Deep in the Woods

About Deep in the Woods

A podcast like no other—recorded entirely while walking in nature. Each episode follows host Andrew McEntyre and a guest as they explore various topics all guided by a single word chosen by the guest. This unique format invites raw, meaningful conversations shaped by movement, place, and the power of words. Take a walk with us into the woods and uncover the stories that connect us all.

Publisher

Andrew McEntyre

Category

society & culture · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Feb 2023

Latest episode

8 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jun 2026

   Connection | Crossing Into Trail World with "Leo the Bear" or Chris "Ranger" Enders

   Send us Fan Mail At Amicalola Falls, the trailhead feels like a threshold. Our guest, Leo the Leave No Trace Bear (or Chris "Ranger" Enders), describes an “archway” that separates the real world from the trail world, and that image lands because it names a feeling many hikers have but rarely say out loud. This episode explores connection as both a personal practice and a community ethic: connection to North Georgia land, to other hikers, and to the deeper self that shows up once phones quiet ...

2. 

   12 Mar 2026

   Consistency | One Step at a Time to Katahdin with “Metro” Miller

   Send a text A friend dies suddenly right in front of you, and the question stops being “someday” and becomes “what am I doing with my life today?” That’s the moment Andrew “Metro” Miller takes us back to, and it’s why this walk in the woods turns into a bigger conversation about health, grief, and choosing a different path before it’s too late. We meet Metro at the AT Gateways event at Amicalola Falls State Park and head onto the AT Approach Trail while he unpacks what drove him to thr...

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   6 Mar 2026

   Grit | Walking the Appalachian Trail with Grandma Gatewood

   Send a text A single word can change the way we move through the world. On the AT Approach Trail at Amicalola Falls, I take a walk with Grandma Gatewood—brought to life by storyteller Anne Van Curen—and trace how grit, faith, and the quiet power of nature helped transform a life marked by hardship into one guided by purpose. What begins with a dog-eared 1949 National Geographic becomes a 2,050-mile act of courage across the Appalachian Trail, stitched together by starry nights, pink lady’s sl...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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