Highlander Podcast

Matthew Betcher, Creative Director for Allied Feather & Down, shares the changes coming to materials supply chains due to COVID, natural down versus synthetic, and Allied’s new traceability and sustainability tools.

Learn more about Allied at their website and access their traceability tool!

https://alliedfeather.com/

https://trackmydown.com/

Connect with Matthew on Linkedin.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-betcher-9214676a/

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Matthew Betcher, Creative Director for Allied Feather & Down, shares the changes coming to materials supply chains due to COVID, natural down versus synthetic, and Allied’s new traceability and sustainability tools.

Learn more about Allied at their website and access their traceability tool!

https://alliedfeather.com/

https://trackmydown.com/

Connect with Matthew on Linkedin.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-betcher-9214676a/

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Jack Kirkham, owner of Springbar Tents, joins the History of Gear Series to talk about the oldest tentmaker in Utah, his father’s passion for making great product, and how they’ve continued to make heritage USA made tents.

Learn more about Springbar Tents at their website:

https://springbar.com/

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Jack Kirkham, owner of Springbar Tents, joins the History of Gear Series to talk about the oldest tentmaker in Utah, his father’s passion for making great product, and how they’ve continued to make heritage USA made tents.

Learn more about Springbar Tents at their website:

https://springbar.com/

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Bruce Johnson joins the History of Gear Series to talk through the evolution of mountain tents from the earliest pup tents of the Civil War to the Oval Intention geodesic from the North Face.

Learn more about the the history of mountain tents on Johnson’s website.

http://www.oregonphotos.com/Vintage%20tents.html

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Bruce Johnson joins the History of Gear Series to talk through the evolution of mountain tents from the earliest pup tents of the Civil War to the Oval Intention geodesic from the North Face.

Learn more about the the history of mountain tents on Johnson’s website.

http://www.oregonphotos.com/Vintage%20tents.html

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Sandi Landon, Global Human Resources Director for Teton Outfitters (KLIM / 509) shares how the company has adapted to COVID, the growth of the motorsports business, and the adjustments designers and product creators will have to make.

Connect with Sandi on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandi-landon-phr-csp-9746746/

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Sandi Landon, Global Human Resources Director for Teton Outfitters (KLIM / 509) shares how the company has adapted to COVID, the growth of the motorsports business, and the adjustments designers and product creators will have to make.

Connect with Sandi on Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandi-landon-phr-csp-9746746/

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Bruce Johnson joins our History of Gear Series for a conversation about Mountain Safety Research (MSR) and the founder, Larry Penberthy. We talk about this Seattle-based company and the founder’s contributions to designing safer climbing equipment grounded in testing and a scientific approach.

Learn more about MSR on the History of Gear website.

http://www.oregonphotos.com/MSR1.html

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/

Bruce Johnson joins our History of Gear Series for a conversation about Mountain Safety Research (MSR) and the founder, Larry Penberthy. We talk about this Seattle-based company and the founder’s contributions to designing safer climbing equipment grounded in testing and a scientific approach.

Learn more about MSR on the History of Gear website.

http://www.oregonphotos.com/MSR1.html

For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.

Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook. 

The Highlander Podcast is sponsored by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University, a four year, undergraduate degree training the next generation of product creators for the sports and outdoor industries.

Learn more at https://opdd.usu.edu/