Open Container: Outdoor culture as a free flowing conversation podcast

Open Container: Outdoor culture as a free flowing conversation

Open Container is the outdoor podcast trekking deeper into outdoor culture than the headlines. We talk about creativity, adventure, conservation, politics, and the people who make the outdoor space so vibrant. Renowned outdoor journalist Doug Schnitzspahn steers the Open Container conversations with people who look to nature to find inspiration and solutions. Learn how the outdoors teaches us, changes us, heals us, and how we will build a better world from simply going outside. 
While indoor conversations are dominated by climate change, politics and cultural upheaval, outdoor conversations provide the answers. Because the outdoors is not a niche. It's way bigger than that. So please join us each episode as we grab the open container and find out what outdoor conversations are inside. Let’s get some.

Open Container is the outdoor podcast trekking deeper into outdoor culture than the headlines. We talk about creativity, adventure, conservation, politics, and the people who make the outdoor space so vibrant. Renowned outdoor journalist Doug Schnitzspahn steers the Open Container conversations with people who look to nature to find inspiration and solutions. Learn how the outdoors teaches us, changes us, heals us, and how we will build a better world from simply going outside. 
While indoor conversations are dominated by climate change, politics and cultural upheaval, outdoor conversations provide the answers. Because the outdoors is not a niche. It's way bigger than that. So please join us each episode as we grab the open container and find out what outdoor conversations are inside. Let’s get some.

 

#40

The Best Day Ever: Mountain Biking Without Barriers

What happens when you build trails that everyone can ride? In this episode of Open Contain... more

21 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:45

21 Oct 2025


#39

Vermejo, Ted Turner & Nature’s Second Chances

Welcome to Open Container, where we unpack the most urgent issues facing the outdoor commu... more

30 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:41

30 Sep 2025


#38

Who Owns America's Wild Places? Public Lands and the Fight for Truth

Welcome to Open Container, where today we're discussing one of the defining features of th... more

23 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:27

23 Sep 2025


#37

Highlighting Humanity In Ukraine

In this episode of Open Container, host Doug Schnitzspahn is joined by Jordan Campbell who... more

16 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:50

16 Sep 2025


#36

What We Lose If We Drill In Alaska

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is once again under threat. Politicians and oil... more

09 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:04

09 Sep 2025


#35

Spare These Stones: Climbing Culture In The South

The American South is often overlooked in outdoor conversations but it holds some of the r... more

02 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:37

02 Sep 2025


#34

The Outdoors Is Not Separate From Us

Today we open the container with Gear Abby herself, outdoor journalist and author, Shawnté... more

26 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:49

26 Aug 2025


#33

Arkansas' Outdoor Playbook: If You Build It, They Will Come

Today we open the container with Arkansas' first Director of Office of Outdoor Recreation,... more

19 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:08

19 Aug 2025


#32

People Do What’s Easy, Obvious, and Convenient

Today we open the container with environmental journalist, [Sophie Benson] (https://sophie... more

12 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:40

12 Aug 2025


#31

Whatever Time We Have Left, Let's Do Good With It

Today we open the container with Robert Hanna. Doug begins today's episode with an explora... more

05 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:05

05 Aug 2025


#30

What's The Best Dumbest Thing You've Done In The Outdoors?

Today Doug opens the container with Greg Williams. Doug begins the show by embracing dirtb... more

29 Jul 2025

44 MINS

44:54

29 Jul 2025


#29

Forming Our Values Through Our Experiences

Today Doug opens the container with Ian Yolles. Doug begins the show by invoking the spiri... more

22 Jul 2025

59 MINS

59:26

22 Jul 2025


#28

You Never Lose: You're Either Winning Or You're Learning

Today Doug opens the container with retailers Nick & Chikki Shajwani. Doug begins this epi... more

15 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:38

15 Jul 2025


#27

Roads, Beavers, And Why Humanity Has To Save Itself

Today Doug opens the container with author and beaver enthusiast Ben Goldfarb. Doug begins... more

08 Jul 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:02

08 Jul 2025


#26

Not One Acre!

Today Doug opens the container with Jessica Turner, president of the Outdoor Recreation Ro... more

01 Jul 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:09

01 Jul 2025


#25

Without Joy, What's The Purpose?

Today Doug opens the container with Teresa Baker. Doug begins the show by weighing in on ... more

24 Jun 2025

58 MINS

58:52

24 Jun 2025


#24

The Outdoor Industry: From Wild To Wealth

Today Doug opens the container with outdoor industry insider, Eoin Comerford. Doug begins ... more

17 Jun 2025

58 MINS

58:29

17 Jun 2025


#23

Voices for the Voiceless: The Role of Environmentalists Today

Today Doug opens the container with outdoor industry media veteran, Drew Simmons. Doug ope... more

10 Jun 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:10

10 Jun 2025


#22

River Time: Reclaiming Your Place In The World

Today Doug opens the container with author and river guide Bridget Crocker. Doug opens the... more

03 Jun 2025

58 MINS

58:54

03 Jun 2025


#21

Myths Of The American West

Today Doug opens the container with author [Betsy Gaines Quammen] (https://www.betsygaines... more

27 May 2025

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:19

27 May 2025