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

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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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 ...

Bought by KUER, KRZA, New Hampshire Public Radio, Marfa Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 21:12
  • Purchases: 5
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A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: a man utters a curse that comes true, a summer stint at a dinosaur quarry challenges a woman’s s...

Bought by KUNM, New Hampshire Public Radio, KHNS, KSKA, KSUT and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
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Where do we come from? And where do we go when we die? Paul Taylor shares one of the oldest answers to those questions.

Bought by KUER, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 11:51
  • Purchases: 3
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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.

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 16:22
  • Purchases: 1
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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…a...

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 17:24
  • Purchases: 2
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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.

Bought by KUER, KRZA, HowSound, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KALW


  • Added: Feb 17, 2016
  • Length: 13:26
  • Purchases: 5
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Erin Jones thought the answers were written in stone. But a summer internship at a remote dinosaur quarry eroded her certainty.

Bought by KUER, KSFR, and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 3
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A special evergreen edition of HumaNature formatted for air: a man in the wilderness searches a lake for a missing boater, a recovering alcoholic s...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KVNF, New Hampshire Public Radio, KHNS, KSKA and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
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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.

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 19:19
  • Purchases: 2
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Tonia Hanson had a secret. But when a private river retreat turned out to be very, very public, Tonia found unexpected healing.

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 2
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Greg Ley was deep in the Rocky Mountains, training as an outdoor guide, when his group encountered tragedy. What happened next forever changed his ...

Bought by KVNF, KUER, KSFR, KRCC-FM, and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 15:57
  • Purchases: 5
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Debbie Salamone was an environmental journalist who was passionate about the ocean—and ballroom dancing. One day at the beach, all that changed.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., 'The Sea', KUER, KRZA, and KSFR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 5
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Charlie Thomas worked as a whitewater rafting guide in the 80’s. His boss became obsessed with selling photos of clients taken while they ran the r...

Bought by KUER, KRZA, and KSFR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 08:56
  • Purchases: 3