Mountain & Prairie with Ed Roberson

Olivia Amber – On Chosen and Unchosen Suffering

Olivia Amber is a professional ultrarunner, climber, and adventurer, and a North Face sponsored athlete based in Bishop, California. I met Olivia at The Rut Mountain Runs

Dan Flores – A Deep Dive into the History of the Natural West

Dan Flores is back for another visit on the podcast. If you're a fan of the history of the American West, then Dan is no stranger—he's the author of many of my favorite b

Fitz Cahall - Going on the Offense for Public Lands

Fitz Cahall is the creator of the legendary outdoor podcast The Dirtbag Diaries, co-founder of the creative agency Duct Tape Then Beer, and author of the excellent book S

T.A. Barron - Naming Nature, Choosing Optimism, and Using Our Time Well

T.A. Barron—known as Tom to his friends—is a renowned author, a lifelong conservationist, and someone whose work sits at the intersection of two subjects that are near an

Kim Wiggins – The Courage to Be Original

Kim Wiggins is a world-renowned painter from New Mexico, and one of the most recognizable artists working in the American West today. His bold, swirling canvases have mad

Announcing MOUNTAIN & PRAIRE READS! Featuring "Water Lines" by Riverhorse Nakadate

Introducing Mountain & Prairie Reads—a book club for people who don't want to sit through another Zoom call. Every other month or so, I'll recommend a book I think is w

Romey Swanson — The Work of Finding Common Ground

Romey Swanson is the Executive Director of the Devils River Conservancy, and he wears a lot of other hats too—wildlife biologist, naturalist, writer, photographer, and a

Mike Bartolo — Soil, Science, and Selflessness

Dr. Mike Bartolo is a third-generation farmer from Pueblo County, Colorado, and a retired research scientist and vegetable crops specialist at Colorado State University.

Heather Hansman — The Untold Stories of Three Fierce Women

This is Heather Hansman's third appearance on the podcast, and if you've been listening for a while, you know how much her work has shaped my own understanding of the Wes

Elif Koyutürk — Filmmaking, Resilience, and a Vanishing Way of Life

Elif Koyutürk is a filmmaker, photographer, and all-around artist originally from Istanbul, now based in Bend, Oregon. Elif works across many mediums—photography, poetry,

A Public Lands Update + Ways to TAKE ACTION, with Adam Cramer

This is my second episode with Adam Cramer, CEO of the Outdoor Alliance, a coalition of ten national organizations representing the human-powered outdoor community—mounta

Five Foundational Conservation Books That Shaped How I See the West

In this solo episode, I share five books that fundamentally shaped my understanding of conservation, public lands, water, ranching, and the American West. These are the b

Dillon Osleger - Trails, Maps, and the Hidden Stories of Our Public Lands

Dillon Osleger wears a lot of hats: geologist, professional mountain biker for Specialized, trail builder, public lands policy analyst and advocate, and now first-time au

Distance Champions – TNC's "On the Move" Podcast (M&P Special Episode)

My longtime partners and collaborators at The Nature Conservancy recently launched a great podcast series called "On the Move," hosted by TNC storyteller Leah Palmer. It'

Holly Bamford & Marshall Johnson - A 30-Year Vision for North America's Grasslands

This is a live episode recorded at the 2026 Great Plains Stakeholder Workshop, hosted by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The workshop brought together many of

Hillary Rosner - Why Wildlife Needs Room to Roam

Hillary Rosner is an award-winning journalist and author whose work combines science, storytelling, and the natural world. She's been writing about environmental issues f

Miriam Horn - George Schaller and the Transformation of Wildlife Biology

Miriam Horn is an award-winning journalist and author whose work lives at the intersection of conservation, food production, and the people working—often quietly and prag

Meriwether Hardie - What You Learn Riding Across the West

Meriwether Hardie has built a life around long, ambitious horseback journeys through remote landscapes, and she uses those adventures as a way to better understand land,

Jazmine Ulloa – The Untold History of El Paso

Jazmine Ulloa is a national reporter who covers immigration for The New York Times and is the author of the new book "El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Bloo

Pete McBride - Witness to Water

Pete McBride is a photographer, filmmaker, and author whose work has taken him all over the world, but at the center of it all is a river much closer to home: the Colorad