Is social media our modern day campfire? That's the question we ask in this episode of Everyday Wonder. Because we still think there's plenty of good to be found on social media. We also think there's plenty of wonder in talking about how stories [...]

We humans love ritual. They help us mark our passage through life and celebrate the shared wonder of life. But when we think of ritual, most of us think of the really big or seriously formal ones. We think of going to church, attending [...]

"Why do we like to be scared?" That's the question we asked the staff, actors, clowns, zombies, demons and really scary nuns who currently reside at  New Orleans Nightmare, a movie-set quality haunted house extravaganza that sits under the Huey P. Long Br

Have you ever thought about what you want written on your tombstone? Most of us care deeply about how we will be remembered when we depart this life – but we don’t much want to talk about the day the lights might go out. [...]

In sports, there’s a lot of talk about winning and losing. But here at Everyday Wonder, we think there’s a more important conversation. One about perseverance. Specifically, what is it that makes some of us stick with a team, sometimes year after year, ev

You’re probably thinking about your Halloween costume about now. But in New Orleans, costumes – and masks – are year-round attire. Two Elvises drinking coffee at a local CCs? We talk about that in this episode, but we also step back to explore the human [

What is it about trees? Whether you’re into wonder with a capital or lower-case w, there’s something about trees that speak to us. All of us. This episode of Everyday Wonder takes a field trip to New Orleans’s Audubon Park to interview the Tree [...]

How do you feel about your family home? Does it fill your heart or give you a knot in your stomach? Whatever the case, the reality is that place defines us – and no place does that with more poignancy than the family home. [...]

Episode 06: Getting Out of a Rut: The Everyday Wonder of Life’s Bumpy Journey Have you ever headed out in the car and ended up at your kid’s school instead of the grocery store because you went on (semiconscious) autopilot? Day-to-day life can steer [...]

Episode 05: The Everyday Wonder of small objects (from Katrina and beyond) New Orleans-based artist Sandra Russell Clark remembers a pivotal moment after Hurricane Katrina, in September 2005. On TV, Anderson Cooper was walking with a homeowner through the