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The Wild Idea

The Wild Idea

The Wild Idea is an exploration of the intersection of wild nature and our own human nature.

Wild Idea Media

156 episodesEN

Show overview

The Wild Idea launched in 2025 and has put out 156 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 85 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 15 min and 46 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Science show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 72 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Wild Idea Media.

Episodes
156
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
36 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

The Wild Idea is an exploration of the intersection of wild nature and our own human nature. The hosts, Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds, through conversations with experts and thought leaders will dive into the ways that humans have both embraced and impact the function and vitality of our remaining wild places.

Latest Episodes

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Dylan McDowell: Inside the Network Connecting State Lawmakers on Environmental Policy

Nov 3, 202634 min

Bob Marshall: The Haunting of Bill’s House

Oct 27, 202631 min

Sam Forstag: Smoke Jumping, Union Organizing, and the Fight for Montana’s First District

Oct 20, 202635 min

Cam Brensinger: NEMO’s Road from a Bivy Bag on Mount Washington to Recyclable Gear

Oct 13, 202642 min

Marshall Johnson: Conservation Ranching and the Birds That Depend on It

Oct 6, 202636 min

Amy Bowers Cordalis: Indigenous-Led Conservation and the Salmon That Came Home

Sep 29, 202654 min

Mark Haggerty & Megan Lawson: The Economics of Public Lands and Rural Prosperity

Sep 22, 202649 min

Fitz Cahall: The Million-Signature Push to Save Public Lands

Sep 15, 202649 min

Jim Klug, Hal Herring & Alex Leone: River Access Is Not a Spectator Sport

Sep 8, 202647 min

Christian Hunt & Kelly Cox: Can Wildlife Corridors Cross DC's Political Divide?

Sep 1, 202640 min

Adam Cramer: How Outdoor Recreation Became a Conservation Coalition

Aug 25, 202645 min

Dan Puskar: DC's Own National Park

Aug 18, 202650 min

Ryan Johnston: Building Cast Hope Through the Sport of Fly Fishing

Aug 11, 202648 min

Andy Mergen & Justin Pidot: How Do We Make Public Lands More Public?

Aug 4, 20261h 8m

The Wild Line: DOGE Cuts Exacerbate Wildfire, Interior Cancels Endangered Species Protections, and Alaska Judge Dismisses Dalton Highway Suit

Jul 31, 20269 min

Lynn Scarlett & Matt Lee-Ashley: Can We Rewrite the Rules of Public Lands Policy?

Jul 28, 202651 min

The Wild Line: Proposed NHPA Changes Undermine Tribes, Administration Targets Chaco Canyon, Okefenokee Makes Bid for UNESCO Designation

Jul 24, 202620 min

Brooks Lamb: Land, Legacy, and Who Comes Next

Jul 21, 202657 min

The Wild Line: Trump Guts Utah Monuments, Admin Rewrites 'Harm,' Red Wolves Recover as Grizzlies and Whales are Targeted

Jul 17, 202623 min

Heather Hansman: Fierce Women Who Ignited America's Love for the Wild

Jul 14, 202641 min
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