100 episodes

Out There is a podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories in the great outdoors.

Out There Willow Belden

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    • 4.6 • 572 Ratings

Out There is a podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories in the great outdoors.

    Rekindling the Spark

    Rekindling the Spark

    We’re told to follow our dreams. But often, that’s disappointing. Reality typically doesn’t measure up to what we’d imagined. So what then? How do you reignite your passions?
    On this episode, we travel from an observatory in Puerto Rico to a hillside in New Jersey, and explore how one scientist overcame the disillusionment of academia.
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    • 26 min
    Silence

    Silence

    Our upcoming season is all about silence. From the Grand Canyon to South Korea, we’ll travel the globe, exploring how we find stillness amidst the noise — whether literal or figurative. Here’s a sneak peak at some of the stories.
    The season launches April 4, 2024.
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    Building Self-Confidence

    Building Self-Confidence

    Maya Kroth’s goal for the New Year was to build self-confidence, and she decided to start by taking herself snowboarding. But things did not go well.
    In this episode, Maya shares her story and explores how we can get our mojo back when life throws us curveballs.
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    • 25 min
    Closing the Gender Gap

    Closing the Gender Gap

    Women are often told we can do anything we want in life: ride bikes, scale cliffs, surf waves. But in some areas of outdoor recreation, the gender gap remains shockingly large.
    In this episode, we visit a women’s mountain bike camp in Wyoming and explore what’s really needed to get people of all genders on equal footing.
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    • 29 min
    The Flood

    The Flood

    This is a story about fear.
    It makes sense to be scared when we're facing danger. But what happens when disasters occur in unexpected places?
    In this episode, we travel from a desert in Utah to a suburb in Missouri and explore how a flood changed one woman's relationship with fear and risk.
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    • 22 min
    Learning to Swim

    Learning to Swim

    Learning something new as an adult can be daunting, especially when it's something that a lot of people have been doing since childhood.
    On this episode, Naomi Mellor takes us from a beach in Australia to an archipelago in the UK and explores how she got past her fears and pushed herself to take a big plunge.
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    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
572 Ratings

572 Ratings

Gregory Longstride ,

Wide-Ranging, Compelling, and Relaxing

Host Willow Belden has pieced together a stunning and diverse show in Out There.

I am an avid outdoors person and I feel like many other outdoorsy podcasts that get stuck in one lane, or manage to seem unconsolidated when they try and touch different areas of outdoor pursuits, sports, stories, or phenomena. Out There has surprised me from bringing stories of ultra runners, mountain bikers, backpackers, and climbers together in one space while keeping a clear tone that is soothing and heartfelt.

I never thought I’d consider ultra running or hunting until finding Out There while on the PCT in 2022.

Cannot recommend enough!

longdistancegaze ,

Ugh

An advertisement for border patrol? Really?

C Go 1 ,

She sounds great when being interviewed, but for this podcast…

The host doesn’t use her normal speaking voice; she takes deep breaths and has a tone of voice that is on the sad spectrum. It’s such a shame, because she’s got a great speaking voice when she’s just having a conversation.

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