HumaNature Season 8 Trailer
Join us as we gear up for season 8 of HumaNature.
Jul 06, 2023•1 min
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
Bonus: Modern West ‘Rematriation
As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.
Jun 28, 2023•51 min
BONUS 100th Episode Celebration W/ Ryan Kelley EP 4
As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.
Jun 21, 2023•23 min
BONUS 100th Episode Celebration W/ Micah Schweizer EP 3
As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.
Jun 14, 2023•31 min
BONUS 100th Episode Celebration W/ Charles Fournier EP 2
As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.
Jun 07, 2023•17 min
BONUS 100th Episode Celebration W/ Megan Feighery EP 1
As we ring in our 100th episode, current and former HumaNature producers and hosts share their favorite episodes.
May 31, 2023•31 min
Episode 101: Seas the Day
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.
Apr 05, 2023•23 min•Season 7Ep. 101
Episode 100: Bigfoot, a gorilla, and a potato all walk into a bar...
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.
Mar 29, 2023•24 min•Season 7Ep. 100
Episode 99: All Beagles Great and Small
This time, almost 4000 Beagles are rescued and given a second chance at life.
Mar 22, 2023•24 min•Season 7Ep. 99
Episode 98: The Long and Winding Trail
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.
Mar 15, 2023•25 min•Season 7Ep. 98
Episode 97: Chekhov’s Bear Spray
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.
Mar 08, 2023•15 min•Season 7Ep. 97
Episode 96: Reggie the Alligator
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.
Mar 01, 2023•24 min•Season 7Ep. 96
HumaNature Update
A HumaNature update.
Jul 20, 2021•3 min
Episode 95: Close Encounters Of The Wild Kind III
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.
Jun 16, 2021•29 min•Season 6Ep. 95
Episode 94: Surfing With Jason
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.
May 26, 2021•19 min•Season 6Ep. 94
Episode 93: Reaching Rob's Roadhouse
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.
May 05, 2021•38 min•Season 6Ep. 93
Episode 92: Fireline
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 de...
Apr 14, 2021•29 min•Season 6Ep. 92
Episode 91: Meeting A King
Shermin de Silva was an elephant researcher looking for a sign. Then she met a king.
Mar 26, 2021•19 min•Season 6Ep. 91
Episode 90: These Boots Were Made For Hiking
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.
Mar 03, 2021•14 min•Season 6Ep. 90
Episode 89: Beyond The Court
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.
Feb 10, 2021•12 min•Season 6Ep. 89
Episode 88: From One Glowworm To Another
How has your relationship with nature changed during the pandemic? The HumaNature community weighs in.
Jan 21, 2021•13 min•Season 6Ep. 88
Bonus Episode: Ten Steps
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.
Jan 06, 2021•26 min
Episode 87: 'Have I Had My Last Good Oyster?'
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.
Dec 23, 2020•32 min•Season 6Ep. 87
Episode 86: A Vegan's Guide To Eating Chicken
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.
Dec 09, 2020•14 min•Season 6Ep. 86
Episode 85: The Unclimbables
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.
Nov 25, 2020•23 min•Season 6Ep. 85
Episode 84: Out On The Road
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.
Nov 11, 2020•24 min•Season 6Ep. 84
Episode 83: The In-Between IV
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.
Oct 28, 2020•18 min•Season 6Ep. 83
Episode 82: The Afrovivalist
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. (more…)
Oct 14, 2020•16 min•Season 6Ep. 82
Season 6 Preview
A glimpse of some of the stories coming your way this season, starting October 14. (more…)
Oct 07, 2020•3 min
Bonus Episode: The Source
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 just as poignant—and humorous—today. (more…)...
Sep 23, 2020•24 min
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