Nature Junkie Radio

Welcome! Water photography has been a deep passion of mine for the last decade, which is why I’m stoked to share that we have one of the greats on the show today - San Diego’s Todd Glaser. Todd was a staff photographer at Surfer magazine for over a decade where he landed more than a dozen covers. When Kelly Slater and Rob Machado want to make images, they give Todd a call. As an artist he has amaz...

This interview is a special one to me and I think it will be for you too. In the mid-90s, I was a professional snowboarder. It was such a fun chapter of my life because snowboarding was in a wildly innovative phase. Tricks were getting technical, jumps were getting bigger, handrails were getting longer, curvier, and more kinked. But like most board sports, snowboarding has many dimensions. One of...

Writer Michael Sacasas, or L.M. Sacasas as he’s known by his pen name, is the author of The Convivial Society, a popular newsletter on the intersection of technology and society. His work has been featured in The Atlantic, Vox, the New York Times, and he’s been a guest on The Ezra Klein Show. I truly enjoy reading Michael’s newsletters because they have depth, they examine topics from multiple ang...

Tristan Gooley is known as The Natural Navigator. Also nicknamed by some as “The Sherlock Holmes of Nature,” Tristan’s philosophy centers around the idea that humans have an innate ability to navigate and connect with the natural world using observational and intuitive skills.  He has led expeditions in five continents, climbed mountains in Europe, Africa and Asia. He’s walked with and studie...

Marcelo Bengoechea is a surfer, runner, artist and has been a long time creative director and entrepreneur in the surf and action sports industry for brands like Reef, Seshday, Superbrand, KindHumans. He is currently the general manager at The Studio at Fernando Bengoechea Photography.  In 2004, Marcelo and his family lost his brother Fernando Bengoechea, a world renowned photographer, to the...

Cecil Konijnendijk is widely considered one of the world’s leading experts on urban forestry. He co-leads the Nature Based Solutions Institute, a think tank for the evidence-based greening of cities. He’s also an honorary professor at the University of British Columbia with over 25 years of experience studying, teaching, and advising on aspects of urban forestry and nature-based solutions. In 2021...

Today our guest is a guy who has the word zen in his name, my amigo Luke Wientzen returns to the show for a full length episode. In case you missed it, Luke was on the show for a microdose nature episode #6 where he led us through meditation three ways. Please check that out if you missed it.  Luke Wientzen has been a yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness teacher for the past 15 years and also wo...

 Cynthia Lair has written three cookbooks, including “Feeding the Whole Family,” and her latest, “Sourdough on the Rise.” She’s given a TEDx talk on “How to Cut an Onion,” and was the host of the YouTube series “Cookus Interruptus.” Her passion for food and nutrition played out on faculty at Bastyr University from 1994 to 2016 where she created and directed Bastyr’s Bachelor of Science in Nut...

Nature Junkies are always listening when nature speaks. In this Microdose Nature episode of Nature Junkie Radio, we explore the fascinating Biophilia Hypothesis, which is our deep biological attraction to nature. Discover how you can tap into this invisible force and put it into practice daily.  We’ll take a short walk through the history of the Biophilia Hypothesis, how Harvard biologist E.O...

Michelle is a professor of journalism at Chaffey College and a contributor to the New York Times, The Alpinist, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and other national publications. She founded The Chaffey Review, which is an award-winning literary journal, she advises student media, teaches poetry and critical thinking in the California State prisons and has been recognized as a Longreads Top 5 for h...

Christian Beamish is surfer, shaper, boat builder, sailor, and writer. He shapes beautifully rippable surfboards under his Surfboards California label and is a regular contributor to The Surfer’s Journal. He’s also the author of the book, The Voyage of the Cormorant, a memoir that chronicles the building of a boat with his own hands, and sailing it down the Baja, Mexico coastline against sound adv...

Microdose Nature is a series of short episodes of Nature Junkie Radio where the aim is to immerse you in nature through direct experience, short lessons, practical tips, or all of the above.  Luke Wientzen has been a yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness teacher for the past 15 years and also worked as a public high school special education teacher for 18 years. He’s the Co-Founder of Our Breath...

Microdose Nature is a series of short episodes of Nature Junkie Radio where the aim is to immerse you in nature through direct experience, short lessons, practical tips, or all of the above.  Today we’ll immerse you into the simple, restorative pleasure of swimming under waves. In this step-by-step microdose nature mission, Jeff guides us through arriving at the beach, dropping into the prese...

Justin Wilkenfeld is a friend, a surfer, he was the 4th employee at iconic lifestyle brand GoPro, and played an integral role in growing that company into a global success. More recently, he became the co-founder and CEO of KindHumans, a social and eco friendly online marketplace that is B-Corp Certified, a member of 1% For the Planet, is Carbon Neutral Certified, and gives back 3% of every sale t...

Tim Shields is a desert biologist specializing in the desert tortoise. He’s authored, co-authored, and illustrated numerous scientific papers and his perspectives on conservation biology have been featured in BBC World News, CNN, Audubon Magazine, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and the Sierra Club to name a few. He’s also the founder of Hardshell Labs, a group of biologists and engineers focused...

Our guest today is Reis Paluso (@reispaluso, @OurBreathCollective). Reis is a successful entrepreneur, who helped create and run brands like Korduroy TV, Manda Suncare, Social Supply and most recently Our Breath Collective where he’s the co-founder and one of the leading breathwork guides. Reis is a true brother so it was a special treat to sit down with him, understand more about his journey, hea...

Welcome to Nature Junkie Radio! As you’ve probably noticed, our human/nature relationship is changing pretty radically. We spend most of our time indoors, we’re glued to screens, we’re sleepless, anxious, stressed, and depressed. Biodiversity is plummeting and the planet is kinda pissed off at us lately. Yay humans! Rather than wallow in despair, let’s get together and do something about it. Natur...