Curious Planet
Jacqueline Comito
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About This Podcast
Curious Planet explores how our experiences in nature connect us to our own stories, emotions, sense of place, and desire to belong—and how this captivating kinship might invigorate us to save the home we live and rely on.
Cultural and spiritual traditions worldwide find their roots in reverence for the natural world. Moments of wonder in nature have inspired poets and writers, inventors and scientists, artists and adventurers throughout history.
Curious Planet is hosted by anthropologist Jacqueline Comito, who has introduced many of these concepts in presentations to conservation professionals and environmentalists in Iowa and across the country. Each episode continues the conversation about engaging wonderment to heal and protect the environment.
Show Host and Producer: Jacqueline Comito
Editor: Tina Kirstukas
Audio Engineer: Nathan Stevenson
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S2E7 Still in the Woods
We find inspiration and peace on a walk where the wild things are.
S2E6 Sparkles of Joy
We remember how fireflies have sparked joy, enchantment, and wonder in our lives, and contemplate a world where their light is forever extinguished. Mentioned in today’s episode:Sara Lewis, Silent…
S2E5 A Dog, a Woman, an Owl, and a Star
We consider our beginnings, and take up a second gratitude challenge, this time with the help of a backyard Barred Owl.
S2E4 Music Can Change the World
Whether you learned the alphabet to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, or memorized the contents of the periodic table with the help of Tom Lehrer and The Elements, you’ll recognize the…
S2E3 Remember Who We Were Before We Spoke English
Meskwaki elders inspire us to recall the stories of our past that connect us to the land we live on and the land of our ancestors.Mentioned in today’s episode:Seed-saving. Here’s another Italian…
S2E2 Honest Bees
We learn the buzz on wise group decision-making by observing the habits of those whose lives depend on it—honeybees.Mentioned in today’s episode:Thomas Seeley, Honeybee Democracy, Princeton…
S2E1 What Our Bodies Know, Our Minds Don’t Always Remember
The stories we tell preserve our collective human memory—but we’re also part of a profound connection steadfastly held by the natural world. Host Jacqueline Comito ponders this wondrous web, as well…
S1E6 Gifts of Gratitude
We flunk a gratitude challenge, and decide to try again in collaboration with a backyard barred owl. Mentioned in today’s episode:Robert A. Emmons, Gratitude Works! A 21-Day Program for Creating…
S1E3 Thank You for Your Song
We begin on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, then travel to places of lived experience and spaces of sensed experience.Mentioned in today’s episode: Joyful Hearts, Seasons of PrayerJ. E.…
S1E2 Hope is Remembering the Future
How can we have hope in a world that sometimes feels like a hot mess? Watching the seasons change in the backyard with a new puppy, we consider the real question: “How can we not?”Mentioned in…
S1E4 Imagine That
The Virgin Mary Tree of Polk City, Iowa, inspires us to imagine and improvise as we engage with the world around us. Mentioned in today’s episode:The Virgin Mary Tree of Polk City on the Roadside…
S1E1 Curiosity, Not Conviction
Host Jacqueline Comito opens our conversation about engaging wonderment to heal and protect the environment— with a little help from some apes.Mentioned in today’s episode:Jane Goodall, October 1960,…
S1E7 Wade in the Water
We seek conversation and find connection on a rainy slope of Ireland’s Croagh Patrick. Mentioned in today’s episode:Wallace “J.” Nichols, Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near,…
S1E5 Curious Coyote
We find wild curiosity on a series of walks with dog Charlie through a local urban trail.Mentioned in today’s episode:Meister Eckhart, The Essential Sermons, Paulist Press, 1981.
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Curious Planet is a podcast exploring wonderment to heal and protect the earth. Subscribe to Curious Planet on your favorite streaming platform. Season One drops on March 19, 2024!
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Curious Planet has published 15 episodes since March 2024, covering topics in Nature, Religion & Spirituality.
Curious Planet is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 13m.
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