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For far too long, we were told that Man was the hunter and Woman the gatherer. Are we surprised to have witnessed a “hunting industry” that for decades has only catered to the interests of men? Recent studies actually contradict the beliefs that prehistoric women weren’t hunters and in this episode, residency host Gabaccia Moreno is our guide through the stories and reflections of women who have found a role for hunting in their lives, only about 10,000 years after our predecessors did.

To help paint a picture of hunting that reflects a spectrum of perspectives, Gabaccia talked with women from different generations, locations, ethnicities, levels of experience, and choices of weapon. By no means is every woman hunter here represented, but the few that are, have shared valuable lessons that anyone can learn from.

This is the fifth of six episodes hosted by Gabaccia Moreno this year as part of our She Explores host residency program.

Featured in this episode: Tracy Ross (she/her), Kamilia Elsisie (she/her), Jess Johnson (she/her), Gabi Peña (she/they), Miriam Garcia-Jorns (she/her), and Lydia Parker (she/her); Voice submission from Gabi’s father, Angel Peña.

Hosted & Produced by Gabaccia Moreno

Edited by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Yonder, Danner, & Rumpl

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Resources

• Featured in this episode: 
  • Tracy Ross @heli_girl_1970
  • Kamilia Elsisie: @kamkam520
  • Jess Johnson: @jesscjohnson_
  • Gabi Peña
  • Miriam Garcia-Jorns: @mgjorns
  • Lydia Parker: @lydiaparker123
• Artemis Sportswomen: Instagram & Website
• Hunters of Color: Instagram & Website
• Hunting + Conservation Stats
• Female Hunters in the Early Americas
• Man the Hunter, Woman the Gatherer? 
• Nuestra Tierra 
• Ravel Media

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In honor of WorldPride, we're revisiting our 2018 conversation with Elyse Rylander. Elyse is the founder and executive director of OUT There Adventures, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering queer young people through their connection with the natural world. Elyse believes nature is a disruptive force for queer youth and hopes to positively foster their identities and love of the outdoors.

She's doing so through her nonprofit, OUT There Adventures. By partnering with existing organizations like Outward Bound and Northwest Youth Corps, she's reaching more queer kids and multiplying the potential impact of OUT There's mission. It takes time, energy, and capital to build a nonprofit. Elyse shares the challenges and rewards of the last five years of work and her vision for years to come.

Elyse is also a Co-Creator of the LGBTQ Outdoor Summit and is using this opportunity to announce that there are now dates for the 4th summit! Mark your calendar for April 1 - 4, 2022 at the National Conservation Training Center in West Virginia.

You can also find this episode as part of the WorldPride Pod Stage, wherever podcasts are found.

Featuring: Elyse Rylander, Founder and Executive Director of OUT There Adventures; Co-creator of the LGBTQ Outdoor Summit

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub 

Sponsored by Goodr, Yonder, Rumpl, & Pachamama

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Resources

• Out There Adventures: Website & Instagram
• LGBTQ Outdoor Summit
• Elyse's personal instagram
• WorldPride Pod Stage 

Sponsor Websites & Discount Codes

• Goodr: Head over to www.goodr.com and enter EXPLORE15 at checkout for 15% OFF your entire order.
• Yonder: Book an escape in nature and find your Yonder at Yonder.com.
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Your stories of the unexpected kindness you’ve found in the outdoors - from strangers, from nature. 

We’ve all been finding solace in nature after a hard year, and we wanted to gather your stories to inspire a kinder outdoor world. Of course, as we’ve talked about a lot on the show - the outdoors is not a utopia, or a place we can escape systemic issues. But kindness can create a chain reaction that has long-term impacts for good. 

Featured in this episode: Helen Wallis, Kelly Hines, Trisha Stull, Ruth Nolan, Lois Van Leer, Hiranya de Alwis Jayasinghe, Jo Ann Hickey, and Andrea Schmuttermaer.

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

Additional Editorial Support by Julie Hotz

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Goodr, Yonder, Rumpl, & Pachamama

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Resources

• Featured in this episode: 
  • Helen Wallis: Instagram @thewalkingtraveller
  • Kelly Hines: Instagram @smellyhines
  • Trisha Stull: Instagram @tjthewildechild
  • Ruth Nolan: Instagram & Twitter @ruthnolan  
  • Lois Van Leer
  • Hiranya de Alwis Jayasinghe
  • Jo Ann Hickey: Instagram @adkgirl4
  • Andrea Schmuttermaier: Instagram @drea.ventures
• Trail Etiquette
  • Melanin Base Camp: 7 Things My White Outdoorsy Friends Don’t Understand About Race
  • Backpacker: Women in the Backcountry Don’t Need Your Help
• Climate Crisis
  • IPCC report
  • Intersectional Environmentalist’s Summary of the IPCC Report
  • The Atlantic “It’s Grim”
  • Grist: UN report places new emphasis on climate tipping points
• Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

• Goodr: Head over to www.goodr.com and enter EXPLORE15 at checkout for 15% OFF your entire order.
• Yonder: Book an escape in nature and find your Yonder at Yonder.com.
• Rumpl: Get 15% off your first order at Rumpl.com with code SHE15 at checkout.
• Pachamama CBD: Get 40% off Sleep Well CBD Gummies with code EXPLORE at checkout via pachamamaCBD.com.

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Brianne Lauro was born and raised on Hawai’i Island and learned how to hunt, fish, and dive from her father at a young age. She’s carried this passion into adulthood, along with a commitment to honoring all the lands and waters of the island through giving back as they have given to her and her family. In conversation with Gabaccia Moreno, Brianne shares what drives her, how she would like to see the conservation conversation shift, why she’s documenting the knowledge of her family, and her hopes for the future. 

About Brianne, in her own words: Brianne Lauro is a descendant of Filipino plantation workers and the daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter of Hawai’i fishers and hunters. Born and raised on Hawai’i Island, she learned how to hunt, fish, and dive from her father at a young age, which she continues to do to this day. For generations, Hawai’i’s lands and waters have taken care of her and her family, and she’s committed to a lifetime of reciprocating that gift through conservation. 

Throughout the past year, Brianne has become a storyteller for her family — documenting and preserving the knowledge and life stories of her loved ones, past and present. 

In 2020, Brianne was awarded the two most prestigious scholarships established by Congress, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship and the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship. 

At her core, Brianne is a lover of family, heritage, local knowledge, and conservation.

This is the fourth of six episodes hosted by Gabaccia Moreno this year as part of our She Explores host residency program.

Featured in this episode: Brianne Lauro (she/her)

Hosted & Produced by Gabaccia Moreno

Additional Support by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Organifi & Pachamama

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Resources

• Featured in this episode: Brianne Lauro
  • Instagram: @Brianne_Lauro
• Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

• Organifi: Head to Organifi.com/explore and get 20% off your order with code EXPLORE 
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Carrot Quinn joins us on the show again to talk about her latest memoir: The Sunset Route. For those who read and loved Thru Hiking Will Break Your Heart, The Sunset Route fills in a lot of the backstory. Billed as an adventure memoir, (Carrot spent her early 20’s hopping freight trains and hitchhiking before discovering thru-hiking) the book really shines in telling the story of how Carrot found nurturing, forgiveness, and healing through nature during after a traumatic childhood.

In this episode, Gale and Carrot talk about her relationship with adventure today, the vulnerability of putting your story out there, the grief we all carry, the ways Carrot is giving back, and more. 

Featured in this episode: Carrot Quinn (she/they)

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

Additional Support by Julie Hotz

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Goodr, Organifi & Pachamama

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Resources

• Featured in this episode: Carrot Quinn
  • Instagram: @CarrotQuinn
• The Sunset Route
• Thru Hiking Will Break Your Heart
• Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

• Goodr: Get 15% off your sunglasses order by using the code EXPLORE15 at checkout at Goodr.com.
• Organifi: Head to Organifi.com/explore and get 20% off your order with code EXPLORE 
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In our first episode on matrescence, we talked about continuing to carry a love for nature and time outside into pregnancy as we prepare for the major life change of becoming a parent. This episode continues into the next phase in the process, when the much-anticipated birth is over, and we step into this new role and all that it entails, indoors and out.

From the tender early days of the fourth trimester, to integrating the outdoors into your little one’s lives as they grow, the postpartum phase of matrescence is a complex period of healing, care-giving, bonding, learning and un-learning. It’s a time that can simultaneously hold grief and ambivalence, and profound joy — all in the same hand.

In this episode, we’ll hear from Rukmini Halliwell and Rachel Barrett again, speaking about the early days with their children Zen and Lola, who are now 21 months and 9 months old, respectively. And we’ll also be joined by Jessie Harrold, a coach and a doula who supports women through various rites of passage, including that of matresence. 

Listen to part 1, available on your feed now.

Featured in this episode: Rukmini Halliwell, Rachel Barrett, & Jessie Harrold

Hosted & Produced by Hailey Hirst

Editing & production support by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Yonder, Danner, Goodr, & Organifi

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Resources

• Featured in this episode: 
  • Rukmini Halliwell: Instagram @rukminihalliwell
  • Rachel Barrett: Instagram @luminiousandwild
  • Jessie Harrold:  Instagram @jessie.es.harrold | Podcast | Website
• Submit Your Story of Kindness
• Matrescence--What is it?
• Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

• Yonder: Get $100 off your first stay with the code SheExplores100 at checkout via Yonder.com.
• Goodr: Get 15% off your sunglasses order by using the code EXPLORE15 at checkout at Goodr.com.
• Danner: GO THERE in Danner’s most iconic women's styles by visiting Danner.com.
• Organifi: Head to organifi.com/explore and use code EXPLORE for 20% off. 

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Palinor Velasco has always pursued an adventurous life, even before she found her place in and love for the outdoors. While newly sober, Palinor found healing in climbing and mountain biking, but an accident that affected her mobility made her rethink the levels of risk she’s willing to take on. Luckily for her, having a partner who is also a fly fishing guide got her to try a new way to recreate safely while recovering from surgeries. Fly fishing became her go-to way of getting outside -- and connecting with other women on the water.

This is the third of six episodes hosted by Gabaccia Moreno this year as part of our She Explores host residency program.

Featured in this episode: Palinor Velasco

Hosted & Produced by Gabaccia Moreno

Editing & Additional Production Support by Gale Straub

Editing Support by Julie Hotz

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Yonder & Danner

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Resources

• Featured in this episode: Palinor Velasco
  • Instagram: @Wild_Palinor
  • Founder: @SierraRiverSisters
• Resources Mentioned in this Episode
  • Online Fly Fishing Courses from United Women on The Fly 
  • The Basics of Fly Fishing from Orvis 
  • Fly Fishing Glossary from Fly Fishers International
• Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

• Yonder: Get $100 off your first stay with the code SheExplores100 at checkout via Yonder.com.
• Organifi: Head to Organifi.com/explore and get 20% off your order with code EXPLORE 
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Abby Ruhman is a professional makeup artist with Alopecia Totalis who uses her body as a canvas to advocate for change when it comes to outdated beauty standards. Art and creativity are central to the Mountain Games: public art around town, live music happening nightly, the mountainous backdrop of Vail Valley, even photo booths set up for puppy portraits. Abby was a big part of that too, and in her conversation with Gabaccia Moreno - they talk at the Mountain Games about how Abby finds inspiration in nature, provides some tips for those who want to wear makeup into the outdoors, and give us the opportunity to contemplate the artistry we bring with us when we step outside.

About the series:

Travel with She Explores for a weekend of adventure, art, music, and community at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. Through conversations with four women outdoorists and through the ears of first-time Mountain Games attendee Gabaccia Moreno, listeners have the opportunity to experience the games from afar and contemplate adventure in their own lives. 

This special She Explores miniseries is made in collaboration with the Vail Valley Foundation with support from LifeStraw .

Featured in this episode: Abby Ruhman

Hosted by Gale Straub & Gabaccia Moreno

Editing by Gale Straub & Julie Hotz

A Production of Ravel Media

Resources:

• Featured in this episode:
  • Abby Ruhman: Instagram | TikTok
  • Gabaccia Moreno: Instagram
• About Alopecia Totalis
• Learn more about the GoPro Mountain Games
• Vail Valley Foundation

Sponsors:

• Lifestraw
• Nature Valley
• Go RVing

All Four Episodes of Voices from the GoPro Mountain Games Are Available Now Wherever You Listen to She Explores

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Podcast Art by 

Hailey Hirst

Ariel Tweto is passionate about taking chances and trying new things in the outdoors -- and sharing her experiences with others. Ariel’s Inupiaq Inuit, born and raised in Unalakleet, Alaska. She’s a pilot, a TV personality, and the founder of the nonprofit Popping Bubbles. 

Ariel’s first time at the Mountain Games gave her the opportunity to compete in her very first e-bike race. That’s one of the cool things about the Mountain Games: people of all experience levels compete together for the sake of community and having fun out there. She and Gabaccia Moreno met up at the Mountain Games to talk about how it went, the new friends she’s made in Vail, and her best advice for listeners looking to embrace nature in their lives. 

About the series:

Travel with She Explores for a weekend of adventure, art, music, and community at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. Through conversations with four women outdoorists and through the ears of first-time Mountain Games attendee Gabaccia Moreno, listeners have the opportunity to experience the games from afar and contemplate adventure in their own lives. 

This special She Explores miniseries is made in collaboration with the Vail Valley Foundation with support from LifeStraw .

Featured in this episode: Ariel Tweto

Hosted by Gale Straub & Gabaccia Moreno

A Production of Ravel Media

Resources:

• Featured in this episode:
  • Ariel Tweto: Instagram
  • Gabaccia Moreno: Instagram
• Ariel’s Nonprofit
  • Popping Bubbles
• Learn more about the GoPro Mountain Games
• Vail Valley Foundation

Sponsors:

• Lifestraw
• Nature Valley
• Go RVing

All Four Episodes of Voices from the GoPro Mountain Games Are Available Now Wherever You Listen to She Explores

Music licensed through MusicBed

Podcast Art by Hailey Hirst

Emily Jackson is a professional kayaker and a mother of two. Kayaking is in her blood—her dad, Eric Jackson, is a World Champion freestyle kayaker and more often than not, you can find Emily on the water. Emily’s been competing at the Mountain Games for years, and this year she won all three of her events—a first for her. 

Just as community and competition are a big part of the Mountain Games, so is family. Emily and Gabaccia Moreno talk kayaking, legacy, family support, and making time for it all.

About the series:

Travel with She Explores for a weekend of adventure, art, music, and community at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. Through conversations with four women outdoorists and through the ears of first-time Mountain Games attendee Gabaccia Moreno, listeners have the opportunity to experience the games from afar and contemplate adventure in their own lives. 

This special She Explores miniseries is made in collaboration with the Vail Valley Foundation with support from LifeStraw .

Featured in this episode: Emily Jackson

Hosted by Gale Straub & Gabaccia Moreno

A Production of Ravel Media

Resources:

• Featured in this episode:
  • Emily Jackson: Instagram
  • Gabaccia Moreno: Instagram
• Learn more about the GoPro Mountain Games
• Vail Valley Foundation

Sponsors:

• Lifestraw
• Nature Valley
• Go RVing

All Four Episodes of Voices from the GoPro Mountain Games Are Available Now Wherever You Listen to She Explores

Music licensed through MusicBed

Podcast Art by 

Hailey Hirst