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 and host Ana González uncover stories of the ways that culture binds us to nature, from Maine to Appalachia and Hawaii. We travel into the world’s largest cave … to hear the Louisville symphony orchestra perform. In Hawai‘i, an elder says her “chants are our contribution to the human orchestra of the world.” And the Wabanaki teach us about their duty to welcome the sun each day in Maine. Listen here. [2025. story editor]
OUR COMMON NATURE
