HumaNature

HumaNature explores where humans and our habitat meet. You'll hear 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.

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Episodes

Episode 13: Bigfoot

For our 13th episode, we venture off the beaten path to hear about Bigfoot and the scientist who’s on a mission to find him. (more…)

Oct 19, 2016•19 min•Season 2Ep. 13

Episode 12: Home On The Waves With A Seafaring Cowboy

Herb Pownall wanted to see the world. So he boarded a ship bound for Europe…along with 800 cows. (more…)

Sep 21, 2016•19 min•Season 2Ep. 12

Episode 11: Hoofprints On The Heart

This is the story of a love that spans continents. Jon Dunham set out on the longest, toughest walk of his life. But along the way, he met someone who helped carry the weight. (more…)

Aug 17, 2016•21 min•Season 2Ep. 11

Season 1 Recap

Caroline and Micah reminisce about how HumaNature ’s first season came about. And they play a part of the never-before-heard pilot episode. Fire up your grill(e)! (more…)

Jun 29, 2016•20 min

Episode 10: The Moon And The Possum

Where do we come from? And where do we go when we die? Paul Taylor shares one of the oldest answers to those questions. (more…)

May 18, 2016•12 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Episode 9: May The Road Rise Up To Meet You, And May The Wind Stop Blowing In Your Face

Christina Lee should have been having the time of her life. Instead, she was stressed and lonely. Until she decided to run away from the rat race…all the way from New York to San Francisco. (more…)

Apr 20, 2016•17 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Episode 8: Row Row Row Your Boat. Or Not.

It was supposed to be a leisurely float down the Snake River. But when they lost their guide, a group of tourists got more than they bargained for. (more…)

Mar 16, 2016•16 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 7: Man vs. Machine

Micah Schweizer was skiing in the back-country when he uttered a curse against snowmobilers. But you know what they say—be careful what you wish for. (more…)

Feb 17, 2016•14 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6: In The Beginning, God Created The Heavens And The Earth And The Allosaurus

Erin Jones thought the answers were written in stone. But a summer internship at a remote dinosaur quarry eroded her certainty. (more…)

Jan 19, 2016•13 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5: Finding The Way Home In A Purple Canoe

Patrick Dobson was stuck in his life, so he decided to take a trip by canoe from Montana to Missouri. Only he had never canoed before. (more…)

Nov 18, 2015•19 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 4: Catch And Release

Tonia Hanson had a secret. But when a private river retreat turned out to be very, very public, Tonia found unexpected healing. (more…)

Oct 21, 2015•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3: When A Search And Rescue Becomes A Search For Something Else

Greg Ley was deep in the Rocky Mountains, training as an outdoor guide, when his group encountered tragedy. What happened next forever changed his beliefs about the importance of humans to the wilderness. Winner of a 2016 PMJA Best Station Podcast award. (more…)

Sep 16, 2015•16 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: A Ballroom Dancer, A Shark, And A PR Problem

Debbie Salamone was an environmental journalist who was passionate about the ocean—and ballroom dancing. One day at the beach, all that changed. (more…)

Aug 18, 2015•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: Up A River, Without… A Pigeon?

Charlie Thomas worked as a whitewater rafting guide in the 80s. His boss became obsessed with selling photos of clients taken while they ran the rapids. The only problem was getting the film back across the river and into town to be developed before the clients returned. (more…)

Aug 18, 2015•9 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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