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Humans Outside

 Amy Bushatz

They say spending time in nature can change your life. But in a world packed with indoor life pressures, how can you make getting outside just a part of who you are? Welcome to Humans Outside, where we explore a wellness-rich life in the great outdoors from our perch in Alaska while hearing from fascinating outdoor-minded guests.

Wilderness Science Running Sports Health Nature
Update frequency
every 4 days
Average duration
22 minutes
Episodes
398
Years Active
2020 - 2024
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196: What to Do When You Love Going Outside So Much You Want to Make It Your Job (Jenna Celmer)

196: What to Do When You Love Going Outside So Much You Want to Make It Your Job (Jenna Celmer)

If you love heading outside like it's your job, you might start looking for ways to make that literally true. If that’s you, you’re not alone -- it’s the inspiration behind the careers of many member…

00:48:51  |   Thu 07 Apr 2022
195 Outdoor Diary: The Value of Getting Outside Without Self-Judgment

195 Outdoor Diary: The Value of Getting Outside Without Self-Judgment

What are your expectations for yourself? For how you get outside? For what you find there? For what you do there? As the weathers changes into spring and summer, it’s easy to look outside and expect…
00:06:27  |   Tue 05 Apr 2022
194: How to Use 'First-Hand Food’ to Get Outside (Tamar Haspel)

194: How to Use 'First-Hand Food’ to Get Outside (Tamar Haspel)

Spend enough time outside and you’ll start to notice all of the things growing around you -- and that some of those things look delicious. From greens to berries, to gardening, fishing and evening ra…
00:42:49  |   Thu 31 Mar 2022
193 Outdoor Diary: Learning to Like the Weather You Hate

193 Outdoor Diary: Learning to Like the Weather You Hate

We all have a type of weather we just really can’t stand. But what if you paused to find a reason to at least appreciate it? What would you find? In this Outdoor Diary episode, Amy talks about her r…

00:06:18  |   Tue 29 Mar 2022
192 Best Of: Why 20 Minutes Outside Really is Perfect (Dr. Kathleen Wolf)

192 Best Of: Why 20 Minutes Outside Really is Perfect (Dr. Kathleen Wolf)

If you’ve picked up an outdoor habit or are tackling the Humans Outside 365 Challenge, you may have puzzled over how much time you want to spend outside every day. 15 minutes? 30 minutes? An hour? Or…
00:46:34  |   Thu 24 Mar 2022
191 Outdoor Diary: What to Do When You’re Too Busy to Go Outside

191 Outdoor Diary: What to Do When You’re Too Busy to Go Outside

It happens: sometimes life is just busy. So how do you make time to go outside when you’re busy? How do you keep it a priority? How do you fit it in?

In this Outdoor Diary episode Amy talks about how…

00:05:36  |   Tue 22 Mar 2022
190 Best Of: How He Finds His Unique Art and Creativity Outside -- and You Can, Too (Max Romey)

190 Best Of: How He Finds His Unique Art and Creativity Outside -- and You Can, Too (Max Romey)

My favorite Humans Outside interviews are with people who teach me lessons so memorable that I find myself thinking about them months later when I’m outside. My interview with Max Romey was one of th…
00:50:26  |   Thu 17 Mar 2022
189 Outdoor Diary: Here’s 2 Types of Help for Going Outside

189 Outdoor Diary: Here’s 2 Types of Help for Going Outside

Just because nature is right outside your front door doesn’t mean everything you want to do in it must be done alone or leaning only on your own experience and knowledge. There’s a world of people ou…

00:07:40  |   Tue 15 Mar 2022
188 Best Of: Here's the Scoop on Dog Racing and the Iditarod from Identical Twin Mushers (Kristy and Anna Berington)

188 Best Of: Here's the Scoop on Dog Racing and the Iditarod from Identical Twin Mushers (Kristy and Anna Berington)

Even if you know next to nothing about Alaska, you’ve probably still heard of the annual Iditarod sled dog race, where teams of mushers travel with their dogs hundreds of miles across frozen alaska, …
00:44:40  |   Thu 10 Mar 2022
187 Outdoor Diary: You Don’t Actually Have to Go All In

187 Outdoor Diary: You Don’t Actually Have to Go All In

If you’ve been contemplating an outdoor habit, you may have fallen into a trap Amy constantly finds herself in: thinking you have to go all in. So what’s the real deal? In this episode of Amy’s Outdo…

00:05:23  |   Tue 08 Mar 2022
186: Why Understanding Native American Astronomy Can Help You Go Outside (Carl Gawboy)

186: Why Understanding Native American Astronomy Can Help You Go Outside (Carl Gawboy)

Note: Human error got the best of me, and despite actually discussing with Carl during our interview (before recording) the difference between astrology and astronomy, I proceeded to use the wrong te…
00:50:11  |   Thu 03 Mar 2022
185 Outdoor Diary: When You Don’t Want to Go Outside? That’s When You Should

185 Outdoor Diary: When You Don’t Want to Go Outside? That’s When You Should

Bad attitudes and not feeling like doing something are just a part of life. So is facing conditions or circumstances that aren’t fun or pleasant. And when it comes to those things being a part of you…
00:05:28  |   Tue 01 Mar 2022
184 Outdoor Diary: Finding Ways to Power Through Dragging Seasons

184 Outdoor Diary: Finding Ways to Power Through Dragging Seasons

How’s the end of winter going for you? Across the northern hemisphere hints of spring are popping up, with daffodils and flowers pushing through the ground. That’s even true in Alaska, where the long…

00:05:47  |   Tue 22 Feb 2022
183: How to Make Van Life a Part of Normal Outdoor Life (Kristen Bor)

183: How to Make Van Life a Part of Normal Outdoor Life (Kristen Bor)

“Van life.” Sounds like something fancy for someone else, right? Someone who doesn’t have a job, or commitments, or a family, or stability, or … or… or.

Wrong! Using a camping van or having longterm…

00:42:05  |   Thu 17 Feb 2022
182 Outdoor Diary: Dating In Nature and Why It Can Be Great but Also Terrible

182 Outdoor Diary: Dating In Nature and Why It Can Be Great but Also Terrible

What happens when you take your date day outside? As Amy knows all too well, it can go horribly wrong or be really great. The difference? Communication. In this Outdoor Diary episode Amy talks about …

00:06:48  |   Tue 15 Feb 2022
181: How to Use Nature to Heal from Heartbreak (Florence Williams)

181: How to Use Nature to Heal from Heartbreak (Florence Williams)

If you’ve ever experienced a broken heart, you know how dramatically it can impact all aspects of your life. The ending of a relationship or loss of a loved one can be a traumatic, emotional rollerco…

00:45:02  |   Thu 10 Feb 2022
180 Outdoor Diary: What I've Learned from 2 Years of Humans Outside

180 Outdoor Diary: What I've Learned from 2 Years of Humans Outside

The Humans Outside podcast hits its two-year anniversary this week. Two years! That’s two years of episodes with outdoor-minded guests who have taught Amy (and you) countless lessons about heading in…

00:06:09  |   Tue 08 Feb 2022
179: How to ‘Rewild’ Yourself Even If You Live in a City (Claire Dunn)

179: How to ‘Rewild’ Yourself Even If You Live in a City (Claire Dunn)

Imagine this: you live in a city or very urban environment, maybe close enough to a major highway that you can hear it, or far away enough from a space you consider a park to make heading there every…

00:51:12  |   Thu 03 Feb 2022
178 Outdoor Diary: Why Going Outside Makes It Easier to Try New Things

178 Outdoor Diary: Why Going Outside Makes It Easier to Try New Things

Disliking new things doesn’t make you weak or scared -- it makes you normal. But the good news is that nature is the perfect tool for teaching us to be OK with the new and uncomfortable. Why is that?…
00:06:26  |   Tue 01 Feb 2022
177: How to Make Getting Outside with Kids Easier Than It Sounds (Heather Balogh Rochfort)

177: How to Make Getting Outside with Kids Easier Than It Sounds (Heather Balogh Rochfort)

Getting outside with kids looks pretty easy and fun if you’re basing your expectations on social media photos. Delightfully grubby kids frolic through a meadow near a perfectly set-up campsite, and z…

00:51:45  |   Thu 27 Jan 2022
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