In this episode, Michelle and Emily introduce the podcast and welcome guest Marie-Anne de Graaff, a soil scientist at Boise State University. Episode 1 takes us on a journey into the muck to learn that soil has laid the foundation for history. From the fascinating cryptobiotic crust on the Colorado Plateau to the role soil has long played in Indigenous agriculture to the efforts of the US government to conserve soil especially after moments of disaster like the Dust Bowl, this episode (literally) grounds the podcast and provides introductions to the ideas that root More Than.