Pulling The Thread Presents: Super Traits from Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

Lemonada Media

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Kelly Corrigan Wonders recently launched a 6-part series called Super Traits, featuring conversations with people like NBA coach Steve Kerr, writer George Saunders, and do-gooder Father Greg Boyle, all masters of the super traits. These deep dives are one part inspiration and one part How To guide on how to get yourself in the right headspace for a great 2026. Tune in to hear fantastic conversations on wonder, humility, and curiosity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm happy to be sharing something different with you in the Pulling the Thread podcast feed today.
0:05.4	What follows is a preview of a new series called Super Traits from New York Times bestselling author and PBS host Kelly Corrigan.
0:14.0	You likely know Kelly's voice already from her popular podcast, Kelly Corrigan Wonders, which is known for its sweet, fun, heart to hearts.
0:23.1	Kelly is a big fan of wonder. She thinks of it as one of the most pleasant and generative
0:28.1	emotional states, and she believes that it springs from curiosity, humility, and creativity.
0:34.6	In her new series, Super Traits, Kelly brings us conversations with people who are
0:39.2	masters of these kinds of super traits. You'll hear from one of my favorite teachers,
0:44.3	Father Gregory Boyle, as well as other really fascinating thought leaders, like the writer
0:49.2	George Saunders. These deep dives are part inspiration and part how-to guide. Sounds like a good time, right?
0:56.6	Here's a sneak preview.
1:01.1	Lemonada.
1:05.0	The most wondrous thing is that these collections of particles can think and feel and reflect and take in the
1:12.5	universe and analyze it and respond to it and come back with other creative, ingenious responses.
1:20.1	That to me is the most exciting quality of being part of this reality.
1:26.2	I'm Kelly Corrigan and I am a fan of wonder.
1:30.3	I think it springs from super traits like curiosity and humility and creativity.
1:37.3	And I also think wonder magnifies those parts of us.
1:41.8	The world is inexhaustible.
1:43.5	It's only our imaginations that are limited. But if I look at that cup in front of you right now, I could see the whole universe in it. And I think the art of curiosity is the art of really taking nothing for granted. Yeah. I think that's why we become scientists, right? Because we have that curiosity. Even though a lot of people assume that science and art are very different kinds of being in the world,
2:05.2	I find a huge amount of overlap in that creative process that is essential for both.
2:10.9	We are excited to platform the voices of Father Greg Boyle,
2:16.8	NBA coach Steve Kerr, Booker Prize-winning novelist George
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