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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1000 Hours Outside

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast is the megaphone for the global 1000 Hours Outside movement, created to help people embrace hands-on living in a tech-saturated world. Hosted by bestselling author and founder Ginny Yurich, each episode explores the countercultural idea that kids - and adults - thrive when they choose real-world options over virtual ones. Featuring conversations with leading voices in parenting, nature, education, mental health, neuroscience, faith, and free play, and rooted in

kids & family parenting

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1KHO 681: It's Hard to Be Anxious and Grateful | Max...

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast ·

2026/01/16

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠here⁠The 1000 Hours Outside App is on sale for $24.99 on ⁠iOs⁠ and ⁠Android⁠ ** Max Lucado is back with Ginny Yurich, and this one is a steadying exhale for parents and kids living under constant pressure. It’s launch day for his new kids devotional Calm Thoughts for Kids and instead of vague “just calm down” advice, Max gets really practical: what to do with the nonstop “what if” thoughts, why gratitude is such a fast anxiety-interrupter, and how kids are

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66:25

1KHO 680: ADHD Hope | MiKe McLeod, The Executive...

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2026/01/15

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet hereThe 1000 Hours Outside App is on sale for $24.99 on iOs and Android ** If you feel like you’re parenting on hard mode right now—especially with ADHD in the mix—this episode is for you. Ginny Yurich sits down with Mike McLeod (GrowNOW ADHD) on launch week for The Executive Function Playbook and The Executive Function Playbook in Action, and they talk about what actually helps when you’re worn out from the same battles on repeat. Mike breaks down why more

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1KHO 679: Awkwardness is Endearing | Holley Gerth,...

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2026/01/14

Half the world is wired for less stimulation and many of them have spent years wondering if that means something is wrong with them. In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with counselor and bestselling author Holley Gerth to talk about introversion with both warmth and real brain science: why “introvert” isn’t the same as “shy,” how dopamine and acetylcholine shape what drains you or restores you, why deep processing can make you tired even when you “didn’t do

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60:39

1KHO 678: The World is Hungry for Authentic...

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2026/01/13

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Purchase Ginny's trio of books: Until the Streetlights Come On, Homeschooling, and 1000 Hours Outside Activity Book *** Isaac French grew up in a world that feels almost impossible now: no TV, no smartphone, real responsibility, deep community, and childhood measured in projects, skills, and time outside. In this episode, In this episode, Ginny Yurich sits down with the now widely known artist-builder and entrepreneur behind some of the

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61:13

1KHO 677: How to Win the Lifelong Battle Against...

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2026/01/12

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) *** Many people spend their lives fighting a quiet battle over whether they are truly lovable. In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with attachment expert ⁠Adam Lane Smith ⁠to talk about insecurity, emotional safety, and why so many people live in fear of being

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58:46

1KHO 676: Life is a Long Game | Tim Timberlake, The...

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2026/01/11

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) *** This episode with Tim Timberlake is about learning how to keep going when life doesn’t smooth out the way you hoped it would. Tim shares what he’s learning in real time—about slowing down, paying attention, and not living like happiness is always somewhere “later.” You’ll hear practical ideas like why

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56:44

1KHO 675: The Outdoors Rebuilds a Person | Ginger...

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2026/01/10

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) ** Ginny Yurich talks with Ginger Naylor, CEO of Outward Bound about why challenge, play, and real-world adventure shape people in ways classrooms alone never can. Ginger shares how the outdoors becomes a classroom for learning resilience, confidence, communication, problem-solving, and leadership - and why kids

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56:37

1KHO 674: There's a Big Difference Between Food and...

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2026/01/09

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) ** Ruthann Zimmerman grew up Old Order Mennonite with horse and buggy, big gardens, a family milk cow, workdays that revolved around real needs and real rhythm. In this conversation, she and Ginny talk about what happens when “old ways” collide with the modern world and why so many families are searching for the kind

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69:07

1KHO 673: Children Are Growing Up Without a Future...

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2026/01/08

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) *** The world our kids are heading into is changing so fast that the old map from childhood to adulthood doesn’t work anymore—and Issy Butson (Stark Raving Dad) explains why that matters right now. We talk about how AI is already reshaping work (starting with entry-level roles), why school still rewards sitting still and

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63:27

1KHO 672: My Generation Had Our Childhoods Burned...

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2026/01/07

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) ** This episode turns “just have better phone habits” on its head and replaces it with something that works. Seán Killingsworth explains why individual willpower can’t solve a problem that’s environmental: when every hangout, hallway, and lunch table becomes a screen habitat, connection gets crowded out and kids grow up

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62:17

1KHO 671: The Mental Health of Young People Has...

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2026/01/06

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠Check out the 2026 Kick-Off Pack as part of the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ (available through January 12th!) ** Ginny Yurich sits down with Psychology Today editor and author Hara Estroff Marano to talk about the quiet shift that started long before smartphones—and why it’s been devastating for kids. Drawing from A Nation of Wimps, Hara explains how fear and rapid cultural change pushed parents into “invasive” parenting, accidentally

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59:50

1KHO 670: It Is Our Job as Parents to Protect Our...

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2026/01/05

Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠⁠here⁠ Check out the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle that includes the 2026 Kick-Off Pack ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Screens don’t just fill time. They also begin to shape what feels normal in a child’s brain, body, and relationships. In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with family researcher and bestselling author Arlene Pellicane to talk about what kids lose when devices become the default (attention, affection, conversation,

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52:29

1KHO 669: Happiness Lives in the Present Moment | Dr....

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2026/01/04

If you’ve been feeling the pressure—burnout for you, overwhelm for your teen, and a constant sense that everyone is behind—this conversation with Dr. Greg Hammer (Stanford physician, mindfulness teacher, and author) is a deep exhale. Ginny Yurich and Dr. Hammer talk about why teens are carrying stress we never had (smartphones, comparison, eco-anxiety, school fears), and why his simple GAIN practice—Gratitude, Acceptance, Intention, and Nonjudgment—isn’t “floofy,” it’s a practical way to rewire the

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52:48

1KHO 668: How Much Uninterrupted Time Can You Get...

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2026/01/03

In this episode, Ginny Yurich talks with cybersecurity expert and longtime IT professional Ben Gillenwater about what actually changed when the internet moved into kids’ pockets and why so many parents feel unequipped to respond. Ben brings decades of experience working with complex systems and translates it into clear, usable guidance for families: where the real risks are, why common “parental controls” often fail, and how addictive algorithms, anonymous chat, and AI are reshaping childhood in

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58:03

1KHO 667: You are a Living Testimony to Your Children...

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2026/01/02

Angela Hanscom—founder of TimberNook and author of Balanced and Barefoot—is back, and this conversation goes somewhere we’ve never gone before: the behind-the-scenes yes that built a worldwide movement out of one mom’s quiet, out-of-her-comfort-zone obedience. We talk entrepreneurship in this episode and so much more. If you’ve ever felt pulled toward something meaningful but intimidating, this episode will be the nudge forward you need.Angela also talks about motherhood in the middle of all that

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61:36

1KHO 666: Ginny's Most Meaningful Books of 2025 |...

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast ·

2026/01/01

Get Ginny's Top 10 Books of 2025 list for FREE ⁠here⁠ Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠here Check out the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle that includes the 2026 Kick-Off Pack ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ Ginny Yurich, founder of 1000 Hours Outside, starts 2026 in the most Ginny way possible: a rare, slightly-uncomfortable solo episode chosen on purpose, because New Year’s Day landed on episode 666, and she decided to “fall on the sword” herself. From there, she pulls you into the real origin story of 1000

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58:28

1KHO 665: Embrace the Flaws in Your Family | Kirk...

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2025/12/31

Check out the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle that includes the 2026 Kick-Off Pack ⁠⁠here⁠⁠Get your free 2026 tracker sheet ⁠here ** If you’ve been living in that exhausted loop—your kid pushes, you react, everyone feels awful, and then you hate how the day ended—this conversation will feel like someone opened a window in your house. Kirk Martin (The Calm Parenting Podcast) helps you name what’s actually happening when you’re “triggered" and why your anxiety often creates the exact opposite

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61:39

1KHO 664: Screens Make Dreams and Talents Die | Mike...

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast ·

2025/12/30

Check out the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle that includes the 2026 Kick-Off Pack ⁠here⁠ Get your free 2026 tracker sheet here ** If you’ve ever looked around at your family and thought, Why is everything so hard right now? - this episode will make you feel less alone, and a whole lot more clear. Ginny Yurich sits down again with Mike McLeod, author of The Executive Function Playbook, and it’s one of those conversations that puts language to what parents are living every day: the exhaustion of

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61:39

1KHO 663: Childhood Without Free Play Is a Health...

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2025/12/29

Check out the 1000 Hours Outside Mega Bundle that includes the 2026 Kick-Off Pack here Get your free 2026 tracker sheets here ** In this conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with natural playscape designer and author Rusty Keeler to talk about what kids are actually built for: climbing, hiding, building, negotiating, tumbling, experimenting, and testing themselves in the real world. Rusty shares how a trip to Europe shifted his whole philosophy from equipment-based playgrounds to wild,

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57:41

1KHO 662: Our Phones Promise a Lot But They Take Away...

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2025/12/28

Modern life is quietly thinning out things that matter like friendship, purpose, contentment, and presence. In this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich talks with pastor and author Noah Herrin about what it actually looks like to grow into manhood in a culture that keeps lowering expectations while demanding more attention than ever. They talk about why real friendships don’t happen by accident, why community without commitment never lasts, and why some men need to stop waiting

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