{"id":201011,"date":"2025-11-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201011"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:29:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:29:19","slug":"discovering-the-explorers-gene-with-alex-hutchinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/discovering-the-explorers-gene-with-alex-hutchinson","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the Explorer&#8217;s Gene with Alex Hutchinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/1689e0cd-7df3-4813-8c96-f1a92b78f195?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/discovering-the-explorers-gene-with-alex-hutchinson\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Hutchinson is a science journalist who explores how technology is reshaping the way we experience the outdoors. While apps can guide us to trailheads and campsites, they can also strip away the thrill of the unexpected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his recent book, The Explorer\u2019s Gene, Alex blends stories of adventure with insights from psychology and neuroscience to show how breaking routine and embracing the unknown can lead to a more meaningful, fun, and productive life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Alex:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexhutchinson.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sweat_science\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchase Alex&#8217;s book,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Explorers-Gene-Challenges-Flavors-Blank\/dp\/0063269767?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=sweascie07-20&amp;linkId=33a34a185af5644fc8a023671fc3bea9&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Explorer&#8217;s Gene<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/camp-monsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camp Monsters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/fis-1269163994\/our-common-nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Common Nature<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rei.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0caFXw06aJXDzvw?s_origin=wildideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Take the 5-minute Listener Survey!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Alex Hutchinson is a science journalist who explores how technology is reshaping the way we experience the outdoors. While apps can guide us to trailheads and campsites, they can also strip away the thrill of the unexpected. In his recent book, The Explorer\u2019s Gene, Alex blends stories of adventure with insights from psychology and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32542,"featured_media":201012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1726,1727],"tags":[541,1452],"internal-tag":[],"class_list":["post-201011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-wild-ideas-worth-living","tag-podcast","tag-wild-ideas-worth-living"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/discovering-the-explorers-gene-with-alex-hutchinson","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Discovering the Explorer&#8217;s Gene with Alex Hutchinson","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/discovering-the-explorers-gene-with-alex-hutchinson","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/discovering-the-explorers-gene-with-alex-hutchinson"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Raid-the-Hammer.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Raid-the-Hammer.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365"},"articleSection":"Wild Ideas Worth Living","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jenny Barber"}],"creator":["Jenny Barber"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["podcasts","wild ideas worth living"],"dateCreated":"2025-11-04T11:00:00Z","datePublished":"2025-11-04T11:00:00Z","dateModified":"2025-11-04T11:00:00Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Discovering the Explorer&#8217;s Gene with Alex Hutchinson\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/discovering-the-explorers-gene-with-alex-hutchinson\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/podcasts\\\/discovering-the-explorers-gene-with-alex-hutchinson\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/Raid-the-Hammer.jpg?resize=150%2C150\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.rei.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/4\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/Raid-the-Hammer.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365\"},\"articleSection\":\"Wild Ideas Worth Living\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Jenny Barber\"}],\"creator\":[\"Jenny Barber\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Uncommon Path \\u2013 An REI Co-op Publication\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"podcasts\",\"wild ideas worth living\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2025-11-04T11:00:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-04T11:00:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-04T11:00:00Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/rei.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Raid-the-Hammer.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201013,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201011\/revisions\/201013"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201011"},{"taxonomy":"internal-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-tag?post=201011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}