She Explores

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.

http://www.she-explores.com/podcast

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 39m. Bisher sind 265 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 23 hours 50 minutes

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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.


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 October 5, 2022  28m
 
 

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.


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 September 7, 2022  34m
 
 

We're back! And an Introduction to Creative Fuel


A hello, what we've been up to, a new podcast Gale's working on called "Creative Fuel", + we're back with a fresh episode of She Explores next week.


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 September 2, 2022  3m
 
 

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.


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 April 29, 2022  30m
 
 

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...


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 March 16, 2022  40m
 
 

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...


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 March 2, 2022  35m
 
 

An Announcement


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


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 February 28, 2022  3m
 
 

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.


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 February 16, 2022  43m
 
 

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.


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 February 9, 2022  32m
 
 

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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 February 2, 2022  34m