Earth to Humans

Greg Luther is an avid hunter, living in Montana. As a sportsmen and a gun owner, he supports stricter gun control. In a recent op-ed piece published in High Country News, Luther stated: We hunters pride ourselves on self-sufficiency, so let’s work from the ground up. That means looking at the facts, talking about it around the campfire, voting for candidates that aren’t in the NRA’s pocket, and donating dollars to organizations that help protect the things that actually are under threat — like our public lands. Matt Podolsky caught up with Greg Luther to discuss the inspiration behind this powerful piece. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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Matt podolsky and Sean Bogle are down in San Felipe filming another installment of the Vaquita story. They take you to the marina, sharing a snippet of the scene at the and provide updates on the project. We'll add updates to the diary as they become available, so stay tuned for more installments. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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Hunters have historically been leading conservation efforts, going back to Teddy Roosevelt, who was himself an avid hunter and huge proponent of the protection of wildlife and wildlife habitat. This merger of hunting and conservation persists today. Matt Podolsky spoke with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Chief Conservation Officer Blake Henning about the organizations efforts to maintain the North American Wildlife Conservation Model, recognizing that fish and wildlife belong to all Americans, and that they need to be managed in a way such that their populations will be sustained in perpetuity. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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Matt Podolsky and Sean Bogle are down in Mexico filming another installment of the Vaquita story and want to take listeners with them to hear what's happening in San Felipe in real time. And, a lot is happening. In this first entry, Matt and Sean tell you more about what they anticipate is in store for this adventure. We'll add updates to the diary as they become available, so stay tuned for more installments. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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Lily Raff McCaulou was raised on the East coast as an environmentalist and an animal lover. Although she was a meat-eater, she’d grown up learning that harming animals was wrong. After moving to central Oregon for a reporting job in her early twenties, she began spending weekends fly-fishing and weekdays interviewing hunters for articles and realizing her perception of hunters wasn’t accurate. She met many whose connection to animals and the environment ran deeper than even her own. So, she embarked on a journey learning to hunt and through it she discovered a fascinating and firsthand way to learn about wildlife and the ecosystem in which she lived while bringing home healthy food for her family. As a hunter and a gun owner using guns for an activity she loves, however, she is deeply concerned about the epidemic of gun violence in our country. Matt Podolsky spoke with Lilly about her journey and perspective as a hunter on responsible gun ownership. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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Today, we pause for a moment, to talk directly to you, our listeners. Matt podolsky and I are working on developing new shows and new show ideas and these discussions always find their way back to one very basic, but crucially important question: “What do listeners want?” Rather than continue talking among ourselves, we wanted to include you in on these discussions, fill you in on our thinking about the show and figure out ways to connect better with you and to connect our listeners with one another. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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Although other states have proposed removing controversial topics, such as climate change, from their state science standards, Idaho is the only state in the country whose legislature has actually voted in favor of such an action. The debate over what kids in Idaho should be taught has been going on for 3 years now and will likely come to a head this week as the Idaho Senate Education Committee is set to make a final decision. Matt Podolsky spoke with Rialin Flores, from Conservation Voters for Idaho, to get a detailed picture of this issue and to learn how she has been fighting to keep climate science in the science standards in Idaho. Following this interview, we include a sample of the public testimony provided last week at the Idaho Senate Education Committee hearing, all of which encourages Senators to vote in favor of keeping climate science in the science standards. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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Valentine’s Day. A day where we celebrate love in all its many forms. In keeping with the holiday's theme of romantic love and the art of courtship, complete with candy hearts and flying babies slinging arrows, we take a moment to celebrate a slightly different version of this same story. After all, much of the brilliant beauty in nature exists because attracting another is a critical component to a species survival. It’s the reason birds sing, flowers bloom and, as Matt Podolsky explains, California Condors dance. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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Today’s guest is river explorer and conservationist Mike Fiebig, who is the Associate Director of the Northern Rockies Office of American Rivers. The lines of Mike’s personal and professional passion for wild rivers and wild places have blurred and he is about to embark on an adventure in advocacy. He and his wife Jenny are taking a human-powered, source-to-sea river trip on the Green and Colorado, from the crest of the Wind River Range (from the Mammoth Glacier) in WY to the Gulf of California in Mexico. Along the way, they will collect stories of the importance of this river to the people they meet in route. I sat down with Mike to discuss the inspiration behind this bold undertaking. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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On today's episode we discuss a truly unique swath of public land - the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.  This jewel of the National Conservation Lands system is just south of Boise, and this year it’s celebrating 25 years since it’s designation. We talked with two individuals who are playing crucial roles in the continued management and conservation of the NCA, Amanda Hoffman is the NCA manager for the BLM, and Steve Alsup is the president of the Birds of Prey NCA Partnership. Join private conversations with top authors and access exclusive bonus content!

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