# The Wild Idea

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Official site: https://thewildidea.com/
Author: Wild Idea Media
Episodes: 142

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [The Wild Line: DOGE Cuts Exacerbate Wildfire, Interior Cancels Endangered Species Protections, and Alaska Judge Dismisses Dalton Highway Suit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-doge-cuts-exacerbate-wildfire-interior-cancels-endangered-species-protections-and-alaska-judge-dismisses-dalton-highway-suit) — 2026-07-31T10:00:00+00:00
- [Lynn Scarlett & Matt Lee-Ashley: Can We Rewrite the Rules of Public Lands Policy?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/lynn-scarlett-matt-lee-ashley-can-we-rewrite-the-rules-of-public-lands-policy) — 2026-07-28T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Proposed NHPA Changes Undermine Tribes, Administration Targets Chaco Canyon, Okefenokee Makes Bid for UNESCO Designation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-proposed-nhpa-changes-undermine-tribes-administration-targets-chaco-canyon-okefenokee-makes-bid-for-unesco-designation) — 2026-07-24T11:05:00+00:00
- [Brooks Lamb: Land, Legacy, and Who Comes Next](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/brooks-lamb-land-legacy-and-who-comes-next) — 2026-07-21T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Trump Guts Utah Monuments, Admin Rewrites 'Harm,' Red Wolves Recover as Grizzlies and Whales are Targeted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-trump-guts-utah-monuments-admin-rewrites-harm-red-wolves-recover-as-grizzlies-and-whales-are-targeted) — 2026-07-17T10:35:00+00:00
- [Heather Hansman: Fierce Women Who Ignited America's Love for the Wild](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/heather-hansman-fierce-women-who-ignited-america-s-love-for-the-wild) — 2026-07-14T10:00:00+00:00
- [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](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/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) — 2026-07-10T10:00:00+00:00
- [Paul Hendricks, Jen McLaren & Dawn Mancini Moyer: Why Outdoor Brands Are Speaking Up for Public Lands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/paul-hendricks-jen-mclaren-dawn-mancini-moyer-why-outdoor-brands-are-speaking-up-for-public-lands) — 2026-07-07T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: A Genomics Pact for Endangered Species, an Oregon Timber Lawsuit, and a Farewell to National Parks Traveler](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-a-genomics-pact-for-endangered-species-an-oregon-timber-lawsuit-and-a-farewell-to-national-parks-traveler) — 2026-07-03T12:40:00+00:00
- [Meryl Harrell & Lisa Ronald: The future of stewarding our shared wild spaces](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/meryl-harrell-lisa-ronald-the-future-of-stewarding-our-shared-wild-spaces) — 2026-06-30T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Farm Bill Text Features Wilderness Designations, Interior Rolls Back Drilling Safeguards, and NPS Restricts Reporting on Fatalities](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-farm-bill-text-features-wilderness-designations-interior-rolls-back-drilling-safeguards-and-nps-restricts-reporting-on-fatalities) — 2026-06-26T13:00:00+00:00
- [Fault Lines: Exploring Wilderness Climbing Management](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/fault-lines-exploring-wilderness-climbing-management) — 2026-06-25T10:00:00+00:00
- [Dillon Osleger: The Hidden Histories Beneath America's Trails](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/dillon-osleger-the-hidden-histories-beneath-america-s-trails) — 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: New Wilderness Directives, Congress Approves $2 Billion for Parks, Former Big Bend Supervisors Fight Border Wall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-new-wilderness-directives-congress-approves-2-billion-for-parks-former-big-bend-supervisors-fight-border-wall) — 2026-06-19T13:20:00+00:00
- [Sheena Pate: The Rivers That Launched the Wild and Scenic Act](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/sheena-pate-the-rivers-that-launched-the-wild-and-scenic-act) — 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Trump Targets Recommended Wilderness, Lee Launches Attack on Roadless, Interior Designates New Trails](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-trump-targets-recommended-wilderness-lee-launches-attack-on-roadless-interior-designates-new-trails) — 2026-06-12T13:15:00+00:00
- [Kaitlin de Varona: Stewardship as a Form of Advocacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/kaitlin-de-varona-stewardship-as-a-form-of-advocacy) — 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Trump Repeals Motorized Protections,  the CRA comes for Utah, Appropriators Slash Funding for National Parks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-trump-repeals-motorized-protections-the-cra-comes-for-utah-appropriators-slash-funding-for-national-parks) — 2026-06-05T13:00:00+00:00
- [Jaime Loucky: 60 Years of Stewarding Trails in the Evergreen State](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/jaime-loucky-60-years-of-stewarding-trails-in-the-evergreen-state) — 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Wildlife Fare Well in Transportation Bill, Park Fees Redirected to DC, a Warning on Wildfire Season](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-wildlife-fare-well-in-transportation-bill-park-fees-redirected-to-dc-a-warning-on-wildfire-season) — 2026-05-29T13:35:00+00:00
- [Tracy Stone-Manning Returns: Don't Mourn, Organize](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/tracy-stone-manning-returns-don-t-mourn-organize) — 2026-05-26T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Pearce Confirmed for BLM, Cyanide Bombs Return to Public Lands, Kash Patel Dives Pearl Harbor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-pearce-confirmed-for-blm-cyanide-bombs-return-to-public-lands-kash-patel-dives-pearl-harbor) — 2026-05-22T13:30:00+00:00
- [John Leshy: The Hollowing Out of America’s Public Lands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/john-leshy-the-hollowing-out-of-america-s-public-lands) — 2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Public Lands Rule Rescinded, Right Whale and Roadless Rule Hearings Loom, and Wins in Colorado and New Mexico](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-public-lands-rule-rescinded-right-whale-and-roadless-rule-hearings-loom-and-wins-in-colorado-and-new-mexico) — 2026-05-15T13:15:00+00:00
- [Gregg Treinish & Lara Birkes: Turning Adventure into Conservation Data](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/gregg-treinish-lara-birkes-turning-adventure-into-conservation-data) — 2026-05-12T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Pearce Nomination Heads to Senate Floor, American Prairie Permit Battle, Alaska Land Transfer, and Ted Turner's Legacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-pearce-nomination-heads-to-senate-floor-american-prairie-permit-battle-alaska-land-transfer-and-ted-turner-s-legacy) — 2026-05-08T13:25:00+00:00
- [Autumn Gillard & Steve Bloch: Tribal Voices and the Fight to Save Grand Staircase - Escalante](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/autumn-gillard-steve-bloch-tribal-voices-and-the-fight-to-save-grand-staircase-escalante) — 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Trump Pulls NPS Nominee, Appalachian Groups Sue Over Corridor H, and the Forest Service Embraces Glyphosate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-trump-pulls-nps-nominee-appalachian-groups-sue-over-corridor-h-and-the-forest-service-embraces-glyphosate) — 2026-05-01T13:30:00+00:00
- [Dalton George: The Hellbender, The High Country, and the Fight to Keep Appalachia Wild](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/dalton-george-the-hellbender-the-high-country-and-the-fight-to-keep-appalachia-wild) — 2026-04-28T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Advocates Notch a Win for Endangered Species, the Forest Service Considers Chainsaws and Mining in Wilderness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-advocates-notch-a-win-for-endangered-species-the-forest-service-considers-chainsaws-and-mining-in-wilderness) — 2026-04-24T13:45:00+00:00
- [Jessica Howell-Edwards & Dani Purvis: Fighting for the Wild Soul of Cumberland Island](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/jessica-howell-edwards-dani-purvis-fighting-for-the-wild-soul-of-cumberland-island) — 2026-04-21T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: GOP Approves Mining in the Boundary Waters, USFS Faces Questions on Reorganization, SELC Sues the God Squad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-gop-approves-mining-in-the-boundary-waters-usfs-faces-questions-on-reorganization-selc-sues-the-god-squad) — 2026-04-17T13:30:00+00:00
- [Dr. Erica Smithwick: Fire, Climate, and Forest Resilience in the East](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/dr-erica-smithwick-fire-climate-and-forest-resilience-in-the-east) — 2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Trump Budget Targets Parks, USDA Consolidates NEPA Rules, and Three Key Public Lands Votes Loom in Congress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-trump-budget-targets-parks-usda-consolidates-nepa-rules-and-three-key-public-lands-votes-loom-in-congress) — 2026-04-10T13:30:00+00:00
- [Dr. William Keeton: Carbon, Complexity, and the Future of Old Growth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/dr-william-keeton-carbon-complexity-and-the-future-of-old-growth) — 2026-04-07T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: U.S. Forest Service Overhaul, Interior Aims to Drill Chaco Canyon, Protections for Rice's Whale Lifted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-u-s-forest-service-overhaul-interior-aims-to-drill-chaco-canyon-protections-for-rice-s-whale-lifted) — 2026-04-03T13:45:00+00:00
- [The Past, Present and Future of The Roadless Rule](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-roadless-rule) — 2026-03-31T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: A Pipeline Executive Heads to Congress, SpaceX Eyes Refuge Land, and E&E News Loses a Quarter of Its Newsroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-a-pipeline-executive-heads-to-congress-spacex-eyes-refuge-land-and-e-e-news-loses-a-quarter-of-its-newsroom) — 2026-03-27T13:00:00+00:00
- [Trust for Public Land: Why Every Child Deserves Green Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/trust-for-public-land-why-every-child-deserves-green-time) — 2026-03-24T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Congress Shields Lead Ammo, ESA Exemptions on the Table, and a Georgia Seashore Fight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-congress-shields-lead-ammo-esa-exemptions-on-the-table-and-a-georgia-seashore-fight) — 2026-03-20T14:15:00+00:00
- [Tim Mahoney: The Irish Wilderness and the Art of Passing a Bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/tim-mahoney-the-irish-wilderness-and-the-art-of-passing-a-bill) — 2026-03-17T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Oil Drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge, California Pipeline Restart, Scientists Release Suppressed Nature Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-oil-drilling-in-alaska-s-arctic-refuge-california-pipeline-restart-scientists-release-suppressed-nature-report) — 2026-03-13T14:00:00+00:00
- [Terry Tempest Williams: Wildness, Ancestors, and the Holy Ordinary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/terry-tempest-williams-wildness-ancestors-and-the-holy-ordinary) — 2026-03-10T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Border Wall through Big Bend, Proposed Forest Service Prescribed Fire in Wilderness, Montana Political Moves Impacting Public Lands](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-border-wall-through-big-bend-proposed-forest-service-prescribed-fire-in-wilderness-montana-political-moves-impacting-public-lands) — 2026-03-06T14:00:00+00:00
- [Cole Mannix: Working Land Stewardship and Food Systems](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/cole-mannix-working-land-stewardship-and-food-systems) — 2026-03-03T11:00:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: BLM Nominee Hearing, Alaska Land Rollback, Lesser Prairie Chicken Ruling, and Roadless Rule Update](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-blm-nominee-hearing-alaska-land-rollback-lesser-prairie-chicken-ruling-and-roadless-rule-update) — 2026-02-27T14:45:00+00:00
- [The Wild Line: Lawsuit Seeks End to NPS Censorship, Proposed Management Changes to the Flathead, Comments Due for Cumberland Island VUMP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762/the-wild-line-lawsuit-seeks-end-to-nps-censorship-proposed-management-changes-to-the-flathead-comments-due-for-cumberland-island-vump) — 2026-02-20T14:45:00+00:00

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