Fish Untamed

Author: Katie Kusold

A wide-ranging fishing show covering everything from fishing tips to stories, and conservation news to ethics. Mostly focusing on fly fishing but occasionally delving into other types of fishing as well, host Katie Kusold talks to a variety of guests with different skill sets and areas of expertise.
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Language: en

Genres: Hobbies, Leisure, Sports, Wilderness

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Ep 158: Your Brain on Nature, with Amy McDonnell
Episode 158
Thursday, 17 July, 2025

Amy McDonnell is a backpacker and a neuroscientist at the University of Utah. Specifically, Amy studies the effects of time in nature on the brain. In this episode, we discuss how various time spans spent in nature affect the brain, the benefits people self-report after spending time outside, whether directly interacting with nature (for example, fishing) has a more pronounced effect than other kinds of time spent outdoors, and much more. Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices