Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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  REI Co-op  

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.

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.

 

#394

Winning the World Snowshoe Championships with Jennifer Britz

Jennifer Britz is a trail runner based in Bar Harbor, Maine. She spends half the year on A... more

09 Dec 2025

24 MINS

24:27

09 Dec 2025


#393

Chatting Gear & Gifting with Emily Pennington

Emily Pennington is an REI gear tester and outdoor expert who knows what makes equipment w... more

02 Dec 2025

29 MINS

29:31

02 Dec 2025


#392

Skydiving & Becoming a Paralympic Snowboard Champion with Tyler Turner

Tyler Turner has always been a bit of a daredevil. He grew up skiing, snowboarding, and ev... more

25 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:50

25 Nov 2025


#391

Setting a Scuba Diving Record on All 7 Continents with Barrington Scott

Barrington Scott is a record-holding scuba diver who has spent the last decade exploring t... more

18 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:14

18 Nov 2025


#390

Skateboarding Across America with Chad Caruso

Chad Caruso kicked off his wild idea in Venice Beach, California, with a skateboard and a ... more

11 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:19

11 Nov 2025


#389

Discovering the Explorer's Gene with Alex Hutchinson

Alex Hutchinson is a science journalist who explores how technology is reshaping the way w... more

04 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:29

04 Nov 2025


#388

Climbing the 14 Highest Peaks in the World with Tracee Metcalfe

In October 2024, Tracee Metcalfe became the first American woman to climb all 14 of the wo... more

28 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:08

28 Oct 2025


#387

Cycling 38,000 Miles Around the World with Jacob Lemanski

Jacob Lemanski is a long distance cyclist who embarked on a global journey in 2013 with no... more

21 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:18

21 Oct 2025


#386

How I Trained for Everest in the Saudi Desert with Nelly Attar

Nelly Attar has climbed more than 30 notable peaks around the world, including Mount Evere... more

14 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:29

14 Oct 2025


#385

Connecting HBCU Students to the Outdoors with Ron Griswell

Ron Griswell is an outdoor educator and founder of HBCU's Outside, a nonprofit dedicated t... more

07 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:19

07 Oct 2025


#384

Running Every Single Street in San Francisco with Rickey Gates

Rickey Gates is a professional athlete and endurance runner known for redefining what it m... more

30 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:52

30 Sep 2025


#383

Empowering Muslim Women Through Outdoor Experiences with Nadah Feteih

Nadah Feteih spent years working as a software engineer before discovering a deep passion ... more

23 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:01

23 Sep 2025


#382

Biking and Birding for 18,000 Miles with Dorian Anderson

Dorian Anderson was a neuroscientist and geneticist with a promising academic career when ... more

16 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:16

16 Sep 2025


#381

Leading the First All Black Team to the North Pole with Jeska Clark

Jeska Clark is a human performance specialist who studies how people adapt to extreme envi... more

09 Sep 2025

24 MINS

24:10

09 Sep 2025