Best Sounded Good On Paper Podcasts (2025)

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A Ghost Paper(ing) Update: Part I 21:11

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In early August, a media company that owned dozens of newspapers across the region suddenly collapsed. It forced eight Wyoming papers to shut down their presses. The outcry statewide was immediate. But a week later the owners of the Buffalo Bulletin stepped forward with one other investor and offered to buy all eight and keep them publishing. We ta…

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The Sound of Freedom: Liberate Yourself Fully in Chanting 42:13

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Myokei Caine-Barrett, Shonin Bishop, Nichiren Shu Order of Buddhism of North America Myokei Shonin - as she is called with her bishop title, was born in Okinawa in Japan. Raised by a Japanese mother and an African American father, Myokei grew up in Texas, where, as a young girl, she first connected with the community of Japanese women who gathered …

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Breaking the Spell: Awakening, Service and Community for a New Generation 46:17

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Aaron Stryker After a spiritual crisis at the age of 18, Aaron began practicing Mysore-style Ashtanga Yoga with Angela Jamison in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He encountered Zen on a trip to Dai Bosatsu Zendo in New York State, with an emerging student meditation group at Wesleyan University. During his senior year, he worked with the Patricelli Center for…

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Reviving Rural America -- A Modern West Bonus 20:00

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Reviving Rural America -- A Modern West BonusBy Wyoming Public Media

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Turning Confusion into Wisdom 25:50

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Zen Master Soeng Hyang Barbara Rhodes Barbara Rhodes (Zen Master Soeng Hyang), known as Bobby to her students, has almost five decades of Zen practice and teaching experience. She met the late Korean Zen master Seung Sahn in 1972, received inka (permission to teach) from him in 1977, and dharma transmission in 1992. She has been teaching and leadin…

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Laura Sharkey, PhD, KPA CTP, SDC: What puppies are capable of 34:46

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This week I'm talking to Dr Laura Sharkey, dog trainer turned dog breeder, who runs the Bosun Dog Project. This project produces lovely mixed breed dogs who are bred to fit well into homes as companions. This episode was actually recorded in person with me and Laura in the same room. We started talking about what we would talk about and then I real…

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I Am What I Choose To Become 33:44

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Five years ago, a Northern Arapaho judge was sent to prison. Now, she helps keep Wind River residents from going back into custody through a unique justice program. Her clients say, "She can relate to everything: the prison system, the probation system, being an addict, everything. Her story inspires me so much."…

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Zen in a Paper Dixie Cup: A Conversation with Tim Colohan on Why Good and Evil Have No Self-nature 36:10

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Tim Colohan A Zen student of the late Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn in the Kwan Um Zen tradition since 1985, Tim attended two 90-day winter kyol che - traditional intensive Zen retreats in silence - at Hwa Gae Sah Temple and Shin Won Sah Temple in S. Korea in 1995 and 1997. In 2022, he received inka, permission to teach from Zen Master Soeng Hyang B…

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The Modern West presents Those Who Can't Teach Anymore Season 2 37:49

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This time, an episode from another podcast we care a lot about. It’s called Those Who Can’t Teach Anymore, produced by Charles Fournier, the former sound designer of the Modern West. (To illustrate just what a back scratching industry podcasting is, Melodie happens to be the editor of this podcast as well.) Charles dives into what’s causing public …

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Lama Ludrup Yongsoo 30:37

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Lama Ludrup Yongsoo - also known as Yongsoo Sunim, is a Korean American monk ordained in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism since 2003. He did a four-year intensive retreat in Dordogne, southern France, under the guidance of his main teacher, Pema Wangyal Rinpoche. Since 2008, he has been a pioneer in introducing Tibetan Buddhism to Korea. Y…

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Micah Halpern, PhD: Canine Genetic Testing 1:01:55

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This week I'm talking with Dr Micah Halpern, a geneticist who has worked with many species including zoo animal population health, and is currently the pricipal scientist and owner of GenSol Diagnostics. Micah and I got nerdy about genetic testing for canine health and other traits - what are some of the different technologies involved, and how do …

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Wasting Away 48:44

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Hop in a pickup as we head out into the National Elk Refuge outside Jackson, WY to hear all about the debate over whether to wean elk off winter feeding before chronic wasting disease strikes.By Wyoming Public Media

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Home Again 31:58

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Back in the 1930’s, a trading post swapped Northern Arapaho artifacts for food and other basic necessities. Decades later, a descendent opened boxes in a storage room of the Episcopal Church in Laramie, Wyoming. There, she found a photo of her grandfather, Chief Yellow Calf.“And so I talked to my grandfather, and I said, 'Grandfather, is there some…

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Introducing - Eastwood Reloaded 1:16

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Clint Eastwood is more than a movie star—he’s a myth, a mayor, a meme, and maybe the last great American icon. In this cinematic biography told one film at a time, we break down the legend behind the lens. From spaghetti Westerns to Oscar-winning dramas, from Dirty Harry to political oddities like debating an empty chair, Eastwood Reloaded explores…

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From Midwest Prairies to Korean Mountains: Discovering Buddha Through God in Kansas 34:17

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Rebecca Otte is from Topeka, Kansas, in the United States. She grew up Christian in rural Kansas and began meditation in the Kwan Um Zen tradition in 1996. One of the founding members of the Prairieth Zen Center in Topeka, she practiced extensively for over two decades, including a ninety-day-long intensive retreat known as kyol che. She received i…

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Ghost Paper(ing) 44:36

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The local newspaper, the Pinedale Roundup, didn't break the wolf torture story. Why not? Because last winter, News Media Corporation that now owns the paper laid off everyone at the paper except the editor, Cali O'Hare, to run the entire show by herself. It’s part of the corporate consolidation of local news. There’s now a national effort to stop t…

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Spark the Lamp Within 11:04

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Welcome to Spark Your Bliss - conversations that dive into the deep questions of life and death, insights from meditation practice, and helpful Buddhist teachings to digest our experiences. Kathy shares her own experience of stepping into the dharma stream unexpectedly upon her return to her native country, South Korea, many years ago. What began a…

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Boys, Booze & Wolves 52:39

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It’s been a year since a man brought an injured wolf into a bar in Sublette County, Wyoming. What does it tell us about how small-town life is changing? A very personal story from the perspective of someone who grew up there.By Wyoming Public Media

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The Pretty Good House 34:01

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People are solving the affordable housing shortage in the American West by building unusual homes like straw bale or modular.By Wyoming Public Media

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A Pluralistic Mindset (with author Samuel Western) 28:00

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Wyoming author and economist Samuel Western is a master at tracing back the beginnings of issues in the American West. He’s an economist with a deep fascination for history and culture that get at “the gray in between” in truly revelatory ways. He talks with host Melodie Edwards about his new book The Spirit of 1889.…

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Gray In Between Trailer 5:14

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Join us for a brand new season full of nuance, where we move closer to the heart of matters and hear the voices of those who understand them the best. Catch episode one of The Gray In Between coming to you every other Wednesday starting April 9th.By Wyoming Public Media

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Dr. Hille Fieten, Copper Toxicity 1:03:43

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Dr. Hille Fieten is veterinary researcher and clinician specializing in internal medicine. She is is the coordinator of the Center for Expertise in Genetics and Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University. I have received multiple requests to talk to her about her research into the genetics of copper toxicity in dogs. Some of her research has been us…

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Hekman and Stremming: New paper on prevalence of behavior problems in dogs in the US 48:53

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A new paper, "The prevalence of behavior problems in dogs in the United States," is getting people upset - is it true that 99.78% of owners think their dog has a behavior problem? That's not actually what the paper says, and I'm here with Sarah Stremming of Cog Dog Radio for a joint episode. We talk through the paper's findings and what it means fo…

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We Are Remarkable Creatures 22:28

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For westerners, watching the fires burn through Los Angeles in the middle of winter feels like deja vu. It was only four years ago that the Marshall Fire raged through the town of Louisville, outside Boulder, Colorado. That fire is now considered the most costly fire in Colorado history. But that deja vu is especially acute for those who survived t…

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The Modern West presents: United By Fire Episode 1 36:41

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Wildfires are getting closer and closer to home. A new podcast by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science asks some really good questions about our relationship to fire in the American West. Like, can we learn to coexist with fire in the West? United By Fire explores our relationship with the land amid rapidly changing wildfire behavior in a world …

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Dr. Paula Boyden: Puppy Smuggling in the UK 1:09:03

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Dr. Paula Boyden is the veterinary director of Dogs Trust UK, an animal welfare organization that, among many other things, investigates illegal importation of animals to the UK. Paula and I talked about puppy smuggling - why it happens, how it happens, the animal welfare implications, how hard it is for puppy seekers to detect it, and potential so…

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Sara Reusche: Breeding Sports Lite Dogs 57:27

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This week I welcomed back Sara Reusche (she/her)! Sara is a CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, CVT, and owns Paws Abilities Dog Training, LLC in Southeast Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro. Sara and I talked about what we mean by the term sports lite versus sport bred, what the sports lite dogs she's bred look like - and how everyone deserves an easy dog, even th…

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Neighbor is a Verb 35:26

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Some think the cowboy has gone riding off into the sunset, never to return. But in our final episode, we hear stories of resilience and community pride. We return to Antonito, CO to hear how Aaron Abeyta started a school there to teach children that success doesn’t mean fleeing your hometown. It means staying to celebrate the unique heritage of the…

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Slow Waters Run Deep 29:38

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Wyoming helped develop western water law, including the very idea that public waters belong to all of us. But the state’s reluctance to update its laws has left ranchers scrambling to protect their streams and wells, as drought and water hoarding make water scarcer than ever.By Wyoming Public Media

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Carm Aufderheide, CSAT, MS-CRES: How we change minds 1:30:37

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Carm Aufderheide, CSAT, KPA-CTP, CTDP-KA, MS-CRES, is a dog behavior consultant with a master's degree in conflict and dispute resolution. In this episode, Carm and I talk about conflict in the dog breeding world - and in dog training, human politics, and other parts of life. Why are we as humans so likely to fall into conflict with others? Why is …

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Rowena Packer, PhD: How people think about brachycephalic dogs 1:24:47

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Dr. Rowena Packer is a Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science at the Royal Veterinary College in London, where she studies dog breeding with an eye to maximizing physical and emotional health of dogs. She also studies how health affects canine behavior and welfare, and - the reason I asked her on for this episode - how co…

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A Promise Never To Plow 33:59

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A few years ago, the May family set off on a trailblazing path to protect their land, and the carbon it stores, by selling carbon credits on the global market. By promising to never plow the land, the Mays store carbon and protect native wildlife. But with diminishing margins and the looming threat of fire, the road hasn’t been easy.…

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Only One Bite 34:22

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The Rardins are father and son cowboys watching climate change threaten their way of life. They’ve given up on the old idea of “get big or get out” and joined the regenerative ranching movement. Inspired by how bison improve the land, they raise cattle to protect grasses and reduce emissions. But for many, it's still a financial risk.…