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Terra Firma

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  • Feed Swap: Introducing Howl, from Boise State Public Radio and The Idaho Capital Sun

    June 11, 2026 · 31 min

    Terra Firma listeners, we have something special to share with you. As part of the American Storytelling collection from NPR, we're sharing a show we think you're really going to enjoy. 'Howl' is produced by our friends over at Boise State…

  • From the NPR Network: The American Storytelling collection explores the great outdoors

    June 9, 2026 · 1 min

    Out in the open, beyond the noise of everyday life, the land has a way of revealing us.  ‘American Storytelling’ is a collection of podcasts from across the NPR Network, and this summer, they’re presenting a selection of shows that…

  • This Bend in the River (Gunnison River, Colorado)

    April 10, 2024 · 9 min

    Come with CMarie to a bend in the river. Nearby, a couple spread out a blanket. A dog chases after a ball. The river brings things, and the river carries things away. This episode takes place on Diné Bikéyah and Ute homelands. Host and…

  • Carhartt Creek (Payette National Forest, Idaho)

    April 3, 2024 · 10 min

    CMarie and her 17-year-old dog, Carhartt, camp together for the last time. Next to the stream, CMarie remembers all the other times she and Carhartt have camped together, lain in sunshine together, and splashed through rivers together. In…

  • Autumn Road (A forgotten Forest Service road in Idaho)

    March 27, 2024 · 7 min

    Hiking up a forgotten Forest Service road in autumn with her dogs, CMarie notices the golden larch needles drifting around her. Then, she stumbles upon a strange discovery that causes her to reflect on grace. This episode takes place on…

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  • The Sandhills (Bear Valley, Idaho)

    March 20, 2024 · 8 min

    Sandhill cranes swirl and kettle in a high mountain meadow. As she watches them and listens, CMarie wonders what the cranes would make of her, if they wrote poetry. She wants to live in a way that causes them the same delight they cause…

  • The Dark (Masonville, Colorado)

    March 13, 2024 · 6 min

    CMarie lies on the lawn of the house she grew up in, and considers the stars. How little the night needs from us -- we do not need to know the constellations, or which creatures are making what sounds. And still they give us awe. This…

  • Sounds of Mountain Water (Powderhorn Wilderness, Colorado)

    March 6, 2024 · 8 min

    High in a mountain meadow, CMarie notices that a small mountain stream makes much more noise than an enormous flood. As she reflects on a waterfall, and what fish may hear, she wonders what the world would be like if we could make more…

  • Beauty in the Burn (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)

    February 28, 2024 · 9 min

    A wildfire has recently blazed through. CMarie's friend is dismayed: her beautiful wilderness, destroyed. But CMarie quietly finds this recent ruin beautiful. And she wonders if maybe fire has something to teach us about beauty. This…

  • The Human Element (Near Payette Lake, Idaho)

    February 21, 2024 · 8 min

    On a bright morning at her mountain cabin, CMarie fills the birdfeeder. Trees, birds, flowers, and a spider all greet the brand-new sun. And CMarie greets each of them, and considers her own species' place among this citizenry. This…

  • The Damning Silence (Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Colorado)

    February 14, 2024 · 7 min

    All night, camped near a mountain stream, CMarie lies awake listening. She's hoping to hear a sound she hasn't heard in a long time: a wolf howl. And as she waits, she considers the ways each of us howls -- and how sometimes, when we…

  • Welcome Back to Terra Firma

    January 31, 2024 · 3 min

    The sounds of nature are restorative. They help us connect with the planet, with each other, and with who we really are. That’s what Terra Firma is all about -- and that’s why we’re returning for a second season! Season 2 offers a chance…

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About the show

Terra Firma is a podcast about the outdoors, the sounds of the natural world and our place in it. Each episode runs about 5-10 minutes and pairs reflections on nature with gorgeous soundscapes captured in wild places. Terra Firma unites stories and musings by CMarie Fuhrman, a Colorado-born, Indigenous poet and writer, with audio captured by outdoor sound recordist Jacob Job.