High in a mountain meadow, CMarie notices that a small mountain stream makes much more noise than an enormous flood. As she reflects on a waterfall, and what fish may hear, she wonders what the world would be like if we could make more space for these simplest of sounds.

This episode takes place on Diné Bikéyah, Cheyenne, and Ute homelands.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman 
Field Recordist: Jacob Job 
Outdoor audio recorded in Sequoia National Park, California 
Editor: Erin Jones 
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper 
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez 
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón 
Executive Producer: Brad Turner 
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams 
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;High in a mountain meadow, CMarie notices that a small mountain stream makes much more noise than an enormous flood. As she reflects on a waterfall, and what fish may hear, she wonders what the world would be like if we could make more space for these simplest of sounds.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode takes place on Diné Bikéyah, Cheyenne, and Ute homelands.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman&lt;br&gt;
Field Recordist: Jacob Job&lt;br&gt;
Outdoor audio recorded in Sequoia National Park, California&lt;br&gt;
Editor: Erin Jones&lt;br&gt;
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper&lt;br&gt;
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón&lt;br&gt;
Executive Producer: Brad Turner&lt;br&gt;
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

High in a mountain meadow, CMarie wonders what the world would be like if we could make more space for the simplest of sounds. 


        High in a mountain meadow, CMarie notices that a small mountain stream makes much more noise than an enormous flood. As she reflects on a waterfall, and what fish may hear, she wonders what the world would be like if we could make more space for these simplest of sounds.

This episode takes place on Diné Bikéyah, Cheyenne, and Ute homelands.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman
Field Recordist: Jacob Job
Outdoor audio recorded in Sequoia National Park, California
Editor: Erin Jones
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive Producer: Brad Turner
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.
      

Sounds of Mountain Water (Powderhorn Wilderness, Colorado)

A wildfire has recently blazed through. CMarie's friend is dismayed: her beautiful wilderness, destroyed. But CMarie quietly finds this recent ruin beautiful. And she wonders if maybe fire has something to teach us about beauty.

This episode takes place on Cheyenne, Ute, Eastern Shoshone, and Arapahoe homelands.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman 
Field Recordist: Jacob Job 
<a href="https://www.soundoftheyearawards.com/2021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Award-winning</a> outdoor audio recorded in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 
Editor: Erin Jones 
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper 
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez 
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón 
Executive Producer: Brad Turner 
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams 
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;A wildfire has recently blazed through. CMarie's friend is dismayed: her beautiful wilderness, destroyed. But CMarie quietly finds this recent ruin beautiful. And she wonders if maybe fire has something to teach us about beauty.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode takes place on Cheyenne, Ute, Eastern Shoshone, and Arapahoe homelands.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman&lt;br&gt;
Field Recordist: Jacob Job&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.soundoftheyearawards.com/2021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;Award-winning&lt;/a&gt; outdoor audio recorded in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado&lt;br&gt;
Editor: Erin Jones&lt;br&gt;
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper&lt;br&gt;
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón&lt;br&gt;
Executive Producer: Brad Turner&lt;br&gt;
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

CMarie finds a recent ruin beautiful. And she wonders if maybe fire has something to teach us about beauty. 

A wildfire has recently blazed through. CMarie's friend is dismayed: her beautiful wilderness, destroyed. But CMarie quietly finds this recent ruin beautiful. And she wonders if maybe fire has something to teach us about beauty.

This episode takes place on Cheyenne, Ute, Eastern Shoshone, and Arapahoe homelands.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman
Field Recordist: Jacob Job
<a href="https://www.soundoftheyearawards.com/2021" target="_blank">Award-winning</a> outdoor audio recorded in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Editor: Erin Jones
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive Producer: Brad Turner
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.

Beauty in the Burn (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)

On a bright morning at her mountain cabin, CMarie fills the birdfeeder. Trees, birds, flowers, and a spider all greet the brand-new sun. And CMarie greets each of them, and considers her own species' place among this citizenry.

This episode takes place on Nimiipuu, Shoshone Bannock, and Shoshone Paiute homelands.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman 
Field Recordist: Jacob Job 
Outdoor audio recorded in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 
Editor: Erin Jones 
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper 
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez 
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón 
Executive Producer: Brad Turner 
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams 
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;On a bright morning at her mountain cabin, CMarie fills the birdfeeder. Trees, birds, flowers, and a spider all greet the brand-new sun. And CMarie greets each of them, and considers her own species' place among this citizenry.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode takes place on Nimiipuu, Shoshone Bannock, and Shoshone Paiute homelands.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman&lt;br&gt;
Field Recordist: Jacob Job&lt;br&gt;
Outdoor audio recorded in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming&lt;br&gt;
Editor: Erin Jones&lt;br&gt;
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper&lt;br&gt;
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón&lt;br&gt;
Executive Producer: Brad Turner&lt;br&gt;
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

On a bright morning at her mountain cabin, CMarie greets each of the beings around her, and considers her own species' place among this citizenry. 


        On a bright morning at her mountain cabin, CMarie fills the birdfeeder. Trees, birds, flowers, and a spider all greet the brand-new sun. And CMarie greets each of them, and considers her own species' place among this citizenry.

This episode takes place on Nimiipuu, Shoshone Bannock, and Shoshone Paiute homelands.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman
Field Recordist: Jacob Job
Outdoor audio recorded in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Editor: Erin Jones
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive Producer: Brad Turner
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.
      

The Human Element (Near Payette Lake, Idaho)

All night, camped near a mountain stream, CMarie lies awake listening. She's hoping to hear a sound she hasn't heard in a long time: a wolf howl. And as she waits, she considers the ways each of us howls -- and how sometimes, when we don't, the silence aches.

This episode takes place on Eastern Shoshone and Ute homelands.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman 
Field Recordist: Jacob Job 
Outdoor audio recorded in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 
Editor: Erin Jones 
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper 
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez 
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón 
Executive Producer: Brad Turner 
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams 
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;All night, camped near a mountain stream, CMarie lies awake listening. She's hoping to hear a sound she hasn't heard in a long time: a wolf howl. And as she waits, she considers the ways each of us howls -- and how sometimes, when we don't, the silence aches.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This episode takes place on Eastern Shoshone and Ute homelands.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman&lt;br&gt;
Field Recordist: Jacob Job&lt;br&gt;
Outdoor audio recorded in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado&lt;br&gt;
Editor: Erin Jones&lt;br&gt;
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper&lt;br&gt;
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez&lt;br&gt;
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón&lt;br&gt;
Executive Producer: Brad Turner&lt;br&gt;
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams&lt;br&gt;
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

All night, camped near a mountain stream, CMarie lies awake listening for the sound of wolves.


        All night, camped near a mountain stream, CMarie lies awake listening. She's hoping to hear a sound she hasn't heard in a long time: a wolf howl. And as she waits, she considers the ways each of us howls -- and how sometimes, when we don't, the silence aches.

This episode takes place on Eastern Shoshone and Ute homelands.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman
Field Recordist: Jacob Job
Outdoor audio recorded in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Editor: Erin Jones
Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper
Engineer: Luis Antonio Perez
Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón
Executive Producer: Brad Turner
Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Emily Williams
Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Brittany Werges, Martin Skavish, Justin Peacock and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.
      

The Damning Silence (Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Colorado)

The sounds of nature are restorative. They help us connect with the planet, with each other, and with who we really are.

That’s what Terra Firma is all about -- and that’s why we’re returning for a second season! Season 2 offers a chance for us to see the ways in which nature allows our wildness.

Now more than ever, we need to find ourselves on Terra Firma: touching the ground, listening to the beings, remembering who we are and where we come from.

Season 2 arrives on Feb. 14. Follow the show on your favorite podcast app, so you don't miss an episode.

And if you're already following us, do us a favor: Share Terra Firma with a couple of friends who could use it. Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast!

<description>
 &lt;p&gt;The sounds of nature are restorative. They help us connect with the planet, with each other, and with who we really are.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;That’s what Terra Firma is all about &lt;strong&gt;--&lt;/strong&gt; and that’s why we’re returning for a second season! Season 2 offers a chance for us to see the ways in which nature allows our wildness.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Now more than ever, we need to find ourselves on Terra Firma: touching the ground, listening to the beings, remembering who we are and where we come from.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Season 2 arrives on Feb. 14. Follow the show on your favorite podcast app, so you don't miss an episode.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And if you're already following us, do us a favor: Share Terra Firma with a couple of friends who could use it. Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast!&lt;/p&gt;
 </description>

Season 2 offers a chance for us to see the ways in which nature allows our wildness.


        The sounds of nature are restorative. They help us connect with the planet, with each other, and with who we really are.

That’s what Terra Firma is all about -- and that’s why we’re returning for a second season! Season 2 offers a chance for us to see the ways in which nature allows our wildness.

Now more than ever, we need to find ourselves on Terra Firma: touching the ground, listening to the beings, remembering who we are and where we come from.

Season 2 arrives on Feb. 14. Follow the show on your favorite podcast app, so you don't miss an episode.

And if you're already following us, do us a favor: Share Terra Firma with a couple of friends who could use it. Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast!
      

Welcome Back to Terra Firma

Terra Firma is a podcast about the outdoors, the sounds of the natural world and our place in it. Each episode runs about 5-10 minutes and pairs reflections on nature with gorgeous soundscapes captured in wild places.

Terra Firma unites stories and musings by CMarie Fuhrman, a Colorado-born, Indigenous poet and writer, with audio captured by outdoor sound recordist Jacob Job.

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