How our planet came to life with Ferris Jabr

"Life is earth, animated." When I heard this statement for the first time it made me think about my relationship to our planet differently. That all life on earth is part of a giant feedback loop, a process of self-creation that has been ongoing for billions of years. This is the idea that Ferris Jabr explores in his book, Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life. Jabr traveled the world to find examples of this creation: from climbing a colossal tower over the Amazon to tunneling a mile underground towards the core of the earth. Ferris now believes that life doesn't just exist on this planet, but that the planet itself is alive. Enjoy BONUS CONTENT and help us continue to create this special immersive storytelling by joining THE WILD Patreon community at and you can donate to KUOW at kuow.org/donate/thewild . Thank you. THE WILD is a production of KUOW in Seattle in partnership with Chris Morgan Wildlife and Wildlife Media . It is produced by Matt Martin and Lucy Soucek , and edited by Jim Gates . It is hosted, produced and written by Chris Morgan . Fact checking by Apryle Craig . Our theme music is by Michael Parker .

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How our planet came to life with Ferris Jabr is an episode from The Wild with Chris Morgan by The Wild with Chris Morgan.

This episode is 48:42 long.

This episode was published on Dec 2, 2025.

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