Trail Weight

Podglomerate
  • 4.7 (62)
  • WILDERNESS
  • WEEKLY SERIES
Trail Weight

A podcast about hiking outdoors and the lessons learned along the way… Travel with Andrew Steven as he journeys outdoors and explores the soul, investigating, questioning, and examining the nuance and complexity of figuring out how to navigate our way through the outdoors.

See All

  1. EPISODE 1

    Mineral King

    After finishing his first thru-hike, Andrew sets out on his next adventure, only to be derailed by California's wildfires. But along the way, he embarks on an unexpected journey that leads him to places he isn't prepared to go. To see more of Jesse Ritner's work, visit www.jesseritner.com or the-lift-line.com Listen to past episodes and find more information at www.trailweight.com --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    40 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Wildfire

    As wildfires tear through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, Andrew awaits the possible fate of fire canceling another backpacking trip. While waiting, Andrew dives deeper into uncovering Walt Disney's fascination with the Mineral King basin. To read Gabrielle Canon's work, visit www.gabriellecanon.com You can find Dan White's writing at www.danwhitebooks.com Listen to past episodes and find more information at www.trailweight.co --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    The Highway

    Continuing his journey to figure out what it means to be a responsible outdoors person, Andrew learns more about how humans affect the natural world. "Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant" is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Daniel P. Selmi's book, "Dawn at Mineral King Valley" is available wherever books are sold. Listen to past episodes and find more information at www.trailweight.co --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    1966 and 1988

    Two seemingly separate life-changing events shape how we think about the natural world. Daniel P. Selmi's book, "Dawn at Mineral King Valley" is available wherever books are sold. Listen to past episodes and find more information at www.trailweight.co --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    31 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Gatekeeper

    Who decides the right way to be outdoors? Is Disney the villain? Am I a villain? And what happens when personal accountability becomes managing others' responsibility? Listen on NHPR's Outside/In at www.outsideinradio.org or wherever you listen to podcasts. Daniel P. Selmi's book, "Dawn at Mineral King Valley" is available wherever books are sold. Listen to past episodes and find more information at www.trailweight.co --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Opposition

    Andrew revisits some of Walt Disney's history to better understand why the Sierra Club would take Disney and the government to court to stop the development of Mineral King. Daniel P. Selmi's book, "Dawn at Mineral King Valley" is available wherever books are sold. Listen to past episodes and find more information at www.trailweight.com --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    29 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Rights of Nature

    Rights of nature? Legal Personhood? Good Idea? Good Intentions? Or wildly missing the mark? And if we're the ones speaking for nature because it doesn't have an audible voice, whose interpretation is correct? Daniel P. Selmi's book, "Dawn at Mineral King Valley" is available wherever books are sold. Listen to the entire oral arguments in "Sierra Club v. Morton" on Oyez. Watch Kat Houghton's TEDxAsheville talk, "The Rights Of Nature." Check out 99% Invisible's episode, "The Rights of Rice and Future of Nature" to learn more. "Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant" is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Listen to past episodes and find more information at www.trailweight.com --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    46 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    National Park

    What does The Sierra Club v. Morten mean for us today? And where do we go from here? To see more of Jesse Ritner's work, visit www.jesseritner.com or the-lift-line.com Daniel P. Selmi's book, "Dawn at Mineral King Valley" is available wherever books are sold. Listen to past episodes and find more information at www.trailweight.com --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    28 min

  9. SEASON 2 TRAILER

    Trail Weight Season 2: National (Theme) Park

    Trail Weight, Season 2: National (Theme) Park debuts on October 17, with new episodes dropping every Monday. Follow along on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and trailweight.co --- This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling and the outdoors like Missing Pages and Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    2 min
See All Season 2 (9)

Trailers

4.7
out of 5
62 Ratings

About

A podcast about hiking outdoors and the lessons learned along the way… Travel with Andrew Steven as he journeys outdoors and explores the soul, investigating, questioning, and examining the nuance and complexity of figuring out how to navigate our way through the outdoors.

Information

  • Channel
    Podglomerate
  • Creator
    Andrew Steven / The Podglomerate
  • Episodes
    21
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Podglomerate LLC 2021
  • Show Website
    Trail Weight

More From Podglomerate

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes, and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada