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Mountain & Prairie with Ed Roberson

Mountain & Prairie with Ed Roberson

著者： Ed Roberson
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概要

 Mountain & Prairie is a podcast about the people shaping the future of the American West—its land, communities, and culture. • Hosted by conservationist Ed Roberson, it features thoughtful, down-to-earth conversations with fascinating people doing meaningful work in the American West and beyond: conservationists tackling environmental challenges, authors and historians preserving the West's stories, artists and entrepreneurs building vibrant rural economies, athletes testing the limits of body and mind, and more. • Each episode explores their journeys, lessons learned, and the values that guide their work—offering listeners fresh insight, grounded optimism, and a deeper connection to this remarkable region.Mountain & Prairie Media 旅行記・解説 社会科学
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  • Our 10 Favorite Adventure Books, with Mark Kenyon

    Our 10 Favorite Adventure Books, with Mark Kenyon
    2026/03/05
    Mark Kenyon is no stranger to Mountain & Prairie listeners—he's the author of "That Wild Country," host of the Wired to Hunt podcast, and the newly minted Director of Conservation at MeatEater. He's also one of the most voracious readers I know. Every few years, Mark and I record a special episode where we discuss our top 10 favorite books in a particular category. The first one was our top 10 conservation books, then we explored our top 10 books about the American West—you can find links to both of those episodes in the show notes. For this episode, we decided to discuss our top 10 adventure books—a category that both Mark and I love and have spent decades reading. We each brought five books that have stayed with us. Some are classics. Some are newer. Some are brutal. Some are unexpectedly funny. All of them reveal something about the human drive to embrace discomfort and move toward the unknown rather than away from it. Yes, Mark and I love reading adventure books for entertainment and enjoyment, but we also both try to extract lessons from these wild stories that can be applied to our own lives. Whether we're thinking about family, assessing risk, leadership, attitude, or simply not taking ourselves too seriously, there are important lessons to be learned from even the most outlandish adventures. So this conversation goes much deeper than a simple "Read this book because it's good"—we discuss how these books have shaped us and how they continue to influence our thinking. And if you like book recommendations, be sure to sign up for my bimonthly book recommendations email. For more than ten years, I've been sending one email every other month featuring books I recently read and highly recommend. The topics and genres are all over the place—and can admittedly be a little weird—but people seem to enjoy them, so I keep sending them. I just published my recommendations for January and February 2026, so you can find a link in the show notes and sign up if you're interested. Thanks so much for listening! --- Mark Kenyon on Instagram Ed and Mark's 10 Conservation BooksEd and Mark's 10 Books about the American WestEd's Bimonthly Book RecommendationsFull episode notes and links: https://mountainandprairie.com/adventure-books --- THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Mountain & Prairie is listener-supported via Patreon, and brought to you with support from the Central Grasslands Roadmap, The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, North Bridger Bison, and the Old Salt Co-op for their generous sponsorship. --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 0:00 - Introducing Mark Kenyon and highlighting North Bridger Bison6:05 - Mark's new role at MeatEater13:03 - Mark's next book timeline18:28 - A new MeatEater podcast21:43 - Getting into the books, starting with a Doug Peacock classic28:17 - The first TR book Ed ever read35:30 - The layers of Teddy Roosevelt37:59 - Mark's next pick, a more recent option42:21 - Ed's up, with a cliche?47:55 - Bonus rec from Mark50:33 - American Buffalo1:03:03 - Navigating risk outdoors1:07:48 - Pivoting to lighter adventure books1:12:53 - An adventure book by a woman1:17:57 - Mark's last choice and a caribou conversation1:26:35 - And Ed's last choice, connecting with mountaineering 1:34:45 - Wrapping up --- ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All EpisodesMountain & Prairie ShopMountain & Prairie on InstagramUpcoming EventsAbout Ed Roberson Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts
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    1 時間 37 分
  • Stella Maria Baer – Moons, Horses, and New Mexico Light

    Stella Maria Baer – Moons, Horses, and New Mexico Light
    2026/02/24
    Stella Maria Baer is a Santa Fe–based painter whose work is deeply rooted in land, light, and place. Known for her luminous depictions of moons, desert skies, horses, and wide-open Southwestern landscapes, Stella often makes her own pigments by hand—grinding rocks, dirt, and minerals into paint that quite literally contains the places she portrays. In addition to her studio practice, she teaches intimate workshops on natural pigment painting for land-based artists on her New Mexico property, creating space for people to reconnect with their creativity, their hands, and the earth itself. Stella grew up in New Mexico in a family of artists—her mother was a weaver, her grandfather a photographer, her grandmother a sculptor—and spent summers on a Wyoming ranch that shaped her lifelong love of horses and open country. Though art was always around her, she initially pursued religion and philosophy, studying questions of desire, goodness, and the inherent value of land. Painting began not as a career move but as a private, prayerful practice—drawing birds in journals to quiet a busy mind. Over time, that contemplative discipline evolved into a full-time vocation, one that ultimately drew her back home to New Mexico after years on the East Coast, where she had found herself painting the desert from memory and longing. In this conversation, we talk about that journey—from philosophy classrooms and sacred poetry to moon paintings and hand-ground pigments. Stella shares how critique shaped her work in unexpected ways, how motherhood has influenced both her art and her priorities, and the powerful story behind rescuing her horses from kill pens—animals that now carry deep personal meaning connected to her late mother. We also discuss the importance of play, silence, and being a beginner in a screen-saturated world. Stella rarely does interviews, so I'm especially grateful for her willingness to sit down and speak so thoughtfully and authentically about her life and work. It's a reflective conversation about creativity, land, faith, and following one's unique artistic curiosity. I feel like Stella and I only scratched the surface of her curiosity, land ethic, and artistic journey, so I'll look forward to having her back for another conversation in the future. But for now, I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. --- Stella Maria BaerMoon Horse RanchFull episode notes and links: https://mountainandprairie.com/stella --- THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Mountain & Prairie is listener supported via Patreon, and brought to you with support from the Central Grasslands Roadmap, The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, North Bridger Bison, and the Old Salt Co-op for their generous sponsorship. --- TOPICS DISCUSSED: 0:00 - Intro and sponsor highlight7:50 - Stella's origin story12:00 - Art in Stella's childhood14:35 - Zoning in and drawing birds19:39 - Religion and philosophy degrees21:58 - Wendell Berry and the Bible25:07 - Responding to critiques27:42 - New Mexico love33:01 - Why moons?36:07 - Importance of play44:12 - How having kids changed things50:54 - Stella's horses55:28 - Stella's workshops1:02:08 - Book recs1:06:00 - Wrapping up --- ABOUT MOUNTAIN & PRAIRIE: Mountain & Prairie - All EpisodesMountain & Prairie ShopMountain & Prairie on InstagramUpcoming EventsAbout Ed Roberson Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts
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    1 時間 8 分
  • A Joint Episode with The River Radius, featuring Sam Carter

    A Joint Episode with The River Radius, featuring Sam Carter
    2026/02/11

    Today's conversation is a joint episode between Mountain & Prairie and The River Radius podcast. I'm joined by Sam Carter, the creator and host of The River Radius.

    If you're not already familiar with The River Radius, I give it my highest endorsement. It's the most thoughtful and well-crafted show out there about rivers, water, and the people connected to them. Sam has built something genuinely special, and he's someone I consider both a friend and a collaborator. I've learned a great deal from the way he approaches storytelling, curiosity, and place.

    For this episode, instead of a traditional interview, this is a two-way conversation in which Sam and I interview each other—one we're both releasing on our podcast feeds. Sam shared it on The River Radius feed earlier in January, and now I'm sharing it here. We talk about how our podcasts came to be, what keeps us curious after hundreds of episodes, and how rivers, landscapes, and long projects shape the way we think about life and work. We also get into writing, responsibility, attention, grief, ambition, and what it actually looks like to build something slowly and with intention. I think you'll enjoy it.

    As always, be sure to check the episode notes for detailed timestamps and links to everything we discuss. And I strongly encourage you to find The River Radius on your favorite podcast player, explore the archives, and give it a listen. Enjoy!

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    • The River Radius podcast
    • River Radius on Instagram
    • Episode notes: https://mountainandprairie.com/river-radius

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    THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

    Mountain & Prairie is listener supported via Patreon, and brought to you with support from the Central Grasslands Roadmap, The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, North Bridger Bison, and the Old Salt Co-op for their generous sponsorship.

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    TOPICS DISCUSSED:

    • 0:00 - Opening and sponsor highlight
    • 5:46 - Ed introducing himself to Sam Carter and vice versa
    • 9:19 - Why Sam started River Radius
    • 11:49 - People are listening
    • 16:36 - So … what is the Mountain & Prairie podcast?
    • 24:04 - What do Ed's daughters think of his job?
    • 25:30 - How to make a podcast your full-time gig
    • 32:47 - 2025 highlights from Sam
    • 43:11 - Throughlines
    • 48:24 - How Ed's changed the way he looks at the world
    • 51:36 - Ed's 2025 highlights
    • 59:15 - What's the point of fly fishing?
    • 1:03:11 - What's in store for 2026?
    • 1:12:17 - Sam and Ed's production strategies
    • 1:25:42 - Ed's writing a book!
    • 1:30:12 - What is a river for Ed Roberson?
    • 1:33:56 - More questions for Ed from Sam's listeners
    • 1:36:57 - And questions for Sam from Ed
    • 1:42:16 - Parting words

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    1 時間 45 分
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