Photos That Have Shaped our World

Guest: Steve McCurry, author and photojournalist

He photographed Sharbat Gula, the Afghan girl with piercing, sea-green eyes, who stared back at us from the cover of "National Geographic" in a picture that is known round the world. But that photo is just one example of the way Steve McCurry uses his lens to connect humanity. 

Capturning the World's Animals in the Photo Ark

Guest: Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photographer and Fellow, 2018 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, and National Geographic Photo Ark founder

Joel Sartore uses photography to promote conservation. He's cataloguing endangered species in a virtual Photo Ark. 

How Catching Moles Helped One Man Find Himself

Guest: Marc Hamer, retired mole-catcher, and author, “How To Catch A Mole: Wisdom from a Life Lived in Nature”

We can all get a little bit closer to nature by letting it be.

How to Be a Good Creature (originally aired June 28, 2019)

Guest: Sy Montgomery, author, “How to be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals” 

You can learn a lot by hanging out with animals, and watching them closely on their own terms. Even how to forgive. 

It's Coming: Treasure Island 2020

Sam Payne stops by with some previews for the upcoming radio adventure, Treasure Island.