Wild Ideas Worth Living

    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.

  • Skiing the 50 Classic Descents in North America with Cody Townsend

  • Completing 52 Hikes in A Year with Karla Amador

  • Ice Climbing Niagara Falls with Will Gadd

  • How-to Survive in the Wilderness with Jessie Krebs

  • Running a Marathon at Any Speed with Martinus Evans

  • Open Ocean Swimming at 73 with Pat Gallant-Charette

  • Climbing 58 14ers in 14 Days with Dan Hobbs

  • Walking the Length of Africa with Mario Rigby

  • Wild Ice Skating with Angelina Huang

  • Telling Jokes on the Trail with Matt Lyons

  • Becoming a Wildlife Pilot with Denise Joi

  • Learning to Surf Pipeline with Jade Darmawangsa

  • Ski Mountaineering Through the Backcountry with Eric Carter

  • Inspiring Climate Action with Lauren Bash

  • Exploring Blue Zones with Dan Buettner

  • Redefining Outdoor Media with Dani Reyes-Acosta

  • Climbing El Capitan at 8-Years-Old with Joe & Sam Evermore

  • Camping, Fishing, and Cooking Outdoors with Taku Kondo

  • Guiding Communities Outdoors with Cheyenne Smith

  • Baking Cakes on Glaciers with Rose McAdoo

  • Rock Climbing for Parkinson's with Molly Cupka

  • Biking Through the Backcountry with Kait Boyle

  • Establishing National Parks in Patagonia with Kristine Tompkins

  • Trail Running with a Blade with Zach Friedley

  • Camping Tips for Your Next Adventure with Lestarya Molloy

  • Kayaking the Hudson River with Chev Dixon

  • Paragliding Through the Skies with Galen Kirkpatrick

  • Surfing, Cycling and Sharing the Magic of Nature with Mario Ordoñez-Calderón

  • Running, Mentorship, and Embodying Bravey with Alexi Pappas

  • Climbing, Business, and Chasing Big Dreams with Sasha DiGiulian

  • Thru-Hiking, Canoeing, and Dehydrating Food with Renee Miller & Tim Beissinger

  • Establishing Bikepacking Routes with Sarah Swallow

  • Backpacking Solo with Isabel Riza Cautivo

  • Becoming a Professional Traveler with Jeff Jenkins

  • Merging Freediving and Art with Oriana Poindexter

  • Traveling to Every Country Without Flying with Thor Pedersen

  • Cycling Around the World with Lael Wilcox

  • Taking Less on the Trail with Glen Van Peski

  • Sailing Solo Around The World with Ruby Gates

  • Retiring From Competitive Skiing at 23 with Grace Miller

  • Microadventuring with Alastair Humphreys

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

  • Snowboarding as a Creative Expression with Travis Rice

  • Birding and Nature Photography with Dudley Edmondson

  • Biking Across Latin America with Erin Azouz

  • Surfing, Fitness, and Plus-Size Adventuring with Kanoa Greene

  • Thru-Skateboarding America's Trails with Moondog Roop

  • Exploring the North and South Pole with Ann Bancroft

  • Becoming Mentally and Physically Elite with Chad Vanags

  • Climbing Through Fear with Nina Williams

  • Listeners Wild Ideas and Looking Back at 2023

  • Winning the Triple Crown of Ultra Running with Courtney Dauwalter

  • Running For the Visually Impaired with Eavan O'Neill

  • Bikepacking Through History with Erick Cedeño

  • Hiking Patagonia in a Wheelchair with Alvaro Silberstein

  • Surviving Alone in the Wild with Kielyn Marrone

  • Mastering the Mindset of a Wild Idea with Michael Gervais

  • Writing and Roadtripping Through Mother Nature with Jedidiah Jenkins

  • All Native Team Climbs Tahoma with Rachel Heaton

  • Studying the Cosmos with Sarafina El-Badry Nance

  • Telling Hawaiian Stories through Film with Justyn Ah Chong

  • Foraging & Cooking Over The Fire with Ashley Rodriguez

  • Finding Fulfillment in the Outdoor Industry with Gabaccia Moreno

  • Uncovering Climate Mysteries with Lonnie Thompson

  • All Faces and All Running Paces with Ashley Davies

  • Life Lessons from Big Wave Surfing with Shane Dorian

  • Submerging Into the Deep Ocean with Susan Casey

  • Cultivating an Adventurous Relationship with Emily Harrington & Adrian Ballinger

  • 100 Peaks in 50 Days with Jason Hardrath

  • Thru-Paddling the Mississippi River with Cory Maria Dack

  • The Freedom of Free Surfing with the Gudauskas Brothers

  • Innovating Adaptive Adventure with Vasu Sojitra

  • From Track Star to Trailblazer with Alysia Montaño

  • Filming The Climb with Chris Sharma & Cat Runner

  • Freediving for Inner Peace with BJ Griffin

  • Journeying Through the National Parks with Emily Pennington

  • Running Across the U.S for Trans Rights with Cal Dobbs

  • Manifesting Big Waves with Garrett & Nicole McNamara

  • The Will to Wild with Shelby Stanger

  • Raising Kids Wildly

  • Creating Hipcamp with Alyssa Ravasio

  • Rowing Across the Pacific with the Latitude 35 Team

  • 150 Marathons in 150 Days with Erchana Murray-Bartlett

  • Riding Free with Izzy Sederbaum

  • Greening Our Cities with Cecil Konijnendijk

  • Gender Inclusive Racing with Cal Calamia

  • Culinary Farming and Backyard Gardening with Courtney Guerra

  • Surfing, Hollywood, and Dwarfism with Christophe Zajac-Denek

  • Hooked on Fishing with Myishia Haynes

  • Parkour and Embracing Identity with Sara Mudallal

  • Life on a Highline with Faith Dickey

  • Ice Swimming with Melissa Kegler

  • Climbing and Conducting with Deanna Tham

  • Soy Sauce Nation with Nirvana Ortanez

  • Culture and Ultra Running with Brandon Dugi

  • Veteran turned Everest Climber with Dom Mullins

  • Exploring Tree Canopies with Nalini Nadkarni

  • The Wisdom of Expeditions with Conrad Anker

  • Climbing K2 with Lisa Thompson

  • Running Across America with Greg Nance

  • BONUS EPISODE with The Trail Ahead Podcast

  • Looking Back at 2022

  • Movement Diet with Katy Bowman

  • Para Cycling with Meg Fisher

  • Streets to Peaks with Ryan Hudson

  • Rafting for Peace with Mauricio Artiñano

  • Hike Clerb with Evelynn Escobar

  • Motorcycles and Mindfulness with Monica Ramos

  • Building Green Space with Stacy Bare

  • Winter Treks with Emily Ford

  • Camp Monster Stories with Weston Davis

  • Wild at Heart with Stacy Gold

  • Bridging the Continental Divide with Teresa Martinez

  • Making Indigenous Art with Louie Gong

  • Indigenous Brewing with Missy Begay and Shyla Sheppard

  • Equity and Climate Justice with Leah Thomas

  • We Are Nature with Rue Mapp

  • All Bodies on Bikes with Marley Blonsky

  • Walking Around the World with Tom Turcich

  • Wildfires and Imperfect Activism with Graham Zimmerman

  • Riding Waves with the Boogie Board Wave Chasers

  • Unconventional Ultra Running with Katie Arnold

  • Making Art Outside with David Zinn

  • Finding Yourself in Climbing with Mario Stanley

  • Adventuring at Any Age with Laurie Watt

  • Healing in the Mountains with Silvia Vasquez-Lavado

  • Building a Running Community with Iman Wilkerson

  • Adventuring Outside with Miranda Webster

  • Photographing Home with Mylo Fowler

  • Life on the Road with Noami Grevemberg

  • Adventure and Business with David Sacher

  • Embracing Adventure with Brittany Washington

  • Wayward with Chris Burkard

  • Getting Kids Outside with Raquel Gomez

  • Cave Diving with Rick Stanton

  • Creating Thousand with Gloria Hwang

  • Remembering Our Mothers with Steph Jagger

  • Making Gear for Good with Davis Smith

  • Running for Change with Nicole Ver Kuilen

  • Torn with Max Lowe

  • An Inclusive Outdoors with Lucienne Nicholson

  • Heartbreak with Florence Williams

  • Seven Summits with Erin Parisi

  • How to Suffer Outside with Diana Helmuth

  • Cook Out with Chef Maria Hines

  • Celebrating Women's History Month

  • Unity Runners with Nicol Hodges

  • Diversifying Design with Angela Medlin

  • Climbing Everest with Eddie Taylor

  • Growing a Garden with Marcus Bridgewater

  • Embracing the Unexpected with Tim Brown

  • Deeply Moving with Elena Cheung

  • Spirit of the Peaks with Connor Ryan

  • Welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living

  • A Look Back at 2021

  • Bonus Episode: Recovery with On Running

  • Bonus Episode: Training with On Running

  • Bonus Episode: Nutrition with On Running

  • Trail Sisters with Gina Lucrezi

  • Connecting with Indigenous Roots with Christian Gering

  • Outdoor Outreach with Lesford Duncan

  • Making Room to Dream with Ryan Kinder

  • Finding Bigfoot with Cliff Barackman

  • Cold Water Surfing with Pete Devries

  • Climbing on the Global Stage with Alannah Yip

  • The Power of Nature with Florence Williams

  • Exploring National Parks with Misha Euceph

  • Outdoor Defense with Nicole Snell

  • Being a Trail Angel with Barney and Sandy Mann

  • Bonus: The KEEN Effect

  • Road-tripping with Mikah Meyer

  • A Triumphant Return to Triathlon with Sika Henry

  • Mental health, music and the wild with Joseph Mulherin

  • The Trees Remember with Angela Tucker

  • Running Slow with Susan Lacke

  • Grow Cycling with Eliot Jackson

  • Climbing Mountains with Tyrhee Moore

  • Preserving Our Parks with Keith Eshelman and Sevag Kazanci

  • A Good Day with Brett Eldredge

  • Healing in the Outdoors with Adam Campbell

  • Freeskiing with Michelle Parker

  • Connected by Speed with David Brown and Jerome Avery

  • Running the AT and PCT with Karel Sabbe

  • For the Love of Birding with Corina Newsome

  • Learning Something New with Dylan Efron

  • A Look Back at 2020

  • Backcountry Skiing with Noah Howell

  • Ally Coucke: A Girl and Her Dog

  • The Dark Divide with Tom Putnam

  • Running for a Cause with Clare Gallagher

  • Building Products to Last with Christiane Dolva

  • Designing Gear for Women with Edita Hadravska

  • Cycling is for Every Body with Kailey Kornhauser

  • Diversifying Surfing with Textured Waves

  • Cycling Through Changes with Laura King

  • Gambling in the Winds with Jesse Huey

  • Holistic Lifestyle and Business with Joe Kudla

  • Meagan Martin: Climbing Warrior

  • Amber Pierce - Reframing Competition for Women

  • GirlTrek: Black History Bootcamp - Nina Simone

  • Challenging the Status Quo with Joe Gray

  • Wildlife at Yosemite with Park Ranger Jamie Richards

  • The Greatness of Dogs with Ben Moon

  • Favorite Outdoor Memories

  • Finding Humor with Brendan Leonard

  • Baking Bread with Eric Wolfinger

  • Redefining Routine with Latoya Shauntay Snell

  • Breathwork with James Nestor

  • Changing Course

  • Mike Posner: Becoming Someone You're Proud Of

  • Ben Finley & Art Clay: Brotherhood of Skiing

  • Shanti Hodges: Getting Kids Outside

  • Latoya Shauntay Snell: Running Fat Chef

  • Jeremy Jones: Protect Our Winters

  • Chris Fagan: South Pole Quest

  • 2019 Recap

  • Whole Health with Melissa Hartwig Urban

  • Not Impossible with Mick Ebeling

  • Recycling with Helen Lowman

  • Running with Donkeys with Chris McDougall

  • Finding Your True North with Emily Miller

  • Introducing: Camp Monsters

  • Climbing Mountains with Caroline Gleich

  • The Adventure of Self-Love with Sarah Herron

  • The Importance of Doing Nothing with Bonnie Tsui

  • Lessons from Extreme Adventures with Jerry Holl, Julie Hotz, and Ryan Higginbotham

  • Making it as an Artist with Loveis Wise and Lisa Congdon

  • The Making of Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable with Director Aaron Lieber

  • What to Cook While Camping with Brad Leone, Anna Brones, and Brendan Leonard

  • Living Off the Land with Rob Greenfield

  • Introducing: Wildfire

  • Be Wildly You with Pattie Gonia

  • The Power of Choice with Dr. Edith Eger

  • The Stuff That Matters with Karen Rinaldi and David Romanelli

  • Making It as a Musician with G. Love

  • Earth Day: Plastic Pollution

  • Adventure Storytelling with Steve Bramucci

  • Lessons from a Hawaiian Waterman with Brian Keaulana

  • Design to Empower with Sally Bergesen and Sensi Graves

  • Facing Fear with Kim Chambers

  • Creating Art as a Couple with Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

  • How to Unplug with Danny Kim

  • Mindfulness with John Allcock

  • 2019 Trailer

  • 2018 Recap

  • Jesse Itzler - How to Build Your Life Resume

  • Eric Goodman - Helping People Optimize Performance and Relieve Pain through Foundation Training

  • Elizabeth Weil – Writing and Publishing Stories About People Who Live Their Wild Ideas

  • Samin Nosrat - The Adventure of Good Cooking

  • Gabby Reece – Advice on Life, Finding Balance and Optimizing Fitness and Health

  • Shannon Walker - How To Become An Astronaut And Get A New Perspective On Earth From Space

  • Tate MacDowell - Summiting Grand Teton On Chemotherapy

  • Rue Mapp - Starting a Movement to Celebrate Diversity and Get more People Outside

  • Peter Mel - Balancing Life as a Big Wave Surfer, WSL Commentator and Family Man

  • Courtney Carver - Tackling Autoimmune Disease with Minimalism and Embracing JOMO (the Joy of Missing Out)

  • Alex Honnold - The World’s Best Climber on Free Soloing El Capitan and Putting Yourself Out There

  • Jamie Mitchell - World Champ Paddleboarder and Big Wave Surfer on How to Win Multiple Titles and Care for the Ocean

  • Andy Ruben - Changing the Way Consumerism Works and Saving the Planet with Re-Commerce

  • Scott Jurek – How to Revitalize Your Purpose, Tackle the Longest Trails, Set Records, and Write Best-Selling Books

  • Scott Carney – Scott Carney – Biohacking your Body using the Environment, Writing, and Debunking Gurus

  • Wim Hof - Using Nature to Rediscover Our Inner Power

  • Aspen Matis - Finding Emotional and Physical Strength on the Pacific Crest Trail

  • Beth Rodden - On Rock Climbing, Living in Yosemite, and Reframing the Perfectionist Mindset

  • Michael Finkel - Writing About the Last True Hermit and Other Adventurous Stories

  • Rebecca Rusch - How to Take Risks and Carve Your Own Trail

  • Cheryl Strayed - On Hiking, Getting Outside, Being Kind, and Writing Like a ‘MoFo

  • Catra Corbett - How to Get Sober, Transform Your Life and Become a Record Breaking Ultramarathon Runner and Author

  • Karen Ramos & Adriana Garcia - Starting a Movement to Encourage Diversity in the Outdoors

  • Mark McInnis - Turning His Love of the Outdoors into a Photography Career

  • Diane Van Deren – How to Run Ultramarathons and Set Records at 58 Despite Brain Surgery

  • Lacey England - Challenging Stereotypes and Protecting the Outdoors as a Wildland Firefighter

  • Jen Sincero - How to Be a Badass at Making Money and Go After What You Want

  • Andrea Bemis - How to be an Organic Farmer, Feed your Community, and Publish a Gorgeous Cookbook

  • Nick Mott and Shelby Stanger – Adventure and Podcasting with REI Co-op’s Two New Shows

  • Liz Frugalwoods – Retire in Your 30s and Achieve Financial Independence by Being Frugal

  • Florence Williams - Proof Being in Nature Can Make You a Healthier, Happier Person

  • Stacy Bare –  Using Adventure to Help Veterans, Yourself and Others

  • Kimmy Fasani - How to Be a Professional Backcountry Snowboarder and Cookie Tester

  • Brendan Leonard - How to Run 100 Miles, Get Paid to Write Books and Blogs, and Make Movies and Cartoons About Adventure

  • Outdoor Outreach - Transforming Young Lives through the Outdoors

  • Donna Carpenter –  Burton’s CEO on Creating an Awesome Company Culture and Resisting the New Normal

  • Andy Davis - Making a Living with Enthusiastic, Amazing Art, Inspired by Surf Culture

  • Mirna Valerio – Running Ultramarathons and Being a Beautiful Work in Progress

  • Ami Vitale - Traveling the World, Telling Stories, and Creating Awareness Through Photography

  • Dr. Rhonda Patrick - Health Hacks for Performance and Longevity

  • Mike Coots - How to be a World-Class Adaptive Surfer, Shark-Attack Survivor, Photographer and Marine Life Advocate

  • 2017 Recap

  • Kelly Clark - How to Be The Most Winning Half-Pipe Snowboarder Ever

  • Dr. Alan Goldhamer - The Crazy Benefits of Water Fasting and Living a Plant-Based SOS-Free Lifestyle

  • Diana Nyad - How to achieve impossible goals like swimming from Cuba to Florida

  • Sal Masekela - The Voice of Action Sports on Telling Better Stories

  • Cliff Kapono - How We Are Physically and Emotionally Connected to the Ocean

  • Willow Belden - Sharing Intimate, Inspiring, and Thoughtful Stories from the Outdoors

  • Liz Clark - Learning About Yourself While Living on a Boat and Sailing Over 20,000 Miles

  • Rob Greenfield - Inspiring Others to Live a Low Impact, Sustainable Lifestyle

  • Chris McDougall - Writing Untold Stories about Running and Amazing Human Performance

  • Kimi Werner - Slowing Down to Have Magical Encounters Underwater

  • JP Sears - How to Live an Ultra Spiritual Life and Have a Sense of Humor

  • Karen Rinaldi - Why Sucking at Something Can Turn Out Great and How to Publish Stories

  • Ari DeLashmutt - Confronting Fear Hundreds of Feet in the Air on a Highline

  • Courtney Conlogue - How to be a Pro Surfer and Achieve Tough Goals

  • Chris Guillebeau - Taking Your Side Hustle from Idea to Income

  • Caroline Gleich - Climbing Mountains, Conquering Fears and Speaking Up to Protect Where We Play Outside

  • Todd Glaser - How to Become a World-Renowned Surf Photographer

  • Zeppelin Zeerip - How to Go Far as a Snowboarder, Activist, and Filmmaker

  • Gale Straub - Inspiring Women to Get Outside with a Podcast

  • Chris Cote - How to be a Professional Action Sports Personality

  • Steve Casimiro - How to Create an Adventure Media Company and Share Deeper Stories

  • Shanti Hodges - Building Communities by Getting Parents and Kids Outside

  • Damien LeRoy - How to Survive A Paragliding Crash, Be a Professional Adventure Athlete, and Live with Positivity

  • Cyrus Sutton – Making Films That Explore How We Interact With Our Planet and Our Passions

  • Grant Trebilco - Breaking Stereotypes of Mental Health Issues Through Surfing

  • Rebecca Rusch - Biking the 1,200 Mile Ho Chi Minh Trail in Search of Her Father and Finding Magic

  • Angela Davis - Motivating the Masses and Taking Fitness Seekers to Church on a Bike

  • Izzy Tihanyi – Business in a Bikini: Sharing the Stoke of Surfing

  • Gretchen Bayless & Taylor Hood - Living the Van Life and Traveling the World with Roamerica Rentals

  • Devyn Bisson – Creating Documentary Films that Impact Change

  • Brogan Graham - Empowering People to Get Fit and Talk to Strangers Around The World

  • Mark Lukach - Writing About a Taboo Topic to Help Others

  • Norah Eddy - How to Use Business to Improve the Health of the Oceans

  • Becky Mendoza & Emi Koch - How to Protect the Environment, Travel The World, and Give Back to Local Communities

  • Eric Wolfinger - How to Be a World-Class Traveling Food Photographer

  • Sarah Robb O’Hagan - Bringing Your Most Extreme Self to All That You Do

  • Chris Sharma - Tackling Walls and Life with a World Class Climber

  • Amy Ippoliti - Saving the World with Yoga and Activism

  • David Goldman - Using Intermittent Fasting and a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet to Produce Optimal Performance

  • Brendan Brazier - Creating Plant-Based Nutrition Culture

  • Caroline Paul - How to Cultivate Bravery

  • Chris Burkard - Becoming a World-Class Adventure Photographer

  • GracedByGrit - Creating a Business by Women For Women

  • Alana Nichols - Three-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist On Being a Champion No Matter What

  • Jaimal Yogis - Facing Fear with Mindfulness and Love

  • Bethany Hamilton - How to be Unstoppable and Live Life Fully

  • Dean Karnazes - Becoming the Ultra Marathon

  • James Nestor - The Art of Freediving and Writing an Award-Winning Book

  • Alison Teal - How to Thrive on Naked and Afraid, Travel The World With A Pink Bikini and Make A Difference in The World with Alison Teal of Alison’s Adventures

  • Ryan and Nicole Levinson - TwoAfloat's Nicole and Ryan Levinson On Sailing to French Polynesia To Chase Their Dreams Despite Any Limits

  • Joel Van Der Loon - Survival Skills for the Wild and Living Closer to Nature

  • Cindy Whitehead - Stories From a Female Skateboarding Pioneer

  • Pete Kostelnick - Running Across the Country Faster Than Anyone

  • Steph Jagger - Lift Your Restraining Device

  • Wild Ideas Worth Living - Welcome!

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