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Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, a place for people who like to laugh while they think and find it useful to look closely at ourselves and our weird ways in the hopes that knowing more and feeling more will help us do more and be better. Author of 4 New York Times bestsellers about family life, Kelly wonders about loads of stuff: is knowing more always good? Can we trust our gut? How does change actually happen? We only book nice people who have a sense of humor and know things worth knowing. Each episode ends with Kelly’s shortlist of take...

Deep Dive with Pixar's Pete Docter on Making

A deep dive on "making" with Kelly's daughter Claire and Pete Docter, the creative genius behind Pixar classics. Pete shares how he discovered animation, his journey to Pixar, and the evolution of films like "Up" and "Monsters Inc." Despite his success, he remains refreshingly humble about the creative process. His golden advice for young creators: just make stuff and push beyond your comfort zone. Pete reflects on the film "Inside Out": "I was there for every major decision, but where did this

Mar 11, • 59:37

Thanks For Being Here - Gratitude for a Life-Saving Donation

Kelly shares Jennifer Cramer-Miller's beautiful story about the life-changing gift of organ donation. Through touching thank-you letters written after her kidney transplant, Jennifer shows us how one act of generosity created a ripple effect of kindness and gratitude. Her story reminds us that heroes walk among us every day, often without recognition.Portions of this episode are excerpted from Jennifer Cramer-Miller's memoir, Incurable Optimist. To learn more about how organ donation saves lives

Mar 9, • 9:22

Go To on Barbie and Womanhood

Food for thought on America Ferrera’s speech at the climax of Barbie, informed by the great Jia Tolentino (a former guest who I found totally fascinating and original) and her book Trick Mirror. Let us never forget that we are a product of our culture. Please share, especially with the younger generation working to figure out who they are. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad cho

Mar 7, • 9:19

Deep Dive with Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross on Making

In episode one of our Makers series, Kelly and her daughter Claire speak with neuroscientist Susan Magsamen and Google's Chief Design Officer Ivy Ross about how art and creativity affect our brains and bodies. Their book, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us, reveals that making isn't just a hobby but a fundamental human need that improves wellbeing, helps process trauma, and enhances learning. Susan and Ivy explain how singing to babies releases oxytocin, how arts education closes achie

Mar 4, • 58:58

Thanks For Being Here - Small College, Big Influence

Today's Thanks For Being Here is a speech KCW producer Tammy Stedman recently delivered at her alma mater, Washington College, about the lasting impact of her college experience. She reflects on how the personal connections, individual attention, and sense of community shaped not just her career in media, but her approach to life and learning. Tammy's story reminds us that education at its best equips us not just with knowledge, but with the curiosity and critical thinking skills needed for thou

Mar 2, • 12:35

Special Live Event Invitation from Kelly

Inspired by Derek Thompson's Atlantic article "The Antisocial Century," we're hosting our first ever live event which will take place in Bozeman, MT on July 31st, 2025. We plan to bring 150 people together in beautiful downtown Bozeman for an afternoon of creative activities including writing, singing, art, and stitching. More details at: kellycorrigan.com/bozeman. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your

Mar 1, • 9:22

GOTO with Kelly and Tammy on Oscar Winners We Love

This week's Go To is a special Oscar-themed conversation. We (Kelly and producer Tammy) share some of our favorite Best Picture winners throughout the years, discuss what makes a screenplay truly stand out, and have some laughs about past Academy decisions that left us puzzled. Our chat explores the elements that make certain films timeless - powerful storytelling, unforgettable performances, and perfect cinematic moments. Whether you're following the awards closely or just enjoy great

Feb 28, • 32:41

Deep Dive with Richard Lui and George Bonanno on Caring and Grief

Estimates are that about every 15 minutes we make a decision and that decision often involves a choice of who to put first, ourselves or someone else. The culture and business of self is thriving. Richard Lui is a news anchor whose life has asked him to repeatedly consider the ping ponging we all do between acts of selfishness and acts of selflessness. Eight years ago, he started flying cross-country weekly to take care of his father who had Alzheimer's and if you ask him, caring for them is bot

Feb 25, • 57:13

Thanks For Being Here - Liza's Eulogy for her Grandpa Tom

Today's Thanks For Being Here features a touching eulogy shared by Diana Weymar, creator of the Tiny Pricks Instagram account. Through thoughtful birthday emails, Diana's daughter Liza found connection with her grandfather Tom. At his funeral, she shared how their unique bond shaped her life, even when their relationship wasn't always easy. A beautiful reminder of how family stories help us understand ourselves and those we love. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit

Feb 23, • 11:06

Go To on Strengthening Your Happiness Muscle

Looking to boost your happiness? Kelly dives into psychologist Jenny Taitz's fresh take on finding joy in our daily lives. Drawing from Jenny’s New York Times article, Kelly shares simple tricks for savoring the good stuff - from spicing up how we talk about happy moments to flipping disappointments into opportunities. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/a

Feb 21, • 8:27

Deep Dive with Kate Bowler and Arthur C. Brooks on Emotions

Bestselling author and recovering stage 4 cancer patient Kate Bowler (Duke Divinity professor and host of Everything Happens podcast) asks as many questions as she answers. Where did we get our ideas about what’s fair, what can be manifested, what we’re owed? When it comes to cultural messages of self help, what’s true and what’s a bunch of profitable nonsense? After Kelly sat down with Kate on the set of her PBS show Tell Me More, she met up with bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks, a

Feb 18, • 53:54

Thanks For Being Here - Meg and Patrick's Boston Marathon Story

Meg Hayes shares the experience of watching her son Patrick run the Boston Marathon – a day that began with all the joy and community spirit that makes marathon-watching so special, and ended up teaching her profound lessons about grace, luck, and the kindness of strangers in moments of crisis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 16, • 9:11

Go To on AI: The Digital Parent Trap

Join me as I explore how AI is becoming part of our emotional lives, from helping with daily tasks to potentially supporting our kids in ways both promising and concerning. I'm guest curating at TED 2025 on the topic "What is a parent for in an AI world?" and I'd love your thoughts at hello@kellycorrigan.com on where AI could help – or shouldn't – in your children's lives. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ab

Feb 14, • 9:34

Deep Dive with Karen McKinney and Joseph Herrera on Hard Conversations

When prosecutor Karen McKinney argued for a life sentence against a 19-year-old gang member named Joseph, she never imagined they would one day share laughs over tacos. Twenty years later, their unexpected friendship challenges everything Karen believed about human capacity for change. After witnessing Joseph's profound transformation at his parole hearing, she took the unprecedented step of reaching out to the man she had once condemned. Their story transcends the boundaries of the justice syst

Feb 11, • 1:00:24

Thanks For Being Here - Love Letter to a Judge

Newly appointed Judge Kristine Burk's investiture ceremony became unexpectedly tender when her 19-year-old son Tyler took the podium. Moving beyond the usual formal speeches, Tyler crafted an acrostic poem for "JUDGE" that revealed the everyday magic of his mom - from her unshakeable belief in second chances, to her instinct for helping strangers in need, to the joyful warmth she radiates to everyone around her. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:/

Feb 9, • 11:18

Go To on Books As Relief

Hey friends, in a world that feels like it's constantly throwing storms, floods, and fires our way (both literal and metaphorical), I want to share something that's been a true refuge for me – reading. Today I'm highlighting two books that have been a balm for my soul: Daniel Mason's "Northwoods," a beautiful story spanning centuries on a plot of Massachusetts land, and Kazuo Ishiguro's "Clara and the Sun," a fascinating exploration of artificial friends and human connection. For my complete rea

Feb 7, • 9:22

Deep Dive with Sisters Amy and Meg on Hard Conversations

Sisters Amy and Meg's story reveals how even the closest family bonds can fracture – and heal. Growing up with a widowed mother in the 1960s, their relationship became strained by years of unbalanced dynamics and taken-for-granted love. When Meg finally stepped away, it led to painful years of separation that affected both sisters and their families. Through persistence, humility and grace, they found their way back to each other, rebuilding their relationship one Sunday hike at a time. Their pa

Feb 4, • 58:34

Thanks For Being Here - Audrey's Eulogy for her Grandpop Herb

Today'sThanks For Being Here features a beautiful eulogy written by Audrey Bowler for her grandfather Herbert Reichlin, a World War II veteran who lived to be 99. From young soldier to beloved family man, "Grandpop Herb", always believed in miracles and the power of love. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 2, • 9:29

Go To on Aging Parents: Smart Planning for Finances and Final Wishes

Steve and Jill Marshall from Silver Path Consulting are back to tackle two of the biggest challenges families face when helping aging parents: getting finances in order and planning final arrangements. They dive into why having a solid financial plan isn't just about numbers – it's about peace of mind and protection. From practical tips on finances to protecting against exploitation, they share wisdom that might just save your family some headaches. Then, they break down how to handle those toug

Jan 31, • 19:03

Deep Dive with Simon Greer and Saad Soliman on Hard Conversations

In this third episode of our Hard Conversations series, Simon Greer, a Jewish organizer whose uncles fought for Israel in 1967, and Saad Soliman, a social justice consultant whose uncles died fighting for Egypt in that same war, met at a professional gathering between corrections officers and formerly incarcerated individuals. They made a pivotal choice: create connection rather than perpetuate division. Their remarkable friendship, which deepened even during recent Middle East conflicts, demons

Jan 28, • 57:46

Thanks For Being Here - Things That My Mother Supposes

Christine Wenzel shares her essay "Things That My Mother Supposes", telling the story of how she and her mother moved from tense exchanges to finding real understanding before her mom's passing in 2020. Through funny and touching memories – from her mom's dodging goodnight kisses to planning her own funeral – Christine captures how complicated parent-child relationships can transform over time.If you have a complicated relationship or family story you'd like to share, email us at hello@kellycorr

Jan 26, • 11:20

Go To on Aging Parents, Essential Documents and Peace of Mind

In this 3rd installment of our 4-part series on helping aging parents, Kelly's old friends Steve and Jill Marshall share their expertise on tackling the paperwork no one wants to think about but everyone needs to understand. The founders of Silver Path Consulting break down essential legal and financial documents, share surprising insights about estate planning, and discuss the delicate conversations around housing decisions for aging parents. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p

Jan 24, • 14:40

Deep Dive with Isaac Slade and Gregg Latterman on Hard Conversations

In 2006, the multi platinum selling band The Fray was everywhere - their songs, Over My Head (Cable Car) and How to Save a Life dominated radio waves and television soundtracks. Behind the scenes, lead singer Isaac Slade and manager Gregg Latterman had built more than just a business partnership - they had forged a deep friendship born of mutual respect and shared artistic dreams. But by 2009, that relationship was in ruins. Today's conversation, the 2nd episode in our Hard Conversations series,

Jan 21, • 1:00:17

Thanks For Being Here - How to Help When it Matters Most

Kelly and therapist friend Dr. Aliza Pressman explore how we can best support those affected by the LA fires. After witnessing the devastation firsthand, they share wisdom about the power of simple connection – how a thoughtful check-in or just being present can make a real difference, and remind us that there's no "right" way to respond to crisis. The episode wraps up with Kelly reading Ellen Bass' moving poem "The Thing Is," offering comfort and hope. For those seeking ways to help or needing

Jan 19, • 36:24

Go To on Having "The Talk" with Aging Parents

Wondering how to have "the talk" with your aging parents (or any elderly family member who may need help)? In this episode, Kelly sits down with her good friends Steve and Jill Marshall of Silver Path Consulting for Part 2 of their open discussion about caring for aging parents. They explore how to build effective sibling teams where each person contributes based on their strengths, share tips for starting difficult conversations with genuine empathy, and offer advice for moving forward when par

Jan 17, • 16:02

Deep Dive with Bob and Amy Allnutt on Hard Conversations

Ever wondered what keeps two people together when the days are intense and the answers aren't clear? Kelly talks with Bob and Amy Allnutt about raising their son Jack, who is severely autistic. These two figured out something pretty special about making a marriage work - it's not about seeing eye to eye, but about creating room for different ways of handling things. When they finally found a way for Jack to communicate by typing, he told them something they'll never forget: "I'm trying and I'm r

Jan 14, • 59:51

Thanks For Being Here Amy + Brandon's Donor Story

This is the story of an oncologist named Amy who diagnosed herself with leukemia in her own lab and a stem cell donor named Brandon who stepped up to save her life. The chances of finding a perfect donor match are extremely small. The chances that the perfect donor would end up living only an hour away are astronomically small - and yet, these two very special people beat the odds in many ways. Anyone can sign up to save a life. To join the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, donors simply swab the in

Jan 12, • 6:56

Go To on Aging Parents and Planning Ahead

In this first of four episodes, Kelly sits down with longtime friends Steve and Jill Marshall, founders of Silver Path Consulting, to discuss the complex challenges of aging parents. Through personal stories and expert insights, they explore why families avoid crucial planning conversations, the "dying longer" phenomenon, and how to navigate decisions about healthcare, housing, and family dynamics before crisis hits. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www

Jan 10, • 15:09

Deep Dive with Kendra Adachi on Thoughtful Time Management

Start your 2025 with this timely conversation between Kelly and Kendra Adachi (The Lazy Genius), who challenges everything we've been taught about productivity and time management. Together, they explore why traditional approaches aren't working for women's lives, and offer a revolutionary new framework for finding contentment in the chaos. Kelly and Kendra discuss Kendra's new book The Plan and look at how to stop treating exhaustion as a status symbol and start embracing a more integrated appr

Jan 7, • 57:41

Thanks For Being Here - Leah Grant on Noticing

High school counselor Leah Grant gives us a candid look at how phones and social media have changed student life over her 23 years in education. She reveals what she sees in the hallways every day - kids glued to their screens instead of looking at each other - and shares her creative ways of helping students build real connections and find their spark again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad ch

Jan 5, • 10:27

Go To on Time Management with "The Plan"

In this quick teaser episode, Kelly gives us a taste of her upcoming conversation with "The Lazy Genius", Kendra Adachi, author of The Plan. Kendra (and Kelly) explore how we can better manage our time by focusing on what matters most in different seasons of our lives. It's a preview that will make you want to catch their full discussion next week. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choi

Jan 3, • 7:30

Deep Dive with Lee C. Camp on Holiday Hope

“He may die but he’s alive now and we are going to enjoy this moment together.” This is theology professor Lee C. Camp sharing the turning point of his life as a father of a child who was unwell and is now, thankfully, in recovery. A tender and unguarded conversation, laced with a few existential bombs, to inspire better, less angry days for all of us. Check out Lee’s podcast and live show both called, No Small Endeavor. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy pract

Dec 31, 2024 • 55:26

Thanks For Being Here Stephanie's 50th Anniversary Letter to her Parents

Stephanie Doublestein wrote this letter to honor her parents Chuck and Sue on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary. Stephanie says she observed a marriage and a love not made up of flashy moments, loud declarations of romance, big jewelry surprises or grand gestures but the humble yet impressive accumulation of quiet acts of service, regular little rituals, small moments of thoughtful generosity…and choosing love over and over. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our priv

Dec 29, 2024 • 7:01

Go To on the Wit and Wisdom of Women

Kelly opens up about a challenging year of loss and shares three quotes from her trusted 1993 copy of The Wit and Wisdom of Women - which helped her through clearing out her childhood home. From treasured mementos to dusty basement finds, this short episode is all about the unexpected ways we process grief and the power of shared experiences. If you've ever had to pack up a loved one's home, this one's for you. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://

Dec 27, 2024 • 7:30

Deep Dive with Kate Bowler on the Happy Files 2024

The Happy/Crappy files part 2: Kelly and author/professor/podcast host and friend Kate Bowler look back at their most joyful moments from 2024. Through personal stories they explore how happiness showed up in both the big moments and in small daily experiences. The conversation moves easily between laugh-out-loud stories and deeper insights about friendship, family, and finding meaning. It's a reminder to notice and celebrate the good stuff, even in complicated times. To learn more about listen

Dec 24, 2024 • 57:40

Thanks For Being Here "Stefanie's "Chicken Soup for the Soul"

It’s often the little things in life that help us to get through the day: a cup of tea in the morning, gardening, puttering around the house and moving shoes, books and empty glasses back where they belong. We all have things which help us to stay grounded in the midst of a world that feels more crazy and frightening by the day. Stefanie Wass submitted her essay, “Chicken Soup for the Soul”, to share a soothing ritual which she has found gives her great comfort. (Previously aired) To l

Dec 22, 2024 • 7:33

Go To with BJ Novak on Finding Humor in Hard Times

Multi-talented writer and producer BJ Novak (The Office) joins Kelly - in this Medium interview from a few years back - to explore the surprisingly deep relationship between comedy and "darkness". From bombing on stage to nailing the perfect joke, BJ opens up about the art of making people laugh, even (or especially) when things get heavy. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Dec 20, 2024 • 30:03

Deep Dive with Kate Bowler on the Crappy Files 2024

Podcaster, professor and wisdom-dropper Kate Bowler joins Kelly for a dive into the Crappy Files of 2024. With honesty, humor, and surprising insights, they unpack everything that challenged them this year - from the deeply personal to the wildly universal.Come back next week for the Happy Files, when we flip the script and celebrate what went right. Share them both with someone who could use a really good talk right now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:

Dec 17, 2024 • 1:02:31

Thanks For Being Here A Love Letter to the In-Town Problem Solvers

Beth Mason wrote this love letter to her sister Susan who, as the "in town" sibling, became their parents' default caregivers. Beth encourages us all to pass this along to anyone who's in the trenches doing the hard, essential work of caring for others. We see you - and we're so grateful. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 15, 2024 • 5:28

Go To on Volun-cheering

Meet Dahlia, the awesome New Yorker who's made it her personal mission to cheer for marathon runners who don't have anyone rooting for them on race day. She shows up with signs, tissues, and endless enthusiasm to support complete strangers as they tackle those grueling 26.2 miles. It's a tradition she started in honor of her late father, and honestly, it's exactly the kind of feel-good story we all need right now.Check out this article by Hannah Frishberg of Gothamist to learn more about Dahlia

Dec 13, 2024 • 6:58

Going Deep with Sophie Kinsella on Recuperation

Kelly talks with bestselling author Sophie Kinsella (Shopaholic series) about life after her 2022 brain cancer diagnosis. Sophie shares what it was like to edit a novel she couldn't remember writing, explains her nightly gratitude practice with her husband Henry, and describes how she's learned to focus on what truly matters. The conversation weaves through her writing process, her relationship with sleep, and her decision to turn her medical journey into fiction rather than memoir, all

Dec 10, 2024 • 59:05

Thanks For Being Here On Memory and New Beginnings

Natalie Silverstein shares her essay "On Memory and New Beginnings," reflecting on her mother's passing three years ago and her journey toward healing. Through her 16 year-old daughter's wisdom and the Jewish concept of teshuvah, Natalie learns to focus on cherished memories rather than the difficult final days – a story that will resonate with anyone who has lost a parent. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Lea

Dec 8, 2024 • 8:27

Go To on Finding Magic in Hard Times

Kelly's daughter Claire takes the mic to share her experience with Camp Kesem, an amazing organization that runs free summer camps for kids whose parents have faced cancer. As both a cancer survivor's daughter and the current director of UVA's Kesem chapter, Claire opens up about her personal story and shows how this incredible community creates pure magic for children going through tough times. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy

Dec 6, 2024 • 7:48

Going Deep with Neal Katyal on Recuperation

Supreme Court lawyer Neal Katyal shares his secrets for maintaining incredible energy while handling landmark cases, teaching, and appearing as a legal analyst. From getting by on six hours of sleep to finding joy in live music and doing improv comedy, Neal reveals how authentic connections and meaningful work keep him going.This series is sponsored by Coop Sleep Goods who make the Original Pillow and Comphy SpaSheets that Kelly (and her whole family) love.Go to www.coopsleepgoods.com/wonders fo

Dec 3, 2024 • 59:33

Thanks For Being Here William Wallace's Eulogy for Grams

Kelly shares a grandson's eulogy that captures the essence of an extraordinary relationship with his grandmother. Through William Wallace's memories, we see how his "Grams" created magic through simple but meaningful traditions – from crafting elaborate birthday desserts to transforming spaces just for him – demonstrating how the deepest family bonds are built through consistent presence and thoughtful attention to what makes someone feel special. To learn more about listener data and our priva

Dec 1, 2024 • 9:07

Go To with Margaret Atwood on Change, Culture & Common Ground

Join Kelly in an engaging conversation with renowned author Margaret Atwood, known for works like "The Handmaid's Tale" and her impressive bibliography of 60 books. In this wide-ranging Medium interview from a few years back, Atwood shares her insights on societal changes over the past century, the evolution of publishing, women's roles and marriage, environmental concerns, and cultural fragmentation. A lightning round of personal questions shows Atwood's playful side. This is a conversation tha

Nov 29, 2024 • 23:06

Going Deep with Dan Harris on Recuperation

Join Kelly and meditation expert Dan Harris for a candid conversation about the art of rest in a world that never stops. After experiencing a panic attack on live TV, Dan discovered life-changing practices for managing anxiety and finding peace - from late-night walking meditation to treating himself like a friend. He shares why cold rooms are magic for sleep, why rest isn't the enemy of productivity, and how his wife became his "human Xanax." Whether you're a meditation skeptic or just someone

Nov 26, 2024 • 59:09

Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Eulogy for Her Friend Liz Laats

Today we're sharing the eulogy that Kelly wrote for her dear friend Liz Laats, delivered nine years ago but still echoing today. Through stories of Thanksgiving gatherings, dance parties, and intimate conversations, Kelly shows us how friendship lives on, even after loss. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 24, 2024 • 11:04

Go To on Everyday Forgiveness

It’s here: the time of year when we mix it up with family. Good to keep a little forgiveness handy. This episode was made to share. (Previously aired)Tell us your tale of forgiveness. hello@kellycorrigan.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 22, 2024 • 9:29

Introducing: Office Ladies 6.0

The Office co-stars and best friends, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, are doing the ultimate Office-lovers podcast for you. Each week Jenna and Angela will dive deeper into The Office giving you access to even more behind the scene details, interviews and lots of stories that only two best friends who were there, can tell you. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoi

Nov 20, 2024 • 3:13

Going Deep with Christy Turlington Burns on Recuperation

Kelly introduces a series on energy management titled 'The Art of Recuperation,' starting with guest Christy Turlington Burns. They explore physical, cognitive, and emotional energy, the importance of sustainable resilience, and share personal experiences on avoiding burnout.This series is sponsored by Coop Sleep Goods who make the Original Pillow and Comphy SpaSheets that Kelly (and her whole family) love.Go to www.coopsleepgoods.com/wonders for 20% off To learn more about listener data and ou

Nov 19, 2024 • 57:50

Thanks For Being Here Jerry Kinkead's Letter to her Granddaughter Emily

This week's submission is from one of Kelly's all-time favorite women, Jerry Kinkead, a close friend of Kelly's mom. Jerry is looking back on a small but unforgettable moment at her granddaughter's wedding. If this doesn't lift your spirits, nothing will.Share your feedback anytime. hello@kellycorrigan.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 17, 2024 • 6:48

Go To on NYC Marathon

Reflections on what we saw and felt on the route of the NYC Marathon. A feel good Go To for hard times.As ever, we love to hear from you -- hello@kellycorrigan.com. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 15, 2024 • 13:48

Going Deep on Bringing Peace to the American City

From San Quentin inmate to neighborhood safety advocate, Kelly’s guest Sam Vaughn embodies the ideal of “be the change you want to see.” Working with DeVone Boggan, Kelly’s other guest and the charismatic leader of Advance Peace, this duo shares how they nurture violent criminals into a better future, one small step at a time, with the care and attention of a devoted parent. (Previously aired)Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan. To learn more about listener data and our privacy

Nov 12, 2024 • 57:17

Thanks For Being Here Thoughts from a Grade School Book Lady

Amy VerMerris, who refers to herself as an "elementary school book lady", wrote this essay emphasizing the power of books in children's lives. Amy reflects on reading to her children, the joy of discovering new stories at the library, and the meaningful connections forged through shared reading. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 10, 2024 • 8:11

Go To on Choosing Our Mood When We Choose Our Media

A quick hit on recognizing our greatest single act of agency. Meant to be shared, especially with the younger generations. (Previously aired)Please be in touch. Write us anytime about anything — hello@kellycorrigan.com — we read every single one. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 8, 2024 • 7:31

Going Deep with David Byrne & Judy Woodruff on Staying Positive

Talking Heads. American Utopia. Singular creative David Byrne talks with Kelly about how he stays just cheerful enough to keep making art in a world of chaos. Then, Kelly sits with Judy Woodruff on the set of PBS NewsHour to talk about holding on to the positive on even the very hardest days and how she processes the news as both an American, a special needs mom and a media professional. (Previously aired)To watch the full Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan series, go to PBS.org/kelly. To learn m

Nov 5, 2024 • 52:42

Thanks For Being Here Lissa Soep's Excerpt "Other People's Words"

This week's Thanks for Being Here features a heartfelt message from listener Lissa Soep. Kelly shares an excerpt from Lissa's memoir, Other People's Words: Friendship, Loss and the Conversations That Never End. The book delves into the profound experiences of friendship, loss, and enduring conversations, centered around the deaths of two close friends. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices.

Nov 3, 2024 • 12:25

Go To on Going For It

Kelly had a dream. Over a decade, the dream started to seem stupidly out of reach so she went about her business raising money for non profits. But in a surprise twist involving two crushing diagnoses, a new version of the dream started to look possible and she leapt at it. Here are 6 takeaways to inspire and motivate, including embracing desires, recognizing personal biases, finding motivation, sharing dreams selectively, taking small steps, and embracing failure. And the case for engaging in f

Nov 1, 2024 • 16:21

Going Deep with Aliza Pressman on the Bravery of Family Life

This one’s a doozie. Dr. Aliza Pressman goes deep with Kelly on invisible acts of 'interpersonal bravery,' focusing on courage in family life. A balance of personal stories and professional insights, the conversation touches on emotional endurance, attunement, and the complexities of generational differences. Reflecting on Kelly's experiences, including her mother's final days and her upbringing, the duo explores the rich spectrum of human emotions and the powerful lessons found in moments of vu

Oct 29, 2024 • 1:00:01

Thanks For Being Here Geraldine Honors Her Friend Hilary

Geraldine Williams wrote this loving eulogy for her dear friend Hilary. She highlights Hilary's vibrant spirit, genuine interest in others and dedication to social justice. She also paints a vivid picture of a remarkable woman who lived life fully and deeply impacted those around her. Tune in for a poignant homage to a life well-lived and cherished.Want our weekly takeaways? Sign up here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

Oct 27, 2024 • 12:34

Go To on the Undertow of Narrative

We are storytelling beings, driven by a need for closure—or what our lit professors called denouement. Today’s Go To talks about the cost of this story-making habit of ours and a few specific ways we might mitigate the downside.Want our weekly takeaways? Sign up here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 25, 2024 • 13:20

Deep Dive with David Brooks on Connection

This is an episode that will set your heart right. We know that the #1 driver of human happiness across time and culture is meaningful connection to others. So, how to get more of that? David Brooks has some ideas, pulled from his newest book How to Know a Person. Please share widely as the more people around us who are oriented toward connection, the better for all.Thanks to PBS and AmeriHealth Caritas for the support. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practi

Oct 22, 2024 • 1:00:26

Thanks For Being Here From Joan to Her Husband

A great note from a woman who needed a lot of help from her husband after surgery. The long recuperation offered this long married couple a new way of relating that both found to be really quite lovely. Please share with anyone you have ever tucked in. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 20, 2024 • 8:20

Go To on The One You Feed

This week's Go To features an interview with Kelly on'The One You Feed,' hosted by Eric Zimmer. The conversation delves into the parable of the two wolves, exploring its meaning in life and the choices that shape us. Kelly shares insights from her experiences, drawing from philosophy, psychology, and personal stories.Book referenced in this episode: Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-poli

Oct 18, 2024 • 1:08:15

Deep Dive with Michael Lezak on Service as a North Star

Michael Lezak is a rabbi who spends most of his time in service, shoulder to shoulder with some of America’s poorest citizens in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, living his faith day to day. He also leads pilgrimages from SF to Montgomery, Alabama to see Bryan Stevenson’s incredible memorial there and still manages to take a 25 hour break from technology every week. He and Kelly talk about how his devotion to his practice of Judaism enriches his life on the deepest level. Special thanks

Oct 15, 2024 • 40:59

Thanks For Being Here Jenny's Eulogy for her Father Ivan

This week's episode features Jenny Rosenstrach's heartfelt eulogy for her father, Ivan, highlighting his unwavering dependability and his profound love for family. Jenny reflects on cherished memories from her childhood, illustrating her father's unique love language of 'being there,' and the impact his dependable nature had on her life. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Oct 13, 2024 • 14:17

Go To on Feel Good Finance

Are you good with money? Or are you avoiding taking a close look at what you have and what you need? Kelly shares excerpts from the book Feel Good Finance: Untangle Your Relationship with Money for Better Mental, Emotional and Financial Well-Being by Aja Evans and discusses her own relationship with money. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 11, 2024 • 14:03

Going Deep with Anna Deavere Smith on Love and Justice

In our final episode of the Shook By A Book series, Kelly talks with actor, writer and celebrated creative mind, Anna Deavere Smith about two texts that have stayed with her over the years: Letter From A Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dibs in Search of Self: The Renowned, Deeply Moving Story of an Emotionally Lost Child Who Found His Way Back by Virginia M. Axline.…. Anna breaks down why these two very different texts have been so affecting for her and how they inform her wor

Oct 8, 2024 • 54:36

Thanks For Being Here Susie's Rock of Gibraltar Story about her Mom

A short but powerful story by Susie DeCarlo about her mother but also about herself. Often, the way our parents see us is the way we come to see ourselves and Susie’s mom saw her in the very best way: strong, unbreakable, thriving. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 6, 2024 • 3:27

Go To on The Difference A Year Makes

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kelly shares her reaction to the pink ribbon while she was in chemo and how it changed the following year.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 4, 2024 • 11:41

Going Deep with Eddie Glaude, Jr. on Informed Reflection

What book shook you to your core? That’s the question we’re asking some of our favorite American thinkers. This week we’re talking to Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., a Princeton professor, columnist for TIME and frequent TV commentator. Eddie was transformed by WEB Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk and its core ideas of Noble Consciousness and The Veil. He details how the book impacted him at various stages of his life in this surprisingly personal and moving interview.Special thanks to The Teagle Foundat

Oct 1, 2024 • 58:50

Thanks For Being Here Lily's College Essay - "We Rise"

Lily Janas, now a student at Bowdoin College, wrote this stirring college admissions essay called “We Rise”. She sets the scene at 2am and goes on to describe one of the most impactful experiences of her young life. The story unfolds slowly, and Lily gives clues along the way but never fully reveals what she’s a part of - until the very end. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about

Sep 29, 2024 • 9:54

Go To on Dr. Ruth and Reciprocity Circles

In honor of the late Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Kelly shares some borrowed wisdom from her final book: The Joy of Connections: 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 27, 2024 • 10:10

Going Deep with Katie Porter on Fairness

Our 5-part "Shook By A Book" series continues today with US Congresswoman Katie Porter. (You might have seen her on TV; she's famous for pulling out whiteboards in hearings to make things simple and visual for the public.) She grew up a 4H kid in Iowa who ended up at boarding school in Massachusetts. In her first month on campus, she was assigned F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby which has helped frame her thinking ever since. Katie's take on class, insecurity and fairness is well

Sep 24, 2024 • 56:53

Thanks For Being Here Lisa's Letter to the Child She Never Had

This week's Thanks for Being Here features a letter from singer/songwriter Lisa Redfern to her unborn child, reflecting on her 12-year journey of trying to become a mother, her eventual acceptance of a different path, and finding love. Lisa shares her 2013 letter in full, detailing her dreams, heartbreaks, and how she found healing through becoming a stepmom to two boys.Links to the two songs referenced by Lisa:Waiting for You c. lisa redfern ASCAPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vyLyUtzeoELive

Sep 22, 2024 • 7:33

Melinda French Gates and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

In this special Go To, Kelly and Christy Turlington Burns sit down with Melinda French Gates to talk about the woman who raised her, Elaine, who taught her to set her own agenda and find a moment every day to really connect with the people who matter most.Our About Your Mother series raises funds to support safe and respectful pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care in 9 countries through Every Mother Counts, founded in 2010 and led every day since by Christy Turlington Burns. Please join us wit

Sep 20, 2024 • 50:46

Going Deep with Charles Duhigg on Choice and Context

In the second episode of our "Shook by a Book" series, Kelly connects with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and bestselling author Charles Duhigg about a century-old book assigned to him in college which influenced his thinking and life choices.  Charles is the author of Supercommunicators, and The Power of Habit.  (He and Kelly actually share the same editor at Random House.)  This book Charlie picked, William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience, gets at the psychological need for reli

Sep 17, 2024 • 51:11

Thanks For Being Here Sherri's Wedding Letter to her Son Colton

Sherri Coale wrote a deeply-felt “you got this” letter to her son Colton in the days before his wedding. She was certain that if she tried to say all of the important things she wanted him to know, “nonsensical drivel wrapped in tears, would land in his lap”. So, she sat down and wrote him this loving, sage advice-filled letter. This is a great GOTO to share with any young couple you may know…and maybe even your partner. (Previously aired)

Sep 15, 2024 • 5:48

Edward Burns and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

Funny with a touch of Irish melancholy.  That's how actor, director, producer Edward Burns described Molly, his mother, to me and my co-host, Christy Turlington Burns (who has been married to Eddie for 20+ years).  In celebration of his new novel, A Kid From Marlboro Road, Eddie joined us in studio to talk about childhood, parenthood and grief.  Our About Your Mother series has raised funds to support safe and respectful pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care in 9 countries through Every Mother

Sep 13, 2024 • 31:40

Going Deep with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Finding Fulfillment

Welcome to Shook By A Book, a 5 part series where we talk to big time American thinkers about transformative reading experiences.  We're kicking off the set with a conversation with the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy.  Early in his med school days, a friend tipped him off to a book she found life-changing: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Vivek dove in head first.  Join us to find out how The Alchemist helped him move on after a devastating family experience and find his footing in a ca

Sep 10, 2024 • 52:04

Thanks For Being Here Duncan's Eulogy for his son Ruairí

Listener Duncan Keegan submitted this astonishingly beautiful eulogy which he wrote and delivered for his five year-old son Ruairí.  We were so deeply moved when we first read it that we reached out to Duncan to see if he would consider reading it himself for today’s episode. He kindly agreed and said, “I hope it helps some grieving parents out there, especially the fathers. I think some fathers find it hard to find the voice.”  We hope this stunning tribute helps anyone who is mourning the loss

Sep 8, 2024 • 20:04

Go To on There's Always More That You Can Know

How do people come to change their minds? Hint: it’s not because of some novel argument or just the right amount of pressure. Thanks to conversations with Monica Guzman and Michael Lewis, I came to see something more clearly. This is one to share with anyone you wish you could talk to more openly and comfortably about contentious issues. (Previously aired)

Sep 6, 2024 • 7:09

Going Deep with Judd Apatow on Women, Collaboration and How Funny Works

Judd Apatow is curious, unassuming and forthcoming in this conversation with Kelly about his mom, his daughters, the business that needs improving and the work he loves. Filmed for Kelly’s PBS show Tell Me More in Los Angeles in celebration of Judd’s new film, The Bubble. After talking to Judd, Kelly sat down with Columbia’s George Bonanno to talk about a key part of Judd’s history and how it relates to George’s work on resilience. (Previously aired)

Sep 3, 2024 • 50:51

Thanks For Being Here Tim & Camden's Drive to Oregon

Tim and Julie Vasquez submitted two lovely essays that Tim wrote when it was time to send their sons off to college. We loved both and today we’re airing the first one called, “The Drive to Oregon”. It’s a beautiful reminder to us all that although the destination is important, it’s the journey that really matters. (Previously aired)

Sep 1, 2024 • 7:10

Go To on How To Get Along

Confessions and thoughts on all the ways our biases mess up how we think and how that locks us into boring, no-growth positions from the stage of The Nantucket Project, a great weekend-long think session with some of the nicest people I have ever met. (You should meet me there next year, Sept 26-29, 2024.) (Previously aired)

Aug 30, 2024 • 10:41

Bonus Episode: Going Deep with Helen Fisher on Love, Sex and Connection

We learned today that one of our favorite guests, Dr. Helen Fisher, passed away recently.   I first heard her name from my daughter Claire.  She and her friends had discovered this 79 year old researcher on sex and relationships and were hooked on her plain spoken insights.  I tuned in.  She was a spectacular communicator with vetted and validated information on a super important topic.  In other words, my ideal guest.  Here's where we started: the number one driver of happiness across time and

Aug 29, 2024 • 55:48

Going Deep on Fighting Corruption with Joshua Graham Lynn

Though we dream of big overhauls, national change often comes after many states and cities sprinkled across the country come to the same conclusion about what’s best. I loved talking to Josh Graham Lynn, who co-founded the bi-partisan organization Represent.us to fight corruption and fix America. In the decade they’ve been up and running, their work has focused on matching pubic support for a given law and the passage of said law. Here’s Jennifer Lawrence explaining why government doesn’t repres

Aug 27, 2024 • 55:21

Thanks For Being Here - "Teammate"

Listener Jocelyn Cohen expresses her gratitude and commemorates National Doctors Day by sharing an essay in honor of Dr. Leon Root, who treated her cerebral palsy from the age of four.  Jocelyn recounts the impactful and compassionate care Dr. Root provided, celebrating his kindness, empathy, and the deep bond they shared over decades. This touching tribute underscores the significant role dedicated medical professionals play in the lives of their patients.  Jocelyn's essay "Teammate" was origin

Aug 25, 2024 • 6:15

Go To on the Upside of Crying

If I don't let myself cry, I risk a migraine, which is to risk several days of living.  So when the wave comes, I let it.  After my most recent release, I stumbled onto some analysis of the benefits of crying and why we might do well by each other to normalize crying as a natural and effective human behavior.  Sharing here for the good of the order.  Speaking of which, we'd love to hear about the best cry of your life -- if you feel like sharing, write us at hello@kellycorrigan

Aug 23, 2024 • 11:09

Going Deep with Maya Shankar on Empty Nesting

Sometimes, even when things go precisely as you hoped they would, change hurts. Kelly was a guest on a podcast called A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by Dr. Maya Shankar, who was curious to know how empty nesting was going. The conversation was so rich that it felt worth sharing here. This one is for every parent you know. Pass it on. (Previously aired).You can find Kelly's PBS Tell Me More interview with Maya Shankar HERE.

Aug 20, 2024 • 50:50

Thanks For Being Here - The Launch

Listener Suleena Kansal Kalra shares her poignant reflections on becoming an empty nester through her beautifully written essay, "The Launch". Suleena, a doctor from Kelly's hometown, expresses her emotions as she prepares for her son Kethan's transition to college. She describes the profound and visceral experience of letting go, coupled with wistful memories and timeless parental advice. This episode will resonate deeply with anyone watching their child leave home and embark on his or her own

Aug 18, 2024 • 7:50

Go To on Getting Serene

Here are 4 pretty perfect poems to slow you down and give a dose of serenity to underwrite your day, whatever may come.  PS: Send us your favorite poems and lyrics so we can share on a future pod -- we read and appreciate every email that comes to hello@kellycorrigan.com.  Also, today is Kelly's birthday so if you're reading this, could you take 10 seconds to rate this podcast in your listening app?  She has produced over 500 episodes since she started in the fall of 2020 and nothing would make

Aug 16, 2024 • 6:52

Kelly Shares An Episode of What It's Like to Be

Sharing an episode of “What It’s Like to Be…” from author Dan Heath. On the podcast, Dan explores the world of work, one profession at a time, and interviews people who love what they do. He finds out: What does a couples therapist think when a friend asks for relationship advice? How does a stand-up comedian come up with new material? What are the clues that suggest fraud to a forensic accountant? If you’ve ever met someone whose work you were curious about, and you had 100 nosy questions but w

Aug 15, 2024 • 36:12

Going Deep with Daniel Lubetzky on Rupture & Repair

Meet Daniel Lubetzky, founder of KIND Healthy Snacks and son of a Holocaust survivor. He is irresistible, a force for good that is asking us to reflect on what our role in the conversation can be.  His point of view is grounded in his father's experiences during the Holocaust, most especially in a single moment of unexpected kindness that saved his father's life. Daniel wonders with Kelly about the sickening power of dehumanization in social division and the important, if exhausting, work of bri

Aug 13, 2024 • 51:22

Thanks For Being Here Lauren's Uncle Den

This episode features a eulogy delivered by Lauren Smith Medina, the goddaughter of her beloved Uncle Den. Lauren reminisces about her Uncle Den's humor, his culinary skills and cherished summer weekends spent together at their family's beach house.

Aug 11, 2024 • 6:47

Go To on the Little Losses Inside the Big Ones

One of the things you lose when you lose someone essential is the comfort of their presence — and their presence may have been your secret weapon in the world.  Today’s Go To is a story about Kelly’s mom watching her play backgammon on a porch in Avalon one summer long ago.

Aug 9, 2024 • 7:19

Going Deep with Laura Trevelyan on Rupture & Repair

When veteran BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan discovered her family was involved in slavery in Grenada, she did what journalists do: investigate.  As the details of the story emerged, Laura and her family worked to make a plan.  Kelly and Laura discuss the importance of acknowledgment, the role of historical truth in healing, and the Trevelyan's path toward family-led reparations. Link to Laura's X post with images of the Trevelyan family's letter of apology.Special thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festi

Aug 6, 2024 • 51:57

Thanks For Being Here - Grace for a Mother

An anonymous listener shares a letter about her complicated relationship with a still-living, yet emotionally distant parent. The listener reflects on the emotional journey and growth experienced over the decades, considering how her mother’s shortcomings have shaped her own approach to parenting.

Aug 4, 2024 • 8:35

Go To on Finding Happiness Everyday

With extra thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival, here are Kelly's notes from a happiness panel featuring Adam Gopnik, Tamar Gendler, David Brooks, and Sarah Lewis. Link to Kelly's previous interview with David Brooks HERE.

Aug 2, 2024 • 4:50

Going Deep with Chasten Buttigieg on Rupture & Repair

Kelly talks with Chasten Buttigieg, teacher, advocate, and husband of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. The conversation goes deep into Chasten's coming out story, no easy task in his conservative, Catholic, rural Michigan family.  His greatest fears were losing family connections and never finding the kind of acceptance we all need. The episode highlights the principles and practices of rupture and repair, emphasizing the importance of unconditional love, communication, and ongoi

Jul 30, 2024 • 50:52

Thanks For Being Here - Anne Honors Her Beloved Dog Mac

In this episode, Anne Swayze shares an emotional tribute to her 16-year-old golden retriever, Mac, who touched many lives over the years. She recounts Mac's adventures across multiple homes and campuses, his unique quirks, and the profound impact he had on her family. Anne's heartfelt narrative captures the bond shared with Mac, illustrating the deep emotions involved in saying goodbye to a beloved pet. (And here's the link to Kelly's TED talk on the occasional need for extraordinary bravery in

Jul 28, 2024 • 8:03

Go To on this Tricky Cultural Moment with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Kelly shared the stage with acclaimed author (and personal hero) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at this year's Aspen Ideas Festival to talk cancel culture, the importance of free speech, tribalism in America, the impact of sensitivity readers in publishing, and the consequences of self-censorship. They also share personal reflections on grief, having both lost their parents in recent years. (Speaking of families and loss, here's the link to Kelly's TED talk on the occasional need for extraordinary bra

Jul 26, 2024 • 27:22

Kelly Shares an Episode of A Braver Way Podcast "How to Citizen"

Kelly shares an episode of a podcast she loves called A Braver Way which is hosted by friends of Kelly Corrigan Wonders, Mónica Guzmán and April Lawson.  Is it the facts that get in the way in our politics, or our stories? Baratunde Thurston is a renowned comedian, activist, and PBS host who knows a lot about how the stories we tell about ourselves can either unlock our civic power... or make us forget we even have it. We’ll zoom in on two unforgettable times Baratunde crossed big divides and wh

Jul 25, 2024 • 1:13:14

Going Deep with Bryan Stevenson on Rupture & Repair

Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, author of Just Mercy, thinks with Kelly about repair in the face of deep societal ruptures. Can memorials transform thinking?  Can laying bare  injustice and its personal and collective effects foster a collective understanding -- followed by a durable commitment to equity?  From Berlin to South Africa to Montgomery, Alabama, people are confronting past harms and leaving with a Never Again spirit that just might save us.  Join us for the

Jul 23, 2024 • 51:23

Thanks For Being Here Katie and the Fireman

Listener Katie Niemeyer shares a poignant story from her time as a 16-year-old patient in a burn unit, battling a severe reaction to a depression medication. Katie recounts how a fellow patient named Kerry, a fireman recovering from his own traumatic burns, brought light and support to her darkest days. Despite his own suffering, Kerry showed up for Katie consistently, forming a lifelong bond that transcended age, color, and gender. Please note: this episode references suicide.(In case you misse

Jul 21, 2024 • 5:13

Go To on Leadership with Indra Nooyi

Today, I'm sharing my notes from listening to Indra Nooyi, who had a transformative tenure as CEO of PepsiCo, and is now a woman who speaks freely and blunty about what the country needs most. Live from the stage at Aspen Ideas Festival, Nooyi set the audience on fire with her blunt assessments and candid insights on how business can serve society and not the other way around. (Speaking of interpersonal bravery, here's the link to Kelly's TED talk on the occasional need for extraordinary bravery

Jul 19, 2024 • 6:42

Going Deep on How Things Get Better with Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof is one of America's most experienced, prolific, awarded and grounded journalists.  I read him often when I want a point of view that comes with 35 years in the field and his signature big picture optimism.  This is a conversation to remind us all how exactly change happens.   Special thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival for putting me on stage with Nick and for generally being such a great partner this year and last as we try to stay up to date on the best thinki

Jul 16, 2024 • 56:13

Thanks For Being Here Kristina's Eulogy for her mom Ann Emanuels

Kristina Phipps wrote this exquisite, poetic eulogy to honor her mom Ann Emanuels.  Ann's love for beauty and her affinity for the natural world shone through in her garden, where she loved to spend time.  She saw a world to be seized and not squandered and would pack more into a day than seemed humanly possible. Perhaps more than anything though, Ann viewed the world as a place that should be savored - like a plump peach warm off the tree - and she made sure to impart that valuable lesson to he

Jul 14, 2024 • 9:49

Go To on Kelly's TED Talk

Getting the call, drafting a talk, practicing in the mock studio, dinner at Chris Anderson's with all the other speakers...it's a wild ride.  Here's the backstory of TED 2024.(And here's the link to Kelly's TED talk on the occasional need for extraordinary bravery in family life -- please post or share with every brave and loving person you admire.)

Jul 12, 2024 • 19:10

Going Deep with Aliza Pressman on Sane Parenting

Living in an optimization culture is making parenting much more complicated than it need be. Or so says Dr. Aliza Pressman, author of The Five Principles of Parenting and the host of Raising Good Humans, who spends a lot of time with the latest research and a lot of time with parents in clinic. Today’s conversation is about exactly what does and does not protect us from the worst health outcomes and is to be shared with anyone who is looking for a parenting north star. (Previously aired)Our take

Jul 9, 2024 • 52:22

Thanks For Being Here Tracy's Dad Joe

Today’s submission is introduced in the episode as a eulogy but it’s actually an essay that writer, speaker and advocate Tracy Hargen wrote about her beloved dad Joe, shortly after he died in 2012. Tracy describes her dad as her “cheerleader, biggest fan, bear hugger, tear wiper and supporter of crazy ideas”. He had a big personality that filled every room he walked into and had a memorable, radio-worthy voice that Tracy got to capture and have forever when they did a StoryCorps interview togeth

Jul 7, 2024 • 7:25

Go To on Finding Common Ground

You and I both have short lists of people we just cannot bring ourselves to understand. But even in those most strained circumstances, we do have a set of things in common. Here’s my reminder to self of that always true fact. Meant to be shared, especially with people you’d love to reconnect with.  (Previously aired)Please be in touch. Write us anytime about anything — hello@kellycorrigan.com — we read every single one.

Jul 5, 2024 • 6:26

Going Deep with Rainn Wilson on Spirituality

Rainn Wilson (who you might know as Dwight Schrute) is making a serious call for a spiritual revolution based on joy, acts of service and being honest about our mixed natures. This is a conversation to share with anyone who is thinking seriously about how to elevate matters of the soul over the clang and bang of the modern world. Or maybe just someone who needs a laugh. (Previously aired)Special thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival where this podcast was recorded.

Jul 2, 2024 • 49:58

Thanks For Being Here Leslie's Letter to Her Husband Ben

In honor of 20 years together, Leslie Browning wrote this sweet tribute to her husband Ben. In her early years, Leslie got her idea of “romantic love” from what she saw in chick movies but after sharing two decades together and the juggling required with kids, jobs, financial pressures, competing demands, middle age, menopause and loss, she learned that although solid, steady, “real love” might not make that great of a movie - it sure makes for one hell of a life.(Previously aired)

Jun 30, 2024 • 3:59

Go To on Seeing More Broadly

I learn a lot from listeners.  This GOTO is a lesson in humility for me.  And maybe for you too.  It's about a mistake I suspect a lot of us have made...

Jun 28, 2024 • 8:15

Going Deep with Dan Harris

Dan Harris is a smart, hungry skeptic looking for ideas you can count on in the worst of times, like say when you have a panic attack while you’re anchoring the news for ABC. He’s been thinking out loud with some very wise people for many years now through books and a podcast called 10% Happier that I find invaluable. Some topics we break open are uncertainty, humility and practices to keep us connected. Thanks to our many friends at the Aspen Ideas Festival for making this conversation possible

Jun 25, 2024 • 51:08

Thanks For Being Here Auntie Marge the Maker

Jody Weverka wrote this sweet eulogy for her Auntie Marge - a woman who made everything from crafts to meals to gardens to family life better for everyone.

Jun 23, 2024 • 7:18

Go To on 10 Life Tips for All of US

A young friend of mine, Sophie G, shared this speech that she had saved from her high school graduation week.  It was given by Dr. Chris Cunningham, then at Lawrenceville, now at Whitfield, who gathered 10 takeaways for the students that are actually quite useful to every one of us.  To receive our weekly takeaways or share feedback, shoot us a note at hello@kellycorrigan.com.

Jun 21, 2024 • 7:05

Going Deep with Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett, informed by decades of inquiry through her super-project, On Being, sits with Kelly to consider what’s in flux, what needs will never abate and what we might rediscover in new forms. In this moment when everything is broken open, when institutions are received with less reverence and more skepticism, where should we point our minds and hearts? What practices serve us best? This is a conversation to share with every thinking friend in your life and use as fodder

Jun 18, 2024 • 56:35

Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Emails to her Dad

We all have things we do to help us manage grief.  Today's episode is a look at one of the ways that Kelly handled the loss of her beloved dad, Greenie.  In the year following his death, she wrote and sent emails out into the ether - to connect with him in a small but very meaningful way.  We want to wish a Happy Father's Day to everyone from us all at Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

Jun 16, 2024 • 7:54

Go To for the Friends We Have Lost

A special episode dedicated to Kelly’s dear friend Liz Laats who passed away 8 years ago - and the friends we have all lost. Liz’s birthday would have been on June 19th. (Previously aired)

Jun 14, 2024 • 56:36

Going Deep on Behavior and Well Being with Angela Duckworth, Dreme Flynt and Will McQuiston

This is one of my favorite groupings of guests ever. Sometimes the chemistry is just so right. For the last episode of the 10-part series on Well Being, I knew we had to talk about the psychology of making change. For that, we needed the leadership of Angela Duckworth, who wrote Grit and is always thinking and rethinking how we understand ourselves. She’s been a guest before and her lab is devoted to surfacing actionable advice for parents and teachers based on science. Joining us are two

Jun 11, 2024 • 51:14

Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Eulogy for her Mom

Hi all - this is Tammy writing.  This past Tuesday, June 4th, 2024, I had the honor of attending the funeral service for Kelly's mom, the indomitable Mary Corrigan - lovingly known as "Jammy" to her six grandkids.  I also had the privilege of witnessing a very tight, special family gather around their remarkable matriarch at the end of her life.  We all have that one friend whose mom was maybe a little bit intimidating when we were younger but who we respected the hell out of a

Jun 9, 2024 • 14:33

Go To on Smile Therapy

It was a bad day in a bad week. And then, there he was, The Husband, trying a trick we used to do with the girls. Smile therapy. Is it real? Did it work? Thoughts on forcing a mood shift by moving your facial muscles… (Previously aired)

Jun 7, 2024 • 4:49

Going Deep on Spirituality and Well Being with Alexis Abernathy, W. Kamau Bell and Dr. BJ Miller

How does spirituality factor into well being? Do people of faith have better mental health? Here’s a warm and expansive conversation with several surprises. Dr. Alexis Abernathy, daughter of a preacher and devoted scientist, studies patience, comfort and strain in the context of cancer, disordered eating and depression. Enriching the conversation at every turn are friends of the show, W. Kamau Bell (comedian and producer) and Dr. BJ Miller (palliative care doc and author). Thanks to PBS for

Jun 4, 2024 • 51:01

Thanks For Being Here Leah's Eulogy for Brian (Ad Idem)

Lean Macfarlane wrote this exquisite eulogy to honor her husband Brian. It's a beautifully intimate portrait of the man Brian was and how he lived his life but also a look at the close and loving marriage that Leah and Brian shared.  An attorney, Brian had a sharp legal mind and used words precisely.  He often used the legal term "ad idem" to describe their relationship and marriage - Leah uses it here in the most poignant and lovely way.

Jun 2, 2024 • 17:29

Go To Thoughts on Graduation

I’ve been asked to give many graduation speeches. This one was a favorite, making a case for one very simple move that changes everything. Always happy to hear from you. Write us here: hello@kellycorrigan.com. Sign up for the Wednesday Takeaway email here.

May 31, 2024 • 10:04

Going Deep on Nutrition and Well Being with Dr. Bret Scher, Dr. Michael Lenoir and Cava Menzies

Is nutrition a legitimate medical intervention for some mental health disorders? Absolutely, says cardiologist Dr. Bret Scher, whose research focuses on metabolism as a driving force in unwellness. Joining us for the conversation about genetic predispositions, childhood eating habits and the role of medication is pediatrician and allergist Dr. Michael Lenoir and educator and artist Cava Menzies.Thanks to PBS for supporting this series. You can watch any episode any time at PBS.org/kelly.And plea

May 28, 2024 • 51:01

Thanks For Being Here Pete's Dad Larry

Pete Bidstrup wrote this heartfelt tribute to his dad Lawrence “Larry” Otto Bidstrup. Larry was a husband, father, grandfather, Marine, teacher, coach, mentor, athlete, fisherman and friend. He had a way of laughing at himself, almost never missed a day of work and was always there when he said he would be. He was most definitely the kind of man anyone would want their kid to have as a teacher or coach and after many years spent as a very successful wrestling coach, Larry had n

May 26, 2024 • 10:29

Go To on Cheers to the Graduates

From Kelly’s graduation speech at The University of Richmond, 67 legit reasons for optimism even now. (Previously aired)

May 24, 2024 • 15:05

Going Deep on Movement and Well Being with Wendy Suzuki, Manoush Zomorodi and Mahogany L. Browne

We need big fat fluffy hippocampi and there’s a really clear way to make this happen: move your body. We can flood our own brains with the neurochemicals that help us thrive. That’s one of the thrilling messages from Dr. Wendy Suzuki of NYU in this roundtable with friends of the show Manoush Zomorodi (host of TED Radio Hour) and Mahogany L. Browne (poet, educator and activist). Here’s a session that debunks the most common misunderstandings about what movement counts based on the research from W

May 21, 2024 • 51:04

Thanks For Being Here "A Girl's Best Friend"

Kelly shares an excerpt from Jessica Fein's new book Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes. In Jessica's words, the memoir is "The story of building, loving and losing a family.  How I learned to live in the present and create a world of joy and beauty in the midst of loss and tragedy."  The excerpt shared here is, "A Girl's Best Friend" and is the story of Jessica's daughter Dalia's very special dog, Blackie-O, a loving canine companion who essentially trained himself to b

May 19, 2024 • 7:50

Go To on Hugging and Holding

Things we know about touch and why it is so important, from my own recent experiences and through this conversation with Gretchen Rubin. (Previously aired)

May 17, 2024 • 5:45

Going Deep on Sleep and Well Being with Dr. Matt Walker, W. Kamau Bell and Maya Shankar

Quick afternoon nap? Gummies before bed? Hitting snooze? Here’s a thorough look at how to get our sleep right with one of the world’s most informed sleep experts: Dr. Matthew Walker. Why? Sleep is our super power. Put less positively, poor sleep maps terribly closely to poor mental health. Joining me for the conversation are previous guests and friends of the show cognitive scientist and podcaster Maya Shankar, and comedian/producer W Kamau Bell. You can receive our weekly takeaways here.

May 14, 2024 • 1:00:46

Spike Lee and Christy Turlington Burns Talk Moms

Today is the last of our special 5-part series about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Christy and I recently spent an unforgettable Saturday afternoon talking to the singular force of nature that is Spike Lee about his mother, Jackie, who died when Spike was a sophomore at Morehouse College. Spike has 134 directing credits over four+ decades, in each case imploring us to Wake Up. Here’s a chance to understand something about the development of this legendary voice. Please share. This s

May 12, 2024 • 43:45

Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

Today is #4 in a special 5-part series about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Today we talk to the iconic Cindy Crawford, an old friend of Christy’s (you may have seen them together in the Apple TV docu-series The Super Models). Cindy is a Midwestern girl, a high school valedictorian who started at Northwestern on an academic scholarship to study chemical engineering before her career took her around the world. She is also the daughter of Jenny, a young bride who had four children and los

May 11, 2024 • 51:40

Bono and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

Today is #3 in a special 5-part series about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Bono lost his mother Iris when he was 14 years old. She had an aneurysm at her father’s funeral and as he says, he’s been singing to her ever since. This is a very special conversation, possibly my favorite interview of all time, made more lovely and intimate by the friendship between Bono and Christy going back many years now. This series hopes to raise $100,000 to support safe and respectful pregnancy, delive

May 10, 2024 • 51:39

Amy Schumer and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

Today is #2 in a special 5-part series about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Amy Schumer is as sharp a writer as she is a performer. I love her always-on-point work in Life & Beth, Trainwreck and all 44 episodes of Inside Amy Schumer. She’s honest in way I wish more people were and you’ll hear that in this candid conversation about her mother, Sandra. This series hopes to raise $100,000 to support maternal health in 9 countries through Every Mother Counts, founded

May 9, 2024 • 41:14

Jennifer Garner and Christy Turlington Burns Talking Moms

Today begins a 5-part series of conversations about moms in honor of Every Mother Counts. Jen G, as we call her in my house, is as special and wonderful as you think she is. She is such a ready learner that she carries around a pen and notebook everywhere she goes. She cares about all the right things and not one bit of the nonsense. She is still, in many essential ways, one of the “Garner girls” from West Virginia. Today’s conversation, co-hosted by Christy Turlington Burns, celebrates Jen

May 8, 2024 • 44:42

Going Deep with Esther Perel, Katie Couric and Timothy Goodman on Connection

You cannot talk about well-being without talking about our connections. As my guest, the divine Esther Perel, makes gin clear, the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. Esther, a Belgian psychotherapist and bestselling author of State of Affairs and Mating in Captivity, has spent as much time investigating and evaluating relationships as anyone on earth. Joining us for this essential discussion about how to interact better in this modern world we’v

May 7, 2024 • 57:13

Thanks For Being Here "Motherhood Illustrated"

At this time of year, we are knee-deep in sports: college lacrosse, the NBA play-offs and all the golf majors. Where there are sports, there are adjectives describing the athletes and where there are sports championships, those adjectives are garish and piled-high. Kelly wonders if maybe it’s time to use those dazzling descriptors to honor not the elite athletes out there but the army of regular, everyday, hard-working moms. (Previously aired)

May 5, 2024 • 7:43

Go To on Neuroplasticity

I am damn near hopeless with routers and a printer on the skids can take me around the bend. But, inspired by my mother and my husband and a friend, I remembered that hopeless is almost always an overstatement. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 3, 2024 • 8:25

Going Deep with Julie and John Gottman on Fighting Right

Doctors Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman are probably the world’s reigning experts on relationships. They are well into their 5th decade of research that reveals why we treat each other as we do and how a few small but essential adjustments to our everyday patterns could change our relationships for the better. Everything we talked about is applicable across the board - from couples to parents and children and all the people we work with. We predict this will be our most shared episode

Apr 30, 2024 • 54:23

Thanks For Being Here Cathy Coleman's Eulogy - 57 Things

Cathy Coleman wrote this eulogy for her mother Shirley. For Mother’s Day the year Cathy was 57, she made a list of 57 things about her mom that she was grateful for and references those things in this beautiful tribute. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 28, 2024 • 16:07

Go To on Kelly's Life Hacks

After much back and forth with you all on Facebook, I came up with my most important go-to items — the things that get me through the day — and, more importantly, the ideas that ground me on the epic journey of motherhood. (Previously aired)

Apr 26, 2024 • 6:55

Going Deep on Finding Much Better Treatments for Depression

Dr. Leanne Williams is determined to spare people the suffering she’s endured. Her partner of many years died by suicide after fighting a depression that resisted all treatment. She has devoted her life as a scientist at Stanford to applying the principles and tactics of precision medicine to depression, which she has categorized into sub-types (much as was done with cancer decades ago). Joining me in this conversation are Dr BJ Miller, a friend and previous guest who works as a palliative ca

Apr 23, 2024 • 1:00:19

Thanks For Being Here Nancy Brown's "The Lejeune Family"

Nancy Brown, a military spouse of 19 years, wrote this loving tribute for her two best deployment buddies. It honors the way the three friends formed one great big family while living through several deployments in Eastern North Carolina. Three women, no husbands and nine children all dressed in each other's hand-me-downs. On paper, they were more different than alike but maybe that's a more accurate description of a family after all. (Previously aired)

Apr 21, 2024 • 4:43

Go To on Blindspots and Making Amends

I’ve done it again. I accidentally saw the world through my own lens and forgot all the other ways life unfolds for the people who listen to this show. Thanks to a listener named Micah Boyett who sent a lovely piece of unmistakable feedback — coated in genuine kindness — I learned the lesson again. We really respect our listeners and find your emails invaluable as we steer this ship we’ve built. Write any time. hello@kellycorrigan.com. We read every one. Micah’s book is: Blessed Are the R

Apr 19, 2024 • 8:25

Going Deep on Nature with Dr. Francis Collins

How much can we blame DNA for our depression and anxiety? Is something about our mental health pre-written into our genetic code? How much trauma carries over from one generation to the next? How should we think about epi-genetics? These were 4 of the 20 questions I brought to Dr. Francis Collins, the guy who let the team that mapped the human genome. There’s two things I want to say about this episode: I learned so much just studying for the interview and every minute I spent with Franci

Apr 16, 2024 • 51:29

Thanks For Being Here Courtney's Letter for Her Mom's 75th Birthday

Writer Courtney Martin wrote this loving, humorous tribute to her mother for her 75th birthday. Along with detailing some of her mom’s quirks that used to drive her crazy (but which at age 43 she now appreciates), Courtney also lovingly describes her many incredible qualities. (Previously aired)

Apr 14, 2024 • 7:06

Go To on Infectious Generosity

When my girls were young, I must have told them a hundred times: you get what you give. I believe it like I believe the sun will rise tomorrow. Chris Anderson, the genius do-gooder behind TED, believes it too. And with good reason. He’s seen generous giving pay off in big ways — giving his brand to TEDx conferences around the world, giving away TED speeches to anyone who wanted them online, giving attention, support and contributions to the most focused, devoted, strategic efforts on the pla

Apr 12, 2024 • 44:04

Going Deep on Childhood with Dr. Dima Amso

Here’s why I had to sit with Dr. Dima Amso, who teaches and runs a lab that studies developmental cognition at Columbia: in a sea of hyperbole, she offers the voice of sanity and moderation, clarifying basic ideas like “good enough parenting.” For anyone who wonders how well-being is affected by our earliest childhood environments and relationships, this is the conversation for you. Please share widely with everyone who is feeling trapped by their personal history, as imperfect parents or as g

Apr 9, 2024 • 51:44

Thanks For Being Here Michelle's 20th Anniversary Essay

Michelle Hurst celebrates her husband and their marriage on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary. From 23 year-old newlyweds finding their way in the world to 43 year-old’s who have shared a puppy, kids, a mortgage and decades of meaningful memories - they have navigated it all together. (Previously aired)

Apr 7, 2024 • 8:00

Go To on Long Term Love

There is a lot to know about what makes love last. People like John Gottman and Helen Fisher have been studying sex, love and connection for decades. Here’s a few excellent ideas to hold on to as you live out the day to day of your core relationships. Very good episode to share with your partner. Will start a valuable conversation! (Previously aired.) Kelly mentions that our episode with Dr. Helen Fisher will air next week, which is not actually the case as this is a replay BUT you can liste

Apr 5, 2024 • 6:58

Going Deep with Three Brilliant Doctors on Well Being

Is it nature? Is it nurture? Is it daily choices or the contexts we live in? What are the drivers of well being? This conversation kicks off a 10-part series of Being Well where we talk to the best researchers and scientists in the country about how to feel good about our lives and in our lives — what’s true and trustworthy and evident in the data … and what’s a bunch of Tik Tok nonsense. Today, we’re with two friends of the show, neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett (How Emotions Are Ma

Apr 2, 2024 • 46:13

Thanks For Being Here Kelly Finds an Old Letter to her Mom

Kelly recently found an old letter (hidden away in a closet in Bozeman) that she had written to her mom, way back in 1991. It’s good to look back sometimes at old letters and half-finished journal entries and be reminded of who we were - and who we wanted to become. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 31, 2024 • 9:31

Go To on The Lessons of Crisis

Observations on what cancer made visible to me.

Mar 29, 2024 • 7:12

Going Deep with Jia Tolentino on Finding Truth in a Manipulative World

Kelly talks with New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino about identity, culture and the irresistable manipulation of the internet. Jia is a 32-year old intellectual phenom who just came out with her first book of essays called Trick Mirror. She's part feminist, part radical thinker and part cultural critic, and she has a lot to say about what it means to be human in today's world. (Previously aired) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https

Mar 26, 2024 • 46:23

Thanks For Being Here Keith's Eulogy for his Dad Patrick

Keith Romano wrote and delivered this eulogy for his father Patrick Romano, a lover of sports who believed that teamwork was always more important than talent. Keith honors his father’s uncompromising values and beliefs, his sense of humor and the example he set for his family…illustrated by the “no look pass” something Patrick always felt was the perfect intersection of teamwork, skill and grace. (Previously aired)

Mar 24, 2024 • 7:41

Go To on Badass Grandmas

Intuition. Wisdom. Time. These are just some of the assets the Badass Grandmas bring to their bipartisan work. This one is for anyone who needs a kick in the pants and a reason to believe tomorrow will be better than today.

Mar 22, 2024 • 6:03

Going Deep with Dr. Lisa Damour on Feelings, Friction and Family

There’s so many people who claim to be experts about family life. Dr. Lisa Damour is the real deal. This is one of the most useful conversations I have ever had on the podcast. Listen. Share. Listen again. It’s loaded with gems. (Previously aired) Check out Lisa’s book: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents.

Mar 19, 2024 • 50:56

Thanks For Being Here Heather Clay's Essay "Elephants"

Heather Clay submitted her magical, beautifully written essay “Elephants”, after a two-week trip to Africa. Part travelogue, part reflective journal entry, Heather details the sights, sounds and emotions from the trip of a lifetime. As much a trip to experience the beauty and majesty of Africa, it was also a chance for ten female friends to interrupt their normal, everyday, work/family lives and do something just for themselves - and for each other. Heather Clay’s novel that Kelly references an

Mar 17, 2024 • 11:53

Go To on Figuring Out Mindfulness

Here’s a word that everyone is saying these days: mindfulness. I don’t totally know what it means, officially, but I have jerry-rigged a little process to help me mind the moment, to see the day for the small miracle that it is and enter it with intention — and it’s working for me. So, see what you think. And let me know if you have ideas or tweaks on Instagram. (Previously aired)

Mar 15, 2024 • 10:02

Going Deep on Fighting Corruption with Joshua Graham Lynn

Though we dream of big overhauls, national change often comes after many states and cities sprinkled across the country come to the same conclusion about what’s best. I loved talking to Josh Graham Lynn, who co-founded the bi-partisan organization Represent.us to fight corruption and fix America. In the decade they’ve been up and running, their work has focused on matching pubic support for a given law and the passage of said law. Here’s Jennifer Lawrence explaining why government doesn’t rep

Mar 12, 2024 • 55:21

Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Letter to the Nurses

A letter from Kelly to honor the many special nurses who have provided care to her and the people she loves.

Mar 10, 2024 • 6:52

Go To on The Power of Words

Here’s something I know for sure, as Oprah would say…the more specifically you can communicate, the more deeply you can connect. Today’s Go To is my case for reading more, taken from a TEDx Sonoma talk I gave 10 years ago. I stand by every word. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 8, 2024 • 14:45

Kelly Shares an Episode of To The Best of Our Knowledge

Every so often, Kelly Corrigan Wonders will make space in our feed for someone else’s podcast. In this case, Kelly is sharing an episode of To The Best of Our Knowledge. It’s a beautifully produced and fascinating episode about time - specifically about how the Earth keeps time and how we as humans relate to it. Enjoy. To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your email, sign up here.

Mar 7, 2024 • 52:17

Going Deep with Wanda Holland Greene on Finding Common Ground

Renowned educator Wanda Holland Greene joins Kelly to dig into finding common ground with absolutely anyone, even people we think we hate. They discuss the transformative power of discovering the many things we all share. To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your email, sign up here.

Mar 5, 2024 • 39:38

Thanks for Being Here Martha's Letter to her College Roommate Marsie

Three decades after graduating, Martha Zeeman wrote this letter of gratitude to Marsie, her randomly-selected college suite-mate at the University of North Carolina. After a bit of a rough start to her freshman year, Martha finally found her way thanks to the kindness and support of Marsie. This is the story of an enduring friendship and the magical surprise that was born of it 33 years later.

Mar 3, 2024 • 7:01

Go To on Sweeping Trauma Under the Rug

This is a counter intuitive idea that might not land for everyone but deserved to be shared for group consideration. I am very curious what you think so please write us at hello@kellycorrigan.com with your reactions. The concept here is at odds with recent conventional wisdom. I found it surprising but potentially powerful. For more, listen to episodes with Dr. George Bonanno and Dr. Samantha Boardman on Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

Mar 1, 2024 • 8:01

Going Deep with Wanda Holland Greene on Forgiveness

Forgiveness may be the most advanced intellectual and emotional move we make as humans. It is a complete override of our innate nature to categorize friend and foe. Along with thought leader Wanda Holland Greene, Kelly brings to life three unforgettable stories of forgiveness from around the world. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan. Previously aired. To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your email, sign up here.

Feb 27, 2024 • 43:21

Thanks For Being Here When a Friend Loses a Parent

Quite often, it’s hard to know how to properly show up for a friend who’s going through a tough time - that is, until you’ve been through the experience yourself and can relate more fully. This is Kelly’s letter to friends who have lost a parent and also to those of us who feel we could have shown up for someone in a better way.

Feb 25, 2024 • 4:09

Go To on Tough Conversations

Breaking down the principles, practices and tactics of conflict resolution to be shared with anyone who is struggling to reach new levels understanding with friends, family and neighbors. A very simple set of moves that just might break the tension. Reference: Bridging Differences Playbook created by the Greater Good Science Center.

Feb 23, 2024 • 6:53

Going Deep on Reproductive Rights with April Lawson

For the closing episode of our Rupture + Repair series, we are offering a most unusual conversation between two women who are on opposite sides of the Reproductive Rights debate: April Lawson, a pro-life conservative, and me, a pro-choice liberal. We share this in the hopes that it can serve as a model for hard but productive conversations around tender topics. As always, we welcome your responses. hello@kellycorrigan.com Please note: This episode includes references to incest and sexual assa

Feb 20, 2024 • 53:21

Thanks For Being Here Tamar's Eulogy for her Father Everett

Tamar Gendler, a former guest on Kelly Corrigan Wonders, wrote this exquisite eulogy for her father Everett. Everett was a brilliant man who was always ahead of his time and yet, in many ways, he was also behind. He enjoyed his meals at a leisurely pace, eschewed modern technology in favor of old-fashioned items and ways of doing things and published his first book at age 86. Everett was not only “ahead” and “behind”, he was also fully present - his life was filled with radical astonishment a

Feb 18, 2024 • 10:02

Go To on Asking for Mercy

As you’ll hear in this short letter from me to you, I am a little nervous about next week’s episode. It’s a conversation between a pro-life conservative named April Lawson and a pro-choice liberal (named Kelly Corrigan). I wanted to take a minute before the episode hits the feed to explain why I did this and to ask you for a wide berth, both for me and for my guest, as we dare to let down our guards and have a heart to heart about reproductive rights. It’s our attempt to model respectful conv

Feb 16, 2024 • 5:46

Kelly Shares the Love Letter Podcast

Every so often, Kelly Corrigan Wonders will make space in our feed for someone else’s podcast. In this case, Kelly is sharing an episode of the podcast Love Letters. Today’s episode is called “Find Your People” and is the story of Ray and Maria who met at a summer camp, and how they affected one another’s lives. Enjoy. To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your email, sign up here.

Feb 15, 2024 • 37:27

Going Deep with Simon Greer on Making Faith Work

Is it really possible to talk lovingly and openly, face to face, with someone who thinks you’re going to hell? It better be because when true believers of various faiths come together, big hard things are going to be said. My guest is knee deep in this kind of work. Simon Greer tells us the story of spending 3 weeks in conversation with Oberlin students and evangelicals from Spring Arbor University. His experiences hold many answers for how we, as Americans, might be able to actually know a

Feb 13, 2024 • 55:04

Thanks For Being Here Carter's Mom Sally

Carter paints a vivid picture of her popular Baltimore mom Sally who always gave back and had plenty of love to spare. Whether it was founding an organization to help others, sitting on a board, creating the best Christmas ever or simply spreading love and joy to her family and beyond, Sally was a force for good. (Previously aired) Please note: because this is a “previously aired” episode, next Tuesday’s Kelly Corrigan Wonders will not feature Kate Bowler as referenced at the end of the episod

Feb 11, 2024 • 7:39

Go To with Matthew McConaughey

I spent about an hour with Matthew McConaughey in Bentonville AR at The Heartland Summit. We talked about acting, of course, but he really sat up straight when I started asking him about gun safety. He and his wife, Camila, are deeply invested in the issue and I am happy to share that progress is being made. So enjoy this conversation and share with folks who care about school safety or just have a big crush on Matthew. Special thanks to my friends at Heartland Forward and

Feb 9, 2024 • 41:54

Going Deep with Manu Meel on Making College Work

Manu Meel is helping college kids talk to each other — inside and outside of classes, individually and in groups, in person and online — about all kinds of important issues where there is a lot of disagreement. He is also as positive and bright as any guest we’ve ever had. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for their generous support of this series. Every Wednesday we send out our top takeaways of the week to listeners. If you’d like to receive that email

Feb 6, 2024 • 57:44

Thanks For Being Here Tracy's Eulogy for Her Mom Michele

Today’s Thanks For Being Here is a eulogy written by Kelly’s dear friend Tracy Tuttle McGowan for her mother Michele White. Michele was someone who lived life in the ready position, a scout always on the lookout for any way she could make the day overflow with wonder. A lover of travel, she particularly appreciated all things French and embodied “joie de vivre”. Michele walked through life wowed by beauty and made it her business on every occasion, and in all surroundings, to make things more l

Feb 4, 2024 • 8:11

Go To A Blessing or Two from Kate Bowler

Life is more often in between than high and low. We are also usually somewhere between our very best self and our very worst. We know this but it helps to reflect on that fairly frequently. Here’s a few blessings from Kate Bowler’s new book, Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day. Previous conversations with Kate: Everything Happens for a Reason with Kate Bowler Cycling Through All the Emotions with Kate Bowler and Arthur C. Brooks Looking Back with Kate Bowler at the Truly Crappy Looking Back wit

Feb 2, 2024 • 5:14

Going Deep with Julie and John Gottman on Fighting Right

Doctors Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman are probably the world’s reigning experts on relationships. They are well into their 5th decade of research that reveals why we treat each other as we do and how a few small but essential adjustments to our everyday patterns could change our relationships for the better. Everything we talked about is applicable across the board - from couples to parents and children and all the people we work with. We predict this will be our m

Jan 30, 2024 • 59:23

Thanks For Being Here Kirsten's Dad Tom AKA Papa Fom

Kirsten’s dad Tom was beloved by his kids and grandkids (one of whom couldn’t pronounce the letter “T”, resulting in the nickname Papa Fom). Tom was a man who loved the simple pleasures in life: playing and winning various games, flying balsa wood planes with his family, joking around, drawing and painting, eating candy, playing “house” and “school” with his grandkids or letting them climb all the way up his body to stand on his shoulders. He really loved the little things and everyday moments

Jan 28, 2024 • 7:36

Go To on Fighting Nicely

What happens in the first 180 seconds of a fight determine its outcome at least 90% of the time. For real. This is a basic truth that every one of us needs to understand and an episode to share with our partners! Many thanks to Drs. Julie and John Gottman for four decades of work and their new book, Fight Right. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. Receive our weekly takeaways every Wednesday. Sign up here.

Jan 26, 2024 • 6:55

Going Deep with Mónica Guzmán on Making Family Work

Moni Guzman came to the US from Mexico with her family many decades ago. In the past two presidential elections, her parents voted for Trump while she voted for Clinton and Biden. This created the kind of tension that must be managed very carefully. Fortunately, and relatedly, Moni has professional experience with difficult conversations in her capacity as a senior fellow at Braver Angels. We lean heavily on the ideas in Moni’s book, I Never Thought of It That Way, in this episode and throug

Jan 23, 2024 • 56:00

Thanks For Being Here Meghan's Story of Writing Her Mom's Eulogy

Meghan Jarvis’ beautiful story of what happened as she holed herself up in a friend’s home to write her mother’s eulogy. This is for anyone who has written a eulogy and knows what an emotionally fraught yet transformative time it can be. (Previously aired) Note that we have changed our email address from the one mentioned in this past episode. If you would like to reach out to us, please use: hello@kellycorrigan.com

Jan 21, 2024 • 8:27

Go To on Having Hard Conversations

Does someone you love vote for someone you really do not love? This is a short piece about getting along from a book I found super valuable: I Never Thought Of It That Way by Monica Guzman. She and her parents found themselves in opposite camps and needed a set of practices to make sure their rupture did not ever become beyond repair. To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your email, sign up here.

Jan 19, 2024 • 6:39

Kelly Shares A Conversation with Dan Harris and Bryan Stevenson

Every so often, Kelly Corrigan Wonders will make space in our feed for someone else’s podcast. In this case, Kelly is sharing a conversation between two former guests — Dan Harris and Bryan Stevenson — because we can never think about the hard work of justice enough. Enjoy. To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your email, sign up here.

Jan 18, 2024 • 1:05:04

Going Deep with Jen Hatmaker on How to Do Change Well

Reflecting on the persistence and challenge of change as a way of life and a few deep dives into very specific changes with writer, activist and community leader Jen Hatmaker. If you enjoyed listening to my conversation this week with Jen Hatmaker and you haven’t already listened to the episode we did together in May of 2021, please check it out - it’s been one of the most listened to pods we’ve ever done and I think you’ll really enjoy it. It’s Episode #35 of Kelly Corrigan Wonders. You may al

Jan 16, 2024 • 46:01

Thanks For Being Here A Grief Companion

Today’s Thanks For Being Here features an excerpt from the book Normal Broken: The Grief Companion for When It's Time to Heal but You're Not Sure You Want To. Since 2018, Kelly Cervantes has candidly chronicled her evolution through grief, parenting her medically complex daughter, Adelaide, who passed away from epilepsy just days before her 4th birthday. Weeks later, the Cervantes family was uprooted when Kelly’s husband Miguel was cast as Hamilton on Broadway, moving them from their closest com

Jan 14, 2024 • 6:37

Go To on Interpreting Discomfort

It can be really hard to interpret the signals our bodies send us. Does stress mean we should run? Does discomfort mean something is going wrong? Today’s mini pod unpacks one of the top social science findings from the Greater Good Science Center. (Previously aired) To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your inbox, subscribe at www.kellycorrigan.com/takeaways.

Jan 12, 2024 • 5:51

Going Deep with Gretchen Rubin on Happiness

The word is EVERYWHERE. Happiness. I don’t even always believe that it’s a worthy goal honestly, but that might be a matter of semantics. How you define happiness defines how you approach it. This is a careful conversation with Gretchen Rubin that’s based on what research and experience tell us makes a life that feels pretty satisfying most of the time. Gretchen wrote The Happiness Project 15 years back and has been playing with the tenets and practices ever since on her p

Jan 9, 2024 • 56:31

Thanks For Being Here Parenting 101 Poem

Alisha Goldblatt submitted her short, beautifully written poem, “Parenting 101”, which likens parenting to a class - one which is particularly tough but oh so worthwhile. To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your inbox, subscribe at www.kellycorrigan.com/takeaways.

Jan 7, 2024 • 3:18

Go To on the Power of Wonder

What’s the point of slowing down, noticing, directing your attention to small wonders? Kelly celebrates the work of Dacher Keltner on AWE. (Replay of Ep 77 which originally aired on January 6, 2023) To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your inbox, subscribe at www.kellycorrigan.com/takeaways.

Jan 5, 2024 • 11:08

Going Deep with Aliza Pressman on Sane Parenting

Living in an optimization culture is making parenting much more complicated than it need be. Or so says Dr. Aliza Pressman, author of The Five Principles of Parenting and the host of Raising Good Humans, who spends a lot of time with the latest research and a lot of time with parents in clinic. Today’s conversation is about exactly what does and does not protect us from the worst health outcomes and is to be shared with anyone who is looking for a parenting north star.Our takea

Jan 2, 2024 • 57:22

Thanks for Being Here Kelly's note to her producer, partner and idol Tammy

In honor of our 100th Thanks for Being Here episode, I wrote a love letter to Tammy, whose name you hear at the end of every podcast. She is my trusted, beloved, essential thought partner on almost all matters, professional and personal. Here’s why… (Suggested share: to someone in your life that makes your whole world work better.) To receive the weekly Top Takeaways in your inbox subscribe to our Takeaways email at www.kellycorrigan.com/takeaways.

Dec 31, 2023 • 6:05

Go To on Telling Someone

A lovely story about a neighborhood in Baltimore has been circulating this week. Like so many people, I was moved. For today’s very quick “Go To”, I wanted to underline one unusual choice that made all this beauty possible: the minute Kim Morton decided to say something real. (Replay of Ep 23 which originally aired on December 24, 2021.)

Dec 29, 2023 • 4:51

Going Deep with Lee C. Camp on Holiday Hope

“He may die but he’s alive now and we are going to enjoy this moment together.” This is theology professor Lee C. Camp sharing the turning point of his life as a father of a child who was unwell and is now, thankfully, in recovery. A tender and unguarded conversation, laced with a few existential bombs, to inspire better, less angry days for all of us. Check out Lee’s podcast and live show both called, No Small Endeavor. To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your inbox, subscribe a

Dec 26, 2023 • 51:54

Thanks For Being Here Julia Ogden's Essay "An Ornament Story"

This essay has never before been shared outside of Julia Ogden’s family but fortunately for us, she has decided to share it with the Thanks For Being Here audience. It’s a look at her daughter’s OCD diagnosis and how managing a mental illness has challenged and changed their entire family - including in some unexpected and very positive ways. (Replay of Ep 79 which originally aired on 7/30/23.) To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your inbox, subscribe at www.kellycorrigan.com/take

Dec 24, 2023 • 13:37

Go To on Everyday Forgiveness

It’s here: the time of year when we mix it up with family. Good to keep a little forgiveness handy. This episode was made to share. (Replay of Ep 70 which originally aired on November 18, 2022.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 22, 2023 • 11:32

Going Deep with Mary Louise Kelly on Parenting Choices

Mary Louise Kelly (host of NPR’s All Things Considered) has been doing some reflecting. What choices did she make and how do they look now, as her nest is nearly empty? Is it okay to travel through war zones when a kid is home with the flu? What is gained and what is lost, for the individuals in question and for society? This is a conversation to take in slowly, to share with every mother you know, and to discuss. Thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival. This conversation was recorded before the

Dec 19, 2023 • 54:58

Thanks For Being Here Natalie Silverstein's Mother

Natalie Silverstein honors the relationship she shared with her mother, who passed away in October of 2021 at the age of 90. Quite often, it is the simplest things that we remember the most when a loved one is gone. In this case, Natalie reflects on the almost daily, brief phone calls she and her mother shared and details a walk through a grocery store which stirs up memories of her mother in every aisle and around every corner.

Dec 17, 2023 • 7:34

Go To on How To Get Along

Confessions and thoughts on all the ways our biases mess up how we think and how that locks us into boring, no-growth positions from the stage of The Nantucket Project, a great weekend-long think session with some of the nicest people I have ever met. (You should meet me there next year, Sept 26-29, 2024.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcast

Dec 15, 2023 • 13:41

Going Deep with Pete Stavros on Sharing

Well, if you need something to help you believe in people’s ability to affect outcomes, if you need a reason for hope that America could be a less unequal place, if you want a good news story about hard work and its proper rewards, this is it. That’s really all I want to say. I loved this story, this guest and this conversation. Okay, so some more things I could tell you: Pete Stavros has a huge private equity job that puts him in close contact with companies and workers in all kinds of intere

Dec 12, 2023 • 51:22

Thanks For Being Here Anne Murphy's Essay on Her Father's Final Words

Anyone who has lost a parent knows that in addition to deep sadness, quite often the loss can bring up many other complicated emotions. It can, however, also provide unexpected gifts. Anne Murphy submitted this moving essay detailing the time just prior to her father’s death. In his final moments of lucidity, as he reflected on his life, Anne’s dad gave her the gifts of his wisdom, an apology and peace.

Dec 10, 2023 • 4:22

Go To on Getting What You Want

With a special nod to every high school senior hearing back from colleges right about now, here are a few thoughts I share every chance I get about how to respond to news of all types. (Replay of Ep 86 which originally aired on March 10, 2023.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 8, 2023 • 8:41

Going Deep with David Brooks on Connection

This is an episode that will set your heart right. We know that the #1 driver of human happiness across time and culture is meaningful connection to others. So, how to get more of that? David Brooks has some ideas, pulled from his newest book How to Know a Person. Please share widely as the more people around us who are oriented toward connection, the better for all.Thanks to PBS and AmeriHealth Caritas for the support. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:

Dec 5, 2023 • 59:10

Thanks For Being Here Joan and Doug Smith's Moving Away Letter

The thing about being the neighbor across the street is that you are always looking out at the home you face. That was a gift for one young family who watched and learned how to live life to the fullest from their beloved neighbors Joan and Doug Smith. This beautiful letter honors the Smiths who moved away after many years in their family home.

Dec 3, 2023 • 4:12

GOTO on Not Repeating The Past

Ron Shaich, the son of a man who died with a few regrets, started two super successful restaurant chains: Panera and Cava. Today I share a story from his book, Know What Matters, which describes a clarifying moment between father and son that transformed Ron’s intentions.

Dec 1, 2023 • 10:13

Deep Dive with Arianna Huffington on Thriving

Arianna Huffington loves her mom, reading, America, adventure and getting to the bottom of things. She has spent a lifetime asking Why and Why Not? Our conversation zeroes in what any one of us can do to thrive, such that we might have more capacity to contribute. We loved being together, comparing notes, figuring out what leads to what. Please share with everyone you know who needs a reminder that we have agency. This episode was made possible by AmeriHealth Caritas and can be viewed anyti

Nov 28, 2023 • 51:08

Thanks For Being Here Eulogy for 8107 Warren Ave

As families gather in homes across the country for Thanksgiving, we thought it would be nice to share this heartfelt eulogy Katie Dahm wrote for her childhood home: 8107 Warren Avenue. (Replay of Ep 62 which originally aired on 4/9/23.)

Nov 26, 2023 • 4:35

GOTO on Real Life Goodness

Every Friday, we share something good and true about the world, something to get your head right as you finish another week and head into some downtime. Inspiration comes from all manner of places, this week a New York Times article about a guy who quietly made life a little easier for the people in his town. The New York Times article Kelly references was written by Emily Schmall and was published January 25, 2023.

Nov 24, 2023 • 4:41

Going Deep with Rachel Zoffness on Pain Management

I have had migraines so bad that I ended up in the ER, so my interest in this episode was personal. Turns out so much of the country is in chronic pain that it is a major national issue affecting economic considerations like productivity and health care costs and existential considerations like depression and hopelessness. Rachel Zoffness is a pain psychologist who is reframing our understanding of what pain is and therefore how better to treat it. Given the numbers of people who live in pain,

Nov 21, 2023 • 53:59

Thanks For Being Here The Joy of Funerals

Kelly shares an excerpt from her friend Alix Strauss’ book, The Joy of Funerals: A Novel in Stories, which has just been reissued in celebration of its 20th anniversary. “The Joy of Funerals is a sneak peek at the inner world of those left behind. From the very first page, readers are drawn into the strange, often humorous world where nine women grapple with sex, power, love, and death. When read as a collection, they are anchored together by the novella, "The Joy of Funerals," which follows t

Nov 19, 2023 • 8:44

Mental Health Check: On Celebrating What Really Matters

Here’s my case for celebrating the litany of accomplishments that a completed college application represents. A special episode to mark the day that millions of high school kids hit send on their reach school. Please share with parents, students, college counselors and heads of school. May we all work to reset the goal line. Replay of Episode 15 (originally aired on 11/1/21)

Nov 17, 2023 • 9:25

Going Deep with Pete Buttigieg on Social Mobility

He’s good. He’s really good. In particular, Pete Buttigieg is good at making connections between pragmatic stuff like infrastructure and the most important parts of our lives — caring for people we love and making full use of ourselves. This is a conversation for anyone thinking about the next election and what it means to “make the trains run on time.” You can watch this conversation — and about 50 more you might really love — anytime you like at PBS.org/kelly. This episode was made possible

Nov 14, 2023 • 49:29

Thanks For Being Here Paul's Notes to Charlotte

A stunningly beautiful eulogy comprised of notes written over many years by Paul Paroff to his friend Chris Stokes’ mother Charlotte. Charlotte was like a second mother to Paul - until she became more like his own mother and a grandmother to his son. The simplicity of the notes that are included is a reminder to us all to keep in touch, to reach out more often, to share our love and gratitude with the very special people in our lives. (Replay of Ep 44 which originally aired on 12/11/22.)

Nov 12, 2023 • 7:09

Go To on Admitting When You've Been Wrong

It often takes the perspective of another to help us see things in a new way. This GOTO includes two heart-felt and thoughtful pieces of feedback we received at Kelly Corrigan Wonders - and Kelly’s response.

Nov 10, 2023 • 10:09

Going Deep with Linda Villarosa on Being Seen

It’s not that common for someone to retain her optimism even as she studies all the ways that health outcomes vary by race. Linda Villarosa, a solutions-based journalist and medical school professor, is such a woman. In this conversation, she pulls from a childhood of doing everything right and still feeling like a fly in the buttermilk as well as her early days in journalism where she was constantly coaching her Essence readers to just behave better. Now, she’s seeing a broader picture that i

Nov 7, 2023 • 51:01

Thanks For Being Here George Saunders' Letter to His Editor Andy Ward

Kelly shares a lovely letter written by George Saunders (author of books such as Lincoln in the Bardo and A Swim in a Pond in the Rain) for his, and Kelly’s, editor Andy Ward.

Nov 5, 2023 • 4:57

Go To on a Conversation with a Widow

Thoughts on the once-ness of life. With thanks to a woman I talked to at a party in Portland a long time ago and never forgot. To be shared with everyone you know who is missing someone. Please be in touch. Write us anytime about anything — hello@kellycorrigan.com — we read every single one.

Nov 3, 2023 • 5:57

Going Deep with Retired Colonel Greg Gadson on Resilience

Everyone is thinking about war and service. Here’s a conversation with someone who has known many battlefields and paid dearly for his commitment to defend and protect. Retired Colonel Greg Gadson was a kid who dreamed of playing football and who ended up with Super Bowl rings after all. You can watch this episode at any time on PBS. Special thanks to AmeriHealth Caritas. Retired Colonel Gadson’s book is Finding Waypoints: A Warrior’s Journey Toward Peace and Purpose. Feedback is always welcom

Oct 31, 2023 • 51:14

Thanks For Being Here Alec's Love Letter to Christy

Kelly’s friend Alec Guettel wrote this fabulous love letter to his wife Christy when they were forced to be apart by his work project in London. It details the trials and tribulations he might have faced had they been kept apart 300 years ago - and what he might have done.

Oct 29, 2023 • 4:23

Go To on the Mindset That Leads to Loveliness

I had this crazy thing happen one morning trying to get to LAX that I keep reflecting on. Meant to be shared with anyone you think of as one of those people, the ones who go with the grain of life as it happens. Please be in touch. Write us anytime about anything — hello@kellycorrigan.com — we read every single one.

Oct 27, 2023 • 5:56

Going Deep with Ginni Rometty on Purpose

I loved being with Ginni Rometty. She is full of insight and clearly oriented toward world-positive work. I was also taken with her midwestern charm and candor. Emerging from a tricky childhood, she found herself running IBM in a time when very few women were commanding boardrooms (a statement that is maddeningly still applicable today). Now, she is entirely devoted to making good careers available to many more people, and her plan is working. This is a conversation for anyone who wants to

Oct 24, 2023 • 51:50

Thanks For Being Here Rabbi Noa Kushner's Essay

Rabbi Noa Kushner wrote this poignant essay after having welcomed a visiting group of Israeli students, thousands of miles from home, into her home in the United States. It was written on October 9, 2023, not long after Hamas violently attacked Israel.

Oct 22, 2023 • 5:48

Go To on Choosing Our Mood When We Choose Our Media

A quick hit on recognizing our greatest single act of agency. Meant to be shared, especially with the younger generations. Please be in touch. Write us anytime about anything — hello@kellycorrigan.com — we read every single one.

Oct 20, 2023 • 4:13

Going Deep with Matthew Desmond on Fairness

When my daughter was in high school, she read a Pulitzer prize winning book called Evicted and was blown away by how easy it is to become homeless in her country. Years later, I was at one of those thinking weekend festival things (Chautauqua) and listened to the Evicted author speak. Matthew Desmond gave the best talk I had ever heard in my life, and I have heard a lot. As soon as I had the chance, as his new book Poverty by America hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, I talked with

Oct 17, 2023 • 51:24

Thanks For Being Here from Joan to Her Husband

A great note from a woman who needed a lot of help from her husband after surgery. The long recuperation offered this long married couple a new way of relating that both found to be really quite lovely. Please share with anyone you have ever tucked in. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 15, 2023 • 8:16

Go To on Finding Common Ground

You and I both have short lists of people we just cannot bring ourselves to understand. But even in those most strained circumstances, we do have a set of things in common. Here’s my reminder to self of that always true fact. Meant to be shared, especially with people you’d love to reconnect with. Please be in touch. Write us anytime about anything — hello@kellycorrigan.com — we read every single one.

Oct 13, 2023 • 6:25

Going Deep with Gitanjali Rao on Gen Z Ambitions

I’ve known a few 17 year-olds in my day, I bet you have too. I hadn’t yet met someone so young and already so effective. Gitanjali Rao, Time’s “Kid of the Year”, has a patent already and several more innovative projects in the works. This is a conversation for anyone who is looking for hope about a future that can feel daunting. Please be in touch. Write us anytime about anything — hello@kellycorrigan.com — we read every single one.

Oct 10, 2023 • 51:04

Thanks For Being Here Mary Claire's Poem for her Son Joe

Mary Claire Sorensen created this moving poem to honor her son Joe who was a Philadelphia sports fan, a volleyball player and coach, a fisherman, a hunter, a gardener, a landowner, a friend, and a brother. Joe believed in loyalty and showed his love in many different ways. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 8, 2023 • 9:17

Go To on Stamina

The story of how a TV show began…for anyone who is trying to do something hard. (Replay of Ep 37 which originally aired on 4/1/22) Please note: This episode references Tell Me More episodes which aired in the spring of 2022. A new season of Tell Me More began airing on PBS on 10/2/23 and you can watch any time at pbs.org/kelly. The first podcast episode featuring extended interviews from the latest PBS series drops on 10/10/23.

Oct 6, 2023 • 11:13

Going Deep with Anna Sale + Anne Quindlen on Misunderstandings

Kelly finds herself between two Annas -- Anna Quindlen, the Pulitzer Prize winning writer, and Anna Sale, the host of WNYC's popular Death, Sex & Money podcast. Together, they read excerpts from their books and riff on how terribly easy it is to misunderstand each other in family life. From thinking you’re not "a divorce kinda person" to overestimating our influence as parents, love is rife with misunderstandings. Here’s a conversation that will help you find your way out of what tangle you migh

Oct 3, 2023 • 38:53

Thanks For Being Here An Unmodern Love

Karen McKinney shared her beautiful essay “An Unmodern Love” with us and we’re so grateful that she did. It’s a look at the kind of love she wishes for: historic, enduring and relentless. It’s also a loving remembrance of the 68 years-long marriage between her parents, Holocaust survivors Stanley and Dora. Karen is currently working on a memoir and has set up an Instagram page to share the photographs and artwork created by her father Stanley.

Oct 1, 2023 • 13:26

Go To on Interpreting Discomfort

It can be really hard to interpret the signals our bodies send us. Does stress mean we should run? Does discomfort mean something is going wrong? Today’s mini pod unpacks one of the top social science findings of 2022. (Replay of Ep 80 - originally aired 1/27/23)

Sep 29, 2023 • 5:47

Going Deep with Rich Roll on Change

Starting in college and not stopping until long after law school, Rich Roll regularly, deliberately, got black out drunk. He is now a widely respected wellness advocate and athlete. He and Kelly talk about the long road of tiny adjustments that have led to his transformation into an ultra marathoner, bestselling author and podcaster whose conversations are valued by millions. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan. (Replay of Ep 10 which originally aired on 11/30/20)

Sep 26, 2023 • 50:56

Thanks For Being Here Sherri's Wedding Letter to her Son Colton

Sherri Coale wrote a deeply-felt “you got this” letter to her son Colton in the days before his wedding. She was certain that if she tried to say all of the important things she wanted him to know, “nonsensical drivel wrapped in tears, would land in his lap”. So, she sat down and wrote him this loving, sage advice-filled letter. This is a great GOTO to share with any young couple you may know…and maybe even your partner. To learn more about listener data and our priva

Sep 24, 2023 • 8:48

Go To on How To Talk about Climate

A bit of insight on word choice and climate conversations, culled from a piece by John Marshall at Potential Energy Coalition.

Sep 22, 2023 • 5:44

Going Deep with Mary Louise Kelly on Parenting Choices

Mary Louise Kelly (host of NPR’s All Things Considered) has been doing some reflecting. What choices did she make and how do they look now, as her nest is nearly empty? Is it okay to travel through war zones when a kid is home with the flu? What is gained and what is lost, for the individuals in question and for society? This is a conversation to take in slowly, to share with every mother you know, and to discuss. Thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival. This conversation was recorded before the

Sep 19, 2023 • 54:58

Thanks For Being Here For the Love of Marshy

Shana Moore’s eulogy is a love letter to her very special mom Marcia Livesay McLean, AKA “Marshy”. Getting to grow up with a mom who is there for you “with bells on, no matter what” is a privilege that Shana fully acknowledges. Her heartfelt eulogy paints Marshy as the ultimate voice of the underdog, a “joy maker” who loved beautiful things and a caring mom who made every thing she touched more vibrant. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi

Sep 17, 2023 • 10:33

Go To Quick Hit with Rainn Wilson on Envy

Talk about a Go To thought…here is a clip from an on stage conversation with Rainn Wilson about living and dying by comparison. Thank you to the team at the Aspen Ideas Festival. This episode was recorded prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike

Sep 15, 2023 • 10:41

Going Deep with Rainn Wilson on Spirituality

Rainn Wilson (who you might know as Dwight Schrute) is making a serious call for a spiritual revolution based on joy, acts of service and being honest about our mixed natures. This is a conversation to share with anyone who is thinking seriously about how to elevate matters of the soul over the clang and bang of the modern world. Or maybe just someone who needs a laugh. This conversation was recorded at Aspen Ideas Festival before the SAG-AFTRA strike. To learn more

Sep 12, 2023 • 56:53

Thanks For Being Here Shelley's College Send-off Letter to Zoe

When her daughter Zoe was departing for college, Shelley Russell wrote her this gorgeous, poetic (and funny) letter. It honors all that the two shared as mother and daughter living under the same roof and offers loving acceptance for all that is yet to come.

Sep 10, 2023 • 7:53

Go To on Grief

My friend Jennie just lost her friend Katie, which of course makes me think about my friend Liz, who died almost 8 years ago now. To make a bit of sense of things, I turned to a book of blessings by my friend Kate Bowler and her friend Jessica Richie. I offer a selection here as a salve for Jennie, for myself, for any of you who are looking for a place to rest in your grieving. Please share with the people you love. To learn more about listener data and our privacy p

Sep 8, 2023 • 6:36

Going Deep with Dan Harris

Dan Harris is a smart, hungry skeptic looking for ideas you can count on in the worst of times, like say when you have a panic attack while you’re anchoring the news for ABC. He’s been thinking out loud with some very wise people for many years now through books and a podcast called 10% Happier that I find invaluable. Some topics we break open are uncertainty, humility and practices to keep us connected.Thanks to our many friends at the Aspen Ideas Festival for making this conversation

Sep 5, 2023 • 56:08

Thanks For Being Here A Teacher Invites Us In

Today’s episode features an anonymous essay submitted by a teacher who works in New York City. This is for all of us who care so deeply but may not have the broader context for what’s really happening day-to-day in the life of a teacher.

Sep 3, 2023 • 4:35

There's always more than you can know

How do people come to change their minds? Hint: it’s not because of some novel argument or just the right amount of pressure. Thanks to conversations with Monica Guzman and Michael Lewis, I came to see something more clearly. This is one to share with anyone you wish you could talk to more openly and comfortably about contentious issues.

Sep 1, 2023 • 7:08

Going Deep with Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett, informed by decades of inquiry through her super-project, On Being, sits with Kelly to consider what’s in flux, what needs will never abate and what we might rediscover in new forms. In this moment when everything is broken open, when institutions are received with less reverence and more skepticism, where should we point our minds and hearts? What practices serve us best? This is a conversation to share with every thinking friend in your life and use as fodder for your own se

Aug 29, 2023 • 51:16

Thanks For Being Here Jennifer Wallace's Eulogy for Katie Spikes

Jennifer Wallace, who was recently a guest on Kelly Corrigan Wonders, shared this lovely eulogy she wrote for her dear friend Katie Spikes. Jennifer and Katie met as 20-something journalists, just starting out their careers together, while working at CBS. They remained very close for 30 years and this eulogy is a loving tribute to the talented, humble, sunny, generous and grounded woman that Katie was. Jennifer says Katie was “a magnet that attracted so many different kinds of people” and “if

Aug 27, 2023 • 9:23

GOTO on Hugging and Holding

Things we know about touch and why it is so important, from my own recent experiences and through this conversation with Gretchen Rubin.

Aug 25, 2023 • 5:44

Jennifer Wallace on Mattering in a Modern World

In large and small ways, mattering is essential. Self esteem depends on our ability to contribute to the lives around us. You may know Jennifer B. Wallace from her stints on morning television or her journalism in the Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. She and Kelly discuss her first book: Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic—And What We Can Do About It. Please note: In this episode, Kelly and Jennifer discuss the high cost of having a child see a

Aug 22, 2023 • 56:17

Thanks For Being Here Nancy Brown's "The Lejeune Family"

Nancy Brown, a military spouse of 19 years, wrote this loving tribute for her two best deployment buddies. It honors the way the three friends formed one great big family while living through several deployments in Eastern North Carolina. Three women, no husbands and nine children all dressed in each other's hand-me-downs. On paper, they were more different than alike but maybe that's a more accurate description of a family after all.

Aug 20, 2023 • 4:43

Thoughts on Barbie and Womanhood

Food for thought on America Ferrera’s speech at the climax of Barbie, informed by the great Jia Tolentino (a former guest who I found totally fascinating and original) and her book Trick Mirror. Let us never forget that we are a product of our culture. Please share, especially with the younger generation working to figure out who they are.

Aug 18, 2023 • 7:41

Double Header: Katie Couric + Neal Katyal

First up, a conversation with Katie Couric, who has been in the media business for 40 some years now in a variety of roles, who has a really honed perspective on where we are, how we got here, and where we might try to get to next. After Katie, a discussion with Neal Katyal, a Georgetown law professor who has argued in front of the Supreme Court. Between Neil and Katie, we hope we come to a set of understandings about this moment in American public life and what we might hope for and work towar

Aug 15, 2023 • 54:05

Thanks For Being Here Stefanie's "Chicken Soup for the Soul"

It’s often the little things in life that help us to get through the day: a cup of tea in the morning, gardening, puttering around the house and moving shoes, books and empty glasses back where they belong. We all have things which help us to stay grounded in the midst of a world that feels more crazy and frightening by the day. Stefanie Wass submitted her essay, “Chicken Soup for the Soul”, to share a soothing ritual which she has found gives her great comfort. To le

Aug 13, 2023 • 8:48

Your Child's Bill of Rights

Play this one on repeat. Share widely. Michelle Icard tells me that kids have rights (okay) and these are they. From Michelle’s book 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child A Success, available August 22, 2023.

Aug 11, 2023 • 3:32

Mistakes or The Only Way? with Michelle Icard

Based on her invaluable playbook for anxious parents everywhere, Michelle Icard thinks with Kelly about mistakes and making sure that rebellions don’t become the headline of our kids’ childhoods, but rather a jumping off point. This is a conversation to save us all from the overreactions and regrets that stymie growth. Michelle’s book is 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child A Success, available August 22, 2023. Warning: this episode includes a brief discussion of suicide.

Aug 8, 2023 • 52:53

Thanks For Being Here Lauren's Tribute to her Grandmother

Lauren Pauls wrote this tribute to honor her beloved grandmother Gigi. It’s a meditation on her grandma’s hands - hands that worked in the garden, splashed in the neighborhood pool with her grandkids, sewed matching jumpers for the youngest family members and played piano with gusto. Lauren’s grandma’s hands were never idle - they were those of a female warrior.

Aug 6, 2023 • 6:29

Doing A Daily Accountability Check-In

Another installment of Kelly’s “Existential Game Show - This is Your Life, What Are You Doing With It?” , recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival, featuring advocate Alexandra Reeve Givens. Alexandra tells Kelly about the influence her late father, actor turned activist, Christopher Reeve had on her and also opens up about doing an accountability check each day, who she answers to and transforming envy in order to harness it for good. Special thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival, Tricia Johnson and

Aug 4, 2023 • 13:15

Emotional Resilience and Vitality with Dr. Samantha Boardman

When one of her therapy patients said to Dr. Samantha Boardman, “All we ever do is talk about stuff that's going wrong in my life - and we don't talk about much else", it inspired a change in the way she approached her practice and eventually inspired her to write Everyday Vitality: Turning Stress into Strength. Based on 15 years of experience as a psychiatrist, Samantha gives Kelly some practical, achievable strategies that are life-enhancing and resilience-building. No more

Aug 1, 2023 • 56:21

Thanks For Being Here Julia Ogden's Essay "An Ornament Story"

This essay has never before been shared outside of Julia Ogden’s family but fortunately for us, she has decided to share it with the Thanks For Being Here audience. It’s a look at her daughter’s OCD diagnosis and how managing a mental illness has challenged and changed their entire family - including in some unexpected and very positive ways.

Jul 30, 2023 • 13:37

Transformational Tough Times

Kelly continues her “Existential Game Show” recorded live at the Aspen Ideas Festival and puts Braver Angels’ Monica Guzman in the hot seat. Monica digs deep to answer Kelly’s questions and touches on how her infant son’s brain surgery transformed her and her family into the people they needed to be in that difficult moment, the motivating force of envy and being responsible ultimately to herself. Special thanks to the Aspen Ideas Festival, Tricia Johnson and Kara Stein.

Jul 28, 2023 • 14:31

Thinking Big with Jacqueline Novogratz

We all agree there is work to be done, smart solution-oriented moves to be made for the benefit of all. But who will do it? Who will walk away from richer paths and devote their life to growing businesses that operate for the greater good? Jacqueline Novogratz will. This is one of the quickest and most passionate people I’ve met in a long time. She has 20+ years of experience working with entrepreneurs across the world. This conversation is her take on the how and why of making big bold mo

Jul 25, 2023 • 52:16

Thanks For Being Here Jack's Eulogy for Peter Samson

Every town needs someone like Peter Samson - the person who gives his or her all so that kids in the community can have a fun and safe outlet, a place to play sports, meet friends and learn some of life’s biggest lessons. Today’s episode features a eulogy written by Jack Brennan for his friend Peter Samson. Peter was as loyal and committed as they come and started a lacrosse league for boys 30 years ago in the community where Kelly grew up. He was beloved by those who knew him and his legacy

Jul 23, 2023 • 11:01

Kelly's Existential Game Show with "Fat Ham's" James Ijames

Kelly moderated a live panel event at the Aspen Ideas Festival with fantastic guests including Miroslav Volf, Monica Guzman, James Ijames, Alexandra Reeve-Givens and Rainn Wilson. Using questions from the book Life Worth Living, Kelly created a game-show format and put each of her guests in the hot-seat - resulting in some very honest, thought-provoking and funny responses. Today’s episode features deep truths from the creator of Broadway’s brilliant smash hit Fat Ham, playwright James Ijames. S

Jul 21, 2023 • 15:06

Timothy Goodman on Creative Life

Timothy Goodman has made a great life for himself doing large format art projects like, say, making a basketball court for Kevin Durant, or small format masterpieces like a shoe for Nike, or the most personal work, a graphic memoir called I Always Think It’s Forever. He smiles when he talks and is unusually candid and I loved being with him so much I followed him home to meet his girlfriend and see his studio and basically try to cement our new friendship. This is for the people who have creat

Jul 18, 2023 • 51:14

Thanks For Being Here Jonathan & Jamie's Pop-Pop George

Moira O’Connor submitted this 2-part eulogy written and originally read by her nephews Jonathan and Jamie to honor her dad/their grandfather, George Hebbel. George was the father of 5, grandfather of 13, and great grandfather of 14. He was a man who was larger than life: a fighter pilot, a water skier who skied with a pipe casually clenched in his teeth, an ocean kayaker able to hoist his kayak on top of his Jeep well into his 80’s. However it was the smaller, quieter moments in George’s life

Jul 16, 2023 • 14:07

The Power of Word Choice

Thanks to a brilliant TED talk by Baratunde Thurston, I’m thinking about how people tell the story of what’s happened. I also reached out to my neuroscientist friend Lisa Feldman Barrett to ask her about how the brain processes language. It all sounds very heady and it is, a little, but it’s also something worth thinking about since we live in language. (Replay of Ep 52 which originally aired on July 15, 2022)

Jul 14, 2023 • 9:12

How a Person Becomes a Therapist

With the demand for excellent mental health care at its all-time peak, it’s a good thing people like Tracy Defina dared to go back to school — for many years — to get a PhD in counseling. This is the story of how she pulled off this enormous achievement in the middle of life already teeming with to-dos. My conversation with Tracy is the first of a 4-part series called How’d You Do That? With women who made radical changes to their lives well after most of their peers had settled into a given way

Jul 11, 2023 • 49:56

Thanks For Being Here Clare Murphy's Essay "Love is Thicker Than Lake Water"

High school junior Clare Murphy wrote this touching, personal and evocative essay for a school assignment. It conveys incredible warmth and deep affection for a very special lake house and also the large, loving family that inhabits it each summer. (Replay of Ep 25 which originally aired on 7/31/22).

Jul 9, 2023 • 4:44

Mental Health Check on Picking Other over Self

With our hearts in Ukraine, here’s a story to love about a group of caring people in San Francisco in a time of uncertainty who showed the world how to lean in. (Replay of Ep 38 which originally aired on 4/8/22).

Jul 7, 2023 • 9:00

Love, Sex and Connection with Dr. Helen Fisher

Let’s say this: the number one driver of happiness across time and culture is meaningful connection to others. So how do you get it and how do you keep it? Dr. Helen Fisher has been studying love for 5 decades. 5. That’s a lot of information. Share this conversation with the people you love. Tons of takeaways that you can integrate immediately. (Replay of Ep 124 which originally aired in January 2023) Take Helen’s personality quiz and figure out who you are…and who you aren’t. Funding for this e

Jul 4, 2023 • 55:03

Thanks For Being Here Stewart Barry's Eulogy for His Dad Walter

A touching eulogy for Walter Barry, written by his son Stewart (“Bear Bear"). This is a beautiful tale of family bonds, of three sons who loved to play sports (even inside the family home to a refrain of “Boys take it outside!”) and of a father who led with his heart and intuition. Walter Barry stuck to his guns even when his values and standards weren’t popular, brought joy with his humor, modeled hard work and humility and kept loving his sons, despite their “defects”.

Jul 2, 2023 • 10:04

Little Things That Create a Big, Beautiful Life

Sometimes, the only way to figure out what truly makes a life worthwhile is to get out there and “do it”. Yale student Cooper Newsom wrote an essay,“The Great Human Road Race; Or, the Lost Virtue of Corniness” as his final paper in Yale’s Life Worth Living class and it’s a comedic look at how corny but ultimately fun, running a road race can be. Dancing to blaring music first thing in the morning, running in 45 degree weather with people from all walks of life, a celebratory

Jun 30, 2023 • 11:37

Kelly's Life Worth Living Takeaways

In this final episode of our Life Worth Living series, Kelly reflects on some of her favorite book club moments with Claire Danes and Kate Bowler and offers takeaways and a list of practices to help us stay on track. Based on Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most from authors Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz. Visit lifeworthliving.com/kelly to access a study guide to help you work through the book. Special thanks to the Warren Smoot Carter III and Meagan Carter

Jun 27, 2023 • 51:04

Thanks For Being Here Heather's Essay "My Mom and Three Writers I Love"

Today’s Thanks For Being Here was submitted by Heather Hoskeer. It’s a poignant, beautifully-written essay called, “My Mom and Three Writers I Love” and it honors Heather’s mother, who she lost to Alzheimer’s disease.

Jun 25, 2023 • 10:03

Loss and New Beginnings

Today’s For the Good of the Order is a speech that Kelly gave at Camp Kesem, a very special place that welcomes loss, friendship, sorrow and new beginnings equally. A place that shows us that we can be damaged and heavy-hearted, but still buoyant and insightful and very useful to one another.

Jun 23, 2023 • 9:21

Claire Danes and Kate Bowler Book Clubbing with Kelly Part 3

Sadly, this is the last conversation with Claire Danes and Kate Bowler about what makes life worth all the trouble, worry and suffering. In this freewheeling ride, we dig into just how inevitable personal ethical failure is and therefore, what does repair require. Like, how good are you at apologizing? Have you really accepted the people you love — as they are — or are you still trying to change them? How do you keep yourself and your choices aligned with your values? Enjoy the hon

Jun 20, 2023 • 52:28

Thanks For Being Here Amy's Dad Harold "Wes" Westlund

Amy Zuckerman shares a remembrance of her late father Harry “Wes” Westlund. Wes was a special man whose dream of becoming an Air Force fighter pilot was taken away just days before he was to receive his wings, due to a heart murmur. Amy says that although her dad lived his entire life under the threat of a heart defect, he had no issues at all with his capital “H” heart. He was a loving, caring and kind man who made all around him feel comfortable and welcome. Happy Father’s Day to th

Jun 18, 2023 • 8:00

Loss and Growing Up

In this tender essay, Kelly traces her understanding of death from the day her goldfish died to the moment her father died. For everyone who will be missing someone on Father’s Day, this is for you. Please share.

Jun 16, 2023 • 7:07

Claire Danes and Kate Bowler Book Clubbing with Kelly Part 2

Claire Danes, Kate Bowler and I try to figure out how the hell to live lives of real meaning and discovery, how to depersonalize the slings and arrows of any season, how to remember our agency and mobility. Based on Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most from authors Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz. Visit lifeworthliving.com/kelly to access a study guide to help you work through the book. Special thanks to the Warren Smoot Carter III and Meagan Carter C

Jun 13, 2023 • 53:25

Thanks For Being Here Courtney's Letter for Her Mom's 75th Birthday

Writer Courtney Martin wrote this loving, humorous tribute to her mother for her 75th birthday. Along with detailing some of her mom’s quirks that used to drive her crazy (but which at age 43 she now appreciates), Courtney also lovingly describes her many incredible qualities.

Jun 11, 2023 • 7:06

Axios Finish Line Reading

I find the Axios Finish Line newsletter hugely useful. I read it every day without fail. With 2023 graduates in mind, and all the conversations we had on college campuses across the country this spring, let me share and riff on this Finish Line piece that talked about the core skills this class of kids will need going forward. Axios: Sign up for newsletter here Book I mentioned: The Alignment Problem To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vis

Jun 9, 2023 • 8:02

Claire Danes and Kate Bowler Book Clubbing with Kelly Part 1

How do the values we inherited clash or complement the cultures we come of age in? How can we stay the right size in the world and in our own minds? What do you worship and nurture - art, the church, politics, food? Claire Danes and Kate Bowler join Kelly to talk about all the things that came up as they read Life Worth Living, our first Kelly Corrigan Wonders bookclub pick. Based on Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most from authors Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun and Rya

Jun 6, 2023 • 52:11

Thanks For Being Here Amy + Brandon's Donor Story

This is the story of an oncologist named Amy who diagnosed herself with leukemia in her own lab and a stem cell donor named Brandon who stepped up to save her life. The chances of finding a perfect donor match are extremely small. The chances that the perfect donor would end up living only an hour away are astronomically small - and yet, these two very special people beat the odds in many ways. Anyone can sign up to save a life. To join the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, donors simply

Jun 4, 2023 • 5:11

At Least Keep It Real with Yourself

In a recent high school graduation speech, Kelly shared her take on the things only we know about ourselves and how keeping our internal dialog honest sets the table for a good and happy life. Please share with all the 2023 graduates in your life.

Jun 2, 2023 • 9:44

What's worth doing? (and other essential questions)

Welcome to the Kelly Corrigan Wonders “Life Worth Living” Book Club. This is the opening episode, where Kelly and the authors dig into the key questions driving this series: what’s worth doing, who are we responsible to, how should life feel, how should we deal with failures, and what can keep our values and our behavior aligned? Share this with the readers and thinkers in your life. The more people having this conversation, the better for all of us. Based on Life Worth Living: A Gu

May 30, 2023 • 51:59

Thanks For Being Here Keith's Eulogy for his Dad Patrick

Keith Romano wrote and delivered this eulogy for his father Patrick Romano, a lover of sports who believed that teamwork was always more important than talent. Keith honors his father’s uncompromising values and beliefs, his sense of humor and the example he set for his family…illustrated by the “no look pass” something Patrick always felt was the perfect intersection of teamwork, skill and grace.

May 28, 2023 • 7:41

Listening Better

Very specific ideas for participating in great conversation wherever you go. This one is meant to help us all live as learners and connectors, not teachers, performers, takers. Because charity counts for more than cleverness. Everything you need to know to join the book club is here.

May 26, 2023 • 3:56

Carvell Wallace on Understanding and Acceptance

How do understanding and approval factor into kindness? Are we only nice to the people we "get"? How can we change the way we think about who is deserving of love, respect and kindness? (hint: it's everyone). Carvell Wallace has thoughts on all of this and more. He's a writer, a thinker and a creative who has written powerful profiles of artists, actors, activists and is also the curious mind behind the podcast Finding Fred, about Mr. Rogers. If you enjoy this conversation, make sure to

May 23, 2023 • 39:21

Thanks For Being Here - Alex Mallonee's Essay About His Mom Joyce

Alex Mallonee wrote this meaningful essay: “Things I Learned From My Mother Through the Art We Made Together”. It’s a look at Alex’s beautiful relationship with his incredible mom Joyce, her 25-year cancer journey and the art project they created together called “Deconstruction”. Joyce’s creativity, desire to collaborate, love and sense of humor fueled the project but more importantly, showed Alex how to live well. You can experience the “Deconstruction” Virtual Art Show he

May 21, 2023 • 10:59

How We Become Who We Are

Could a single comment from a teacher or a classmate in our youth redefine how we see ourselves and the world forever? Master storyteller Michael Lewis, in a funny excerpt from his conversation with Kelly for PBS’ Tell Me More, makes the case that indeed it could. (Bonus content not included in the previously aired Michael Lewis podcast interview.) Thank you to PBS. This interview can be viewed in its entirety anytime at: pbs.org/kelly

May 19, 2023 • 5:40

Steve Kerr and W. Kamau Bell on Speaking Up

People say “Stay in your lane” but I don’t buy it. I like people who care about a lot of things, not just winning another NBA championship (I see you Steve Kerr, eyeing #9) or making another world class docu-series (I see you W Kamau Bell, with your devastating Cosby series). I like people who dare to say unpopular things into microphones because they have a platform and they feel compelled to use it. This is an episode with two of my favorite people — Warriors coach Steve Kerr and come

May 16, 2023 • 48:17

Thanks For Being Here "Motherhood Illustrated"

At this time of year, we are knee-deep in sports: college lacrosse, the NBA play-offs and all the golf majors. Where there are sports, there are adjectives describing the athletes and where there are sports championships, those adjectives are garish and piled-high. Kelly wonders if maybe it’s time to use those dazzling descriptors to honor not the elite athletes out there but the army of regular, everyday, hard-working moms.

May 14, 2023 • 7:43

Mothers on Mothering

With thanks to listeners who shared stories about their mothers for this special episode, everyone here at Kelly Corrigan Wonders wishes you a Happy Mother’s Day. Produced by Charlie Upchurch.

May 12, 2023 • 26:59

Living With and Through Deep Anxieties with Jewel

You might know bits and pieces of Jewel’s story. Homeless girl hitchhiking into the lower 48 from Alaska. Making music. Being robbed by her mother. What you might not know is how deeply and wisely she thinks about anxiety. This is one to share with every person you love who is sometimes gripped by panic. Please note that this episode references alcoholism, abuse and suicide. Special thanks to the Lafayette Library and Learning Center in Lafayette, CA.

May 9, 2023 • 53:04

Mental Health Check on When to Quit

A letter to my children about giving up and when it’s just fine to walk.

May 8, 2023 • 3:55

Thanks For Being Here Jenn Drohan's "Forever Parents"

This episode of Thanks For Being Here began with a voice message left by listener Jennifer Drohan. Jenn explained that while she enjoyed the Live From College series, as the mother of two older children with autism, she found it somewhat painful to listen to…her children will not be going to college. Kelly asked Jenn if she would like to write something we could share and the result was this moving, illuminating and important essay called, “Forever Parents”. Jenn shines a light on the

May 7, 2023 • 6:42

Getting Real about The Empty Nest

Sometimes, even when things go precisely as you hoped they would, change hurts. Kelly was a guest on a podcast called A Slight Change of Plans, hosted by Dr. Maya Shankar, who was curious to know how empty nesting was going. The conversation was so rich that it felt worth sharing here. This one is for every parent you know. Pass it on.

May 2, 2023 • 50:43

Thanks For Being Here Remembering Ryland

Please note that this episode references addiction and suicide. Teri Rose wrote this loving remembrance of her son Ryland. Ryland was a light in this world who struggled with anxiety, depression and addiction. As Teri said, “He didn’t have a drug problem, he had a life problem. He was saddled with depression and anxiety, which led to his trying to make himself feel better and reduce the noise in his head.” This beautiful eulogy helps to paint the full picture of Ryland: a unique comb

Apr 30, 2023 • 12:19

How We Get Better

For a special listener who was just diagnosed, here are some thoughts on the stages of recovery that I encourage you to share with every last person you know who is in treatment for anything.

Apr 28, 2023 • 7:27

The Honor and Weight of Being a Role Model

Kelly’s guest is actress and author Constance Wu - you may know her from her roles in the breakthrough tv show Fresh Off the Boat and the blockbuster film Crazy, Rich Asians. Constance shares her experiences as an actress in Hollywood both on and off screen: the privilege and responsibility of representation, being a true artist, navigating social media and an incident which took her to a very dark place. Special thanks to PBS for supporting Tell Me More and this podcast series. You

Apr 25, 2023 • 51:35

Thanks For Being Here Mary Hope's Letter Introducing Alex

Mary Hope wrote this thoughtful, open-hearted letter to her community to introduce her son Alex - who had previously been known to all as Jenna, her daughter. Kelly Corrigan Wonders listeners will be familiar with Alex’s story as we shared it in the episode “A Mother Son Story of the Ultimate Transition” and it was also replayed it in the For the Good of the Order feed. Today, we’re sharing this letter which Mary Hope wrote to officially introduce Alex because we find the kindness, tr

Apr 23, 2023 • 8:03

Blessings to Share with Those You Love

Kelly shares her own “go to” mantra as well as two blessings from frequent Kelly Corrigan Wonders guest Kate Bowler and her co-author/friend/podcast producer Jessica Richie’s beautiful and extremely useful book: The Lives We Actually Have (100 Blessings for Imperfect Days). The book is full of warm and witty blessings found within the struggles of our shared humanity, from the New York Times bestselling authors of Good Enough.

Apr 21, 2023 • 4:38

Michael Lewis on What Makes Some People Irreplaceable

No one understands what makes a character sing better than Michael Lewis. The Big Short, Moneyball, Liar’s Poker, these stories stand for whole industries because Michael Lewis puts just the right protagonist in the center. He is also the father to three great characters, including Dixie, who was killed in a head on collision in May of 2021. This is one of the most moving and important conversations we’ve ever shared and we thank PBS for supporting this work as well as the Lafayette Lib

Apr 18, 2023 • 50:35

Thanks for Being Here Barbara's Love Letter to her Mom Dorthea

Barbara Michelman wrote this love letter to her mother Dorthea after she died at 89. Barbara said, “My mom was not one for public displays of emotion, she would have hated me crying at her own service. So, I didn’t read this at her funeral. Instead I stood in front of my church family and cried while reading it.” Barbara’s letter is a beautiful tribute to her hard-working, no-fuss mom who had grit and love to spare.

Apr 16, 2023 • 8:13

Loss and the Craving for Answers

One of the nicest things that has happened to me in my professional life is crossing paths with Michael Lewis. I think he is the best storyteller in America and our handful of collaborations have been spectacular experiences for me. Next week you’ll hear a long interview him. Today, in anticipation of that conversation, I wanted to share a piece about grief and the way the mind seeks certainty and story. Please share with anyone you know who is wrestling with loss.

Apr 14, 2023 • 4:09

Gretchen Rubin on Using Our Five Senses to Explore the World

Once upon a time there was a girl who got pink-eye and went to the Met. Author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin (The Happiness Project, Happier with Gretchen Rubin) joins Kelly to talk about how a visit to her eye doctor inspired her to start engaging with her five senses like never before. Gretchen’s intriguing new book Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me out of my Head and Into the World is available 4/18/23. Special thanks to Dean Kattari for the wonderful new show ope

Apr 11, 2023 • 50:39

Thanks For Being Here Eulogy for 8107 Warren Ave

As families gather in homes across the country and around the world this week for Passover and Easter, we thought it would be nice to share this heartfelt eulogy Katie Dahm wrote for her childhood home: 8107 Warren Avenue.

Apr 9, 2023 • 4:35

Making Decisions about What's Worth Doing

There’s a new book out - LIFE WORTH LIVING - that I have been loving (and relying on) since I got an early copy six months ago. I think it might be my go to guide to how to think about what’s worth doing. it’s based on the very popular Yale class of the same name. So I rallied some Yalies — Claire Danes and Kate Bowler — to read it and walk through the major questions with me in a 5-part pod series that starts right after Memorial Day. You can follow along even if you haven’t read t

Apr 7, 2023 • 8:50

Cause for Hope: Two Gen Zs Tell It Like It Could Be

Need a bounce in your step? Click play. You will spend the better part of an hour with two young people who are coming into their power just as we need them most. JerDrema (Dreme) Flynt is a Fulbright Scholar and tech entrepreneur. Will McQuiston is well on his way to a degree from Harvard after a harrowing childhood in Prattville, Alabama. In a sea of gnarly headlines and a culture of name calling and blame gaming, these Gen Z superstars soothed our nervous systems and made us mor

Apr 4, 2023 • 51:02

Thanks For Being Here Joy's Grandmother Zelda

Joy Netanya Thompson submitted this moving eulogy for her paternal grandmother Zelda, a Holocaust survivor who endured so much and yet threw her arms open to life. Zelda danced at every opportunity and basked in the presence of her grandchildren like they were sunshine. Replay of Episode #27 which originally aired on August 14, 2022.

Apr 2, 2023 • 6:48

For The Good of the Order Replay of KCW A Mother and Son Story of the Ultimate Transition

This GOTO is a replay of Kelly Corrigan Wonders Ep 18, “A Mother and Son Story of the Ultimate Transition”, which originally aired in January 2021. We’re sharing it again today in celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility and to honor Alex and his mom.

Mar 31, 2023 • 50:47

How Do You Make The Most of College?

Everyone loves a list. Everyone needs a way to cut through all the noise and move forward with expert guidance. That’s what today’s episode is all about. For those who are making the big investment in college, here are the tips for how to make the best of it from two people who know: Katie Gayman, who has worked in the field of college counseling for 13 years and Dr. Angel Perez, CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Share this episode widely so that everyon

Mar 28, 2023 • 51:41

Thanks For Being Here BONUS MONDAY EPISODE Lena Honors Aaron

As many of our listeners know, Kelly has a dear cousin, Kathy, who turns up, one way or another, in all of Kelly’s books. Kathy and her husband Tony have three children. Their oldest, Aaron was killed in a car accident 20 summers ago, just after his freshman year in college. Tomorrow, March 28, 2023 would have been his 40th birthday. To mark the moment, Aaron’s sister Lena shared a short, unforgettable piece about remembering. Posted with love to Kath, Tony Z, Lena and Mags.

Mar 27, 2023 • 4:37

Thanks For Being Here Pallie's 40th Birthday Toast to her Sister Laurel

Pallie Savoie’s sister Laurel was always her role model. Although their relationship went through different phases over the course of their lives, they’re now not just two sisters who love and care for one another…they’re the closest of friends. This is an episode for anyone who has ever looked up to an older sister or brother. Please share widely, whether you’re close with your sibling(s) - or you want to be. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practic

Mar 26, 2023 • 9:20

The Great Quantification

We could easily slip into a reality where everything about us is reflected back in numbers. Our weight. Our steps. Our likes. Our follows and bank accounts and the square footage of our homes. But that’s not who we are. Here’s a reminder for all of us and everyone we love to turn away from “The Great Quantification”. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit http

Mar 24, 2023 • 7:35

Our Final College Visit with Spelman's Beloved "Dean P"

What is possible when you put thousands of superstar women on one campus and tell them the world is theirs? Spelman College is teeming with students who are in it to win it and lucky to have the steady guidance of Dean Desiree Pedescleaux. Dean P, on campus for over two decades now, helps each crop of students unpack the Constitution in all its glory and limitation. She is beloved and it’s easy to see why. Also in this episode: several students who Kelly and Tammy wanted to hire imm

Mar 21, 2023 • 51:15

Thanks For Being Here Eulogy For Mike "Mick" O'Shea

Heather O’Shea submitted this lovely eulogy, written by her sister Colleen, for their dad Mike “Mick” O’Shea. The father of five daughters, Mike is remembered as a loving family man, the life of the party and someone who always found a way to bring people together.

Mar 19, 2023 • 7:46

College Girls Talk...Kelly Goes to Spelman

JUST HIT PLAY. These women are such a thrill to listen to. Three Spelman superstars share their energy and dreams…

Mar 17, 2023 • 14:19

College Visit with UCSD's Manuel Vargas

How do you see the world and how much of that is based on lived experiences? How much comes from your education (formal and informal)? When was the last time you came to a new insight or position without being exposed to something new? This is a conversation with UCSD philosophy professor Manuel Vargas that might shake up your point of view on blame, determinism, midlife crises and what sets the table for cooperation. Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporti

Mar 14, 2023 • 50:59

Thanks For Being Here Meghan's Story of Writing Her Mom's Eulogy

Meghan Jarvis’ beautiful story of what happened as she holed herself up in a friend’s home to write her mother’s eulogy. This is for anyone who has written a eulogy and knows what an emotionally fraught yet transformative time it can be.

Mar 12, 2023 • 8:27

Mental Health Check on Getting What You Want

With a special nod to every high school senior hearing back from colleges right about now, here are a few thoughts I share every chance I get about how to respond to news of all types.

Mar 10, 2023 • 5:02

Feelings, Friction and Family with Dr. Lisa Damour

There’s so many people who claim to be experts about family life. Dr. Lisa Damour is the real deal. This is one of the most useful conversations I have ever had on the podcast. Listen. Share. Listen again. It’s loaded with gems. Check out Lisa’s new book: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents.

Mar 7, 2023 • 50:38

Thanks For Being Here Kerry's "Fartsville" Story

Kerry Mossler shares a funny memory that stands out for both her and her mom. It’s often the simplest moments, that create the most cherished memories.

Mar 5, 2023 • 3:33

Mental Health Check on Mood Medications

Dr. Lisa Damour is one of my most trusted parenting advisors. She is careful and understanding, sincere and informed. Here’s a snippet of our conversation about teenagers, moods and medication. Join us on Tuesday for a longer interview about her new book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more a

Mar 3, 2023 • 11:57

Amanda Ripley on Personal and Global Conflict

67 million of us are estranged from a family member. 85% of us are in regular conflict at work. The country is split on every issue from masks to education, health care to policing. Kelly asks journalist and bestselling author of High Conflict, Amanda Ripley where we go from here. This episode is a replay of Ep #37 which originally aired on May 25, 2021.

Feb 28, 2023 • 44:36

Thanks For Being Here Susie's Rock of Gibraltar Story about her Mom

A short but powerful story by Susie DeCarlo about her mother but also about herself. Often, the way our parents see us is the way we come to see ourselves and Susie’s mom saw her in the very best way: strong, unbreakable, thriving.

Feb 26, 2023 • 2:32

Mental Health Check on Judging Other Women

While forcing ourselves to exercise at the gym, it can be all too easy to look around and judge others. Maybe it makes us feel a bit better in the moment regarding how we look, how in shape we are (or aren’t) and what we’re wearing…maybe it’s time to stop.

Feb 24, 2023 • 6:28

College Visit with Design Professor Tiffany Lin at Tulane

Tiffany Lin is an award-winning professor at Tulane and it’s obvious why. She brings her whole self to every class, teaching the kind of empathic thinking that all good design reflects. Her passion for intellectual growth is contagious and we left campus inspired. Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting this series.

Feb 21, 2023 • 50:59

Thanks For Being Here Allison's Wedding Toast

Allison Hassett Wohl wrote this toast to honor and celebrate her step-son Jake and his new wife Allison on their wedding day. One of the things that drew Jake and Allison together was their shared commitment to honoring the dignity of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The world is a better place because of their love, kindness and commitment and the way that they engage with the world every day.

Feb 19, 2023 • 5:56

Mental Health Check on Real Life Goodness

Every Friday, we share something good and true about the world, something to get your head right as you finish another week and head into some downtime. Inspiration comes from all manner of places, this week a New York Times article about a guy who quietly made life a little easier for the people in his town. The New York Times article Kelly references was written by Emily Schmall and was published January 25, 2023.

Feb 17, 2023 • 4:06

College Visit with Sex Professor Dr. Nicole McNichols at U of Washington

The most popular class at The University of Washington is Psych 210: The Diversity of Human Sexuality. Kelly sits down with the professor, Dr. Nicole McNichols to find out what’s on the curriculum. You can find Dr. Nicole McNichols on Instagram @nicole_thesexprofessor Note: Graphic discussion of sexuality with a psychologist and sex educator. Additional discussion of suicide and eating disorders. Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting this series.

Feb 14, 2023 • 51:21

Thanks For Being Here Andrea's Butterfly Story About Her Mom

As a 7 year-old, all Andrea Wetzel wanted was a home-made butterfly costume with glitter wings for Halloween. Her loving and busy single mom did her very best and yet, it wasn’t quite what Andrea had hoped for. This delightful story is a reminder that you “have to be able to laugh things off…you just have to”.

Feb 12, 2023 • 7:49

Mental Health Check on What College Kids Want Us To Know

6 young women, huddled around a coffee table in an off campus apartment in Seattle, answer Kelly’s questions about eating, sex, drugs, depression and social media. Please share. Note: Graphic discussion of potential trigger issues - eating, sexuality, drug use, depression, body image.

Feb 10, 2023 • 16:34

College Considerations on Philosophy and 19-year-olds with Michael Murray

If we traded college for job training, what would be lost? Why are so many CEOs philosophy majors? What kind of conversations and connections become possible when we insist on core curriculum classes? We’re kicking off the spring semester of Live From College in which Kelly and Tammy road trip to campuses across the country asking What’s the point of a liberal arts education in 2023? Special thanks to The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for supporting this series.

Feb 7, 2023 • 51:08

Thanks For Being Here Carol's Eulogy For Her Friend Caroline

Carol Knerr wrote this eulogy to honor her lifelong friend Caroline. They met when they were four and remained close friends for decades. From shared bus rides in grade school to swimming with dolphins in New Zealand as young women to spending time together during Caroline’s final days - their friendship was one for the ages.

Feb 5, 2023 • 7:30

Mental Health Check on Nurturing Outrage

Determined to understand why we’re so often in a state of righteous outrage, I went looking for the benefits. And boy did I find them. Here is some social science on the exhilaration of anger and the incentives to mellow out. Please share with everyone in your life who is tired of all the finger pointing.

Feb 3, 2023 • 18:04

The Humble Doctor with Sarah Handelsman + Cathy Takacs Witkop

For the 5th and final episode in the Intellectual Humility series, Kelly talks to two doctors Dr. Sarah Handelsman (Pediatrician, East Bay Pediatrics) and Dr. Catherine Takacs Witkop (Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences), about how open mindedness figures into their time with patients. Funding for this episode was provided by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center as part of its "Expanding Awareness of the Science of Intellectual Humility" initiative, sup

Jan 31, 2023 • 50:34

Thanks For Being Here Leslie's Letter to Her Husband Ben

In honor of 20 years together, Leslie Browning wrote this sweet tribute to her husband Ben. In her early years, Leslie got her idea of “romantic love” from what she saw in chick movies but after sharing two decades together and the juggling required with kids, jobs, financial pressures, competing demands, middle age, menopause and loss, she learned that although solid, steady, “real love” might not make that great of a movie - it sure makes for one hell of a life.

Jan 29, 2023 • 3:59

Mental Health Check on Interpreting Discomfort

It can be really hard to interpret the signals our bodies send us. Does stress mean we should run? Does discomfort mean something is going wrong? Today’s mini pod unpacks one of the top social science findings of 2022.

Jan 27, 2023 • 5:13

Love, Sex and Connection with Dr. Helen Fisher

Let’s say this: the number one driver of happiness across time and culture is meaningful connection to others. So how do you get it and how do you keep it? Dr. Helen Fisher has been studying love for 5 decades. 5. That’s a lot of information. Share this conversation with the people you love. Tons of takeaways that you can integrate immediately. Take Helen’s personality quiz and figure out who you are…and who you aren’t. Funding for this episode was provided by UC Berkeley's Grea

Jan 24, 2023 • 55:03

Thanks For Being Here Jill's Eulogy For Her Mother Jo

Josephine “Jo” Warren was a keeper of lists and her daughter, Jill Kohler, honored her by creating a special list of her own in the eulogy she lovingly wrote for her mom. In addition to making lists, organizing closets and alphabetizing the family pantry, Jo also loved to have fun, try new things and kick up her heels as a feather boa-wearing member of the Omaha Dancing Grannies. She was also brilliant at casting a wide net to gather special people around her. Jo Warren: keeper of lis

Jan 22, 2023 • 10:09

Mental Health Check on Long Term Love

There is a lot to know about what makes love last. People like John Gottman and Helen Fisher have been studying sex, love and connection for decades. Here’s a few excellent ideas to hold on to as you live out the day to day of your core relationships. (Very good episode to share with your partner. Will start a valuable conversation!)

Jan 20, 2023 • 6:18

Inspiration for The Creative Life

Jazz, improv, curiosity and intellectual humility - what might these topics have to do with business? Kelly talks with Dr. Natalie Nixon a creativity strategist, author and public speaker about how taking cues from the world of design and other creative mediums can help us work more effectively. Natalie has an incredibly varied background which informs her work: she’s lived in 5 countries and has a background in anthropology, fashion, academia and dance. She is the author of Strategic Design T

Jan 17, 2023 • 51:00

Thanks For Being Here Amanda's Eulogy for Cathy

Amanda Detweiler wrote this kind and humorous eulogy for her dear friend Cathy. Cathy was generous, beautiful, intelligent and had a magnetic personality but the thing that meant the most to her close friends and family was the judgement-free, no holds barred, all-consuming love she poured into each of them. In this time where human connection has become so fleeting - may we all follow Cathy’s example and take five seconds to send a note to someone we love and appreciate.

Jan 15, 2023 • 6:57

Mental Health Check on Saying No

Here’s a reminder that it’s okay to say no when the moment calls for it because, frankly, I have been finding it impossible. The temptation to be oh-so-casual and easy-to-do-business with sometimes overrides my better judgment. Maybe you can relate. Please share with your mom friends. We all need the nudge every now and then.

Jan 13, 2023 • 5:57

The Humble Parent with Julie Lythcott-Haims

Kelly and Julie confess their parental “areas for improvement” and compare notes on the role of humility in family life. What’s the upside of knowing how little we know? A lot…. Funding for this episode was provided by UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center as part of its "Expanding Awareness of the Science of Intellectual Humility" initiative, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

Jan 10, 2023 • 51:15

Thanks For Being Here Joe's Essay About His Mom Beth

From diagnosis to a final, beautiful kiss on the cheek, Joe Lucien reflects on his deeply kind, considerate and loving mom Beth’s breast cancer journey in this poignant college essay. Joe shares lessons learned - how he now knows the hard truth that things in life don’t always go the way you want them to and there are some things you just cannot control. Inspired and motivated by Beth’s strength, perseverance and early guidance, Joe has been able to reach down deep inside himself to s

Jan 8, 2023 • 5:08

Mental Health Check on the Power of Wonder

What’s the point of slowing down, noticing, directing your attention to small wonders? Kelly celebrates the work of Dacher Keltner on AWE. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 6, 2023 • 13:49

The What, Why and How of Intellectual Humility

Today’s episode kicks off a month long look at intellectual humility - the simple concept that all knowledge is partial. Kelly talks with researcher and academic Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren about how we come to conclusions and what, if anything, can interrupt the creation of overconfident, under-researched, ironclad, and divisive by nature convictions. Daryl teaches at Hope College in Michigan and researches the social motivation for meaning and its relation to virtues and morals. Funding f

Jan 3, 2023 • 49:42

Love, Hope and Grief for Stacey's Dad Frank

As snow falls on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Stacey remembers her hard-working and loving father Frank. (Replay of Ep 11 which originally aired on 4/24/22)

Jan 1, 2023 • 10:42

Mental Health Check: Tales of Neuroplasticity

I am damn near hopeless with routers and a printer on the skids can take me around the bend. But, inspired by my mother and my husband and a friend, I remembered that hopeless is almost always an overstatement. (Replay of episode #14 which originally aired on 10/29/21)

Dec 30, 2022 • 4:38

Looking Back with Kate Bowler at All Things Happy

Bestselling author, star podcaster, stage 4 cancer patient and the kind of friend you can be honest with, Kate Bowler, compares her Happy list with Kelly’s. A conversation to share with your best friend.

Dec 27, 2022 • 51:15

Love, Hope and Grief for Andy's Dad

This episode features a eulogy beautifully written by my editor at Random House, Andy Ward, to honor his father. (Replay of Thanks For Being Here Episode #1 which originally aired on February 13, 2022.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 25, 2022 • 16:01

Mental Health Check on Conquering Envy

Okay so I went to a thing and I came home with a little case of the envies and then I found a bit of a book that helped me feel and think better about jealousy so I had to share… (Replay of Episode #4 - originally aired 8/20/21) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 23, 2022 • 8:56

Looking Back with Kate Bowler at the Truly Crappy

Professor, podcaster, stage 4 cancer patient Kate Bowler knows the difference between crappy and happy. This week we review the Crappy Files, which turned out to be an enormously moving and often hilarious conversation. Next week: The Happy Files. Share them both with the women you love. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adcho

Dec 20, 2022 • 58:02

Thanks For Being Here Stephanie's 50th Anniversary Letter to her Parents

Stephanie Doublestein wrote this letter to honor her parents Chuck and Sue on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary. Stephanie says she observed a marriage and a love not made up of flashy moments, loud declarations of romance, big jewelry surprises or grand gestures but the humble yet impressive accumulation of quiet acts of service, regular little rituals and small moments of thoughtful generosity…and choosing love over and over.

Dec 18, 2022 • 5:16

Cheers to a Legend

In 1976, Judy Woodruff began her career in journalism, thanks to sexist manager who explained that he hired her for her legs. 46 years later, she’s still making us think about the world, how it works and how it could work better. In honor of her retirement from the anchor desk at PBS News Hour, Kelly shares this conversation about where the country is right now and why. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privac

Dec 16, 2022 • 25:53

Double Header: Katie Couric + Neal Katyal

First up, a conversation with Katie Couric, who has been in the media business for 40 some years now in a variety of roles, who has a really honed perspective on where we are, how we got here, and where we might try to get to next. After Katie, a discussion with Neal Katyal, a Georgetown law professor who has argued in front of the Supreme Court. Between Neil and Katie, we hope we come to a set of understandings about this moment in American public life and what we might hope

Dec 13, 2022 • 59:13

Thanks For Being Here Paul's Notes to Charlotte

A stunningly beautiful eulogy comprised of notes written over many years by Paul Paroff to his friend Chris Stokes’ mother Charlotte. Charlotte was like a second mother to Paul - until she became more like his own mother and a grandmother to his son. The simplicity of the notes that are included is a reminder to us all to keep in touch, to reach out more often, to share our love and gratitude with the very special people in our lives.

Dec 11, 2022 • 7:09

Kelly's Life Hacks

After much back and forth with you all on Facebook, I came up with my most important go-to items — the things that get me through the day — and, more importantly, the ideas that ground me on the epic journey of motherhood.

Dec 9, 2022 • 6:17

Double Header: Dave Eggers + Nick Hornby

Dave Eggers and Nick Hornby are two of our best novelists, and both happen to be serious do gooders as well. With dozens of books between them, they have keen observations on society, relationships and how to have impact. Kelly sat down with them, first Dave then Nick, on the set of her PBS show Tell Me More, in part to celebrate the release of Nick’s new book on Prince and Dickens.

Dec 6, 2022 • 53:40

Thanks For Being Here MJ's Eulogy for ThaTha

MJ Murray Vachon eulogizes her daughter-in-law Madhura’s grandfather Rajagopala Sarma (called ThaTha by his family). ThaTha was a brilliant statistician working for the Indian government who placed his deep love of family above all else - even his own opportunity to purse an education at UC Berkeley when he was offered a scholarship in 1960. However, three decades later, when his daughter Raji emigrated to the US for a medical residency, ThaTha decided to join her to be with his belov

Dec 4, 2022 • 6:40

What makes some creatives so productive?

Dave Eggers and Nick Hornby have thoughts about why and how we create.

Dec 2, 2022 • 4:28

Anne Lamott on Perfectly Imperfect

Celebrated for her raw, hilarious accounts of stumbling toward her best self, Anne Lamott is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books. Her special brand of humility, grace and gratitude makes this a must-listen episode for anyone needing a dose of inspiration. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You

Nov 29, 2022 • 42:26

Thanks For Being Here Emery's College Essay - Sunday Breakfast

Kelly Warm submitted her daughter Emery’s college essay about how much she values her family’s Sunday breakfasts, a tradition which goes back 40 years. Emery outlines all that she’s learned from her large family and what she has taught them. This beautiful essay illustrates the appreciation of connectedness and family traditions that we often think teenagers disdain. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-po

Nov 27, 2022 • 9:04

Kelly's Gratitude List

Everyone who knows anything about well being recommends gratitude lists. It’s a way to taste the goodness twice and relishing what is rather than pining for what could, should or might be. So here’s Kelly’s. What’s yours?

Nov 25, 2022 • 6:44

Embracing What Is with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts, who has been saying Good Morning America for decades now, has a few hard-earned lessons to share. She was in isolation for 174 days after a bone marrow transplant to save her life. She reported from Katrina only after searching the coast for her own family. She broke every barrier in journalism on her own terms. She personifies grit, which is why we had to bring Angela Duckworth into the conversation, to break down just how we all might nurture and sustain Robin’s per

Nov 22, 2022 • 51:04

Thanks For Being Here Kimberly's Toast To Her Friend Steph

What never fails to impress you? Kim Tully was asked this question at a meeting and in under 10 seconds, she came up with her answer: genuine people. People who are 100% themselves, 100% of the time. Kim’s friend Steph embodies this and today’s episode is a toast that Kim wrote to honor her. Kim says: “I respect her I admire her, I love her and I wish I was a little more like her. We can all learn from Steph to live a life that is deeper than an edited social media post or a filtere

Nov 20, 2022 • 4:18

Everyday Forgiveness

It’s here: the time of year when we mix it up with family. Good to keep a little forgiveness handy. This episode was made to share.

Nov 18, 2022 • 7:54

College Visit with the President of Montana State University

Dr. Waded Cruzado was the first person in her family to go to college. She loved it. She went on to get a PhD and move from Puerto Rico to — of all places — Bozeman Montana, where she is regarded in heroic terms. She is determined to show every kid in the state what’s possible around them and within them. Her favorite day of the year is commencement. She is inspired and inspiring in equal measures and we loved our time with her.

Nov 15, 2022 • 50:53

Thanks For Being Here Pete's Dad Larry

Pete Bidstrup wrote this heartfelt tribute to his dad Lawrence “Larry” Otto Bidstrup. Larry was a husband, father, grandfather, Marine, teacher, coach, mentor, athlete, fisherman and friend. He had a way of laughing at himself, almost never missed a day of work and was always there when he said he would be. He was most definitely the kind of man anyone would want their kid to have as a teacher or coach and after many years spent as a very successful wrestling coach, Larry had no issu

Nov 13, 2022 • 7:29

Mental Health Note on Shifting Our Attention

This is a note on how to lift ourselves out of our tiny lives. Please share.

Nov 11, 2022 • 7:05

College Visit with a Jolly, Brilliant Computer Science Professor Named Zach Dodds

How do kids become adults who can give and receive feedback? Who approach problems from multiple angles as a matter of course? Who feel safe sharing failures and asking for help? Maybe one way is by taking a class from Dr. Zach Dodds, a computer science professor at Harvey Mudd College, who is as enthusiastic about education and supporting the next generation as anyone I have ever spent time with.

Nov 8, 2022 • 49:58

Thanks For Being Here Lily's College Essay - "We Rise"

Lily Janas, now a student at Bowdoin College, wrote this stirring college admissions essay called “We Rise”. She sets the scene at 2am and goes on to describe one of the most impactful experiences of her young life. The story unfolds slowly, and Lily gives clues along the way but never fully reveals what she’s a part of - until the very end.

Nov 6, 2022 • 6:00

Parenting Check In: The Fear of Suicide

Kelly asks Dr. Ken Ginsburg, long time pediatrician, what to do about the ultimate fear.

Nov 4, 2022 • 5:36

College Visit Talking Books with Dr. Clara Oropeza

Santa Barbara has one of the best community colleges in the country. Kelly and her producer Tammy spent a day on the campus of Santa Barbara City College sitting in on class and talking about books, poetry, identity and society with Dr. Clara Oropeza. She describes her own intellectual awakenings in a way that helps underline the real point of college.

Nov 1, 2022 • 50:00

Thanks For Being Here Stephen's College Essay - The J-Team

Stephen Gallagher’s college essay takes a look at what could have just been a simple summer job but became so much more. It’s often a tough job, a demanding boss or an uncomfortable experience which shapes a person and changes the course of one’s life for the better. Although this essay recounts a true story, the names of the participants have been changed.

Oct 30, 2022 • 4:53

Parenting Check In on Unconditional Love with Dr. Ken Ginsburg

The 4th of 5 quick check ins with Dr. Ken Ginsburg about the differences between unconditional love, unconditional like and unconditional acceptance of all behaviors. Made to be shared widely with the people you count on to help you manage — and enjoy — family life.

Oct 28, 2022 • 6:39

Learning How to Learn with Dr. Marcia Chatelain

It’s easy for academia to become remote, unless you have a professor like Dr. Marcia Chatelain. She teaches history at Georgetown and spends a lot of her classroom minutes creating connections between way back then and right this minute and, as importantly, them and us. She is a Pulitzer Prize winner who isn’t afraid to claim her place as a Den Mother. For those reasons and more that you’ll hear, Marcia is one of our all-time favorite guests on Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

Oct 25, 2022 • 51:33

Thanks For Being Here Ciara's College Essay - Mowing the Lawn with Dad

This moving essay was written by Ciara McAuliffe as her college admissions essay. Ciara writes about how as a kid she felt a terrific desire to control every facet of her life, which manifested in of all things, mowing the lawn with her dad. She could not help her dads’ drinking but in the mornings when they mowed together, he was sober. A beautiful essay revealing the struggle to let go.

Oct 23, 2022 • 5:38

Parenting Check In on Rejection and Risk with Dr. Ken Ginsberg

Super interesting note from respected pediatrician and parenting guide Dr. Ken Ginsburg on using elements of our environment to start conversations with our kids. Be the edge of the pool, as they say. Share with all the hard-thinking parents in your circle.

Oct 21, 2022 • 19:11

Love and Old Age, How To Be Caring

Replay of Episode 73 from February 2022. With tenderness and optimism, Atul Gawande (author of Being Mortal, a must read) and Ai-jen Poo (who supports caregivers across the country) give us all a way to think about love, caregiving and facing mortality. To watch Kelly’s conversations with Atul and Ai-jen, go to www.pbs.org/kelly. If you love our pod, please give us a nice juicy 5 star rating. It takes about 2 seconds and helps lots of other people find us. Thanks.

Oct 18, 2022 • 49:55

Thanks For Being Here Tracy's Dad Joe

Today’s submission is introduced in the episode as a eulogy but it’s actually an essay that writer, speaker and advocate Tracy Hargen wrote about her beloved dad Joe, shortly after he died in 2012. Tracy describes her dad as her “cheerleader, biggest fan, bear hugger, tear wiper and supporter of crazy ideas”. He had a big personality that filled every room he walked into and had a memorable, radio-worthy voice that Tracy got to capture and have forever when they did a StoryCorp

Oct 16, 2022 • 10:25

Parenting Check In on Knowing Your Territory with Dr. Ken Ginsburg

2nd in a set of 5 mini-pods, Kelly talks to the country’s premiere expert in teenagers, Dr. Ken Ginsburg. This time, they talk about where and when it’s most productive to make rules and go to the mat enforcing them. Turns out, she had a few things wrong.

Oct 14, 2022 • 15:46

Father Greg Boyle on Character, Change and Kindness Dosing

If you haven’t heard of Father Greg Boyle, let us introduce you: a Jesuit priest who has a touch of Santa Claus in his affect, Greg Boyle has collaborated with thousands of former gang members to build thriving businesses and communities of radical acceptance in East LA. He is a man who is sure that love is the answer to every question and has lived a life that offers him daily proof. Following my conversation with Father Boyle, I sat down with a researcher and social scientist named

Oct 11, 2022 • 50:33

Thanks For Being Here Margaret's Mother-In-Law Adele

Margaret Lauhoff submitted this delightful eulogy - it was written by her husband Dave for his mother Adele who he clearly adored. Rather than use colorful adjectives to describe his very special mom, Dave opted to shine a light on her by sharing particular words and phrases she used throughout her life as well as by telling stories of how she interacted with those around her. The result is a warm, humorous, loving remembrance of a very unique lady. To learn more abou

Oct 9, 2022 • 11:01

Parenting Check In on Peer Influence with Dr. Ken Ginsburg

Dr. Ken Ginsburg knows a lot about teenagers; he’s been working with them for decades. He made a surprising assertion about peer v parental influence that I just had to follow up on. We’ll be back for the next 4 Fridays with more tidbits from this guy. Please share with your friends. Check out Ken’s new book, “Congrats! You’re Having a Teen! Strengthen Your Family and Raise a Good Person” put out by the American Academy of Pediatrics. To learn more about listener d

Oct 7, 2022 • 13:15

College Visit with Notre Dame's Kathy Cummings and Sam Newlands

Exhausting, illuminating, filled with grace—that’s how the Notre Dame students in this episode described their college experience. In addition to talking to the kids, Kelly sat down with two professors who love their work, Dr. Kathy Cummings (winner of the 2021 Sheedy Award for Excellence in Teaching) who teaches history and Dr. Sam Newlands, a philosopher who studios hope, optimism and transformative experiences. This is a conversation for anyone wondering about the benefits of study

Oct 4, 2022 • 49:55

Thanks For Being Here Anne Marie's Mom Anne

Anne Marie eulogizes her mother Anne Nahn who she says, “was a life force unlike most”. She was the mother of 8 and grandmother of 18, she learned to tap dance at 42 and was a PhD candidate at 55 “just for fun”. Anne loved life and embraced it wholeheartedly, always ready to jump aboard whatever adventure might come her way.

Oct 2, 2022 • 10:37

Mental Health Check on Awe

You know the feeling you get when you look at a cool building or clouds from the plane window? When you watch a young person excel in anything — from tennis to American Idol? When you turn a corner and are met by chalk art or a show stopping window display? That’s awe and it’s powerful stuff and today’s GOTO wonders how it works and why. (Replay) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more a

Sep 30, 2022 • 7:20

College Visit with Yale's Miroslav Volf

Yale offers a class called Life Worth Living, taught in part by an irresistible religion professor named Miroslav Volf, who has pulled readings from the ages into a curriculum that asks students to reflect on what makes a life “good.” As Miroslav says, “we’ve become experts at means but amateurs at ends.” This is a conversation to share with everyone in your immediate circles.

Sep 27, 2022 • 50:58

Thanks For Being Here Michelle's 20th Anniversary Essay

Michelle Hurst celebrates her husband and their marriage on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary. From 23 year-old newlyweds finding their way in the world to 43 year-old’s who have shared a puppy, kids, a mortgage and decades of meaningful memories - they have navigated it all together. Michelle says: “I knew he was ‘home’ that’s the only word I have ever used to describe him.”

Sep 25, 2022 • 8:00

Mental Health Check on Getting What You Want

I moderated a panel of public media professionals recently and scribbled pages of notes as they talked through the pivotal moments in their careers. Absolutely had to share these 5 takeaways for anyone who is wondering what’s next and how am I gonna get there? (Replay) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 23, 2022 • 8:09

College Talk with Boston College's Biz Bracher

One of the most popular professors at Boston College is a woman named Biz Bracher. She teaches a course that wonders about ethics, society and the individual. She asks her students to think hard about their potential as citizens and contributors. She drills down on the biggest questions we face: What am I good at? Who am I called to become? This is a conversation that serves all of us, whether we’re kids inching toward adulthood or adults craving some productive introspection. Enjoy and sh

Sep 20, 2022 • 45:06

Jim D's Friend David McCarthy

Jim Doherty eulogized his friend David McCarthy, “number 2”, at the dedication of a baseball field, 30 years after his death. David was one of the good guys, a great friend to many with an incredible aura. The spirit of life within him was evident on the baseball and football field, in the classroom and when he was surrounded by his large group of friends.

Sep 18, 2022 • 6:23

Mental Health Check on the "Most Important Thing"

Ages ago, M Scott Peck (of The Road Less Traveled) studied success (personal and professional) and was surprised to discover that all the people in his study had one thing in common: they all report the exact same “most important” thing. As I sink into the reality of an empty nest, I felt the need to remind myself that it is not my children’s job (nor is it Edward’s) to make me happy. Hope you find it useful and worth sharing and of course, come visit me on Instagram @kellycorrigan t

Sep 16, 2022 • 4:37

College Considerations with Columbia's Andy Delbanco

As a parent writing a whole lot of tuition checks, Kelly came to the conversation with a long list of questions. What’s the best college can be? What’s a typical experience? Who gets the most out of campus life? What’s the link between education and democracy? What’s fair to expect and why on Earth is it so damn expensive? Andy Delbanco of Columbia has thought, talked and written as much about the value of a liberal arts education as anyone. In addition to his work as a professor

Sep 13, 2022 • 50:30

Thanks For Being Here Darin's Mom Carole

Darin Ishimatsu eulogizes his mother and lifelong teacher Carole. As a shy and reserved boy, Carole’s energy and enthusiasm brought out the very best in her son. She always pursued the finest the world had to offer whether it was food, coffee, museums or symphonies. Carole was a lady who was full of spunk, had strong opinions and gave so much of herself to her beloved students and family.

Sep 11, 2022 • 12:25

Parenting Check In on Money and Spending with Julie Lythcott-Haims

The final week of a 3-part mini series with Julie Lythcott-Haims where Kelly drops a specific, real life parenting challenge on the table and two moms talk it out. This week: teaching kids how to make, save and spend money.

Sep 9, 2022 • 13:22

Parenting from an Empty Nest

Kelly and renowned writer Susan Orlean talk about transitions in family life — including the big one of becoming an empty nester. In this replay of a fan favorite, Kelly shares memories of early days with young children in this very personal episode. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan. To learn more about listener data and ou

Sep 6, 2022 • 47:39

Thanks For Being Here Katie's Son Eli

In this heartfelt eulogy which Katie Toungette wrote for her son Eli, she talks about setting a workout plan for life based on Eli’s love of training. Eli loved to laugh, to love, to learn and to race so fast, it seemed like he was flying. So, Katie suggests taking life in 15 minute increments and getting in more “reps” of what’s important: laugh more, hug longer, learn everything possible and find a way to soar.

Sep 4, 2022 • 6:26

Parenting Check In on Commitments with Julie Lythcott-Haims

Looking at micro-moments in family life with Julie Lythcott-Haims who believes good parenting means giving kids a lot of choice — and all the accompanying consequences too. This week: how to deal when a kid wants to quit the team, the after school job, the violin lessons?

Sep 2, 2022 • 10:51

Parenting Challenges with Julie Lythcott-Haims

There’s a lot to learn about how to help (or let) a kid become an adult from someone who worked with Stanford students for 10 years, not to mention someone who wrestles with every major moment in parenting herself. Julie Lythcott-Haims is the author of How to Raise an Adult and Your Turn: How to Be an Adult and is as honest as they come. This is one to play on repeat. If you loved this conversation, you might also like the August 27 quick hit pod on Parenting Mantras or Kelly's conversation with

Aug 30, 2022 • 47:00

Love Hope and Grief with Beth's Dad Herman

Beth Trutner wrote this poignant letter to her father in the middle of the night after one of his trips to the hospital. The letter is a meditation on aging: Beth honors her once vital and independent dad who loved to hike, sail, bike and play golf but also acknowledges the many changes to his body and mind in his 93rd year. Her love for her dad is evident as she recalls time spent hiking with him, crewing on his yacht and looking into his pale blue eyes.

Aug 28, 2022 • 6:33

Parenting Check on Letting Kids Travel with Julie Lythcott-Haims

Every Friday for the next 3 weeks, Kelly takes a small but real parenting challenge to her friend Julie Lythcott-Haims, the author of some very good books. This week we’re talking about how to decide when to intervene and when to let the shit hit the fan when our kids are traveling. They missed the train. They lost their luggage. The Uber didn’t show. And so, the ideal parental response is…what? [Join us on Instagram to talk it out @kellycorrigan and subscribe to the pod to catch every epi

Aug 26, 2022 • 13:05

Parenting and the Brain with Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett

To understand the brain’s function and methods is to get some much needed distance from family dynamics so that we might understand them more fully. Lisa Feldman Barrett has been researching and writing about how emotions are made for many years. Kelly and Lisa met on the set of Tell Me More for PBS and they have been talking ever since, particularly about how neuroscience informs parenting. This is a conversation for anyone who has ever been stunned by an interaction, good

Aug 23, 2022 • 56:18

Love Hope and Grief with Tim & Camden's Drive to Oregon

Tim and Julie Vasquez submitted two lovely essays that Tim wrote when it was time to send their sons off to college. We loved both and today we’re airing the first one called, “The Drive to Oregon”. It’s a beautiful reminder to us all that although the destination is important, it’s the journey that really matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https

Aug 21, 2022 • 10:10

Mental Health Check on Advice Giving

Katy Milkman caught my ear when she said: unsolicited advice is demotivating. She’s at U Penn’s Wharton’s school and does a lot of research on behavior change, including with young adults. Her book is called How To Change and along with people like Angela Duckworth, The New York Times and Charles Duhigg, I highly recommend it.

Aug 19, 2022 • 5:52

Teens, Science Moms and Climate finale

How do toddlers become tweens who become teens who take themselves so seriously, they get right to work on the biggest, hairiest problem on planet earth? We start with Stanford student Sophia Kianni, known as the family megaphone, the one who started every argument, and then sit down with Colorado State’s 2019 Outstanding Professor of the Year, Dr. Emily Fischer. To stay up to date with non-partisan facts about the climate and how we can help, sign up for the newsletter on ScienceMoms

Aug 16, 2022 • 50:18

Love, Hope and Grief for Joy's Grandmother Zelda

Joy Netanya Thompson submitted this moving eulogy for her paternal grandmother Zelda, a Holocaust survivor who endured so much and yet threw her arms open to life. Zelda danced at every opportunity and basked in the presence of her grandchildren like they were sunshine.

Aug 14, 2022 • 6:49

Mental Health Check on Repair and Circularity

Thanks to the team at Reasons to be Cheerful, a feed and website started by my old friend from an interview I did for PBS, David Byrne, I have learned of a story that proves what I so desperately need to believe: one person can move an organization, a country, a continent.

Aug 12, 2022 • 3:45

Teens, Science Moms and Climate 4

Today’s show features two charming, unassuming, determined women. First, a humble teenager named Ardra Charath shares her ideas about what we can do to make sense of the extreme weather events she lived through in India and the Middle East. Then, atmospheric scientist Dr. Melissa Burt fills us in on the enthusiasm and forward motion she sees every day with her students. If you are finding yourself thinking more and more about how to protect Mother Earth, join the mailing list at ScienceMoms.c

Aug 9, 2022 • 50:05

Love, Hope and Grief for Catherine's 80th Birthday Toast for her Mom Judith

Catherine wrote this loving tribute to honor her mother Judith on the occasion of her 80th birthday. Judith is a mother of 4 and grandmother of 8 who has lived on 3 continents and loves nothing more than a house full of family.

Aug 7, 2022 • 6:09

Mental Health Check on the Opposite of Depression

Something I have long sensed to be true from personal experience and now know is the case, thanks to the work of Dr. Samantha Boardman, author of Everyday Vitality, and my neuroscientist friend Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett.

Aug 5, 2022 • 5:23

Science Moms Wonder About How to Make Change

Emma Venarde is a college sophomore at Brown. Joellen Russell is a climate scientist in Arizona. They are leaders in a growing army of earnest, endearing women inspiring growth in understanding, behavior, policy and legislation to protect our planet. Here we talk about their best and worst moves on the road to change. Sign up for the free 2x monthly nonpartisan newsletter at ScienceMoms.com to stay in touch on how we can be a part of the solutions going forward. To

Aug 2, 2022 • 55:15

Love, Hope and Grief for Clare Murphy's Essay "Love is Thicker Than Lake Water"

High school junior Clare Murphy wrote this touching, personal and evocative essay for a school assignment. It conveys incredible warmth and deep affection for a very special lake house and also the large, loving family that inhabits it each summer.

Jul 31, 2022 • 4:44

Mental Health Check on Uncertainty and Vigilance

Based on a week’s worth of conversations with friends who are parenting hard and losing sleep because of it, I turned to my neuroscientist friend, Lisa Feldman Barrett, who gave me a validating thought.

Jul 29, 2022 • 5:12

Science Moms Wonder about Finding Nemo, Field Trips and Planet Earth

What do college freshman Malia Honda and deep sea oceanographer Claudia Benitez-Nelson have in common? They both believe that they can change the story of Planet Earth. Here’s a lively, endearing conversation between people who care and have successes to show us. To keep in touch on this issue, join Kelly and sign up for the free, occasional newsletter from Science Moms.

Jul 26, 2022 • 50:36

Love, Hope and Grief with Rebecca's Blessing for Asher's Bar Mitzvah

Today’s Thanks For Being Here is the first episode since we here at Kelly Corrigan Wonders made the decision to include many different types of special tributes besides eulogies. We believe sharing tributes of all kinds is the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember our highest values. This episode features a beautiful Bar Mitzvah blessing. It was written and submitted by Kelly’s friend Rebecca for her charming son, Asher. To learn more about listener

Jul 24, 2022 • 8:26

Mental Health Check on the Achievements of Youth

If you’ve been listening to our recent climate series, “All Together Now”, you’ve heard from some pretty impressive teens. For those of us listening to their incredible achievements and lovingly wondering about the drive of our own kids, we offer a delightful and hilarious poem by Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States called, “To My Favorite 17 year-old High School Girl”.

Jul 22, 2022 • 4:37

Hope, Youth and Progress in Climate Correction

Join us as we marvel at the work of a young activist who reminds us that the movement cannot be stopped. Rahul Durai, a junior in high school, is working hard and smart to help Indiana pass a piece of legislation that could turn the tide in coal country. Katharine Hayhoe (professor, evangelical, science mom and bestselling author) says he’s right on the money. To stay informed as we move forward, we encourage every listener to sign up for the free email newsletter on science

Jul 19, 2022 • 55:50

Love, Hope and Grief for Cindy's Friend's Daughter "Ave the Brave"

Once in a great while, maybe even just once in a lifetime, a person comes along who totally changes your perspective, teaches you what matters and gives you an example of what loving your fellow man is supposed to look like. Avery Anderson was that person. She affected people near and far and people around the world showed their love and support of her by wearing rubber bracelets in Avery’s favorite color of teal green. #avethebrave

Jul 17, 2022 • 5:27

Mental Health Check on The Power of Word Choice

Thanks to a brilliant TED talk by Baratunde Thurston, I’m thinking about how people tell the story of what’s happened. I also reached out to my neuroscientist friend Lisa Feldman Barrett to ask her about how the brain processes language. It all sounds very heady and it is, a little, but it’s also something worth thinking about since we live in language.

Jul 15, 2022 • 8:37

How To Make A Movie

Yllka Gashi is Kosovo’s answer to Jennifer Aniston. After years starring in the nation’s most adored sit-com, she left her war torn country to raise her daughter in the US. But a certain story stuck with her: a war widow who eked out a living selling honey from her husband’s beehives. 8 years in the making, HIVE won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance and was Kosovo’s official Oscar submission, making it onto the shortlist of films being considered for nomination. This is a conversation

Jul 12, 2022 • 51:39

Love, Hope and Grief for Liz's Nephew Jack

12 year-old Jack was an artist, a brilliant reader, a mathematician, a serious student of the Bible and a lover of Legos, baseball and his family. Always conscious of doing the right thing, Jack was the kid you’d want your kids to hang around with to keep them on the straight and narrow. His school friends remember him as smart, kind, funny and the life of the party. Jack was able to take on the joy of others and keep it for himself and instead of allowing the joys and successes of oth

Jul 10, 2022 • 8:14

Mental Health Check on Family Culture

Coming off a family wedding, I dug out a copy of The Middle Place to share a passage about learning that my fertility was a casualty of the cancer war and why I had become so convinced that I was meant to have “four by forty.”

Jul 8, 2022 • 9:09

Lessons in Lemonade Making with Cherylann Gengel

The worst thing that can happen to a mother happened to Cherylann Gengel. And it has changed every moment since. She is one of those high purpose people who makes you question your vocational certainty and wonder what might you be capable of. She is also a living reminder that loss is a territory with many eco-systems and singular viewpoints. If you feel so moved, her organization will put any gifts we give her to very good use.

Jul 5, 2022 • 43:49

Love, Hope and Grief for Kirsten's Dad Tom AKA Papa Fom

Kirsten’s dad Tom was beloved by his kids and grandkids (one of whom couldn’t pronounce the letter “T”, resulting in the nickname Papa Fom). Tom was a man who loved the simple pleasures in life: playing and winning various games, flying balsa wood planes with his family, joking around, drawing and painting, eating candy, playing “house” and “school” with his grandkids or letting them climb all the way up his body to stand on his shoulders. He really loved the little things and everyday

Jul 3, 2022 • 7:36

Mental Health Check Figuring Out Mindfulness

Here’s a word that everyone is saying these days: mindfulness. I don’t totally know what it means, officially, but I have jerry-rigged a little process to help me mind the moment, to see the day for the small miracle that it is and enter it with intention — and it’s working for me. So, see what you think. And let me know if you have ideas or tweaks on Instagram.

Jul 1, 2022 • 9:20

Sit down? No Thanks, I'd Rather Stand.

As a 19 year old, Letitia Hanke took a job as a receptionist at the local roofing company. Within 10 years, she bought the business she has now been running (and growing) for 18 years. If you want to remember that anything is possible, this conversation will wake you up to the possibilities. Part 2 of the How’d You Do That? series.

Jun 28, 2022 • 49:29

Love, Hope and Grief for Nancy's mom "Sweet Little Ellie"

The only person who didn’t know how truly special Ellie O’Connor was, was Ellie O’Connor. A woman of action, not words she was pure magic - able to make everyone’s wishes come true, quietly, humbly. Whether it was sending a letter every single week for 5 years to her grandson who was away at college, helping with family gatherings, cooking, cleaning or giving the perfect gift, Little Ellie’s generosity of spirit made everything and everyone feel better.

Jun 26, 2022 • 8:57

Mental Health Check on the Golden Age of Destigmatization

It’s a small but life changing miracle when someone tells you about their harder days. This is for anyone who needs a reminder that everyone, even the most famous people in the country, have heartaches, losses, lingering areas of shame and anxieties.

Jun 24, 2022 • 6:02

How a Person Becomes a Therapist

With the demand for excellent mental health care at its all time peak, it’s a good thing people like Tracy Defina dared to go back to school — for many years — to get a PhD in counseling. This is the story of how she pulled off this enormous achievement in the middle of life already teeming with to dos. My conversation with Tracy is the first of a 4-part series called How’d You Do That? with women who made radical changes to their lives well after most of their peers had settled into a given w

Jun 21, 2022 • 49:56

Love, Hope and Grief for Jonathan and Jamie's Pop Pop George

Moira O’Connor submitted this 2-part eulogy written and originally read by her nephews Jonathan and Jamie to honor her dad/their grandfather, George Hebbel. George was the father of 5, grandfather of 13, and great grandfather of 14. He was a man who was larger than life: a fighter pilot, a water skier who skied with a pipe casually clenched in his teeth, an ocean kayaker able to hoist his kayak on top of his Jeep well into his 80’s. However it was the smaller, quieter moments in Georg

Jun 19, 2022 • 14:07

Mental Health Check on How to Think about Feedback

For anyone who has ever caught themselves turning away from feedback, this one’s for you. And if you find it hard to learn from your children or their friends, this might particularly resonate!

Jun 17, 2022 • 4:32

What's Love Got To Do With It? Live with Anthony Ray Hinton

Anthony Ray Hinton has been on the pod before. In fact, our listeners chose him for the 2021 Episode of the Year. Recently, Kelly and Ray met up on stage at St. Joe’s in Philly, together in person for the first time, to talk about — well — love, which guided Ray through an unjust 30 year sentence on Alabama’s death row. Nothing we tell you here can prepare you for his story and insights. Just know you are about to be changed. To view this conversation, go to PBS.org/kelly. Please

Jun 14, 2022 • 51:00

Love, Hope and Grief for Shawn's Parents Bobbie & Roy

Shawn eulogizes her parents Bobbie and Roy Gomer who she lost to Covid within a day of one another in May 2020. She talks lovingly of her stoic, humble, 5’2” father who beamed with pride over his children and grandchildren and her dynamo, firecracker, renowned bridge player of a mom, who was Shawn’s everything. These two incredible people who always wanted more for their children and grandchildren than they ever wanted for themselves, fulfilled exactly that dream. They are missed trem

Jun 12, 2022 • 7:38

Thoughts on Agency and What To Do When We Feel Out of Control

Our greatest act of agency is the minute by minute choice of where we place our attention. Here’s a thought for all of us who feel so damn out of control.

Jun 10, 2022 • 6:34

14 Million Followers and Panic Attacks to Boot: Lilly Singh on Modern Life

If you need proof that nothing is quite as endearing as honesty, meet Lilly Singh. She is a smart, funny millennial whose YouTube sketch comedy videos are as brilliant as they are beloved: 3 billion combined views. This is a conversation worth your time, both for yourself and any young adult in your life who would benefit from your expanded understanding of the pressures of modern life. You can watch this interview, and all of the previous 9 podcast episodes, on PBS.org/kell

Jun 7, 2022 • 56:02

Love, Hope and Grief for Amy's Mom PT

All three of the Tiehel sisters eulogized their incredible mom PT but this one, written by daughter Amy really sums up the way PT lived her life: always on the lookout for the person having a tough go of it, the loner, the one who needed a helping hand. This is a story about taking the time to really notice people and to help make the world a better place, one small, kind gesture at a time.

Jun 5, 2022 • 6:29

Cheers to the Class of 2022

From Kelly’s graduation speech at The University of Richmond, 67 legit reasons for optimism even now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 3, 2022 • 17:33

Cycling Through All The Emotions with Kate Bowler and Arthur C Brooks

Bestselling author and stage 4 cancer patient Kate Bowler (Duke Divinity professor and host of Everything Happens podcast) asks as many questions as she answers. Where did we get our ideas about what’s fair, what can be manifested, what we’re owed? When it comes to cultural messages of self help, what’s true and what’s a bunch of profitable nonsense? After Kelly sat down with Kate on the set of her PBS show Tell Me More, she met up with bestselling author Arthur C. Brooks, a happiness researc

May 31, 2022 • 47:37

Love, Hope and Grief for Carter's Mom Sally

Carter paints a vivid picture of her popular Baltimore mom Sally who always gave back and had plenty of love to spare. Whether it was founding an organization to help others, sitting on a board, creating the best Christmas ever or simply spreading love and joy to her family and beyond, Sally was a force for good.

May 29, 2022 • 7:39

A woman I met in Iowa and her bold move

During the book signing portion of a recent speech, I spent a few minutes with a woman whose story hasn’t left me.

May 27, 2022 • 4:49

Embracing What Is with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts

Robin Roberts, who has been saying Good Morning America for decades now, has a few hard-earned lessons to share. She was in isolation for 174 days after a bone marrow transplant to save her life. She reported from Katrina only after searching the coast for her own family. She broke every barrier in journalism on her own terms. She personifies grit, which is why we had to bring Angela Duckworth into the conversation, to break down just how we all might nurture and sustain Ro

May 24, 2022 • 56:11

Love, Hope and Grief for Julie's Friend Pam

The first time Julie met Pam of Kinderhook, NY, it was in the doorway of their freshman year dorm room. It was the beginning of a supercharged, meaningful friendship that lasted for over 30 years. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 22, 2022 • 17:20

The Graduation Speech I Didn't Give

The week after I graduated from college I jumped on a boat in Malta and served as the cook for six weeks. I’m still thinking about a few things I learned on the water. Then, not a month ago, I talked a woman next to me on a plane ride who told me something about the north stars that are set for us by our parents and those we set for ourselves that was worth repeating, exploring and sharing here.

May 20, 2022 • 12:51

How Helping Works with Samantha Power

Samantha Power is devoted, insightful and oozing with compassion for the many pockets of the world that need our support. As part of the PBS series, Tell Me More, we sat down at her offices in DC to talk about loss, intervention, personal agency and progress. She is generous and open about miscarriages, panic attacks, the death of her father and the great man who raised her. Share with anyone who is worrying about the state of global affairs, any service-minded young adult or anyone

May 17, 2022 • 41:59

Love, Hope and Grief for Jen's friend Hallie

Jen remembers her friend and “guardian angel” Hallie. The two women met on a week-long rock-climbing adventure for cancer survivors and quickly bonded. Jokingly nicknamed “Fancypants” by her new rock-climbing friends due to the enormous suitcase of clothes she packed for the trip, Hallie was incredibly warm and full of energy - a woman who sparkled and shined brightly. She had a gift for taking in the present moment, she loved and appreciated her family and friends and she rem

May 15, 2022 • 9:56

Mental Health Check on Curiosity and What Kills It, What Encourages It

I believe in wonder as a way of life. Here are some thoughts about what hurts and helps curiosity flourish.

May 13, 2022 • 5:59

A conversation about collective memory and shared narrative with Kevin Young

Recorded inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC, this is a conversation about how and what we remember with the museum’s director (who is also a poet, an essayist and a New Yorker editor on the side) Kevin Young. Shared with thanks to PBS and easily viewed on www.PBS.org/kelly.

May 10, 2022 • 47:11

Love, Hope and Grief with Kim's eulogy for her mom "Lovely Lin"

Kim writes about her mom who a childhood friend named “Lovely Lin”. She says: If you knew her, you were fortunate—whether a brief encounter, a colleague, lifelong friend, or most especially, her beloved family. You were fortunate because she was a bright and warm light in this world. She was a “feeling” - warmth, love, kindness. On this Mother’s day, we honor you Lovely Lin, you and all the amazing moms - wherever they may be.

May 8, 2022 • 6:18

Mental Health Check for Mothers Fighting The Good Fights

In my experience over these 20 years, the thing about motherhood that makes me batty is trying to gauge whether I’m overreacting or under reacting. What if I let up at the wrong time? What if I go to the mat over something that just doesn’t matter? This one is for everyone who wrestles similarly and is recorded with love and a ton of respect for my mom, a true wonder named Mary Corrigan.

May 6, 2022 • 8:01

Intentional, Self Awareness Parenting with Dr. Ariel Trost

Dropping kids off at kindergarten, summer camp, the prom, college, their first apartment…how do we do transitions well? It’s that time of year: capsand gowns are being ordered, fields of chairs are being set out for graduations. Kelly has a tangled pile of questions about each sending off moment for her friend Ariel who is also Dr. Trost, invaluable psychologist.

May 3, 2022 • 50:49

Love, Hope and Grief for Kelly B's Badass Mom

Kelly B. pays tribute to her mom who created cozy quilts and knit caps, cut peonies from her garden and shared her passion for color and beauty all while working hard, guiding her kids and showering them with love. This single mom juggled it all and made a beautiful life for her daughters and her grandchildren.

May 1, 2022 • 8:23

Mental Health Check on Marriage and Unexpected Kindnesses

It’s my anniversary. This one’s a look back at a weird moment in our early days and why it’s so hard and also so glorious to be in the same mood at the same time.

Apr 29, 2022 • 9:08

Judd Apatow on Women, Collaboration and How Funny Works

Judd Apatow is curious, unassuming and forthcoming in this conversation with Kelly about his mom, his daughters, the business that needs improving and the work he loves. Filmed for Kelly’s PBS show Tell Me More in Los Angeles in celebration of Judd’s new film, The Bubble. After talking to Judd, Kelly sat down with Columbia’s George Bonanno to talk about a key part of Judd’s history and how it relates to George’s work on resilience.

Apr 26, 2022 • 50:44

Love, Hope and Grief for Stacey's Dad Frank

As snow falls on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Stacey remembers her hard-working and loving father Frank. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 24, 2022 • 13:42

Mental Health Check on Original Thinkers and Dropouts

I am learning to stay open to unconventional paths and I like it.

Apr 22, 2022 • 4:02

Father Greg Boyle on Character, Change and Kindness Dosing

If you haven’t heard of Father Greg Boyle, let us introduce you: a Jesuit priest who has a touch of Santa Claus in his affect, Greg Boyle has collaborated with thousands of former gang members to build thriving businesses and communities of radical acceptance in East LA. He is a man who is sure that love is the answer to every question and has lived a life that offers him daily proof. Following my conversation with Father Boyle, I sat down with a researcher and social scientist named

Apr 19, 2022 • 50:33

Love, Hope and Grief for Jody's Dad

Jody honors her dad Bob, who loved his roles as a pilot, father and grandfather.

Apr 17, 2022 • 6:48

Mental Health Check on What Friendship Really Takes

What friendship takes and what friendship gives. One to share with your BFFs.

Apr 15, 2022 • 6:19

The Unassailable Case for Being Other-Focused

Estimates are that about every 15 minutes we make a decision and that decision often involves a choice of who to put first, ourselves or someone else. The culture and business of self is thriving. Richard Lui is a news anchor whose life has asked him to repeatedly consider the ping ponging we all do between acts of selfishness and acts of selflessness.  Eight years ago, he started flying cross-country weekly to take care of his father who had Alzheimer's and if you ask him, caring for t

Apr 12, 2022 • 50:13

Love, Hope and Grief with The McNultys for their dad John

It was John' McNulty’s wish to be eulogized by all four of his adult children (Christine, David, Laura and Daniel). So, they wrote this warm, loving, funny tribute together, broke it into sections and each one delivered a portion of it at his mass.

Apr 10, 2022 • 8:55

Mental Health Check on Picking Other over Self

With our hearts in Ukraine, here’s a story to love about a group of caring people in San Francisco in a time of uncertainty who showed the world how to lean in.

Apr 8, 2022 • 8:26

The Most Exciting Person in American Theater

Anna Deavere Smith (from broadway as well as Nurse Jackie, West Wing and Inventing Anna) is a deep thinker with an easy laugh—pretty much my favorite combination. She felt like an old friend from minute one. This heart to heart from the set of my PBS show, Tell Me More was followed by a conversation with Princeton professor Andrew Chignell who studies, among other things, hope and optimism, something Anna had a lot to say about. This is what we think of as a perfect Kelly Co

Apr 5, 2022 • 53:21

Love, Hope and Grief for Meghan's Baby Girl Maggie

Meghan’s loving eulogy for her baby girl Maggie.

Apr 3, 2022 • 4:56

Mental Health Check on Stamina

The story of how a TV show began…for anyone who is trying to do something hard. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 1, 2022 • 13:40

The Men We Love with Jen Hatmaker

Kelly and Jen swap stories of the men in their lives who make them feel sane and loved, including co-workers, cousins, uncles, brothers and old high school buddies.

Mar 29, 2022 • 51:24

Love, Hope and Grief for Steph's Husband

Steph's Husband

Mar 27, 2022 • 8:12

Mental Health Check on A Word I Wish I Hadn't Said So Damn Much

A quick thought on what intentional relationships actually look and sound like.

Mar 25, 2022 • 6:06

Talking Closely Held Beliefs with Jen Hatmaker

Convictions about what parenting moves work and which are pure disaster…decisions about where and when to donate to what…beliefs about shared humanity and common ground. This is a far ranging conversation with Jen Hatmaker that lifts us out of the headlines and into something more pervasive and timeless. If you are starving for more thoughts on how people come to see each other more fully, the follow on listen is here with Wanda Holland Greene.

Mar 22, 2022 • 47:21

Love, Hope and Grief for Jody's Mom

Jody's Mom

Mar 20, 2022 • 7:40

Mental Health Check for Everyone Waiting for News

The data are in: we are not good at predicting what will make us happy. This is known and documented. So as we watch another class of kids lose their minds waiting to hear from colleges, let us remind each other that getting exactly what we want may or may not be exactly what we need.

Mar 18, 2022 • 4:26

A Deep Dive into Adult Friendship with Jen Hatmaker

Comparing notes and readings on friendships with writer and activist Jen Hatmaker. Let this be your reminder that talking about money, sex, health and our embarrassing needs might save us all. Made to be shared with your inner circle, as a message of gratitude and commitment.

Mar 15, 2022 • 46:06

Love, Hope and Grief for Lisa’s Cousin

Lisa’s cousin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 13, 2022 • 9:53

Mental Health Check on the Logic of Hope

A takeaway from two articles I read this week that reminded me that it is not insane to believe we might find news ways to relate, co-exist, be…

Mar 11, 2022 • 4:07

Readings and Conversation about How to Do Change Well with Jen Hatmaker

Reflecting on the persistence and challenge of change as a way of life and a few deep dives into very specific changes with writer, activist and community leader Jen Hatmaker. If you enjoyed listening to my conversation this week with Jen Hatmaker and you haven’t already listened to the episode we did together in May of 2021, please check it out - it’s been one of the most listened to pods we’ve ever done and I think you’ll really enjoy it. It’s Episode #35 of Kelly Corrigan Wonders.

Mar 8, 2022 • 45:55

Love, Hope and Grief for Sheri's Friend Marque

Sheri honors her vibrant co-worker and dear friend Marque.

Mar 6, 2022 • 9:39

Mental Health Check on High School Sports

As another spring season of sports kicks in, here are some thoughts about what we can make of this time together on fields and courts and baseball diamonds.

Mar 4, 2022 • 6:07

Icons David Byrne and Judy Woodruff on Staying Positive

The Talking Heads. American Utopia. Singular creative David Byrne talks with Kelly about how he stays just cheerful enough to keep making art in a world of chaos. Then, Kelly sits with Judy Woodruff on the set of PBS NewsHour to talk about holding on to the positive on even the very hardest days and how she processes the news as both an American, a special needs mom and a media professional. To watch the full Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan series, go to PBS.org/kelly.

Mar 1, 2022 • 46:19

Love, Hope and Grief for Shawn's Father

Shawn remembers her father Dave and why being stubborn isn't such a bad thing. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 27, 2022 • 8:34

My dad, her husband and thoughts on the anniversary of Greenie's passing

When I was in high school, I found a pile of old letters that my dad had written to my mom when she was just a girl from Baltimore. I revisit them here in memory of my dad on the day he died. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 25, 2022 • 13:43

Scott Galloway and Dolores Huerta on Saying Hard Things

Scott Galloway repeatedly asks us to square our worship of technology and innovators with what we know is and is not good for us and society. He wants us to face the slow but certain damage we allow corporations to inflict, every day, on our kids and ourselves. Standing on a firm foundation of facts and insight, he asks the hardest and most consequential questions of our time. Dolores Huerta worked side by side with Cesar Chavez for decades. She stood next to Robert Kennedy

Feb 22, 2022 • 53:21

Love, Hope and Grief for Harry's Brother

19 year-old Harry lovingly remembers his younger brother Charlie. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 20, 2022 • 8:31

Mental Health Check on Love and Taking An Interest

Dipping back into some early GOTOs, here’s a second run of an idea that bears repeating: kids remember when we follow their lead. It feels like love because it is. *Includes a reading about my dad, forever a fan by nature, who used to watch me practice diving long after the rest of the world went home for dinner. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https:/

Feb 18, 2022 • 12:42

Bianca Valenti and Melinda French Gates on Making Waves

Today I’m talking with big wave surfer Bianca Valenti and big time philanthropist Melinda French Gates. Whether it’s facing down a 50-foot wave or world-wide criticism over choices made, they’ll explain why it’s been so worth it to push beyond any fear or discomfort. They’ll also tell you that if you’re tracking culture and equity here in the United States or abroad, there is real progress to celebrate, progress that might help us stay the course and finish the work of making

Feb 15, 2022 • 51:09

Love, Hope and Grief for Andy's Dad

This is the first episode of our new series Thanks For Being Here. It will be a very short pod that comes out every Sunday morning as Sundays are, for a lot of people, a time of reflection, a time to let go of the day to day and to touch base with what matters, what will matter and what will have mattered. The answer to that question for me is often found in ceremonies. I could literally watch strangers get married once a week, and I'm even more effected by funerals, sitting

Feb 13, 2022 • 16:01

Mental Health Check on Mindsets

Thanks to a PhD I used to talk to quite a bit when our kids were in school together, I got a shape up on the ways I think and talk about whose good at what and why.

Feb 11, 2022 • 6:44

Steve Kerr and W. Kamau Bell on Speaking Up

People say “Stay in your lane” but I don’t buy it. I like people who care about a lot of things, not just winning another NBA championship (I see you Steve Kerr, eyeing #9) or making another world class docu-series (I see you W Kamau Bell, with your devastating Cosby series). I like people who dare to say unpopular things into microphones because they have a platform and they feel compelled to use it. This is an episode with two of my favorite people — Warriors coach Steve Kerr and c

Feb 8, 2022 • 48:17

The Life Changing Potential of Being Cared for by Someone Other Than Your Parents

Thanks to a listener who makes an excellent point, I am correcting some recurring remarks about piano lessons being a total bust.

Feb 4, 2022 • 7:47

Love and Old Age, How To Be Caring

With tenderness and optimism, Atul Gawande (author of Being Mortal, a must read) and Ai-jen Poo (who supports caregivers across the country) give us all a way to think about love, caregiving and facing mortality. To watch Kelly’s conversations with Atul and Ai-jen, go to www.pbs.org/kelly. If you love our pod, please give us a nice juicy 5 star rating. It takes about 2 seconds and helps lots of other people find us. Thanks.

Feb 1, 2022 • 49:55

Mental Health Check on the Madness of Multitasking

Thoughts on doing things for no reason whatsoever, including an excerpt from Kate Bowler’s little book of devotionals called Good Enough, and my embarrassing need for rationalizing doing nothing as doing something. You’ll see.

Jan 28, 2022 • 4:29

The 2022 Regroup: The Power of Fun

Puzzles. Pickle Ball. Backgammon, hearts, Rummikub. Collaging, watercolors, knitting. What might have seemed nice-to-have is actually a must-have if you want to protect your mental, physical and intellectual well being. Catherine Price, a science journalist, has rounded up the evidence and it’s clear: fun matters. Listen to Kelly and Catherine talk through the when, how and why of playing. Share with anyone you know who needs a reminder of the power of fun. For more on embracing fun, check out

Jan 25, 2022 • 42:05

Mental Health Check on the Link Between Belief and Progress

Right around this time, especially this year, there can be a pervasive feeling that change actually never happens. that things go in circles, that progress is a lullaby. I say no! Here’s my formula for keeping hope alive. Share with anyone who might be slowly sinking under the weight of it all.

Jan 21, 2022 • 12:44

The 2022 Regroup: That Damn Internet

A big word for me as I get my head around 2022 is notice. What am I letting happen to myself? What might I be able to adjust or reject? Noticing seems like the obvious first step in self-management. Today’s conversation with Pamela Paul is about the things we have lost to the Internet and what, if anything, we want to do about it. What ideas, objects, habits and preferences has the Internet washed away? Can we claw some back? Pamela is the long time editor of the New York Times B

Jan 18, 2022 • 41:53

Mental Health Check on What Remains

In exploring a project about eulogies, I noticed something that made me question all the guilt I’m hearing about from parents who listened to my conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims. I mean, yes, we make mistakes and those mistakes have consequences but our giant gorilla heart love doesn’t go unnoticed either. Share this with anyone who gets down on themselves about the bumpy ride that is family life.

Jan 14, 2022 • 3:49

The 2022 Regroup: Going For It

With not much more than a bag of chips and a tuba, Richard White found his way from intermittent homelessness and into the symphony This is a story to make you remember how much we can and do overcome. If you love this episode, you’ll also like hearing ultra-athlete Rich Roll talk about his long walk to solid ground and the irresistible Devone Boggan talk about the guys he takes to Disneyland every year.

Jan 11, 2022 • 39:42

Mental Health Check on Diverting Attention from Them to Us

After re-listening to my conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims about overparenting and reading hundreds of comments online, it seemed to me like there might be a way to transition from the hovering at close range to cheering from a safe distance. Here’s 3 minutes on the 3 steps I’m trying. Please share our work with your friends, or I should say KEEP sharing (clearly you have been since our reach has doubled in six months). We are happy to be useful and equally happy to keep our con

Jan 7, 2022 • 6:34

The 2022 Regroup: Parenting

There’s a lot to learn about how to help (or let) a kid become an adult from someone who worked with Stanford students for 10 years, not to mention someone who wrestles with every major moment in parenting herself. Julie Lythcott-Haims is the author of How to Raise an Adult and Your Turn: How to Be an Adult and is as honest as they come. This is one to play on repeat. If you loved this conversation, you might also like the August 27 quick hit pod on Parenting Mantras or Kelly's conversa

Jan 4, 2022 • 41:54

Mental Health Check on the "Most Important" Thing (Replay of previous episode)

Ages ago, M Scott Peck (of The Road Less Traveled) studied success (personal and professional) and was surprised to discover that all the people in his study had one thing in common: they all report the exact same “most important” thing. As I sink into the reality of an empty nest, I felt the need to remind myself that it is not my children’s job (nor is it Edward’s) to make me happy. Hope you find it useful and worth sharing and of course, come visit me on Instagram @kellycorrigan t

Dec 31, 2021 • 4:44

Listeners' Top Pick 2021: The Miracles Imagination Makes Possible

Kelly listens in tears as long time death row inmate Anthony Ray Hinton tells her the best story she's ever heard. With thanks to listeners for voting and Bryan Stevenson at the Equal Justice Initiative for introducing us to Mr. Hinton. Please share widely. This one will heal us. Other 2021 listener favorites mentioned in this episode include BJ Miller on Losing the Ones We Love and Anna Quindlen & Anna Sale on Misunderstandings: Finding Clarity in Retrospect.

Dec 28, 2021 • 56:01

Mental Health Check on Telling Someone

A lovely story about a neighborhood in Baltimore has been circulating this week. Like so many people, I was moved. For today’s very quick GOTO, I wanted to underline one unusual choice that made all this beauty possible: the minute Kim Morton decided to say something real.

Dec 24, 2021 • 4:17

Top Picks 2021: On Virtue and Vice

Kelly talks with a favorite writer: the kind, wise, funny and wicked smart George Saunders. They go deep on ignoring the persistent whispering of our tricky egos and work through the ongoing challenge of returning ourselves to a state of wonder and empathy.

Dec 21, 2021 • 1:02:39

Mental Health Check on Acceptance

For anyone who finds themselves going to war with reality…this one is for you. A deep dive into where we get our expectations of consistency and resolution. Share with your pals. Podcasts make the perfect fodder for friendship. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 17, 2021 • 18:20

Top Picks 2021: Bouncing Back

Jen Hatmaker was famously married with children until she discovered she wasn’t. Chosen by producer Tammy Stedman as her favorite conversation of Year One, here’s Kelly and her friend Jen talking candidly about shock, tangled up losses of all kinds (financial, emotional security, sense of identity, futures you were counting on…) and the things you learn on the bounce back. This episode features the poem, “The Women Who Walk Us Home” by poet Kate Baer. If you love listening to Jen, you

Dec 14, 2021 • 53:59

Thoughts on Deep Friendship

For Liz Laats, who died 6 years ago today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 12, 2021 • 11:14

Mental Health Check: For the Caregivers

Talking to Judy Woodruff about the things she learned from her son, Jeffrey, talking to Ai-jen Poo about all the nannies she supports, took me right back to some weirdly lovely moments with Greenie. This is a short piece to share with anybody you know who is taking care of someone. It’s hard work made a litle bit easier by being recognized.

Dec 10, 2021 • 5:52

Top Picks 2021: Why Connection Wins Every Time

After a year of conversations, it’s time to reflect on our favorites. We go behind the scenes with the team to surface the episodes that have moved us, changed us and sustained us during this abjectly crappy time in American life. Founding producer Susan George tells Kelly her top 3 picks, ending with her #1: writer, thinker, humanist Johann Hari. Susan mentions: Episode 37 Amanda Ripley on Personal and Global Conflict and Episode 39 Carvell Wallace on Understanding and Acceptance as

Dec 7, 2021 • 1:02:48

Mental Health Check on Forgiving and Being Forgiven

Here’s a cool thing: some listeners asked me to share my essay on forgiveness in a stand alone piece so they could send it to friends and family who had been forgiving with them over the years like an audio thank you card. So, by request, I’m sharing the uncut (and actually expanded) version of the piece I wrote first for the podcast and then for The New York Times with thanks to Rabbi Michael Lezak, Richard Enright PhD and Anne Lamott.

Dec 3, 2021 • 12:17

On Gifting and Regifting with Anna Quindlen

For anyone with gift anxiety, for anyone who feels like you can’t win for losing, this is the conversation for you. Full of reminders and insights as we gear up for the season, Anna and Kelly ask all the right questions. If you enjoyed this heart to heart, you’ll love episodes 24-28 with Anna Quindlen and podcaster Anna Sale. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices.

Nov 30, 2021 • 49:46

On the magic of the nudge

Hey Annie from MA who commented on my FB post, this GOTO is for you. I did a deep dive into the magic of nudges (not rules, not threats, just little well-placed nudges toward the right next move) and followed the search where it took me—to one of my most dearly held convictions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 26, 2021 • 9:17

On Showing Up with Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen and Kelly share readings, stories and insights on the art of holidaying, regular-people style. Special drop in by Kelly’s brother, Booker. If you love Anna Q, you’ll enjoy episodes 24- 28 from March 2021. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Nov 23, 2021 • 43:11

Mental Health Check on Leaving Room for Mystery

After a really interesting conversation with a few friends who have lost parents, I’ve been wondering about what it really feels like to be the one in the bed and reconsidering my assumptions about quality and quantity, tragedy and growth, knowable and unknowable.

Nov 19, 2021 • 4:43

On Turkey and Forgiveness with Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen and Kelly work through pre-game jitters about the holidays on the horizon and how they might turn out okay after all. Kelly shares a new reading on the ever-present need for forgiveness. Special guest appearance by Kelly’s brother, Booker. If you enjoyed this episode with Anna Quindlen, please check out Kelly Corrigan Wonders episodes 24-28 featuring Anna Quindlen and podcaster Anna Sale for a series on “How to Make the Most of Family Life”. Please subscribe, rate and revi

Nov 16, 2021 • 41:41

Mental Health Check on Expectations

The future is dangerous place to live. I’m thinking this week about the insane power of expectations and wondering what would happen if we could be way more aware of our thinking as expectations are being set. Could we interrupt the process somehow so we put less pressure on our days, our kids and our relationships to turn out in some dreadfully specific way?

Nov 12, 2021 • 5:17

On The Meaning of Life

Kelly reflects on the meaning of life. Seriously, that's what this episode is. We pulled takeaways and excerpts from some of the best conversations we had in the belief series, like Anne Lamott (ep #54) and Anthony Ray Hinton (ep #55) Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. Join Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Nov 9, 2021 • 37:50

Mental Health Check: On Moving

At 54 years old, after 29 years in California, we pulled up roots and moved. Here are some thoughts about embracing uncertainty and discovery in these weird midlife years. Share with anyone you know who is scanning real estate sites and wondering what else might be out there… To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 5, 2021 • 13:25

On the Many Paths to the Truth

If you've ever been struck by the beauty of the phrase "Namaste" ("the light in me sees the light in you"), you'll want to tune into this episode. Kelly gets a masterclass in the world's third largest religion, with Suhag Shukla, Executive Director of the Hindu American Foundation. She discovers a surprisingly open belief system with many paths to the truth. You might also like the Rainn Wilson episode (#53) which touches on some of these same ideas. Namaste, indeed! Special th

Nov 2, 2021 • 51:05

Mental Health Check: On Celebrating What Really Matters

Here’s my case for celebrating the litany of accomplishments that a completed college application represents. A special episode to mark November 1, the day that millions of high school kids hit send on their reach school. Please share with parents, students, college counselors and heads of school. May we all work to reset the goal line.

Nov 1, 2021 • 7:58

Mental Health Check: Tales of Neuroplasticity

I am damn near hopeless with routers and a printer on the skids can take me around the bend. But, inspired by my mother and my husband and a friend, I remembered that hopeless is almost always an overstatement.

Oct 29, 2021 • 4:08

Asma Uddin on Religious Freedom for All

People think of religious freedom as America's greatest invention, but lately it seems like many religons are playing a zero sum game and calling into question this very premise our country was built upon. Devout Muslim Asma Uddin is a lawyer and a scholar who believes that it is her calling is to fight for the freedom of all religions. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you li

Oct 26, 2021 • 34:50

Mental Health Check: on the Opposite of Stagnation

I often find the act of making something, like a painting, or fixing something, like a rip in my jeans, or cleaning something, like the junk drawer in my kitchen, to help unjam me on larger problems. Share this with anyone who seems stuck.

Oct 22, 2021 • 3:44

An Evangelical and a Muslim Walk Into a Conference...

Evangelical Pastor Bob Roberts and Muslim Imam Mohamad Magid are both devout followers of their own faiths, who have found room to let one another in. In a friendship unlike any other, they lead retreats together with their own followers to illustrate the power of our common humanity. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review

Oct 19, 2021 • 41:06

Mental Health Check: True Originals

I always take special note of people who seem to live lives unlike any they themselves have seen. But when you ask these True Originals how they made up a reality from nothing, they all say the same thing: I met someone who had what I wanted and I watched carefully. Share this one with anyone wanting to make a move.

Oct 15, 2021 • 3:52

Johann Hari on Essential Connections

Johann Hari is an atheist with a passion for the power of our human connections and also the author of one of Kelly's favorite books called Lost Connections. He also did a Ted talk about the root causes of depression that has been viewed a mere 75 million times. He and Kelly share strories about the best of humanity and the worst -- through the lens of curiosity and compassion. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. Please sub

Oct 12, 2021 • 50:56

Mental Health Check: Learning to Say Oh Well

I really believe that acceptance is the Mt Everest of human emotions—the hardest place to get to, the hardest place to stay, but the views are unforgettable. As I try to accept everything from lice to loss, I have found two words to be useful. Oh well. Share this with anyone who is fighting with reality.

Oct 8, 2021 • 6:29

Michael Lezak on Service as a North Star

Michael Lezak is a rabbi who spends most of his time in service, shoulder to shoulder with some of America’s poorest citizens in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, living his faith day to day. He also leads pilgrimages from SF to Montgomery, Alabama to see Bryan Stevenson’s incredible memorial there and still manages to take a 25 hour break from technology every week. He and Kelly talk about how his devotion to his practice of Judaism enriches his life on the deepest level. Special thanks

Oct 5, 2021 • 34:25

Mental Health Check on Awe and Victor Frankl

You know the feeling you get when you look at a cool building or clouds from the plane window? When you watch a young person excel in anything — from tennis to American Idol? When you turn a corner and are met by chalk art or a show stopping window display? That’s awe and it’s powerful stuff and today’s GOTO wonders how it works and why. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about yo

Oct 1, 2021 • 6:49

Anthony Ray Hinton on Imagination, God and Solitary Confinement

In an episode like no other, Kelly talks with Anthony Ray Hinton, an American activist and author who was wrongly convicted of murder in Alabama in 1985, and exonerated after 30 years in prison. He credits his faith, imagination and the love of a very good mother, for getting him through those years. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. SPECIAL NOTE: If you are moved by this episode and want to take action, please write lett

Sep 28, 2021 • 49:24

Mental Health Check: Smile Therapy

It was a bad day in a bad week. And then, there he was, The Husband, trying a trick we used to do with the girls. Smile therapy. Is it real? Did it work? Thoughts on forcing a mood shift by moving your facial muscles…

Sep 24, 2021 • 3:39

Anne Lamott on Perfectly Imperfect

Celebrated for her raw, hilarious accounts of stumbling toward her best self, Anne Lamott is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 books. Her special brand of humility, grace and gratitude makes this a must-listen episode for anyone needing a dose of inspiration. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You

Sep 21, 2021 • 42:26

Mental Health Check: Takeaways from a Pivotal Moment

I moderated a panel of public media professionals recently and scribbled pages of notes as they talked through the pivotal moments in their careers. Absolutely had to share these 5 takeaways for anyone who is wondering what’s next and how am I gonna get there?

Sep 17, 2021 • 4:38

Rainn Wilson on Dwight Gets Serious

Known to the world as Dwight Schrute from the Office, the real Rainn Wilson is a deep thinker, writer, producer and a faithful follower of the Baha'i faith. Join us to learn about why his religion is the most important thing in his life and how it fits in perfectly fine in Hollywood. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review.

Sep 14, 2021 • 42:39

Mental Health Check: Love Means Taking An Interest

Here’s some food for thought about how important it is to follow your kids wherever their interests take them.

Sep 10, 2021 • 9:10

Michael Murray on the Social Science of Faith

Kelly kicks off a new series on BELIEF, delving into topics like the meaning of life, finding purpose, why faith, service and gratitude matter, and more with Dr. MIchael Murray, former Philosophy Professor and current President & CEO of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on this series. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorri

Sep 7, 2021 • 38:54

Mental Health Check on the "Most Important" Thing

Ages ago, M Scott Peck (of The Road Less Traveled) studied success (personal and professional) and was surprised to discover that all the people in his study had one thing in common: they all report the exact same “most important” thing. As I sink into the reality of an empty nest, I felt the need to remind myself that it is not my children’s job (nor is it Edward’s) to make me happy. Hope you find it useful and worth sharing and of course, come visit me on Instagram @kellycorrigan t

Sep 3, 2021 • 4:13

Lisa Damour and Will Leitch on Parents and Parenting

As we conclude our "Mind the Gap" series, Kelly talks with parenting expert Dr. Lisa Damour and writer Will Leitch take a look at the ways in which different generations approach relationships with their parents and children. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan and read the essays from this episode on Medium. To learn more about l

Aug 31, 2021 • 48:37

Mental Health Check on Go To Parenting Mantras

After I dropped Claire off at college, I snuck in some time with my freshman year college roommate, Tracy Tuttle. On a long walk, we tried to reduce all our parenting insights into 2 go-to mantras. Mine was about listening more and talking less (“visualize the transcript”) and Tracy’s was think in terms of what’s helpful and what’s unhelpful rather than what’s right and wrong. Hope it’s helpful. Share widely and visit me on Instagram @kellycorrigan to tell me what your mant

Aug 27, 2021 • 6:11

Manoush Zomorodi on WellBeing and Self Care

Kelly continues the "Mind the Gap" series with writer and podcaster, Manoush Zomorodi as they look at well-being and self care through the lens of different generations. The two touch on topics such as the commodification of self-care, staying true to oneself and the importance (or not) of dyeing your hair. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorr

Aug 24, 2021 • 40:29

Mental Health Check on Conquering Envy

Okay so I went to a thing and I came home with a little case of the envies and then I found a bit of a book that helped me feel and think better about jealousy so I had to share…

Aug 20, 2021 • 5:25

Nir Eyal and Meg Garlinghouse on the Meaning of Work and Becoming Indistractible

As a part of our "Mind the Gap" series, Kelly and LinkedIn's Meg Garlinghouse discuss the meaning of work and what defines a job, a career or a calling. Kelly and writer Nir Eyal delve into the distractions faced by different generations and how being indistractable might just be the new superpower. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan and read the

Aug 17, 2021 • 42:16

Mental Health Check on Informed Optimism

There’s unearned optimism based on forced positivity that’s so common right now in our feeds—and then there’s informed optimism. This one is for anyone who needs one piece of true and very good news. Share like a greeting card with the people you love.

Aug 13, 2021 • 4:45

Tressie McMillan Cottom on New Money

Kelly launches the new "Mind the Gap" series and explores how different generations handle money with writer, educator and McArthur "Genius" Grant recipient Tressie McMillan Cottom. Tressie shares her thoughts, emotions and deeply ingrained habits when it comes to money...both new and old. Kelly remembers her mother's rather unique approach to gift-giving. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow t

Aug 10, 2021 • 46:13

Mental Health Check

Kelly interviewed David Byrne in NYC a week ago for PBS and while she was prepping, she came across his very cool project: Reasons To Be Cheerful. This week’s GOTO is a short, inspiring story about a sick musician who is changing how hospitals sound. Everyone who has been in the bed or at the bedside will appreciate this one. Share like a greeting card. Tell people you’re thinking of them. And check out Reasons To Be Cheerful for more.

Aug 6, 2021 • 5:21

Cecily Strong on Big Love and Big Loss

Kelly gets serious with SNL star Cecily Strong about her new book This Will All Be Over Soon, about the loss of her beloved cousin, Owen. Cecily also shares her pandemic love story and some behind-the-scenes scoop about Saturday Night Live. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan and read the essays from this episode on Medium.

Aug 3, 2021 • 39:05

Mental Health Check

A quick but substantial thought about how to feel better, based on a short bit of brilliance from Joahnn Hari’s book Lost Connections.  Enjoy and share it like a greeting card with anyone who needs a little something good to kick off the weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 30, 2021 • 6:31

Julio Vincent Gambuto on Finding Love in the Time of Covid

Kelly wraps up her series "Love Stories for a Weary World," with Medium writer Julio Vincent Gambuto, who fell in love during the pandemic. Julio talks about the ways Covid upended common dating practices and tipped the scales for deeper connection. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan and read the essays from this episode on Medium.

Jul 27, 2021 • 31:59

Michael Thompson on What Attracts

Kelly and Medium writer Michael Thompson trade stories of meeting their spouses for the first time in our summer series "Love Stories for a Weary World" and Kelly gives her takeaways on what makes love work. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan and read the essays from this episode on Medium.

Jul 20, 2021 • 47:13

Susan Orlean on Empty Nesting and Family Love

Continuing our series "Love Stories for a Weary World," Kelly and renowned writer Susan Orlean talk about transitions in family life -- including the big one of becoming an empty nester. Kelly shares memories of early days with young children in this very personal episode. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Jul 13, 2021 • 42:34

Sarah Stankorb on Losing Her Voice and Finding Her Love

In this first episode in our series "Love Stories for a Weary World," Sarah Stankorb shares the story of losing (and finding) her voice -- and meeting her great love along the way -- with a disarming honesty. And Kelly tells the story of matching moods with her husband, while trying to find comfort during cancer treatment. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @ke

Jul 6, 2021 • 38:53

What You Don't know Won't Hurt You? with Dani Shapiro (previously published as Episode 3)

TAKE 2 TUESDAY: Replay of Episode #3 // Dani Shapiro is the author of 9 books and the host of the popular podcast Family Secrets. She is curious about the things we hide from each other and the consequences of keeping these secrets. Dani and Kelly consider the courage required to know more about everything from our DNA and our government to what's in our kids' texts, our air and our food.

Jun 29, 2021 • 39:45

Everything Happens for a Reason? with Kate Bowler (previously published as Episode 1)

TAKE 2 TUESDAY: Re-play of Episode #1 // Kelly and Kate Bowler dive into that phrase so often offered up to explain bad stuff: "everything happens for a reason." Kate is a divinity professor at Duke University and the bestselling author of three books.  She has a beloved podcast called Everything Happens.  At a time when so much feels unexplainable, Kate and Kelly wonder if this phrase offers actual comfort or does just the opposite. In this poignant and, strangely, also often hilarious

Jun 22, 2021 • 43:46

Imbolo Mbue on Loving and Changing America

Imbolo Mbue's journey took her from Cameroon to New Jersey, and ultimately to Oprah's house. The bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers and How Beautiful We Were describes the very best of America with charm and realism -- from being warmly welcomed as a college student and observing true freedom for the first time to witnessing crippling poverty and our "race to nowhere" mentality. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You

Jun 15, 2021 • 40:30

For every graduate from kindergarten to PhDs -- but especially the kids between high school and college -- this one is for you.

Kelly shares a graduation speech, a conversation about takeaways from high school with her daughter and a special reading with Oscar winning actress Helen Hunt. If you love the episode, please share and review. We read and appreciate every comment. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Jun 11, 2021 • 36:16

Carvell Wallace on Understanding and Acceptance

How do understanding and approval factor into kindness? Are we only nice to the people we "get"? How can we change the way we think about who is deserving of love, respect and kindness? (hint: it's everyone). Carvell Wallace has thoughts on all of this and more. He's a writer, a thinker and a creative who has written powerful profiles of artists, actors, activists and is also the curious mind behind the podcast Finding Fred, about Mr. Rogers. If you enjoy this conversation, mak

Jun 8, 2021 • 44:26

Austin Channing Brown on Black Girl Pride and Frustration

Austin Channing Brown is an author, activist and thought leader. She's tired of explaining what it's like to be black, but her insight and passion is irresistible. Here's a conversation that will linger in your mind as much for the points of connection as for the points of tension. For everyone committed to learning and understanding more about race, this is an episode to share and discuss. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate ever

Jun 1, 2021 • 39:50

Amanda Ripley on Personal and Global Conflict

67 million of us are estranged from a family member. 85% of us are in regular conflict at work. The country is split on every issue from masks to education, health care to policing. Kelly asks journalist and bestselling author of High Conflict, Amanda Ripley where we go from here.

May 25, 2021 • 44:36

Karen Moon on The Summer of Healing

Karen Moon is a therapist who cut her teeth counseling bankers after tragedies like the Oklahoma City bombing and 9/11. For 15 years she's been helping high school and college kids with anxiety, depression and change.

May 18, 2021 • 47:15

Jen Hatmaker on Bouncing Back and Finding Meaning

Kelly and Jen Hatmaker test drive the questions from Kelly's new children's book Hello World! to see what new things they can learn about each other. From celebrating favorite holidays to bouncing back from unexpected change and loss, these two old friends cover much ground and show us all how to find meaningful connection with the people we love -- and maybe even with those we don't yet know we love. If you enjoy this episode, make sure to listen to Episode #24, Kelly's conversation wi

May 11, 2021 • 45:09

Tontra Love On the Benefit of the Doubt

In honor of teachers everywhere, Kelly shares a conversation with her friend, Oakland Unified Teacher of the year, Tontra Love. While Ms. Love normally teaches kindergartners, it turns out she has lots to teach all of us -- especially about how to interact more lovingly with one another, disagree peacefully and imagine what it's like to be in someone else's shoes. If you enjoy this episode, make sure to listen to Kelly's conversation about higher education, Episode #21 "What's the point

May 7, 2021 • 33:41

Tamar Gendler On the Five Ancient Secrets to Modern Happiness

Kelly tracks down Yale Philosophy professor and the Dean of Arts & Sciences, Tamar Gendler, to discuss the great ancient philosophers’ take on our human nature and how it relates to modern happiness. Dean Gendler's studied academic and historical perspective on what makes us tick will definitely leave you feeling smarter, deeper and full of understanding about yourself and your fellow humans. If you enjoy this episode, make sure to check out Kelly’s other conversations about human n

May 4, 2021 • 51:12

Brit Bennett on Curiosity and Categorizing

This week, Kelly continues her series with authors on human nature with Brit Bennett, the brilliant mind behind the bestselling book, The Vanishing Half, which just sold to HBO for the small screen. They cover the unfortunate way we're all categorized for marketing purposes, and why curiosity is paramount to us becoming a better species. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly o

Apr 27, 2021 • 38:46

Jia Tolentino on Finding Truth in a Manipulative World

Kelly talks with New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino about identity, culture and the irresistable manipulation of the internet. Jia is a 32-year old intellectual phenom who just came out with her first book of essays called Trick Mirror. She's part feminist, part radical thinker and part cultural critic, and she has a lot to say about what it means to be human in today's world. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.co

Apr 20, 2021 • 46:51

Margaret Atwood on Trading Regret for Happiness

Alongside renowned Canadian poet, novelist and activist Margaret Atwood, Kelly continues a series on Human Nature. They discuss why life together is sometimes very hard and other times truly delightful, through the lense of the very best and worst parts of our nature. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Apr 13, 2021 • 35:54

George Saunders on Virtue and Vice

Kelly kicks off a series on Human Nature with celebrated author George Saunders. They go deep on virtue, vice, our tricky egos, and finding empathy for ourselves and others. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more

Apr 6, 2021 • 55:51

Still Working: Things We'll Forever Be Working On

Kelly concludes her series with Anna Quindlen and Anna Sale by diving into the joy of the "work" we're paid for (and how it can give us permission to be bolder than we've been conditioned to be) and the challenge of the "work" of family life, when we're reconciling differences over money and oversimplifying things with snap judgments. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. You can follow the conversation with K

Mar 30, 2021 • 49:12

Forgiveness and Families: Kelly, Anna and Anna go Deep on Mistakes They Made and What They Learned

Grudges, overbearing "wisdom" and selfish behavior are all hallmarks of even the most functional families. Kelly asks Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen and award-winning podcaster Anna Sale about mistakes they've made in family life, and how they've found and given forgiveness. If you like this conversation, make sure to listen to Episode #8: "Three Stories of Extraordinary Forgiveness with Wanda Holland Greene." And please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read

Mar 23, 2021 • 41:00

Grief: Musings on managing loss in family life, with Anna Quindlen and Anna Sale

Eventually grief, which is searing, becomes loss, which is more like an ache that comes and goes. Kelly asks Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen and award winning podcaster Anna Sale about what and how they have grieved. Together, they share passages and riff about how to find meaning in loss. If you found this episode useful, make sure to listen to Kelly's conversation with palliative care doc BJ Miller, episode #11, "Losing the Ones We Love." And please subscribe, rate and review us wherever y

Mar 16, 2021 • 40:50

Changed: Managing Tricky Family Dynamics with Anna Quindlen and Anna Sale

Kelly continues her deep dive on family life with the help of Anna Quindlen, the Pulitzer Prize winning writer, and Anna Sale, the host of Death, Sex & Money and author of Let's Talk About Hard Things. Together, they read from their own works and riff on how family dynamics shift and change over time as kids become parents, parents become grandparents and everyone (hopefully) grows up. From parsing delicate in-law dynamics to learning what it takes to actually like your spouse to understanding o

Mar 9, 2021 • 41:13

Misunderstandings: Anna Quindlen, Anna Sale and Kelly share readings and thoughts on family life.

This month, Kelly finds herself between two Annas -- Anna Quindlen, the Pulitzer Prize winning writer, and Anna Sale, the host of WNYC's popular Death, Sex & Money podcast. Together, they read excerpts from their books and riff on how terribly easy it is to misunderstand each other in family life. From thinking you’re not "a divorce kinda person" to overestimating our influence as parents, love is rife with misunderstandings. Here’s a conversation that will help you find your way out of what tan

Mar 2, 2021 • 39:26

How Change Happens: Takeaways from 22 Conversations

Kelly couldn't help but notice that many of our conversations about how change happens offered up some of the exact same beats, despite the wide variety of changes we discussed. Jump into this conversation and take notes you'll want to post on your refrigerator. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Feb 23, 2021 • 28:03

The Single Most Effective Way to Change Everything

With nearly unlimited financial and intellectual resources at her disposal, Melinda Gates is committed to addressing the problems holding women back all over the world - from their limited educational opportunities to maternal health challenges and more. Kelly and Melinda dissect how making critical systemic improvements for women will change not only their lives and their families, but has the best potential to change the world. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorri

Feb 16, 2021 • 56:22

What's the point of college?

Kelly talks with a range of guests in this episode about the changing face of higher education, the value of a cross-disciplinary liberal arts approach and the danger of a one-size-fits-all college experience. Kelly's guests include: her daughter, Georgia Lichty - a sophomore at Georgetown University, Tara Westover - the author of Educated, Lande Ajose - the senior policy advisor for education for the state of California, and Jeremy Rossmann - MIT dropout and founder of The Make School. Follow t

Feb 9, 2021 • 51:28

Accepting Our Bodies As They Are

Very few of us gaze contentedly into the mirror and are happy with our bodies. In this episode, Kelly dives into the dangers of our obsession with body image in a candid conversation with therapist Ariel and her client Lindsay about eating disorders, triggers and recovery. A must listen. IMPORTANT NOTE: This episode does include references to eating disorders which some listeners may find troubling. Listener discretion is advised. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorr

Feb 2, 2021 • 56:19

Bringing Peace to the American City

From San Quentin inmate to neighborhood safety advocate, Kelly’s guest Sam Vaughn embodies the ideal of “be the change you want to see.” Working with DeVone Boggan, Kelly’s other guest and the charismatic leader of Advance Peace, this duo shares how they nurture violent criminals into a better future, one small step at a time, with the care and attention of a devoted parent. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Jan 26, 2021 • 51:00

A Mother and Son Story of the Ultimate Transition

Kelly talks to Alex, an insightful and forthcoming 15 year old who is transitioning from a girl to a boy, as well as his mother about how you know you have to change and the series of decisions, losses and gains found along the way. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Jan 19, 2021 • 50:46

Making Change That Changes America

Both Congresswoman Barbara Lee and human rights attorney Jessica Jackson went through college as single mothers, relying on some form of public assistance. They've since gone on to make big changes in our country, from both inside and outside of government. Kelly talks to each of them to get a big old reminder about the power of our democracy and the promise of liberty and justice for all. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan. To learn more about listene

Jan 12, 2021 • 56:16

Motherhood by Any Means

When you are a woman who is dead sure she wants to be a mother and the universe is not cooperating, how can you bend reality to your dreams? Lori Gottlieb (author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone) and Kelly's friend Tracy Defina reflect on finding their way into the job they always wanted: parenthood. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Jan 5, 2021 • 50:44

Ten Strangely Encouraging Takeaways from 2020

What to make of 2020? How to process the election and the pandemic, drastic changes in the the economy and the environment? Yeesh. Kelly combed through everything she's written down in 2020 and found ten things worth a second look--and maybe even worth celebrating. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Dec 29, 2020 • 23:30

Are We Losing Our Religion?

Kelly's mom spends part of every day in a Catholic Church, as did her father his entire life. Kelly is wondering how a spiritual orientation changes a person in this conversation with scholar Eboo Patel. They cover how faith has evolved in the lives of everyday Americans, and how thinking of us as a "potluck nation" rather than a melting pot might help us to make better sense of our differences. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Dec 22, 2020 • 51:00

How to Make People Care About Big Things

Climate Scientist and TED Talker Katharine Hayhoe is equally interested in the obvious ecological collapse as she is in how to talk so people will listen. She and Kelly break down the moves and messages that do and don't work when trying to change global attitudes and save our planet. Kelly's 17 year-old Claire jumps in to talk about the power of Planet Earth and protests and stories of extinction. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Dec 15, 2020 • 51:01

Love, Loss and Remembering

Love, Loss and Remembering - A special episode in memory of Liz Laats.

Dec 12, 2020 • 55:17

Losing the Ones We Love with BJ Miller

In the wake of losing her father and her friend, Kelly wonders what the end of life can teach us with BJ Miller, a triple amputee, bestselling author and palliative care doc. BJ offers his own personal stories as well as universal takeaways from the bedsides of hundreds whom he has helped usher out of this world. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Dec 8, 2020 • 51:06

Changing Everything Little By Little with Rich Roll

Starting in college and not stopping until long after law school, Rich Roll regularly, deliberately, got black out drunk. He is now a widely respected wellness advocate and athlete. He and Kelly talk about the long road of tiny adjustments that have led to his transformation into an ultra marathoner, bestselling author and podcaster whose conversations are valued by millions. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Dec 1, 2020 • 50:55

Kelly Goes to Therapy

On the heels of the series with Wanda Holland Greene about forgiveness, agency, self awareness and finding common ground, Kelly takes a list of lingering questions to world class psychologist, Dacher Keltner at UC Berkeley, and asks him everything she ever wanted to know about why we do the weird things we do. And the answers are fantastic. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Nov 24, 2020 • 42:35

Three Stories of Extraordinary Forgiveness with Wanda Holland Greene

Forgiveness may be the most advanced intellectual and emotional move we make as humans. It is a complete override of our innate nature to categorize friend and foe. Along with thought leader Wanda Holland Greene, Kelly brings to life three unforgettable stories of forgiveness from around the world. Follow the conversation on Instagram @kellycorrigan.

Nov 23, 2020 • 43:00

Seeing Ourselves More Clearly with Wanda Holland Greene

Self awareness involves understanding how our behavior affects others. It is fundamental for any functioning society and relationship. Wanda Holland Greene and Kelly talk about body language, tone of voice, word choice, the terrible tendency to let ourselves off the hook and learning to listen to people who give us the straight truth. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad ch

Nov 17, 2020 • 46:47

Recognizing Our Agency with Wanda Holland Greene

Thanks to an election where many states came down to razor thin margins, we may have a renewed sense of our agency as voters. But what about agency over our emotions, our bodies, our relationships and careers? Educator and thought leader, Wanda Holland Greene, brings everything she's learned from her time at Columbia to her years leading The Hamlin School as she and Kelly work through what acts of agency are always available to us.

Nov 10, 2020 • 41:14

Finding Common Ground with Wanda Holland Greene

Renowned educator Wanda Holland Greene joins Kelly to dig into finding common ground with absolutely anyone, even people we think we hate. They discuss the transformative power of discovering the many things we all share. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 2, 2020 • 44:25

Trust Your Gut? with Annie Jean Baptiste

Annie Jean Baptiste in the Head of Product Inclusion at Google where she spends her time thinking about the products we use very day and how who's at the meeting determines what gets discussed, designed and built. Annie and Kelly wonder about confirmation bias, who we're drawn to, both at work and in our personal lives, and how our lizard brain keeps luring us into fight or flight responses that limit our growth and potential.

Oct 26, 2020 • 35:25

What You Don't know Won't Hurt You? with Dani Shapiro

Dani Shapiro is the author of 9 books and the host of Family Secrets. She is curious about the things we hide from each other and the consequences of keeping secrets. Dani and Kelly consider the courage to know more about our DNA, our government and what's in our kids' texts, our air and our food.

Oct 20, 2020 • 39:50

Never Give Up? with Nadia Bolz-Weber

Nadia Bolz Weber is known for calling a spade a spade in three bestselling memoirs and on her podcast, The Confessional. She is stand up comic turned Lutheran minister who refuses to oversimplify, engage in cheap positivity or humlebrag. Nadia and Kelly wonder together about the things we do in the name of consistency and how to make the call about what to let go of and what to never give up on.

Oct 13, 2020 • 33:34

Everything Happens for a Reason? with Kate Bowler

Kelly and Kate Bowler dive into that phrase so often offered up to explain bad stuff: "everything happens for a reason." Kate is a divinity professor at Duke University and the bestselling author of three books.  She has a beloved podcast called Everything Happens.  At a time when so much feels unexplainable, Kate and Kelly wonder if this phrase offers actual comfort or does just the opposite. In this poignant and, strangely, also often hilarious, conversation, Kelly and Kate discuss the differe

Oct 6, 2020 • 43:59

Kelly Corrigan Wonders Trailer

Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, a place for people who like to laugh while they think and find it useful to look closely at ourselves and our weird ways in the hopes that knowing more and feeling more will help us do more and be better.  A former newspaper columnist and four time bestselling author, Kelly wonders about loads of stuff: is knowing more always good? Can we trust our gut? How does change actually happen?  We only book nice people who have a sense of humor and know things worth kn

Sep 22, 2020 • 1:52