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Anchored Podcast Ep. 290: Josh Murphy on Filmmaking, Wildness, and Stories That Create Change
14 August 2026

Anchored Podcast Ep. 290: Josh Murphy on Filmmaking, Wildness, and Stories That Create Change

Anchored with April Vokey

About
Josh Murphy is a filmmaker whose path from fisheries biology and action-sports films to environmental documentaries has been anything but conventional. His work includes Artifishal, Purple Mountains, The Scale of Hope, and a recent Netflix film exploring plastics and human health, with stories that tackle everything from wild salmon and climate change to mental health and community-led conservation. 

In this episode of Anchored, Josh and I talk about his early fascination with water and Jacques Cousteau, his transition into filmmaking, his work with Patagonia, the emotional weight of documentary storytelling, and why he believes powerful films should do more than entertain... they should give people a reason to care and a way to act.
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