Our Common Nature

With Yo-Yo Ma and Ana González

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and host Ana González travel around the country to meet people, make music and better understand how culture binds us to nature.

  • Hawai‘i: Yo-Yo Ma and the Whales

    Nov 19, 2025
    Yo-Yo Ma has wanted to use his cello to communicate with whales for half his life. And, in Hawai’i, he got a chance. With help from the Polyneisan Voyaging Society and hula master Sno...
  • Hawai‘i: Yo-Yo Ma on Moloka‘i

    Nov 12, 2025
    On the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii, we trace the spiritual power of mana, from a sacred grove to the Kalaupapa colony, where music, story, and Yo-Yo Ma’s performance honor the resili...
  • West Virginia: Yo-Yo Ma and West Virginia Coal

    Nov 5, 2025
    West Virginia is defined by its beauty and its coal, two things that can work against each other. Yo-Yo Ma felt this as soon as stepped foot in its hills.This episode explores how mus...
  • Acadia: Yo-Yo Ma and the Wabanaki Play for the Dawn

    Oct 8, 2025
    The series opens with a window into the Yo-Yo universe, one where music and nature work together. Host Ana González guides us into Yo-Yo Ma’s mindset, connecting Bach to leaves, birds...
  • Our Common Nature with Yo-Yo Ma: Coming Soon!

    Sep 11, 2025
    When the world stopped in 2020, cellist Yo-Yo Ma started thinking about how music can reconnect people to nature. In this limited podcast series, Yo-Yo travels around the country to m...