Range

By Critical Frequency

Society & Culture History Places & Travel

What's Range about?

Range: Stories and Trailblazers of the New American West, created by Amy Westervelt and Julia Ritchey. A revolving cast of Western reporter co-hosts join to dig into the stories and people who embody the outlaw spirit of the West, ranging from the startups of Silicon Valley to the cowboy poets of the mountain West.

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Range episodes:

05.27.2019
West Coast Crabs Are the Next Climate Fight
An Amy & Julia reunion! Julia joins to talk about a complicated web of issues facing West Coast crab fishermen, driven primarily by warming oceans and unprecedented changes to ocean conditions. To hear the rest of the story, check out fanlink.to/drilled Learn...
01.11.2019
Introducing Peace of Mind
While we work on episodes for another season of Range, check out Peace of Mind with Bhi Bhiman, launching January 18th on the Critical Frequency network.https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/peace-of-mind-with-bhi-bhiman/id1442629466?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
01.05.2019
Introducing Drilled
Today we bring you a quick preview of another Critical Frequency podcast: Drilled, a true-crime podcast about climate change. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/drilled/id1439735906?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12.23.2018
An Old West Take on Grass-Fed Ranching
Meet Norris Albaugh, whose Old Testament-inspired ways have him ranching more sustainably than most, and keeping the family ranch afloat doing it. (more info: www.albaughranch.com)Episode sponsor: Zola - visit zola.com/range to start your FREE wedding website and get $50 off...
11.30.2018
Hot nights, massive fires, and the wildland-urban interface
On the heels of yet another catastrophic fire season in the West, we take a look at why fires are worsening, from climate change to forest management practices, development, and more. Episode sponsor: Zola - visit zola.com/range to start your free...
11.07.2018
Caleen Sisk, the Run4Salmon and the Relationship between Water, Salmon, and Native American History in the West
Now in its third year, the Run4Salmon is a 300-mile trek on foot, motorboat, bikes, horses and kayaks from the mouth of the Sacramento River, north to Shasta Lake, to send out prayers and raise awareness about their fight. It’s...
10.31.2018
Nevada's Legal Brothels, and a New Effort to Shut Them Down
An initiative on the ballot in Lyon County, NV this November will ask residents to vote on whether or not they want to revoke the county's brothel licenses. All of the county's brothels were owned by Dennis Hof, who died...
10.06.2018
HipCamp CEO Alyssa Ravasio on Her Mission to Get People Outside
Frustrated with the online camping registration process, Alyssa Ravasio taught herself to code at 26, then launched HipCamp to streamline the process. She quickly realized the camping system had another problem: not enough sites, and state and national parks were...
10.06.2018
Photographer Laurel Golio on Running an All-women Outdoor Photo Crew
For The North Face She Moves Mountains campaign, photographer Laurel Golio put together an all-women team to shoot some of the company's amazing women athletes. It's an unusual thing in photography and here she tells us how it worked and...
10.05.2018
Brown Girls Climb Founder Bethany Lebewitz on Who Gets to Be an Explorer, Why, and How to Expand that Universe
In the 3rd installment of The North Face She Moves Mountains series, we profile Bethany Lebewitz, founder of Brown Girls Climb. Bethany found rockclimbing while traveling, but back home in the U.S., she realized that most climbers didn't look like...
10.02.2018
Ski Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson on Defeating Everything from Everest to Doubt, Depression, and Mom Guilt
The list of "first woman to"s following Hilaree Nelson's name are too many to fit in a podcast description. Just this month, at 45, she became the first person to ski down Mount Lhotse, a sister peak to Everest &...
09.26.2018
Rock Climber Emily Harrington on Embracing Fear, Giving Up, and Freeclimbing El Capitan
Presented by The North Face as part of its She Moves Mountains series, in this episode we profile rock climber Emily Harrington. Harrington spent the first decade or so of her career trying not to be afraid because she thought...
09.13.2018
The Role of Ethnic Markets in Addressing Food Insecurity
Introducing The Fifty One! In this episode we give Range listeners a little preview of The Fifty One with a West Coast episode on how San Diego's ethnic markets are helping to solve the food desert problem, but are often...
09.05.2018
Mauna Kea and the Fight for Hawaiian Sovereignty
The Hawaiian sovereignty movement has been picking up steam the past few years, catalyzed in part by a protest to protect the sacred mountain of Mauna Kea from development. In this episode, we speak to one of the leaders of...
06.01.2018
Three Women Hope to Swing a Republican Stronghold in the Mountain West
The Democrat primary in California District 4 has become fairly dramatic in recent months as three first-time candidates, all women under 40, vie for a shot to take on incumbent Tom McClintock in one of California's reddest districts. Learn more about...
05.30.2018
The Real CIs of Nevada County
We're headed into election season and in the Mountain West that means dramatic races for things that we sometimes forget are even elected offices. In this episode, Sarah Miller, a writer and editor with Popula magazine, joins us to dig...
03.21.2018
Introducing ... Bearcat!
In this special crossover episode, we introduce you to Bearcat, a new podcast distributed by our network, Critical Frequency. Bearcat's debut episode features someone Range listeners might appreciate: Rita Collins, the Montana-based purveyor of the country's first traveling bookstore. Learn more...
03.20.2018
Bonus Episode - A Western Hydrologist on the Politicization of Climate Science
Brian McInerney, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Utah, traces the politicization of climate change, how surprised scientists were to see people accusing them of bias, and what the difference is between climate and weather. Learn more about your...
02.14.2018
The Fascinating (and Toxic) History of Ski Resorts
When millions of people hit the slopes each year at ski resorts throughout the West, they probably don't realize that, nine times out of ten, they're skiing on abandoned mine sites. In this episode we look at the fascinating intersecting...
12.31.2017
Are Californians Being Priced Off the Beach?
The California Coastal Commission was formed in the 1970s to balance development goals with public rights to the beach. In recent decades, as our guest host Jill Replogle discovered, public access to the beach has moved beyond development questions. A...
07.17.2017
Nevada's Weed "Emergency"
In this bonus episode, Julia heads back to Reno for a visit and we dig into the details of Nevada's nascent recreational marijuana industry, whether there's really a "state of emergency" around the state's weed supplies, and what Attorney General...
07.11.2017
Desert love, the original tiny homes, and Joan Didion's West
One of the many unique aspects of the West is the presence -- still, even with more and more people moving here -- of so much wide open space. And that pioneering spirit lingers on, with small pockets of people...
06.08.2017
Made in the West
In this episode we follow a new California clothing company, Eight & Sand, as they navigate the challenges and benefits of setting up a manufacturing operation in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
04.06.2017
The Slums of Lake Tahoe
Affordable housing is an issue throughout the West (and the country), but we typically hear most often about dire circumstances in cities like LA, Seattle, or San Francisco. Small towns struggle to house residents too, and that holds doubly true...
02.26.2017
Range Update: The Strawberries of Wrath
In this Season 2 update, Amy and Julia explain their long hiatus, what they've been up to and how a Trump presidency may affect the American West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11.04.2016
Our National Parks are Very Old and Very White — Can They Survive?
On episode two of season two of Range Podcast, we explore why the U.S. National Park System, celebrating its centennial this year, has struggled to attract more diverse visitors and staff. Also, Julia visits Yosemite National Park in California for...
10.13.2016
Season 2, Episode 1: The Women in Tech Episode
In honor of Ada Lovelace Day we're launching season two of Range podcast with a look at women in tech, including the story of a female software engineer who has adapted to life as the lone female on her particular...
08.23.2016
Black Lives Matter: Racial Politics in the West
Amid increasing reports of police shootings and racial injustice, Black Lives Matter versus All Lives Matter, police versus people of color, we take a look at what racial divides exist in the west. Is growing up black in the West...
05.20.2016
The Cult of Tesla: What Makes Tesla Fanboys Tick
There have been gearheads and car guys for as long as there have been cars, but Tesla has developed a whole new level of groupies. In this episode of Range podcast — our last episode of Season 1 — we...
05.18.2016
Out of Bounds: Lessons from Avalanche Season
Backcountry skiing is one of the few sectors of the winter sports industry seeing any growth. But with this backcountry boom comes an uptick in the number of human-caused avalanches, resulting in several injuries and deaths this winter. We ask the...
04.25.2016
Pros to Bros
The X Games have been around for a little over 20 years now and some of extreme sports' first generation of stars are grappling with something pro athletes have had to navigate forever: transitioning into normal life. In this episode...
04.20.2016
The 21st Century Prospector of Storey County
In this bonus episode of Range Podcast, real estate tycoon and Mustang Ranch owner Lance Gilman tells us how he took a desolate mountain range in rural Nevada and turned it into the state's best bet for a tech boom,...
03.22.2016
Hooked on a Feeling: The Booming Biz of Medical Marijuana
More than 23 states have legalized medical marijuana and nine more are considering it. On the latest episode of Range Podcast, we meet a woman who moved across the country to join the Western-led cannabis boom. We also stop by an...
02.29.2016
The Showgirl Must Go On
The last showgirl epic closed this month in Las Vegas. We look at the fading industry of showgirls and Old Hollywood revues and what they meant to the casino capitals of the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
02.22.2016
The Birthday Gift that Keeps on Taking: Comedian W. Kamau Bell on Racism and Progressive Politics in the West
Last year on his birthday, comedian W. Kamau Bell got kicked out of the Elmwood Cafe, in Berkeley, for talking to his white wife and her friends. In this bonus episode, he talks about what happened after that incident, how...
02.15.2016
Keep Tahoe Fed: Food Resiliency in the West
How do you build a sustainable food movement in an area with a three-month growing season? In this episode of Range Podcast, we look at food hubs, growing domes and doomsday prepping around Lake Tahoe. Learn more about your ad choices....
02.08.2016
Cowboy Poets and Songsters: A Postcard from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Grammy Award-winning Dom Flemons teaches us how to play the bones and Texas poet Purly Gates recounts a harrowing experience with an axe in this special dispatch from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. Learn more about your ad...
02.01.2016
Coyote Ugly: The Rural-Urban Clash Over Hunting Contests
In our second episode of Range Podcast, we look at the cultural divide over coyote hunting competitions in the West. Spurred by success in California, animal rights advocates in Nevada have been pushing for a ban on these events. Learn more...
01.18.2016
Pioneer Women: Pushing Boundaries in the Ski Industry
In the first episode of Range Podcast, we talk to entrepreneur Jen Gurecki of Coalition Snow about the challenges of making skis that don't suck for women. Sexism in the ski industry is a hot topic thanks to Lynsey Dyer...
12.24.2015
Welcome to Range Podcast!
Howdy! This is Julia Ritchey and Amy Westervelt, co-hosts of the new podcast Range. We'll be bringing you stories of the new American West throughout 2016. Here's a small taste of what we have in store for you. Please subscribe...

What's Range about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Range episodes:

West Coast Crabs Are the Next Climate Fight

Introducing Peace of Mind

Introducing Drilled

An Old West Take on Grass-Fed Ranching

Hot nights, massive fires, and the wildland-urban interface

Caleen Sisk, the Run4Salmon and the Relationship between Water, Salmon, and Native American History in the West

Nevada's Legal Brothels, and a New Effort to Shut Them Down

HipCamp CEO Alyssa Ravasio on Her Mission to Get People Outside

Photographer Laurel Golio on Running an All-women Outdoor Photo Crew

Brown Girls Climb Founder Bethany Lebewitz on Who Gets to Be an Explorer, Why, and How to Expand that Universe

Ski Mountaineer Hilaree Nelson on Defeating Everything from Everest to Doubt, Depression, and Mom Guilt

Rock Climber Emily Harrington on Embracing Fear, Giving Up, and Freeclimbing El Capitan

The Role of Ethnic Markets in Addressing Food Insecurity

Mauna Kea and the Fight for Hawaiian Sovereignty

Three Women Hope to Swing a Republican Stronghold in the Mountain West

The Real CIs of Nevada County

Introducing ... Bearcat!

Bonus Episode - A Western Hydrologist on the Politicization of Climate Science

The Fascinating (and Toxic) History of Ski Resorts

Are Californians Being Priced Off the Beach?

Nevada's Weed "Emergency"

Desert love, the original tiny homes, and Joan Didion's West

Made in the West

The Slums of Lake Tahoe

Range Update: The Strawberries of Wrath

Our National Parks are Very Old and Very White — Can They Survive?

Season 2, Episode 1: The Women in Tech Episode

Black Lives Matter: Racial Politics in the West

The Cult of Tesla: What Makes Tesla Fanboys Tick

Out of Bounds: Lessons from Avalanche Season

Pros to Bros

The 21st Century Prospector of Storey County

Hooked on a Feeling: The Booming Biz of Medical Marijuana

The Showgirl Must Go On

The Birthday Gift that Keeps on Taking: Comedian W. Kamau Bell on Racism and Progressive Politics in the West

Keep Tahoe Fed: Food Resiliency in the West

Cowboy Poets and Songsters: A Postcard from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Coyote Ugly: The Rural-Urban Clash Over Hunting Contests

Pioneer Women: Pushing Boundaries in the Ski Industry

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