Brain on Nature Podcast
1) Doing it for the kids
A playgroup in Sydney is turning despair about the planet's future into hope by taking action and connecting with people who share their concerns and motivations. Rosa Brown, mum and English teacher, ...Show More
2) Regenerating the Cooks River with the Mudcrabs
Every weekend, and some weekdays too, you'll find Mudcrabs along the banks of the Cooks River. Not crustaceans, although they're slowly returning as their habitat is restored, but a group of dedicated...Show More
3) PRESENTING: OUT THERE - DEER HUNTER
Indie podcast Out There explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. In this award-winning episode, producer Sam Anderson goes hunting for the first time and finds it confronting. And as ...Show More
4) SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
A quick update about what’s been happening since we released season one. We're planning for a second season but need your help. It’s about how getting off screens back outside and into the natural wor...Show More
5) Presenting HumaNature
While you wait for season two, here's an inspiring story from a father and daughter about their first overnight hiking adventure. As they hike into Utah's Bryce Canyon in late November, things don't g...Show More
6) Back on the Bike
The doctors are saying they want me to go back to work…gradually. But I’m not sure. I’ve lost my confidence. My brain injury rehab specialist says we won’t know until we try. He means I won’t actually...Show More
7) There's Science to This
I’m depressed and anxious and the headaches are back. I have to dose myself up on nature again. I wouldn’t have considered heading into the bush alone before the accident. But now I’m known for turnin...Show More
8) Invisible Injury
I’m racing towards the finish line. I’m almost better! I try to get back to my normal life, but something’s still not quite right. And then, all of a sudden, things start to unravel. Surely this isn’t...Show More
9) If Symptoms Persist, Accept
Finally, I get a diagnosis. The doctors tell me I have what they’re calling ‘a mild traumatic brain injury’. And there’s not much that they can do about it. They encourage me to just accept my situati...Show More
10) The Waiting Room
The injury makes me reflect on what the load on my brain was like before the accident. I’m a journalist, my head’s full of work. I manage our household, wrangle our kids – they’re two and five years o...Show More