Ep. 474: Future Wild - A Case for Wildness with David Quammen

About this episode

David Quammen joins Mark Kenyon to discuss the significance of wildness and its future implications.

In this week's episode of Future Wild I'm joined by renowned science writer and best-selling author David Quammen to discuss wildness, why it matters, and what the future might hold for this ambiguous yet essential quality in the world. Thanks to our sponsor, Conservation First Bank . Follow Future Wild on Apple , Spotify , YouTube , iHeart, Pandora, Amazon. Connect with Mark Kenyon and  MeatEater MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: David Quammen

Topics covered

• wildness
• future of nature
• environmental conservation
• science writing
• importance of wildness

Keywords

• wildness
• David Quammen
• environment
• conservation
• nature
• science writing
• Future Wild

Sponsors

Conservation First Bank

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Organizations: MeatEater, Future Wild, Apple, Spotify, YouTube, iHeart, Pandora, Amazon

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