Speaker 1: Hi. I'm doctor James Staup. You might know me as
Speaker 1: a host of the akadapp and here podcast, but now
Speaker 1: I'm also hosting Natural Causes, a podcast about going outside.
Speaker 1: I'm a historian, journalist, and outdoors person. You might know
Speaker 1: me for my working conflicts and migration, but i grew
Speaker 1: up with both parents working in agriculture, and since then
Speaker 1: I've hiked, climbed, ridden, and paddled all over the world.
Speaker 1: I've always found healing in nature, and I've always felt
Speaker 1: most at peace in the wilderness. That's why I'm madics
Speaker 1: hell about the people trying to destroy our special places
Speaker 1: and the places that are sacred to some of us,
Speaker 1: just so they can make a quick buck. In twenty
Speaker 1: twenty six, going outside is political. We've got senators trying
Speaker 1: to sell off public land, wildfires burning on our big cities,
Speaker 1: and the Trump administration stripping protections on sacred land from
Speaker 1: the southern California desert to the Arctic Circle. And I'll
Speaker 1: be bringing you on the ground reporting from both places.
Speaker 1: I've written for outdoor publications for more than a decade,
Speaker 1: and I'm proud of the work we've done. But there
Speaker 1: are some things that you can't say there now that
Speaker 1: I can say here. Capitalism is this drawing up planet.
Speaker 1: Public land is stolen land, and I don't think giving
Speaker 1: one percent of profits to ngngos is going to fix it.
Speaker 1: I want to combine on flinching journalism with unabashed advocacy
Speaker 1: for our planet and the people and creatures we share
Speaker 1: it with, so the future generations can enjoy the same
Speaker 1: things we do. And I promise you no top ten
Speaker 1: gear lists. So join me as we talk about what
Speaker 1: cyclosporer might tell us about the rights of farm workers,
Speaker 1: where the DOJA is suing big egg producers, how your
Speaker 1: raincoat might be putting forever chemicals in fish, and how
Speaker 1: we can all benefit from indigenous leadership on fire management
Speaker 1: and living with fire. We'll have some fun too, like
Speaker 1: talking about our ungovernable friend the have Alina and their
Speaker 1: war on golf. I want you to love the outdoors
Speaker 1: as much as I do, and that means making more
Speaker 1: people feel safe, comfortable, and welcome in the back country
Speaker 1: and the front country. So we'll be covering how, when
Speaker 1: and where to touch grass and answering the questions you
Speaker 1: didn't know to ask. Listen to natural causes on the iHeartRadio, app,
Speaker 1: Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Uh.