In 1910 the U.S. was hit by the largest wildfire in the country's history, which burned an area the size of Connecticut over the course of a weekend. This episode of Fresh Air discusses the fire, and also has some great tales about Teddy Roosevelt wrestling and skinny dipping (not at the same time).

This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen now.

How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football

As if Teddy Roosevelt couldn't get any cooler, now I find out he saved football? Listen to this interview on The Art of Manliness with John Miller, author of "The Big Scrum: How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football."

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/21/11.

More on National Parks, and the forestry service

This episode of Fresh Air is a great addition to the previous posting about National Parks. It describes a wildfire from 1910 which burned an area the size of Connecticut over the course of a weekend, and discusses how that fire saved our National Lands, yet permanently transformed the way we treat them.

It also has some great tales about Teddy Roosevelt wrestling and skinny dipping (not at the same time).

This episode is no longer available on itunes, but you can listen now.