The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Hope can feel almost dangerous when you’ve been disappointed enough times. Ebie Hepworth, author of Midnight Hallelujah: Why Hope Is Still Worth the Risk, joins Ginny Yurich for an honest conversation about grief and unanswered prayers. Ebie talks about her journey with infertility and adoption, and how she is currently walking alongside her son through Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She discusses what it looks like to keep choosing hope when the story still hasn’t changed. Ebie shares why grief has to be tended instead of buried, how waiting is different from awaiting, why community matters when life hurts, and how her family has learned to become “joy hunters” in the middle of an uncertain future. This is an encouraging conversation for anyone who has ever wondered whether hoping again is worth the risk.
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Sometimes the best thing we can do for our kids is not rush in to help. Magalie Del Angel joins Ginny Yurich to share what she’s seeing firsthand at TimberNook Kauai, where kids climb trees, get covered in mud, work through disagreements, make friends, take risks, and discover just how capable they really are. Magalie shares the unforgettable story of a little girl who kept calling for help from a tree until she figured out how to get down by herself and a boy who spent days on the edges of play before finding his way into the group. We talk about why adults often step in too soon, what children learn when we give them time to struggle, and how outdoor play creates so many opportunities for confidence, resilience, problem-solving, and independence that are increasingly hard to find in childhood. Magalie also shares how she discovered TimberNook through the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast and turned that inspiration into a thriving program for families on Kauai. This one is such a good reminder: our kids are capable of far more than we realize.
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What is glyphosate—and how might one of the world’s most widely used herbicides be affecting our health and the environment?

Ginny sits down with MIT senior research scientist Dr. Stephanie Seneff, author of Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment, for a wide-ranging conversation about her research into glyphosate and its potential effects. Dr. Seneff explains why she became interested in the chemical, its relationship to the gut microbiome, and her theories connecting glyphosate exposure with a range of chronic health concerns.

They also explore glyphosate’s potential environmental impact, including concerns surrounding soil health, pollinators, monarch butterflies, amphibians, and the broader food web. Dr. Seneff discusses the use of glyphosate on crops, including its use as a pre-harvest desiccant, and shares practical ways families can think more carefully about food and chemical exposure.

The conversation closes with a hopeful reminder of the value of sunlight, time in nature, walking, and reconnecting with the outdoors.

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Kids are struggling in numbers we’ve never seen before, and Dr. Robert Melillo believes we’re missing a crucial piece of the story. In one of the most fascinating conversations I’ve had, we talk about what’s happening inside the developing brain, why movement and sensory experiences matter so much, the surprising importance of primitive reflexes, what crawling and other early milestones have to do with later development, and why screens may interfere with processes the brain desperately needs. Dr. Melillo has spent more than 30 years studying children with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, learning challenges, and developmental delays, and his work offers parents something deeply needed: hope. I took 15 pages of notes on his book Disconnected Kids before this interview, and I truly believe this is information every parent and educator should know. Learn more about Dr. Melillo at DrRobertMelillo.com and pick up a copy of Disconnected Kids
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Somewhere along the way, getting into the “right” college became proof that childhood had gone well. Ana Homayoun, author of Getting In Is Not Enough, joins Ginny Yurich to challenge that faulty finish line and look at what actually prepares kids for a good life. They talk about adaptability, focus, friendship, executive functioning, perfectionism, energy, free time, and why kids need room to build their own blueprint instead of spending childhood checking all the right boxes. This conversation is a reminder that our kids need more than an impressive college résumé. They need the skills and confidence to find their way in a world that keeps changing.

Learn more about Ana Homayoun: https://anahomayoun.com
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