Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchKristin Gendzier: The Roadless Rule's Southern Roots
Episode 46
January is Roadless Month on The Wild Idea. Throughout the month, we’re exploring the landscapes, communities, and ideas shaped by America’s roadless…
6 months ago
Chris Wood: Why We Have The Roadless Rule (Redux)
Episode 45
In this special remastered conversation, The Wild Idea revisits a timely and essential discussion about one of America’s most important conservation …
6 months ago
Michelle Fullner: Setting Resolutions with the Host of the Golden State Naturalist Podcast
Episode 44
As the year comes to a close, Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds are joined by Michelle Fullner, host of the Golden State Naturalist podcast, for a refle…
6 months, 1 week ago
Sarah Francisco: From Working Lands to Wild Lands in the Southern Appalachians
Episode 43
Sarah Francisco, Virginia State Director of the Southern Environmental Law Center, joins Anders and Bill for a wide-ranging conversation about place,…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wild Line: House Passes SPEED Act, New Threats Emerge to Endangered Species, and States Move on Water Quality and Roadless Protections
This week’s Wild Line covers House passage of the SPEED Act and its implications for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a slate of wildfir…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Anne Robinson: "Good News" Returns With Good Tidings
Episode 42
Anne Robinson returns to The Wild Idea after completing her seven-month through hike of the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to the summit of Katahdin…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Martha Williams: The Long Term View on Species Recovery
Episode 41
Martha Williams, former Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, joins us for a grounded conversation about what it really takes to care for wil…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Wild Line: Tribal Recognition in NC, Park Service Policy Shifts, Forest Service HQ to Utah?
This week’s Wild Line covers Congress’ work on the National Defense Authorization Act, new House actions to weaken the Clean Water Act, a broad Senat…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Chris Eyer: Muledragger
Episode 40
Wilderness packer and saddle maker Chris Eyer joins us for the first time, and it feels like talking with a friend who lives right up against the wil…
7 months ago
The Wild Line: Forest Service Reverses Recommendations, NPS Increases Fees, Montana Stands Against Mining
This week’s Wild Line covers a sweeping Senate hearing on 26 public lands and wildfire bills, a significant vote affecting the Arctic National Wildli…
7 months ago