The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Tom Vanderbilt joins Ginny Yurich on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a conversation about becoming a beginner again, even when adulthood makes it easy to stay on the sidelines. Thank you for bearing with some audio imperfections in this episode. The conversation itself is such a worthwhile one. Tom’s book Beginners is funny, thoughtful, and incredibly motivating, and this episode will make you...

Dan Kovac brings such a helpful father’s perspective to this conversation about homeschooling, work, maturity, and what actually prepares kids for adult life. Ginny and Dan talk about energetic kids, myths about homeschooling, the skills that matter most in today’s world, and why independence, teachability, time management, and real-life problem solving matter so much more than simply checking box...

Lisa Katayama joins Ginny Yurich on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a thoughtful conversation about what Japanese culture can teach us about raising kids who are more capable, considerate, and at ease in the world. Ginny and Lisa talk through independence, cleanliness, sleep, food, nature, and the kind of daily expectations that shape children over time. What makes this conversation so strong i...

Melanie Shankle is one of those writers who can make you laugh on one page and hit something tender that makes you cry on the next, and this conversation with Ginny Yurich on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast goes right there. They talk about motherhood, daughters, mean girls, family pain, what it means to be deeply loved, and how the phrases that get handed down in a family can shape a whole life. I...

David Thomas and Sissy Goff are back, and this conversation is incredibly relatable. Kids are more hesitant, more overwhelmed, and less willing to step into the very things that help them grow. Ginny talks with them about their new book Capable and what they are seeing after decades of counseling families: shrinking comfort zones, rising anxiety, and a culture that has made it harder for kids to p...

Rachel Kovac returns for her third appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a conversation that gets right to the heart of what so many families are thinking but do not always say out loud: the high school years matter deeply, adolescence is not a stage to hand over casually, and homeschooling through graduation can be thoughtful, rigorous, connected, and full of rea...

Douglas McKelvey writes like someone who has paid attention to both beauty and disappointment, and this conversation on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich is for anyone who has ever wondered whether the slow, hidden years still matter. Ginny and Douglas talk about Every Moment Holy, the new Rites of Passage collection, the sacred weight of ordinary life, the ache of delayed drea...

Dr. Glynetta Fletcher joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a conversation that gets underneath what’s actually happening in schools. With decades of experience as a teacher, principal, and now an advocate for boys, she talks plainly about patterns that are hard to ignore—early discipline, missed instructional time, and how quickly some kids start to feel like school isn’...

Caroline Miller joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a really grounded conversation about something most of us think we understand—goals—and why we actually don’t. She explains the difference between goals that work and goals that fall apart, why so many people lose momentum, and why feeling okay first isn’t optional if you want to follow through on anything meaningful....

This conversation with Debra Fileta on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich gets right to the ache so many women are carrying: the feeling of being stretched thin by good things, needed by everyone, and running on empty. Debra brings the kind of wisdom that makes listeners feel both seen and steadied as she talks about burnout, boundaries, soul care, screen time, motherhood, frien...

Colton Dixon has spent years singing about faith, grit, and holding on when the road in front of you does not make sense yet, and this conversation on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich gets right to the heart of that. From American Idol (WATCH PIANO MAN ON THE RED GRAND PIANO!!) to fatherhood, touring, the staying power of “Build a Boat,” and the kind of courage it takes to kee...

Dr. Gary Chapman joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a warm, deeply practical conversation about why love can be sincere and still miss the mark, and what it looks like to really know the people right in front of us. This episode goes beyond the familiar idea of the five love languages and into the small but life-changing details that make someone feel seen, understood,...

Licensed therapist Eli Harwood joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a deeply helpful conversation about attachment, emotional maturity, and the hidden ways our own unresolved feelings shape the atmosphere our kids grow up in. From anger and loneliness to body disgust, sadness, and numbing habits, Eli brings so much wisdom to the idea that healing ourselves is one of the...

In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, Jeff Dillon and Ty Dannenbring talk about what happens when you stop waiting for community and just start right where you live. It doesn't need to be big, impressive things. Pancakes in the driveway or popsicles from a cooler can go a long way in helping establish and build close relationships. Sitting out front instead of d...

Ginny Yurich sits down with Rachel Swanson on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a conversation that feels both grounding and hopeful for anyone thinking about fertility or walking through it. Drawing from her work in functional medicine, Rachel shares what she’s seeing as more women struggle to get pregnant and what can help. They talk through the everyday things that matter more than we think: f...

Charlie Tyrell joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a conversation sparked by his remarkable new documentary The AI Doc, Or How to Become an Apocaloptimist. This episode explores what it feels like to be raising kids in a world changing at an incredible pace and why this technology isn’t something people can simply ignore. Through the lens of filmmaking and new fatherhoo...

On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, Ginny sits down with Fortesa Latifi to talk about her fascinating and deeply nuanced book Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online. This conversation stays with you because it refuses easy answers. Together, they explore how sharing family life online can create income, flexibility, and opp...

Get our top ranked mobile app for iOS or Android! Jon Acuff is back for his seventh appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, and this conversation is packed with the kind of practical, funny, encouraging wisdom that makes you want to change your life before the episode is even over. In this episode, Jon shares the heart behind his new book, Procrastination Proof, and th...

In this moving episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, Dr. Lee Warren shares what a lifetime in neurosurgery, war, devastating loss, and deep faith has taught him about pain, hope, grief, resilience, and the real power of the mind to change the brain. This conversation goes far beyond medicine into the places a scalpel cannot reach like automatic thoughts, unanswered pray...

On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, I’m joined again by my dear friend Rachel Kovac, and this conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered if they can really keep going through the high school years. Rachel has written an incredibly practical, deeply encouraging book called Their Future Is Shining Bright , and we talk through everything parents actually need like dual enrollment...

Releasing on Easter day, this conversation with Addison Bevere meets us right in the tension so many of us are living in where we are overwhelmed, overthinking, and worn down from trying to hold everything together. Addison shares his own story of burnout, insomnia, and the unraveling that comes when life is driven by control. He offers a compelling invitation into a different way of living marked...

Dr. Pamela Stephens Lehenbauer joins Ginny Yurich for a rich and refreshing conversation about why so many of us feel worn thin, why the wellness industry often leaves us chasing the wrong things, and how wonder, joy, nature, and real relationship can help bring us back to life. Drawing from her beautiful book Wonder and Joy for the Wired and Tired, Pam shares jaw-dropping truths about the natural...

Crystal Paine returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a deeply encouraging conversation about what it takes to move from constantly behind and worn out to a life marked by peace, purpose, and intention. In this episode, Crystal and Ginny talk about motherhood, margin, money, home rhythms, digital distraction, raising capable kids, learning from failure, and the long view that changes everyth...

Dr. Daniel Amen joins Ginny Yurich for a powerful conversation about what might be the most important (and most overlooked) part of our lives: our brain. Drawing from decades of brain imaging and clinical work, Dr. Amen explains why so many struggles with mood, focus, motivation, and even parenting are rooted in brain health—and why that’s incredibly good news. You are not stuck with the brain you...

Sadie Robertson Huff returns for a grounded, honest conversation about doing hard things before you feel ready. She and Ginny talk about raising kids in a screen-filled world, choosing media that actually shapes your family well, and what it looked like for Sadie to step into Dancing with the Stars with zero experience and keep going even when it was uncomfortable and misunderstood. They also get...