The wise linguist and anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson explores the matter of life as an improvisational art, at every age. As the daughter of the iconic anthropologists Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, she’s had an ability to move through the world as both an original observer and a joyful participant. She’s composed a life that is far more settled but always in dialogue with the memory of her brilliant, globe-trotting, unconventionally-coupled parents.

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Mary Catherine Bateson — He Lost His Sense of Wonder

SAIT RTBN (Broadcast News) 2016 “I became a journalist to come as close as possible to the heart of the world.” – Henry Luce

Groundbreaking Peabody Award-winning conversation about the big questions of meaning, hosted by Krista Tippett. Every Thursday a new discovery about the immensity of our lives — and frequent special features like poetry, music and Q + A with Krista.

Mary Catherine Bateson — He Lost His Sense of Wonder

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