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.

  • 40 minutes 59 seconds
    Deep Dive with Michael Lezak on Service as a North Star

    Michael Lezak is a rabbi who spends most of his time in service, shoulder to shoulder with some of America’s poorest citizens in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, living his faith day to day. He also leads pilgrimages from SF to Montgomery, Alabama to see Bryan Stevenson’s incredible memorial there and still manages to take a 25 hour break from technology every week. He and Kelly talk about how his devotion to his practice of Judaism enriches his life on the deepest level. Special thanks to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, our production partner on the Belief series. Please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! We read and appreciate every review. Join Kelly on Instagram @kellycorrigan. (Originally aired on 10/5/2021)

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    15 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 14 minutes 17 seconds
    Thanks For Being Here Jenny's Eulogy for her Father Ivan

    This week's episode features Jenny Rosenstrach's heartfelt eulogy for her father, Ivan, highlighting his unwavering dependability and his profound love for family. Jenny reflects on cherished memories from her childhood, illustrating her father's unique love language of 'being there,' and the impact his dependable nature had on her life.

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    13 October 2024, 4:00 am
  • 14 minutes 3 seconds
    Go To on Feel Good Finance

    Are you good with money? Or are you avoiding taking a close look at what you have and what you need? Kelly shares excerpts from the book Feel Good Finance: Untangle Your Relationship with Money for Better Mental, Emotional and Financial Well-Being by Aja Evans and discusses her own relationship with money.



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    11 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 54 minutes 36 seconds
    Going Deep with Anna Deavere Smith on Love and Justice

    In our final episode of the Shook By A Book series, Kelly talks with actor, writer and celebrated creative mind, Anna Deavere Smith about two texts that have stayed with her over the years: Letter From A Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dibs in Search of Self: The Renowned, Deeply Moving Story of an Emotionally Lost Child Who Found His Way Back by Virginia M. Axline.

    …. Anna breaks down why these two very different texts have been so affecting for her and how they inform her work.

    Special thanks to The Teagle Foundation for their generous support of this series. 

    Check out Anna performing Letter From a Birmingham Jail at the historic Stanford Memorial Church in 2015.

    You can also watch Kelly's Tell Me More interview with Anna at pbs.org/kelly.

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    8 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 3 minutes 27 seconds
    Thanks For Being Here Susie's Rock of Gibraltar Story about her Mom

    A short but powerful story by Susie DeCarlo about her mother but also about herself. Often, the way our parents see us is the way we come to see ourselves and Susie’s mom saw her in the very best way: strong, unbreakable, thriving. (Previously aired)

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    6 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 11 minutes 41 seconds
    Go To on The Difference A Year Makes

    In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kelly shares her reaction to the pink ribbon while she was in chemo and how it changed the following year. 

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    4 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 58 minutes 50 seconds
    Going Deep with Eddie Glaude, Jr. on Informed Reflection

    What book shook you to your core? That’s the question we’re asking some of our favorite American thinkers. This week we’re talking to Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., a Princeton professor, columnist for TIME and frequent TV commentator. Eddie was transformed by WEB Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk and its core ideas of Noble Consciousness and The Veil. He details how the book impacted him at various stages of his life in this surprisingly personal and moving interview.

    Special thanks to The Teagle Foundation for their generous support of this series. 

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    1 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 9 minutes 54 seconds
    Thanks For Being Here Lily's College Essay - "We Rise"

    Lily Janas, now a student at Bowdoin College, wrote this stirring college admissions essay called “We Rise”. She sets the scene at 2am and goes on to describe one of the most impactful experiences of her young life. The story unfolds slowly, and Lily gives clues along the way but never fully reveals what she’s a part of - until the very end. (Previously aired)

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    29 September 2024, 5:00 am
  • 10 minutes 10 seconds
    Go To on Dr. Ruth and Reciprocity Circles

    In honor of the late Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Kelly shares some borrowed wisdom from her final book: The Joy of Connections: 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life.

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    27 September 2024, 5:00 am
  • 56 minutes 53 seconds
    Going Deep with Katie Porter on Fairness

    Our 5-part "Shook By A Book" series continues today with US Congresswoman Katie Porter. (You might have seen her on TV; she's famous for pulling out whiteboards in hearings to make things simple and visual for the public.) She grew up a 4H kid in Iowa who ended up at boarding school in Massachusetts. In her first month on campus, she was assigned F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby which has helped frame her thinking ever since. Katie's take on class, insecurity and fairness is well worth a listen.Special thanks to The Teagle Foundation for their generous support of this series. 

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    24 September 2024, 8:00 am
  • 10 minutes 33 seconds
    Thanks For Being Here Lisa's Letter to the Child She Never Had
    This week's Thanks for Being Here features a letter from singer/songwriter Lisa Redfern to her unborn child, reflecting on her 12-year journey of trying to become a mother, her eventual acceptance of a different path, and finding love. Lisa shares her 2013 letter in full, detailing her dreams, heartbreaks, and how she found healing through becoming a stepmom to two boys.Links to the two songs referenced by Lisa:Waiting for You c. lisa redfern ASCAPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vyLyUtzeoELive Through the Questions c. lisa redfern ASCAPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy-hs9HWkuoLisa's website to learn more about her and check out her music:  www.lisaredfern.com

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    22 September 2024, 8:00 am
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