Born of Wonder

Dec 31 2024 100 ep. 36 mins 12
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"We make idols of our concepts but wisdom is born of wonder." Host Katie Marquette takes listeners on a sound-rich, audio adventure for your ears, exploring beauty, aesthetics, theology, literature, and art. www.bornofwonder.com

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S8:9 EP116: An Ending

Dec 31 2024 9 mins  
The final episode! 116 episodes, 76k+ downloads, and we’re calling it a day. Thank you sincerely so much to everyone who has listened, written in, and shared this podcast over the years. I'll continue writing on Substack and may even have new podcast projects in the works, so please follow along there to stay in touch: https://bornofwonder.substack.com/ Also, if you email me (

S8:8 EP115: Haley Stewart on Honoring Women's Experiences and Exploring The Catholic Imagination

Dec 11 2024 52 mins  
On this podcast episode Katie and Haley discuss her two new books, focusing in particular on the Catholic Imagination (what exactly is that?), the sacramental reality of the world, and how reading a good story can change your life. We also dive a little bit into some of the more unfortunate online discussions re. women that have been circulating lately and how limiting they are. In

S8:7 EP114: Creative Niches, The Joy of Research, + Celebrating Women's Lives: Interview with Ann Kennedy Smith

Nov 14 2024 48 mins  
Ann Kennedy Smith takes seriously the old saying “behind every great man is a great woman,” bringing to light the complicated, illuminating, fascinating stories of women who made their mark and maybe haven’t gotten their due recognition. She brings us into the beauty, sadness, and joy of women’s lives and brings an important, compelling perspective. She is the writer behind

S8:6 EP113: Not A Hillbilly Nihilist; A Hillbilly Thomist: Interview with Fr. Justin Bolger, O.P.

Sep 19 2024 49 mins  
The Hillbilly Thomists are a band of friars of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). After playing music together for several years, they released their debut album (The Hillbilly Thomists) in 2017, which reached #3 on the Billboard bluegrass chart and mostly consisted in bluegrass standards and Americana favorites. Since then, the friars in the band have been doing what Dominican f

S8:5 EP112: Behind-the-Scenes at The Library of Congress

Sep 11 2024 24 mins  
Katie recently visited The Library of Congress for the first time. Her guide was a dear friend, Joanna Colclough - a reference librarian specializing in newspapers and current periodicals at the Library of Congress. Tune into this podcast to hear some highlights from our tour, how you can become a researcher at the Library, learn what the Library actually does (I had no idea), how

S8:4 EP111: The Analog Family - Interview with Katherine Johnson Martinko

Aug 27 2024 52 mins  
“Analog” technology (things like clocks, dimmer switches, speakers, microphones, walkie-talkies, thermometers, etc.) are directly related to the function which they are performing. They are, in other words, simple. You talk into a microphone - you hear a sound. You look at a clock - it tells the time. You set an alarm - it rings. There’s not too much of a gap between experien

S8:3 EP110: Discernment, Creativity in Mothering, and the Still Small Voice: Interview with Kerri Christopher

Aug 20 2024 49 mins  
What is the right thing to do? This is a question that we're all confronted with at some point. Big decisions, little decisions, all can be incredibly difficult to discern what to do. And making choices that give us flexibility, time, and opportunities for creativity can make all the difference when it comes to happiness and pursuing the dreams we're meant to live out (especially

S8:2 EP109: My Husband Got a Flip Phone

Aug 13 2024 59 mins  
On this interview Katie chats with her husband Chris who decided to take the plunge and switch back to a flip phone. We talk about how it's going, what he loves about it, and the genuine inconveniences he has to put up with (and why it's still worth it). We have a far reaching conversation on smartphones, memory, technology generally, the role of physicality, time, friendship, comm

S8:1 EP108: Madeleine L'Engle and the Power of Doubt

Aug 06 2024 30 mins  
The cosmic battle for Good and Evil - the power of the individual - The Triumph of Love - the malleability of time - Our place in the Cosmos - Doubt - Hope - Art - These are the many topics of American author Madeleine L'Engle, most famously the author of A Wrinkle in Time. What does L'Engle teach us about faith and art and life? Learn why she defended Meg Murry/O'Keefe against wom

SS1: EP107: Accepting (and Embracing) The Season You're In

Jul 08 2024 23 mins  
Whether it's a season of the year or a season of life, living joyfully requires us to accept the season we are in - and even to embrace it! Maybe in summer you need to cook 'no heat' recipes, drink sangria, listen to Spanish guitar, and take siestas. Stop fighting it! The same goes for seasons with a sleepless baby (or giving birth!) or a season of self denial or seasons that are m