All Episodes

233. How Freeze-Dried Food Became a Backpacking Staple with Mountain House

What is Missing from Outdoor Media Today?

232. Tick Season Is Changing. How to Stay Safe Outdoors with Dr. Richard Horowitz

Mining Lease Cancelled for the Boundary Waters and Public Lands Advocates Meet with Lawmakers in DC - Public Lands News (September 13 - 20)

231. The Future of Outdoor Gear Starts with Old Ropes with Tobias Steinegger from Mammut

Data Center Construction Halted and What's in Store for Our National Forests - Public Lands News (August 31 - Sept 7)

230. What 3500 Miles on a Bike Teaches You About Owning Less with Taylor Nichols

Big Bend Bulldozers Paused, Mining Claims in Grand Staircaise and Bears Ears, and a Win for the Boundary Waters - Public Lands News (August 17 - 24)

229. The History and Future of America's Public Lands with Will De Man

How You Can Fight Back Against Data Centers Where You Live with the Food and Water Watch

228. Why Wolf Recovery Is So Controversial with Tommy Serafinski

Chaco Canyon Protections Waiver, ESA Definition of "Harm" Rescinded, and What the BWCA Fires Tell Us About Fire Management - Public Lands News (July 18 - 27)

227. What Waste Free Product Design Actually Looks Like with Ruffwear

Forest Service Proposal Reduces Public Input, Mining in the Porkies, and Threats to Utah Monuments - Public Lands News (June 22 - July 13)

226. Is Dr. Bronner's Really Sustainable? with Greening Up My Act

225. Can the Outdoor Industry Really Call Itself a Climate Leader?

Does It Matter If I Pick Up My Dog’s Poop or Not? with Rose Seemann [REPOST]

Mike Lee's Roadless Rule Amendment, NPS Funding Diverted, and ORV Access Expands - Public Lands News (June 8 - 15)

224. Finding Joy in a World of Bad News with Liz Crandall

Cyanide Bombs Return, MN Mining Push Continues, and Bill to Stop Firings Introduced (Public Lands News - June 1)

223. The Outdoor Literacy Gap No One Talks About with Natalie Teboul

Hiking in Bear Country? Bear Biologist, Sydney Stephens, Wants You To Learn to Coexist [REPOST]

Burgum Struggles to Defend Budget, DOI Transfers 1.4M Acres to State, and Controversial Predator Control Program Resumes - Public Lands News (May 4-15)

222. Circular Economy or Greenwashing? How Gear Trade-In Programs Really Work with Pancho Gomez

221. This CEO Wore One Shirt for 60 Days to Prove Its Performance with Casey Hyde

Old Growth Logging in the Tongass, Steve Pearce En Bloc Vote, and FY27 Budget Hearings - Public Lands News (April 20 - May 1)

220. Eco Anxiety, Burnout, and the Path to Sustainable Activism with Laura Hartley

Big Bend Border Wall Lawsuits, FY27 Budget Cuts for BLM, and Boundary Waters Mining Protections Revoked - Public Lands News (April 6-17)

219. Is Renting the Missing Link in an Outdoor Industry Circular Economy? with Reet Singh

218. Telling Stories of Crisis Without Despair: Making The Plastic Detox Documentary (Now on Netflix) with Josh "Bones" Murphy

Potential Drilling Near Chaco Canyon, Joint Resolution Threatens Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the USDA Forest Service Reorganization Moves Forward - Public Lands News (April 3)

217. How AllTrails Is Using Trail Data to Protect Public Lands with Pitt Grewe

216. How to Use a Walk in Nature as a Meditation Practice with Brian Berneman

Oak Flat Transferred to Multinational Mining Company and Big Bend Border Wall Pushes Ahead - Public Lands News (March 9-20)

215. What You Didn't Know About Trawling in Alaska with David Bayes

214. We Are Losing the Climate Crisis Narrative Fight with Maya Lilly

US/Israel's Holy War with Iran Explained with Leigh Larson

213. Are We Ready for the AI Energy Surge? What Communities Need to Know About Data Centers and the Grid with Dr. Naeem Turner

Building the Border Wall in Big Bend, Steve Pearce Stumbles During Hearing, and 2.1M Acres Open in Dalton Corridor - Public Land News (Feb 23-27)

212. Is Zero-Waste Backpacking Possible? with Alisha McDarris

Steve Pearce to Lead BLM and the Senate Awaits CRA Vote - Public Lands News (Feb 16-20)

211. We Can Solve the Plastic Pollution Crisis with Judith Enck

Progress on the Ambler Road, Threats to the Tongass National Forest, and a Delayed CRA Vote in the Senate - Public Lands News

210. The Pet Industry Has An Overconsumption Problem with Spencer Williams

209. We All Play a Role in the Resistance

Congress is After Resource Management Plans in Minnesota and Utah, Sage Grouse Protections Changing - Public Lands News (January 2026)

208. Your Trail Running Shoes Are Shedding Microplastics with Dr. Tim Keyes

207. How and Why to Get Involved with Local Trail Work with Chris Rizzo

What to Expect with Public Lands Policy in 2026 with Rebecca Gillis

206. The Most Widely Used Pesticide You’ve Likely Never Heard Of with Dan Raichel

205. Are We Fighting Wildfires Wrong? with Connor Nelson

Hiatus

204. Our Thoughts on the 2025 Outdoor Media Summit with Tarin O'Donnell

Public Lands Rule Comment Period, Roadless Forests Still Under Threat ft. Josh Hicks, and Chaco Canyon Protection Rollbacks ft. Sally Paez - Public Lands News (Nov 3 - 7)

203. Are Natural Fibers Making a Comeback in the Outdoor Industry? with Patrick Clark

Mike Lee's New Public Lands Proposals ft. Neal Clark, Over 500 New Oil & Gas Permits this Month, and Alaska's Fight for the Arctic - Public Lands News (Oct 27 - 31)

202. Road Salt Threatens Our Freshwater Future with Brendan Wiltse

The Systematic Dismantling of 245 Million Acres of Public Lands with the Conservation Lands Foundation - Public Lands News (Oct 20 - 24)

201. What the Shutdown Really Means for our National Parks and Gateway Communities

Ski Expansion or Land Grab? ft. Steven Gnam, Land Management Plans Repealed ft. John Ruple, and Ambler Road Approval ft. Aaron Weiss - Public Lands News (Oct 6 - 10)

200. Are Antimicrobials the New PFAS? with Arlene Blum

What to Expect During the Government Shutdown ft. Brittany Leffel, New Access Rules for the CDT, and More - Public Lands News (Sept 29 - Oct 3)

199. Mighty Earth Uncovers the RV Industry's Destructive Secret with Amanda Hurowitz

More Layoffs Coming, New Threats to the Western Arctic ft. Andy Moderow, and Outside Magazine's Ongoing Censorship ft. Wes Siler - Public Lands News (Sept 22 - 26)

198. How Wildfires Are Shaping Public Lands in the West with Jason Levine

Arizona Introduces Legislation to Remove National Monuments & RE:PUBLIC the Nonprofit Newsroom Launches ft. Chris Keyes - Public Lands News (Sept 15 - 19)

197. Mountain Towns, like Estes Park, Face an Uncertain Economic Future

Why Burgum Intends to Repeal the Public Lands Rule ft. the Center for Western Priorities - Public Lands News (Sept 8 - 12)

The Decades Long Fight to Save the Boundary Waters Continues | Ecocide Ep1

Congress Moves to Strip Public Lands Protections in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota Using the Congressional Review Act ft. Professor John Ruple - Public Lands News (September 1 - 5)

195. Leaving Public Lands for Dead (The First 200 Days of Trump)

USDA Sets Roadless Rule Repeal in Motion ft. Trout Unlimited and National Park Staff Unionize - Public Lands News (August 25 - 29)

194. Is Your Morning Coffee Funding Deforestation? with Etelle Higonnet

Trump's AI Action Plan + WOTUS ft. Barbra Calantas and a Small Victory for Oak Flat, Arizona ft. Access Fund - Public Lands News (August 18 - 22)

193. Yes, Your Sunscreen Could Be Killing Coral Reefs with Katie Day

USDA Forest Service Reorganization, NEPA Rollbacks, and New Mexico’s Oil & Gas Battles - Public Lands News (August 4 - 15)

We're Taking a Short Break - Back on August 15th

192. Is it Possible to Build a Brand Around Advocacy Instead of a Product? with Matt Moreau

Protecting the Western Arctic ft. Alaska Wilderness League and the Potential Repeal of the Roadless Rule ft. Outdoor Alliance - Public Lands News (July 28 - August 1)

191. Scaling Climate Solutions in the Outdoor Industry with Andrea Paulson

Public Lands are "Open for Drilling" ft. The Wilderness Society, USDA Reorganization, and FY2026 Budget Updates - Public Lands News (July 21 - 25)

190. Inside the Fight to Save the Endangered Species Act with Ramona McGee

FY26 Budget Cuts, Fossil Fuel Expansion, and Burgum's Visit to Alcatraz - Public Lands News (July 14 - 18)

189. Trump's "Big Ugly Bill" Passed without Land Sales, but the Fight for Public Lands Continues with Land Tawney

Trump's Budget Bill, Alligator Alcatraz, and More Layoffs Coming - Public Lands News (June 30 - July 11)

188. Patagonia's Guide for Climate Activists: 'Tools to Save Our Home Planet' with Nick Mucha

1.2 Million Acres of Public Land Are Still for Sale - Public Land News (June 23 - 27)

187. The Making of Sustainable Apparel with Arms of Andes

3.3 Million Acres of Public Lands For Sale - Public Lands News (June 16 - 20)

186. What Climate Change Means for Adventure Travel with Leigh Barnes

DOJ Opinion Dismantles Antiquities Act Protections and NEPA Rollbacks - Public Lands News (June 9 - 13)

185. How "Greenhushing" Could Be Hurting Your Business with Jason Parkin

What's in the Budget Bill? - Public Lands News (June 2-6)

184. How Safe is Your Water? Understanding Water Quality Where You Live with Cydian Kauffman

Rollback of Single-Use Plastics Bans in National Parks and the Push to Rewrite American History - Public Lands News (May 26 - 30)

183. Our Thoughts on Netfix's Viral 'Buy Now' Documentary (Consumerism, AI, and The Shopping Conspiracy)

Staffing Cuts at the National Park Service and Forest Service and an Uptick in Gas Lease Sales - Public Lands News (May 19 - 23)

182. Fostering Sustainabe Outdoor Habits as We Age with Linden Loren

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and What it Means for Public Lands - Public Lands News (May 12 - 16)

181. Tips to Naturalize Your Yard from a 'Bad Naturalist' with Paula Whyman