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The Wild IdeaNate Schweber: Public Lands History That RhymesWe're excited to welcome journalist Nate Schweber to the show! Today our conversation delves into how journalism has told the story of our public lands across the years, and Nate shares more about his recent book This America of Ours and other crucial writings about our public spaces. Connect with Nate and see the links and resources mentioned in today's episode on our website.2025-04-0150 min
Reader's Corner"This America Of Ours" By Nate SchweberNote: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The episode originally aired in November 2022.An interview with Nate Schweber, author of the new book, This America of Ours: Bernard & Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild. In the book, Schweber tells the story of the extraordinary couple who rescued national parks from McCarthyism, and inspired a future of conservation.2025-03-1533 min
Congressional Dish285: The Indicteds: Rep. George Santos and Sen. Robert MenendezTwo members of Congress, one from each side of the aisle and each branch of Congress, are currently under criminal indictment, yet are steadfastly clinging to their roles as lawmakers. In this episode, we’ve got the dirt straight from the criminal indictments of Rep. George Santos of New York and Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your...2023-11-201h 24
Drink Beer, Think Beer With John HollEp. 204 - Nate Schweber and This America of Ours (now in paperback)“I’ve known Nate Schweber going on 20 years now, we’ve been colleagues, friends, and even co-authors. I can say without a doubt that he is one of the hardest working reporters I’ve ever met, he has a keen eye for detail, enjoys a good drink, and knows how to rock with the best of them. He’s a raconteur, with endless curiosity and compassion, and great passion. My life is better because I know him. His chords are familiar to listeners of this show as it has opened up every episode...2023-10-1855 min
Drink Beer, Think Beer With John HollEp. 204 - Nate Schweber and This America of Ours (now in paperback)“I’ve known Nate Schweber going on 20 years now, we’ve been colleagues, friends, and even co-authors. I can say without a doubt that he is one of the hardest working reporters I’ve ever met, he has a keen eye for detail, enjoys a good drink, and knows how to rock with the best of them. He’s a raconteur, with endless curiosity and compassion, and great passion. My life is better because I know him. His chords are familiar to listeners of this show as it has opened up every episode since we started, and was even part of the old Aft...2023-10-1855 min
APEX Hour at SUU09/14/2023: Nate SchweberNate Schweber is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, ProPublica, Anthony Bourdain's Explore Parts Unknown, and other media. His conservation articles won awards from the Outdoor Writers Association of America in 2015 and 2018, and in 2020, a ProPublica series he contributed to won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. A Montana native, he lives in Brooklyn.***
Eccles APEX Website: https://www.suu.edu/apex2023-09-1459 min
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal HerringEp. 141 - Nate Schweber - Public Lands JournalistBHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 141: Public Lands Journalist Nate Schweber A flamboyant Western politician, yelling hatred for the federal government, accusing anyone who questioned him of being a “communist,” secretly planning a takeover and selloff of 230 million acres of public land to his cronies. Sounds like today, yes? Well, it was 1947, and it almost worked. Montana-born, New York City-seasoned reporter and writer Nate Schweber uncovers the whole sordid, instructive history in his wild ride of a book, This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild, a chronicle of the life of on...2022-09-281h 52Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal HerringEp. 141 - Nate Schweber - Public Lands JournalistBHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 141: Public Lands Journalist Nate Schweber A flamboyant Western politician, yelling hatred for the federal government, accusing anyone who questioned him of being a “communist,” secretly planning a takeover and selloff of 230 million acres of public land to his cronies. Sounds like today, yes? Well, it was 1947, and it almost worked. Montana-born, New York City-seasoned reporter and writer Nate Schweber uncovers the whole sordid, instructive history in his wild ride of a book, This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild, a chronicle of the life of on...2022-09-281h 52
Behind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineTHIS AMERICA OF OURS by Nate Schweber, read by Fred SandersHost Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss Fred Sanders’s narration of the under appreciated history of Bernard and Avis DeVoto. He delivers the story crisply and thoughtfully, and his clear tone and eloquent delivery give the audiobook authority. Author Schweber unearths the story of the courageous journalist/historian who fought for Western lands and freedom of speech. He adds the companion biographical history of DeVoto’s talented wife Avis, an editor. Together they fought the land grab of 200 million acres led by NV Senator Leo McCarran, and when Bernard worked to defeat the Echo Park Dam in Col...2022-09-0106 min
The LandscapeThis America of Ours: The story of public land champions Avis and Bernard DeVotoAuthor Nate Schweber joins Kate to talk about his new book This America of Ours, which chronicles the lives of forgotten 20th century conservation heroes Avis and Bernard DeVoto. The literary couple thwarted a plot to privatize millions of acres of public land, then successfully fought off an attempt to dam the Green River inside […]
The post This America of Ours: The story of public land champions Avis and Bernard DeVoto appeared first on Center for Western Priorities.2022-08-1145 min
Mountain & Prairie with Ed RobersonNate Schweber - A Forgotten Chapter of American ConservationNate Schweber is an award-winning journalist whose work has been featured in the New York Times, ProPublica, Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown, and more. He’s also the author of the new book “This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild,” which was published in early July 2022. If you’re looking for an engaging and entertaining history book that highlights an often-overlooked era of conservation in the American West, then "This America of Ours" is your book– as you’ll hear in this conversation, I thoroughly enjoyed it. - Nate is...2022-08-051h 09
Access Utah'This America of Ours' with Nate Schweber on Tuesday's Access UtahNate Schweber joins us with his new book, This America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild.2022-07-0648 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasThis America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild by Nate SchweberPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild Author: Nate Schweber Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: The Americas Publisher's Summary: The untold story of the extraordinary fight to defend American wilderness from McCarthyism, and the radical couple who led the charge—and inspired a future of conservation In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto wa...2022-07-0505 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in History, The AmericasThis America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild by Nate SchweberPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566747to listen full audiobooks.
Title: This America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild
Author: Nate Schweber
Narrator: Fred Sanders
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes
Release date: July 5, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: The Americas
Publisher's Summary:
The untold story of the extraordinary fight to defend American wilderness from McCarthyism, and the radical couple who led the charge—and inspired a future of conservation In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto was a...2022-07-0511h 31
Discover Top Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureThis America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild by Nate SchweberPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild Author: Nate Schweber Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The untold story of the extraordinary fight to defend American wilderness from McCarthyism, and the radical couple who led the charge—and inspired a future of conservation In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto wa...2022-07-0505 min
Top Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureThis America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild by Nate SchweberPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild Author: Nate Schweber Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The untold story of the extraordinary fight to defend American wilderness from McCarthyism, and the radical couple who led the charge—and inspired a future of conservation In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto wa...2022-07-0505 min
Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureThis America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild by Nate SchweberPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566747 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild Author: Nate Schweber Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: July 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: The untold story of the extraordinary fight to defend American wilderness from McCarthyism, and the radical couple who led the charge—and inspired a future of conservation In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto wa...2022-07-0505 minDownload Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureThis America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild by Nate SchweberPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566747to listen full audiobooks.
Title: This America Of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild
Author: Nate Schweber
Narrator: Fred Sanders
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes
Release date: July 5, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
The untold story of the extraordinary fight to defend American wilderness from McCarthyism, and the radical couple who led the charge—and inspired a future of conservation In late-1940s America, few writers commanded attention like Bernard DeVoto. Alongside his brilliant wife and editor, Avis, DeVoto was a...2022-07-0511h 31Drink Beer, Think Beer With John HollEp. 142 - Nate Schweber author of "This America of Ours"Journalist and musician Nate Schweber sits down to talk about his forthcoming book "This America of Ours: Bernard and Avis DeVoto and the Forgotten Fight to Save the Wild."2022-06-2258 min
Drink Beer, Think Beer With John HollEp. 142 - Nate Schweber author of "This America of Ours""I’ve known Nate Schweber going on 20 years now, we’ve been colleagues, friends, and even co-authors. I can say without a doubt that he is one of the hardest working reporters I’ve ever met, he has a keen eye for detail, enjoys a good drink, and knows how to rock with the best of them. He’s a raconteur, with endless curiosity and compassion, and great passion. My life is better because I know him. His chords are familiar to listeners of this show as it has opened up every epi...2022-06-2258 min
Let's Go To Court!A Charlatan & a Family AnnihilatorHate ads? The entire LGTC catalog is available ad-free on Patreon!
Is this the twilight zone? Perhaps it is. We’re wearing top hats on our tits, we’re putting Jello in our salads, and Brandi’s covering a charlatan while Kristin covers a family annihilator. What has this world come to?
Brandi starts us off with a story about a Georgia pastor named William Pounds, who loved proposing to women, but hated staying loyal to them. On June 12, 2015, he called 911, claiming that his fiance Kendra Jackson had shot herself in the head. The scene didn’t quite...2022-03-092h 26
Bring in the ClosersEpisode 17 - Marketing, sales, and making sure your branding is right (with Todd Schweber)How do you get people to resonate with your message? How do you stand out from the crowd of social-media-driven, everything's-fine corporate messages? This week, Ryan and Ben talk about personality, being down-to-earth, and marketing your message to your clients and audience. We then talk with Todd Schweber, a partner at Apex Strategy Company.Apex Strategy Co. - https://apexstrategyco.com/coming-soonConnect with Todd on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmschweber/Relique Energy Management - https://reliqueenergy.com/Connect with Ryan & Ben:https://www.linkedin.com/in...2019-11-131h 04
Discover Free Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureWith Beaches Empty, Christie Wages One More Fight by Russ Buettner | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: With Beaches Empty, Christie Wages One More Fight
Author: Russ Buettner, Nate Schweber
Narrator: Kristi Burns
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-04-17
Publisher: The New York Times
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
The political standoff that shut down New Jersey state beaches and parks over the weekend began in February with a signature laugh line delivered by Gov. Chris Christie.
"With Beaches Empty, Christie Wages One More Fight" is from the July 02, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by...2017-07-0407 min
Download Full Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureThey Left for a Better Life. It Got Tragically Worse. by Nate Schweber | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: They Left for a Better Life. It Got Tragically Worse.
Author: Nate Schweber, William Neuman
Narrator: Caroline Miller
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-21-16
Publisher: The New York Times
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
"They Left for a Better Life. It Got Tragically Worse." is from the December 20, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Nate Schweber and William Neuman and narrated by Caroline Miller.
Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com2016-12-2113 min
Download Free Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureAhmad Khan Rahami's Father Gave Police Terrorism Tip in '14, Officials Say by Marc Santora | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Ahmad Khan Rahami's Father Gave Police Terrorism Tip in '14, Officials Say
Author: Marc Santora, Adam Goldman, Rukmini Callimachi, Nate Schweber
Narrator: Fleet Cooper
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-21-16
Publisher: The New York Times
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
"Ahmad Khan Rahami's Father Gave Police Terrorism Tip in '14, Officials Say" is from the September 20, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Marc Santora, Adam Goldman, Rukmini Callimachi and Nate Schweber and narrated by Fleet Cooper.
©2016 The New York T...2016-09-2107 min
Discover Audiobook in Newspapers & Magazines, News & CultureAmtrak Collision with Backhoe Leaves 2 Dead, Officials Say by Nate Schweber | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Amtrak Collision with Backhoe Leaves 2 Dead, Officials Say
Author: Nate Schweber, Mike McPhate
Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-04-16
Publisher: The New York Times
Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture
Summary:
"Amtrak Collision with Backhoe Leaves 2 Dead, Officials Say" is from the April 03, 2016 National section of The New York Times. It was written by Nate SchweberandMike McPhate and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.
©2016 The New York Times News Service Division of The New York Times Company (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com2016-04-0403 min
LongformEpisode 120: Katie J.M. BakerKatie J.M. Baker is a reporter for BuzzFeed.
“I went to Steubenville a year after the sexual assault to cover their first big football game of the season and I was face-to-face with these people who I had been writing about without knowing much about them. From far away it seems like, do these details matter? Do we care if these people’s lives get messed up when the narrative is so strong, when Steubenville now stands for more awareness around rape culture? But when you’re there, of course it matters. After that piece I realized I didn’t want t...2014-12-0344 min