First Nature
First Nature delves into the profound connection between Homo sapiens, the natural world, and planet Earth itself. Join your host, Shawn Berry on location for insightful interviews and personal narratives exploring how reconnecting with nature brings meaning to our lives, fosters wholistic health, and sparks curiosity for a sustainable future. Our oldest ancestors formed human’s first and most important relationship with nature. Rediscover the empowerment and wisdom it holds for us today.
Podcasting since 2024 • 5 episodes
First Nature
Latest Episodes
005 • Sun, Time, & Sustenance
Join host Shawn Berry on a walk through the wilds of Utah as he explores the relationship between the agricultural revolution and humanity’s connection to time, sustenance, and the rhythms of nature. The shift from hunter-gathering to farming b...
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Episode 5
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30:45
004 • Heeding the Call
At age 18 on a cross-country ramble Matt Cochran pulled over for an evening stroll in the middle of the New Mexico desert after a long days drive. It nearly scared the ghost out of him. Thus begins an odyssey of a wayward youth on the journey t...
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Episode 4
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1:03:00
003 • A Winter's Walk into the Ancient Past
On a winter morning’s walk at the foot of the snowcapped Sierra Nevadas in California’s Owen’s Valley, host Shawn Berry ponders how we may have experienced our consciousness as it began to come into being. This episode of First Nature considers...
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Episode 3
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34:45
002 • The Story of Story with Noah Crowe
When was the first story told? What were the sounds were made that were understood as words? What was the storyteller hoping to convey in the telling? And how long was that story told and retold? Listen in as storyteller Noah Crowe shares about...
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Episode 2
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1:10:23
001 • The Fledging of First Nature
The First Nature podcast was hosted for two years as a segment on the Rising Man podcast. This year it fledges the nest to bring quality nature connection content to the world at large. In this first episode, host Shawn Berry speaks to the visi...
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Episode 1
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