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1KHO 505: Summer is the Season When Most People Go Through Divorce | Gabe and Rebekah Lyons, The Fight For Us Jun 18, 2025

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Why is summer the most common season for divorce? In this powerful and heartfelt episode, The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast host Ginny Yurich sits down with Rebekah and Gabe Lyons—authors of The Fight for Us—to talk about the unexpected strains of modern marriage, how childhood patterns silently shape our partnerships, and what it really means to fight for each other. With refreshing vulnerability, the Lyons share the lessons they've learned through 28 years of marriage, raising four kids (two with Down syndrome), and building a life together marked by both purpose and play. They reveal why marriages unravel when there’s no plan, no rest, and no rhythm—and how to change course before resentment takes root.

This episode is packed with practical takeaways, laugh-out-loud moments (yes, we’re talking drive-thru fights and dishwasher wars), and deeply moving reminders that even a broken vacation—or a broken rhythm—can become sacred ground. From connection questions to shared outdoor adventures to play as spiritual practice, Gabe and Rebekah show us that healing is possible—and worth the work. Don’t miss this one.

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1KHO 504: It's Very Wise to Invest In Your Kids | Jeremy Puglisi, The RV Atlas Jun 17, 2025

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Jeremy Puglisi returns for his seventh appearance on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast—and it’s a powerful one. What began as a pop-up camper and a couple of sleep-deprived twins has become a movement, a media company, and a meaningful legacy. In this episode, Jeremy and host Ginny Yurich reflect on what it really means to invest in your children—not with money, but with time, presence, and outdoor adventures. Jeremy shares the long-term fruit of raising kids immersed in nature, adventure, and unpredictability—and how those early camping trips laid the foundation for his boys’ confidence and competence today.

They talk family road trips, leaving stable careers to follow a passion, the birth of Camp Griddlemore (a cooking show you’ll actually use), and the heart behind Jeremy’s latest book series for kids. This episode is an invitation to go all-in—not because it’s easy, but because it’s worth it. Camping isn’t just a weekend escape; it’s a parenting philosophy. And as Jeremy wisely says, “Investing is not always easy—but it’s very wise.”

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1KHO 503: Raising Kids in a Streaming World | Candace Cameron Bure, Full House Jun 16, 2025

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She was a face you grew up with—DJ Tanner from Full House—but today, Candace Cameron Bure is a creative force, entrepreneur, and mom of three navigating a media landscape that’s changed dramatically since the 1980s. In this refreshingly honest conversation, Candace opens up about what it's like to raise kids in a streaming world—one with infinite entertainment options but fewer shared family experiences. She shares how fame shaped her childhood, how motherhood grounded her, and why she’s working so hard to bring back meaningful content that families can enjoy together.

Ginny and Candace talk about real transitions—career pivots, unexpected isolation, raising kids in radically different childhoods than their own—and the power of media to connect or divide. Plus, Candace introduces her newest children’s book The Crazy Compromise, a heartwarming story about friendship across differences. Whether you're nostalgic for simpler times or just looking for ways to reconnect with your kids in today’s media-saturated world, this episode will make you laugh, reflect, and maybe rethink family movie night.

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Balancing It All
Reshaping It All
100 Days of Joy and Strength
Rise and Renew
The Crazy Compromise (children’s book from Generous Family)

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Great American Family Channel → https://www.greatamericanfamily.com
Great American Pure Flix → https://www.pureflix.com

🎙️ Candace Cameron Bure Podcast
Deep-dive seasonal topics with thought-provoking co-hosts → https://candace.com/podcast

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1KHO 502: How to Live While You Wait | DawnChere Wilkerson, Slow Burn Jun 13, 2025

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What if the waiting seasons of your life weren’t detours—but the very place where the deepest growth happens? In this beautiful, vulnerable, and soul-stirring conversation, DawnCheré Wilkerson joins Ginny Yurich to talk about her book Slow Burn and the hidden work God does in our hearts while we wait. From infertility to surprise pregnancies, from palm trees weathering hurricanes to century plants that bloom after decades, DawnCheré shares unforgettable metaphors from nature that reflect God's purpose in the pauses. This episode reminds us that life doesn’t begin after the breakthrough—it’s happening now, in the middle of the slow burn.

With raw honesty, DawnCheré explores the power of music, the significance of celebration, and the miracle of showing up even when our hearts feel weary. Whether you’re in a season of waiting, grieving, hoping, or holding on, this episode offers comfort, clarity, and the courage to live fully—right where you are.

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1KHO 501: Screen Time Too Soon Creates Highly Impulsive Kids | Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, Glow Kids Jun 12, 2025

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Modern screen time isn’t just harmless entertainment—it’s reshaping our kids’ brains. In this summer mashup with Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, we explore how immersive, interactive tech—especially in early childhood—alters neurological development and leads to impulsivity, poor focus, and even addiction.

Packed with clinical insights and hopeful strategies, this episode is a wake-up call for parents who want more for their kids than digital babysitters. Learn how early tech exposure chips away at curiosity, creativity, and resilience—and what you can do instead to help your child thrive in the real world.

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1KHO 500: Childhood Starts Ending the Day the Smartphone Arrives | Kim John Payne, Simplicity Parenting Jun 11, 2025

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What happens to a generation when screens become the centerpiece of childhood? In this powerful 500th episode, Ginny Yurich is joined by Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting, to explore the quiet crisis unfolding in families across the world. From rising anxiety to declining play, from screen dependency to emotional disconnection—this conversation exposes how the very sanctity of childhood has been breached, often in ways we didn’t see coming.

But there’s hope. Together, Ginny and Kim unpack the power of simplicity, self-directed play, boredom, and presence—not just as parenting strategies, but as radical acts of resistance in a culture of overwhelm. Whether you’re drowning in activity or feeling the pressure to conform, this episode offers a lifeline back to what matters most. Childhood isn’t gone—it’s waiting to be reclaimed.

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1KHO 499: What Have We Done to Childhood? | Dr. Peter Gray, Free to Learn Jun 10, 2025

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What Have We Done to Childhood? That’s the question at the heart of this gripping conversation with Dr. Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn and one of the world’s foremost researchers on human development and education. In his fourth appearance on the podcast, Dr. Gray unpacks how cultural shifts—from agricultural hierarchies to today’s anxiety-fueled overprotection—have stripped childhood of its most essential ingredients: freedom, trust, agency, and play. What we call “normal” now—overscheduling, overcontrol, and constant performance pressure—would be unrecognizable, even unthinkable, in every previous era of human history.

This is one of the most urgent and thought-provoking episodes we’ve ever released. It explores the deep cost of replacing play with programming, curiosity with curriculum, and independence with obedience. We don’t need more rigor—we need restoration. If we want to raise kids who are emotionally healthy, socially competent, and equipped for a rapidly shifting world, it starts by asking hard questions. What have we done to childhood? And what can we still do to get it back?

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1KHO 498: How to Develop Brains That Are Capable of Enjoying Success | Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson, What Do You Say? Jun 09, 2025

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If our kids are achieving but not thriving, what are we actually working toward?

In this profoundly helpful and eye-opening conversation, Ned Johnson and Dr. William Stixrud—authors of What Do You Say? and The Self-Driven Child—return to share powerful insights about raising kids who can handle stress, stay motivated, and actually enjoy their lives. We talk about what it means to be a non-anxious presence, how our words and behaviors shape our children’s mental health, and why the “Yale or fail” mindset is doing far more harm than good.

Packed with specific phrases to use (and avoid), guidance on school pressure and tracking apps, and wisdom from decades of working with anxious families, this episode offers a better way forward. If you’ve ever worried about whether you're doing enough—or doing it right—this one will help you exhale and refocus on what really matters: raising kids with resilient brains, meaningful relationships, and the capacity to experience joy.

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1KHO 497: Why the Hardest Childhoods Sometimes Raise the Most Beautiful Humans | Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Jun 06, 2025

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What happens when grief, loss, and hardship become the soil where storytelling grows? In this unforgettable episode, Sean Dietrich — bestselling author and beloved writer — shares the raw, redemptive beauty of his childhood, where pain and hope sat side by side. With trademark warmth and honesty, Sean opens up about his father’s death, the ache of feeling like an outsider, and the strangers who showed up when family didn’t. It’s heartbreaking, hilarious, and profoundly human.

Host Ginny Yurich weaves together the most powerful moments from their conversations, revealing how the smallest acts of kindness, the simplest words of encouragement, and the freedom to roam outdoors can reshape a child’s entire future. This episode is a love letter to parents who wonder if they’re doing enough — and a reminder that sometimes, just showing up is everything.

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1KHO 496: Peace Over Panic - What Stories of Death Teach Us About Life | Lee Strobel, Seeing the Supernatural Jun 05, 2025

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In this unforgettable conversation, New York Times bestselling author and investigative journalist Lee Strobel joins Ginny Yurich to explore the unseen realm—where science, faith, and mystery collide. Drawing from his newest book Seeing the Supernatural, Strobel shares powerful, documented stories of near-death experiences, angelic encounters, supernatural dreams, and miracle healings that challenge modern assumptions about consciousness, death, and the afterlife. This episode is about evidence—not speculation—and what it might mean for how we live today.

Whether you're a person of faith, a skeptic, or somewhere in between, this conversation offers an invitation to think deeply about life’s biggest questions. Strobel’s journey from atheism to belief reveals that small acts—like offering cookies to a neighbor—can ripple through eternity. It's a reminder that the way we parent, pray, and even play is shaped not just by the visible world, but also by what we can’t yet see.

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