Choose to be Curious Podcast
1) C2BC-311 BONUS: Malka Ranjana Kopell & Palma Joy Strand
...there was just too much goodness here, so I made the hard choice to move the analogies and lovely final reflections to an added clip. Theme music by Sean Balick; "Town Market" by Onesuch Village,...Show More
2) Ep. #311: Civity: Engaging Others with Respect, Empathy & Curiosity, with Malka Ranjana Kopell & Palma Joy Strand
Malka Ranjana Kopell and Palma Joy Strand are co-founders of Civity, a word they created to describe a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships of respect and empathy with others who are diff...Show More
3) Ep. #310: Wine & A Taste for Curiosity, with Alicia Towns Franken
Sommelier and wine consultant Alicia Towns Franken embodies a tantalizing combination: wine --as another in my periodic series on curiosity and our senses--and an actual boots-on-the-ground effort to ...Show More
4) Ep. #309: Curiosity & Re-Evaluating Failure, with Samuel West
Curiosity gets a lot of credit for success. For me, that raises an interesting inverse question: what about curiosity and failure? Who better to invite into that conversation than Samuel West, creat...Show More
5) Ep. #308: CheapNFreeDC: Curiosity, Passion & Purpose, with Estee Levine
Research tells us that by leaning into externally-focused curiosity – “what do I notice that the world needs?” – and internally-focused curiosity – “How might I be able to contribute?” – we can find m...Show More
6) Ep. #307A: Might Curiosity Hibernate?
I’m taking a little break in December. Call it some curiosity R&R — curiosity respite & re-airs. I’ll get a production break, and my radio audiences will continue to enjoy uninterrupted listening, tha...Show More
7) Ep. #307: Curiosity & Nature Journaling, with John Muir Laws
"Slow down to the speed of wonder." ~ John Muir Laws This is an episode about nature journaling, but Jack would be the first to say: it isn't about the journal, it's about the journey. He's develope...Show More
8) C2BC-307 Bonus: Analogies (6 min)
I couldn't fit everything in this week, so here is what Jack Laws and I drew from the Big Jar of Wannabe Analogies. #analogy Episode webpage: https://lynnborton.com/2025/11/27/curiosity-nature-journa...Show More
9) Ep. #306: Skip the Small Talk, with Ashley Kirsner
Enough with the polite, front parlor pablum of the past -- and onward toward rich discussion, mindful discourse, self-disclosure, and – dare I say it? – curiosity! Wanting to do something about the ...Show More
10) Ep. #305: Curiosity & Creativitry: The Know-How, Practice & Mastery of Creativity, with Stan Lai
“Creativitry," writes legendary playwright Stan Lai in the preface to his new book of that name, "Doesn’t exist as a word. Just as all creative things do not exist -- until they do. "Rhymes with Art...Show More