This Bend in the River (Gunnison River, Colorado)
CMarie visits a river that brings things, and the river carries things away.
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 collected in wild places.
Terra Firma unites stories and musings by CMarie Fuhrman, a Colorado-born, Indigenous poet and writer, with audio gathered by outdoor sound recordist Jacob Job.
Latest Episodes
Carhartt Creek (Payette National Forest, Idaho)
CMarie and her 17-year-old dog, Carhartt, camp together for the last time.
Autumn Road (A forgotten Forest Service road in Idaho)
Hiking up a forgotten Forest Service road, CMarie stumbles upon a strange discovery that causes her to reflect on grace.
The Sandhills (Bear Valley, Idaho)
CMarie wonders what sandhill cranes would make of her, if they wrote poetry.
The Dark (Masonville, Colorado)
CMarie lies on the lawn of the house she grew up in, and considers the stars.
Sounds of Mountain Water (Powderhorn Wilderness, Colorado)
High in a mountain meadow, CMarie wonders what the world would be like if we could make more space for the simplest of sounds.
Beauty in the Burn (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)
CMarie finds a recent ruin beautiful. And she wonders if maybe fire has something to teach us about beauty.
The Human Element (Near Payette Lake, Idaho)
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.
