Think Outside
19 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Think Outside is a monthly podcast from RMB | Rocky Mountain Books that will dive deeper into the stories behind the stories and inspire adventure through conversation with authors, explorers and experts in their fields.
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Focal Point with Paul Zizka
April 05, 2023 13:00The master of outdoor adventure and deep sky photography...Paul Zizka! In this episode of Focal Point Paul gives us some tips and tricks of deep sky photography, how to get the shot, and we chat about his latest book Spirits in the Sky. Get a copy of Spirits in the Sky!
Have dog, will travel with Lesley Choyce
March 12, 2023 03:24 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBLesley Choyce is a 70-year-old year-round North Atlantic surfer, the godfather of transcendental wood-splitting, and the award-winning author of over 100 books. His wife, Linda, a former high school principal who has fearlessly commandeered knives from teenage malcontents, usually guides her husband away from quixotic quests, but she is fully on board for this one. As for Kelty, the couple’s West Highland terrier, he’s always ready to give up on chewing shoes and chasing pheasants for someth...
Focal Point with John E. Marriott
January 11, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBIn the second episode of our Focal Point mini series, we talk to internationally renowned wildlife photographer, John E. Marriot about his book The Kootenay Wolves: Five Years Following a Wild Wolf Pack. The Kootenay Wolves chronicles Marriott’s tenacious efforts hiking, snowshoeing, and hiding silently in camouflage for hundreds of days to document these wary wolves and their tenuous hold in a home range rife with danger, including tourist traffic, transport trucks, trophy hunters, and t...
Why women are dominating the world of adventure travel
October 24, 2022 22:52 - 47 minutes - 65 MBThe future of travel is female! Well, technically that future is already here. Rad women are dominating the travel industry more than ever. What's driving thrill-seeking women run with what was in the past a traditionally male-dominated space? This time on Think Outside we talk to a panel of adventurous female travellers (Meghan J. Ward, Lisa Duncan, and Ella Harvey) to talk about writing their travel memoirs, what's driving thrill-seeking women to seek out grand adventures more and more, ...
How to get your book published
October 04, 2022 21:17 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBWriting a book? Mystified about the publishing industry and/or how to get published? How do you find the right publisher? What are they looking for? How does the royalty structure work? Do I need an agent? What's the difference between self-publishing and finding a publisher? All of these questions and more are answered by our panel in this latest episode. We'll talk about the acquisition process, submissions, the author/publisher relationship and answer your burning questions!
Promoting your book with Bill Arnott
May 28, 2022 04:06 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBProbably one of the most mystifying things about publishing a book is how to market it. You've put your heart and soul into writing, editing, design, layout...and now you have to get it out into the world. It's not easy to toot your own horn! In this episode of Think Outside we chat with author and master of authentic self-promotion, Bill Arnott, to answer some common questions and to hear his tips and tricks for getting the word out about your book. Find Bill's books here: https://rmbooks...
Love Your Local Bookstore!
April 29, 2022 18:15 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBApril 30 is Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! A day to celebrate indie bookstores and to recognize the vital role that they play in the Canadian publishing ecosystem. We spoke with some indie bookstores last year and then caught up with them again this year to find out how they've been navigating the Covid 19 pandemic and some of their successes and challenges over the past couple years. Thanks to Chris Hall (McNally Robinson), Jessica Walker (Munro's Books), and Zoe Grams (Upstart & Crow) ...
Focal Point with George Webber
March 31, 2022 22:44 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBThis is the first episode in our "Focal Point" mini series featuring RMB photographers! George Webber is a renowned documentary photographer and has been featured in high profile magazines like Canadian Geographic, the New York Times, American Photo, and more. His latest book, Borrowed Time: Calgary 1976 – 2019 is a look at the complexities and dichotomies of the city of Calgary as it’s grown over the past 45 years. We sat down with George to talk a bit about his approach to documentary ph...
Tracking Lions with Jon Turk
November 18, 2021 21:09 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBJon Turk is easily one of North America’s most accomplished adventurers. Jon has kayaked around Cape Horn and across the North Pacific from Japan to Alaska. He’s mountain biked across the northern Gobi in Mongolia, made first climbing ascents of big walls on Baffin Island and in 2011 circumnavigated Ellesmere Island. He’s no stranger to adventure and lucky for us, he likes to write about his adventures. Especially lucky for us, he sat down with us to chat about his new book Tracking Lions, M...
Shop Talk: RMB Publishing Panel
April 15, 2021 19:53 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBIn this episode we’re going to zoom out a bit and take a look at Rocky Mountain Books as a whole! Take a peek behind the curtain, meet the team and learn about how a book goes from manuscript to the shelf!
Bonus Episode - A Story of Karma with Michael Schauch
February 24, 2021 20:25 - 54 minutes - 125 MBLet's turn to some armchair travel in this bonus episode of Think Outside! This episode is a recording on the launch of Michael Schauch's book A Story of Karma as part of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival's Fall Series. In A Story of Karma, Mike dreams of climbing an unknown mountain in the Himalaya of northern Nepal. What unfolded in the mountains forced him to question his values, his own identity and and eventually resulted in meeting a little girl named Karma, which wa...
Gone Viking with Bill Arnott
December 17, 2020 19:35 - 22 minutes - 52 MBWith a small pack and his weatherproof journal Bill Arnott followed the viking footsteps from Europe to Asia, the Mediterranean to the British Isles, Through Scandinavia to Iceland and beyond! We sat down with Bill for a little armchair travel, to debunk some common myths about viking culture, and to chat about his his epic present-day viking quest. Buy Gone Viking online now or at your local bookstore! https://rmbooks.com/book/gone-viking/
The Life and Legacy of Takaya with Cheryl Alexander
October 22, 2020 02:48 - 19 minutes - 45.6 MBWhen Cheryl Alexander heard there were several sightings of a wolf in downtown Victoria, she knew right away it was Takaya. Takaya lived on the Discovery Islands just off the coast of Victoria. He was a lone wolf. No pack. No mate. And it seemed he liked it that way. He’d chosen a life of solitude. And Cheryl was captivated by him. In March, Takaya’s life came to a tragic end when he was shot by a trophy hunter. We spoke with Cheryl about her new bestselling book Takaya: Lone Wolf, Ta...
Protecting Paradise with Elizabeth May
September 18, 2020 16:52 - 19 minutes - 45.3 MBElizabeth May is one of the hardest working people in politics. She is the Green Party MP for the Saanich-Gulf Islands and served as leader of the Green Party of Canada from 2006-2019. She also has a long record as a dedicated advocate for social justice, the environment, and human rights. Her book Paradise Won: The Struggle to Create Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging this unique global ecosystem. Coming up on the park’s 30 year annivers...
Art and Adventures with Jocey Asnong
August 13, 2020 20:09 - 14 minutes - 34 MBAward-winning children’s book author, Jocey Asnong, has created many beautiful books over the years, and plenty more colourful books taking shape in her creative brain! Jocey writes and illustrates from her art cave at home in Canmore, Alberta dreaming up new adventures for adventurous cats, Nuptse and Lhotse, and creating colourful board books that teach kids about the outdoors as well as their ABCs and 123s. Here’s a look at Jocey’s whimsical and adventurous world through her children...
Feel the Wild with Daniel Fox
June 08, 2020 17:46 - 24 minutes - 57.3 MBDaniel Fox is an artist, adventurer, photographer, philosopher, entrepreneur and explorer...what can't he do! We sit down with Daniel to talk about his photography, our connection with nature, and his WildECO project, a non-profit youth organization that he founded in 2015 which seeks to mentor disadvantaged students and fund tuition costs for a month-long wilderness immersion camp. His book Feel the Wild is available now in bookstores and online.
Taking a Break from Saving the World with Stephen Legault
May 07, 2020 22:37 - 26 minutes - 29.8 MBWhat a strange world we are living in! We hope you are all taking care of yourselves. It feels especially important right now with health care workers, grocery stores and others working around the clock to help keep our world running and keep us safe during a global pandemic. Stephen Legault knows burnout. He’s lived it in his work in conservation activism – and now he’s written a book about it! Taking a Break from Saving the World: A Conservation Activist’s Journey from Burnout to Balance...
Adventure, Travel, and Storytelling with Frank Wolf
April 03, 2020 02:14 - 30 minutes - 35.8 MBWhile we're all stuck inside, wishing we could be outside, doesn't a good adventure story sound pretty good right now? Well, Frank Wolf has no shortage of stories. In fact, his book Lines on a Map: Unparalleled Adventures in Modern Exploration brings together a whole two decades of adventure writing in an entertaining and inspiring collection of travel journalism. We sat down with Frank to talk about his book, aging and adventure, and some his most harrowing and memorable expeditions to ...
Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid
March 08, 2020 19:36 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBWet’so’weten Protests, blockades, and calls for meaningful reconciliation continue to make headlines and it’s hard to ignore the feeling that we are being pushed and pulled into an increasingly divided Canada. What are the next steps? What is missing as we try to move towards reconciliation for a post-colonial Canada? Briony Penn is an award-winning author and worked most recently with respected First Nations elder, orator and activist Cecil Paul - Wa’xaid by his traditional name - to w...