Interviews with incredible people about Adventure, Motivation, Mindset, Positivity, Endurance, Health, Perseverance, and Possibility
HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE!!! In honor of the shortest day of the year and the coldest season of the year, we are... more
This week’s BIGFOOT REPLAY is with adventurer, polar explorer, environmentalist, Minnesotan, and wonderfully nice guy Paul Schurke!! Paul is a legend... more
This week we are revisiting a conversation from 2019 with ultrarunning's absolute phenom Courtney Dauwalter!!
"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run." - Forrest Gump I'm extremely excited to... more
BIGFOOT REPLAY!!! This week’s guest is the incredible ocean rower Lia Ditton! Lia is a sailor, rower, adventurer with a lifelong passion... more
Clips from Episode 189 and 372 with my friend and wisest man I know Paul Scheuring!!
This week we are celebrating EPISODE 400 with my good friend Phil Pinti!!!! Topics covered: Wrapping up season 2 and plans... more
This week we are chatting with one of the hosts of the EXCELLENT "Bush and Banter" Podcast, Jennifer Mabus!! Jen was... more
This week we are joined once again with the best leadership coach in the country John Petersen!!! In this episode John... more
#397: Adam Casey 5 -- Adventure Life and the Connections We Make Along the Way by Chris Ward
#396: Nic Chiri 3 -- The Highest of Highs and Lowest of Lows at Booneville Backroads 100 by Chris Ward
This week we are celebrating our 8th year of the podcast by taking a walk down memory lane with my... more
#394: Cody Taylor 3 -- The Bruce Trail Unsupported FKT, 900Kms Through Ontario by Chris Ward
This week we are chatting with Alan Tenta from Season 10 of "Alone"!! MORE FROM ALAN: "Tenta Outdoors" Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@alantenta9825 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alan_tenta/
MORE FROM JASON: Website: https://jasonromero.net/ "Running into the Dark": https://jasonromero.net/running-into-the-dark "Success Cycle": https://jasonromero.net/the-success-cycle-book
This week we are chatting with spearfished and free diver Skye Bailey about her journey into the sport! MORE FROM SKYE... more
This week we are chatting with competitive cyclist Hannah Otto about her film "Kokopelli Strong" documenting her quest to set... more
#389: Ray Zahab 5 -- His Recent Crossing of Death Valley by Chris Ward
Lien James has ran 136 marathons since becoming a runner at age 50. In this episode Lien shares stories from... more
This week we are chatting once again with "the Canadian Berserker" Noel Thomson!! In this episode we dive deep into how... more
This week we are chatting with author, filmmaker, artist, adventurer, ultra runner, and a guy who is "semi rad" Brendan... more
This week we are once again chatting with ultra runner Cody Taylor!! Cody is currently training to attempt the unsupported FKT... more
All the way from Stockholm, Sweden we are chatting with Marcus Krindvall!! Marcus is a former cheerleader who represented his... more
This week we are catching up with the number one guest of the show and the number one guest in... more
This week we are chatting with adventurer Jude Kriwald fresh off of a bike packing trip across Western Africa!! 10 years... more
This week we are joined by absolute LEGEND Marshall Ulrich!! Adventure Racing, Ultra running, Death Valley, the 7 Summits, if you... more
Jeff Mercier is a world renown Ice Climber and works for the high mountain search and rescue. In this episode we... more
This week we are sitting down and chatting with Stan Gaskell (Cameraman Stan!!) about his experience adventuring and filming Russ... more
The fact that I got the opportunity to sit down with three INCREDIBLE human beings a few weeks off of... more
MORE FROM JOSIAH: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josiahfilm/
This is the story of Sunny Stroeer's Iditarod. What she experienced in the wilds of Alaska as she became the... more
Chelsea Jackson is an avid hiker and trail runner who works for the New Hampshire State Parks on the summit... more
#374: Tyler Lyson -- Discovery, Adventure, Science and the Joys of Paleontology by Chris Ward
This week we are chatting with photographer and filmmaker Francesco Valentinuzzi!! Francesco is in the midst of a production called "Ephemeral",... more
"We are meant to seek, engage, be filled up with wisdom from sources far more attuned to the truth than... more
This week we are chatting with adventurer, gym teacher, and a man who chases audacious goals Jason Hardrath!! Jason recently led... more
This week we are chatting with adventurer Valerie Gagne about her very first solo expedition circumnavigating the Eye of Quebec!! A... more
This week we are chatting with former football D-Lineman and current endurance athlete Derek Snakenburg!! Derek and I have a lot... more
This week's episode is with legendary explorer and adventurer Ray Zahab! In this episode Ray digs deep on some bigger... more
What does it take to run the entire length of Africa South to North? Russ Cook is taking on an... more
#366: Cameron Dorn 3 -- The Twelve Craziest Workouts of His Life! by Chris Ward
This week we are chatting with ultra runner and author of "Come What May, I Want To Run" Miriam Diaz... more
In this episode we talk with adventurer Cyril Derreumaux about what it takes to cross the Pacific Ocean on a... more
This week we are talking with Ultrarunner and Adventurer Yanick Fournier!! I met Yan doing the KapiK1 expedition to the Atacama... more
What is it like to take on the 7 Summits? Could you withstand the monotony of biking across the United... more
This week Phil Pinti and I are back from the KapiK1 Expedition through the Atacama Desert!! In this episode our friend... more
This week we are chatting with Ultrarunner Cody Taylor!! I had the absolute joy of getting to know Cody through running... more
This week we are talking with ultra runner Dreama Walton! Dreama recently has become the subject of a documentary called "Dreama... more
Recorded a few days before flying to South America to join Ray Zahab on a KapiK1 Expedition!! Pre-Expedition nervousness before we... more
This week we are joined by "a mountain sort playing mountain sports" Scotty Dobbo!! Scotty moved out to Colorado and fell... more
#356: Emily Wanless 2 -- Leadville, High Lonesome, Bloody Knees, Educating Through Ultrarunning by Chris Ward
This week's episode is ultrarunner Jen Tischler!!! I met Jen at the Booneville Backroads Ultra back in 2020 and ran many... more
What does training and competing in mountain biking bring to our lives? What does it mean to have our "why"... more
This week we are talking with Matthew Hengst about him and his girlfriend Jen's summer adventure paddling down the entire... more
This week we are beyond honored to once again be chatting with the incredible Eszter Horanyi!!! She recently set the unsupported... more
What does it take to summit the iconic Mt Ranier TWICE while also running the 93 mile Wonderland Trail around?... more
Celebrating 7 years and 350 episodes of the podcast with my wife Lindsey Ward and one of my best friends... more
This week we are chatting with bikepacker, adventurer, and "pro mountain shuffler" Eliza Sampey! Eliza recently set the FKT at the... more
This week I am honored to bring you another conversation with the one and only Bruce Kittle! Bruce is one of... more
"The secret to living is mastering the art of dancing with your fears..." This is a quote from Dyana Carmella's absolutely... more
Cussing out rocks, controlling the outcome of your 24 hours, battling through extremely difficult 100 milers, and greeting it all... more
This week we are chatting with Marianne Hogan about her phenomenal 2022 racing season and Rob Steger about what it... more
This week we are chatting with extremely fast elite runner Jeff Colt!! Jeff is fresh off an 8th place male finish... more
This week we are joined by Cortney Haile a wonderful and crazy fast ultra runner living in Golden, Colorado! Cortney was... more
In this episode we chat with returning guest and AWESOME runner Tim Barr about his experience running the Western States... more
This week we are chatting with founder and president of MS Run the US Ashley Schneider!! In 2010, Ashley ran across... more
This week we have a fantastic conversation with legendary ultra runner Junko Kazukawa!! Junko is an athlete out here in Colorado.... more
This week we are once again joined by adventurer, ultra endurance athlete, explorer and educator Jason Hardrath! Jason recently started a... more
Sally McRae is an absolutely incredible ultra runner who has taken on and excelled at some of the biggest races... more
On November 5th today's guest Candice Burt stepped outside her door and began putting one foot in front of the... more
This week we are chatting with one of my best friends Chris Cornejo about his experience taking on his second... more
This week is a very special episode for me as I finally bring my mom on the show to talk... more
This week we are once again honored to be joined by world renowned adventurer Ray Zahab! Over the years Ray has... more
This week we are talking with Cole Crosby, a fantastic ultra runner! In this episode, he shares tales from taking on... more
This week we are talking with filmmaker, adventurer and bike packer Maxwell Frost about his award-winning adventure film "Between Giants"! SPECIAL... more
This week we are bringing Phil Pinti back to the podcast to get his thoughts and feelings on our movie... more
This week we are chatting with experienced Stage Racer Mike Williams about all of the incredible races he has been... more
This week we are sitting down and chatting with my friend, veteran and ultra runner Jason Comstock!! Jason was one of... more
This week we are chatting with bike packer, journeyman, and adventurer Jerry Kopack!! In this episode, we follow Jerry's journey from... more
This week we are talking with two of my favorite people on the planet Amy Donaldson Brass and Mikie Pylilo!! Amy... more
Very excited to announce the release of our film A LONG WAY FROM NOWHERE available free online at the Audacious... more
This week we are sitting down and chatting with the absolutely incredible athlete Robbie Balenger!!! In 2021, Robbie completed the Colorado... more
This week we are chatting with ultra endurance ocean swimmer and rower Cameron Bellamy!! In 2019, Cameron swam across the open... more
This week we are chatting with Mathias Eichler about everything from running every single street in his town of Olympia,... more
In this episode we are chatting with ultrarunner Emily Keddie about her experiences taking on incredibly long races like the... more
This week we are chatting with Gemini Adventures Race Director Reid Delman!! In this episode, Reid and I celebrate their Desert... more
This week we are sitting down with ultra runner and coach Brian Passenti to talk about all things Leadville and... more
I really enjoy people who bring their own unique and creative perspective to adventures in the outdoors. They fully embrace... more
This week we are chatting with an adventurer Sunny Stroeer!! "Sunny is a free spirit and adventurer. A Harvard MBA... more
This week I am joined by my lovely wife Lindsey Ward to record a quick episode before the year ends! We... more
This week we are chatting with Mathias Eichler about everything from running every single street in his town of Olympia, Washington to... more