Hello, Nature

Dustlight Productions, REI Co-op Studios

Hello, Nature is back! In season 1, Misha Euceph traveled across the country to share the unknown stories of America’s National Parks. In season 2, Misha is back on the road in her Subaru Outback Wilderness, and this time she’s exploring nature right outside our front doors in cities across the country – from Los Angeles to Atlanta and Portland to New York City. She’s hitting the trails, camping out at local preserves, and running alongside local changemakers to answer the questions: What makes these outdoor spaces so important? How do we access, protect, and engage with these spaces? And who are the leaders of color helping to get people outside?

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18 episodes
Updated Sep 7, 2023
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Sep 7, 2023 · 47 min
Hello, Portland
Misha visits one of the best-known bike cities in the US, Portland, to explore bike equity and how it can contribute to a sense of belonging. She meets with Alexis Vazquez and Nanette Beyale, a couple who leads Native and Indigenous bike rides throughout the city, and Max Woodbury, an adaptive cyclist, who is championing biking accessibility for all bodies in Portland.
Aug 31, 2023 · 42 min
Hello, New York
Misha visits her old stomping grounds, Brooklyn, New York, where she meets up with with Alison Desir and Jerry Francois to learn about their experience running while black and how run clubs have helped all sorts of New Yorkers— from the bright-eyed newcomer to the longtime locals— find community in a city where everyone seems like a stranger.
Aug 24, 2023 · 54 min
Hello, Boston
Misha attends the most historic marathon in the US to witness history in the making. For the first time in the Boston Marathon’s 127 years, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) added a non-binary category to the race.
Aug 17, 2023 · 38 min
Hello, Atlanta
Misha meets with historian, advocate, and founder of Civil Bikes, Nedra Deadwyler to explore the civil rights history of Atlanta by bike. Digging into Nedra’s personal story, Misha learns not only how cycling has helped her reconnect with nature but also the challenges of being a cyclist in a gentrifying city.
Aug 10, 2023 · 39 min
Hello, Oakland
Misha explores how nature heals us from childhood to adulthood. She meets with Zotunde Morton and Jessica Oya, two leaders with Oakland Goes Outdoors, a program that increases opportunities for middle school students in Oakland to regularly experience camping and the beauty of the outdoors.
Aug 3, 2023 · 47 min
Hello, Minneapolis
Misha explores Minneapolis’ tradition as a welcoming city for refugees and learns about how Huellas Latinas, a local hiking club, is building community and finding home through nature.
Jul 27, 2023 · 40 min
Hello, Chicago
In Chicago, one of the leading cities for the environmental justice movement, Misha explores the Cook County Forest Preserves with Chicago Adventure Therapy (CAT) leader Zorbari Nwidor to talk about creating more accessible and inviting natural spaces in the city.
Jul 20, 2023 · 32 min
Hello, Los Angeles
Misha hikes the secret stairs of Los Angeles, learns about their rich history, and talks to two local advocates who have embraced the stairs to bring nature to the forefront of LA communities.
Jul 13, 2023 · 3 min
Hello, Nature Season 2
Hello, Nature is back! In season 2, Misha is back on the road in her Subaru Outback Wilderness, and this time she’s exploring nature right outside our front doors in cities across the country – from Los Angeles to Atlanta and Portland to New York City. She’s hitting the trails, camping out at local preserves, and running alongside local change-makers to answer the questions: What makes these outdoor spaces so important? How do we access, protect, and engage with these spaces? And who are the lea
Nov 5, 2021 · 49 min
Hello, Acadia
In Acadia National Park, Misha starts to put together a more whole picture of America. She learns about sweetgrass from Suzanne Greenlaw, the woman behind Acadia's efforts to tie traditional conservation methods with Indigenous knowledge and hears from a falconer whose love of nature transformed his life.
Oct 29, 2021 · 38 min
Hello, Great Smoky Mountains
In the Great Smoky Mountains, Misha sees what is possible when Black, Indigenous and people of color are in a positions of power.
Oct 22, 2021 · 46 min
Hello, Mammoth Cave
In Mammoth Cave, Misha learns how important it is to bring what has been buried above ground.
Oct 15, 2021 · 42 min
Hello, Yellowstone
In Yellowstone, Misha asks what it means to restore a place. She gets stuck in the snow, goes wolf watching and finds out that we almost lost wolves forever in the park, and how reintroducing them healed the ecosystem.
Oct 8, 2021 · 38 min
Hello, Glacier
In Glacier, Misha learns about what it means to be indigenous to a place from Derek DesRosier, Tom Rodgers and David Treuer. She learns about the Blackfeet tribe and their experience with Glacier. Misha also talks to Vivian Wang about what it takes to become a park ranger, and how hard it can be for people of color.
Oct 1, 2021 · 43 min
Hello, Big Bend
In Big Bend National Park, Misha finds a scorpion, learns to see in the dark and tries hiking alone for the first time.
Sep 24, 2021 · 36 min
Hello, Arches
In Arches National Park, Misha uncovers the pain and the healing power of the land.
Sep 17, 2021 · 58 min
Hello, Yosemite
At Yosemite, Misha learns about the Chinese and Black history from rangers, Yenyen Chan and Shelton Johnson. She also overcomes one of her greatest fears.
Aug 19, 2021 · 2 min
Introducing Hello, Nature
Introducing the Hello, Nature podcast, hosted by Misha Euceph. In this 8-episode series, she goes out to see America to tell an unheard story of our national parks.

Hello, Nature

Hello, Portland

Hello, New York

Hello, Boston

Hello, Atlanta

Hello, Oakland

Hello, Minneapolis

Hello, Chicago

Hello, Los Angeles

Hello, Nature Season 2

Hello, Acadia

Hello, Great Smoky Mountains

Hello, Mammoth Cave

Hello, Yellowstone

Hello, Glacier

Hello, Big Bend

Hello, Arches

Hello, Yosemite

Introducing Hello, Nature