Dispatch Radio
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsDispatch Radio is at the heart of the stories of people that pursue adventure in the outdoors.
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Abby Wise Dispatching from the Women's Climbing Fest
March 31, 2017 16:07 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBWe partnered with Mountain Project to cover the second annual Women's Climbing Festival, an event where 300 women gather in Bishop, California, to take clinics, participate in open panel discussions, and climb together. From an interview with Shelma Jun, the event's founder, to clips from the media clinic, led by Julie Ellison, former editor-in-chief of Climbing magazine and current contributing editor at Mountain Project, and Natalie Siddique, co-founder and COO of Moja Outdoors, here's a...
#SufferBetter #KitchenSesh with Bob Africa, Josh Stevens, and Peter Maksimow
February 25, 2017 03:43 - 42 minutes - 64.5 MBTime for another #KitchenSesh, where we hang out and chat with special guests in a chill setting. Competitive trail runners Bob Africa, Josh Stevens, and Peter Maksimow join us for this one. In part 1, BobAfrica talks about what it means to #SufferBetter, and Josh (who just got 4th at Rocky Raccoon 50-miler) tells us about overcoming his opiate addiction that stemmed from multiple injuries sustained in multiple IED explosions in the line of duty, which for Josh comprised 24 years of serving ...
Quitting the 9-to-5 for a Life of Adventure with Chris Brinlee Jr
February 24, 2017 20:41 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBOn a summer day in 2014, Chris Brinlee Jr. walked away from his comfortable, well-paying job as an advertising art director to “experience something more,” as he puts it. Over seven months, Chris’s adventures have led him around the globe—he’s paddled remote fjords in Greenland, ridden motorcycles through Vietnam, sailed with a crew to Antarctica, and climbed 6,000m peaks in Nepal. He also recently started up a content generation company called Content Machine. We talk with Chris from ...
Conservation and Public Lands with Brady Robinson, Doug Schnitzspahn, Aimee Ross, and Lloyd Athearn
February 15, 2017 00:23 - 1 hour - 99 MBListen as we talk conservation and public lands. A few highlights from the show we recorded last night... Rebecca Schwagger tells us a bit about our venue, the Studio Boulder, and at 4m45s we get rolling. Lloyd Athearn and the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative bought part of a kickass mountain (Mt. Shavano) for $50k, so we can all hike it! Hey, mountain bikers! #dontbeadick Brady Robinson rocked a ponytail for 6 years too long; is on the fence whether Access Fund will attend Outd...
Psychedelics and Globetrotting on Outside Magazine’s Dime, with Grayson Schaffer
February 10, 2017 20:38 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MBWhen you write for Outside Magazine for 14 years, chances are you have some stories. From Lance Armstrong to Mount Everest to kayaking first descents and everything in between, Grayson Schaffer has covered it. We connect with him to discuss his latest piece, on psychedelics, and his other creative endeavors these days. Topics discussed, with host Russ Rizzo: His 14+ career writing for Outside Magazine psychedelic drugs His new creative firm, Talweg psychedelic drugs Lance Armstr...
Gociety Adventure Fest part 3: Climbing tall peaks with Olivia Hsu and Dr. Jon Kedrowski
January 30, 2017 05:57 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBRecording live at the Gociety Adventure Fest 2016 in Denver, we talk with professional rock climber and yogi Olivia Hsu and Dr. Jon Kedrowski, an accomplished mountaineer, author and climatologist, about their pursuits in the mountains. Professional explorer Dr. Jon talks to us about his successful project to be the first person to sleep on the summit of all of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks and the challenges he faced during his 2016 attempt to break the speed record for skiing all of Color...
Gociety Adventure Fest Part 2: The great debate with polar explorer Eric Larsen and adventure TV host JJ Yosh
January 30, 2017 05:28 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MBThis is a lively one! Recording live at the Gociety Adventure Fest 2016 in Denver, we talk with two adventurers with very different approaches to outdoor exploration. Strap in for a lively debate toward the end of this episode as JJ and Eric discuss ancient pyramids that may or may not be hidden in South America. JJ Yosh is an adventure TV host who has travelled the world chronicling his adventures with Discovery Channel among others. He takes us behind the scenes to let us know what li...
Adventure BFFs: Anton Krupicka and Joe Grant
January 27, 2017 15:49 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBThey are two of the most recognizable U.S. ultra runners out there, with countless media articles written both about them and by them, and even a couple of films documenting their outdoor exploration. They are also best friends living in Boulder, Colorado. We sit down with Anton Krupicka and Joe Grant to find out what it’s like to thrust oneself in the social media spotlight in the name of pursuing outdoor adventure full-time. Listen in as we talk about: 2017 race plans (and rumors?) Wha...
Gociety Adventure Fest kick-off: CEO Anna Thielke with partners Big City Mountaineering and Zeal Optics
January 23, 2017 05:40 - 29 minutes - 33.3 MBTo kick off our day of recording at the first ever Gociety Adventure Fest 2016 in Denver we talk with key event organizers and partners about how the event came about and learn a little about the overall goals of the event and each organization’s unique approach to encouraging people to get outdoors. Guests include a number of movers and shakers; Gociety co-founder and CEO Anna Thielke, Big City Mountaineers Program Director Elizabeth Williams and Mike Lewis, director of brand activatio...
Dispatch #8: Pre-stoke (for ski season)! with Henrik Lampert, Kim Beekman, Joel Gratz, Joe Howdyshell and Jon Kedrowski
November 09, 2016 18:27 - 1 hour - 249 MBLet's get stoked for snow! Listen in as we chat with some badass snow enthusiasts about what to look forward to this year. We talk gear tips, training tips, uphill skiing, skimo racing, backcountry adventures, and of course weather predictions. Joel Gratz - meteorologist who tells us where to find the pow over at opensnow.com Jon Kedrowski "Dr. Ski" - author, ski mountaineer, and geographer. Check out his book about camping on top of all of Colorado's 14ers. Joe Howdyshell - a...
Dispatch #7: Women Run The World with Nicole DeBoom, Silke Koester, Ilene Bloom, Jenn Coker and Melissa Hoskins
October 14, 2016 17:38 - 36 minutes - 82.9 MBListen in as we talk with founder and CEO of Skirt Sports, Nicole DeBoom, at her monthly women's get together at her flagship store in Boulder. Hosts Laurie Nakauchi and Kelly McConnell talk with runners Silke Koester, Ilene Bloom, Jenn Coker and Melissa Hoskins about how their running communities keep them motivated and inspired, while sharing some of their personal experiences and perspectives. Tune in for some bonus pro tips, like why "poison remover" is required gear at an ultramar...
Dispatch #6: Self-Propelled Adventure
September 20, 2016 19:48 - 1 hour - 180 MBFor this week's live show we talk with a group of impressive go-getters from the Front Range: We recorded LIVE with a nice crowd from the patio of Mountain Toad Brewing in Golden with four inspiring mountain adventurers who all share a love of suffering in nature. Joe Grant talks to us about his recent self-supported peak-bagging of all 57 14ers. He talks about his 100-mile "rest day" bike ride, his lowest point on the trails (on a paved road of all things) and how he keeps his motivation ...
Dispatch #5: Air Adventures
September 16, 2016 20:33 - 59 minutes - 135 MBIt’s raining men (and women... mostly women, actually) on this sky high episode of Dispatch Radio. Join hosts Kelly Cornish-McConnell, Laurie Nakauchi and Cory Feign as they go well above and beyond our usual 5,280’ and meet some people experienced in the art of jumping out of or off things and safely returning to earth to discuss what they just did on a podcast. Adventure journalist Jayme Moye gets inspired covering a paragliding recon mission to jump off Kilimanjaro and ends up taking the ...
Gociety Adventure Fest: Bringing the mountains to the city
September 13, 2016 18:56 - 20 minutes - 46.4 MBWe catch up with Gociety's Director or Partnerships, Jason Antin, for a sneak peak of what to expect this weekend. Tons of fun activities to try out, beer and music all day, get to know other adventurers and athletes, plus the event is dog and family friendly (kids 12 and under are free)! Stop by and see Dispatch at the Zeal Optics lounge, where we'll be talking with a bunch of influencers and badass adventurers all afternoon. Get your tickets now! adventurefest2016.com #afestde...
Boulderite Eric Lee Explains the Legend That is Nolan's 14
August 31, 2016 19:45 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBLearn about one heck of a challenge in and on Colorado's 14ers. Nolan's 14 is a run over the 14 summits over 14,000 ft. in Colorado's Sawatch Range, from Mt. Massive to Mt. Shavano in either direction. You can choose your own route between summits, but the most practical routes have been estimated to be 88 to 106 miles with 44,000 ft. of climb. Cutoff is 60 hours to the last summit. I This is not a race. Nolan's has been around since the early 90's but has gained popularity with the g...
Kids On Bikes, with the Colorado High School Cycling League
August 19, 2016 04:38 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBHosted by Dispatch resident MTB expert and race announcer Sean Franklin tries (unsuccessfully) to take a break from being surrounded by ultrarunners on the podcast while we take the show to the Kitchen Next Door at Union Station in downtown Denver for the Colorado High School Cycling League fundraiser. League Executive Director and 2015 Sportswomen of Colorado ‘Trailblazer’ award winner Kate Rau and Director of Operations John “Hutch” Hutchinson sharing their own mountain biking origin stori...
Choose Your Own Adventure, from Feral Mountain
July 26, 2016 19:04 - 49 minutes - 113 MBHow much adventuring can you pack into a weekend? More than you would expect. Huddled together in the map room at the charming Feral Mountain Co. on Tennyson St in Northwest Denver, we chat over some tasty beers provided by our friends at Boulder Beer (as well as some from Feral neighbors Call to Arms Brewing) and talk about weekend adventures - Gociety Director of Partnerships Jason Antin's tries to "Beat Monday" by pushing the limits of what's capable in the 64 hours between 5PM Friday and...
That's So Boulder, from Boulder Running Company
July 21, 2016 14:42 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBNo matter which side of the Boulder bubble you find yourself there something for everyone in this That's So Boulder edition of Dispatch Radio. Recorded live at Boulder Running Company, this episode examines what makes Boulder, Colorado such a unique, qualified hub for outdoor activities... and the butt of many a fellow Front Ranger's jokes. We catch up with Boulder Hiker Chicks founder Alli Fronzaglia and the rest of her group as they're doing the Boulder Five Peak Traverse in unseasonab...
Basement stories.
July 14, 2016 04:09 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBInjury. Eventually it catches up with all of us and puts a damper on our pursuits. In this inaugural episode of Dispatch Radio, we introduce you to the crew and explore how injury has affected our lives; Andrew Schuhmann tells us his story about how a long and difficult recovery from something as relatively benign as tendinitis challenged his self-identity as a mountain biker and outdoor enthusiast, Adventure Racer Erik Sanders fights off jungle monsters and defends himself from killer bees ...