Lauren Bash is an environmentalist and storyteller who breaks down the complexities of climate change in an inspiring, accessible way. She empowers people with simple, actionable steps to create a healthier environment—and ultimately, a healthier world.

Connect with Lauren: 

• Website
• Instagram 
• TikTok 

If you enjoyed this episode: 

• Listen to Uncovering Climate Mysteries with Lonnie Thompson
• Listen to Wildfires and Imperfect Activism with Graham Zimmerman

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• Merrell

For the last 20 years, researcher and journalist, Dan Buettner has been studying the happiest, healthiest people on earth. In 2003, Dan started exploring Blue Zones— regions where people live longer than average, many living to be over 100. His work has revealed that by living in places that encourage healthy habits, living a long fruitful life is more possible than people realize. 

Connect with Dan: 

• Website 
• Instagram 
• Blue Zones website & Instagram 
• Blue Zones Minestrone recipe

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• Listen to Riding Waves with the Boogie Board Wave Chasers 
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Dani Reyes-Acosta is a runner, a snowboarder, a climber, and a filmmaker who is intentional about the why behind her adventures. She’s currently in the middle of making her first independent film series, called OUTLIER. The series tells the stories of boundary breaking Latina athletes as they explore their own identities and the great outdoors. Dani’s path to adventure film started in corporate America, but eventually she decided to quit her job and pursue a life of storytelling.

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• Website
• OUTLIER website
• Instagram

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Joe and Ann Evermore live in Colorado and they take wild parenting to a whole new level. Their kids are five, eight and 10, and each of them is a skilled hiker and rock climber. In 2022, their oldest son Sam became the youngest person to climb El Capitan via rope ascent. 

Connect with Sam & Joe: 

• Website 
• Instagram 

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• Listen to Raising Kids Wildly 

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Taku Kondo makes delicious meals outside with ingredients that he forages or catches in the wild. He documents his cooking creations on his YouTube channel, Outdoor Chef Life, which features videos of Taku harvesting the ingredients and preparing meals back at camp.

Connect with Taku: 

• Outdoor Chef Life YouTube channel
• Website
• Instagram
• Jocelyn & Taku's YouTube, Instagram & website 

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Cheyenne Smith is a multifaceted, adventurer and outdoor guide. She skis, rock climbs, highlines, and leads climbing trips for women of color with a nonprofit called Women's Wilderness. Her guiding style focuses on building community and teaching others to be present and intentional when they're in the wild.

Connect with Cheyenne: 

• Website 
• Instagram
• Women's Wilderness 

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• Listen to Life on a Highline with Faith Dickey

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• Honey Stinger 

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Rose McAdoo is trained baker and culinary artist who makes “science desserts” — four tiered cakes or sparkling lollipops that she uses to explain complex environmental concepts. The best part, Rose creates these culinary masterpieces in the wild. She has whipped up desserts at the edges of glaciers, on volcanoes, and in caves and deserts. Each sweet is an educational work of art that tells a story and celebrates science and adventure.

Connect with Rose: 

• Website 
• Instagram

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Molly Cupka is a climber and founder of the organization Up Ending Parkinson's, a nonprofit that teaches people with Parkinson's disease to rock climb. Parkinson's is the second most common neurological disease behind Alzheimer's and rock climbing provides a ton of health benefits including balance, grip strength, and mental acuity. For the climbers who Molly trains, there's another benefit that is harder to quantify, community and connection.

Connect with Molly:

• Check out Up Ending Parkinsons

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Kait Boyle is an elite adventure cyclist who bikes over mountains, across deserts, and through canyons. Early on in her cycling career, Kait found her niche, falling in love with races in the 24 hour 300 mile range. In 2018, a serious accident turned Kait's life upside down and changed her perspective on the path she's carved.

Connect with Kait: 

• Instagram 
• Website 
• Bikepacking Roots website & Instagram 

If you enjoyed this episode, listen to: 

• 100 Peaks in 50 Days with Jason Hardrath
• Cycling Around the World with Lael Wilcox
• Establishing Bikepacking Routes with Sarah Swallow
• Wild Ideas Worth Living with Rebecca Rusch & Biking the 1,200 Mile Ho Chi Minh Trail in Search of Her Father and Finding Magic with Rebecca Rusch

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• GU Energy

Kristine Tompkins is one of the world's most successful conservationists. She's the president and co-founder of Tompkins Conservation, which is a non-profit that purchases land in South America, largely in Patagonia to create national parks, boost regenerative economies, and bring back missing species through rewilding. Before dedicating her life to land preservation, Kris spent 25 years working for Patagonia, the company. She was one of the first employees and eventually served as CEO.

Connect with Kristine: 

• Instagram 
• Tompkins Conservation website & Instagram 
• Check out: Patagonia National Park: Chile 

If you enjoyed this episode: 

• Listen to Uncovering Climate Mysteries with Lonnie Thompson 

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• Capital One: Check out the REI Co-op Mastercard program and learn about local REI Fund grantees
• GU Energy