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High-impact interviews for those who love adventure and the outdoors. Host and journalist Shelby Stanger interviews world-class explorers, athletes, authors, scientists, health experts and entrepreneurs about how they’ve taken their own wild ideas and made them a reality, so you can too. Some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.

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    • 4.8 • 22 Ratings

High-impact interviews for those who love adventure and the outdoors. Host and journalist Shelby Stanger interviews world-class explorers, athletes, authors, scientists, health experts and entrepreneurs about how they’ve taken their own wild ideas and made them a reality, so you can too. Some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.

    Sailing Solo Around The World with Ruby Gates

    Sailing Solo Around The World with Ruby Gates

    At the age of 50, Ruby Gates left her career and home to get on a sailboat for seven months. At the time, she knew nothing about sailing, but the trip changed her life. Now, nine years later, Ruby has decided to go after the wildest idea she's ever had. She's circumnavigating the world by sailboat.

    • 26 min
    Retiring From Competitive Skiing at 23 with Grace Miller

    Retiring From Competitive Skiing at 23 with Grace Miller

    What if your wild idea no longer brings you joy?

    Retired pro skier, Grace Miller, is intimately familiar with a change of course. Grace grew up in Alaska and started skiing at a young age. Before she was out of high school, she was recruited to compete at the highest level, but at age 23 after competing on the world stage, Grace decided to leave skiing behind to pursue some new wild ideas.

    • 24 min
    Microadventuring with Alastair Humphreys

    Microadventuring with Alastair Humphreys

    Alastair Humphreys is an author and adventurer who has walked 600 miles across Southern India, ran an ultra marathon through the Sahara Desert, and hiked and rafted across Iceland. Alastair's newest wild idea is to embrace the concept of "microadventures," an adventure that is short, easily accessible, and affordable while still being fun, challenging, refreshing, and rewarding.

    • 28 min
    Becoming the First Woman to Travel Around the Moon with Christina Koch

    Becoming the First Woman to Travel Around the Moon with Christina Koch

    What if you had an opportunity to travel around the moon? Christina Koch has worked at NASA for the last 10 years, and has been a part of groundbreaking missions in outer space. In 2019, Christina embarked on a 328-day stay on the International Space Station, setting a record for the longest single space flight by a woman. Now Christina has a new assignment on the horizon. She was selected to join a crew that will travel around the moon.

    • 28 min
    Snowboarding as a Creative Expression with Travis Rice

    Snowboarding as a Creative Expression with Travis Rice

    Travis Rice has been pushing the envelope of what's possible in snowboarding for over 20 years. He has won prestigious awards for his riding, and completely recreated what it means to host a winter sports competition. Travis has also built new businesses like Sendy and changed the way action sports films are made.

    • 22 min
    Birding and Nature Photography with Dudley Edmondson

    Birding and Nature Photography with Dudley Edmondson

    Dudley Edmondson is a legendary outdoorsman and birder, nature photographer, cinematographer, speaker and an author. In 2006, he published a book called Black and Brown Faces in America's Wild Places. He hopes that his books, photos and film work will inspire the next generation of Black, Indigenous and other people of color to get outside.

    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

@jazz ,

Great

Love listening to this podcast and all the wild ideas that come with it. Shelby is great and has amazing guests to back it up!

Alimac721 ,

Inspiring

Love this podcast. Presenter comes across as warm and genuine. Gives me a feeling of possibility and excitement . More please!!!!

Graceholiday ,

Great inspiration and education!

This podcast is so great for opening your mind to different people and possibilities. There is an amazing range of guests with amazing stories to tell. Shelby has such an infectious personality, and you can’t help but feel inspired to go out and follow your own ideas and adventures!

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