America's Best Idea?
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2022
⏱️ 43 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
National Parks are often referred to as "America's best idea." And there's a lot to love about them.
But they also have a complicated history — a history of broken promises, displacement of indigenous people, and genocide. And that history is not over.
Is there a way to right historical wrongs? Can we protect wild spaces in a way that is also socially just?
This episode takes us from a young national park in Germany to Denali in Alaska and offers some hope for a better future.
VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR: Become a patron by March 4, 2022 to get an invitation
OPEN MIC NIGHT: Register to attend
Click here to see the full show notes for this episode.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is Jessica Taylor and I am the advertising manager at Out There podcast and I'm actually in the middle of the Grand Canyon right now. |
| 0:09.5 | So I'm right above the Colorado River and I've opened up my PeakVisor app. |
| 0:16.0 | PeakVisor is one of our sponsors for this season. |
| 0:20.0 | Their app helps you figure out what you're looking at when you're out on adventures. |
| 0:25.8 | Let's say you're in a national park and you see a mountain in the distance and you want to know what it is. |
| 0:31.4 | Peak Viser will tell you. |
| 0:33.4 | I can see down where Phantom Ranch is, where I'm going to be tomorrow. |
| 0:38.3 | Then on the opposite side, I see Bright Angel Point. |
| 0:41.3 | That's where we're ending in three days. |
| 0:45.3 | Peak Fizer also has intricate 3D maps, which are great for planning your trips. |
| 0:51.3 | The maps are so detailed, you can see down to individual trees. If you'd like |
| 0:56.8 | to have your own personal mountain guide, check out PeakVisor in the app store. You just might love it. |
| 1:08.7 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. |
| 1:19.7 | This season, we're exploring the theme, Things I Thought I knew. |
| 1:25.2 | Each episode, we're sharing a story about an outdoor experience that changed |
| 1:29.9 | someone's understanding. But before we get to that, I have a quick reminder. Tomorrow is the |
| 1:37.4 | last day to become an Out There patron if you'd like to come to our virtual happy hour. The happy hour is to celebrate Out There's |
| 1:45.8 | seventh birthday, and it's going to be on March 9th at 5 p.m. Pacific time, 8 p.m. Eastern. It's open to |
| 1:53.8 | all out there patrons. If you've been a patron for a while, you should have already received an |
| 1:58.9 | invitation in your email, but don't worry if you missed |
| 2:01.9 | it, I will send out a reminder. If you're not yet a patron, sign up by tomorrow, March 4th, |
| 2:08.5 | so you can get in on the fun. In case you're wondering, patrons are listeners who support out there |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Willow Belden, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Willow Belden and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.