Ever Widening Circles
19 minutes
Paragliding: Seeing a Place, Leaving No Trace
Want to walk a little taller today? Keep in mind that things are often only as bleak as our singular perspective is narrow! Here’s wonder exposed by a new point of view!
Travel
7 minutes
Why Paddleboard to Victoria, Canada?
Have you noticed that in our haste to make our lives easier, we actually experience far less wonder and adventure? Here’s a perspective that may feel like a gift!
22 minutes
Creating Something Out of Nothing: The Forest Man of India
Magicians aren’t the only people who specialize in making something out of nothing. There are a few ordinary folks whose single-mindedness is their magic. See what you think of the work of the Forest Man of India.
11 minutes
Hop on Over to Japan’s Rabbit Island
There are places in the world that shift our sense of “normal”, and the wonder never leaves us. Here’s a small wonder!
8 minutes
Breakfast at Giraffe Manor
You get a wonderful appreciation of the size of a giraffe when their head is in your cereal bowl. Here’s the marvelous story of Kenya’s Giraffe Manor.
17 minutes
Paralyzed and Sailing the Inside Passage
Did you hear about the two men, paralyzed from their armpits down, who sailed the inside passage. They’ve got an inspiring lesson for us all. Let’s consider their secret!
16 minutes
Experience the Remarkable Sapporo Snow Festival!
Want to take a little trip without leaving your living room? Today on our Saturdays Around the World feature, we stroll the streets of Japan’s famous snow festival!
8 minutes
A Pyramid Primer: How much do you really know?
Most of us think we know a fair amount about things like the pyramids. But do we? What if our information still dates from magazines in elementary school, and we only have the gist of things? Here’s something to consider.
13 minutes
Beware! Crab Crossing Ahead!
Once a year on Christmas Island, the ground becomes a sea of crustaceans as the islands red crabs make one of the most amazing migrations in the world!
15 minutes
Keeping Tradition Alive in the Scottish Isles
How do we keep traditions alive in this era? On the isle of Harris, the production of Harris Tweed is breathes life into old ways. Take a journey with us and explore this beautiful culture and the landscape that inspires it!
11 minutes
Only in Japan: Rice Made Fascinating!
Have you noticed how it feels a bit empowering when you are the one who knows a little inside information about another country? Let’s start with a fundamental Japanese food and see where it takes us!
12 minutes
Eight Hidden Gems Around the World
Take a moment to explore some hidden gems around the world! Head with us to the places that prove it’s still an amazing world and give yourself a reminder that you may have some wonders in your own backyard!
43 minutes
Being Thankful with Snap Judgment
If you are looking for some insights on gratitude and happiness, here’s a new lens from which to view possibility. There’s nothing better than true stories told by master story-tellers! See what we mean by that!
30 minutes
Celebrating Remarkable Places Around the World!
Join us as we celebrate some of the remarkable places around the world we have explored over the past year! From frozen music festivals, to incredible wildlife, to jaw-dropping heights, here are some of our favorites.
35 minutes
Exploring Wild_Life and Celebrating Natural Wonder
Check out this incredible new web series from National Geographic! wild_life with Bertie Gregory heads to the Pacific Northwest for a new take on documenting our planet’s amazing natural wonders!
40 minutes
Life Lessons from Asia’s Forgotten Mountain
Trying to summit Hkakabo Razi, the tallest mountain in Southeast Asia, was a monumental adventure. Here’s the incredible story with a few life lessons for all of us along the way!
25 minutes
Chasing Rivers: An Adventure on the Colorado
Think about your nearest river. Where did it come from? Where is it going? Here’s a remarkable story from a National Geographic photographer about how his adventure to chase the Colorado River reshaped his perspectives.
12 minutes
The People Behind the World’s Weird and Wacky Places
Ever looked at something strange on the roadside and said, “I wonder who made that?” Here are the people and stories behind some of our planet’s most weird and wonderful places!
9 minutes
Master of Extreme Sport, Filmmaker, Teacher?
What does the person behind the camera have to master to bring us extreme sports videos? They may be deeper and more talented than we think! Here’s two sides to a videographer who reminds us about the wonder and complexity of creative people.
17 minutes
Haenyeo: Korea’s Aging Mermaids
Meet the Haenyeo, Korea’s sea women. These women, many of whom are grandmothers, take to the sea everyday freediving for their livelihood.
7 minutes
Mystical Trees from Around the World
What’s more beautiful than a tree with its sprawling limbs pressed against a blue sky, or a tangle of leafy branches creating a cooling shade, sparkling with late afternoon light? Let’s have a quiet look at the wonder of trees…
14 minutes
Celebrating Our Similarities
What if we spent more time celebrating our similarities? Here’s a National Geographic Photographer’s tale of how connected we really are to even the world’s most remote populations!
25 minutes
An Adventure Atop the Tepuis
Take a trip to South America to Explore the Tepuis, magnificent mesas rising up from the jungle below. Join the explorers who study these islands in the sky, and their remarkable flora and fauna!
13 minutes
Celebrating the Little Wonders!
What if we took more time to celebrate the quirky wonders in our own backyard? Olney, Illinois is home to a beloved population of albino squirrels, and their passion for this piece of local heritage reminds us to reflect on what makes our culture unique!
30 minutes
Exploring the Underground Rainforest
Did you know there is an underground rainforest in the world’s largest cave? Join us as we explore Hang Son Doong cave in central Vietnam!
7 minutes
Maptia: Travel with Photographer/Adventurers
If you are still curious and hopeful about the world, love breathtaking photography, and great story-tellers, then you are in luck! Check out this web-find from an EWC fan!
10 minutes
A Photographer’s Life Changing Stories
Photographers bring the world to our living rooms and have witnessed much of life on this planet. Here are two stories that changed one photographer’s life, and the lessons they taught him…
7 minutes
Do You Know Petra?
Her crumbling features take nothing away from her beauty and remarkable origins. While the efforts to create her defy explanation, the mystery adds to the wonder of Petra.
12 minutes
To Chase a Cheese
The Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling Festival might be one of the strangest annual events in the world. This is what happens when thousands of people cram onto a hillside to watch brave souls chase a wheel of cheese down an almost vertical incline…