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From skydiving with his dad to relocating jaguars in Patagonia, CNN’s Bill Weir has seen more of the planet than most of us ever will. In this wide-ranging interview, he talks about regenerative farming, growing up between an evangelical mom and an atheist dad, and how empathy fuels his journalism.

We talk about:

🌱 “It’s not the cow, it’s the how” – what that actually means

🐄 How regenerative grazing could reverse climate damage

🧠 Why curiosity is the greatest superpower

🇨🇺 Wild stories from Cuba, Argentina, and traveling with jaguars

🎸 His love for Taylor Swift, Jack White & Prince

🧳 What 17 schools in 6 states taught him about people

🏍️ Why he wore a CNN “Facts First” shirt to Sturgis

🎙️ Guest: Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent

📌 Follow Bill: CNN Profile

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Bill Weir interview

regenerative agriculture

climate change solutions

it's not the cow it's the how

Carbon Cowboys

Wonder List

CNN climate reporter

Patagonia conservation

jaguar relocation story

Sylvia Earle marine biologist

Boys and Girls Club Waterbury

Taylor Swift rain concert

adventure journalism

Sturgis biker rally CNN

0:00 – Music nerd intro & "I'm a communist" icebreaker

0:18 – Who is Bill Weir? CNN anchor, climate correspondent

1:30 – It’s not the cow, it’s the how – explained

3:00 – Buffalo, bison, poop, and regenerative agriculture

4:38 – Bill’s childhood: Evangelical mom vs atheist dad

5:57 – Moving 17 times and surviving 6 states

7:50 – How it shaped his view of the world

8:57 – Sponsor shoutout: Boys and Girls Club

9:10 – Wild connections made through journalism

10:55 – Relocating jaguars with Patagonia’s founders

12:00 – Sylvia Earle, “Her Deepness,” and marine science

12:35 – Taylor Swift in the rain & top 3 concerts

13:50 – Rock star or Brewers center fielder?

14:40 – Bill’s storytelling philosophy

15:10 – Riding a Harley into Sturgis with a CNN shirt

15:30 – Why division is often perception, not reality

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