So I was looking for a podcast that has murder and wilderness because I’m going to Yosemite in a week, and guys this is the podcast so I’m saying this podcast is amazing all I’m saying is THIS IS NOT THE PODCAST FOR YOUNGER LISTENERS! This is the podcast for about 9-10 and older so plz listen to this podcast!!!

Great podcast. Not sure why some people are claiming they are being political? They are reporting and shared direct stories from rangers on what is going on in national parks. Seems pretty relevant. I also love the stories about black history and women history. Thank you for doing that! I don’t like having to listen to ads during subscriber episodes though since I’m paying for those. That is pretty frustrating.

What a waste of time! If you like your history sabotaged by woke nonsense, more power to you. For me, there are other podcasts that are actually true to the premise - this one is a not!

Thanks ladies for backpacking in my ears! Also - your podcast is dating tooth and claw. I don’t make the rules. 2025 update: ENOUGH with the social justice warrior episodes! It’s so annoying that your only episodes every February are exclusively black history and in March women’s history, every year. They usually don’t even fit the theme of the podcast! You’re just trying to be SJW’s and fake woke. Some of the most educated and influential people have expressed that months like these “other” those groups and are honestly pretty demeaning, even with the best intentions. Just stop forcing your agenda down our throats. Women and minorities don’t deserve to be put on a pedestal by birthright. One star for your misandrist new show.

When you use pronouns. So woke and the country is done. Unfollowing.

I was so excited when I first heard about the podcast. I love the National Parks, being outside and storytelling. Sadly, these women are uniformed, can’t pronounce words correctly to save their lives and speak in that horrible millennial nasal whine. I listened to about the first ten episodes, but could no longer take their politics and bashing anything with which they disagree. One episode they bashed the US education system for not teaching them world history. I guess they were asleep during 6th, 7th and 10th grade history! Actually, to listen to them leads one to believe that maybe they slept through all of their school years.

This is my favorite podcast. I really enjoy the diversity of topics and often find myself feeling inspired to get outside after listening.

My boyfriend introduced me to this podcast with the Half Dome episode and I loved it SO much. I always deep-dive into each story. I love supporting women who support women! They are beautiful storytellers and are gracious about handling (sometimes) hard topics. I share this pod with everybody I know. I’ve learned so much about powerful people, national parks, and more! Now I want to visit them all, but watch my back ;) ! Much love to these girls for sparking my love of nature and hiking back up again!!!

The year without a summer episode - blaming oil companies for global warming is such an uneducated comment I can’t even believe it. Our ancestors long ago decided that we had to be dependent on fossil fuels, it’s not something that can be changed overnight. And where do you think the batteries for electric cars come from? How much earth is destroyed to make them? When these batteries need to be disposed of where do you think they go? How much OIL do you think is used to create and then fill wind turbines with to make “clean” energy? How much ground and animals do you think are destroyed to put them up? Please do some research before making ignorant statements putting blame on one source. Yes, we need to be aware of climate change but don’t spread misinformation and bad habits of blaming one thing that you yourself aren’t willing to give up. So unless you decide to start recording this podcast and flying to your different destinations using electricity you produce by running on a gerbil wheel, maybe don’t say stupid comments.

I love this podcast! Danielle and Cassie are doing a wonderful job of giving us an entertaining yet educational show! I’m so excited for their new show to be released!

No one who loves nature and our national parks could possibly support Trumpie and his destruction of our environment and national parks. Love this podcast. Don’t be bothered by trolls like Gopmanda. They are feeling the uprising against his greed and stupidity.this administration.

I recently discovered this podcast and decided to give it a try. So far it’s been good, with a few exceptions. I am only 5-6 episodes in, I really enjoy the stories, but sometimes I feel like the ladies fail to go the extra mile and do some research on the details. For example, how could you not mention that Steven Stayner died tragically only at 24 years old, after all he endured? Also, I can not stand the way the girls talk! You can’t convince me that one of them is not Kim Kardashian! The other one talks like someone has her by the throat. And I thought they said they were veterinarians, but I hate to say, sometimes they don’t sound very intelligent… Some of the things they say… Like the conversation between sister and step sister about Fahrenheit and Celsius 🤦🏻‍♀️. But, as I said, I am only a few episodes in, so hopefully with practice they become more polished.

I love this podcast and I love listening every week. Don’t listen to the haters. Y’all are doing a great job and I will continue to follow the podcast. Also for the people talking about ads. If they bother you that much pay for the ad free content so these creators can continue to make the money they do from the ads that bother you so much. This is their job they deserve to be paid.

Of course.

I was excited to find a podcast about national park stories. Instead it’s just two immature women complaining inbetween ads. No thanks.

I have heard the hosts say a couple times they are not making their podcast a political platform. BUT that is a flat out lie. They have pushed their political views more times lately than I care to admit that I have entertained. I can tell they are fueling the fire with some of their comments so I will be unfollowing this show. P.S. the respectful way to address any president of the United States is to call them President and then their last name. I really feel ashamed that I used to recommend your podcast.

I’ve listened to this podcast for several years, and highly recommended it. Both hosts are supporters of the National Parks, which are vital for millions of park visitors and especially important for the plants and animals. I’ve learned so much about our US National Parks and other parks around the world.

You girls are doing momentous work in respecting all living things and the value each holds individually! From a blade of grass to a human being, we are the life on this earth, and you both have brought me back in touch with that! So thank you and never stop doing this great work!

I found NPAD after hearing them on an episode of Tooth and Claw and have fallen completely in love. They’re so down to earth and real it’s like sitting around with my friends just catching up and listening to stories around a campfire while backpacking. I absolutely love that you can search for episodes on their website by the name of the park! Before my husband and I go to a national park we search some of the episodes and make sure to see places and points that are highlighted in their stories. Love you girls so much and how real, silly, and soulful you both are!

An easy and entertaining way to learn about the strange/scary happenings in our beloved national parks. Cassy and Danielle have a strong bond and effortless banter that makes you wish you were friends with them. The episodes are just long enough that you can knock one out in one sitting. I also love the trail tales segments! Keep up the amazing work, ladies!

Just found this pod a few months ago and have been binging it ever since. Great content, interesting stories with factual history of our national parks. I love the outdoors and really appreciate this pod. The girls are hilarious when they banter back and forth and I always laugh when the ever growing “list” is mentioned. I live in CT and have only been to Grand Canyon ntl park but want to go to more eventually. I mostly frequent state parks here in New England

I enjoy the stories that are being told but, I am sorry to say, the presentation is horrible. They are either clearly reading a script or are off on a discussion full of mispronunciations, grammatical errors and teenager sounding voices. I think with work, this could be a really good podcast but it seems like more schooling and professional training is necessary.

I’ve been listening to NPAD for about a year now after my husband first introduced me to it. As lovers of hiking/national and state parks/the great outdoors, and as a huge fan of true crime myself, he thought I would love the stories that Cassie and Danielle share in each episode and he was completely right! I’ve become truly obsessed with tuning in to episodes as I walk on my walking pad, clean the house, and drive to various destinations. I cannot recommend it enough!

I love NPAD! Literally my only issue is that the hosts misspeak rather often. They use words incorrectly at least a few times per episode. Ex: “he interjected himself into their lives” when it should be “he inserted himself into their lives”. the words they choose sound similar, but don’t mean the same thing.

Great work. Laughed out loud at pale, black choker, and about to kill someone, and ending with “Watch you back”. You could scare Nino Brown. Great show.

I love Cassie and Danielle. They are genuine and excellent story tellers and I love the variety from true crime, survival, history and Trail Tales. Your friendship and banter is genuine and fun. So glad I found this podcast .

Most recent episode is completely mislabeled ? It’s a story, at least the beginning, about Jake but the title says it’s about a woman. Disorganized…

10 minute ad to start the show and three breaks within the first 20 minutes. This pod used to be top of the list, hate to see it run down with ads like this.

An awesome listen that is funny, informative, and makes me want to hike (while watching my back of course) 😉

Ladies I absolutely love listening to your podcast. I too love all things nature! Listening to your podcasts on those days I can’t get to the outdoors, has been a lifesaver. Keep up with the amazing stories, research, and listener tails. 🖤

'nobody', 'no one' and the belief in woo is not appealing..'abducted by aliens'🤣🤣goodbye💀

What a special, eternal, memento from Ian. I absolutely love the music. Thank you for sharing your story’s this last episode. Loved listening. ♥️

I love this show! The hosts are great storytellers. I learn so much about our parks, history, new places, interesting and inspiring people and new books to read. Thank you NPAD!!!

These ladies bring me so much joy with their stories. My favorite thing to do is listen to them!

Was looking for something to listen to while knitting and this is not it.

I like this show. But I genuinely can't listen to it sometimes because of how they do ads. It's normal to do 2-3 breaks with 2-3 ads for each break... They do like 7 breaks every episode with just one ad each, interrupting the flow of the podcast badly. Drives me absolutely bonkers.

Usually a fan of the podcast but Cassie’s apparent infatuation with Luigi mangione went a bit too fan girl. I thought you all were all about being independent/strong women? Swooning over a handsome murderer seems to be off brand even if it was a poorly timed joke—your intro to this episode recognized the massacre in NOLA but you didn’t feel it might be smart to cut a joke about glorifying the cold blooded killing of an innocent person (1% or not)? Sure you won’t read this, but you’ve lost a listener.

My absolute favorite podcast! My brother in law introduced me back in 2021 and I’ve been hooked since. Love the stories, the banter, love it all!

You lost me on the Lugi comment. He is a murderer and not someone to be hailed as a hero.

Ok. Usually I love the podcast, but the show from 1/13, not so much. Let’s not glorify Luigi Mangioni. No one should be murderered. Period. Gun violence and murder is never ok. Please think about what you’re saying before you say it to hundreds of thousands of people. Ughh.

Been here since the very beginning, and the love I have for these girls and their story telling skills is insane! I always felt so drawn to them like they’re my sisters. I even got to talk to Danielle and tell her things i never thought I’d be able to say directly to her. Cass I’m here for you too! I cheer up getting to hang with them especially in the subscriber community. 🥰Despite the podcast having darker story topics sometimes- they do so so well at keeping it PG-13 This is the only podcast I will listen to with my 7 year old because they are so mindful about the way they talk & how much they cuss as well!! Don’t ever stop doing what you girls are doing!!!!💜 can’t wait to finally MEET YALL 😭🥰

Started listening yesterday and already 12 episodes in. It’s like a book I can’t put down. Edge of your seat story telling with perfect amounts of witty side banter/comments. I can’t figure out how I missed this. Even though some of these are horrific stories, it has reignited my dream of working for the parks department.

Love the story telling…so great. I also love the banter between the hosts now and then. It adds a personal touch. I look forward to every Monday when a new episode is released.

Discovered this podcast recently and jumped right in. I love the topics they cover and how much research they do ahead of time. Although people complain about them interjecting in the storyline I think it makes it more personal and it’s easier to connect to these faceless voices. Put my bf onto this podcast and we listen every week!!!

I love learning facts about parks and our public lands. And I love the mix of stories/topics from NPAD. You guys are the ones who inspired me to start my own pod! Much love from Elyse at Morbid Outdoors Podcast! ❤️

Interesting story but terrible story tellers. Tried to listen to the Madness in McCarthy episode after reading a positive review on it but couldn’t make it through the first episode. They take forever to get to the point and continuously interject.

One of these hosts is so condescending to the other. The one with the deep voice is kind of a jerk.

I love this podcast and I try to only listen to certain stories around my kids that seem like they’d be appropriate. The stories like the survivor stories for example. Otherwise I wear my headphones. Well I thought they would be appropriate until the f bombs started rolling on. I wish there wasn’t as much swearing and it was more respectful for families

I’ve been listening to this podcast for a little while now and have mostly enjoyed it. The unsolved murder mysteries are the best and the latest one about the Pilgrim family in Wrangell-St Elias had me on the edge of my seat! Even a little of the paranormal can be a fun diversion at times. I don’t like that there are so many subscriber-only episodes, but I also understand they’re trying to make money. However, I was shocked when I pulled up the latest episode that I had been waiting for — the second part about the Pilgrim family only to find out it’s subscriber-only. I get you’d like people to have the paid subscription to your podcast, but any leanings I had in that direction are now gone.

I’ve listened to at least 40-50 episodes, and a lot of the older ones are great. The past year or so, the episodes are far too saturated with ads and plugs for their merch/patreon/events. I understand that is part of building a brand and business, but it’s over the top at this point. The hosts also get off topic consistently and take about 10 minutes to actually start talking about the story they are telling.