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This week we discuss grizzlies, whales, microbes, humankind, & the future of the world with the wildlife biologist & author, Doug Chadwick. All of these are topics in Doug's excellent new book, Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature that Just Might Save Us All.TOPICS & TIMES:Why did you write this book? (1:12)Recalibrating our behaviors (20:25)What really is progress? (37:06)Igniting curiosity (40:06)On being permeated by nature (49:31)Jellyfish & aging (53:57)The photos in the book (55:21)Recoding the audiobook (58:33)What's next? (1:04:46) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Garage Football spoke to football journalist Oliver Kay about his career in football journalism. In a wide-ranging interview, we talked about:

In the latest installment of our Blister Book Club, we talk with the artist, Geoff McFetridge, about Jack Turner’s book, The Abstract Wild. We discuss why Geoff selected this book; why it isn’t designed to be a comfortable read; why we need to get clear on the distinction between “the wild” and “wilderness”; and why we think that every reader of BLISTER ought to read this book.TOPICS & TIMES:Why did you select this book? (2:50)McFetridge on Art (11:44)Geoff’s stand out parts of the book (23:17)Turner’s influences and style (31:20)Ideas and intentions of the book (36:48)“The Wild” vs “Wilderness” (47:20)Implications of this book for all of us (53:28) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does biotech have to do with backcountry skiing? What does microalgae have to do with skis? And why did the founder of 4FRNT Skis, Matt Sterbenz, agree to get involved with a new startup ski brand, WNDR Alpine? We sat down in Blister HQ with Checkerspot co-founder and CEO, Charlie Dimmler, and WNDR Alpine founder, Matt Sterbenz, to talk about the creation of WNDR Alpine; its relation to and the mission of Checkerspot; and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Why does Matt Sterbenz hate vowels? (2:00)How Matt got involved with Checkerspot (5:17)Checkerspot’s mission & innovations (10:00)Charlie’s background: from Wall Street to Biotech (17:41)What Checkerspot is doing with microalgae (23:20)Why make skis from new materials? (26:02)Effects on ski performance? (32:28)Sustainability as a design constraint (41:00)Other possible applications of microalgae (48:50)How has launching WNDR affected Checkerspot? (58:24) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ON3P is releasing their entire new ski line early next month. So we talk to ON3P founder, Scott Andrus, about this decision, then go over every ski in the 18/19 line, including what’s new, what's unchanged, and what’s so new and experimental that Scott didn’t want to talk about it. (But we got him to anyway.) And you can also see all the new 18/19 ON3P graphics in the show notes to this episode on blister.TOPICS & TIMES:Why release the new line next month? (03:20)Kartel 96, 108, & 116 (05:06)Magnus 90 & 102 (08:16)Wrenegade 96, 108, & 114 (12:41)New *Metal* Wrenegades (15:59)Jessie 96 & 108 (20:47)Women’s Billy Goat? (22:34)Billy Goat - and the 2 skis that originally inspired it (24:24)Graphics & Scott’s all-time favorite ON3P graphic (26:26)ON3P Kid’s Ski: the Charlie Murphy + Scott’s cats (31:45)ON3P snowblades & ON3P monoski? (34:15)Cease & Desist (35:36)The Super Goat (37:25)Experimental New Project - The St. Lucas (39:46)Touring Skis: available “Tour” layups of the Kartels, Wrens, and Billy Goats (46:58) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You know him from his course previews of Redbull Rampage and WC DH, but you don't know Claudio Caluori like this. We discuss Rampage, this past DH season, soccer, life, China, Elon Musk ... and pretty much everything else.TOPICS & TIMES:Why is Claudio in Beijing? (3:49)How would you describe Rampage in a single sentence? (5:10)Claudio’s pick for our “Rampage No-Fear Zombie” Award (8:32)What would your choice be for the next Rampage venue? (20:58)Biggest surprise of this past DH season? (22:45)Aliens vs. 1 DH rider for the fate of the world - who would you pick? (26:59)Any news about the SCOTT team or new SCOTT products? (28:38)What is Velosolutions, what is its mission, and what are you guys up to? (30:03)WARNING: soccer players might get triggered here (31:28)The Meaning of Life (38:58)Elon Musk and Claudio’s suspicions about his intentions (41:25)Claudio’s Grand Vision (50:30) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk to Pete Wagner about why the "indie" ski scene is so confusing; the Wagner factory and the unique connection with Telluride; what about their ski-building process that Pete is most proud of, and more.TOPICS & TIMES:Why the “indie” ski scene is so confusing (2:43)Of the potential customers coming to check out Wagner Custom, what is it that they care about the most? (4:55)Pete’s new shop, and the unique connection between Telluride and Wagner Skis (6:54)Ski Construction 101: Wood Cores - Do they really matter? How do they differ? (11:38)Re: downhill performance, are you impressed by the new lighter-weight materials you’re seeing and working with? (18:15)Is Wagner Custom getting more orders for backcountry skis these days? (24:27)What are your particular challenges as a small, custom ski builder? (28:14)Is it easier or harder today to be a small ski builder? (31:17)What are you most proud of in terms of your specific ski-building process? (34:34) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why is Marriage So Tough at Times?Why do some lifelong relationships click, while others just tick away like a time bomb? And how can you prevent a marriage from going bad—or rescue one that already has? Find out about  - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The 7 Principles of Making a Marriage Work – the book1. Avoid the 4 horseman2. Practice one of the principles the next week practice another3. This week – look to turn conflicts into conversations

Why is Marriage So Tough at Times?Why do some lifelong relationships click, while others just tick away like a time bomb? And how can you prevent a marriage from going bad—or rescue one that already has? Find out about  - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The 7 Principles of Making a Marriage Work – the book1. Avoid the 4 horseman2. Practice one of the principles the next week practice another3. This week – look to turn conflicts into conversations