Outroads

Outroads

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Outroads episodes

  • 05. Alpine Economics: UCLA Professor by Day, Mountain Climber by Night / Romain Wacziarg

    Romain Wacziarg sits down to spread the scholarly gospel; from free-soloing crags in Santa Barbara to the financial ramifications of artificial intelligence, we tick all the boxes. 


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    Related Links:

    • ROMAIN’S TRIP REPORTS 
    • ROMAIN’S RESEARCH PAPERS
    • ROMAIN’S WIKIPEDIA

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    1 hr 20 min
  • 04. Never Too Late: From Gangs and Homelessness to Published Poet / Robert Lundquist

    Addiction, abuse, and healing with one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Best 100 American Poets.” We talk gangs and boxing, trauma and Zen meditation, in a life-story that is equal parts heartbreak and triumph over adversity.

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    Related Links:

    - ROBERT’S NEWEST COLLECTION: https://www.thenewriverpress.com/shop/robert-lundquist-after-mozart-heroin-on-5th-street

    https://www.amazon.com/After-Mozart-Heroin-5th-Street/dp/199963103X

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    1 hr 7 min
  • 03. The Deepest Music: Grief, Self-Discovery and Record Deals / Peter Himmelman

    For Episode 3 of Outroads we welcome Peter Himmelman to the beige room to talk about not only his life in music, but also grief, faith, and the meaning of existence itself, which--spoiler--we fail to solve.

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    Related Links:

    • Peter's new book, Suspended By No String: A Songwriter's Reflections on Faith, Aliveness, and Wonder 
    • Peter's newest album, At The Emergence of Stars
    • Peter's website

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    58 min
  • 02. The Cost of Creativity: From Alaskan Fisherman to Hollywood Actor / Cazzy Cereghino

    A wide-ranging chat with professional stuntman, actor, Alaskan fisherman, and all-around gem of a human, Cazzy Cereghino.

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    Related Links:

    • BOOKS WRITTEN BY CAZZY
    • CAZZY’S FILMOGRAPHY: IMDB  AMAZON 
    • CAZZY ON IG

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    1 hr 15 min
  • 01. Peak Experience: Balancing Risk & Fulfillment in the Mountains / Jason Pair

    Episode 1 of Outroads! We welcome Jason Pair to the studio for a chat about mountain climbing, risk assessment, early mistakes in the backcountry, near misses with altitude-induced aneurisms, and more…

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    Related Links:

    • A QUICK RETRACTION: At the time of recording, Jason was chair of the SPS Section of the Sierra Club, not the Angeles Section. 
    • JASON'S WEBSITE
    • VIDEO OF OUR CLIMB OF MOUNT ABBOT
    • VIDEO OF OUR HIKE OF KERN PEAK

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    57 min

About Outroads

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Obsession. Risk. Forays into the unknown. Outroads is about more than the outdoors, it’s about the roads less taken, unconventional life choices, and the hidden truths beyond the standard…