Raising Awe-Seekers

Copy Moon Joy: Artemis II, Awe, and the Limits of Language

Wordalicious Wonders to Add to Your Vocabulary

I Have an Emmy(?!) on My Desk -- and I Want to Tell You All About It

It Took Me 47 Years to Write This Book

Writing "Raising Awe-Seekers" officially took three years, but the full story goes way back.

10 Things You Should Know About PBS

The Marathon that Moves a City

It’s hard to describe the wonder of the Boston Marathon — but I try.

My Magical Library Life

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

That Time Jamie Lee Curtis Made Me Cry

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

What Does Happiness Smell Like?

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.

The Healing Song of Peeper Frogs

The human world may be calamitous, but the frogs and the birds still sing. And sometimes, their chorus comes at *exactly* the right time.