Play Nature Podcast
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Ep 41 | Everything Can Be Taught Outside with Dr. Megan Zeni
September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minWhat if the answer to better learning, happier kids, and even easier classroom management is just outside the door? In this episode of the Play Nature Podcast, Rusty talks with Dr. Megan Zeni about bringing play, learning, and a little…
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Ep 40 | Stop ’Splaining the Play: Lisa Murphy on Trusting Kids
September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 8 minWhat if play didn’t need a lesson plan? Or an outcome? Or a grown-up standing nearby explaining what’s supposed to happen next? In this episode of the Play Nature Podcast, Rusty Keeler sits down with longtime early childhood educator…
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Ep 39 | Should Kids Go UP the Slide?
August 25, 2026 · 32 minWhat happens when one kid climbs up the slide while another is coming down? Is going up the slide really dangerous? Or is it just one of those playground rules we’ve inherited without thinking too hard about it? In this episode of the…
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Ep 38 | Let’s form a Nature Play Community!
August 11, 2026 · 35 minWhat happens when children meet a muddy hill, a dangling rope, and a whole lot of possibility? They climb. They slip. They tumble. They try again. In this episode of Play Nature Podcast, Rusty returns to Six Mile Creek and shares the…
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Ep 37 | Nature-Based Learning Doesn’t Need a Forest with Dr. Rachel Larimore
July 28, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minNature is everywhere. In the trees. In the rain. In the crack in the sidewalk where one determined little plant is doing its thing. In the tree that looks like a butt. In this episode of Play Nature Podcast, Rusty talks with Dr. Rachel…
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Ep 36 | Outdoor Learning, Risky Play, and Food Education with Louise Licznerski
July 14, 2026 · 44 minA school that smells like mud, woodsmoke, porridge, and possibility? Well…that sounds perfect! In this episode of Play Nature Podcast, Rusty chats with Louise Licznerski about outdoor learning in Scotland, where children run, wander…
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Ep 35 | Let’s Go Far…Together
June 29, 2026 · 47 minRusty is back by the creek. The water is moving. The bugs are buzzing. A bald eagle flies by because apparently even the birds know when a podcast needs a dramatic moment. In this solo episode of Play Nature Podcast, Rusty reflects on…
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Ep 34 | Adventure Walkers: Why Kids Need Creeks, Logs, Frogs, and Freedom
June 16, 2026 · 48 minWhat happens when a chemist wanders out of the lab and into the woods with children? Adventure, of course. In this episode of Play Nature Podcast Rusty talks with Jim McCullough, founder of Adventure Walkers about forest kindergarten…