Podcast

The Wild Idea

Author: Wild Idea Media
Feed episode count: 142
Official site: https://thewildidea.com/
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Summary

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

Jul 31, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 578
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-59

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Jul 28, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3107
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-71

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Jul 24, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1220
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-58

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

Brooks Lamb: Land, Legacy, and Who Comes Next

Duration seconds: 3441
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-70

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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1411
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-57

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2515
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-69

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: A New Tracker for Public Land Comment Periods, Eastern States Invest in Wildlife Crossings, and Forest Service Retirees Join Suit to Stop Reorg

Duration seconds: 1097
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-56

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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

Paul Hendricks, Jen McLaren & Dawn Mancini Moyer: Why Outdoor Brands Are Speaking Up for Public Lands

Duration seconds: 1999
Source: http://thewildidea.com/episode-68

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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler

Duration seconds: 1050
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-55/

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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

Meryl Harrell & Lisa Ronald: The future of stewarding our shared wild spaces

Duration seconds: 2861
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-67

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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: Farm Bill Text Features Wilderness Designations, Interior Rolls Back Drilling Safeguards, and NPS Restricts Reporting on Fatalities

Duration seconds: 859
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-54

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

Fault Lines: Exploring Wilderness Climbing Management

Duration seconds: 2805
Source: https://thewildidea.com/bonus-fault-lines-1

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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Dillon Osleger: The Hidden Histories Beneath America's Trails

Duration seconds: 3306
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-66

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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: New Wilderness Directives, Congress Approves $2 Billion for Parks, Former Big Bend Supervisors Fight Border Wall

Duration seconds: 725
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-53

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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

Sheena Pate: The Rivers That Launched the Wild and Scenic Act

Duration seconds: 2137
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-65

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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: Trump Targets Recommended Wilderness, Lee Launches Attack on Roadless, Interior Designates New Trails

Duration seconds: 1209
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-52

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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Kaitlin de Varona: Stewardship as a Form of Advocacy

Duration seconds: 3103
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-64

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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: Trump Repeals Motorized Protections, the CRA comes for Utah, Appropriators Slash Funding for National Parks

Duration seconds: 1092
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-51

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Jaime Loucky: 60 Years of Stewarding Trails in the Evergreen State

Duration seconds: 2939
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-63

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: Wildlife Fare Well in Transportation Bill, Park Fees Redirected to DC, a Warning on Wildfire Season

Duration seconds: 743
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-50

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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

Tracy Stone-Manning Returns: Don't Mourn, Organize

Duration seconds: 2057
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-62

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May 22, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: Pearce Confirmed for BLM, Cyanide Bombs Return to Public Lands, Kash Patel Dives Pearl Harbor

Duration seconds: 914
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-49

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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

John Leshy: The Hollowing Out of America’s Public Lands

Duration seconds: 3026
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-61

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May 15, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: Public Lands Rule Rescinded, Right Whale and Roadless Rule Hearings Loom, and Wins in Colorado and New Mexico

Duration seconds: 650
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-48

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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

Gregg Treinish & Lara Birkes: Turning Adventure into Conservation Data

Duration seconds: 2852
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-60

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 432
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-47

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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2918
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-59

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May 1, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 721
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-46

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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1916
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-58

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Apr 24, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 761
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-45

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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2609
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-57

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Apr 17, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 635
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-44

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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2830
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-56

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Apr 10, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 927
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-43

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Apr 7, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 2839
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-55

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Apr 3, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1186
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-42

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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

The Past, Present and Future of The Roadless Rule

Duration seconds: 4984
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-54

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Mar 27, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 746
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-41

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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

Trust for Public Land: Why Every Child Deserves Green Time

Duration seconds: 3223
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-53

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Mar 20, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 1001
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-40

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Mar 17, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3144
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-52

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Mar 13, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 634
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-39

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Mar 10, 2026 · not_requested

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

Duration seconds: 3229
Source: https://thewildidea.com/episode-51

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Mar 6, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: Border Wall through Big Bend, Proposed Forest Service Prescribed Fire in Wilderness, Montana Political Moves Impacting Public Lands

Duration seconds: 959
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-38

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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

Cole Mannix: Working Land Stewardship and Food Systems

Duration seconds: 2517
Source: http://thewildidea.com/episode-50

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Feb 27, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: BLM Nominee Hearing, Alaska Land Rollback, Lesser Prairie Chicken Ruling, and Roadless Rule Update

Duration seconds: 708
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-37

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Feb 20, 2026 · not_requested

The Wild Line: Lawsuit Seeks End to NPS Censorship, Proposed Management Changes to the Flathead, Comments Due for Cumberland Island VUMP

Duration seconds: 538
Source: https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-36

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