An 11-episode podcast that will highlight stories about how nature and history are MORE THAN you ever thought they were!

About the Podcast


Horseshoe Bend Photograph
Photo of Saguaro Cacuts
Boise River Canyon Photograph

This podcast is a passion project of two friends who also happen to be environmental historians.  The podcast has 11 episodes each of which centers a morethanhuman topic in its discussion of history.  The hope of the hosts is that you, the listener, will be entertained and will learn some new things about how humans and morethanhumans have co-created history.  Each episode focuses on a common feature of the ecosystem of the United States Mountain West and most episodes include a guest interview.  Check out the Learn More Than pages for each episode to learn more!

Photo Credits: L-R Ansel Adams, View of Valley from Mountain, "Canyon de Chelly" National Monument, Arizona. National Archives; Boise River Canyon," Archival Idaho Photograph Collections, University of Idaho Digital Collections;Saguaro Cacti, courtesy of Saguaro National Park, ca. 1935. Photos are linked. 

Latest Episodes


Image of Beaver

Beaver Believers in Idaho. Preparing to repopulate riparian areas in mid-century. 

Episode 8 - Reminders: Birds
April 18, 2025x
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00:50:2234.62 MB

Episode 8 - Reminders: Birds

In this episode, Emily and Michelle go it alone because they had too much to say! Birds re...

Episode 7 - Persisters: Coyote
April 10, 2025x
7
00:53:0036.43 MB

Episode 7 - Persisters: Coyote

In this episode, Emily and Michelle invite listeners to engage with the oft maligned Coyot...

Episode 6 - Builders: Beavers
April 02, 2025x
6
00:58:0439.91 MB

Episode 6 - Builders: Beavers

Episode 6 Synopsis- In this episode, Emily tells a terrific story about parachuting beaver...

Episode 5 - Interlopers: Cows, Elk, and Buffalo
March 25, 2025x
5
00:54:3337.5 MB

Episode 5 - Interlopers: Cows, Elk, and Buffalo

Episode 5 Synopsis- In this episode, Michelle and Emily chew the cud about the furry ungul...

Episode 4 - Supporters: Plants
March 19, 2025x
4
01:13:1050.28 MB

Episode 4 - Supporters: Plants

In this episode, Michelle and Emily ask listeners to consider the presence and importance ...

Episode 3 - Helpers: Insects
March 12, 2025x
3
00:50:4234.85 MB

Episode 3 - Helpers: Insects

In this episode, Michelle and Emily jump into an investigation of the history-making power...

Episode 2 - Givers: Waters
March 05, 2025x
2
01:04:0143.99 MB

Episode 2 - Givers: Waters

In this episode, Michelle and Emily dive into a discussion of water and its mutli-faceted ...

Episode 1 - Cultivators: Soil
February 26, 2025x
1
01:00:1741.43 MB

Episode 1 - Cultivators: Soil

In this episode, Michelle and Emily introduce the podcast and welcome guest Marie-Anne de ...

Learn More (than you already know!)

Each Episode has a post that includes links to interesting primary sources and a recording explaining some of the most important scholarship that inspired the stories we tell.

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Learned a lot!

And it’s only episode one! Never knew soil was so interesting.

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keep the conversation going!

This is great! Years ago I did a series of interviews with Michelle discussing environmental topics for my students, so this podcast reminds me of that great experience. I also thought of Michelle when I visited the barbed wire museum in Kansas! We all need to talk about the environment in a relatable way and build ...

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Sister to Michelle!

As Michelle's I felt somewhat obligated to listen to the 1st episode of the podcast! I do not share her love and zeal for history. I am an accountant. Numbers are my thing. History geology, not so much. Nevertheless I do appreciate my sister's enthusiasm for the things she loves! I listened to it start to finish a...

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