Best The Wild With Chris Morgan Podcasts (2025)

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The story of Whatcom Creek: an explosion, a tragedy, and a rebirth 43:55

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This is not an easy story to tell. In the town where I live, Bellingham, Washington, there’s a beautiful urban creek. It flows just four miles from a lake, through a city park, down through the town to the sea. But in the summer of 1999, disaster struck. A gasoline pipeline ruptured, causing an explosion. Young lives were lost, and the creek and th…

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Recommended Listen: THE WILD with Chris Morgan 1:52

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How to thrive in the face of adversity is a lesson nature teaches us over and over again. THE WILD with Chris Morgan is on a mission to prove that, despite the political and economic forces threatening our environment, nature persists and gives us hope for the future. Every episode takes you on an immersive, sonic adventure, exploring how wild anim…

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Nuremberg with Jack El-Hai 52:29

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 378) — Discover the historical accuracy behind the 2025 film "Nuremberg" which is adapted from Jack El-Hai's book "The Nazi and the Psychiatrist." Get Jack's Book: The Nazi and the Psychiatrist Learn about the real Dr. Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek) and his complex relationship with Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) durin…

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Feud: Bette and Joan with Scott Eyman 1:20:26

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 377) — The first season of FX’s “Feud” chronicles the turbulent making of the 1962 thriller “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” Over eight episodes set against Hollywood's fading Golden Age, “Feud” focuses on a simmering resentment between aging stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, on-set clashes over performances and…

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Frazey Ford Revisits the Subtle Grooves of 'Indian Ocean', ep. 331 51:19

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Frazey Ford has always loved soul music. She fell in love with Otis Redding at age 11 and discovered people like Ann Peebles along the way, but it was Al Green that really knocked her out. She loved the layers, the expression, and especially his voice. She completely dove in and even started an Al Green cover band. Although she had been perfecting …

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Sniffs, scratches, sights and sounds: Ed Yong on how animals sense the world 27:40

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Have you ever wondered why your dog takes such a long time to sniff a patch of grass? Or why flies buzz around so sporadically? It’s because most of what a creature actually senses is invisible to us. They perceive their world as differently as we perceive our own. Pulitzer Prize winning science writer Ed Yong wrote a book about this called An Imme…

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Tiny but tough: Hummingbirds of the Arizona desert 36:15

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Blink and you’ll miss ‘em! In this episode we get to know hummingbirds eyeball-to-eyeball. The world of the hummingbird is changing fast in the deserts of Arizona. So much so that even an animal as quick as a hummingbird is struggling to keep up. Native plant ecosystems that make up the nectar landscape that hummingbirds use to migrate are shrinkin…

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The Barr Brothers Rally Around Mysticism, ep. 330 1:01:25

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In the eight years since The Barr Brothers last released an album, Andrew has been drumming with people like Feist, Mumford & Sons, and Broken Social Scene while Brad released a solo record and underwent incredible personal change. Brad made the huge decision to get sober, which he talks about candidly in our Basic Folk interview. Anything you read…

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Brooke Williams encountered a dragonfly and became a dreamer 33:24

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Environmental author Brooke Williams believes that dragonflies are messengers of wisdom and enlightenment. This idea got my head buzzing so I invited Williams to join me at a pond near my home to talk about it. He told me he has been on a 20-year journey to forge a new relationship with nature and that the dragonfly has been his guide to discover u…

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Worship & Discipleship on Campus with SEU Worship 36:05

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In this episode, we chat with Chelsea Plank of SEU Worship! This conversation centers around the heart of and context behind the SEU Worship ministry, discipling and stewarding the gifts of students, their latest album, and the power behind the story of the prodigal son. We hope it encourages you! Resources for SEU Worship: https://www.multitracks.…

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A New Season of Kindred Drops Oct 14! 2:22

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Kindred is back, hosted by Kate Coffin and Jenn Asplundh. This season, we’re flipping the script on creatures everyone loves to hate — from hyenas and vultures to bats and possums — and showing why they’re fascinating, essential, and surprisingly lovable. Join us as we explore the hidden connections between humans, animals, and nature, and discover…

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The Oysters 37:20

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In the final episode in our season on rewilding, we’re visiting New York Harbor. Commonly considered a high-traffic waterway beneath skyscrapers – New York Harbor actually was once one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. It was full of living reefs of molluscs that filtered the harbor and created a thriving habitat for other creatures. But as …

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A Mexican jaguar walked into Arizona, then the US built a wall 42:07

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Twenty-nine years ago cowboy Warner Glen took the first photograph of a jaguar that crossed from Mexico into Arizona. His surprising story opens our show. Today though, there is something very different happening on the border. Chris and his producer Matt Martin follow two biologists, one from Mexico and one from the USA, as they track the biggest …

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Worship's Global Impact with Phil Wickham 37:31

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Phil Wickham is a GRAMMY nominated artist and leader in the modern worship movement, having penned countless songs sung in churches around the world. Phil joins us to speak on the songs off his latest record, Song Of The Saints, share stories about his upbringing in a worship leader’s home, and the impact pf his music on global audiences. Resources…

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David Wilcox Can Heal Your Heart in Two Minutes, ep. 329 1:11:03

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Asheville-based songwriter David Wilcox has been through some s-h-i-t. A difficult childhood in Northeast Ohio sent him seeking answers – mostly on his bicycle – in an attempt to get away. He has spent his lifetime leaning into his problems and digging into their roots at the source: his own heart. He decided to see what lessons his heart had been …

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Las Semillas 47:02

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In Puerto Rico, centuries of colonial rule have uprooted local food systems. Currently, the island imports around 85% of its food. But in the wake of Hurricane Maria and other catastrophic storms, the fragility of that dependence—and the urgency for food sovereignty—has come sharply into focus. Out of this reckoning has emerged a new generation of …

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The Rocks 40:50

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North Cove, Washington, more commonly known as Washaway Beach, was once experiencing the fastest erosion along the Pacific coast. For decades, homes in the surrounding rural community had fallen into the ocean due to increasingly powerful winter storms. That is, until a neighbor defied conventional engineering practices and dumped a pile of rocks o…

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Bob Dylan once called Paul Brady a "secret hero" and meant it as a compliment. The Irish songwriting legend has not been bothered by the fact that his profile has not risen as high as some of his peers. Starting off in the world of traditional Irish music, Brady spent time in the hugely influential Irish group Planxty until they disbanded in 1975. …