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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 663: Childhood Without Free Play Is a Health Crisis | Rusty Keeler, Adventures in Risky Play
Check out the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle that includes the 2026 Kick-Off Pack here Get your free 2026 tracker sheets here ** In this conversation, Ginny…
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1KHO 662: Our Phones Promise a Lot But They Take Away More | Noah Herrin, Welcome to Manhood
Modern life is quietly thinning out things that matter like friendship, purpose, contentment, and presence. In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast…
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1KHO 661: Let Kids Grow Up at the Right Pace | Jon Gustin, The Tired Dad
Jon Gustin didn’t set out to be a parenting voice. He became one the hard way. In this conversation, Jon talks honestly about early exposure to alcohol, years…
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1KHO 660: The Brain Develops Through Movement and Touch | Kathryn Kraft, TimberNook
Get your *FREE* 2026 1000 Hours Outside Tracker Sheet here: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Focus, confidence, and emotional regulation don’t start…
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1KHO 659: We Were Always Meant to Start From Rest | Eryn Lynum, The Nature of Rest
If you feel like you’re living at hummingbird speed—heart racing, always “behind,” never quite done—this conversation will feel like a deep exhale. Eryn Lynum…
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1KHO 658: Helping Others Find Their Second Chance | Dr. Sina McCullough, Beyond Labels
Dr. Sina McCullough did everything “right.” She had a PhD in nutrition. She cooked from scratch. She bought organic. And still, her health fell apart…
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1KHO 657: You Will Never Go Broke By Giving | Jimmy Darts, Undercover Kindness
In this unforgettable conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with viral kindness creator Jimmy Darts, author of Undercover Kindness to talk about the stories…
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1KHO 656: Real Education Success Starts at Home | Dr. Kelly Cagle, Parenting IQ Podcast
Ginny Yurich sits down with Dr. Kelly Cagle, educational researcher, former teacher, and host of the Parenting IQ Podcast, for a practical, hopeful…
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1KHO 655: The More Colors the Better | Sandra Mao, Vibrant Harvest
In this colorful and joy-filled episode of the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with gardener, photographer, and author Sandra Mao…
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1KHO 654: Belonging Is a Developmental Need | Rosalind Wiseman, Queen Bees & Wannabees
Adolescence is a training ground for belonging. Rosalind Wiseman (the Queen Bees and Wannabes author whose work inspired Mean Girls) names what adults forget…
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1KHO 653: Gain Deeper Relationships Through Dependence on Others | Kevan Chandler and Tommy Shelton, The Hospitality of Need
What if the deepest friendships aren’t built on independence—but on dependence done with dignity? In this unforgettable conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down…
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1KHO 652: Being Overwhelmed Is Not a Personal Failure | KC Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning
If you’ve ever looked around your house, your calendar, or your marriage and thought, Why is this so hard for me?—this conversation is for you. In this…
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1KHO 651: Pushing Isn't Always the Answer | Aundi Kolber, Try Softer
Trauma therapist and bestselling author Aundi Kolber join us to name the pattern so many of us live in: trying harder when our nervous system is begging for…
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1KHO 650: An Antidote to the Crushing Pace of Childhood | Heather Shumaker, It's Ok Not to Share
What if the most loving thing you could do for your child today is protect their right to play? In this landmark 650th episode of The 1000 Hours Outside…
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1KHO 649: When Lost Dreams Become Sacred Paths | Mikella Van Dyke, Chasing Sacred
What happens when the life you’ve worked for—your city, your career, even your identity—dies overnight? In this tender, hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits…
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1KHO 648: Raising Free Families in a Sick Care System | Dr. Stanton Hom, Future Generations
In this riveting conversation, West Point graduate, Iraq veteran, and pediatric chiropractor Dr. Stanton Hom shares how he went from a “clean bill of health”…
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1KHO 647: Rediscovering the Power of Birth | Beth Barbeau, Indigo Forest
*FREE DOWNLOAD* - Birth Locations Pros and Cons Sign up for Beth's newsletter here Birth used to be surrounded by aunties, sisters, grandmothers, and the kind…
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1KHO 646: The Moments That Change Our Lives Are the Little Moments | Rory Feek, Once Upon a Farm
In this tender, hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits down with father, farmer, author, and Grammy-winning songwriter Rory Feek to trace the surprising path…
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1KHO 645: The Cost of Ignoring Our Limitations | Justin Whitmel Earley, The Body Teaches the Soul
Justin Whitmel Earley once believed he could outwork sleep, outrun stress, and think his way out of anxiety until his body forced him to face the truth. In…
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1KHO 644: The Current Crisis in Human Attention | Dr. Marc Berman, Nature and the Mind
Our attention is quietly falling apart and it’s changing who we are as parents, partners, and people. In this powerful conversation, Dr. Marc Berman, professor…
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1KHO 643: A Connection to Something Timeless | SD Smith, Helmer and the Dragon Tomb
In a world of shifting sands, where kids are nudged toward algorithms, apps, and endless activities, S. D. Smith returns to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast to…
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1KHO 642: Most People Are Starved for Connection | Ben Swire, Safe Danger
In a world where adults avoid risk, children grow up on screens instead of playgrounds, and workplaces drift toward loneliness, Ben Swire argues that what…
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1KHO 641: Movement Opens Up a Whole Other World to Children | Misty Copeland, BunHeads
Misty Copeland is one of the most famous ballerinas in the world—the first African American woman promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre and a…
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1KHO 640: Children Improve Their Attention Spans Outside | Angela Hanscom, TimberNook
When pediatric occupational therapist and TimberNook founder Angela Hanscom steps into the woods, she sees what most of us miss: children rebuilding the very…
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1KHO 639: Escaping the Attention Economy | Sharon Hodde Miller, Gazing at God
In a culture that trains children to perform their lives instead of live them, Sharon Hodde Miller returns to explore why so many young people feel fragile…
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1KHO 638: If You Want Your Children to Read You Have to Limit Screen Time | Dr. Daniel Willingham, Why Don't Students Like School?
What if the biggest predictor of your child becoming a lifelong reader has nothing to do with phonics programs, library incentives, or natural talent and…
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1KHO 637: The Gift of Growing Up Slowly | Russell York, COSMO
Childhood isn’t a race, and in this hopeful conversation, Ginny Yurich and Cosmo Technologies founder Russell York remind us why slowing the pace is one of the…
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1KHO 636: My Call Is To Bring Joy To Children | Sally Lloyd-Jones, Jesus, Our True Friend: Stories to Fill Your Heart with Joy
In this tender and hope-filled conversation, Ginny sits down with beloved children’s author Sally Lloyd-Jones, whose Jesus Storybook Bible has shaped the…
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1KHO 635: The Cost of Convenience | Debra Williams, Mind Body Blend
In this wide-ranging and eye-opening conversation, Ginny sits down with Debra Williams, a health and wellness advocate, mom, and creator of Mind Body Blend…
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1KHO 634: Our Souls Crave to be Seen | Toni Collier, Don't Try This Alone
If you’ve ever felt like the “strong one” who secretly wishes someone would notice how tired you are, this episode will feel like a deep exhale. Ginny sits…
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1KHO 633: When Your Stuff Steals Your Joy | Joshua Becker, The More of Less
When Joshua Becker looked up from a garage packed with stuff and saw his five-year-old swinging alone in the backyard, everything changed. In this lively…
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1KHO 632: Joy is a Skill | Max Lucado, Tame Your Thoughts
In this life-giving conversation, Max Lucado joins Ginny Yurich to talk about something every overwhelmed parent and anxious teen quietly craves: a way out of…
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1KHO 631: Your Marriage is One-of-a-Kind | Dustin and Melissa Nickerson, How to be Married
Dustin and Melissa Nickerson are hilarious and surprisingly profound about what it takes to stay married in this day and age. In this episode, they tell the…
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1KHO 630: No One Hands You a Rule Book for Belonging | Leland Lucky Vittert, Born Lucky
In this unforgettable conversation, NewsNation anchor and instant New York Times bestselling author Leland “Lucky” Vittert pulls back the curtain on a…
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1KHO 629: Good Enough Is Both Good and Enough | Niro Feliciano, All is Calm-ish
The holidays promise magic but deliver a lengthy to-do list the length as well. In this conversation, cognitive psychotherapist and TODAY Show contributor Niro…
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1KHO 628: More Often Than Not, People Don’t Know Their Values | Robert Glazer, The Compass Within
Most of us are living with an internal compass we never learned to read. In this riveting conversation, bestselling author Robert Glazer reveals why so many…
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1KHO 627: Children Are a Reward Not a Regret| Abbie Halberstadt, You Bet Your Stretch Marks
In her second visit to The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, bestselling author and mama of ten Abbie Halberstadt (M Is for Mama, Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad…
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1KHO 626: Our Children Are Being Medicated for Being Tired | Kalli Halle, Toothpillow
What if the behavior problems you’re seeing in your child are really exhaustion from a tiny jaw and a blocked airway? In this eye-opening conversation, host…
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1KHO 625: Childhood Grows Best in a Garden | Sharon Lovejoy, Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots
Beloved author and illustrator Sharon Lovejoy returns for her third appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, and this conversation feels like stepping…
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1KHO 624: Build a Mind Gallery for Yourself and Your Children | Leah Boden, Brave Princess Aina
Motherhood often feels like a season of losing yourself, but what if it’s actually the most profound season of becoming? In this heart-deep conversation, Ginny…
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1KHO 623: The Conversations That Will Protect Your Kids Online | Jessica Joelle Alexander, Raising Digital Citizens
When our kids step into the digital world, most of us feel like we’re handing them car keys without ever having learned to drive ourselves. In this episode…
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1KHO 622: Choosing the Hard Things on Purpose | Heath and Chrissy Evans, BUILTREADY
Choosing the Hard Things on Purpose brings former NFL fullback Heath Evans and weight-loss hero Chrissy Evans into a raw and hope-filled conversation about…
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1KHO 621: Every Child is a Blessing | Sarah Gabel Seifert, Every Life
What if the most countercultural thing you could do right now was say yes to family? In this deeply affirming conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Sarah…
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1KHO 620: How Do I Make Friends? | Jennie Allen, Find Your People
When bestselling author and IF:Gathering founder Jennie Allen sits down with Ginny, they go straight at the question nearly everyone’s asking but few will…
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1KHO 619: Ungoverned by Four Walls, | Jess Warner and Adele Hopper, TimberNook Australia
When pediatric OT Adele Hopper and early childhood educator Jess Warner stepped outside the clinic and classroom, everything changed—regulation improved…
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1KHO 618: A Developmentally Appropriate Childhood Is Self-Care for the Whole Family | Dr. Natasha Beck, Dr. Organic Mommy
When we protect the pace of childhood, everyone in the family heals. In this illuminating conversation, Dr. Natasha Beck—also known as Dr. Organic Mommy—shares…
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1KHO 617: The Courage to Be Left Behind | Erin Loecher, The Opt-Out Family
Erin Loechner is back for her third visit with a deeply freeing message for parents: you can step off the conveyor belt and still raise kids who thrive. From…
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1KHO 616: The Best Ways to Raise Resilient Children | Dr. Michael Gurian, The Wonder of Boys
What does it really take to raise strong, confident, and grounded kids in today’s digital world? In this deeply affirming and practical conversation, New York…
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1KHO 615: Moving Forward by Turning Back | Andy Felton, Nourished by Design
In this conversation, Andy Felton invites us to see our bodies as organic gardens—living ecosystems that flourish or falter based on what we plant in them. He…
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1KHO 614: We Are Wired for Stories | Paul Hastings, Compelled
Stories are how our brains make sense of the world—and in this conversation, Ginny sits down with friend and master storyteller Paul Hastings (host of…
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1KHO 613: Kids Are Hurting Because of the World We Gave Them | Mike McLeod, GrowNow ADHD
In his fifth (and most urgent) visit, executive function specialist Mike McLeod says the quiet part out loud: today’s youth mental-health crisis is not a child…
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1KHO 612: The Biggest Stage You'll Ever Stand On is Your Living Room | Glen Henry, Father Yourself First
Glen Henry went from avoiding fatherhood to embracing it with radical presence, creativity, and faith—and he tells the whole story here. From hip-hop tours to…
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1KHO 611: 26 Is the New 18 | Tim Elmore, The Future Begins With Z
When employers say “26 is the new 18,” what they’re really noticing is Tim Elmore’s Peter Pan paradox in action: the age of authority is dropping while the age…
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1KHO 610: Children Have a Right To Play | Russell York, COSMO
In this powerful and timely conversation, 1000 Hours Outside founder Ginny Yurich sits down with Russell York, CEO of Cosmo, a leading kids smartwatch company…
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1KHO 609: It's Hard to Be a Person | Diana Hill, Wise Effort
Clinical psychologist and ACT expert Diana Hill returns to help us do what feels nearly impossible in a loud, burned-out world—focus our energy where it…
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1KHO 608: Hospitality In The Wild | Abby Kuykendall, Let the Biscuits Burn
Hospitality isn’t a styled table—it’s how people feel in your presence. In this heart-tugging conversation, Abby Kuykendall reframes hospitality as the art of…
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1KHO 607: Heaven And Nature Sing | Ellie Holcomb, Far Country
Ellie Holcomb joins Ginny to trace a clear line from her childhood on the Little Harpeth River to the music, books, and family life she’s building today. She…
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1KHO 606: Love No Matter How the Story May End | Peter Mutabazi, Love Does Not Conquer All
When Peter Mutabazi ran from an abusive home on the streets of Uganda at age ten, he never imagined he’d one day become a foster and adoptive father to more…
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1KHO 605: Let Them Fall in Love First | Dan Blewett, This Slump Shall Pass
Kids don’t need earlier tryouts—they need more backyard joy. In this conversation, former pro pitcher Dan Blewett shares how he started “late” by today’s…
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1KHO 604: It's a Beautiful World | In Paradise
When three hitmakers—Jess Cates, Ethan Hulse, and Jordan Mohilowski of In Paradise—sit down with Ginny Yurich, the conversation turns into an ode to real life…