The Parkies Podcast

In today's episode Alison talks with Jordan Ungiechajer about her experiences in New England and beyond. Jordan has been involved in a conservation core in Petrified Forest National Park, sea kayak guiding in Acadia National Park, a desk job in New Hampshire, and the Disney College Program. How do those all relate? Tune in to find out!

In this episode we talk with Maggie about her experiences as a parkie. We discuss working in an entrance town vs the park itself, re-discovering a love for snow, and how to show up in nature. You won't want to miss it!

Another new episode, another great conversation! This month Alison chats with Danielle Ebaugh and Wilson Moore. They discuss seasonal work in the states and abroad, as well as their experience in Puerto Rico. Other topics include: how each of them got into seasonal work, why the name Lake Superior is misleading, going to Coachella as a first date, and how they have successfully sought after warm winters. Enjoy!

It's been a minute, but we are back! Join Alison as she chats with her friend Morgan about her various seasonal experiences out west. They also touch on balancing family time with seasonal work, the perks of working seasonally in the same spot, and the different types of snow. You don't want to miss out!

New episode! In this episode Alison interviews her co-workers Renee & Tim (hint: they're married). They discuss how Renee & Tim got from working corporate jobs to living full-time in an RV and their adventures ever since! The topics discussed range from how to make seasonal jobs financially feasible to why Dollywood is the best place to get a corn dog. Enjoy listening! (Also, as I mention in the outro, here is a link to a great resource for beginners about investing by Tori Dunlap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/financial-feminist/id1566054936?i=1000525402118)

Join Alison as she chats with co-worker RJ about his endeavors with seasonal life. Endeavors include: enjoying Alaskan winters, learning to ski as a ski instructor, living out of his car, and trying to visit all 50 states. Be sure to check out this new episode!

Happy National Forest Week y'all! Join Alison as she interviews Lillie Oravetz on her time working for the Forest Service. We also talk about fire ecology, logging, and types of land management. Be sure to check out the episode!

Cody Rickwalt is the interviewee for this month's episode. Listen in as he and Alison talk about his experiences living and working in nationals parks. Highlights include: how Cody got into the parks, the perks of housekeeping, and the unique nature in each park and how each park handled Covid.

A special two-part series for Mother's Day! This part two interviews daughter Eliza Amstutz and her experiences growing up around Yosemite and how that has continued to influence her today.

A special two-part series for Mother's Day! This first part interviews mom Karen Amstutz and her work as a parent and a naturalist in national parks.

Join Alison as she chats with her park ranger friend, Chandler. They discuss how Chandler had dreams of being an astronaut to career goals working with NPS and everything in between. Enjoy!

Listen in with Alison as she chats with her friend Jon about how he got into the parkie lifestyle and all the crazy stories that have happened since.

Enjoy this month's episode as Alison catches up with an old friend Kayla and they reminisce about the stories that make park life unique.

Dalton chats with Kaila Long, who worked multiple seasons as a security guard in Glacier National Park and is the true definition of a mountain woman who has tons of completed mountain summits under her belt!

Join us as Alison chats with John McCoy about his experiences in the parks mixed in with some poetry!

Join Dalton as he chats with former coworker and art master Ariel about creating art in the parks, her style of art, and how her time in the parks have influenced her creativity!

Join Ali as she chats with her good friend Katrina about her travels and adventures both here in the U.S. and beyond!

The Parkies Podcast is BACK! We are coming back in a whole new way, but this time with some help from my friend Ali! Ali and I will be tag teaming the podcast from here on out, so I figured it be best for this comeback episode to interview her so you can get to know more about her. We had a great chat and we are both looking forward to what is to come for the podcast!

In the final part of my two part series on discussing music in the national parks, I chat with my friend Cooper on his music background as well as his background working in the parks, and we reflect on our passion for music that has played a huge role in our lives and in our time working in beautiful places.

On part one of two of discussing musical experiences in the parks, I chat with my friend Eli on our shared musical experiences in the parks, our background in music, and how our passion for music and the parks influence us today.

Today I chat with Paul Fotter on his background going into the parks, different roles/jobs he has held in the parks and how that moved him into pursuing a role with park service, and also some of his climbing and slope experiences.

On this episode I catch up and chat with my dear friend Alyssa about life working in the parks from a manager's perspective and the different roles she has played throughout her years working in many different parks and resorts!

Welcome to the first episode! In this episode I chat with my good friend Joe about some of his experiences in the parks, his perspective on common aspects of park lifestyle, and we reflect on some good memories we've shared!