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Heath Druzin

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Journalist, podcaster. Host & creator of Extremely American, podcast series looking at the intersection of extremist movements & mainstream politics. Season 2 is an inside look at Christian nationalism https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510381/extremely-american

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Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · May 19

Extremely American Season 2 is over 900k downloads. Big thanks to my team @RadioDawson & Morgan Springer + @KBSX915 & @NPR for another great season & everyone who has taken the time to listen. & we're not done, so stay tuned! Oh & if you haven't listened: www.npr.org/podcasts/510...

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks!

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, David!

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to be here to accept our best podcast award on behalf of my amazing Extremely American team, @radiodawson.bsky.social , Morgan Springer & @boisestatepublicradio.org

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Sep 11

So, this is both amusing & scary at a time like this. @brandendurst unblocked me to post this & then immediately blocked me again, as a coward would do. It’s funny because I guess I live rent-free in his head. But it’s also absurd & reckless at this time of political violence.

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Sep 10

Political violence is being normalized in America and that should be terrifying to everyone, regardless of political views. The Charlie Kirk shooting is just the latest in a string of escalating attacks.

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 31

Turns out serial plagiarist Benny Johnson, paid by Russian money, also lied about made-up crimes to make DC seem more dangerous. He’s got a seat at White House briefings. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...

He Plagiarized and Promoted Falsehoods. The White House Embraces Him.

www.nytimes.com

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 30

My big reveal today is that I'm on @revealnews.org today. Reported a segment for a show all about how the proposed Trump cuts to the National Park Service could have dramatic effects on public lands. Find it on your local @npr.org affiliate or right here revealnews.org/podcast/nati...

Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting

We engage and empower the public through investigative journalism and groundbreaking storytelling that sparks action, improves lives and protects our democracy.

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 29

Helping wildfires to own the libs:
apnews.com/article/immi...

2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol operation at the site of a wildfire on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula sparked condemnation by Sen. Patty Murray.

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 26

Got some reporting coming up on this particular service. Stay tuned …

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Aug 25

On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 25

Nothing makes me feel safer than ICE jailing a decorated veteran who uses a wheelchair and has two small children. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

WA congressional candidate’s husband, a military veteran, taken into ICE custody

A veteran, married to a congressional candidate, was detained by ICE in Washington.

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hey all, this is me! Catch me on Science Friday today on your local NPR station to talk about 30 years of wolf reintroduction in the West. 1:06pm Mountain Time for my Idaho folks.

Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Aug 22

Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🐺☀️🎧

Image of a gray wolf. Text says: 30 years of wolves in the West, artificial food dyes, animal “pests,” a supernova’s inner shell, and more.

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 21

Here more about this case, plus the wild history and precarious present of wolves in the new podcast Howl, from me, Clark Corbin, @boisestatepublicradio.org & @idahocapitalsun.com. www.npr.org/podcast/fis-...

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 15

Idaho governor & legislature like to tout their fiscal responsibility but they just mismanaged themselves into this disastrous own goal. Nice reporting @radiodawson.bsky.social
www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...

Gov. Little orders 3% budget cuts across state government while touting strong economy

Gov. Brad Little is ordering all state agencies except for K-12 education to cut their budgets by 3%.

www.boisestatepublicradio.org

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Holy moly, Extremely American won a national Edward R. Murrow Award for best podcast. Got the best team in the biz - James Dawson & Morgan Springer & awesome partners in @boisestatepublicradio.org & @npr.org. &, of course, check out the pod if you haven't - it's free! www.npr.org/podcasts/510...

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 13

When your done bingeing the podcast, check out the written series here: idahocapitalsun.com/tag/howl/

Howl Archives • Idaho Capital Sun

idahocapitalsun.com

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 13

Catch me on 1A from @npr.org @wamu.org today at 11am ET for a deep dive on wolves and check out my podcast Howl that Clark Corbin & I reported for @boisestatepublicradio.org @idahocapitalsun.com. It's free & pretty awesome, if I may say so myself. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/podcast/howl

In Howl, host Heath Druzin and reporter Clark Corbin track the dramatic, controversial return of wolves to the Rockies — and the fierce battle still raging over their place in the wild.Projects like t...

www.boisestatepublicradio.org

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thanks for the kind words!

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thanks for listening!

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 8

Secretary of Defense fist-pumping a pastor who thinks women shouldn’t have right to vote & slavery wasn’t so terrible. Would be curious to hear from women & POC in the military & at the Pentagon. Hear more about the pastor in my podcast, Extremely American www.npr.org/podcasts/510...

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 7

One of the peaceful tourists I’ve heard so much about

NPR @npr.org · Aug 7

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 3

And check out the companion written series. It's different than the podcast and chock full of info and crazy stories from the early days of wolf reintroduction. idahocapitalsun.com/tag/howl/

Howl Archives • Idaho Capital Sun

idahocapitalsun.com

Heath Druzin @hdruzin.bsky.social · Aug 3

In my podcast Howl - www.npr.org/podcast/fis-... - we talk in depth about this phenomenon while backpacking in Yellowstone w the biologist who put wolves back in the park. It's free and everywhere you get podcasts @boisestatepublicradio.org @idahocapitalsun.com www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Since wolves’ return, Yellowstone’s aspens are recovering, study finds

The researchers found a 152-fold increase in sapling and young-tree density.

www.washingtonpost.com