leave your thoughts, dreams and memories for your future family to find them. More at www.abeautiful...
Witness - the Teachings of Elie Wiesel
"WITNESS: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom," art, lectures, teaching, workshops, and consulting. In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, A devoted pr...
Mozarts Starling
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 1...
Mark Nepo - More Together Than Alone
Mark Nepo is a poet, philosopher, teacher and cancer survivor. He lives in southwest Michigan and he's just published his twentieth book, titled: "Mor...
Dispatches from Planet 3
The galaxy, the multiverse, and the history of astronomy are explored in this engaging compilation of cosmological “tales” by multiple award‑winning s...
School of Broken Hearts
Haemin Sunim is one of the most influential Zen Buddhist teachers and writers in South Korea. He's started a "School for Broken Hearts" in downtown...
The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs
Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley teaches people how to navigate through the world using only clues found in nature. For more on the story visit:
Will Steger on Pulling Through the Tough Times
For more on the story visit: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/08/13/learning-a-life-lesson-from-arctic-
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Ancient Rope Knots
Mark Cook lives in the Orkney Islands, just north of Scotland. A Taxi driver by day, he's discovered the ancient art of tying knots and turns recycled...
Darwin's Dictionary of Color
Used by Charles Darwin to describe colors in the field, "Werners Nomenclature of Colours" is one of the first color charts ever created. It's a treasu...
Galactic Tick
The best holiday you've never heard of! Galactic Tick Day happens every 1.7 years and celebrates the motion of the planets journey around the Milky Wa...
Eye Of The Shoal
The vast variety of creatures living underwater makes us wonder – is there really such a thing as a fish – or just thousands of animals that are excel...
Microbia - The Ten-Second Rule Wins!
Eugenia Bone became fascinated with microbes--those life forms that are too small to see without a microscope. Specifically, she wanted to understand...
Goodbye to Daphne Sheldrick, Empress of Orphan Elephants
Dame Daphne Sheldrick, Empress of Orphaned Elephants passed away last month in Kenya. She was surrounded by friends and family, including her beloved...
Noah the Bird Nerd
Noah Strycker saw half the birds on earth in one calendar year, hear more about his epic journey and get details about his latest book "Birds of the P...