The Governor vs Climate Change
Time spent outside as kids can extend into our adult lives in incredible ways. Jay Inslee’s passion for being outside shaped his path from his three terms as governor of Washington all the way to the national level. His pioneering policy work is having an impact in Washington state and proving that change is possible if we bring our determination to the world’s biggest problems.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • David Katz • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
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The Shorts– Almost Wild
Loss can create an emotional cocktail when something or someone is unceremoniously ripped from our life. Amie Renaud and Joanna Henry invite us along through their circuitous roads through grief.
After the sudden end of a relationship, Amie embarks on a grand bikepacking trip. Right as she’s finally settling in, she finds herself picking up the pieces again. Joanna hadn’t reconciled the loss of her brother. But a visit from an uninvited, and surprisingly tenacious, guest, forces her to reckon with those unresolved feelings.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Canteen by Feverkin • Amusex-Vous by Leslie Capri • Parasol by Spatial Relations • Nada by Bolo • Following the Path by Brendan Burns • Flowers by Joya • The Tide by Benny Reid • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
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Good Good Bad: Swimming Lake Powell
Shane Schieffer just swam the entire length of Lake Powell self-supported in 11 days. He also just turned 50 years old and had no previous experience in long distance swimming. Shane talks about following through on personal challenges, no matter how far-fetched they seem at the moment.
Check out Shane’s Instagram for his videos that documented his swim.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • David Swensen • Chris Molitor • Brendan Burns • Phantom Sun • Markus Huber • Mod • Peter Jean & The Runaway Queen • Pastek • Evan Andree
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The Shorts – A Frames & Vans
What do we want and what do we need? Sara Holzknecht started skiing every month of the year as a way to shake off the unexpected upheavals of life and the pandemic. Then her kids wanted in. Gabby Markel was living a dirtbag dream, but something was missing. She confronts the less glamorous aspects of vanlife and grapples with feeling untethered from community.
Music: Lawn Games • Phantom Sun • Joya • Dame Asu • Juha-Pekka Linna • Graham Barton • Memory Palace • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
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A Snowball’s Chance Part 2
Mount Bachelor, one of America’s largest and beloved ski resorts, was put up for sale in August of 2024 after two decades of contentious corporate ownership. Sensing a sliver of opportunity, a high school teacher, a housing appraiser and local home builder launched a community campaign to put this ski hill back in the hands of locals. What started as a Facebook thread, snowballed into a legitimate would-be buyer with $100 million in local backing that collided into Wall Street players, the specter of climate change and the looming reality that the joy of skiing is no longer a simple business to run.
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Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Our Many Stars • Sun Shapes • Archery • Hermon Sparks • Pastek, Joya • Sigta • Fields of Ethera • Chill Horizons Pad-Elm • JT Ruff • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
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Mount Bachelor, one of America’s largest and beloved ski resorts, was put up for sale in August of 2024 after two decades of contentious corporate ownership. Sensing a sliver of opportunity, a high school teacher, a housing appraiser and local home builder launched a community campaign to put this ski hill back in the hands of locals. What started as a Facebook thread, snowballed into a legitimate would-be buyer with $100 million in local backing that collided into Wall Street players, the specter of climate change and the looming reality that the joy of skiing is no longer a simple business to run.
This is the 2nd episode in a two part series. Start with A Snowball’s Chance Part 1.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Our Many Stars • Sun Shapes • Archery • Hermon Sparks • Pastek, Joya • Sigta • Fields of Ethera • Chill Horizons Pad-Elm • JT Ruff • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell
Tracks provided with permission from the artists or from Track Club
