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Episode #4: What if Walking in the Woods IS the Meaning of Life?

Show Notes Send me a message at ben@iheartthispodcast.com. Tell me about your favorite walks in the woods. Visit iheartthispodcast.com to find more things to love. This story about John Muir can be found in many sources, but my favorite is the one as told by Lee Stetson in his Evening with John Muir one-man stage …

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Episode #3: How to Enjoy Root Beer in a World of Endless Injustice

Disclaimer When I started the I Heart This podcast, I thought that I could keep it simple, that I could just talk about the awesomeness of the things I love. But … man … that was naive. Words just never stay where they’re supposed to. So be warned, my relationship with root beer, which is …

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Episode #2: A Love Song to Libraries

Okay, so I want to tell you one of my most favorite library moments. I think I was, maybe, 25 years old. It was a November afternoon, and I was wandering around the Williston Library at Mount Holyoke College. What a cool library!  The entrance is this sweeping four story foyer with cafe tables. There’s …

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Episode #1: Why Earth’s Blue Sky is Cooler Than You Think

The sky is blue! It’s the easiest thing to take for granted. But there is no guarantee that a planet gets a blue sky. How did we get so lucky? We look at the science behind our blue sky and end up amazed and grateful. For more information check out That Time Oxygen Almost Killed …

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