In April 2022, Moab local Sam Newman set out for a backyard bicycle jaunt he considered to be fairly run-of-the-mill. The ride turned out to be anything but that. He suffered an accident that changed his life physically, mentally and emotionally. Regular listeners of Great Wide Open will recall hearing Sam recount this harrowing incident along with former Moab resident Haley Tamberi’s account of a climbing accident she had several years ago. Their stories dovetail and diverge in interesting ways as they share their internal journeys both post-accident and to the present. However, not all of the conversation Sam and host Lisa Hathaway had made it to the original airing, so this episode presents Sam’s story in its original length. Here, Sam provides us with quite a vulnerable glimpse into his internal journey. Thank you, Sam, for this important conversation!

// Show Notes:

// Original broadcast: https://www.kzmu.org/when-good-rec-goes-bad-great-wide-open/

// Music in this episode is ‘Classic’ by HoliznaCC