The Wild Idea
Hosted by Anders and Bill and Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds · Wild Idea Media
4.9from 104 ratings
- 156
- Episodes
- 57
- Transcribed
- 104
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About The Wild Idea
The Wild Idea is an exploration of the intersection of wild nature and our own human nature. The hosts, Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds, through conversations with experts and thought leaders will dive into the ways that humans have both embraced and impact the function and vitality of our remaining wild places.
- Publisher
- Wild Idea Media
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Mar 2025
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
57 of 156 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Dylan McDowell: Inside the Network Connecting State Lawmakers on Environmental Policy
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Bob Marshall: The Haunting of Bill’s House
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sam Forstag: Smoke Jumping, Union Organizing, and the Fight for Montana’s First District
Inside a recent episode
Dylan McDowell: Inside the Network Connecting State Lawmakers on Environmental Policy
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And we always say we are by and for state legislators. Our board of directors is a majority of sitting state lawmakers by definition. And that's part of that charter to make sure we are always serving the constituency that we were really governed by the constituency that we're trying to serve. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Wild Idea
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Dylan McDowell
- Sam Forstag
- Cam Brensinger
- Marshall Johnson
- Amy Bowers Cordalis
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 71 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 33 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
Contact The Wild Idea
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
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Questions about The Wild Idea
Who hosts The Wild Idea?
Anders and Bill and Bill Hodge and Anders Reynolds host the show. Published by Wild Idea Media.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Wild Idea take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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