Our Common Nature

by WNYC

Category

Documentary

Frequency

Updated Weekly

Language

English

When the world stopped in 2020, cellist Yo-Yo Ma started thinking about how music can reconnect people to the natural world. In this limited podcast series, Yo-Yo goes around the country to places where people have deep connections to the earth and begins to play. Host Ana González joins him to uncover stories of the ways that culture binds us to nature, from Maine to Appalachia and Hawaii. The result is a seven-episode series that fuses music, personal narratives, and local histories from acr...

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Recent Reviews

My Get Away

a2mmmmm•6/27/2026

I look forward to learning about our First Peoples and our dependence on nature and how humans connect music. i enjoy relaxed interviews with musicians that bring me closer to their humanness and inspire me to continue my own passion in music. It's simplistic, sophisticated and includes rich pieces of music.

Never too Many Manny!

Neil in NYC•5/30/2026

We love this show, our favorite new podcast. Great, relaxed conversations, but the games are also a hoot. Please bring it back for another season!

Two thumbs up!!

Mudpie55•5/21/2026

My new favorite podcast. It has everything I enjoy: a friendly and generous host, musical samples, and it's very informative.

Best classical music podcast

sofieindie•5/1/2026

I’ve been waiting for classical music podcasts like this for years, finally it happened! I don’t miss any episode! Thanks for the conversations with the greatest musicians alive!

Happy Hour Indeed

Janet in Atlanta•4/12/2026

So far, I have listened to all 16 episodes twice. It is joyous, it is informative, it is entertaining. Ax is a wonderful host, and his guests are delightful to get to know. I will surely listen repeatedly and you should as well.