

Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Kelly Corrigan
Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, a place for people who like to laugh while they think and find it useful to look closely at ourselves and our weird ways in the hopes that knowing more and feeling more will help us do more and be better. Author of 4 New York Times bestsellers about family life, Kelly wonders about loads of stuff: is knowing more always good? Can we trust our gut? How does change actually happen? We only book nice people who have a sense of humor and know things worth knowing. Each episode ends with Kelly’s shortlist of takeaways, appropriate for refrigerator doors, bulletin boards and notes to your children.
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Mar 31, 2024 • 9min
Thanks For Being Here Kelly Finds an Old Letter to her Mom
Kelly recently found an old letter (hidden away in a closet in Bozeman) that she had written to her mom, way back in 1991. It’s good to look back sometimes at old letters and half-finished journal entries and be reminded of who we were - and who we wanted to become.
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Mar 29, 2024 • 9min
Go To on The Lessons of Crisis
Observations on what cancer made visible to me.
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Mar 26, 2024 • 44min
Going Deep with Jia Tolentino on Finding Truth in a Manipulative World
New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino discusses internet manipulation, societal influences, and human nature with Kelly Corrigan. They explore the impact of digital environments on behavior, enclosed cognition, religion's influence on perception, and individual efforts in systemic issues.

Mar 24, 2024 • 10min
Thanks For Being Here Keith's Eulogy for his Dad Patrick
Keith Romano wrote and delivered this eulogy for his father Patrick Romano, a lover of sports who believed that teamwork was always more important than talent. Keith honors his father’s uncompromising values and beliefs, his sense of humor and the example he set for his family…illustrated by the “no look pass” something Patrick always felt was the perfect intersection of teamwork, skill and grace. (Previously aired)
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Mar 22, 2024 • 8min
Go To on Badass Grandmas
Intuition. Wisdom. Time. These are just some of the assets the Badass Grandmas bring to their bipartisan work. This one is for anyone who needs a kick in the pants and a reason to believe tomorrow will be better than today.
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Mar 19, 2024 • 54min
Going Deep with Dr. Lisa Damour on Feelings, Friction and Family
There’s so many people who claim to be experts about family life. Dr. Lisa Damour is the real deal. This is one of the most useful conversations I have ever had on the podcast. Listen. Share. Listen again. It’s loaded with gems. (Previously aired)
Check out Lisa’s book: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers - Raising Connected, Capable and Compassionate Adolescents.
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Mar 17, 2024 • 14min
Thanks For Being Here Heather Clay's Essay "Elephants"
Heather Clay submitted her magical, beautifully written essay “Elephants”, after a two-week trip to Africa. Part travelogue, part reflective journal entry, Heather details the sights, sounds and emotions from the trip of a lifetime. As much a trip to experience the beauty and majesty of Africa, it was also a chance for ten female friends to interrupt their normal, everyday, work/family lives and do something just for themselves - and for each other.
Heather Clay’s novel that Kelly references and loves is: Losing Charlotte.
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Mar 15, 2024 • 12min
Go To on Figuring Out Mindfulness
Here’s a word that everyone is saying these days: mindfulness. I don’t totally know what it means, officially, but I have jerry-rigged a little process to help me mind the moment, to see the day for the small miracle that it is and enter it with intention — and it’s working for me. So, see what you think. And let me know if you have ideas or tweaks on Instagram. (Previously aired)
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Mar 12, 2024 • 58min
Going Deep on Fighting Corruption with Joshua Graham Lynn
Though we dream of big overhauls, national change often comes after many states and cities sprinkled across the country come to the same conclusion about what’s best. I loved talking to Josh Graham Lynn, who co-founded the bi-partisan organization Represent.us to fight corruption and fix America. In the decade they’ve been up and running, their work has focused on matching public support for a given law and the passage of said law. Here’s Jennifer Lawrence explaining why government doesn’t represent us and what to do about it (e.g. ranked choice voting…).To receive a short set of our weekly takeaways in your email, sign up here.
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Mar 10, 2024 • 9min
Thanks For Being Here Kelly's Letter to the Nurses
A letter from Kelly to honor the many special nurses who have provided care to her and the people she loves.
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