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She Explores

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Come find inspiration with women in the outdoors. Interviews, in-the-field recordings, and listener submissions make up a tapestry of episodes covering themes such as solo hiking and camping, entrepreneurship, outdoor equity, aging, conservation, motherhood, chronic illness, and more as they intersect with outdoor experiences. Hosted by Gale Straub.

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  • Jul 19, 2023 · 38 min

    Endless Curiosity (The Last Episode)

    This is the last episode of She Explores. In it, we say farewell, reflect on endings, and invite past guests of the show to share the lessons they’ve learned in the outdoors over the last few years. Through these women’s stories, we’re reminded how important it is to have the space we need to show up as ourselves when we’re spending time outside -- and why curiosity makes it all possible.

  • May 12, 2023 · 25 min

    A Deeper Connection - Mugdha Flores

    Mugdha Flores is proof of where your passion for science and the natural world can take you. From playing in tide pools as a child in Southern India, to mapping the undiscovered corners of the ocean, to surveying salmon as they make their long journey to the Pacific. For Mugdha, all her exploration has resulted in a deeper connection with the environment, and herself.

  • Apr 26, 2023 · 33 min

    Becoming a Mermaid - Irene Marcoux

    When Irene Marcoux was growing up and playing at her local pool, she didn’t dream of becoming a mermaid. She was a mermaid. Those early days of freedom and play were her gateway to a life in the water. And because she’s a big believer in the fact that every BODY can dive - Irene is all about helping others embrace their inner mermaid too.

  • Apr 12, 2023 · 36 min

    Fluidity in Recovery: Antoinette Lee Toscano

    A life-changing rappelling accident lead Antoinette Lee Toscano to choose to live the life of outdoor adventure she’d always dreamed of. And since then, she’s dedicated herself to helping others make it easier to shape their lives for the better, too.

  • Mar 29, 2023 · 49 min

    A Student of the Sea: Olivia VanDamme

    Olivia VanDamme’s hope is that one day, in her older years, she’ll be at the beach, covered in seaweed and still contributing to community science. Olivia has always felt comforted, alive, and happy in the ocean. And as an educator, poet, singer, environmentalist, surfer, and more – Olivia celebrates that in everything she does.

  • Mar 15, 2023 · 28 min

    Immersed in Swimming: Eden Elgeti

    Eden Elgeti is a wild and pool swimmer in the United Kingdom, and is featured in our new book, Women and Water. The first line in her profile is, “I often joke through winter that I’d be more than happy to not swim and just turn up for the post-swim coffee and cake.” Of course, she goes on to share that she has always swum when given the opportunity, and it’s taken her so many places, literally and figuratively.

  • Mar 3, 2023 · 21 min

    Finding Freedom in Swimming: Bonnie Tsui

    Bonnie Tsui's book, Why We Swim, dropped at a time when we were all looking for guidance on how to move our bodies in ways that took us out of our heads and into our element. But its message is continuous. Bonnie because she is truly an expert on why we gravitate to the ocean, lakes, and other waterways that provide us with so much.

  • Jan 12, 2023 · 31 min

    Living the Vanlife: Noami Grevemberg

    Noami Grevemberg is a leader in the world of vanlife. She's the founder of DIversify Vanlife, a platform that highlights less-heard voices in road travel. It's a lifestyle she's been living since 2016, and her new book Living the Vanlife shares the nitty gritty of her travels with candor, grace, and humor.

  • Nov 2, 2022 · 42 min

    How Do We Spend Time Alone? Creative Fuel

    When writer Florence Williams’ 25-year marriage falls apart, it sets her on a journey to explore the science behind loneliness. Photographer Alexandra de Steiguer has spent the last quarter century spending her winters solo as a caretaker in the Isle of Shoals. With the help of these two creatives, we explore what spending time alone means for ourselves, our creativity, and our connections to the communities around us. This week, we're sharing an episode of Creative Fuel, a podcast that Gale's c

  • Oct 5, 2022 · 28 min

    Taking Up Space on the Trail: Victoria Amico

    Victoria Amico would say that hiking 100% ruined her life, but in the best way possible. Seven years ago, she thought she knew what she wanted in her career and devoted her whole self to achieving her goals. But then hiking came along and forced her to examine what she really wanted. In the process, Victoria ended up learning how to choose herself and take up space with her body on the trail.

  • Sep 7, 2022 · 34 min

    Constant Forward Movement: McKayla Bower

    Whether she’s rock climbing or sailing, McKayla Bower is motivated by always moving forward. And by setting her sights on becoming the first trans woman and queer person to circumnavigate the world solo in her sailboat Swirl, she’s moving forward in more ways than one.

  • Apr 29, 2022 · 30 min

    Makeup and Muckboots in the Field

    How do you navigate your femininity in a male-dominated space like environmental fieldwork research? For Julia Bingham, it's been an exploration of self.

  • Mar 16, 2022 · 40 min

    Courage & Surrender on the Road - Steph Jagger

    Steph Jagger and her mom, Sheila, took a camping road trip together in 2016 across the Rocky Mountains. So often, the purpose of a road trip, or spending time in the outdoors, is to get away from it all. But in this instance, Steph was driving towards something many of us might rather avoid: her mom had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia. And while Alzheimer's is something that’s hard to talk about, odds are good that you have personal experience with this degenerative disease or

  • Mar 2, 2022 · 35 min

    Caving, Creatures, & a Dream Job - Ashley Adkins

    Ashley Adkins isn’t a scientist, she simply loves recreational caving and the opportunity it offers folks with non-science background to contribute to the ongoing documentation and understanding of underground ecosystems. Listen as Ashley shares her experience getting into caving, which led to her very own dream seasonal job last summer. In a historically male-dominated activity that’s known for gatekeeping, Ashley wants us to know about the new generation of cavers of all genders and specialti

  • Feb 28, 2022 · 3 min

    An Announcement

    A special announcement from host Gale Straub about the future of this show.

  • Feb 16, 2022 · 43 min

    Examining Skiing, with Love - Heather Hansman & Tori Duhaime

    Journalist Heather Hansman digs deep into the past, present, and future of skiing in her new book Powder Days. Her love for the sport leaps off the pages, but that doesn’t stop her from looking at skiing through a critical lens as she explores its challenges and triumphs across an expanse of timely subjects: climate, accessibility, culture, and more. We're joined from the side of a ski hill by lifelong skier Tori Duhaime for this conversation.

  • Feb 9, 2022 · 32 min

    We Know You'll Love: Indoor Kid by Out There

    What happens when the person you think you want to be doesn't mesh with who you are? This week, we're sharing a special bonus episode - the first episode in Out There's new season. In it, Sarah Dealy shares her experience striving to be an "outdoor girl" after a severe bout of depression and a wilderness therapy program.

  • Feb 2, 2022 · 34 min

    Embracing a New Life in the Subarctic - Kristen Berkeley

    Sometimes adventure looks like picking up and moving 3000 miles away from your home to live in the subarctic. Four years ago, Kristen Berkeley was living in Toronto and blogging about fashion, makeup, and cooking. On a whim, she took a job in Yellowknife, a small city in the Northwest Territories of Canada.

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