She Explores
255 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 878 ratingsCome find inspiration with women in the outdoors. Interviews, in-the-field recordings, and listener submissions make up a tapestry of episodes covering themes such as solo hiking and camping, entrepreneurship, outdoor equity, aging, conservation, motherhood, chronic illness, and more as they intersect with outdoor experiences. Hosted by Gale Straub.
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Endless Curiosity (The Last Episode)
July 19, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBThis is the last episode of She Explores. In it, we say farewell, reflect on endings, and invite past guests of the show to share the lessons they’ve learned in the outdoors over the last few years. Through these women’s stories, we’re reminded how important it is to have the space we need to show up as ourselves when we’re spending time outside. Thank you to everyone who has touched the show over the years: the listeners, our guests, our collaborators, and our advertisers. It’s been an ho...
A Deeper Connection - Mugdha Flores
May 12, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBMugdha Flores is proof of where your passion for science and the natural world can take you. From playing in tide pools as a child in Southern India, to mapping the undiscovered corners of the ocean, to surveying salmon as they make their long journey to the Pacific. For Mugdha, all her exploration has resulted in a deeper connection with the environment, and herself. Mugdha is a marine biologist turned science communicator championing community engagement and finding joy in the outdoors. ...
Becoming a Mermaid - Irene Marcoux
April 26, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBWhen Irene Marcoux was growing up and playing at her local pool, she didn’t dream of becoming a mermaid. She was a mermaid. Those early days of freedom and play were her gateway to a life in the water. And because she’s a big believer in the fact that every BODY can dive - Irene is all about helping others embrace their inner mermaid too. Irene is a safety focused mermaid with over 30 years of aquatics education experience, a PADI Course Director & PADI Freediving Instructor, a PADI Mermaid...
Fluidity in Recovery: Antoinette Lee Toscano
April 12, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBA life-changing rappelling accident lead Antoinette Lee Toscano to choose to live the life of outdoor adventure she’d always dreamed of. And since then, she’s dedicated herself to helping others make it easier to shape their lives for the better, too. Antoinette Lee Toscano is an outdoor industry consultant, writer, philanthropist, and motivational health and wellness speaker. In the Women & Water book, she shares how paddlesports have played a role in her ongoing healing for a Traumatic Br...
A Student of the Sea: Olivia VanDamme
March 29, 2023 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBOlivia VanDamme’s hope is that one day, in her older years, she’ll be at the beach, covered in seaweed and still contributing to community science. Olivia has always felt comforted, alive, and happy in the ocean. And as an educator, poet, singer, environmentalist, surfer, and more – Olivia celebrates that in everything she does. On this episode, Olivia shares an original poem, “Tu Perteneces! Nadar Mija” which helps paint the picture of the role the ocean plays in her life – all while burst...
Immersed in Swimming: Eden Elgeti
March 15, 2023 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBEden Elgeti is a wild and pool swimmer in the United Kingdom, and is featured in our new book, Women and Water. The first line in her profile is, “I often joke through winter that I’d be more than happy to not swim and just turn up for the post-swim coffee and cake.” Of course, she goes on to share that she has always swum when given the opportunity, and it’s taken her so many places, literally and figuratively. There’s something so beautiful about Eden’s relationship with the water. It’s ...
Finding Freedom in Swimming: Bonnie Tsui
March 03, 2023 14:05 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBBonnie Tsui's book, Why We Swim, dropped at a time when we were all looking for guidance on how to move our bodies in ways that took us out of our heads and into our element. But its message is continuous. Why We Swim is a must-read whether you think of yourself as a swimmer or not. It takes you to the source of our innately human relationship with water and weaves together history, science, and her own personal story to propel us on the journey. We wanted to start this Women and Water seri...
We Know You'll Love: Wild for Scotland's "Creature of the Sea"
February 23, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing a series of interviews with some incredible humans who are featured in Women and Water - a new book from the team behind She Explores. We’ll take the conversation off the page and into their relationship with water today. And you’ll hear from swimmers, surfers, paddlers, fishers, and more. But today, we’re bringing you a special episode of Wild for Scotland, a show hosted by Kathi Kamleitner. It’s truly a piece of audio art, and it’s an ode to the wond...
Living the Vanlife: Noami Grevemberg
January 12, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBNoami Grevemberg is a leader in the world of vanlife, and the founder of Diversify Vanlife, a platform that highlights less-heard voices in vanlife, road travel, and nomadic communities. It’s also a resource that helps break down barriers to accessing life on the road, a lifestyle that Noami and her husband Dustin embarked on in 2016. We chatted with Noami towards the end of 2022, when she was coming off a much-needed vacation after finishing her first book, Living the Vanlife: On the Road ...
How Do We Spend Time Alone? Creative Fuel
November 02, 2022 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBWhen writer Florence Williams’ 25-year marriage falls apart, it sets her on a journey to explore the science behind loneliness. Photographer Alexandra de Steiguer has spent the last quarter century spending her winters solo as a caretaker in the Isle of Shoals. With the help of these two creatives, we explore what spending time alone means for ourselves, our creativity, and our connections to the communities around us. This week, we're sharing an episode of Creative Fuel, a podcast that Gale...
Taking Up Space on the Trail: Victoria Amico
October 05, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBVictoria Amico would say that hiking 100% ruined her life, but in the best way possible. Seven years ago, she thought she knew what she wanted in her career and devoted her whole self to achieving her goals. But then hiking came along and forced her to examine what she really wanted. In the process, Victoria ended up learning how to choose herself and take up space with her body on the trail. Victoria shares how she got started hiking (and the transformation it inspired), why 100 miles on t...
Constant Forward Movement: McKayla Bower
September 07, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBWhether she’s rock climbing or sailing, McKayla Bower is motivated by always moving forward. And by setting her sights on becoming the first trans woman and queer person to circumnavigate the world solo in her sailboat Swirl, she’s moving forward in more ways than one. We talk about what inspired the trip, how McKayla is preparing for the journey, the kinds of marine life she will encounter, and the big why behind this big endeavor. Featured in this episode: McKayla Bower (she/her) Hosted...
We're back! And an Introduction to Creative Fuel
September 02, 2022 13:56 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBA hello, what we've been up to, a new podcast Gale's working on called "Creative Fuel", and a fresh episode of She Explores comes back next week. Resources Follow Creative Fuel wherever you get podcasts Creative Fuel on Apple Podcasts Creative Fuel on Spotify Follow About the Journey wherever you get podcasts About the Journey on Apple Podcasts About the Journey on Spotify She-Explores.com Music by Josh Woodward
Makeup and Muckboots in the Field
April 29, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBHow do you navigate your femininity in a male-dominated space like environmental fieldwork research? For Julia Bingham, it's been an exploration of self. Julia is an interdisciplinary marine scientist and currently a PhD candidate at Duke University. Her research is focused on improving conservation and fishery management through local communities’ knowledge and values. But her discipline hasn’t always been the social sciences. She’s been engaged in field based coastal research in one form ...
Courage & Surrender on the Road - Steph Jagger
March 16, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBSteph Jagger and her mom, Sheila, took a camping road trip together in 2016 across the Rocky Mountains. So often, the purpose of a road trip, or spending time in the outdoors, is to get away from it all. But in this instance, Steph was driving towards something many of us might rather avoid: her mom had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia. And while Alzheimer's is something that’s hard to talk about, odds are good that you have personal experience with this degenerative disease...
Caving, Creatures, & a Dream Job - Ashley Adkins
March 02, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBAshley Adkins isn’t a scientist, she simply loves recreational caving and the opportunity it offers folks with non-science background to contribute to the ongoing documentation and understanding of underground ecosystems. Listen as Ashley shares her experience getting into caving, which led to her very own dream seasonal job last summer. In a historically male-dominated activity that’s known for gatekeeping, Ashley wants us to know about the new generation of cavers of all genders and speci...
An Announcement
February 28, 2022 11:00 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MBA special announcement from host Gale Straub about the future of this show. Prefer to read it rather than listen? Find the 3-minute transcript on the episode landing page (or linked in the Simplecast player). Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub A production of Ravel Media Join the She Explores Podcast community on Facebook Visit She-Explores.com & Follow Us on Instagram Resources Rate this podcast Ravel Media Music is licensed through Musicbed. Subscribe wherever you listen so you ne...
Examining Skiing, with Love - Heather Hansman & Tori Duhaime
February 16, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBJournalist Heather Hansman digs deep into the past, present, and future of skiing in her new book Powder Days. Her love for the sport leaps off the pages, but that doesn’t stop her from looking at skiing through a critical lens as she explores its challenges and triumphs across an expanse of timely subjects: climate, accessibility, culture, and more. We’re joined from the side of a ski hill by Tori Duhaime for this episode. Tori’s a lifelong skier and it’s the sport they choose above all e...
We Know You'll Love: Indoor Kid by Out There
February 09, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBSarah Dealy was not outdoorsy. But at age 20, during a severe bout of depression, she enrolled in a wilderness therapy program. By the end of the program, she wanted to become an “outdoor girl.” But becoming the outdoorswoman of her dreams didn’t come naturally. Sarah was an indoor kid at heart. She disliked many of the activities she imagined her outdoorsy self doing. On the first episode of Out There Podcast’s new season, Sarah takes us from the desert of Utah to the mountains of Colorad...
Embracing a New Life in the Subarctic - Kristen Berkeley
February 02, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBSometimes adventure looks like picking up and moving 3000 miles away from your home to live in the subarctic. Four years ago, Kristen Berkeley was living in Toronto and blogging about fashion, makeup, and cooking. On a whim, she took a job in Yellowknife, a small city in the Northwest Territories of Canada. As a Black woman, Kristen was a bit nervous to move to a city that lacked the diversity of home, but she found herself surprised along the way. Yellowknife ended up being her gateway to...
Nature Meditations: Kenya Jackson-Saulters
January 19, 2022 14:22 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBKenya Jackson-Saulters believes in the power of pairing meditation with time outside and cultivating rituals to help her channel the spirituality and peace of mind she finds in nature. In this episode, we hear all about the Nature Meditations deck she recently authored through Chronicle Books. It’s a beautiful offering for her Outdoor Journal Tour community (and beyond) and a true reflection of her passion for the outdoors and mindfulness. As we find ourselves already a few weeks into a new...
We Know You'll Love: This is Our Time
January 12, 2022 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.03 MBListen to a preview of "This is Our Time" a storytelling podcast that takes you on an immersive adventure on a ship to Antarctica with host Samantha Hodder and 80 women who all work in STEM. About This is Our Time Launched in 2018, This is Our Time is a storytelling podcast that takes you on adventure to the end of the world. Season 2 follows Samantha, step by step, as podcaster-in-residence… as she goes all the way to Antarctica, aboard a small ship, with a group of 80 women who all work ...
The Cyclical Nature of Everything: Anna Brones
January 05, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBThe idea that everything comes back around can be a comforting thought - especially as Anna Brones shares it: “I think that that's what we've really been doing in a larger way in the last two years. We've had to reckon with some of these larger questions about what it means to be human, what it means to exist, who we are when we don't have all of the external distractions. And so I think that that's what we are continuing to sit with. And I think your creative process is a way to sit with t...
Into the F.U.T.U.R.E.
December 15, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBThe Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E. Initiative is a coalition of ethnically and racially diverse leaders dedicated to ensuring youth from historically excluded communities have access to meaningful experiences in the outdoors. As a team, the Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E. Initiative is campaigning for the creation of a national fund that could secure long term investments in programs that provide opportunities for all our youth to spend time outdoors. In this episode, Gabaccia is our guide as we learn about eq...
The Adventure Art Academy: Claire Giordano
December 01, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBJoin environmental artist Claire Giordano in the field as she teaches plein air painting in stunning landscapes like alpine lakes, old growth forests, beneath sandstone cliffs, oceanside, and glaciers. While Claire loves sharing the fun and beauty of experiencing these places through her virtual course, The Adventure Art Academy, there’s an intention behind the class that is more than meets the eye. As an artist, writer, and educator, Claire strives to creatively explore the interwoven pat...
How to Be Alone: Nicole Antoinette
November 17, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBNicole Antoinette recently released a trail journal of her 2017 thru-hike of the Arizona Trail called “How to Be Alone.” And that’s what we met up to talk about on a trail near Boston: how her first thru hike came to be, how she persevered, and why she decided to add to the trail journal canon. While quitting can indeed be a kindness, Nicole solo hiked all 800 rugged miles of the Arizona Trail. And it all started when she was over 30,000 feet up in the air, reading a book on a plane. While ...
Showing Up as Her Full Self for Wildlife: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant
November 03, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBAs a little girl, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant loved watching nature shows -- and she paid a lot of attention to the humans that showed up in front of the camera. Not seeing anyone in the host position who looked like her as a Black woman, Rae made it her goal to become a wildlife ecologist and to help change the face of who holds the expertise and shows up for some of the most unique animals in the world. Today, she's so proud to be the voice of a new podcast from PBS, Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Gr...
Hiking Through Cancer: Rebecca Sperry
October 13, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBRebecca Sperry was in the middle of a big hiking challenge when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2020: she was tracing all 1400+ miles of trails in the White Mountains. While she had to put that quest on pause during cancer treatment, it didn’t stop her from hiking. Once Rebecca got cleared by her doctor, she hiked every single week. Her reasons are multifold: exercise can help make chemotherapy more tolerable, she wanted to see what was possible (and show others that it’s poss...
Listen to this: About the Journey
September 29, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes - 4.12 MBListen to this: About the Journey, the podcast that takes you on an audio road trip with travel lover Oneika Raymond. Each episode of About the Journey takes you on the road along routes like Miami to Key West, Oahu’s North Shore, or Wyoming’s National Parks. You get to ride along with host and travel journalist Oneika Raymond, who you might know from the Travel Channel or her incredible instagram. Oneika is so passionate about the growth and experiences that come from travel that she’s mad...
A Problem Solver's Approach to the Climate Crisis: Shaandiin Cedar
September 22, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBShaandiin Cedar is on the solution side of fighting the climate crisis and invites you to join in, too. A problem-solver by nature, Shaandiin is taking both a bottom-up and a top-down approach to activating climate solutions through her grassroots and corporate sustainability efforts. As an Indigenous woman and the daughter of activists, Shaandin’s commitment to justice for people and the environment is woven into her being. In this episode, we learn that all the technology exists today to...
Why We Hunt
September 01, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBFor far too long, we were told that Man was the hunter and Woman the gatherer. Are we surprised to have witnessed a “hunting industry” that for decades has only catered to the interests of men? Recent studies actually contradict the beliefs that prehistoric women weren’t hunters and in this episode, residency host Gabaccia Moreno is our guide through the stories and reflections of women who have found a role for hunting in their lives, only about 10,000 years after our predecessors did. To ...
WorldPride: Revisiting Our Conversation with Elyse Rylander
August 18, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBIn honor of WorldPride, we're revisiting our 2018 conversation with Elyse Rylander. Elyse is the founder and executive director of OUT There Adventures, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering queer young people through their connection with the natural world. Elyse believes nature is a disruptive force for queer youth and hopes to positively foster their identities and love of the outdoors. She's doing so through her nonprofit, OUT There Adventures. By partnering with existing organizations li...
Kindness Out There
August 11, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBYour stories of the unexpected kindness you’ve found in the outdoors - from strangers, from nature. We’ve all been finding solace in nature after a hard year, and we wanted to gather your stories to inspire a kinder outdoor world. Of course, as we’ve talked about a lot on the show - the outdoors is not a utopia, or a place we can escape systemic issues. But kindness can create a chain reaction that has long-term impacts for good. Featured in this episode: Helen Wallis, Kelly Hines, Trish...
Reciprocity with Lands & Waters: Brianne Lauro
August 04, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBBrianne Lauro was born and raised on Hawai’i Island and learned how to hunt, fish, and dive from her father at a young age. She’s carried this passion into adulthood, along with a commitment to honoring all the lands and waters of the island through giving back as they have given to her and her family. In conversation with Gabaccia Moreno, Brianne shares what drives her, how she would like to see the conservation conversation shift, why she’s documenting the knowledge of her family, and her ...
Bobbing at the Surface: Carrot Quinn
July 28, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBCarrot Quinn joins us on the show again to talk about her latest memoir: The Sunset Route. For those who read and loved Thru Hiking Will Break Your Heart, The Sunset Route fills in a lot of the backstory. Billed as an adventure memoir, (Carrot spent her early 20’s hopping freight trains and hitchhiking before discovering thru-hiking) the book really shines in telling the story of how Carrot found nurturing, forgiveness, and healing through nature during after a traumatic childhood. In this ...
Traversing Seasons - Matrescence, Part 2
July 07, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBIn our first episode on matrescence, we talked about continuing to carry a love for nature and time outside into pregnancy as we prepare for the major life change of becoming a parent. This episode continues into the next phase in the process, when the much-anticipated birth is over, and we step into this new role and all that it entails, indoors and out. From the tender early days of the fourth trimester, to integrating the outdoors into your little one’s lives as they grow, the postpartum...
Recovery on the Water: Palinor Velasco
June 30, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBPalinor Velasco has always pursued an adventurous life, even before she found her place in and love for the outdoors. While newly sober, Palinor found healing in climbing and mountain biking, but an accident that affected her mobility made her rethink the levels of risk she’s willing to take on. Luckily for her, having a partner who is also a fly fishing guide got her to try a new way to recreate safely while recovering from surgeries. Fly fishing became her go-to way of getting outside -- a...
Abby Ruhman - Voices from the GoPro Mountain Games, Episode 1
June 25, 2021 07:15 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBAbby Ruhman is a professional makeup artist with Alopecia Totalis who uses her body as a canvas to advocate for change when it comes to outdated beauty standards. Art and creativity are central to the Mountain Games: public art around town, live music happening nightly, the mountainous backdrop of Vail Valley, even photo booths set up for puppy portraits. Abby was a big part of that too, and in her conversation with Gabaccia Moreno - they talk at the Mountain Games about how Abby finds inspi...
Ariel Tweto - Voices from the GoPro Mountain Games, Episode 2
June 25, 2021 07:10 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBAriel Tweto is passionate about taking chances and trying new things in the outdoors -- and sharing her experiences with others. Ariel’s Inupiaq Inuit, born and raised in Unalakleet, Alaska. She’s a pilot, a TV personality, and the founder of the nonprofit Popping Bubbles. Ariel’s first time at the Mountain Games gave her the opportunity to compete in her very first e-bike race. That’s one of the cool things about the Mountain Games: people of all experience levels compete together for the...
Emily Jackson - Voices from the GoPro Mountain Games, Episode 3
June 25, 2021 07:05 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBEmily Jackson is a professional kayaker and a mother of two. Kayaking is in her blood—her dad, Eric Jackson, is a World Champion freestyle kayaker and more often than not, you can find Emily on the water. Emily’s been competing at the Mountain Games for years, and this year she won all three of her events—a first for her. Just as community and competition are a big part of the Mountain Games, so is family. Emily and Gabaccia Moreno talk kayaking, legacy, family support, and making time for...
Arielle Shipe - Voices from the GoPro Mountain Games, Episode 4
June 25, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBArielle Shipe is someone who shares her health and adventure story for the service of others. She understands that we all have a lifelong relationship with our bodies, and that relationship is changing all the time. This year at the Mountain Games, she taught yoga surrounded by nature, helping participants center themselves and prime their bodies for a day of adventure and community. Arielle and Gabaccia Moreno met up to talk about Arielle’s health journey, her philosophy for reframing your...
Nature is Never the Problem: Sofia Jin
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBSofia Jin believes that if we are going to spend time in nature, we need to address the very human problems we bring with us: sexism, sexual harassment, eating disorders, and racism (to name a few). She stresses that talking about these issues shouldn't “ruin” the escapism possible in the great outdoors for anyone but in fact makes it safer, more inclusive, and somewhere everyone can feel heard and valued. About Sofia: Sofia is a British Korean explorer, entertainer, and creative. She’s ...
Pregnancy & the Outdoors - Matrescence, Part 1
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBPregnancy is a time of drastic physical change, and one full of expectation and anxieties, pressure and pain, hope and uncertainty. And for those of us who value time spent outside, it’s natural that we'd carry that forward into our pregnancies as much as we can. Continuing to hike, or surf, or whatever else we like to do, lets us still feel like ourselves and helps us cope with the symptoms and stresses of this entire process. But as you’ll hear, it’s often not that simple. In the first of...
Meeting Yourself Where You're At: Lindsey Ingram
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBLindsey Ingram has long-haul COVID, which means she is constantly renegotiating what's possible for herself in the outdoors. But just like she's not just a mom, or a hiker, or a gardener -- the uncertainty of her chronic illness doesn't define her. She simply has to meet herself where she's at. Over the past year Lindsey has been redefining her relationship with the outdoors, her body, and how she invites others into the outdoors with her. In certain ways, our conversation is an opportuni...
Spreading the Joy: Demiesha Dennis
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBDemiesha Dennis is an angler, mom, and community leader who is passionate about spreading the joy she’s found outdoors. Her reflections on time spent outside as an immigrant and Woman of Color provide many insights into industry gaps, misconceptions of people in the outdoors, and the privilege of recreating through hiking and fly fishing. In this episode, we hear about how Demiesha started flyfishing, what she’s teaching her daughter, what it means to her to be a woman on the water, changing...
Canine Companionship on the Trail: Kylie Yang
May 05, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBKylie Yang is a dog owner, thru-hiker, trail lover, and the New Jersey program coordinator for the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. We talk about the rewards and compromises of hiking with her 4-legged companion Sullivan, the many ways Kylie has woven trails into the fabric of her life, and the consideration for others we should all take with us into the outdoors. Featured in this episode: Kylie Yang Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub Editing & production support by Julie Hotz A produ...
LIVE Catch-Up: Mirna Valerio
May 03, 2021 09:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBCatch-up with Mirna Valerio aka The Mirnavator. Mirna is an ultra runner, adventurer, author, former teacher, more. Her blog, Fat Girl Running, took off shortly after she took on the sport back in 2008 and she’s been showcasing what’s possible ever since. In an Instagram live catch-up Gale did with Mirna on Thursday, we talk about her found home of Vermont, Stowe Trails, how she picked up cycling during the pandemic, her new podcast, the significance of her new ambassadorship with Lululemo...
Reach Out for a More Inclusive Outdoors
April 28, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWe all have something to give when it comes to making the outdoors more inclusive and accessible for all. But we don’t have to reinvent the wheel, we can reach out and support existing organizations. In this episode, created in partnership with Sierra Designs, learn about four incredible nonprofits doing the work to help create more opportunities in the outdoors for People of Color, LGBTQ+, disabled, and low income families. But more than simply learning about the work that others are doing...
Fishing for Community: Serene Cusack
April 21, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBSerene Cusack wants to build more community in the fly fishing world, especially amongst those folks who haven’t always been included. Whether through her own social media handle, “Fatty on the Fly” or the community she’s building via “Outcast Anglers,” Serene is passionate about sharing the joy she finds in fly fishing with more people. In this episode, the first of Gabaccia Moreno’s hosting residency on She Explores, we learn about Serene’s path to fly fishing, the change she’d like to s...
Unlock a Day Trip - Navigating Through, Episode 1
April 14, 2021 07:15 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBYou don’t have to head out on a multi-day road trip to enjoy the benefits of time away: a micro-adventure can be just what you need to help you reset in your own backyard. Host Gale Straub heads out for a New Hampshire coast-to-mountains and back day trip and reflects on the ways her relationship with travel and adventure have shifted post-pandemic with the help of other creative women. Stay tuned -- you’ll hear more from these women and more in the rest of the series. About the series: T...