
The Wild Idea
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.
Episodes
The Wild Line: Public Lands Rule Rescinded, Right Whale and Roadless Rule Hearings Loom, and Wins in Colorado and New Mexico
about 13 hours ago
12m
E60
Gregg Treinish & Lara Birkes: Turning Adventure into Conservation Data
May. 12
48m
The Wild Line: Pearce Nomination Heads to Senate Floor, American Prairie Permit Battle, Alaska Land Transfer, and Ted Turner's Legacy
May. 8
8m
E59
Autumn Gillard & Steve Bloch: Tribal Voices and the Fight to Save Grand Staircase - Escalante
May. 5
49m
The Wild Line: Trump Pulls NPS Nominee, Appalachian Groups Sue Over Corridor H, and the Forest Service Embraces Glyphosate
May. 1
13m
E58
Dalton George: The Hellbender, The High Country, and the Fight to Keep Appalachia Wild
Apr. 28
33m
The Wild Line: Advocates Notch a Win for Endangered Species, the Forest Service Considers Chainsaws and Mining in Wilderness
Apr. 24
13m
E57
Jessica Howell-Edwards & Dani Purvis: Fighting for the Wild Soul of Cumberland Island
Apr. 21
44m
The Wild Line: GOP Approves Mining in the Boundary Waters, USFS Faces Questions on Reorganization, SELC Sues the God Squad
Apr. 17
11m
E56
Dr. Erica Smithwick: Fire, Climate, and Forest Resilience in the East
Apr. 14
48m
The Wild Line: Trump Budget Targets Parks, USDA Consolidates NEPA Rules, and Three Key Public Lands Votes Loom in Congress
Apr. 10
16m
E55
Dr. William Keeton: Carbon, Complexity, and the Future of Old Growth
Apr. 7
48m
The Wild Line: U.S. Forest Service Overhaul, Interior Aims to Drill Chaco Canyon, Protections for Rice's Whale Lifted
Apr. 3
20m
E54
The Past, Present and Future of The Roadless Rule
Mar. 31
1h 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
13m
E53
Trust for Public Land: Why Every Child Deserves Green Time
Mar. 24
53m
The Wild Line: Congress Shields Lead Ammo, ESA Exemptions on the Table, and a Georgia Seashore Fight
Mar. 20
16m
E52
Tim Mahoney: The Irish Wilderness and the Art of Passing a Bill
Mar. 17
52m
The Wild Line: Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge, California Pipeline Restart, Scientists Release Suppressed Nature Report
Mar. 13
10m
E51
Terry Tempest Williams: Wildness, Ancestors, and the Holy Ordinary
Mar. 10
53m
The Wild Line: Border Wall through Big Bend, Proposed Forest Service Prescribed Fire in Wilderness, Montana Political Moves Impacting Public Lands
Mar. 6
15m
E50
Cole Mannix: Working Land Stewardship and Food Systems
Mar. 3
41m
The Wild Line: BLM Nominee Hearing, Alaska Land Rollback, Lesser Prairie Chicken Ruling, and Roadless Rule Update
Feb. 27
11m
The Wild Line: Lawsuit Seeks End to NPS Censorship, Proposed Management Changes to the Flathead, Comments Due for Cumberland Island VUMP
Feb. 20
8m
The Wild Line: Trump Targets Northeast Marine Monument, USFS Reconsiders Public Comment, Illinois Rewilds
Feb. 13
16m
The Wild Line: Drilling Process Opens for ANWR, States Debate Colorado Basin Water Rights, Washington Post Slashes Climate Coverage
Feb. 6
10m
The Wild Line: Tongass Old-Growth Logging Advances, Alabama Reconsiders Water Quality, NPS Removes Signage Nationwide
Jan. 30
15m
E49
Andrew Thoms: The Tongass - America's Largest National Forest and a Key Roadless Landscape
Jan. 27
42m
The Wild Line: Could the Boundary Waters be Mined? Could Utah be Paved? Could Burgum end Bison Grazing?
Jan. 23
10m
E48
Peter Metcalf and Terry Tatsey: Blackfeet Nation Stewardship and a Living Landscape in the Badger–Two Medicine
Jan. 20
46m
The Wild Line: Boundary Waters Under Threat (Again), Cumberland Islands Considers Visitor Use, 25 Years of the Roadless Rule
Jan. 16
15m
E47
Bjorn Fredrickson & Raul Turrieta: The Roadless History of the World's First Designated Wilderness
Jan. 15
35m
The Wild Line: Logging Threatens Montana's Wild Rivers, Colorado Finds a Solution to Sackett
Jan. 9
11m
E46
Kristin Gendzier: The Roadless Rule's Southern Roots
Jan. 8
54m
E45
Chris Wood: Why We Have The Roadless Rule (Redux)
Jan. 6
40m
E44
Michelle Fullner: Setting Resolutions with the Host of the Golden State Naturalist Podcast
Dec. 30
32m
E43
Sarah Francisco: From Working Lands to Wild Lands in the Southern Appalachians
Dec. 23
39m
The Wild Line: House Passes SPEED Act, New Threats Emerge to Endangered Species, and States Move on Water Quality and Roadless Protections
Dec. 19
16m
E42
Anne Robinson: "Good News" Returns With Good Tidings
Dec. 18
38m
E41
Martha Williams: The Long Term View on Species Recovery
Dec. 16
43m
The Wild Line: Tribal Recognition in NC, Park Service Policy Shifts, Forest Service HQ to Utah?
Dec. 12
12m
E40
Chris Eyer: Muledragger
Dec. 9
53m
The Wild Line: Forest Service Reverses Recommendations, NPS Increases Fees, Montana Stands Against Mining
Dec. 5
17m
E39
Ben Goldfarb: Paving Paradise - How Roads Reshape the Wild
Dec. 2
50m
E38
Grounded In Traditions
Nov. 25
43m
The Wild Line: Trump Puts Wetlands and Wildlife at Risk, Congress Takes Step to Stymie Environmental Review
Nov. 21
14m
E37
American Prairie, Part Two - A Wilder Future
Nov. 18
52m
The Wild Line: Shutdown Ends, Oil Companies Exploit Texas and Alaska, Colorado Prioritizes Protection
Nov. 14
9m
E36
American Prairie, Part One - Wild on Purpose
Nov. 13
48m
E35
Malcolm Brooks: The Fallout from Ballot Box Biology
Nov. 11
41m
The Wild Line: Hirings, Firings and Protected Climbing Access
Nov. 7
8m
E34
Frank Uekötter: Red Lines in Green Politics | Moral Lessons in Conservation History
Nov. 4
38m
The Wild Line: Senators Talk Stewardship, Ranchers Eye Point Reyes, Absaroka-Beartooth Avoids Poison
Oct. 31
13m
E33
Barret Baumgart: The Desert is a Haunted House
Oct. 28
35m
The Wild Line: Wilderness Bills Advance, Trump Approves Izembek Road, Outdoor Alliance Takes DC
Oct. 24
17m
E32
Christopher Preston: Tenacious Beasts
Oct. 21
33m
The Wild Line: Shutdown Chaos, Arctic Flooding, Pigeon River Restoration
Oct. 17
14m
E31
Rachel Franchina: The People Powering Public Lands
Oct. 14
43m
The Wild Line: Ambler Road Approved, Resource Plans Nixed and Shutdown Fallout Deepens
Oct. 10
13m
E30
Joel Gill: Creation Care and the Common Good
Oct. 7
37m
The Wild Line: The Government Shuts Down and a New Fat Bear Champion is Crowned
Oct. 3
12m
E29
Chris Keyes: Why Public Lands Need RE:PUBLIC
Sep. 30
39m
The Wild Line: Senate Approves Nominees, NPS Erases History, Blue Ridge Parkway Reopens
Sep. 26
10m
E28
Senator Tina Smith: You Can't Underestimate the Power of Place
Sep. 23
31m
The Wild Line: Advocates on the Hill, Last Day for Roadless Comments
Sep. 19
10m
E27
Conrad Anker: Mountains of Perspective
Sep. 16
36m
The Wild Line: Chief Links Roadless Rule and Wildfire, BLM Joins the Rescission Party
Sep. 12
11m
E26
Brooklyn Bridge Park: From Piers to Parklands
Sep. 9
43m
The Wild Line: Congress Targets Land Management Plans, EPA Silences Critics
Sep. 5
12m
E25
Chris Hill: Community Power for Public Lands
Sep. 2
36m
bonus
Labor Day: The Human Cost of Federal Cuts
Sep. 1
37m
The Wild Line: Refuge Expansion Stopped, Act Now To Save The Roadless Rule
Aug. 29
11m
bonus
Southern Currents: Environmental Injustice and Energy Innovation in Virginia
Aug. 28
35m
E24
Theodore Roosevelt IV: Americans for Alaska
Aug. 26
30m
bonus
Southern Currents: Appalachia In Recovery
Aug. 21
1h 13m
E23
Kim Bednarek: Community-Led Wins in the Okefenokee
Aug. 19
38m
The Wild Line: Reprieve for Hawaiian Marine Monument, Red Wolves Take Step Toward Recovery
Aug. 15
13m
bonus
Southern Currents: Saving the Buffalo River Again...and Again
Aug. 14
43m
E22
Joe Whitson: Marketing the Wilderness
Aug. 12
34m
The Wild Line: Montana Rivers Protected, LWCF Threatened, Louisiana Wetlands Abandoned
Aug. 8
12m
bonus
Southern Currents: Land Loss and Citizen Science on The Gulf Coast
Aug. 7
1h 26m
E21
Blain and Monique Anderson: Sailing Alaska's Wilderness Waters
Aug. 5
27m
The Wild Line: Senators Slam USDA Reorg, New Parks Deep in the Heart of Texas
Aug. 1
10m
E20
Your Hosts Bill & Anders: You Ask - We Answer
Jul. 29
52m
The Wild Line: USFS Reorg, Massive Cuts to Interior in House Budget Bill, Legal Win for Wildlife
Jul. 25
17m
E19
Josh Jackson: The Forgotten Lands Project
Jul. 22
38m
E18
Cristina Eisenberg: Humility as a Tool for Protection and Stewardship
Jul. 15
50m
The Wild Line: Oil Train Rolls in Utah, Merkley Asks for Wildfire Funds, Trump Targets Park History
Jul. 11
15m
E17
Tony Bynum: Conservation Through a Photographer's Lens
Jul. 8
44m
The Wild Line: Congress Wraps Up Reconciliation, Trump Eyes the Everglades, USDA Considers Nuking NEPA
Jul. 4
14m
bonus
Anne Robinson: 'Good News' from the Appalachian Trail
Jul. 3
21m
E16
The Conservation Alliance: Outdoor Brands Make a Stand
Jul. 1
37m
The Wild Line: Okefenokee Swamp Saved, Trump Targets the Roadless Rule, Lee's Land Sale Hits a Snag
Jun. 27
16m
bonus
Chris Wood: Roadless Rule Rescinded
Jun. 25
40m
E15
Martin Nie and Monte Mills: Not Just a Box to Check - Tribal Sovereignty and Co-Management
Jun. 24
49m
The Wild Line: Wildfire, Broken Promises and Reconciliation
Jun. 20
14m
E14
Tracy Stone-Manning: Promises Worth Defending
Jun. 17
34m
The Wild Line: Senate Draft Targets Millions of Acres, DOJ Clears Monument Rollbacks
Jun. 13
16m
E13
Randy Newberg: The Host of Fresh Tracks Offers Fresh Ideas on Advocacy and Access
Jun. 10
44m
The Wild Line: Lee and Daines talk land sales, Interior guts Science and opens Alaska to drilling
Jun. 6
10m