Podcast Episodes

The Mortar Between the Bricks: A Personal Update from Jackie (JUMP 200)

In this special solo episode closing out 2025 and celebrating episode 200 of JUMP, Jackie reflects on a year of travel, growth, and big transitions. …

9 months, 1 week ago

Inside Osprey: How to Pack, Travel, and Get Outside with Vince Mazzuca (JUMP 199)

What does it really take to build great adventure gear, and what does packing look like for the people designing it? In this energizing conversation,…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

How Trail Running Transforms Your Travels with Alex Sanchez (JUMP 198)

What if travel could become even more meaningful simply by bringing more of yourself into it?

In this wide-ranging and heartfelt conversation, Jackie …

10 months, 1 week ago

The Impacts of Slow Travel by Bike with Ryan Van Duzer (JUMP 197)

What if the key to rediscovering joy, connection, and hope in humanity was as simple as slowing down?

Join Jackie as she sits down with adventurer, fi…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Real Treasure of Easter Island / Rapa Nui (JUMP 196 Part 2)

What does it mean to truly belong to Rapa Nui? In this second and final part of Jackie’s immersive Easter Island experience, she sits down with local…

11 months ago

A Tour of the Moais of Easter Island / Rapa Nui (JUMP 195)

What if the stone statues could actually see you? On Rapa Nui, the moai “came alive” only when coral-and-obsidian eyes were set in place—turning carv…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trail Magic, Hitchhiking, and Life Lessons (JUMP 194 Part 2)

What if sticking out your thumb on the side of the road turned into one of the most life-changing experiences of your journey? After completing the G…

1 year ago

Beyond the Trailhead: Long Distance Hiking in North America (JUMP 193 Part 1)

What if the accident that nearly ended you became the spark that set your life on fire? A snowboarding crash left Jada “Flo” bedridden—until she turn…

1 year ago

RAGBRAI Uncovered: Adventure, Festivals, and 20,000 Cyclists (JUMP 192)

What if the biggest party on two wheels was happening in the middle of Iowa every summer—and you were invited? Cyclist Eric Whalen joins Jackie to sh…

1 year, 1 month ago

You’re Not Stuck with Ginger Cooper (JUMP 191)

She was a corporate high-flyer who traded boardrooms for backcountry trails. After joining Jackie on the O Circuit in Patagonia—celebrating a sobriet…

1 year, 1 month ago