How photography tells the full story of a place, pushes for protection, and reminds us what’s at stake. In this episode, Bill and Anders host conservation photographer Tony Bynum for a wide-ranging conversation about photography, sovereignty, wild places, and what it...
This week on The Wild Idea, we’re literally taking you to the Appalachian Trail. Anne Robinson joins us from Harpers Ferry, the symbolic halfway point of her 2,200-mile thru-hike, for a conversation about what happens when you step away from your desk and into the...
What happens when the companies that outfit our adventures decide to stand up for the places that make those adventures possible? This week on The Wild Idea, we’re exploring the growing power of outdoor brands to influence public land policy. We’re joined by Paul...
The Host of Fresh Tracks Offers Fresh Ideas on Advocacy and Access Randy Newberg is one of the most trusted and strategic voices in the sportsman conservation world, and he’s got stories to prove it. In this episode, Randy joins Bill and Anders for a wide-ranging,...
In this bonus episode of The Wild Idea, we sit down with Jon Jarvis, the 18th Director of the National Park Service, for a wide-ranging and urgent conversation about the future of America’s public lands. Drawing on his 40-year career in the Park Service—from...
It’s not every day a sitting U.S. Senator joins us to talk about the places that shaped him. In this special bonus episode, Senator Tim Kaine reflects on his journey across Virginia—on foot, by bike, and by kayak—and how that experience shapes his approach to...
“We don’t need to convert people to the outdoors. We need to invite them.” In this episode of The Wild Idea, we speak with José González, founder of Latino Outdoors and co-founder of The Outdoorist Oath, about identity, community, and redefining what it means to...
The paradox of land management This week on The Wild Idea, we’re joined by author and essayist David Gessner, whose new book The Book of Flaco tells the story of the lone owl who escaped captivity and captured the heart of New York City. It’s a story about freedom,...
Deconstructing the idea of "wild" "Home isn’t just where you’re from - it’s where your heart settles into the land and says,‘I see you. I know you. I’m part of you.’" -- Dr. J. Drew Lanham What does it mean to belong to a place, and who gets to decide what counts as...
What is Tailgate Conservation, anyway? In today's episode, we're talking with the award-winner author, conservationist, and forester Hal Herring. You'l hear about how he balances his work as a planter, a sawyer, and writer; his journey and experiences from his youth...