BJ Griffin is a musician and freediver from Virginia Beach. Freediving is where you hold your breath and dive deep underwater to explore the ocean. For BJ, freediving has drastically impacted his life. It's improved his health and lung capacity. It's helped him develop a meditation practice, and it's even influenced his life as an artist.

Connect with BJ: 

• Tiktok
• Instagram 
• Website 
• Dive for Peace interest form

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In 2020, Emily Pennington set off on the trip of a lifetime. Her goal was to visit every national park in the United States. Emily wasn’t sure what she’d find out there in the wilderness, but she needed a change - she was burnt out from her life in Los Angeles and reeling from personal losses. The time was right for Emily to quit her job, hit the road, and find her way outside.

Connect with Emily: 

• Website 
• Instagram
• Purchase a copy of Emily's new book, Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America's National Parks 

Episode Sponsors: 

• Check out Danner's all-new Mountain 600 Leaf GTX
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In 2022, Cal Dobbs became the first known transgender person to triple crown, which means he hiked all of the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail. Cal's next wild idea involves running across the U.S to raise awareness for trans rights. 

Connect with Cal: 

• Website 
• Instagram 

Resources: 

• REI statement: Join us in supporting the trans community and LGBTQ+ equality
• Human Rights Campaign article 
• American Civil Liberties Union article

Episode sponsors: 

• Listen to Finding Mastery podcast
• Check out REI’s trade-in program

At REI we remain committed to ensuring that the outdoors, the co-op and society at large are accessible and welcoming to all people—including transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people.

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Garrett McNamara is one of the best big wave surfers on the planet. In 2011, Garrett broke a world record when he rode a 78-foot wave in Nazare, Portugal. Nicole McNamara is Garrett's manager, his spotter, and his wife. The power couple have figured out a way to live a life that grounds them while focusing on what they love– surfing and family. 

Connect with Garrett & Nicole: 

• Garrett's website 
• McNamara Instagram
• Nicole's Instagram
• The McNamara Foundation

Episode sponsor: 

• Listen to Finding Mastery podcast

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Wild Ideas Worth Living's host Shelby Stanger gives us a behind the scenes look at her wild journey to becoming an adventure journalist, host of an REI Co-op podcast, and now author of her brand new book, Will to Wild. 

Connect with Shelby: 

• Website
• Instagram 
• Grab a copy of Shelby's new book, Will to Wild 
• Watch the Wild to Wild trailer 

Episode sponsors: 

• Listen to Finding Mastery podcast

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In honor of those who are raising the next generation of wild ones. Host Shelby Stanger shares insights from past guests on how to raise adventurous kids, and tips about how you can make it easier to get outside with your family.

Connect with guests: 

• Chris Fagan's Instagram
• Stacy Bare's Instagram
• Katie Arnold's Instagram
• Evelynn Escobar's Instagram
• Lindsey Konchar's Instagram

Resources: 

• Lindsey Konchar's book, I Got 99 Problems and Being a B*tch Ain't One 

Episode sponsors: 

• Pre-order Shelby Stanger’s new book, Will to Wild  and watch the trailer!
• Listen to Finding Mastery podcast

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Alyssa Ravasio is the founder and CEO of the online campsite booking platform, Hipcamp. Many people think of technology and the outdoors as complete opposites, but for Alyssa, the two have always gone together. With Hipcamp Alyssa's found a way to connect folks with campsites on public and private land. This creates more camping spots and makes it easier to find a place to hunker down under the stars.

Connect with Alyssa: 

• Instagram 

Resources: 

• Book a campsite on Hipcamp 
• 5 Cool Hipcamp Camp Sites for Kids
• REI + Hipcamp partnership 

Episode partners: 

• Pre-order Shelby Stanger’s new book, Will to Wild  and watch the trailer!
• Listen to Finding Mastery podcast
• Check out REI's trade-in program

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In the summer of 2022, four women, Sophia Denison-Johnston, Brooke Downes, Libby Costello and Adrienne Smith, set a new record for the fastest all female team to row from San Francisco to Hawaii. They completed the journey in 34 days, 14 hours and 20 minutes. 

Connect with the Latitude 35 Row Team: 

• Brooke Downes Instagram 
• Sophia Denison-Johnston Instagram
• Libby Costello Instagram
• Adrienne Smith Instagram
• Lat 35 Instagram
• Lat 35 website

Episode partners: 

• Pre-order Shelby Stanger’s new book, Will to Wild  and watch the trailer!
• Listen to Finding Mastery podcast

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In January, 2023, Erchana Murray-Bartlett set the Guinness World record for running the most consecutive marathons. She ran 150 marathons in 150 days and raised money for Australian wildlife along the way. Erchana started at Cape York, which is in the northern tip of Australia and ran along the coast all the way down to Melbourne.

Connect with Erchana: 

• Instagram
• Tip to Toe website
• Wilderness Society website 

Episode partners: 

• Pre-order Shelby Stanger’s new book, Will to Wild  and watch the trailer!
• Stream Space Oddity on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu

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Izzy Sederbaum is a trans-masculine cyclist and policy scholar who survived a rare cougar attack on a ride outside of Seattle in early 2018. Izzy was hospitalized with severe facial trauma while hateful anti-trans rhetoric filled comment sections of news articles that he had little to no control over. All the hatred pushed Izzy in a direction motivated by love. Today he's working to make cycling more inclusive for people with marginalized identities.

Connect with Izzy: 

• Instagram 
• Wild Composite Racing 

Resources: 

• Take Action: Equality Act 
• REI statement: Join us in supporting the trans community and LGBTQ+ equality

Episode partners: 

• Pre-order Shelby Stanger’s new book, Will to Wild  and watch the trailer!
• Stream Space Oddity on Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu
• Check out REI's Spring 2023 Editors' Choice Awards

At REI we remain committed to ensuring that the outdoors, the co-op and society at large are accessible and welcoming to all people—including transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people.

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