Out There
by Willow BeldenOut There is a podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories in the great outdoors.
Copyright: Willow Belden
Episodes
My Dad's Depression
30m · PublishedFor Paul Barach, hiking is an antidote to depression. Is it that way for everyone?
This episode takes us from Washington State to Joshua Tree National Park and explores what happens when we try to impose our own life solutions on a loved one.
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Rekindling the Spark
26m · PublishedWe’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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Silence
1m · PublishedOur 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
25m · PublishedMaya 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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Closing the Gender Gap
29m · PublishedWomen 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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The Flood
22m · PublishedThis 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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Learning to Swim
36m · PublishedLearning 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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Ice Swimming
27m · PublishedIn Finland, it’s commonplace to go swimming in the winter — outdoors.
The practice offers surprising mental-health benefits, and it isn’t just for die-hard adventurers. On this episode, we share the story of one woman who started “ice swimming” in an effort to soothe the brain by shocking the body.
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Queer in Appalachia
32m · PublishedAs a nonbinary person, Newt Schottelkotte never felt at home in Appalachia. But then, they went on a road trip with their dad. Driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains, something started to shift. This is a story about figuring out how to be yourself without abandoning where you’re from.
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Out There has 113 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 54:35:48. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on April 9th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 20th, 2024 22:44.