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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast
The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast is the megaphone for the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, created to help people embrace hands-on living in a tech-saturated world. Hosted by bestselling author and founder Ginny Yurich, each episode explores the countercultural idea that kids - and adults - thrive when they choose real-world options over virtual ones. Featuring conversations with leading voices in parenting, nature, education, mental health, neuroscience, faith, and free play, and rooted in…
Episodes
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1KHO 963: What We Lost When Childhood Became So Comfortable | Meghan Cox Gurdon
There was a time when children could experience life without feeling the need to document it, share it, or turn it into something for others to see. Author…
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1KHO 962: Today Is The Youngest You'll Ever Be | Jon Acuff, The 3-Minute Mindset
The words we repeat become the beliefs our children carry, and sometimes we don't realize what we've taught them until years later. Bestselling author Jon…
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1KHO 961: The Kind of Adventure a Screen Can't Give You | Isaac Rudansky, Georgie Summers and the Scribes of Scatterplot
What if erasing a child's painful memories would actually take away something important? In this conversation, Ginny Yurich welcomes Isaac Rudansky, father of…
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1KHO 960: The Untold Story Behind It's a Wonderful Life | Aaron Burns and Justin Strawhand, Jimmy
It's a Wonderful Life has touched generations of families, but few know the extraordinary story of suffering and healing behind Jimmy Stewart's unforgettable…
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1KHO 959: Winning The Trauma Olympics | Toni Collier, Unshakable Moxie
Healing doesn't always mean the pain goes away. Sometimes it means growing strong enough to carry it—and helping someone else carry theirs. Author and speaker…
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1KHO 958: Hospitality Is Who You Are | Tori Hope Peterson, Safe House
Children learn generosity not just from what their parents tell them, but from what they watch their parents do. Tori Hope Petersen, author of Safe House and a…
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1KHO 957: Americans Didn't Always Believe There Was Only One Way to Educate a Child | Dixie Dillon Lane, Skipping School
The way we educate children today isn't the way we've always done it. In fact, many of the practices parents take for granted are surprisingly recent…
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1KHO 956: Children Who Can’t Sit Still Need To Move More, Not Less | Sally Goddard Blythe, The Well Balanced Child
A child who struggles to sit still may actually need more movement, not more discipline. And a child who struggles to read may be facing developmental…
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1KHO 955: All Behavior Makes Sense (Even When it Doesn’t Seem To) | Robyn Gobbel, Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors,
The child who struggles most with behavior may be the very child who needs more recess, more play, and more connection—not another consequence. Robyn Gobbel…
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1KHO 954: Spend Your Money on What Matters Most | Crystal Paine, The 7 Habits of Financially Healthy Women
The way you spend your money can shape your life and Crystal Paine wants us to make sure it’s shaping a life we actually want. Crystal is back for the third…
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1KHO 953: Tiny Blessings Are Blessings, Too | Wendy Speake, The Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving
During one of the darkest seasons of her life, Wendy Speake walked 150 miles in a single month. She felt so emotionally paralyzed that taking physical steps…
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1KHO 952: It's Never Too Late To Become Someone New | MP Woodward, The Handler
Five years can change everything. In 2021, M.P. Woodward was an Amazon executive who had never published a novel. Today, he's writing Tom Clancy thrillers like…
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1KHO 951: The Lost Art Of Enjoying Everyday Life | Ian Bogost, The Small Stuff
Children know something about enjoying life that adults have largely forgotten. A stick, a cardboard box, or even a marshmallow can become an entire world of…
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1KHO 950: The Motherhood Advantage | Dr. Anne Welsh, Ambitious Mother
Even if you spend every possible moment with your children, you'll still grieve how quickly they grow up. That sadness isn't proof you missed something. It's…
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1KHO 949: Raising Kids in a Narcissistic Age | Chuck DeGroat, Who You're Becoming
We live in a world that rewards performance, comparison, and constant approval. But what is that doing to our children—and to the people we're becoming? In…
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1KHO 948: Slow Is a Superpower in Childhood | Carl Honore, In Praise in Slowness
Childhood was never meant to be a race. Bestselling author and Slow Movement pioneer Carl Honoré returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a conversation…
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1KHO 947: Building Up a Culture of Care | Tim St. John, After Church Hurt
Church hurt can leave you grieving far more than a bad experience because you can lose your community in the process. In this deeply personal conversation…
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1KHO 946: How Ordinary People Develop Remarkable Techniques for Weathering Crises | Dr. Raj Panjabi, Safer
When life suddenly stops feeling safe, the people around us may be our greatest protection. Dr. Raj Panjabi is a physician, the former White House national…
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1KHO 945: Lessons from 45 Years of Raising a Child with Special Needs | Dr. Joe and Cindi Ferrini, The Special Needs Parent
Raising a child with special needs changes nearly every aspect of family life, but it can also reveal extraordinary opportunities for love, growth, and…
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1KHO 944: The Intentional Infecting of Ticks | Kris Newby, Bitten
The history of ticks in the United States is far stranger and more disturbing than many of us realize. Award-winning science writer Kris Newby, author of…
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1KHO 943: Your Child Doesn't Need to Be More Outgoing | Susan Cain, Quiet
Bestselling author Susan Cain joins Ginny Yurich for a fascinating conversation about the hidden strengths of introverts, the pressures of an extroverted…
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1KHO 942: You Are Already Worthy | Tabitha Paige, I Loved You From the Start
Here is a message worth here hearing over and over again: you were already worthy before you accomplished a single thing. Artist, author, speech therapist, and…
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1KHO 941: When Your Goals Start Crushing You | Jordan Raynor, Redeeming Your Goals
Jordan Raynor is back on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with Ginny Yurich for a conversation about how to pursue big things without letting achievement become…
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1KHO 940: The God Who Named Every Star Knows Your Story | Lisa Harper, Theology For the Rest Of Us
What if theology isn’t just for scholars and pastors, but something that can transform the way we live, parent, and connect with God? Beloved author and Bible…
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1KHO 939: What If You Bet On Yourself? | Seph Schlueter, Counting My Blessings
What happens when we give kids more time to play, explore, and discover their passions? Christian singer-songwriter Seph Schlueter, whose hit song Counting My…
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1KHO 938: The Hurt Isn't The End Of Your Story | Stasi Eldredge, The Ladder of Love
What does it mean to truly know that you are loved? New York Times bestselling author Stasi Eldredge joins Ginny Yurich to discuss her new book, The Ladder of…
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1KHO 937: The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do For Your Brain | Dr. John Ratey, Spark
Dr. John Ratey joins the show to discuss why exercise may be the single most powerful thing you can do for your brain. Dr. Ratey is a Harvard psychiatrist and…
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1KHO 936: Parenting Without the Power Struggles | Dr. Charles Fay, Love and Logic
Love and Logic changed the trajectory of my family, and getting to sit down with Dr. Charles Fay for this conversation was an emotional, full-circle for me. I…
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1KHO 935: The Altar of Almost | Ebie Hepworth, Midnight Hallelujah
Hope can feel almost dangerous when you’ve been disappointed enough times. Ebie Hepworth, author of Midnight Hallelujah: Why Hope Is Still Worth the Risk…
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1KHO 934: Let Them Figure It Out | Magalie Del Angel, TimberNook
Sometimes the best thing we can do for our kids is not rush in to help. Magalie Del Angel joins Ginny Yurich to share what she’s seeing firsthand at TimberNook…
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1KHO 933: We Do Not Want to Hand a Scorched Earth to Our Children | Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Toxic Legacy
What is glyphosate—and how might one of the world’s most widely used herbicides be affecting our health and the environment? Ginny sits down with MIT senior…
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1KHO 932: Stopping the Worst Childhood Epidemic in History | Dr. Robert Melillo, Disconnected Kids
Kids are struggling in numbers we’ve never seen before, and Dr. Robert Melillo believes we’re missing a crucial piece of the story. In one of the most…
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1KHO 931: There Is More Than One Path To a Good Life | Ana Homayoun, Getting In Is Not Enough
Somewhere along the way, getting into the “right” college became proof that childhood had gone well. Ana Homayoun, author of Getting In Is Not Enough, joins…
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1KHO 930: The Friend Who Doesn't Care About You | Dr. Sherry Turkle, Artificial Intimacy
MIT professor and bestselling author Sherry Turkle has spent more than four decades studying our relationship with technology. Now she says we’ve entered a…
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1KHO 929: Thrive In The Everyday | Ruth Chou Simons, This Moment Matters
In this uplifting conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with bestselling author and artist Ruth Chou Simons to explore the ideas behind her new book, This…
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1KHO 928: I’m Going Home | Ryan Watson, Turks and Chaos
Four forgotten hunting rounds turned a five-day vacation into a 70-day fight to get home. Ryan Watson traveled to Turks and Caicos with his wife and friends…
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1KHO 927: The Nation’s Silent Mass Disaster | Jon Billman, The Cold Vanish
No one actually knows how many people are missing in America’s wilderness. In this gripping conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with professor, journalist and…
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1KHO 926: Popularity Never Really Ends | Dr. Mitch Prinstein, Popular
Popularity matters across our entire lifespan but it’s only a certain kind of popularity matters. Today, you get to learn what kind of popularity that is! Dr…
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1KHO 925: Your Energy Is Contagious | Jon Gordon, The Energy Bus
Let's talk about the energy you bring into a room! It changes more than you think and Jon Gordon is here to let us know that we can actually learn to change…
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1KHO 924: What High Achieving Families Have in Common | Susan Dominus, The Family Dynamic
Some families produce not just one high-achieving child, but several and Susan Dominus spent years trying to understand why. In this episode, Susan joins Ginny…
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1KHO 923: The Stories That Are Shaping Our Kids | Michael Keller, The Stories We Live By
Our kids are being handed powerful ideas about who they are, what will make them happy, and what it means to be free and most of those ideas arrive without…
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1KHO 922: Control Is Costing You Your Peace | Lysa Terkeurst, Making Peace with What I Can’t Control
What happens when our desire to be responsible slowly turns into a need to control? Ginny welcomes bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst back to the podcast to…
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1KHO 921: You Don't Need The Right Last Name To Start A Legacy | Cole Brauer, First Light
What does it take to become the first American woman to race a sailboat solo and nonstop around the world? In this unforgettable conversation, Ginny sits down…
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1KHO 920: You Don't Have To Prove Yourself Anymore | Emily Harrington, Girl Climber
What happens when reaching the top isn’t really the point? In this episode, Ginny sits down with legendary climber Emily Harrington, star of the Netflix…
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1KHO 919: What If Smartphones Aren't Causing The Youth Mental Health Crisis? | Dr. Peter Gray, Restoring Childhood
What if the biggest threat to childhood isn’t screens—but the loss of freedom, play, and independence? Ginny welcomes back psychologist and Free to Learn…
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1KHO 918: You Don't Have To Earn Your Worth | Dr. Marisa Franco, Worth
What if the things we chase to feel worthy—success, achievement, appearance, approval—can’t actually give us the worth we’re looking for? Ginny sits down with…
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1KHO 917: Every Yes Is A No To Something Else | Christine Caine, Whom Shall I Fear?
Fear has a way of creeping into everything—from parenting and health to our future, relationships, and the pressure to keep up. But what if the answer isn’t…
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1KHO 916: There is Life After Grief and Loss | Barry Hoffner, Belonging to the World
Ginny Yurich sits down with Barry Hoffner, author of Belonging to the World: A Journey from Grief to Connection in Every Country on Earth, to explore how…
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1KHO 915: Stop Sanitizing Childhood | Dr. Jack Gilbert, Dirt is Good
What if getting dirty is actually good for your kids? Ginny Yurich sits down with microbiome scientist Dr. Jack Gilbert, co-author of Dirt Is Good, to explore…
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1KHO 914: The More We Pursue Happiness, The More We Suffer | Dr. Russ Harris, The Happiness Trap
Ginny Yurich sits down with Dr. Russ Harris, physician, therapist, and bestselling author of The Happiness Trap, for a powerful conversation about why our…
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1KHO 913: Why Younger Generations Are Aging Faster | Dr. Will Cole, Heal Your Cells
Ginny Yurich welcomes Dr. Will Cole back to the podcast for a fascinating conversation about why our bodies may be aging faster than ever—and what we can do…
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1KHO 912: Your Child Isn't Behind | Dr. Tamara Rosier, Your Brain's Not Broken
Ginny Yurich sits down with Dr. Tamara Rosier, founder of the ADHD Center of West Michigan and author of Your Brain’s Not Broken and the new Your Brain’s Not…
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1KHO 911: What Is Technology Costing Your Family? | Ben Peterson, When Intelligence Isn't Human
Ginny Yurich sits down with Ben Peterson, author of When Intelligence Isn’t Human: Navigating Your Faith in the Age of AI, for a timely conversation about what…
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1KHO 910: What If We’ve Been Preparing Kids for the Wrong Future? | Sam Sorbo, Parent's Guide to Homeschool
International fashion model, actress, author, and educational freedom advocate Sam Sorbo joins Ginny for a wide-ranging conversation about homeschooling…
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1KHO 909: The Hidden Side of a Good Night’s Sleep | Tim Masters, My Green Mattress
What if one of the biggest ways to create a healthier home is hiding right underneath you while you sleep? In this episode, Ginny sits down with Tim Masters…
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1KHO 908: I’ve Never Finished a Project I Didn’t Start | Jesper Conrad, Neufeld Institute
Ginny Yurich sits down with Danish dad, author, entrepreneur, and longtime unschooling parent Jesper Conrad for a wide-ranging conversation about fatherhood…
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1KHO 907: Play Is An Emotional Release Valve | Tamara Neufeld Strijak, Reclaiming Our Students
Ginny Yurich sits down with Tamara Neufeld Strijack, co-author of Reclaiming Our Students, for a powerful conversation about what children need to thrive in a…
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1KHO 906: Your Brain Is Begging You to Go Outside | Dr. Eva Selhub, Your Brain On Nature
Ginny Yurich sits down with physician, resilience expert, and Your Brain on Nature author Dr. Eva Selhub to explore the remarkable ways nature influences our…
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1KHO 905: Play is the Essence of Parenting | Dr. Kim Van Dusen, Parenting Through Play
What if one of the most effective parenting tools isn’t another consequence or reward, but play? Ginny is joined by Dr. Kim Van Dusen, licensed marriage and…
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1KHO 904: Get Into Spaces Where You're Not In Control Anymore | Ian Morgan Cron, Chasing Francis
What happens when the faith that once sustained you no longer feels big enough for the questions you’re carrying? Ginny sits down with bestselling author Ian…