Introducing 'Wonder Cabinet'
Wonder Cabinet
Wonder Cabinet Productions
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
You know that moment of amazed surprise when you encounter something so unexpected that it feels almost magical? Welcome to “Wonder Cabinet,” the new podcast from the creators of the Peabody Award-winning public radio show “To the Best of Our Knowledge.”
Each week, Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson host intimate conversations with leading scientists, poets and philosophers about the mystery of the cosmos, the deep intelligence of the Earth, and ideas to re-enchant everyday life. These are expansive interviews about experiences of wonder and transcendence – and ideas that open new doors.
We’re living through a period of turbulent change, so there's a question we’re asking: what would happen if we let wonder be our guide -- not as an escape from reality, but as a way to inhabit it more deeply?
The first two episodes of “Wonder Cabinet” premiere on January 31, and new editions will be released weekly on Saturdays.
Wonder Cabinet is hosted by Anne Strainchamps and Steve Paulson. Find out more about the show at https://wondercabinetproductions.com, where you can subscribe to the podcast and our newsletter.Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You know that moment of amazed surprise when you encounter something so unexpected? |
| 0:08.0 | It feels almost magical. |
| 0:10.0 | An idea that kind of blows your mind. |
| 0:12.0 | At that precise moment, I fell in love with physics. |
| 0:17.0 | General activity is incredibly spectacular. |
| 0:19.0 | There's this curving of space, stretching on time. |
| 0:22.6 | It's better than I less still. |
| 0:24.6 | Haven't you had these moments in your mind? |
| 0:26.6 | Maybe it's that little space between drifting off to sleep or waking up, |
| 0:30.6 | or maybe you're stoned. |
| 0:32.6 | You feel things like that. |
| 0:33.6 | These paradoxes of truth. |
| 0:35.6 | Welcome to Wonder Cabinet. |
| 0:38.6 | I'm Anne Strain Champs. |
| 0:39.9 | And I'm Steve Paulson. |
| 0:41.1 | We're the creators of the Peabody Award-winning public radio show to the best of our knowledge. |
| 0:46.0 | And we are so excited to be launching something new, |
| 0:49.5 | an interview podcast designed to keep your sense of wonder alive. |
| 0:53.8 | So you traveled with some people who live very close to the natural world and they see things, |
| 0:59.7 | they notice things that I would never notice. |
| 1:02.7 | And I mean, I was particularly struck by a mycologist who talks about not just seeing mushrooms, |
| 1:09.0 | but hearing, feeling when they're nearby. I'm just trying to |
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