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The Wild Idea podcast is one of the greatest tools of insight and information, wisdom and compelling storytelling, we have as public lands advocates and lovers of the wild. Bill and Anders are smart and caring hosts. They keep us current on the issues we care about by letting us in on conversations with guests who are on the front lines. I am a fan —If there is something deeper than hope, The Wild Idea is it — A collective call to engage.
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Grounded in research, science, and the lived experiences of communities connected to wild landscapes.
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We ask questions rather than preach, inviting exploration and discovery of our complex relationship with nature.
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Stories that move hearts and minds toward meaningful conservation and civic engagement.
The Wild Idea Podcast
Conversations with scientists, activists, writers, and stewards exploring what it means to live in relationship with the natural world.
Episode 9: Jose Gonzalez: Show Up and Be Curious
Belonging in the outdoors takes more than an invitation, it takes co-creation. Latino Outdoors founder José González on identity, storytelling, and who truly feels welcome outside.
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Episode 59: Autumn Gillard & Steve Bloch: Tribal Voices and the Fight to Save Grand Staircase-Escalante
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is under renewed threat of Congressional rollback. Autumn Gillard and Steve Bloch on the tribal voices, science, and law standing in its defense.
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Episode 18: Cristina Eisenberg: Humility as a Tool for Protection and Stewardship
Protecting a landscape starts with humility. Ecologist Cristina Eisenberg on braiding Indigenous knowledge and Western science into how we steward the wild.
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Episode 6: J. Drew Lanham: The Wild We Inherit, The Wild We Imagine
Who decides what counts as wild, and who feels welcome there? Ornithologist and MacArthur Fellow Dr. J. Drew Lanham on reclaiming joy and belonging in the outdoors for Black and Brown communities.
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