{"podcast":{"title":"The Wild Idea","slug":"the-wild-idea-7248762","podcast_index_feed_id":7248762,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-wild-idea","website_url":"https://thewildidea.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/DFKvh8f4g1rG1meRLVQ3Ebab_4_6mZBTfr8ixCHBKdE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZTJi/OWI5MjQ3NjZkN2Jk/MDRhMDlmYmNlYWFk/MzM0ZC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Wild Idea Media","episode_count":142,"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T20:19:44.007200+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762"},"episode":{"title":"The Wild Line: DOGE Cuts Exacerbate Wildfire, Interior Cancels Endangered Species Protections, and Alaska Judge Dismisses Dalton Highway Suit","slug":"the-wild-line-doge-cuts-exacerbate-wildfire-interior-cancels-endangered-species-protections-and-alaska-judge-dismisses-dalton-highway-suit","published_at":"2026-07-31T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-wild-idea-7248762","url":"https://thewildidea.com/wild-line-59","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/26ed7c7b/47fc0bb0.mp3","summary":"This week, a Senate committee drops most of its wilderness, national park, and wild and scenic river bills in favor of energy permitting measures, a federal judge in Anchorage clears the way for transferring more than 2 million acres along the Dalton Highway corridor to the State of Alaska, while the Interior Department cancels the Endangered Species Act's blanket 4(d) rule and NOAA rejects a bid to expand North Atlantic right whale critical habitat. We also cover new reporting linking paused DOGE wildfire-prevention funding to the fires burning across northern Minnesota, the removal of tribal signage at the newly shrunken Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Monuments, and the closing comment period on proposed changes to the Forest Service Directives System. Plus: peak viewing at Katmai's Brooks Falls bear cam and a relaunched wilderness management certificate program at the University of Montana. Full show notes and links at our website, thewildidea.com . This is the last Wild Line episode in the Wild Ide a feed — subscribe to Wild Line 's own feed to keep listening.","meta_description":"This week, a Senate committee drops most of its wilderness, national park, and wild and scenic river bills in favor of energy permitting measures, a feder…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":578,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-wild-idea-7248762/episodes/the-wild-line-doge-cuts-exacerbate-wildfire-interior-cancels-endangered-species-protections-and-alaska-judge-dismisses-dalton-highway-suit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}