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In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, we have a lively conversation with the crew at Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E., a diverse coalition working to ensure that nature's transformational powers are accessible to all of our nation's youth. We chat about the organization's goal of a federal equity fund, why you can't plug your ears and demand that politics stay out of the outdoors, how inequality affects outdoor access, and much more.

We wrap the show with a bizarre story of a former professor being suspected of starting several fires in California, a gross or not gross about dogs eating human body fluids, and a very important correction to the record of my shoeless etiquette on airplanes.

This episode was recorded on Arapahoe, Ute, Cheyenne and Shoshone land.

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Interview with

• Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E. Team
  • Gabaccia Moreno
  • Jaylyn Gough
  • Teresa Martinez
  • Gabe Vasquez
  • Jessica Loya
  • Ángel Peña
  • Carissa

00:02:30 - QOTD: How have your backpacking plans gone to shit as of late?

00:11:02 - Reminder! Backpacker Radio Wisconsin Meetups — Wednesday, October 13 at Delafield Brewhaus and Friday, October 15 at Hop Haus in Fitchburg

00:12:04 - Welcome Gabaccia Moreno, Jalen Goff, Gabe Vasquez and Teresa Martinez of Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E.

00:13:00 - Introduction to Gabe Vasquez

00:13:56 - Everyone, when you introduce yourselves, can you tell us how you initially got into the outdoors?

00:17:32 - Introduction to Gabaccia Morreno

00:19:43 - Do you have a favorite form of outdoor recreation? Is that hunting?

00:20:45 - Are you a Bills fan?

00:21:21 - Introduction to Jalen Goff

00:28:29 - Introduction to Teresa Martinez

00:35:06 - Can you talk a little bit about the specifics of Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E. and how you'll achieve your goals?

00:35:20 - Introduction to Jessica Loya

00:40:44 - Do you know how far away we are from an outdoor equity fund? Is there a timeline?

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