May 12, 202659 min
When her mother died, Hiroko Yoda was brought to her knees. What pulled her back was something that had been there all along, the ancient spiritual traditions of her home country, Japan. What followed was a decade-long...
About this Podcast:
Wonderstruck® is a podcast about awe and wonder that includes the profoundly moving, the humbling, and the uncanny. Hosted by psychologist, yoga teacher, and seeker Elizabeth Rovere, it explores experiences that bring us to the very edges of what we can explain, and beyond. Join us every month for conversations with scientists and shamans, philosophers and poets, mystics and experiencers. We ask what we can learn from those moments that often lack explanations. We ask deeper questions about consciousness, being, and reality. We look at mystery not as something to solve, but as a place where transformation can occur. And along the way, we glimpse a world wilder, stranger, and more Real than we ever imagined. http://newsletter.wonderstruck.org https://www.youtube.com/@wonders
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What is Wonderstruck about?
Wonderstruck® is a podcast about awe and wonder that includes the profoundly moving, the humbling, and the uncanny. Hosted by psychologist, yoga teacher, and seeker Elizabeth Rovere, it explores experiences that bring us to the very edges of what we can explain, and beyond. Join us every month for conversations with scientists and shamans, philosophers and poets, mystics and experiencers.
What has Wonderstruck covered recently?
Recent episodes include "33: Hiroko Yoda on What Japanese Spirituality Can Teach Us About Happiness" (12 May 2026, 59 minutes), "33: Hiroko Yoda on What Japanese Spirituality Can Teach Us About Happiness" (12 May 2026, 59 minutes), and "32: The Secret Lives of Plants and Fungi with Merlin Sheldrake and Zoë Schlanger" (7 April 2026, 42 minutes).
How often does Wonderstruck publish?
Wonderstruck publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 34 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Wonderstruck?
Booking probability for Wonderstruck is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Wonderstruck requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Wonderstruck's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Wonderstruck?
The strongest fits for Wonderstruck are Religion & Faith. Wonderstruck has a religion audience.
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Wonderstruck is a religion podcast with 34 episodes published.
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- May 12, 202659 min
When her mother died, Hiroko Yoda was brought to her knees. What pulled her back was something that had been there all along, the ancient spiritual traditions of her home country, Japan. What followed was a decade-long...
Apr 7, 202642 minIf we understood the true complexity of the natural world, would we call it conscious? Would we begin to question the boundaries we put between ourselves and everything around us? We explore these questions with...
Mar 3, 202659 minMystic poet Chelan Harkin doesn't write poems, she transmits them. At 21, after giving herself permission to write a "bad poem" every day, a creative channel cracked open and poems have flowed through her ever...
Feb 3, 202654 minCan a mountain teach us how to live in peace? In his early twenties, George Thompson was living with intense anxiety and a deep sense of meaninglessness. His body carried constant tension, and the voice in his head told...
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Jan 6, 20261h 1mFrom a coffee farm in rural Colombia to the psychoanalytic couch, Macario Giraldo has spent his life listening for the quiet forces that shape a human life: language, loss, desire, and love. At the age of ten, Macario...
Dec 2, 20251h 8mPlants are our ancient teachers, whispering and nudging… if only we’d listen. Dr. Monica Gagliano is an evolutionary ecologist who has turned the green world into something wonderfully surprising. Her research reveals...
Nov 4, 20251h 4mMark Vernon is a former priest turned psychotherapist who has spent the last 30 years exploring one central question: how do we find meaning in a secular age? After a crisis of faith pulled him away from the Church’s...
Oct 7, 20251h 20mWhat if the cracks in our world aren't flaws, but thresholds into the unknown? In this episode of Wonderstruck, we sit with philosopher, poet, and playful trickster Bayo Akomolafe. Bayo's vision invites us to linger in...
Sep 9, 202551 minFungi are everywhere. Under our feet, in our food, in our medicines. Yet they remain one of the most overlooked kingdoms of life. In this episode of Wonderstruck, we speak to mycologist Giuliana Furci, a...
Apr 1, 202554 minA lot of what Jeffrey Kripal writes about and explores doesn’t fit into our current worldview. A professor at Rice University, where he holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought, Jeff...
Mar 25, 20251h 22mWhat if pain wasn’t just a problem to fix, but a portal to something deeper? Diane Goldner didn’t set out to become a healer. As an investigative journalist writing for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal...
Mar 18, 202550 minJohn Cleese and Dr. Iain McGilchrist are good friends who share a deep appreciation for the power of humor and a fascination with neuroscience and consciousness. McGilchrist recalls falling asleep laughing at an episode...
Mar 11, 202553 minA lot of what Dr. Alex Gomez-Marin explores challenges the boundaries of traditional science. A physicist and neuroscientist, Alex leads the Behavior of Organisms Laboratory at the Instituto de Neurociencias in...
Mar 1, 202542 minVandana Shiva is not just an activist, she is a visionary, a force of nature, and a firebrand for a world in crisis. She doesn’t merely challenge the mechanistic view of life; she dismantles it with the precision of a...
Jul 15, 202412 minFor Wonderstruck's Season 2 finale, host Elizabeth Rovere introduces a special conversation between Zentatsu Richard Baker Roshi, one of Zen's leading voices, and his Dharma Successor and Dharma Sangha colleague Tatsudo...
Jun 17, 20241h 7mHealer, author and world-renowned qigong master Robert Peng traces his singular journey and shares stories about the teacher that changed his life. Recovering from a childhood illness during the Chinese...
May 27, 202441 minEmma Mumford is the best-selling author of Hurt, Healing, Healed, and Spiritual Queen , and host of Spiritual Queen’s Badass Podcast . There, she covers topics like manifestation, out of body...
May 13, 20241h 16mWhat do you want? Who are you bound to? Who are you, really? And what will you do when faced with difficult decisions? These are some of the questions at the heart of religion and tragedy, dramas about extreme...
Apr 29, 20241h 12mSeeking relief from her migraine headaches, Dr. Sue Morter turned to meditation. As a new meditator, 24 years ago, she sat down to meditate as part of a group. As she followed along chanting a mantra, her mind...
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Hiroko Yoda
Tokyo-born cultural historian, writer, and journalist, AltJapan
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Merlin Sheldrake
Biologist & Bestselling Author of “Entangled Life: How Fu...
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George Thompson
Former President & Current Director of Strategic Initiatives, Tai Chi, Qi Gong & Taoist Academy
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Monica Gagliano
Research Associate Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, Australia
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