The Transformative Power of Learning and Awe

I Can Do This Show Me How! · Sep 17, 2026 · 29m

What if the story you tell about yourself is already out of date?

In today's solo episode, I explore the psychology of awe and why it might be the key to staying curious for a lifetime. I share memories from my teaching career, a childhood thunderstorm in Alabama, and watching my four-year-old grandsons encounter the world for the first time, all as ways of asking: what still has the power to make your world feel larger?

Tune in and listen to the fifty-fourth episode of I Can Do This, Show Me How! I trace my own path from adult community college student to English professor and how that…