Episodes

  • America The Beautiful in IMAX and remembering Orion Samuelson

    America The Beautiful in IMAX and remembering Orion Samuelson
    Mar 22 2026
    This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses the upcoming IMAX documentary America The Beautiful, celebrating the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, featuring narration by Kelsey Grammer, along with a tribute to Orion Samuelson, a man Charlie was lucky to have known.
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  • Songbird decline, invasive species, and the need for wildlife management

    Songbird decline, invasive species, and the need for wildlife management
    Mar 15 2026
    This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains why songbirds are declining while some invasive species continue to thrive, and how a Michigan effort highlights the importance of active wildlife management.
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  • Plastics, Paper, and Sports Show Season

    Plastics, Paper, and Sports Show Season
    Mar 8 2026
    This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter discusses plastics and their legacy environmental costs, whether paper products could help clean up our environment, and why it’s the heart of sports show season.
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  • Why villagers want hunting and Endangered Species Act reforms

    Why villagers want hunting and Endangered Species Act reforms
    Mar 1 2026
    This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explores why local villagers support hunting and what proposed Endangered Species Act reforms could mean for conservation.
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  • Can hunting save elephants, rhinos and African big game?

    Can hunting save elephants, rhinos and African big game?
    Feb 22 2026
    This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter questions whether hunting can help save elephants, rhinos, and Africa’s iconic big game. Plus, a look at the battle over mining in the Boundary Waters.
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  • End of an era for Eddie Bauer

    End of an era for Eddie Bauer
    Feb 15 2026
    This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter reflects on Eddie Bauer’s closing, marking the end of an era, and asks whether the NRA can find its relevance again.
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  • Federal duck stamp winner breaks his own record

    Federal duck stamp winner breaks his own record
    Feb 8 2026
    This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains how the Federal Duck Stamp winner broke his own record and why deer hunter numbers nationwide are down more than 35% from 40 years ago.
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  • Oregon proposed ballot measure is a disaster for wildlife management

    Oregon proposed ballot measure is a disaster for wildlife management
    Feb 1 2026
    This week on The Great Outdoors, Charlie Potter explains why a proposed Oregon ballot measure is raising alarms among conservationists, as well as a closer look at polar bear populations and why recent data shows they’re thriving, despite years of dire predictions.
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