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HumaNature is the podcast that explores where humans and our habitat meet. The show tells real stories about human experiences in nature. Along the way, we’ll meet people whose encounters help us reflect on our own place in the natural world.

Wyoming Public Media


    • Dec 7, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 142 EPISODES

    4.9 from 301 ratings Listeners of HumaNature that love the show mention: wyoming, outdoorsy, alexis, campfire, stories are interesting, short stories, row, crafted, touches, well told, interact, interesting stories, humans, west, story telling, adventure, compelling, storytelling, production, great stories.


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    The HumaNature podcast is a hidden gem that explores the intersection of humans and nature through captivating storytelling. I was initially drawn to this podcast a couple of years ago, and was devastated when it left the air. However, I recently discovered that it's back with new episodes, and I couldn't be happier. The podcast features a variety of stories that range from heartwarming and inspiring to thought-provoking and suspenseful. It's a refreshing change from the constant barrage of politics and news in other podcasts.

    One of the best aspects of HumaNature is its ability to transport listeners into different worlds and perspectives. The stories are engagingly written and expertly produced, allowing you to feel like you're right there with the people experiencing these unique encounters with nature. The diversity of topics covered is also impressive, ranging from encounters with alligators to lost dogs in the snow. Each episode offers something new and exciting, making it a favorite for those looking for an adventure.

    Another standout aspect of HumaNature is the host's soothing voice. It adds an extra layer of tranquility to each episode, making it feel like a nature walk for your ears. Additionally, the soundscapes and music used throughout the episodes enhance the storytelling experience, creating an immersive atmosphere that captivates listeners.

    While there aren't many negative aspects to HumaNature, some listeners may prefer more background information in certain episodes. Providing additional context could enhance the overall listener experience by providing a deeper understanding of the story being told.

    In conclusion, The HumaNature podcast is easily one of my favorites. Its unique blend of human stories intertwined with the natural world provides a refreshing break from other podcasts focused on politics or true crime. The well-crafted stories, immersive soundscapes, and diverse content make it an absolute joy to listen to. If you're looking for a podcast that takes you on unexpected adventures while exploring our connection with nature, I highly recommend giving HumaNature a listen.



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    Latest episodes from HumaNature

    The Night Shepherd

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 28:24


    Josh King grew up in small town Wyoming. So he never imagined that one day he would end up being a night shepherd in the Swiss Alps.

    Episode 107: Where we're going we don't need roads, just rivers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 30:50


    In September, 2014 writer Ben McGrath had a chance encounter with Dick Conant; a 63 year old man on a solo paddling trip from Canada to Florida. Months later, Ben received a phone call from an unknown number which set him off on a journey of his own.

    Episode 106: Paws in peril, expect the unexpected

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 21:00


    When Jeff Bonhert's dog didn't come home one day he feared the worst. Two months later he got a phone call that changed everything, and Jeff realized his dog may have been closer to home than he realized.

    Episode 105: Not all who wander are lost, but some definitely are

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 20:15


    Mike Sarvey was an experienced hunter who felt confident in his outdoors skills. But one day he ventured in the Wyoming wilderness and lost his bearings. As the sun began to set, he realized he had made a huge mistake and that you can never be too prepared.

    Episode 104: Hey now, you're a lob-star

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 21:36


    When Brady Brandwood decided to see what would happen when he bought a lobster to keep as a pet, he never expected it to change his life. This is the story of Leon the Lobster and his unlikely journey from grocery store tank to social media sensation.

    Episode 103: The mountains are calling and I must go...grab my peanut

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 21:55


    In 2022, Bob Salem broke a very unusual record. He now holds the fastest time for pushing a peanut up Pikes Peak Mountain with his nose. Hear Bob's story and the history of this unusual feat on this week's episode.

    Episode 102: Urban Birder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 21:40


    David Lindo always loved nature, but he grew up in the middle of the city and didn't feel like he had access to it. Until one day he realized that nature is everywhere. He started looking up, looking around, and inadvertently found a career in the process. 

    HumaNature Season 8 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 1:24


    Join us as we gear up for season 8 of HumaNature.

    Bonus: Modern West ‘Rematriation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 51:20


    As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.

    BONUS 100th Episode Celebration W/ Ryan Kelley EP 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 22:37


    As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.

    BONUS 100th Episode Celebration W/ Micah Schweizer EP 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 30:54


    As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.

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    BONUS 100th Episode Celebration W/ Charles Fournier EP 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 17:05


    As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.

    BONUS 100th Episode Celebration W/ Megan Feighery EP 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 30:43


    As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.

    Episode 101: Seas the Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 22:50


    Emma Harper lives in Cornwall, England. She's a wife, a mother, and...a real-life mermaid! Emma spends hours each week in the Cornish seas frolicking in the waves. But she also uses her platform to speak up for our oceans and why they need protecting. 

    Episode 100: Bigfoot, a gorilla, and a potato all walk into a bar...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 23:55


    For the 100th episode of HumaNature, we're bringing you two stories! In the first, a man plays the ultimate prank on his brother. In the second, a man out doing trail maintenance finds something odd at his campsite.

    Episode 99: All Beagles Great and Small

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 24:24


    This time, almost 4000 Beagles are rescued and given a second chance at life.

    Episode 98: The Long and Winding Trail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 24:57


    After months of isolation during the pandemic one Vermont family, and their dog Moshi, decides to thru-hike a 272-mile trail for the very first time.

    Episode 97: Chekhov's Bear Spray

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 14:44


    Kirk Speckhals spent most of his summers in Wyoming mountain biking. He lives in Jackson Hole and always felt comfortable venturing into bear country. But that all changed on a beautiful August day when Kirk found himself face-to-face with a grizzly bear. 

    Episode 96: Reggie the Alligator

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 23:50


    In the early 2000's Los Angeles became obsessed with a new celebrity – a six foot alligator named Reggie. And when city officials set out to capture him, Reggie went on the lam. 

    HumaNature Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 2:31


    A HumaNature update.

    Episode 95: Close Encounters Of The Wild Kind III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 28:53


    It's late spring and animals are on the move. Sometimes their paths cross with people. For our last episode of the season, here are two stories…this time from the deep.

    Episode 94: Surfing With Jason

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 18:42


    Justin Murray and his brother Jason spent their childhoods in Florida. They did everything together: fishing, surfing, making their own surfboards. But when they grew up, they forgot about their old dreams and got corporate jobs--until something happened that reminded Justin what life was all about.

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    Episode 93: Reaching Rob's Roadhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 38:06


    Greg Mills and his best friend Rob adventured together in the Alaska wilderness. Their dream was to run the Iditarod Trail Invitational Trail together. A wild river seemed to present an insurmountable obstacle. Despite everything, Greg kept going.

    Episode 92: Fireline

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 29:10


    Introducing Montana Public Radio's new podcast, Fireline. When Lily Clarke arrived at the August Complex Fire, it was a fire of sensational size. The blaze eventually burned more than 1 million acres, becoming the largest recorded wildfire in California history. Across the country in 2020, flames charred an area nearly 5 times the size of Yellowstone National Park — the largest swath of land burned since reliable records began. Wildfires across the country are getting bigger, hotter and more devastating. But what's all this fire really mean — for the west, for firefighters and for everyday folks? And what's it really like to fight fire on the ground?

    Episode 91: Meeting A King

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 19:56


    Shermin de Silva was an elephant researcher looking for a sign. Then she met a king.

    Episode 90: These Boots Were Made For Hiking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 14:33


    Wyn Wiley thought they had to pass for straight, even in their beloved outdoors. But then a special pair of boots came into their life.

    Episode 89: Beyond The Court 

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 11:57


    Damen Bell-Holter faced a lot of trauma growing up in his small village in Alaska. He formed a goal to play professional basketball. But reaching for his dreams revealed an even larger purpose.

    Episode 88: From One Glowworm To Another

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 12:50


    How has your relationship with nature changed during the pandemic? The HumaNature community weighs in.

    Bonus Episode: Ten Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 26:18


    We're on a holiday break until January 20. In the meantime, here's a dramatic story from the archives. In December 2016, Karen Klein got trapped in a snowstorm near the Grand Canyon. But she pushed through it to save her family.

    Episode 87: 'Have I Had My Last Good Oyster?'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 32:09


    HumaNature's taking a holiday break. We'll be back with a fresh new episode on January 20. In the meantime, we'd like to introduce you to Life Raft, an upbeat podcast about living with climate change. In this episode, they take us on a journey from a famous oyster bar in New Orleans to a lab that’s trying to prepare oysters for a more turbulent future.

    Episode 86: A Vegan's Guide To Eating Chicken

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 14:28


    Muyambi loved biking, so when his friends asked him to plan a cycling trip across his home country of Uganda he was thrilled. But challenges arose one late night when they had to get creative for dinner.

    Episode 85: The Unclimbables

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 23:12


    Mo Beck was a professional climber who regularly won gold in competitions. But when she joined a team on a long expedition in the remote Cirque of the Unclimbables, she was amused to witness the tension between two of her fellow teammates...and the stinky solution.

    Episode 84: Out On The Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 23:44


    Mikah Meyer grew up the son of a pastor and secretly struggled with his sexuality. But on a record-setting road trip to all of America's national parks, he realized its success hinged on being open about who he was.

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    Episode 83: The In-Between IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 19:05


    The leaves are scattering down the sidewalk and fog touches the tips of the trees. It’s that time of year again when the shadows lengthen and we bring you stories that aren’t quite human or all the way natural. Welcome to a most haunted theatre.    

    Episode 83: The In-Between IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 18:11


    The leaves are scattering down the sidewalk and fog touches the tips of the trees. It's that time of year again when the shadows lengthen and we bring you stories that aren't quite human or all the way natural. Welcome to a most haunted theatre.

    Episode 82: The Afrovivalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 16:18


    Sharon Ross wanted to be prepared for anything. But when she joined others getting ready for the end of the world, she found herself the odd one out.         Header photo by Sera Lindsey Additional links https://blackpdx.com/destination/portland/afrovivalist/  Music Blue Dot Sessions

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    Season 6 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 2:55


    A glimpse of some of the stories coming your way this season, starting October 14.    

    Bonus Episode: The Source

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 23:44


    Climate change is all over the news, from burning forests to melting ice sheets. But it can seem like a big, abstract problem. Writer Manasseh Franklin wanted to make the melting of glaciers more real to people. So on an Alaskan rafting trip, she followed water to its source. It’s a story from our archives that’s […]

    Bonus Episode: Row Row Row Your Boat. Or Not.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 16:22


    As summer wanes, we’re reaching into the archives for a story about a classic summer activity: a leisurely river float. At least, that’s what it was supposed to be. But when they lost their guide, a group of tourists got more than they bargained for.      Bambi Meets Godzilla   Music Rollin at 5 […]

    Bonus Episode: Tipping Point

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 21:16


    While we work on new stories for this fall, here’s a summer favorite from 2019. Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho paddled thousands of miles in a canoe from Minneapolis to the shores of the Hudson Bay. The journey tested their physical strength – and the strength of their friendship.         align=”aligncenter”     […]

    Episode 81: The Ghost Of Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 22:17


    South Africans Chris Diedericks and Anna Calitz wanted to go on a romantic getaway, but their adventure broke down before it even began.             Music Blue Dot Sessions

    Episode 80: Starstruck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 10:38


    Juan Martinez grew up in South Central L.A. in the early nineties. He was struggling to find his way until he traded detention for a pack of jalapeño seeds. Those led him all the way to the stars.       Juan at Yosemite National Park with Fresh Tracks with the Aspen Institute   Juan […]

    Episode 79: The Feeling Of Being Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 20:40


    Boyd Varty lives on a game reserve in South Africa near Kruger National Park. After his family began returning the land to its wild state, it awakened something wild in him, too.       Photography by Amanda Ritchie     Connect with Boyd Varty: Website | https://boydvarty.com/ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/boyd_varty/ Find out more about Londolozi Website […]

    Episode 78: Biking On Empty

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 16:58


    After cycling across America, Taylor Thibodeau had a lifetime of adventures ahead of him…until a mysterious illness cut that short. Then he decided to adventure anyway.         Photos from their trip across America  

    Episode 77: Morley’s Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 30:59


    Morley Nelson delighted in watching raptors in aerial combat as they fought over nesting sites. And he made it his life’s mission to protect the part of Idaho’s Snake River with the highest nesting density of birds of prey in North America. This time, we’re bringing you a story from the new podcast Common Land […]

    Episode 76: Close Encounters Of The Wild Kind II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 27:37


    It’s springtime and Earth Day! Animals are on the move, and sometimes their paths cross with people. Here are five stories to help you get outside while you’re stuck at home.       Learn more about Nate Summers’ book, Primal: Why We Long to Be Wild and Free. Find out more about Ellen Prager’s […]

    Episode 75: Trying To Get Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 31:41


    Michael Benanav studies nomadic people as a writer and photographer. So when he was invited to accompany the Van Gujjar of northern India on their annual migration with their water buffalo, he jumped at the chance. Turned out, they wanted a journalist along that year for reasons he hadn’t expected.           […]

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