Meet an Icelandic woman who speaks to (and for) elves. Her efforts led to a famous compromise over a highway construction project in Iceland that would've taken out an elf "church." But more importantly, American researcher Nancy Marie Brown claims, a belief in elves–or in the possibility of elves–could change the way we see, and care for, our environment. Skeptical? That's okay. On this Constant Wonder podcast, we aim to suspend our disbelief to explore ancient ways of thinking, at least for an episode.

Guests:Nancy Marie Brown, author of "Looking for the Hidden Folk: How Iceland's Elves Can Save the Earth"Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir, elf seer and educatorMara Menzies, Kenyan/Scottish performance storyteller