Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/natures-narrative Nature's Narrative with Emily Steffke is a podcast that explores environmental policy and outdoor recreation through the lens of literature and storytelling. © 2025 Emily Steffke 581d01d0-2ca7-56eb-b4ba-1f3232aef891 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:35:27 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:08:10 -0500 https://img.transistor.fm/jw8xbkyR5XiRSATw_CAH-YupEqt_gCAVQmQYYejdrMY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk1MjQvMTU4Njk2/Nzg0MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg episodic Emily Steffke Nature's Narrative with Emily Steffke is a podcast that explores environmental policy and outdoor recreation through the lens of literature and storytelling. Nature's Narrative with Emily Steffke is a podcast that explores environmental policy and outdoor recreation through the lens of literature and storytelling. Outdoors, Ecocriticism, Environmental Theory, Nature, Story, Storytelling, Narrative, Literature, Outdoor Education, Southwest, English, Environment, Environmentalism, Wilderness, Policy, Cottonwood Gulch, desert, ecotourism, recreation Emily Steffke No No 2 2 2: Phototourism - How Instagram is changing our interactions with nature full 29f13f00-cf26-460e-af40-f58f64fd37c5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/970bc00d Check out some of the books and resources mentioned in the show!
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions: https://www.cottonwoodgulch.org
Ansel Adams: letters and images, 1916-1984, edited by Mary Street Alinder and Andrea Gray Stillman, 1988.
Looking at Ansel Adams: the photographs and the man, Andrea Gray Stillman, 2012.
Ansel Adams in the National Parks: photographs from America's wild places, Ansel Adams, 2010.
Ansel Adams, an Autobiography, Ansel Adams, 1985.
The Negative, Ansel Adams, 1981.
America, Jean Baudrillard, 1986.
The Consumer Society, Jean Baudrillard, 1970. 

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Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions: https://www.cottonwoodgulch.org
Ansel Adams: letters and images, 1916-1984, edited by Mary Street Alinder and Andrea Gray Stillman, 1988.
Looking at Ansel Adams: the photographs and the man, Andrea Gray Stillman, 2012.
Ansel Adams in the National Parks: photographs from America's wild places, Ansel Adams, 2010.
Ansel Adams, an Autobiography, Ansel Adams, 1985.
The Negative, Ansel Adams, 1981.
America, Jean Baudrillard, 1986.
The Consumer Society, Jean Baudrillard, 1970. 

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0400 Emily Steffke Emily Steffke 3279 Snapping photos in the outdoors: is it a distraction or an ultimate form of engagement? We look at the writings of landscape photographer Ansel Adams, cultural philosopher Jean Baudrillard, and interview with amateur photographer Daniel Singer. Snapping photos in the outdoors: is it a distraction or an ultimate form of engagement? We look at the writings of landscape photographer Ansel Adams, cultural philosopher Jean Baudrillard, and interview with amateur photographer Daniel Singer. Outdoors, Ecocriticism, Nature, Story, Storytelling, Narrative, Literature, Outdoor Education, Southwest, English, Environment, Environmentalism, Wilderness, Policy, Cottonwood Gulch, Ansel Adams, Jean Baudrillard, philosophy, photography, camera, photo, Instagram, social media, technology, Daniel Singer, reality, image, art, desert, phototourism, ecotourism, tourism, tourist, document, distract, engage, Grand Canyon, picture No 1 1 1: Desert Solitaire and the Paradox of Permits full 87bb6daa-2573-4889-be0c-67e643b1f983 https://share.transistor.fm/s/889aee46 Check out some of the books and resources mentioned in the show!
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions: https://www.cottonwoodgulch.org
Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey, 1968.
All the Wild that Remains, David Gessner, 2016. 
"Wilderness Letter," Wallace Stegner, 1960. 

]]> Check out some of the books and resources mentioned in the show!
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions: https://www.cottonwoodgulch.org
Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey, 1968.
All the Wild that Remains, David Gessner, 2016. 
"Wilderness Letter," Wallace Stegner, 1960. 

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400 Emily Steffke Emily Steffke 2087 Can a place really be wilderness if it's tied up in regulations? We take a look at the writing of Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and David Gessner to find out. Can a place really be wilderness if it's tied up in regulations? We take a look at the writing of Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and David Gessner to find out. Desert Solitaire, Ecocriticism, Edward Abbey, Gessner, Permit, Outdoors, Nature, Story, Storytelling, Narrative, Literature, Outdoor Education, Southwest, Regulation, English, Environment, Environmentalism, Stegner, Wilderness, Policy, Cottonwood Gulch No