The Shorts — Backyard Adventures
When Carmen Kuntz thinks “adventure,” it doesn’t always mean a mega-trip many miles from home. Instead, she challenged herself and her friends to invent an adventure just out the backdoor. With skis, skins and paddles, they rediscover a familiar landscape in the Coastal Mountains of British Columbia.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • October Morning by Bradley Carter • The Biddy Bong Song by Publish the Quest • Brooks by Kai Engel • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Tales of Terror Volume 11
Bloody tracks on a dark road. Hooded figures juggling lights. Eerie handprints appearing. We hope you’re ready to get spooky with our annual Tales of Terror! We have three stories from the backcountry that will send chills down your spine. Turn down the lights and grab your teddy bear. Happy Halloween!
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Live @ Bazillus by Aidan Baker • Halloween Dance Macabre by David Beard • Delirium by Kai Engel • Imminence by Kai Engel • Sopor by Kai Engel • Passages by Kai Engel • Anxiety by Kai Engel • Nice Impression by Bradley Carter • Comatose by Kai Engel • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
What Unites Us
“Everything that we love is affected by politics for better or worse, and we can’t afford to not be engaged with it,” says Canyon Woodward.
Today we hear stories from two people who’ve leaned in and worked directly with elected leaders to have a say in the future of the places we love. Canyon Woodward explains how trail running is a lot like running for office, and Kareemah Batts shares what it’s like to Climb The Hill on behalf of public lands and the outdoor community. We also hear from a broad set of voices across our country about why participation in the democratic process matters. We’re all in this together.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Islands by John Berry • Regal by Bradley Carter • Remedy For Melancholy by Kai Engel • Stargazing by Ken Christiansen • The Wall Cahall by Fitz Cahall and Cordelia Zars) • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Setting New Sights
“I’m stubborn,” reflects Steve Baskis. “When my mind tells me not to do something because I’m afraid or nervous, I tend to tell myself to do it.” What happens when you lose something fundamental to how you function in the world in a single second? For ex-infantryman Steve Baskis wounded in Iraq, it meant staying on the bright side, looking forward, and never giving up. Learn more about Steve here
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Wake Up! by Kai Engel • July by Kai Engel • Crystal Echoes by Sergey Cheremisinov • Primary Colors by Ken Christianson • The Architect by Cleod9 • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The Land That Never Has Been Yet
Today, we are sharing one of our favorite podcasts– Scene on Radio. Over the course of twelve episodes, host John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika explore a theme both evergreen and immediately urgent: democracy in America. Fitz talks with John about the recent season and shares the trailer.
From Scene On Radio: “Our season-long series will touch on concerns like authoritarianism, voter suppression and gerrymandering, foreign intervention, and the role of money in politics, but we’ll go much deeper, effectively retelling the story of the United States from its beginnings up to the present. Through field recordings and interviews with leading thinkers, we’ll tell under-told stories and explore critical questions like—How democratic was the U.S. ever meant to be, anyway? American democracy is clearly in crisis today, but . . . when was it not? Along the way, there’s a good chance that we’ll complicate, maybe upend, our listeners’ understanding of American history.”
Music: TNT by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided with permission from the artists.
