Episodes
Beginning February 26, 2025 we will drop a new episode each week through May 7th!
Episode 8 - Reminders: Birds
In this episode, Emily and Michelle go it alone because they had too much to say! Birds remind us of the morethanhuman on a daily basis and they have inspired many of the most important developments f...
Episode 7 - Persisters: Coyote
In this episode, Emily and Michelle invite listeners to engage with the oft maligned Coyote. Trickster in Native traditions, danger in rancher lore, nuisance in urban imaginations, the Coyote shows ho...
Episode 6 - Builders: Beavers
Episode 6 Synopsis- In this episode, Emily tells a terrific story about parachuting beavers and asks us to think about all the ways these animals have helped to build (literally and figuratively) the ...
Episode 5 - Interlopers: Cows, Elk, and Buffalo
Episode 5 Synopsis- In this episode, Michelle and Emily chew the cud about the furry ungulates who have captivated imaginations, inspired national conservation movements, and stimulated endless debate...
Episode 4 - Supporters: Plants
In this episode, Michelle and Emily ask listeners to consider the presence and importance of plants in the region. Wandering among cottonwoods, willows, cholla, ponderosa forests, and even the grocery...
Episode 3 - Helpers: Insects
In this episode, Michelle and Emily jump into an investigation of the history-making power of insects. The hosts welcome guest Molly Hunter, an entomologist at the University of Arizona. Hunter explai...
Episode 2 - Givers: Waters
In this episode, Michelle and Emily dive into a discussion of water and its mutli-faceted meanings for people and the morethanhumans who make the Mountain West home. In a region largely defined by ari...
Episode 1 - Cultivators: Soil
In this episode, Michelle and Emily introduce the podcast and welcome guest Marie-Anne de Graaff, a soil scientist at Boise State University. Episode 1 takes us on a journey into the muck to learn tha...