Terra Firma

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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 captured in wild places.

Terra Firma unites stories and musings by CMarie Fuhrman, a Colorado-born, Indigenous poet and writer, with audio captured by outdoor sound recordist Jacob Job.

Recent Episodes
  • This Bend in the River (Gunnison River, Colorado)
    Apr 10, 2024 – 09:17
  • Carhartt Creek (Payette National Forest, Idaho)
    Apr 3, 2024 – 10:09
  • Autumn Road (A forgotten Forest Service road in Idaho)
    Mar 27, 2024 – 07:16
  • The Sandhills (Bear Valley, Idaho)
    Mar 20, 2024 – 07:37
  • The Dark (Masonville, Colorado)
    Mar 13, 2024 – 06:15
  • Sounds of Mountain Water (Powderhorn Wilderness, Colorado)
    Mar 6, 2024 – 08:15
  • Beauty in the Burn (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)
    Feb 28, 2024 – 08:31
  • The Human Element (Near Payette Lake, Idaho)
    Feb 21, 2024 – 07:35
  • The Damning Silence (Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Colorado)
    Feb 14, 2024 – 06:43
  • Welcome Back to Terra Firma
    Jan 31, 2024 – 02:45
  • Greeting a New Decade (Comb Ridge, Utah)
    Mar 15, 2023 – 08:01
  • The Eyes of Ancestors (Payette National Forest, Idaho)
    Mar 8, 2023 – 08:57
  • Snowy Starry Horse Ride (Collegiate Peaks, Colorado)
    Mar 1, 2023 – 09:15
  • A Silvery Cold (Rawah Wilderness, Colorado)
    Feb 22, 2023 – 07:21
  • Miracles Everywhere (Payette River, Idaho)
    Feb 15, 2023 – 07:15
  • Robin's Home Song (Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado)
    Feb 8, 2023 – 05:57
  • Healing a Wounded Wilderness (Payette National Forest, Idaho)
    Feb 1, 2023 – 09:16
  • Elk Song (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)
    Jan 25, 2023 – 08:58
  • Welcome to Terra Firma
    Jan 5, 2023 – 04:43
Recent Reviews
  • Amm7290
    Driving Zen
    Listening to this wonderful podcast while I’m driving is a slice of relaxation.
  • Minardi1
    Love, hope, truth, voice
    A fantastic partnership between CMarie’s incredible words and the sound recordings that bring them even more fully to life. I smiled, I laughed, I cried, but also found hope, truth, advocacy for ecology and Nature in her own diverse glory. I’m very much looking forward to the next season!
  • ACinthe303
    Meditation Personified
    What a wonderful meditative podcast. In a world that is filled with too much, too combative, too loud and exhausting, this show is a balm for the heart and mind. Amazing work by all involved - thank you!
  • Sal Jackson
    KennynMaine
    NPR Delicious Dish with Dusty Muffin .. much ? I think the intonation of the reader is hard to follow with all the ups and downs in her voice. Borderline comedy the narrative wasn’t so boring
  • shari jenks
    Moment of Reflection
    I love this podcast. It has a way of commanding a Pause…a quiet moment in a busy mind. A thoughtful reflection comes from the monologue accompanying the peaceful sounds of the wilds. With a specific geographic location to transport you right there. It just makes my heart feel full. ❤️🏞️
  • Volcanoman71
    Transformative
    I am recentered by the soothing sounds of Terra Firma. So soothing…
  • A wave becoming water...
    Peace
    We all need to cultivate peace right now, this podcast is very helpful.
  • Alpine soul
    Feeds my soul
    Recordings of my Western land and water scapes carry me away from pavement, sidewalks, over-tended or abandoned landscaping of town and into increasingly hard to find quiet natural spaces. CMarie’s essays and readings fully engage my imagination and surprise me with new and engaging ideas. Colorado Public Radio and the producers are on to something! Thanks to all who make this luminous experience possible.
  • Missyfefa
    Calming
    Living in the city, I crave some nature and gentle, calming reflection. This is a nice blend of poetry and nature—of contemplation and activation.
  • GFSequoia
    An Outstanding Podcast
    CMarie Fuhrman illuminates the soundscape of each natural place she visits with her poetic and thought-provoking essays that reveal something unexpected and enjoyable. Listening to the sounds of nature and essay about them is a rare delight.
  • Bkeeki
    Stimulating and Restoring
    I so enjoy, listening to this podcast. It relaxes me and excites me at the same time. The sounds are just luscious. Vic PS: Season 2 is just wonderful too.
  • Morning Bel
    The spiritual tonic we need in this time.
    Beautiful, peaceful, thoughtful, meditative. Love it. Mirrors my own wonderings…
  • eamillikin
    Sounds like what a hike feels like
    I love this podcast. It sounds like what going into the mountains feels like. Especially on those weeks when I am sick or stuck in the office, Terra Firma is like a lifeline to where I want to be.
  • hellopaperclip
    Beautiful and inspiring
    Jacob's recordings are so gorgeous, and I love the sound of CMarie's voice. Her writing is so graceful.
  • CarrieEmpowered
    Lovely Nature and Reverence Infused Podcast
    Terra Firma is like a retreat into connection with the beauty of the wild as well as a nourishing of the inner world we cultivate through nature. So glad to have this podcast in my days.
  • Grateful in Great Lakes
    More soundscape, please
    The field recordings alone, without the narrated observations, would be more nourishing. Despite what she may say with her words, it feels like the narrator is impatient with the quiet beauty of the natural world, and is drawing attention to herself, making the podcast chatty, mundane, and small, instead of awe provoking. She could say more by saying less, by giving more of the stage to the grand, gentle sounds of her environment, which is well able to communicate with us directly.
  • Aster Griffins
    Serenity
    This podcast is beautifully crafted and filled with happiness. It is an excellent way to decompress after a busy day. Cannot recommend enough.
  • Door Innkeeper
    My new favorite
    Growing up in Idaho, so many of the places recorded and spoken about are in my blood. Nature, its sounds and seasons, are my spiritual home. The stories, poems, memories, and reflections she shares with sounds of water, wind, creatures, and more as the backdrop fill me up, get me through the day and night. I’m binge listening now, and the more I listen the more I crave. Thank you for this incredible show! ❤️
  • Dogs 🐾
    Peaceful podcast
    Calming podcast that touches on meditation through the choir of wild animals, powerful Mother Nature and reminds us we humans are part of this diverse natural world.
  • all the nicknames are taken009
    Sound of helicopters?
    Downloaded an episode of this podcast to relax, thinking I’d be listening to sounds of nature but instead the episode started with the sound of helicopters? Felt like a practical joke
  • MegId15gg
    So beautiful, peaceful, thoughtful
    This podcast brings the magic and majesty of nature into my bedroom. I hope for more episodes! I love the ones on Idaho especially.
  • We're All Just Leaves
    You take me there
    The combination of audio from the outdoors and poetic descriptions of nature and personal feelings make a lovely combination. You take me where I feel I belong.
  • humanteach
    Morning Blend
    I enjoy the blend of precise words and audio field recordings, sprinkled with philosophical questions. Thank you!
  • Xo Spooky J
    Moved to tears
    I’ve been listening to this on my work break for 2 weeks now. It is so lovely and atmospheric, it takes me out of the busy mindset. It allows me to breathe and remember to engage more deeply with nature. Eyes of Ancestors not only relaxed my nervous system but had such a powerful message, as an indigenous person I found myself choked up with tears. Beautiful work, will definitely recommend to anyone.
  • Okay Linda K
    Nice Nature Break
    I like this podcast, as it has beautiful settings and sounds of nature, and a narrator with a distinct soothing voice. I especially enjoy it, as I am an older listener and cannot get out into nature as often as I would like. Episodes are short and handy for a break whenever I need one.
  • happytimes2018
    Relax and feel joy
    This podcast - short and sweet - is like a good night’s sleep. It revitalizes you and reminds you that there is joy waiting around the corner .
  • UnitedGermanStatea
    Love this podcast
    It brings me so much calm and peace especially while working! I’m very happy to have a second session! Thank you Terra Firma!
  • Jaimie Butterfly
    Beautiful Podcast
    I love this podcast!! The clips of nature sounds and the stories conveyed are gorgeous and relaxing! Hope you do a season 2!! Edit: Yay, can’t wait for season 2! Welcome back!!
  • IMHO4
    Looking forward to another season
    I’ve just discovered this program. A relaxing uplifting alternative in these times.
  • Ab1206
    A relaxing escape
    As most of my news and podcasts while informative can be stressful, this is a soothing escape that transports you to calming space. The background sounds, the calming voice gives me a chance to stop and breath. It is my moment of zen.
  • ukrlvivrm1
    Love It!
    A very interesting podcast and so awesome to listen to the beautiful sounds of nature! Makes me anxious to get back there.
  • totally great person
    I hope they make a second season!
    A peaceful retreat.
  • SunnyMay1974
    Peaceful snips of the outdoor
    Love the peaceful background music while transporting the listener to beautiful national park. I can “see” what the writer is describing. Beautifully put.
  • Zoeep
    Short & Peaceful
    Started listening to these before bed, lovely and relaxing and quick. Thanks Colorado public radio
  • RebelRunnerGirl
    The best start to my days now
    I only recently found Terra Firma, and I’ve played the episodes repeatedly now—one for each day. The combination of Ms. Fuhrman’s voice and observations with the amazing sounds of our natural world are both calming and refreshing. These podcasts put me in a better mindset for the day ahead😁
  • workin'4spirit
    This is the most beautiful audio creation
    Many of the episodes I have played repeatedly. Thank you to all that created these short gems. Jeannette
  • MyArtWithinMe
    Terra Firma
    This is the best!!! Poetry in story. Words and sounds of self and nature. !!!! Visions enabled!!!
  • Iwanttobreakfree
    Renew your connection thru your ears
    An inspiring and beautiful podcast to remind us how big the world is and how grand Mother Nature Is- and how important it is that we listen to her, on a variety of levels.
  • bvfts
    Terra firma
    Love the soothing sounds including her voice
  • lstiffle
    Excellent
    Like a balm for a weary soul. Absolutely love these. More please.
  • 1@3$5
    Lovely
    Beautiful sound and narration
  • rupert deguz
    Peace, love and nature
    I fell in love with the first episode. Instant calm and centering for peace. I love to have them on for my hour long commute. Furmans essays take me to great places of my past: Canada, Idaho. A longing is growing inside of me to return. I wish the essays/episodes were longer. I get so down when they begin to wrap up. I’m listening to my third go around. Season two?
  • SugarNFeist
    I’m hooked
    I listened to episode 1 and just felt all the feels: relaxed because of the nature sounds, engaged bc the podcasters voice is like honey and easy to follow, relatable as I’m currently living in Colorado not far from RMNP, homesick as we have elk that roam the woods of my western NC home and their song makes me smile, and lastly I felt the pain you felt taking the Elk’s life. I feel like I can relate to this episode and it makes me even more excited to see what’s to come. You’ve got a lifer in me 💯
  • Melissa Sylvester
    Peaceful
    Listened while walking my dog along a river. Lovely addition for our walk.
  • Socobluesky
    Love this! ❤️
    This podcast brings me peace. Thank you.
  • Teta 4
    What a joy
    Sincerely appreciate this effort , look forward to more shows- thank you
  • Javy2204
    Make more
    PLEASE
  • undertheBodhiTree
    Peaceful
    This show is lovely and quieting. It’s well mixed and thoughtful.
  • ENC22590
    So calming and beautiful
    This is one of the only things that eases my mind on my long and exhausting commute through traffic every day.
  • Emilum
    Wonderful!
    I absolutely loved these episodes, so calming and refreshing. I hope they make more soon.
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