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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

119 episodesEN

Show overview

The Wild Idea launched in 2025 and has put out 119 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 60 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 14 min and 45 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 earlier today, with 35 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 84 episodes published. Published by Wild Idea Media.

Episodes
119
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
35 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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The Wild Line: Public Lands Rule Rescinded, Right Whale and Roadless Rule Hearings Loom, and Wins in Colorado and New Mexico

May 15, 202612 min

Gregg Treinish & Lara Birkes: Turning Adventure into Conservation Data

May 12, 202648 min

The Wild Line: Pearce Nomination Heads to Senate Floor, American Prairie Permit Battle, Alaska Land Transfer, and Ted Turner's Legacy

May 8, 20268 min

Autumn Gillard & Steve Bloch: Tribal Voices and the Fight to Save Grand Staircase - Escalante

May 5, 202649 min

The Wild Line: Trump Pulls NPS Nominee, Appalachian Groups Sue Over Corridor H, and the Forest Service Embraces Glyphosate

May 1, 202613 min

Dalton George: The Hellbender, The High Country, and the Fight to Keep Appalachia Wild

Apr 28, 202633 min

The Wild Line: Advocates Notch a Win for Endangered Species, the Forest Service Considers Chainsaws and Mining in Wilderness

Apr 24, 202613 min

Jessica Howell-Edwards & Dani Purvis: Fighting for the Wild Soul of Cumberland Island

Apr 21, 202644 min

The Wild Line: GOP Approves Mining in the Boundary Waters, USFS Faces Questions on Reorganization, SELC Sues the God Squad

Apr 17, 202611 min

Dr. Erica Smithwick: Fire, Climate, and Forest Resilience in the East

Apr 14, 202648 min

The Wild Line: Trump Budget Targets Parks, USDA Consolidates NEPA Rules, and Three Key Public Lands Votes Loom in Congress

Apr 10, 202616 min

Dr. William Keeton: Carbon, Complexity, and the Future of Old Growth

Apr 7, 202648 min

The Wild Line: U.S. Forest Service Overhaul, Interior Aims to Drill Chaco Canyon, Protections for Rice's Whale Lifted

Apr 3, 202620 min

The Past, Present and Future of The Roadless Rule

Mar 31, 20261h 24m

The Wild Line: A Pipeline Executive Heads to Congress, SpaceX Eyes Refuge Land, and E&E News Loses a Quarter of Its Newsroom

Mar 27, 202613 min

Trust for Public Land: Why Every Child Deserves Green Time

Mar 24, 202653 min

The Wild Line: Congress Shields Lead Ammo, ESA Exemptions on the Table, and a Georgia Seashore Fight

Mar 20, 202616 min

Tim Mahoney: The Irish Wilderness and the Art of Passing a Bill

Mar 17, 202652 min

The Wild Line: Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge, California Pipeline Restart, Scientists Release Suppressed Nature Report

Mar 13, 202610 min

Terry Tempest Williams: Wildness, Ancestors, and the Holy Ordinary

Mar 10, 202653 min
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