Podcast Episodes

The Shorts--Esker Calling

When Kari Hedin’s life is turned upside down, she found solace on her habitual lunchtime trail runs in the wooded eskers of Minnesota.

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2 years, 11 months ago

Diaries+ Preview: More with Majka Burhardt

How many things can you balance being really good at in your life? Fitz and Majka Burhardt discuss ice climbing, entrepreneurship, risk, parenting tw…

2 years, 11 months ago

Mt. Doom Magic

For 12-year-old Rory Rielly and 77-year-old James Niehues, the ski map is an object of wonder and a portal to adventure. Their love for depicting mou…

2 years, 11 months ago

The Elk

In 2018, backcountry skier Kjell Redal decided he wanted to try his hand at bowhunting for elk. The only trouble is, he had no prior experience or me…

3 years ago

More Type II Fun

What if we invested more in the things that brought us joy? The outdoors. Community. Creativity. This is what gets us out of bed in the morning. For …

3 years ago

The Shorts--Two Nudes and a Newb

When Amanda Hayley set out on her first solo travel adventure in Olympic National Park, she felt ready to take on whatever challenges could come her …

3 years ago

Endangered Spaces--Colorado River

After two decades of drought, the Colorado River, which supplies water for drinking, power, and agriculture to over 40 million people, was named Amer…

3 years, 1 month ago

Last Skier Standing

“At the end of the 24 hours, I looked around and pretty much everyone was still there,” says Brody Leven. “And I'm like, ‘What is wrong with these pe…

3 years, 1 month ago

The Year of Big Ideas 2023

In 2021, Dirtbag Diaries producer Cordelia Zars launched a theater company. For two years it was a side hustle where she used her strengths as an art…

3 years, 2 months ago

The Zars Brothers

5 years apart, Levin and Tilden Zars are wiry, rugged, and maddeningly strong on mountain bikes. They have scars to prove a childhood of egging each …

3 years, 2 months ago