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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 783: Everyone Is a Morning Person | Jennifer Dukes Lee, How to Love Your Morning
Mornings are not just about alarms, routines, or becoming a 5 a.m. person. In this warm and joy-filled episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich…
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1KHO 782: Extend Life With Health Shifts That Cost Nothing | Gary Brecka, The Ultimate Human
Gary Brecka says some of the most powerful health changes are also the simplest ones: morning sunlight, real food, better sleep, daily movement, and a body…
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1KHO 781: Never Get Lost in Conversation Again | Heather Holleman, The Six Conversations
The number one personal development skill is interpersonal curiosity and yet a lot of us don’t quite know what to do once a conversation gets past the basics…
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1KHO 780: When Speaking Up is Costly | Elise Heerde, After the Exit
In this deeply personal episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich talks with Elise Heerde, author of After the Exit, about what happens when…
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1KHO 779: Learning Is a Stress Buffer | Tom Vanderbilt, Beginners
Tom Vanderbilt joins Ginny Yurich on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a conversation about becoming a beginner again, even when adulthood makes it easy to…
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1KHO 778: The Kind of Kid You’d Hire | Dan Kovac, America's Dad
Dan Kovac brings such a helpful father’s perspective to this conversation about homeschooling, work, maturity, and what actually prepares kids for adult life…
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1KHO 777: What Japanese Parenting Gets Right | Lisa Katayama, The Japanese Way of Parenting
Lisa Katayama joins Ginny Yurich on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a thoughtful conversation about what Japanese culture can teach us about raising kids…
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1KHO 776: Carry Your Own Bucket | Melanie Shankle, Here Be Dragons
Melanie Shankle is one of those writers who can make you laugh on one page and hit something tender that makes you cry on the next, and this conversation with…
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1KHO 775: Helping Kids Do Hard Things Again | David Thomas and Sissy Goff, Capable
David Thomas and Sissy Goff are back, and this conversation is incredibly relatable. Kids are more hesitant, more overwhelmed, and less willing to step into…
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1KHO 774: Homeschool is Not a Fringe Choice | Rachel Kovac, Their Future is Shining Bright
Rachel Kovac returns for her third appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a conversation that gets right to the heart of what…
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1KHO 773: The Long Way Around | Douglas McKelvey, Every Moment Holy
Douglas McKelvey writes like someone who has paid attention to both beauty and disappointment, and this conversation on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with…
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1KHO 772: Ignite Human Potential | Dr. Glynetta Fletcher, They are Not Gladiators
Dr. Glynetta Fletcher joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a conversation that gets underneath what’s actually happening in schools…
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1KHO 771: The Happiest People Set Hard Goals | Caroline Adams Miller, Big Goals
Caroline Miller joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a really grounded conversation about something most of us think we…
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1KHO 770: Living at Eighty Five Percent | Debra Fileta, Soul Care
This conversation with Debra Fileta on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich gets right to the ache so many women are carrying: the feeling of…
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1KHO 769: The Courage to Keep Building | Colton Dixon, Build a Boat
Colton Dixon has spent years singing about faith, grit, and holding on when the road in front of you does not make sense yet, and this conversation on The 1000…
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1KHO 768: Love That Lands | Dr. Gary Chapman, The Love Language That Matters Most
Dr. Gary Chapman joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a warm, deeply practical conversation about why love can be sincere and still…
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1KHO 767: Our Presence is What Makes Us Valuable | Eli Harwood, How to Deal With Your Emotions So You're Kids Don't Have To
Licensed therapist Eli Harwood joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a deeply helpful conversation about attachment, emotional…
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1KHO 766: Happiness Multiplies When You Share It | Ty Dannenbring and Jeff Dillon, Party in the Front
In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, Jeff Dillon and Ty Dannenbring talk about what happens when you stop waiting for…
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1KHO 765: Supporting Fertility Naturally | Rachel Swanson, Trying
Ginny Yurich sits down with Rachel Swanson on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a conversation that feels both grounding and hopeful for anyone thinking about…
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1KHO 764: Holding Your Ground in the Age of AI | Charlie Tyrell, The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist
Charlie Tyrell joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich for a conversation sparked by his remarkable new documentary The AI Doc, Or How to…
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1KHO 763: When Childhood Becomes Content | Fortesa Latifi, Like, Follow, Subscribe
On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, Ginny sits down with Fortesa Latifi to talk about her fascinating and deeply nuanced…
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1KHO 762: Retire from Procrastination | Jon Acuff, Procrastination Proof
Get our top ranked mobile app for iOS or Android! Jon Acuff is back for his seventh appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, and…
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1KHO 761: The Things a Scalpel Cannot Solve | Dr. Lee Warren, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery
In this moving episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with host Ginny Yurich, Dr. Lee Warren shares what a lifetime in neurosurgery, war, devastating loss…
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1KHO 760: Homeschooling All the Way Through | Rachel Kovac, Their Future is Shining Bright
On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, I’m joined again by my dear friend Rachel Kovac, and this conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered…
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1KHO 759: When Worry Stops Running the Show | Addison Bevere, Words With God
Releasing on Easter day, this conversation with Addison Bevere meets us right in the tension so many of us are living in where we are overwhelmed…
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1KHO 758: Wonder Changes Everything | Dr. Pamela Stephens Lehenbauer, Wonder and Joy for the Wired and Tired
Dr. Pamela Stephens Lehenbauer joins Ginny Yurich for a rich and refreshing conversation about why so many of us feel worn thin, why the wellness industry…
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1KHO 757: Life Beyond Survival Mode | Crystal Paine, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode
Crystal Paine returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a deeply encouraging conversation about what it takes to move from constantly behind and worn out…
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1KHO 756: You are Not Stuck With the Brain You Have | Dr. Daniel Amen
Dr. Daniel Amen joins Ginny Yurich for a powerful conversation about what might be the most important (and most overlooked) part of our lives: our brain…
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1KHO 755: Before You Feel Brave | Sadie Robertson Huff, Duck Dynasty
Sadie Robertson Huff returns for a grounded, honest conversation about doing hard things before you feel ready. She and Ginny talk about raising kids in a…
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1KHO 754: The Mother in Law Triangle | Dr. Tracy Dalgleish, You, Your Husband, and His Mother
In this eye-opening and surprisingly relatable conversation, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish returns to unpack the hidden dynamic quietly straining so many marriages: the…
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1KHO 753: Against All Odds | Christine Caine, The Faith to Flourish
Christine Caine joins Ginny Yurich for a life-giving conversation about what the olive tree can teach us about resilience, slow growth, healing, identity, and…
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1KHO 752: When Life Feels Like a Never Ending Plod | Ginny Owens, Singing in the Dark
Some conversations feel like a deep breath, and this one does. In this beautiful episode, Ginny Yurich sits down with singer-songwriter and author Ginny Owens…
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1KHO 751: Kids Need More Practice With Money | Dr. Stephen Day, Teach a Kid to Save
Money habits do not magically appear at eighteen, and in this warm, practical conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Dr. Stephen Day—author of Teach a Kid…
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1KHO 750: The Life We Forgot How to Live | Dr. Arthur Brooks, The Meaning of Your Life
Something essential has quietly slipped away and Dr. Arthur Brooks puts words to what so many of us have been feeling but couldn’t explain. In this deeply…
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1KHO 749: Kids Need Happy Mothers | Dr. Meg Meeker, The 10 Habits of Happy Mothers
Dr. Meg Meeker returns to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for a deeply encouraging conversation about motherhood in an age of guilt, exhaustion, comparison, and…
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1KHO 748: Public Schools Should Serve Students, Not Screens | Dr. Jared Horvath, The Digital Delusion
**Purchase Ginny's trio of books: Until the Streetlights Come On, Homeschooling, and 1000 Hours Outside Activity Book Public education was built to…
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1KHO 747: How to Carry a Heavy Life | Shannan Martin, Counterweights
**Get our free Top Ten 1000 Hours Outside Podcast Books from 2025 here On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich…
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1KHO 746: Yesterday Is a T-Shirt That Shrunk in the Dryer | Tanner Olson, Getting Through What You're Going Through
**Get our top ranked mobile app for iOS or Android! Poet, author, speaker, and comedian Tanner Olson joins Ginny Yurich for a warm, funny, unexpectedly tender…
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1KHO 745: Inspiring Families to Travel Better | Jenna Lee Dillon, Look Up
**Get your free 2026 tracker sheet here! In this thoughtful and deeply encouraging conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with author…
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1KHO 744: Anyone Can Become a Supercommunicator | Charles Duhigg, Supercommunicators
Learning to have deeper friendships, better conversations, stronger families is actually a skill we can learn. In this conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down…
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1KHO 743: Delight Changes Everything | Summer Joy Gross, The Emmanuel Promise
In this deeply moving conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Summer Joy Gross, author of The Emmanuel Promise and host of The Presence Project Podcast, to…
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1KHO 742: Giving Kids Their Time Back | MacKenzie Price, 2 Hour Learning
In this fascinating conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with MacKenzie Price, founder of 2 Hour Learning and co-founder of Alpha School, to talk about what…
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1KHO 741: To Feed Someone Is to Love Them | Danielle Kartes, Next Level Chef
Danielle Kartes returns for her third visit to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, and this conversation is about so much more than food. Ginny Yurich and Danielle…
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1KHO 740: Our Lives Go Where Our Eyes Go | Wendy Speake, 40-Day Social Media Fast
Wendy Speake joins Ginny Yurich for a rich, honest conversation about the quiet ways modern distractions shape our homes, our attention, and our souls. Drawing…
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1KHO 739: Hope for the Hard Road | Brittany Price Brooker
Brittany Price Brooker never imagined becoming a widow at 25 with three boys under the age of three, but what followed is a story of grief, resilience…
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1KHO 738: You Are Not Ruining Your Kids | Abbey Wedgeworth, Help! I'm Ruining My Kids
In this honest and deeply comforting conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with author Abbey Wedgeworth to talk about the hidden shame so many mothers carry and…
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1KHO 737: Friendship Is Eroding | Dr. Tracy Brower, Critical Connections
In this thoughtful and surprisingly hopeful conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with sociologist Dr. Tracy Brower to talk about why so many people feel…
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1KHO 736: Surprise Stretches Time | Dan Heath, The Power of Moments
Dan Heath has spent his career helping people think more clearly about change, decisions, and what makes life memorable, and in this conversation with Ginny…
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1KHO 735: Walking a Road With Very Few Footprints | Amanda Lancaster, A Time to Be Born
In this deeply moving conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with author, mother, and midwife Amanda Lancaster to talk about what it looks like to build a life…
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1KHO 734: Resist the Temptation of Security | William Deresiewicz, Excellent Sheep
This conversation with William Deresiewicz, author of the bestselling Excellent Sheep, gets to the heart of a question so many families are quietly carrying…
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1KHO 732: Anxiety Can Be the Biggest Challenge in a Person’s Life | Dr. Russell Kennedy, Anxiety Rx
In this deeply personal and illuminating conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Dr. Russell Kennedy—author of the bestselling book Anxiety Rx and the…
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1KHO 732: Stories That Shape a Life | Geoff and Janet Benge, Benge Books
Books entertain us but they also build us into the people we are. This conversation with Geoff and Janet Benge is about the kind of books that can change a…
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1KHO 731: Protein Changes Everything | Rachael DeVaux, The High-Protein Plate
Protein isn’t just for athletes or people tracking macros, it’s one of the simplest ways to feel fuller, steadier, and more energized in everyday life, and…
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1KHO 730: Get Your Light Right | Sarah Kleiner Wellness
Sarah Kleiner joins Ginny Yurich for a fascinating conversation about why so many modern health struggles may have less to do with willpower and more to do…
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1KHO 729: Give Children Freedom to Learn Without Coercion | Kerry McDonald, Joyful Learning
Kerry McDonald makes a calm, compelling case for something many parents can feel but struggle to name: kids don’t need more pressure—they need more trust. In…
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1KHO 728: Choose to Be Free | Jennie Allen, The Lie You Don't Know You Believe
Jennie Allen is back on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, and this conversation goes straight for the thing most of us can’t name—but feel every day: the hidden…
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1KHO 727: We Deserve Better Than Netflix | Michaeleen Doucleff, Dopamine Kids
We weren’t built to live in a constant state of “what’s next.” Yet that low-grade restless hum has become normal in modern family life. In her third appearance…
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1KHO 726: Deliberate Rest | Alex Pang, Rest
Ginny Yurich sits down with writer and researcher Alex Soojung-Kim Pang to reclaim something our culture keeps treating like a reward: real rest. Drawing from…
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1KHO 725: Living Ready | John Bevere, The King is Coming
John Bevere joins host Ginny Yurich on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast with the kind of story that wakes you up—in the best way: a kid who struggled with…
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1KHO 724: The Long Game of Youth Sports | Britt Lee, Parenting the Pure Athlete
Youth sports can feel like a treadmill you can’t step off—more time, more money, more pressure, and a nagging fear that if you don’t start at age six, you’ve…