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The Trail Ahead
The Trail Ahead
Addie Thompson, Faith E. Briggs

Join athletes and environmental advocates Faith E. Briggs and Addie Thompson as they dig into conversations at the intersection of race, environment,... more

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Faith and Addie - Season 3 Finale

In the last episode of Season 3, Faith and Addie recap the season, share their reflections and discuss the tension... more

14 Dec 2023 · 38 minutes
Mauricio Díaz on Vulnerability in Running, The Power of the Invitation and Building “La Familia”

Mauricio (Mau) Díaz is the CEO and co-founder of Aire Libre Running. Aire Libre designs and operates running and hiking... more

11 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Kayla Jeter on The Power of Community, Going FURTHER and Aspiring to Be Ourselves

Kayla Jeter is a Cleveland Ohio native, former professional volleyball player, mindset coach, personal trainer, stress-management coach and wellness entrepreneur.... more

20 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Ambreen Tariq on Finding YOUR Outdoors, Empathy and Reclaiming Patriotism

Ambreen Tariq is a Muslim, an immigrant, an activist, and an outdoor enthusiast. She describes herself as a proud feminist... more

06 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Chelsea Murphy on Raising Children in Nature, Co-creating a Welcoming Space for BIPOC Folks Outside, and Using Social Platforms for Deeper Community Engagement

Chelsea Murphy is an outdoor advocate, enthusiast, creative, and inspirer. She is the mother of three, and is on a... more

23 Aug 2023 · 50 minutes
The Trail Ahead Presents: Immigrantly "Are Humans and Nature Separate?" featuring Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada

This week the Trail Ahead brings you an episode by Immigrantly, "a boundary-pushing, border-crossing podcast that gives diverse voices and... more

09 Aug 2023 · 38 minutes
38. Yatika Starr Fields on Healing through Running, Artmaking, and Grieving the Changes that Need to be Made and Making Them

Yatika Starr Fields, is a Painter and Muralist who lives and works in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Yatika Fields is part of... more

26 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Brittany Leavitt on Joy-filled Affinity Spaces, Active Rest, and Co-founding Brown Girls Climb

Brittany Leavitt is the co-founder of Brown Girls Climb, a lifelong educator and someone who loves the outdoors. We talk... more

12 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 4 minutes
Stef Flippin on a Human-First Approach, Avoiding a pattern of Injury, and Showing up at Each Start Line for more than just Yourself (with a debrief featuring Victoria Lo of Chinatown Runners)

Stefanie is an ultra trail and road runner located in the Front Range of Colorado. She is the 2021 USATF... more

28 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 23 minutes
Ahmad Hijazi on Thru-hiking, Feeling at Home in Nature, and Arab Representation in the Outdoors (featuring a debrief with Maytha Alhassen, PhD!)

Ahmad is a first-generation Lebanese-American thru-hiker and mountaineer who speaks about his experience of realizing while buying an ice-axe and... more

14 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
34. Mirna Valerio on Going FURTHER, Getting Back to the New You, and The Power of Voice

In this conversation with Mirna Valerio, ultramarathoner, cyclist, skier, author, and so much more, we start with the origin story... more

31 May 2023 · 57 minutes
Everett Ó Cillín on Finding Beauty in the Hard, Trails as Conversation, Trans and Nonbinary Representation, and Marginalia

Everett is a curator, organizer, and adventure cyclist currently based in the coastal mountains of a region now known as... more

10 May 2023 · 59 minutes
Ingrid Backstrom on Kicking Open Doors, Increasing Inclusivity in Skiing and Bringing the Gummy Bears

Ingrid Backstrom has been a professional skier for over twenty years and is a household name and someone widely considered... more

26 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 50 minutes
Grace Anderson on Riding Bikes Down Big Hills, Dreaming Shit Up Together and Subverting Systems of Oppression

Grace Anderson is a dreamer, a builder, and a Black queer feminist who writes and imagines futures where choice is... more

12 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 24 minutes
Season 3 Welcome Back: Faith & Addie on Theories of Change, Trail Running, and Climate Conversations

Welcome back to Season 3 of The Trail Ahead, hosted by Faith E. Briggs & Addie Thompson. In this episode... more

05 Apr 2023 · 59 minutes
The Unrestricted Selema Masekela Heart-Tether Conversation

In January 2021 we sat down for what became a 3 hour conversation with the legendary Selema Masekela. We laughed,... more

29 Mar 2023 · 2 hours, 46 minutes
The Trail Ahead Presents: The Outside Voices Podcast and "A home for Asian women with Camp Cosmos"

This week we feature an episode of a podcast we love that is also working toward a more inclusive and... more

22 Mar 2023 · 41 minutes
The Trail Ahead Presents: Wild Ideas Worth Living featuring Evelynn Escobar of Hike Clerb

This week we're introducing you to a podcast we love, Wild Ideas Worth Living, an REI Co-op Studios podcast hosted... more

03 Jan 2023 · 32 minutes
Season 2 Finale: Faith & Addie reflect on Safe Spaces, Gatekeeping, White Guilt, Accountability & Allyship

In this episode Addie and Faith revisit some of their favorite quotes from the last season. They dive into ideas... more

06 Dec 2022 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Kamilah Journét on Running, Not Running and Creating Spaces of Belonging

Kamilah Journét is a long-distance runner, environmental advocate, and brand marketing strategist. She discovered her love for running in junior... more

08 Nov 2022 · 1 hour, 27 minutes
Pattie Gonia: Honoring the Try, The Queerness of Nature and How Everything is Drag

Growing up in Nebraska, Wyn Wiley (he/him) tried to hide his queer identity and some of his more feminine traits.... more

18 Oct 2022 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
Adam Merry: Diversity and Representation in Running from Track to Trail

In today’s episode, Faith is joined by Adam Merry. Adam is an accomplished track and trail runner. He started trail... more

27 Sep 2022 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Pauses, Life Changes and Updates on The Trail Ahead

As the summer comes to a close we are excited to share a few updates. Tune in to learn about... more

04 Sep 2022 · 3 minutes
Dr. Peyton Thomas: Hitting the Trails, Climate Advocacy and Honing Your Personal Narrative

Dr. Peyton Thomas is a truly impressive individual. She’s a scientist living in Boulder, Colorado, who is also an active... more

16 Aug 2022 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Dr. Carolyn Finney: Freedom, Friction and The Change Train

Carolyn Finney, PhD is a storyteller, author and a cultural geographer who is deeply interested in issues related to identity,... more

02 Aug 2022 · 58 minutes
Terumi Murao: Sustainability, Surfing and Navigating Privilege

Terumi Murao is a Japanese-American creative director, model, sustainable wardrobe stylist, and surfer who dedicated much of her time to... more

19 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Molly Sugar: Cycling, Creating Space, and an Inclusive Outdoors

Molly Sugar is a designer, writer, and cyclist based in Portland, Oregon. She’s the founder of Friends on Bikes and... more

05 Jul 2022 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Atongular Monique: Creating Pathways to Access, Living Beyond Stereotypes, and Making Waves

Atongular is a mentor at Laru Beya Collective, a surfing focused non-profit organization based in Far Rockaway in Queens, NY.... more

21 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Gabe Vasquez: Environmental Equity, Accessibility, and Conservation

Gabe is a first-generation American who was born and raised in the borderlands. He is the founder of Nuestra Tierra,... more

07 Jun 2022 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Erin McGrady: Taking Up Space, Representation, and Love

McGrady is a traveling writer and photography and one of the folks behind Authentic Asheville. She is a small space... more

24 May 2022 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
Alex Piechowski-Begay: Kinship, Connectedness, and Activism

Alex is an Indigenous artist and activist who spends much of his time on the road, often moving between communities... more

10 May 2022 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Laura Edmondson: Rest, Our Right Relationship with Nature, and Community Care

Laura is a digital educator who specifically speaks on race and equity in the outdoors and the importance of rest... more

26 Apr 2022 · 57 minutes
Noël Russell: Leading with Curiosity as the Way to Change

In this episode of The Trail Ahead, Addie and Faith are joined by Noël Russell. Noël is a writer, van... more

12 Apr 2022 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
José González: Discovering the Multitudes of You

José González is an experienced and passionate speaker, artist, nature-lover, science communicator, and educator who founded Latino Outdoors. Through his... more

29 Mar 2022 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Faith and Addie on the Identity of Being in Between, Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable, and Not Quitting

After taking some time off from their first 12 episodes, Addie and Faith are back with a fun but important... more

15 Mar 2022 · 55 minutes
Sergio Avila: Science Education, Reimagining Conservation and Jaguars

Sergio Avila is a conservation scientist, educator, and wildlife researcher and tracker based in Tucson, Arizona. He is the first... more

31 Aug 2021 · 9 minutes
Sergio Avila: Educación científica, reimaginación la conservación y los jaguares

Note: This episode is in Spanish. There is a short summary episode in English available in the podcast feed.Sergio Avila... more

31 Aug 2021 · 39 minutes
Brooklyn Bell: Mountain Biking, Creating Space and Reclaiming Legacy

Brooklyn Bell is Patagonia Mountain Bike Ambassador and a freelance artist from Bellingham, Washington. She skis, she climbs, she rides... more

17 Aug 2021 · 34 minutes
Clare Gallagher: Imperfect Advocacy, Climate, and the Joy of Running

Clare is an ultrarunner from Englewood, Colorado and studied coral ecology at Princeton University, where she ran cross country and... more

03 Aug 2021 · 35 minutes
Monica Medellin: Surfing, Storytelling and Women Behind the Lens

In this episode we talk about surfing, defying expectations, creating the work you need to see in the world and... more

20 Jul 2021 · 38 minutes
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In this episode of The Trail Ahead, Addie and Faith are joined by Noël Russell. Noël is a writer, van lifer, and... more