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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 810: The Missing Roadmap to Adulthood | JP Pokluda, Welcome to Adulting

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Ginny Yurich sits down with pastor, author, and podcast host JP Pokluda for one of the most practical and unexpectedly hopeful conversations parents of teens and young adults need to hear right now. JP shares the story of graduating college completely lost, chasing relationships, parties, and approval, only to discover that real fulfillment looked nothing like what culture promised. Together they talk about modern dating, loneliness, work, anxiety, social media, friendships, marriage, purpose, faith, and why so many young adults feel overwhelmed by adulthood itself. JP talks honestly about the confusion so many young adults feel after high school and college, why modern dating is exhausting, why work matters more than people think, and what actually helps people build a meaningful life. From “follow your passion” culture to hookup culture to the pressure of figuring out your entire future at eighteen, JP offers a grounded, deeply refreshing perspective. Get your copy of Welcome to Adulting here Get your copy of Outdated here Check out JP's podcast Becoming Something Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Summer gets busy fast. One minute you're easing into warmer weather and the next you're juggling sports schedules, swim days, camping trips, road trips, late nights around the fire and trying to keep the house from completely falling apart in the middle of all of it.

0:13.2

And if you're a cat family too, there's still the everyday stuff waiting for you at home, including the litter box.

0:18.6

That's why Whiskers litter robot is such a game changer

0:21.5

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0:26.6

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0:31.3

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0:35.7

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0:54.3

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0:58.5

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1:03.9

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1:10.1

Welcome to the 1,000 hours outside podcast. My name is Ginny Erich and the founder of 1,000 Hours Outside. And I'm so excited. I've been such a fan for a long time. J.P. Picluda is here. He's written phenomenal books. He has a phenomenal podcast. He's touring the country, speaking at colleges and talking to young adults. Welcome, JP. Hey, friends, should I be outside? I feel like I should be getting hours outside.

1:32.2

Well, you know, the whole thing is so interesting. We've been spending a lot of time outside

1:35.3

since our kids were really little. And it was more because I was losing my mind as a mom,

1:39.3

and it was just really tricky to make it through the day with young children. And, you know,

1:43.4

kind of been leading this movement for close to 15 years of like, get your kid outside. And then we're kind of on the cusp of adulthood with our oldest couple kids. And I'm like, I hope it worked. I hope it's working. So, and I do. I see a lot of the benefits of it. And obviously there's a lot of family time that we've

2:01.2

had over the years and there's developmental benefits. But I was super intrigued about talking to you

2:05.9

because you have a lot of information about this transition into young adulthood. And I think

2:11.4

it's incredibly important for parents. And no matter what age your kids are at, or if you're a young

2:16.4

adult yourself and you're kind of like, this is tricky to figure out, you offer a lot of resources. So I've got two books here of yours. One's called Welcome to Adulting, Navigating, Faith, Friendship, Finances, and the Future. And then I have Outdated, which is a great cover. And I mean,'s such a clever title outdated finding love that last

2:36.2

when dating has changed you had a book that came out in January earlier this year called

2:40.2

your story has a villain and you've got your own podcast people can sign up for your newsletter

2:43.9

because you have a lot going on speaking a tour maybe coming up here so I will love to kick it

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