Kraig Adams Podcast

By Kraig AdamsSociety & Culture Places & Travel

Kraig Adams Podcast episodes

April 14, 2024 Thoughts after Hiking Alone in the Azores
Q&A with chat and behind the scenes for my recent video in the Azores - https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pp3ONGoJsdQ
00:00 Intro
4:33 Welcome
9:21 Sleeping on trail
11:38 Black Forest in Germany
14:37 Niched in hiking
17:31 Azores video analytics
19:23 Teeth of Navarino trail https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/chile/magallanes/dientes-de-navarino?u=i
25:44 Azores video FCPX timeline
44:09 Family vlogs like Pewdiepie
47:17 Azores video behind the scenes
50:54 Things I need help with
54:38 7 hour ambient video
58:00 Hiking Alta Via 1 in Italy in September
1:05:35 Azores video commentary
1:44:30 Azores video Sponsor
1:50:00 Stranded on Corvo Island for 3 days
1:55:46 Instagram
2:05:23 Old podcast episodes and new streams
2:09:50 Cactus to Clouds hike
2:15:31 Short form content
2:22:40 Challengers Show https://amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CV9LTTZL/ref=atv_hm_mys_c_4I2SRv_2_1
2:26:20 Plans for the next few weeks
2 hr 32 min
February 26, 2024 Research for Death Valley, Hawaii and Azores
Chat helps me research potential hiking trips to Death Valley, Hawaii and Azores
00:00 Intro
3:42 Welcome
6:00 Previous stream
11:56 Hawaii
13:51 Print store
17:43 New Zealand videos
26:52 @OutdoorDetour
28:16 Death Valley
40:46 Kalalau Trail in Hawaii
1:07:25 @JeffPelletier in Hawaii
1:13:26 Death Valley??
1:28 52 Azores
1:43:02 @Antonsomewhere Azores video
1:48:07 Hiking trip to Azores
1:58:20 @AlexGodard Advice for Azores
2:05:57 More Azores research
2:38:11 Geoguessr https://www.geoguessr.com/user/5fcef8c073adfc0001a1b1a8
2 hr 46 min
February 24, 2024 Planning Hiking Trips for 2024 and Streaming Again
Help me make travel plans, next video and etc
00:00 Intro
2:53 Welcomes
7:30 Trip plans for 2024
10:29 Brazil
13:40 Suggestions for hikes
16:07 Albania
21:28 Death Valley
22:30 GOTTA BE A DAD
27:39 Tour Monta Rosa
30:49 Alta Via 1 Hike
31:48 ABC Trek in Nepal
37:02 @MartijnDoolaard
40:23 Colombia
46:20 Cactus to Clouds
48:44 Ecuador
52:07 Turkey
1:04:07 Kyrgyzstan with Black Saddle
1:08:00 @JustinOutdoors
1:10:00 @OutdoorBoys 1:17:08 Podcast
1:20:50 Norway
1:22:33 @RyanShirley
1:29:26 Inca Trail with @ColinandSamir
1:31:41 Isle of Skye
1:35:18 Podcast feedback
1:39:40 Hiking guide videos
1:45:34 Do I enjoy sharing BTS?
1:47:53 Geoguessr https://www.geoguessr.com/referral-program/3I8L-ST4V-MFQ6
1:49:08 Julia Hikes to Eat
1:54:02 Shorts and clips
1:56:35 Sasha needs a hug
2:01:42 @Julien2
2:03:22 @PewDiePie
2:05:53 @InternetHistorian
2:11:24 3 Hours of Relaxing Ambient Hiking
2:16:03 Break
2:18:55 Channel analytics
2:26:51 Instagram
2:30:28 Mexico City Vlog
2:33:14 YouTube shorts
2:40:02 @DrDisRespect
2:43:35 Orange Patagonia Puff
2:50:18 @AllanSu
2:57:27 South Korea
3:04:17 Milanote https://milanote.com
3:05:49 Obsidian https://obsidian.md
3:13:00 Mt Kinabalu
3:14:55 @khakees.official
3:25:54 Adventure Archives
3:28:44 Ambient Bakery Videos
3:37:01 Home vlogs
3:40:59 Brooklyn Bakery
3 hr 52 min
February 16, 2024 Update after Baby Announcement
How should I title these podcast episodes?
Gotta put my podcast on YouTube
Film myself answering questions and reacting to community
Serves as a form of education
Title and thumbnail need to focus in on one topic tho

Would drive me crazy to not put it on the main channel tho. I’ve watched videos with just people talking tho. As long as the hook is interesting and they deliver the answer I watch

I feel the need for more dialog between you and I

What feedback do you have on the podcast in general? Should I accept feedback in the form of voicemails? Would comments on YouTube work well for feedback?

Should I spend time making educational content?

I feel like mini tutorials on TikTok would work well. Basically break a full workshop into small chapters. Answer questions that people might Google.

People still think I’m shooting iPhone only

Tired of getting every kind of feedback on my work… talk less, talk more, more social, stop including friends, more vlogs, don’t vlog

Wish I had fellow creators to talk through my problems and projects. Most of the creators that I call friends don’t really reciprocate my attempts to connect.

Need help finding interesting places to go and hike

Doing sponsorship differently.
Trying to negotiate with better brands on larger campaigns. Basically trying harder.
Have cancelled the last few integrations

Where should I hike in 2024?
Also kinda don’t want to ask
I always seem to question how important community and feedback actually is.

Should I be putting podcast episodes on YouTube?

YouTube shorts becoming more important
What shorts can I make on a trip?

General feelings of loneliness and sadness

Researched Sam Sulek’s channel

Hotel in Nepal

Build a website to gather interest in group hiking trips
My own hikes as well as selling other people's hikes

Silent hiking in New Zealand
New Zealand vlog
Hiking Drone montage video
Favorite hikes tier list
Family blog baby announcement

There is so much that I could do and make great money from but I just don’t care
Low incentives
Sponsorships
Merch
Video ideas

Why has this changed over time?
I don’t care what people think

Go on the trip and make the big video just to get the perfect clip
Everything is for making clips because that's where discoverablity is
Value in the form of user acquisition
Doesn't make money

Posting audio only to spotify
Creating a new YouTube channel for Podcast videos
Just posting podcast videos to my channel but don't call them podcast episodes

Upload full horizontal videos to tiktok

Factorio Space exploration video on gaming channel

Podcast that speaks directly to the audience. Private phone call

February
Hiking and Sleeping Alone in Death Valley

El Cocuy in Colombia

March
Mt Kimbalu in Borneo

April
Cactus to Clouds in California

August
Hiking 70 miles on the PCT in Washington

September
Hiking Alta Via 1 Dolomites in Italy

October
40 miles Great Himalayan Lakes Trek in India
Butan Trek
100 miles Annapurna Trek in Nepal
ABC Trek
https://alltrails.com/explore/trail/nepal/gandaki-pradesh/annapurna-base-camp-trek--2?u=i
Nar Phu Valley Trek
115 miles on the Haute Route in Switzerland
Tour Monte Rosa in Switzerland

Ambient drone footage

Taking down the 10 hour comp video

Really want to start a new YouTube channel for long form silent bakery videos

What shorts did editor send and I not upload

Something about Julien2 makes me still interested in trying it out

Why do I feel so unfulfilled?
I need help
I need collaboration
I need someone to bounce ideas off

Need to keep a list of videos to make
Thumbnail and title grid

Maybe I should just vlog on IG stories again
Pewdiepie’s japan vlogs makes me want to make my own version of “home movies”

https://www.youtube.com/@AlvinKZhou/videos
44 min
December 14, 2023 Update After New Zealand
Cyprus trip
Vlogging on iPhone
Ended channel membership
YouTube channel updates
Uploading YouTube shorts
Podcast audio-only
Creator hiking trips
AllTrails
Strava
Publish Press event
New Zealand edits
Upcoming videos
Trips in 2024
28 min
November 04, 2023 Update after Washington
Solo update podcast episode about past projects, current focus and future plans. Consuming feed based social media like TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and News doesn’t make me feel good. Content formats. Put guides and updates behind paywall? What do people actually find valuable with my content? Satisfying subscribers vs algorithm. Artist vs creator. Product vs art. Trying to make NYC walking video. Membership Q&A. New Zealand trip
31 min
July 13, 2023 Update after Scotland
https://linktr.ee/kraig
49 min
May 17, 2023 Moving back to New York City
Solo update episode from my hotel room in LA. Updates about projects, thoughts after Madeira/Cyprus, why we're moving back to NYC from Denver and general worries about making travel content these days. https://linktr.ee/kraig

42 min
April 17, 2023 Update from Madeira
Thoughts on the last few days of traveling and shooting on Madeira Island. Why does traveling alone feel weird now? Should I focus more on thru-hiking like a dirty nomad or should I embrace the luxury lol. What I plan on editing and uploading to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Flying to Cyprus to do it all over again starting tomorrow. Wish me luck on this all expense paid trip haha what's wrong with me.
26 min
April 09, 2023 Immy Lucas - Sustainability, lifestyle and Vegan YouTuber
https://youtube.com/@SustainablyVegan
https://instagram.com/sustainably_vegan
00:00 Moving to Denver
2:20 Making friends and building community
4:10 Plants, bread and the pandemic
5:54 Teaching with authority vs inspiration
8:15 Working from home as a content creator
15:25 Marrying someone who isn't a content creator
17:23 Sharing personal life to an audience
21:02 How does making content help your interests?
24:02 Plans for videos
26:56 Inspiration for videos
31:38 What is your aesthetic?
36:00 Viral wedding dress reel on Instagram
41:23 Don't want celebrity
45:54 Social media consumption
51:25 Update style content
57:00 Content density
1:03:54 Making money on Instagram
1:18:54 Placing ads for other social media accounts
1:27:56 Working non-stop
1:36:00 Alterative platforms and revenue
1:42:04 What are you excited for in 2023
1:45:40 Feedback on this conversation
https://linktr.ee/kraig
1 hr 48 min