The Daniel Stih Podcast

Innovative ideas and insights to inspire change and happiness in your life and the world around you. Hosted by modern-day Renaissance man and your thought partner, Daniel Stih (aerospace engineer, mountain climber, songwriter) we explore bold ideas, unconventional thinking, and stories that challenge the status quo and embrace critical thinking and innovation. Whether it’s solving complex problems or embracing the richness of human potential, this show is your show to living a creative, meaningful, and connected life. Think differently, act boldly, and transform yourself and the world. Because you can. For show notes and to submit an idea for a guest or topic please visit: https://www.danielstih.com

Achieve Any Goal in 4 Simple Steps 05/20/2025

The End of the World : Being Nice During Climate Change with Professor Guy McPherson 05/19/2025

Grounding and Electromagnetic Field EMF Protection Products - Grounded or Misinformed ? 05/15/2025

Da Vinci, Tesla, Einstein - How They Would Solve Today’s Problems: Lessons from History’s Greatest Thinkers 05/13/2025

Gramin, inReach, Cell Phones - Why I Don’t Rely on Tech to Save Me in the Mountains 05/09/2025

Stop Watching the News: A Smarter Way to Stay Informed Without Losing Your Peace 05/08/2025

Stop Watching the News: A Smarter Way to Stay Informed Without Losing Your Peace Is watching the news on TV stressing you out? You're not alone. In this episode, Daniel Stih explores how constant exposure to negative headlines can damage your health—raising stress, blood pressure, and even anxiety levels. Cutting out the news isn’t the answer either. Daniel shares a powerful solution: how to filter the noise and stay informed on your terms. Learn how to set up curated alerts, RSS feeds, and email digests that only notify you about events and topics that matter most to you—like natural disasters or local emergencies—while filtering out what you don’t want in your mental space, like war, taxes, and violence. This is about reclaiming clarity, peace of mind, and control over the information you allow into your life. Show Notes – Stay Informed Without the Stress Here are the tools and resources mentioned in this episode to help you stay updated without watching the news or getting overwhelmed: 🔔 Custom Alerts – Get email notifications only when your chosen topics appear in the news. 📨 Curated News Emails – A nonpartisan daily news summary covering politics, business, culture, and science. – A lifestyle-friendly daily digest of major news stories. – Morning news focused on business, politics, and tech. 📚 Filtered News Readers – Follow trusted sources and mute unwanted topics (e.g., “war,” “celebrity,” “taxes”). 📰 News Aggregators with Bias Transparency – See how different outlets report the same story, with political bias labels. – Shows bias and media coverage breakdowns across the political spectrum. 🚨 Local Emergency Alerts – Real-time alerts about local emergencies, crimes, and safety threats. – Stay informed about what’s happening in your neighborhood. 💬 Got a favorite tool or tip I missed? If you use an app, website, or service that helps you stay informed while filtering out the noise, drop it in the comments for this episode! /episode/index/show/db84b80a-f8ca-40f4-9ca3-c700b8c58436/id/36131215

Mold, mycotoxins, mold testing, AMEA: Guest Andrea Hembroff on environmental illness and testing for mold 05/07/2025

Dreams Are Built, Not Wished: The Hard Work Behind a Vision 05/06/2025

Mold - Stop Mold Before It Starts. Tips for Preventing Mold Growth 05/02/2025

Smart Cities: A Better Future or Loss of Privacy 05/01/2025

IV Therapy, Functional Medicine, Naturopathic, Peptides, Ozone, Anti-Aging with Kimberley Verbeke 04/30/2025

Following Your Dream Can Change the World: It's Your Job, Your Purpose 04/29/2025

Billions Unaccounted: Harvard, Academic Freedom & Daniel Stih’s Free College Solution 04/28/2025

Outdoor Recreation & Pay to Play: How Corporations Turned Public Lands into Profit 04/26/2025

Outdoor Recreation & Pay to Play: How Corporations Turned Public Lands into Profit Why does it cost so much to hike, camp, hunt, ride an ATV on land that belongs to all of us? In this episode, I uncover the hidden history behind public land use fees—from the controversial Fee Demo Program to the passing of the Great American Outdoors Act during the COVID era. Learn how corporations and the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable shaped what we now experience as “outdoor recreation,” and how their influence—not government incompetence—is behind the growing costs, declining services, and frustrating access to national parks and public lands. Learn why sending complaints to federal agencies might not move the needle—and the smarter strategy: holding the real decision-makers accountable by pushing corporations to advocate for change. Whether you're a weekend hiker or a serious off-roader, if you’ve ever felt priced out or disappointed by the public land experience, this episode gives you the context—and power—you need to make a difference. SHOW NOTES Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Website: https://recreationroundtable.org/members You can view members here. I mis-spoke in the recorded podcast - REI appears to be a member (again). Another new observation since I last visited this organization’s website 20+ years ago is there are more “associations” than members, note the individual corporations that are “members” of these associations. There are a lot of business part of this organization and that’s where the power in voicing your complaints lies in regared to what you'd lik to see the future of outdoor “recreation” in terms of cost, fees, and quality of service. If there’s something else I mention in the show that you feel needs to be updated or known, please post it in the comments for this episode. If you’d like to see my files on the history of Fee Demo contact me through the show website. Wild can be reached via this link: In preparing show notes, I checked for the ARC (American Recreation Coalition) website, another organization that helped create and implement the Fee Demo program. The banner (2018) appears to be a press release: “American Recreation Coalition, Outdoor Recreation Industry Roundtable to Unify as Outdoor Recreation Roundtable. Thus members of todays’ ORR are the same players with new ones added. It seems some of the “good guys” sold out and joined. That’s OK - with a combined force they have power to implement change, just as they did in the 80’s and 90’s when they created the problems we see today. /episode/index/show/db84b80a-f8ca-40f4-9ca3-c700b8c58436/id/36131510

Song of the Week: Can’t Get to Heaven 04/25/2025

Song of the Week: Can’t Get to Heaven This episode dives into the story behind Can’t Get to Heaven—a song that started with just a chorus and two chords and evolved into something much more. Inspired by a Bob Dylan documentary and a lyric that seemingly channeled itself, the song took shape over time, drawing from unexpected influences like Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire for the bassline. I’ll share my journey of trying to find the right organ player to match the song’s spiritual undertones—only to end up using my own demo track, imperfections and all, because it had the right vibe. We’ll talk about the human feel of music, the power of happy accidents, and why sometimes, less polish is more. From home-recorded vocals (with some unexpected spit on the microphone) to leaving in guitar feedback noise, à la Hendrix, this track is a raw, honest piece of work. Tune in to hear the full story, behind-the-scenes moments, and bits of the song itself. SHOW NOTES Lyrics & Song Stories On Amazon: Daniel Isle SkyWebsite: Listen on: Spotify: Pandora: Apple Music: YouTube: Can’t Get to Heaven © 2014 by Daniel Isle Sky God’s building a heaven, how do you get in Send me your money, your time and your sins I’ll send them to God he’s been wait'n for them ‘Cause you can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned Tell me brother, where have you been Out drinking and smoking and not listening To mother and father and teacher and school Can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned You can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned Father they killed me what have I done Son don’t you know that’s how the west was won Some people die so others see me You can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned Tell me sister, where have you been Out kissing and flirting and not listening To mother and father and teacher and school Can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned Can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned If you woke up and spoke up you’re not such a fool Try teaching Sunday school God’s building a heaven But you can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned Tell me mother where have you been Out shopping on credit and not listening To father and preacher I’m nobody’s fool You can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned You can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned Tell me brother where have you been Out drinking and smoking and not listening Now tell me sister, where have you been Out kissing and flirting, I think I’m winning You can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned Can’t get to Heaven unless you have sinned Can’t get to Heaven Unless you have sinned /episode/index/show/db84b80a-f8ca-40f4-9ca3-c700b8c58436/id/35133245