Mother Earth News and Friends

Mother Earth News and Friends

Hosted by Josh Wilder and Ana Skemp · MOTHER EARTH NEWS NETWORK

4.6from 137 ratings

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78Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
442
Episodes
77
Transcribed
137
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2017
First episode
9M
YouTube views

About Mother Earth News and Friends

Mother Earth News and Friends shares the stories of the leaders in sustainable and rural living. We're passionate about helping people learn more about natural health, homesteading, sustainability, and more.

Publisher
MOTHER EARTH NEWS NETWORK
Category
education · leisure
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
16 Feb 2017
Latest episode
22 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

77 of 442 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Baking with Ancient Grains

  2. 8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Controlling Moisture in Your Hives

  3. 24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Home Greenhouse Revival

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Baking with Ancient Grains

Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then your modern weeds have 42. And so the structure, especially your gluten structure, your sugar structures are much more complex. And so when we eat these things, that's why so many people nowadays, they're starting to find have a gluten sensitivity. And so their body reacts to it. And it's because the body does not know how to process the modern wheat. And so It reacts. It has an effect. Whereas with the einkorn, the body recognizes it. And so it knows how to digest it. It knows how to break it down and utilize the nutrition that's there. And from that standpoint, we have a lot more people with a gluten sensitivity. […]

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Who has been a guest on Mother Earth News and Friends

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Lois Hoffman
  • Jon Thomas
  • Leslie Halleck
  • Jeannette Beranger
  • David Stelzer

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views
8,884,679
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.6 / 5
120 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

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Quality
80
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
97

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Who hosts Mother Earth News and Friends?

Josh Wilder and Ana Skemp host the show. Published by MOTHER EARTH NEWS NETWORK.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does Mother Earth News and Friends take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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