Ross Gay is a poet, community gardener, and teacher who brings another way of wisdom to the conviction that we have to know what we love and what delights us. And that we have to tend to that as fiercely as to what is broken and what we’re called to make better, what we’re called to make more just. Knowing what we love and knowing how to take delight is fuel ... Show More
May 2026
Michael Pollan — The Mystery of Consciousness
From Krista: Michael Pollan’s latest book, A World Appears, is an exploration — with scientists and journalists and technologists and spiritual teachers — of what consciousness is, and is not, or might be: from the plants which have always fascinated him, to the new technologies ... Show More
1h 14m
Feb 2024
Inciting joy: Poet Ross Gay on gardening, grief, and basketball
Jonathan Bastian talks with Ross Gay, poet, essayist, and professor of English at Indiana University. Author of “The Book of Delights,” Gay’s latest collection of essays and poems is “Inciting Joy,” in which he ponders sources of joy, from caring for his father, to skateboarding, ... Show More
50m 28s
Nov 2022
Inciting joy with Ross Gay
Nearly every day for a year, American poet Ross Gay sat down and wrote about something that delighted him–from carrying a small tomato plant through an airport to playing a pickup basketball game.The result was his first nonfiction book, “The Book of Delights”, a collection of es ... Show More
33 m
Mar 2023
Finding joy in the face of sorrow
Poet Ross Gay knows a thing or two about finding joy in life's most difficult moments. He talks with It's Been a Minute host Brittany Luse about his new book of essays, "Inciting Joy" — which covers the complexity of joy, the beauty of grace, and meaning in life.See pcm.adswizz.c ... Show More
19m 54s
Feb 2022
How to let more joy into your life
Poet Ross Gay sees joy all around him. In infinity scarves, orchards, pawpaws, even weeds. He explains the subtle mindset shift that allows him to let in more self-compassion and more joy. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for spons ... Show More
15m 29s
Feb 2025
Keeping Hope Alive, Day 7: "Unlocking Tomorrow: Meditations for Peace and Purpose in a Changing World"
This weekly review meditation helps you integrate the experiences of the past week, both the joys and the challenges, to cultivate resilience and keep hope alive. We'll explore what strengthened you, what inspired you, and what reminded you of the goodness in the world. This proc ... Show More
32m 11s
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