Podcasts by The Sun Also Rises

#65: Look for the Helpers—Ukraine Edition from 2023-01-05T08:00

This episode focuses on individuals and organizations that are helping victims of Russia's war on Ukraine in remarkable ways.

#64: 'Like a Fairytale'—Once Dead, the North Aral Sea Is Now Teeming With Life from 2022-08-11T08:00

The Aral Sea was victim to the worst man-made ecological disaster in history. Now part of it is coming back to life, and the restoration has implications for the whole world.

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#63: A Song Makes You Feel a Thought from 2022-06-23T08:00

In this episode, we look at the magic that can happen at the intersection of music and language— magic so powerful it may have played a role in bringing down the Soviet Union. As Edgar Yipsel Ha...

#62: The Defenders of Mariupol, Ukraine from 2022-05-26T08:00

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's main goals in this year’s invasion of Ukraine was to quickly conquer the port city of Mariupol so that he could then devote more troops and resources to...

#61: Regreening the Deserts from 2021-06-23T10:30

• China's Loess Plateau was anciently a lush area. But as more people made it their home, the demand for resources grew. Over the course of thousands of years, aggressive farming and overgra...
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#60: See Beyond from 2021-06-03T08:00

The Hubble Space Telescope was a game-changer, letting humankind peer back in time and tease mind-stretching secrets from the cosmos. But the James Webb Space Telescope—scheduled for launch into...

#59: Rejecting the Default from 2021-03-04T00:00

• Life is full of defaults. Many of them are so entrenched they are hard to even recognize as optional. "Few, indeed, ever stop to ask themselves in retrospect how they came to accept the be...
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#58: The Watery Veil from 2021-02-11T08:00

“We know more about the surface of the Moon and about Mars than we do about the deep sea floor,” oceanography Paul Snelgrove said. Today's episode aims to shine a bit of light into the obscurity...

#57: A Good Example Is the Best Sermon from 2020-12-31T08:00

An old English proverb states: "A good example is the best sermon." Today's episode examines some accounts illustrating this point.

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#56: Giraffes—Africa's Gentle Giants from 2020-09-10T08:00

This episode examines some aspects of the animal that in ancient Greece was called the “cameleopard.”

#55: Surviving Hiroshima - 75 Years Later from 2020-08-06T03:00

On this day 75 years ago, August 6 of 1945, history was forever changed as a devastating new type of weapon was used on people for the first time. For this special episode of The Sun Also Rises,...

#54: The Woman Who Saved the Man Who Saved the World from 2020-06-17T10:00

Winston Churchill has been called history's greatest political watchman, and the man whose foresight saved the Western world during World War II. But would he have developed such phenomenal fore...

#53: Opening a‘Rare Window’Into the Heavens from 2020-04-15T08:00

• As the world continues through this surreal year, it's an excellent time for us to study what Hubble has shown us since its launch—30 years ago this month. In this episode, we also look ah...
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#52: A Little-Known Attempt by the Philippines' Quezon to Save 10,000 Jews From Hitler from 2020-03-05T08:00

In this episode, we interview writer and director Matthew Rosen to learn the little-known but riveting story of Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon's attempt to save 10,000 Jews from Hitler's ...

#51: From Apples to Planets from 2020-01-23T08:00

“I am a friend of Plato, and a friend of Aristotle, but truth is my greater friend.” These are words from a personal notebook of Sir Isaac Newton, written when he was around 20 years old. With t...

#50: An Ornament in Prosperity and a Refuge in Adversity from 2019-11-21T08:00

Education, Aristotle said, is an ornament in times of prosperity and a refuge in times of adversity. This episode shines the spotlight on some remarkable individuals who sacrificed in order to g...

#49: Out of the Ashes from 2019-10-10T08:00

The post-World War II rebuilding and reeducation of Germany and Japan contains lessons that remain as relevant as ever, especially at this time of year, when we look forward to a time when the e...

#48: The Unlikely Story of the U.S.'s National Anthem from 2019-09-12T08:00

This episode shines the spotlight on the Star Spangled Banner.

September 14th will mark the 205th anniversary of the writing of America’s National Anthem. It is observed as "Star Spangled...

#47: The Glorious Cause from 2019-08-22T08:00

In this episode, guest host Mr. Joel Hilliker shares some profound and inspiring lessons from the Revolutionary War.

#46: 'It Was Impossible'—The Starry-Eyed Dream that Launched Us to the Moon from 2019-07-15T08:00

We’ve seen the grainy video footage of Neil Armstrong, and heard the recording of his famous words about the “small step." In our imaginations, this unbelievable achievement has essentially been...

#45: Bifocals, Belts and Books from 2019-07-04T08:00

This episode shines the spotlight on some individuals, companies and organizations who have looked beyond the "bottom line."

#44: Seven Steps to Be as Happy as a Finn—and Happier! from 2019-05-02T08:00

Finland has just been named the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row. The U.S., meanwhile, has fallen in the rankings. People in America and around the world are asking: Wh...

#43: The Curse of Knowledge—and How to Overcome It from 2019-03-21T08:00

On this episode, we discuss the "Curse of Knowledge," how each of us can overcome it, and why it is worth the effort.

#42: The Intrepid Heart of Irena Sendler from 2019-01-31T08:00

When Irena Sendler saw the Nazis begin herding Jewish populations in Warsaw, Poland into squalid ghettos, she felt she had to help them. She decided to risk everything by trying to "rescue the d...

#41: Bugs from 2019-01-17T08:00

On this episode, we take a look at some buzzing, winged, armored and leggy aspects of the natural world. We put them under the magnifying glass and consider a few lessons we can learn from them....

#40: A Scientific Look at Adam and Eve from 2018-12-13T08:00

“A scientific discovery is also a religious discovery. Our knowledge of God is made larger with every discovery we make about the world.” Those were the words of Joseph H Taylor Jr., who won the...

#39: Does the Language You Speak Change Your Brain? from 2018-09-27T08:00

A growing body of evidence shows that language doesn’t just give people a set of words to express their thoughts. It actually can have a heavy influence on those thoughts and on the behaviors th...

#38: Operation Jonathan: The Most Daring Rescue Attempt in History from 2018-08-23T08:07

The story of a group of men who undertook a mission so dangerous and so rapidly prepared that only a fiction writer would have been optimistic about how it would turn out. But they refused to co...

#37: Three Stories of Heroism—With a Twist from 2018-06-07T08:00

On this episode, we discuss three remarkable yet mostly forgotten stories of heroism that occurred in Soviet Armenia in the 1970s and 80s—and a twist that connects them.

#36: The Camping Trip That Changed American History from 2018-04-12T08:00

This episode examines how a serious injury sustained by a factory worker in 1867 not only changed the course of that man's life, but also set in motion a chain of events that changed the course ...

#35: Scotland's Bell Rock Lighthouse—An Impossible Accomplishment from 2018-03-01T08:00

By the beginning of the 1800s, Bell Rock in Scotland’s Firth of Forth was responsible for wrecking numerous ships each winter. It was clear to everyone that sailors needed to be warned. But sinc...

#34: Beginning, Middle and End—The Power of Storytelling from 2018-02-01T08:00

There is little in the human experience that hooks attention and holds it like a story. In this episode, we demonstrate and explain the power of story. And we encourage listeners to more regular...

#33: What If America’s Founders Had Settled in Russia? from 2017-11-22T09:00

Despite America's deep-rooted problems, the nation remains an unmatched paragon of prosperity, providing opportunity and wealth for great numbers of people.

But how and why did the United...

#32: Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver from 2017-10-26T08:00

Friend or foe? Are you with us—or them? In certain clashes, this can be a gristly question for soldiers to answer. In ancient times, the Gileadites devised an ingenious way to differentiate betw...

#31: Get Thee to the Path! from 2017-08-10T08:00

When the sun came up on May 28 in the year 585 BCE, the Medes and Lydians were still at war. They had been at each other’s throats for years, and it looked like there was no end in sight for the...

#30: Escaping East Germany by Hot Air Balloon from 2017-06-01T08:00

Gunter Wetzel was 22 years old when he decided that he had to get his family free. But how could he get himself, his wife and their two small children past all the soldiers and over the razor wi...

#29: The Bible Scoops Science? from 2017-05-18T08:00

In the mid 1800s, a major medical breakthrough happened that has saved countless lives since then. But could it be that this life-saving knowledge was actually available to mankind for millennia...

#28: The Girl Scouts vs. Imperial Japan—The Unsung WWII Battle from 2017-04-27T08:00

In today's episode, Mary Previte discusses a forgotten World War Two battle: The Girl Scouts vs. Imperial Japan. Mrs. Previte took part in the fight. Her story is astounding.

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#27: Running the Good Run from 2017-04-13T08:00

When it comes to intellect and creative power, there’s no question that humans vastly outperform every other creature on earth. But did you know there is also a basic physical ability in which p...

#26: Why Creators Should Crave Criticism from 2017-04-06T08:00

It’s not enjoyable for us to be told that our creative work has problems, or that it is of inferior quality. We like to hear positive feedback, and generally recoil from such criticism. In this ...

#25: Regrow, Recover, Rehabilitate from 2017-03-30T08:00

In our era, it’s usually the innovators who receive the bulk of reward and recognition. But what about those who restore, regrow, recover and rehabilitate? This episode turns the spotlight on in...

#24: Four Small Words from 2017-03-23T08:00

On today’s episode, we dig deeply into a four-word sentence.

#23: Humor Is Truth from 2017-03-16T08:00

What is humor? Why is it? Where does it come from? What happens in its absence? In this episode, host Jeremiah Jacques addresses these questions, and also attempts to demonstrate humor in a way ...

#22: The Black Man Dismantling the KKK with Friendship—One Robe at a Time from 2017-03-09T08:00

Racism often becomes a self-exacerbating force. If a person feels hated by a certain group, his normal reaction is to hate that group right back: Meet hatred with hatred. It’s the natural, usual...

#21: Upcycling Swords into Plowshares from 2017-03-02T08:00

Outside the UN headquarters in New York City, stands a bronze sculpture of a man holding a hammer high in one hand, using it to beat a huge broadsword into the shape of a farming tool. The inscr...

#20: Grit: How and Why to Get it in Your Life from 2016-09-22T08:00

Grit is more important to success than intelligence or talent. This episode discusses the new book "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" to show how you can develop grit in your life. It...

#19: Look For the Helpers from 2016-09-01T08:00

Today’s episode focuses on individuals and organizations that help people who are in need in remarkable ways. They take notice of others who are not doing well, and who are in over their heads, ...

#18: Calum's Road from 2016-08-04T08:00

Calum MacLeod lived on the North side of the small, rocky island of Raasay, Scotland—miles away from the nearest road. One night his 12-year-old daughter became stuck in a blizzard as she was tr...

#17: Why the Fascination with Superheroes? from 2016-07-14T08:00

What is it about superhero stories that makes people want to put on a brightly-colored leotard, and yell “Flame on!”? This episode shows that the fascination with superhero-type figures is not a...

#16: Free at Last, Free at Last! from 2016-06-30T08:00

If you were among the few North Koreans who break free, and who escape the country, what would your next move be? Most escapees choose to settle into a new life in a new country, and they try to...

#15: It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s... Librarian Heroes! from 2016-06-23T08:00

This episode tells riveting true stories about a category of heroes that don’t generally make their way into the headlines. Whether the enemy is Al-Qaeda or the vast expanse of the Gobi desert, ...

#14: Of Turtles and Teenagers from 2016-06-16T08:00

Young, older, oldest. We begin this episode with a story from the early childhood of host Jeremiah Jacques, in which a turtle assistance situation turns potentially tragic. From there, we discus...

#13: Sugihara’s Stand from 2016-06-09T08:00

When the Nazis began massacring European Jews, an unlikely man defied his government in order to save as many of them as possible: Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat stationed in Eastern Eur...

#12: Proverbs from Around the World from 2016-06-02T08:00

An ancient German proverb says, "A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs." This episode puts that to the test. Host Jeremiah Jacques speaks with proverb-loving guests from three d...

#11: How to Teach a Man Who Has No Words from 2016-05-26T08:00

For the first 27 years of his life, Ildefonso lived in isolation. No, he wasn’t locked in solitary confinement or stranded on a desert island. He was born totally deaf and never even learned tha...

#10: Three Coffins Made of Lead from 2016-05-19T08:00

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 could have been hundreds of times worse if it had not been for the astounding sacrifice of three men. This episode tells their story. It also features an o...

#9: The Value of Hobbies from 2016-05-12T08:00

This episode is about the art of bonsai, playing the accordion, learning Hebrew, taking up wildlife photography, writing your memoirs, ballroom dancing, and brewing the finest IPA microbrew this...

#8: Building Bridges from 2016-05-05T08:00

How do you join two sides of a divide? You build a bridge. In this episode, we examine Northeast India’s astounding living bridges that succeeded where traditional bridges all failed. We look at...

#7: Where Did the Week Come From? from 2016-04-28T08:00

The week is foundational to the rhythm of human life. It influences dozens, maybe hundreds, of the decisions each of us makes every day. But where did it come from? And how did it become the uni...

#6: Sculpting the Planet from 2016-04-21T08:00

People are small. Each one of us is only about a 17-billionth of one cubic mile big, and we live on a planet that is 260 billion cubic miles in volume. That’s a major disparity. But sometimes pe...

#5: The Man Who Saved the World? from 2016-04-14T08:00

One night in 1983, a computer screen in a secret bunker in Moscow suddenly showed an American nuclear missile screeching toward the Soviet Union. Was Armageddon about to begin, or was it just a ...

#4: Your Memory—It’s More Powerful than You Realize from 2016-04-07T08:00

We’ve all felt frustrated by how forgetful and unreliable our memories are. We work hard to learn new knowledge and skills, but then if we don’t regularly maintain it, we forget it all within a ...

#3:‘Alexander, These Bible Prophecies Are About You!’ from 2016-03-31T08:00

Not only was Alexander the Great’s reign predicted in the Old Testament long before he was born, but when Alexander visited Jerusalem during his rule, the high priest showed those prophecies to ...

#2: Giving from 2016-03-24T08:00

Being generous does not usually come naturally. Giving to others can be difficult. And it can be especially hard when you yourself do not have much. This week’s episode brings you three stories ...

#1: Moving Mountains from 2016-03-17T08:00

Need to travel the 20 miles from Gehlaur village to Gaya, India? All you need to do is take Dashrath Manjhi Road, which cuts straight through the steep, rocky hills. It wasn’t the government or ...