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April 11, 2018All In: Sarah Menzies
Sarah Menzies is all in. Whether it's her adventure documentary film career or her relationships, Sarah is fully committed to following through on giving back to others. Sarah’s story is about what she would do for her many loves, and in turn, and what they would do for her.
The filmmaker behind the short pieces, "The Mirnavator" and "A Steelhead Quest," Sarah's first full-length documentary film, "Afghan Cycles" is debuting at Hot Docs April 29th. Afghan Cycles uses the bicycle to tell a story of women’s rights - human rights - and the struggles faced by Afghan women on a daily basis, from discrimination to abuse, to the oppressive silencing of their voices in all aspects of contemporary society. These women ride despite cultural barriers, despite infrastructure, and despite death threats, embracing the power and freedom that comes with the sport.
With the help of her girlfriend Katilin Bailey, we talk with Sarah about the evolution of her promising career.
Women Featured in this Episode: Sarah Menzies and Kaitlin Bailey
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
In this episode, you'll hear:
How Sarah became a documentary filmmaker and lessons learned along the way
The importance of (at times) removing yourself from the story
Tips for getting started in the outdoor film industry
What fishing can teach you about patience, generosity, and the environment
The parallels between bicycling in Afghanistan and the suffrage movement in the United States
The challenges faced by Afghan women and their perseverance in spite of them.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Live She Explores Event: Portland Oregon
Sarah's production company: Let Media
Outside Online: Sarah Menzies Knows the World's Coolest Women
The Mirnavator
A Steelhead Quest
Afghan Cycles Website
Columbia "Offline" Film
Columbia Sportswear
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Music for this episode is by Chris Zabriskie, Kai Engel, and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
Music is also by Kent Rockefeller.
46 min
April 04, 2018Offline: In Open Air
What happens when we go offline for a camping and hiking trip in the Olympic Peninsula with a plein air painter and a food blogger? We get really inspired.
In a lot of ways, this is a simple episode about making friends offline. But it’s also about the headspace you cultivate when you step outside and how that makes room for thought and inspiration. And it’s also about experiencing an outdoor space through creative work and wanting to dig deeper than surface level when recreating.
Last August, Columbia Sportswear brought Megan McDuffie and Heidi Annalise and (host) Gale Straub together for a backpacking trip. They learn about the surprising things they have in common, as well as the landscape around them. And to learn more, Gale calls up local Lorraine Greene, a member of the Makah tribe.
Women Featured in this Episode: Heidi Annalise, Megan McDuffie, and Lorraine Greene.
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
In this episode, you'll hear:
The benefits of taking online friends offline in the outdoors
How food blogger Megan McDuffie and painter Heidi Annalise got started
How the outdoors inspires creativity in us
Insight as to what it's like to grow up on the Olympic Peninsula as a member of the Makah Tribe
The sounds of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Columbia "Offline" Film
Columbia OutDry Extreme
The Sea is My Country by Joshua L. Reid
Fresh Off the Grid
Fresh Off the Grid Instagram
Heidi Annalise Art
Heidi Annalise Instagram
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Music for this episode is by Chris Zabriskie, Kai Engel, and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org with a CC by A license.
Music is also by Snow Palms.
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March 28, 2018HumaNature: The Hunt
Jessi Johnson is a bowhunter and a public lands advocate. This week we're presenting a story from the HumaNature podcast about how one backcountry trip lead her on a heartbreaking odyssey.
You can see photos and videos from Jessi's hunt, and more information about her nonprofit work, at HumaNaturePodcast.org. You can also hear more stories about human experiences in nature there, too.
The story was produced by Caroline Ballard, Alanna Elder, Erin Jones, August Lah, Annie Osburn, Anna Rader, Micah Schweizer and Tressa Versteeg.
HumaNature is a production of Wyoming Public Media.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
HumaNaturepodcast.org
Artemis
Wyoming Wildlife
She Explores Podcast Facebook Group
Heliograph by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Attribution
License.
Candlepower by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow by Chris Zabriskie is
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
What True Self, Feels Bogus, Let's Watch Jason X by Chris Zabriskie
is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Desire by Borrtex is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial
License.
Dout by Oelek is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
Celeste by Alex Fitch is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
Memoir of Solitude by Borrtex is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Everybody's Got Problems That Aren't Mine by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
We Were Never Meant to Live Here by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
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March 21, 2018The Girls behind 'Granite Gals'
Sisters Alex and Sage Herr have been summiting peaks in the White Mountains since they were 5 years old. Now 15 and almost 13, respectively, their enthusiasm for hiking has remained the same as ever. Proof that for all the activities we grow out of in life, there’s no saying you have to grow out of hiking.
Gale met up with the girls and their mom, Trish, for a winter hike of WIldcat Ridge. After hearing about their podcast, Granite Gals, we wanted to learn more. We talk about why they started hiking at such a young age, what makes them want to take on big challenges, hiking solo, what excites them about podcasting, and the benefits of hiking with your kids.
Featured in this Episode: Patricia (Trish) Herr, Sage Herr, and Alexandra Herr. Listen to their podcast, Granite Gals, via their website, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream stories.
Featured in the midroll: Cartoonist Connie Sun aka @cartoonconnie. Connie draws cartoons and they've helped her get in touch with her emotions and her outdoorsy self.
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
In this episode, you'll hear:
How the girls started hiking 4,000 footers in New Hampshire at age 5
Some NH hiking vernacular
Why Alex enjoys hiking solo
The origins of the "Terrifying 25" hikes in NH
Why the girls like a hiking challenge
What "gridding" is in the White Mountains
How Granite Gals podcast got started
Why the girls talk about sexism on their show
The benefits of incorporating hiking into their lives
Midroll: Cartoonist Connie Sun shares what she loves about cartooning her innermost thoughts and outdoor experiences
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Alex's Hiking Blog
Granite Gals
The Terrifying 25
4,000 Footers
Cartoon Connie
Connie Wonnie
Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward, Kai Engel, and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org.
Music is also by Siren and the Sea.
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March 07, 2018Are you allowed to change your dream?
We often live with timelines in our minds. We’re really good at building a narrative for ourselves: "by this age, I want to do have accomplished______." Maybe it's a list of mountains to climb, or debt to repay, or a family to grow - we all tuck dreams in the back of our minds. And yet the older we get, the more we realize that life gets in the way. Many of us end up looking in the mirror and asking the scariest of questions: Am I allowed to change my dream? And other questions run parallel: How stuck is too stuck in my ways? What if I'm working towards something but I've lost sight of why? What if I can't articulate what I want? How fortunate am I to ask these questions in the first place?
This special episode in partnership with Subaru gathered 12 adventurous and creative women in the high desert of Marfa, TX to contemplate these questions and to consider how the outdoors plays a role in helping us to navigate crossroads in our lives.
Women Featured in this Episode: Jules Davies, Shelma Jun, Kaylé Barnes, Kristen Blanton, Sarah Uhl, Sara Close, Nic Annette Miller, Sarah Menzies, Anna Brones, Laura Hughes, and Gale Straub. Other women in Marfa include runner Sarah Attar, photographer Sarah Forrest, farmer Andrea Bemis, and fabricator Kelly DeWitt.
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
In this episode, you'll hear:
The ways the outdoors helps us at points of transition
How privilege plays a role in making time to contemplate dreams
Why dreams can be scary to acknowledge
Honest talk about depression
How a professional cyclist became a landscape painter
Why simple dreams are just as important as 'big' ones
Encouragement to focus on the present rather than constantly looking ahead or behind.
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Sponsored by Subaru. Learn more at www.meetanowner.com and follow along on Instagram: @subaru_usa
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Jules Davies: Portfolio & Instagram; Shelma Jun: Flash Foxy, Never Not Collective; Kaylé Barnes: The Great Outchea Instagram & blog; Kristen Blanton: Hello America Instagram & website; Sara Close: Hello Soul; Sarah Uhl: Portfolio & Instagram; Nic Annette Miller: Portfolio & Instagram; Sarah Menzies: Let Media & Instagram; Anna Brones: Portfolio & Instagram; Laura Hughes: Portfolio & Instagram; Sarah Forrest: Website & Instagram; Sarah Attar: Website & Instagram Andrea Bemis: Blog & Instagram; Kelly DeWitt: Website & Instagram
Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
Music for this episode is by Swelling, Kai Engel, and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org.
Music is also by Our Many Stars.
43 min
February 28, 2018Abuela Afuera: Grandmother Outside
Caro Luevanos-Garcia believes the key to closing the gaps between generations can be found in the outdoors. And she also believes the inverse: that people across generations can find the outdoors with the help of each other.
Caro started hiking, backpacking, and running when she retired from a career in corrections at the age of 50. Now 56, she’s run 26 half marathons in 18 states. She loves backpacking. She’s hiked Half Dome twice and section-hiked 90% of the John Muir Trail. In short, she’s made up for lost time. Now that she's discovered that love, she wants to share it with her grandson to make sure he's comfortable in the outdoors from a young age.
Women Featured in this Episode: Carolina Luevanos-Garcia. Follow her on Instagram @abuelaafuera & @carohikedhere. Read her writing on her blog.
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
In this episode, you'll hear:
How Caro's relationship with the outdoors (as a first-generation American) was influenced by her parents
Barriers to more traditional outdoor activities for some people of color
Why Caro started running and hiking before retirement at 50
Advice Caro has for her younger self
How saying yes has benefited Caro in her retirement
Caro's philosophy on the benefits of older people taking younger people into the outdoors
Why the outdoor industry should represent more older people in their marketing
A call-to-action from Caro that will help diversify outdoor spaces
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Caro's Instagram: @abuelaafuera
Latino Outdoors
Outdoor Afro
Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
Music for this episode is by Swelling, Josh Woodward, Kai Engel, and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org.
Music is also by Dobsy.
31 min
February 21, 2018 An (Adventure) Book Club for the 21st Century
A book is often just a jumping off point to talk about other topics we care deeply about. In this episode, we bring mountain guide and writer Charlotte Austin's Adventure Grapes Online Book Club to life. Along with Charlotte and outdoor author Shawnté Salabert, host Gale Straub discusses questions of gender roles in the outdoors and adventure narratives, as well as the outdoors' role in mental health issues. All was talked about in the context of "All That Glitters," a memoir by ice climber Margo Talbot.
Women Featured in this Episode: Charlotte Austin and Shawnté Salabert
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Adventure Grapes Book Club
All That Glitters by Margo Talbot
Hiking the PCT Southern California by Shawnté Salabert
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Savage Summit by Jennifer Jordan
Annapurna by Arlene Blum
Pure Land by Annette McGivney
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
Music for this episode is by Swelling, Josh Woodward, and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org.
Music is also by Daniel M. Petersen.
43 min
February 14, 2018 What They Have In Common: Pure Land
When Annette says that she has something in common with a murderer, she’s right. And she also has something in common with a tourist from Japan, as well as the American landscape. Annette doesn’t hold anything back - at her core, she’s a journalist. She investigates her own story like she investigates that of all the subjects in the book. Each person came alive through her diligent research, resulting in a tribute to a curious woman named Tomomi, sympathy for the man who killed her, and a reunion with Annette's childhood self.
Annette's is a story of trauma, healing, and connection. While there's darkness, there's a whole lot of light. Annette founded a nonprofit called Healing Lands Project to help children who have experienced trauma.
Women Featured in this Episode: Annette McGivney
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Healing Lands Project
Pure Land by Annette McGivney
Annette's Portfolio
Adventure Grapes Book Club
All That Glitters by Margo Talbot
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
Music for this episode is by Swelling and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org.
Music is also by Ryan Teague.
40 min
January 31, 2018 Fifty Plus
What is it like to enjoy the outdoors after the age of 50? We asked and you answered.
We're honored to be highlighting the wisdom and experience of women in their 50's, 60's, and 70's. These are voices that we don't hear as often in our youth obsessed culture. All of these stories are extraordinary for their willingness to share, try new things, and encourage others to do the same.
Women Featured in this Episode: Jo Ann Hickey, Jean Drummond, Cheryl Falkenburg, Joann Baste, Kristi, Kathleen Merrick, Liz Wise, Rose Burrows, Tricia, Hellen Wallis, Sarah Lefler, Lisa Auvril, Gail Storey, Lori Brookes, & Dianna Stavros
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She Explores is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. Go to healthiq.com/sheexplores to support the show and see if you qualify.
She Explores is also sponsored by Deuter. Thank you to them for the support!
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Adventure Grapes Book Club
All That Glitters by Margo Talbot
Pure Land by Annette McGivney
I Promise Not To Suffer: A Fool for Love Hikes the Pacific Crest Trail by Gail Storey
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward, Kai Engel, and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org.
Music is also by Our Many Stars.
49 min
January 24, 2018 Native Connection to the Land: Jaylyn Gough
Interview with Jaylyn Gough, Navajo outdoors woman and founder of Native Women's Wilderness. Jaylyn has found strength and healing in the outdoors. She talks about why she shares her connection with the land with other Native Americans, how non-natives can support her work, and her long term vision for Native Women's Wilderness.
Our conversation is inextricably linked to trauma, but it is also filled with hope. Jaylyn's experiences as a child growing up on the Navajo reservation in Gallup, New Mexico, set her on her path. She was adopted at a young age, and it was both due to her adopted mother's generosity and certain hardships on the reservation that made her want to become a social worker. But as Jaylyn says, her childhood felt rich with the land.
Jaylyn has a deep-seated drive to help people, especially women, overcome suffering. She also wants to see more women of color and native women on the trail and represented in outdoor media. Jaylyn's passion shines through every moment of this episode - we hope you'll find as much inspiration as we did in meeting her.
Learn more about Native Women's Wilderness on Instagram and Facebook. Their new website will be live within the next day or two, visit it at www.nativewomenswilderness.org.
Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us.
She Explores is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. Go to healthiq.com/sheexplores to support the show and see if you qualify.
She Explores is also sponsored by Deuter. Thank you to them for the support!
Join the She Explores Podcast community on Facebook.
Visit She-Explores.com
Links mentioned in this episode:
Indigenous Women Hike
Indigenous Women Climb
Natives Outdoors
Unlikely HIkers
Hosted and produced by Gale Straub.
Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.
Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward, Kai Engel, and Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org.
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Come find inspiration with women in the outdoors. Interviews, in-the-field recordings, and listener submissions make up a tapestry of episodes covering themes such as solo hiking and camping,…