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Wild Ideas Worth Living

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High-impact interviews for those who love adventure and the outdoors. Host and journalist Shelby Stanger interviews world-class explorers, athletes, authors, scientists, health experts and entrepreneurs about how they’ve taken their own wild ideas and made them a reality, so you can too. Some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.

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Episodes (432)

Scott Carney – Scott Carney – Biohacking your Body using the Environment, Writin...

Wild Ideas Worth Living

Jul 25, 201859:16pending

Wim Hof - Using Nature to Rediscover Our Inner Power

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Jul 18, 201843:45pending

Aspen Matis - Finding Emotional and Physical Strength on the Pacific Crest Trail

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Jul 11, 20181:04:01pending

Beth Rodden - On Rock Climbing, Living in Yosemite, and Reframing the Perfectio...

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Jun 27, 201838:19pending

Michael Finkel - Writing About the Last True Hermit and Other Adventurous Storie...

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Jun 20, 201843:54pending

Rebecca Rusch - How to Take Risks and Carve Your Own Trail

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Jun 13, 201855:14pending

Cheryl Strayed - On Hiking, Getting Outside, Being Kind, and Writing Like a ‘MoF...

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May 30, 201857:50pending

Catra Corbett - How to Get Sober, Transform Your Life and Become a Record Breaki...

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May 23, 201845:09pending

Karen Ramos & Adriana Garcia - Starting a Movement to Encourage Diversity in the...

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May 16, 201834:03pending

Mark McInnis - Turning His Love of the Outdoors into a Photography Career

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May 9, 201836:48pending

Diane Van Deren – How to Run Ultramarathons and Set Records at 58 Despite Brain...

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May 2, 201842:56pending

Lacey England - Challenging Stereotypes and Protecting the Outdoors as a Wildlan...

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Apr 25, 201834:22pending

Jen Sincero - How to Be a Badass at Making Money and Go After What You Want

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Apr 18, 201838:59pending

Andrea Bemis - How to be an Organic Farmer, Feed your Community, and Publish a G...

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Apr 11, 201852:49pending

Nick Mott and Shelby Stanger – Adventure and Podcasting with REI Co-op’s Two New...

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Apr 4, 201825:18pending

Liz Frugalwoods – Retire in Your 30s and Achieve Financial Independence by Being...

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Mar 28, 201850:02pending

Florence Williams - Proof Being in Nature Can Make You a Healthier, Happier Pers...

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Mar 21, 201842:04pending

Stacy Bare –  Using Adventure to Help Veterans, Yourself and Others

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Mar 14, 201854:52pending

Kimmy Fasani - How to Be a Professional Backcountry Snowboarder and Cookie Teste...

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Mar 7, 201851:14pending

Brendan Leonard - How to Run 100 Miles, Get Paid to Write Books and Blogs, and M...

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Feb 28, 201852:28pending

Outdoor Outreach - Transforming Young Lives through the Outdoors

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Feb 21, 201835:37pending

Donna Carpenter –  Burton’s CEO on Creating an Awesome Company Culture and Resis...

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Feb 14, 201839:58pending

Andy Davis - Making a Living with Enthusiastic, Amazing Art, Inspired by Surf Cu...

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Feb 7, 201846:52pending

Mirna Valerio – Running Ultramarathons and Being a Beautiful Work in Progress

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Jan 31, 201856:26pending

Ami Vitale - Traveling the World, Telling Stories, and Creating Awareness Throug...

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Jan 24, 201845:50pending

Dr. Rhonda Patrick - Health Hacks for Performance and Longevity

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Jan 17, 201853:22pending

Mike Coots - How to be a World-Class Adaptive Surfer, Shark-Attack Survivor, Pho...

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Jan 10, 201836:53pending

2017 Recap

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Dec 20, 201721:00pending

Kelly Clark - How to Be The Most Winning Half-Pipe Snowboarder Ever

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Dec 13, 201747:32pending

Dr. Alan Goldhamer - The Crazy Benefits of Water Fasting and Living a Plant-Base...

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Dec 6, 201744:38pending

Diana Nyad - How to achieve impossible goals like swimming from Cuba to Florida

Wild Ideas Worth Living

Nov 29, 201749:48pending

Sal Masekela - The Voice of Action Sports on Telling Better Stories

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Nov 22, 20171:13:19pending

Cliff Kapono - How We Are Physically and Emotionally Connected to the Ocean

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Nov 15, 201744:54pending

Willow Belden - Sharing Intimate, Inspiring, and Thoughtful Stories from the Out...

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Nov 8, 201738:23pending

Liz Clark - Learning About Yourself While Living on a Boat and Sailing Over 20,0...

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Nov 1, 201752:00pending

Rob Greenfield - Inspiring Others to Live a Low Impact, Sustainable Lifestyle

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Oct 25, 201754:06pending

Chris McDougall - Writing Untold Stories about Running and Amazing Human Perform...

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Oct 18, 201745:30pending

Kimi Werner - Slowing Down to Have Magical Encounters Underwater

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Oct 11, 20171:01:17pending

JP Sears - How to Live an Ultra Spiritual Life and Have a Sense of Humor

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Oct 4, 201752:27pending

Karen Rinaldi - Why Sucking at Something Can Turn Out Great and How to Publish S...

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Sep 27, 201746:33pending

Ari DeLashmutt - Confronting Fear Hundreds of Feet in the Air on a Highline

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Sep 20, 201741:05pending

Courtney Conlogue - How to be a Pro Surfer and Achieve Tough Goals

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Sep 13, 20171:01:27pending

Chris Guillebeau - Taking Your Side Hustle from Idea to Income

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Sep 6, 201729:32pending

Caroline Gleich - Climbing Mountains, Conquering Fears and Speaking Up to Protec...

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Aug 30, 201743:19pending

Todd Glaser - How to Become a World-Renowned Surf Photographer

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Aug 23, 201754:12pending

Zeppelin Zeerip - How to Go Far as a Snowboarder, Activist, and Filmmaker

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Aug 16, 201741:29pending

Gale Straub - Inspiring Women to Get Outside with a Podcast

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Aug 9, 201735:26pending

Chris Cote - How to be a Professional Action Sports Personality

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Aug 2, 201759:46pending

Steve Casimiro - How to Create an Adventure Media Company and Share Deeper Stori...

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Jul 26, 201744:15pending

Shanti Hodges - Building Communities by Getting Parents and Kids Outside

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Jul 19, 201757:21pending
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