HumaNature

Series produced by Wyoming Public Radio

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Real stories where humans and our habitat meet.

HumaNature is the podcast that explores where humans and our habitat meet, produced and distributed by Wyoming Public Media.

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.

From a listener: "Just wanted to say that I have heard two HumaNature stories over the past year on my local radio station KRZA Alamosa, Taos. Both stories were so inspirational and so REAL, and so human they brought tears to my eyes. I live in a remote part of Colorado surrounded by nature that's very real everyday, and sometimes very serious. I have deeply connected with these two stories and look forward to hearing more... Thanks!" - Annette


113 Pieces

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Episode 95: Close Encounters Of The Wild Kind III
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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…thi...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:57
Episode 94: Surfing With Jason
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Justin Murray and his brother Jason spent their childhoods in Florida. They did everything together: fishing, surfing, making their own surfboards....

  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 18:42
Episode 93: Reaching Rob's Roadhouse
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Greg Mills and his best friend Rob adventured together in the Alaska wilderness. Their dream was to run the Iditarod Trail Invitational Trail toget...

  • Added: May 10, 2021
  • Length: 38:10
Episode 91: Meeting A King
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Shermin de Silva was an elephant researcher looking for a sign. Then she met a king.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 18:52
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 90: These Boots Were Made For Hiking
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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.

Bought by KRZA and Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 13:33
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 89: Beyond The Court
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 f...

Bought by KRZA and Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 26, 2021
  • Length: 11:57
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 86: A Vegan’s Guide To Eating Chicken
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 ...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 11, 2020
  • Length: 13:01
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 85: The Unclimbables
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 21:51
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 84: Out On The Road
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 p...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KRZA, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 23:28
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 83: The In-Between IV
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 br...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 18:11
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 82: The Afrovivalist
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 29, 2020
  • Length: 15:41
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 81: The Ghost Of Africa
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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South Africans Chris Diedericks and Anna Calitz wanted to go on a romantic getaway, but their adventure broke down before it even began.

Bought by WCNY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 21:41
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 80: Starstruck
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 jalape...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 10:09
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 79: The Feeling Of Being Alive
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 awake...

Bought by WCNY and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 17, 2020
  • Length: 20:06
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 78: Biking On Empty
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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After cycling across America, Taylor Thibodeau had a lifetime of adventures ahead of him…until a mysterious illness cut that short. Then he decided...

Bought by WCNY, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 21, 2020
  • Length: 16:55
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 76: Close Encounters Of The Wild Kind II
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 75: Trying To Get Home
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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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 ...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:19
Episode 74: Does A Kid Poop In The Woods?
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Cindy Ross wanted to keep pursuing her long-distance hiking passion after she had kids. But she didn’t know how to make that happen. Then a chance ...

Bought by WCNY, Boise State Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2020
  • Length: 10:18
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 73: Not Healed, But Healing
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Brandon Kuehn survived the Iraq War. But after he got home, he struggled with nightmares and addiction. Then he found trail running…and the Pacific...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 18:09
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 72: Everyone Needs A Purpose
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Christopher McDougall is famous for starting the barefoot running craze with his book 'Born to Run.' And now he has an unusual new running partner.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:43

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