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The Joy Trip Project
by James Edward Mills
The Joy Trip Project is a continuing story sharing enterprise dedicated to outdoor recreation, environmental conservation, acts of charitable giving and practices of sustainable living
Episodes
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The Korean Vegan ~ An Interview will Joanne Lee Molinaro
In Episode 5 of the Joy Trip Reading Project, James Edward Mills welcomes Joanne Molinaro, known as The Korean Vegan, author of The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma’s Kitchen. Food and family stories: Molinaro pairs her cooking with memories of her childhood and family,...
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Thirty Below ~ An Interview with Author Cassidy Randall
## Episode 4: Thirty Below with Cassidy Randall In 1970, six women set out to climb Denali together—and changed the history of mountaineering. Known as the **Denali Damsels**, the team completed the first all-women’s ascent of Denali and the first all-women’s ascent of any of the world’s major…
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Campfire Stores: Tales & Travel Companions
In this episode of the Joy Trip Reading Project, James Edward Mills sits down with editors, storytellers, and creative partners Dave and Illysa Kyu, whose work invites readers to experience America’s parks, trails, and special places through the stories connected to them.
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Build It Boldly | Dr. Kimberly McGlonn on Leadership, Sustainability & Social Impact
In this inspiring episode of the Joy Trip Reading Project, James Edward Mills welcomes entrepreneur, educator, and author Dr. Kimberly McGlonn for a conversation about leadership that extends far beyond business. Inspired by her book, Build It Boldly: How Daring Business Leaders Can Gain…
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People the Planet Needs Now
In this episode of the Joy Trip Reading Project, James Edward Mills speaks with author, photographer, and conservation storyteller Dudley Edmondson about his new book People the Planet Needs Now. Together they explore representation in the outdoors, environmental justice, the healing power of...
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Be Like Ruby Bridges
Recently I had the pleasure of attending a community discussion with an icon of the Civil Rights Movement. The distinguished lecture series at the University of Wisconsin–Madison featured a program titled “A Fireside Chat with Ruby Bridges” at the Shannon Theater in the Memorial Union. For those...
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The American Cowboy is Black: A Review of the Docu-series High Horse
The story of this iconic figure is portrayed with unapologetic accuracy and authenticity to reveal an unassailable truth. The American cowboy is Black.
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For the Love of The Parks ~ A Discussion on Preservation
At the Outside Festival James Edward Mills of the Joy Trip Project spoke with three National Park Service leaders, Sally Jewell, David Vela and Chuck Sams
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From Wrangell With Love
In 2024 the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was harvested and delivered from the Tongass National Forest of Wrangell Alaska. For the tenth year in a row, I had the rare privilege to be the official photographer of The People’s Tree. In cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service and the Society of...
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Trump V.S. Harris on the Environment
After 16 years of production, the Joy Trip Project has worked hard not to endorse political candidates. With a single exception in the last Wisconsin Senate race, I’ve intentionally kept my opinions to myself. As a professional journalist, it is my obligation not to reveal my personal bias...
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The Unhidden Minute ~ Black History In 60 Seconds
Hosted by James Edward Mills, this series delivers each day in the month of February a compelling audio story via podcast in about 60 seconds. Each narrative offers a brief glimpse into the life and times of Black men and women who have shaped our cultural identity. The series is called Unhidden...
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The People's Tree Stands
Immediately following my return from Washington D.C. - I mean on the flight home – I was inundated with kind words of support and condolences for the demise of my Christmas Tree. Due to excessively high winds early in last week of November 2023, it is indeed true that the beautifully decorated...
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Eric Cedeño ~ The Bicycle Nomad
At the time, more than 30 years after the end of the Civil War, there were stationed there an all-Black unit of enlisted men known collectively as the Buffalo Soldiers. These men who fought the Plains Wars of westward expansion and sadly participated in the displacement of Native people, were…
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National Park Service Director Charles Sams
The protection of public land requires the broad ranging vision and leadership of federal service professionals at the highest levels. As the 19th Director of the National Park Service Charles F. Sams III is guiding the management of a complexed agency that oversees the protection of 63 National...
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America Outdoors ~ An Interview Baratunde Thurston
When the folks at the Public Broadcasting Service went looking for a charismatic personality to host their latest documentary film series on the natural world, they reached out to a man with just the right skills to bring the outdoors into every home in America. Baratunde: My name is Baratunde...
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Full Circle Everest: The Story of Demond “Dom” Mullins
On May12, 2022, history was made as the first team of Black American climbers successfully ascended to the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Known as the Full Circle Everest Expedition, this group of six men and one woman, all of African descent, made it safely to the top of...
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In The Words of Robert Stanton
A few weeks before his 80th birthday, I had the rare pleasure to speak by phone to the 15th director of the National Park Service Robert Stanton. From his home in Maryland, Mr. Stanton shared with me a personal history of his career as a leading figure in the preservation of public land as well…
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Exploring Mammoth Cave
Long before the National Park Service was established, the geological site commonly known as Mammoth Cave was a popular tourist attraction. Open to the public for guided tours beginning in 1830’s this massive labyrinth of underground caverns and tunnels was first explored by enslaved people whose...
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An Interview with Perry Yung
During the global Covid-19 Pandemic one of my favorite programs to watch on television was the Cinemax miniseries called “Warrior”. Set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the late 1870s, this amazing show, inspired by the writings of Bruce Lee, is an action packed period drama that depicts the...
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Gloryland: An Interview with National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson
Even though we might be seeing the back end of the global Covid-19 Pandemic many of us are still stuck at home wading through endless meetings over Zoom and other teleconferencing platforms. With the hopes of creating a little community spirit and to encourage folks out there to step away from...
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From The Barbershop To The Backcountry
The Black Men Northwoods Retreat Hey everybody. Happy New Year! I know things seem to be getting off to a rocky start. How’s that for an understatement. But I sincerely believe that by working together we can get past our differences and move forward toward a brighter future. We just need to come...
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Greening Youth ~ A Conversation With DEI Subject Matter Experts
The Greening Youth Foundation is based in Atlanta but they provide services and programs for clients nation wide. Angelou Ezeilo is the author of the new book Engage, Connect, Protect: Empowering Diverse Youth As Environmental Leaders, now available at Amazon. As we head into the new year and a…
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One Tough Mother ~ Remembering Columbia’s Gert Boyle
Early in November Columbia Sportswear matriarch and outdoor industry icon Gert Boyle passed away. She was 95. Having fled Nazi Germany with her family in advance of World War II Gert’s father started the Portland, Oregon-based company that today is worth billions. Throughout her long career Gert...
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A Conversation with Author Eddy Harris
Very early in my career, way back in the 90’s I received the gift of a book, South of Haunted Dreams by Eddy Harris. As a young Black man venture out into a professional environment that was mostly white I took great comfort in this remarkable story of a person with a background similar to my own...
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Hike It Baby! ~ A Conversation With Founder Shanti Hodges
Wherever you are in the world I hope you had an amazing summer. I know I did. Over the last several months I’ve been on the road collecting stories for a broad new initiative to explore how people find their way into the outdoors. With grant funding from my partners at the nonprofits American...
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Pattie Gonia ~ Queen of The Great Outdoors
Just a few days before the 2019 Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver I got my reporting assignments. Among the various topics I was tasked to report on was a human interest profile on a young man attending OR for the first time. Wyn Wiley is a professional photographer from Lincoln, Nebraska.…
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The Pledge ~ A promise of DE&I in the Outdoor Industry
On Friday the Trump administration signed legislation to reopen the federal government. For many of us, an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history couldn’t have come soon enough. The announcement arrived just in time for the 2019 Outdoor Retailer Snow Show that’s starting this week...
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The Shutdown Trickle Down
For 34 days The United States Federal Government has been in a partial shutdown. How are our national parks coping through this period of uncertainty
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The Four Footed Shadow ~ An Interview with hunter Jessi Johnson
Being an environmentalist doesn’t necessarily limit your outdoor recreation pastimes to hiking, mountain biking, skiing or rock climbing. Those of us who indulge these so-called action sports should remember that we share the natural world with folks whose connection to the outdoors also includes...
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Blood On The Crack ~ A Conversation with Adventure Film Maker Heather Mosher
From the opening frames, a recent movie by Canadian adventure film maker Heather Mosher lets viewers know exactly what they’re in for. World class rock climber Kevin Jorgeson mugs at the camera and chuckles while his partner Jacob Cook holds up a bloody finger. This particular pitch on the Tom…
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Jon Jarvis ~ an interview with the 18th Director of the National Park Service
Hey everybody! It’s January first, 2019. Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me you’re excited to make this year better than the last and if you’re listener to this podcast that means getting into the outdoors. But at the moment of this posting, the United States of America is in the second...
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Girl Trek ~ Morgan Dixon Aspires to Get One Million Black Women Walking
Hey everybody! Yeah I know it’s been way too long since the last edition of the Joy Trip Project podcast. As it happens I’ve been crazy busy traveling, writing and yes conducting interviews. But most of the audio I’ve been recording over the last several months has been going toward a series of...
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Alice’s Garden
It was the summer of 2017 and I was just coming off a major reporting project. I’d spent the better part of a year working on series of stories about the private land owners, farmers and ranchers and their relationship with the natural world. Modern agriculture is such a big deal, because things...
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The Upward Spiral of Chaos~ An Interview with Ranger Betty Reid Soskin
Stationed at the Rosie The Riveter/World War II Homefront National Historic Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin interprets the cultural narrative of life in America
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The Delicious Wind – An Interview with Rahawa Haile
Outside Magazine recently featured a wonderful essay by the writer Rahawa Haile. This young woman from Miami, Florida had successfully through-hiked the Appalachian Trail. Walking solo, she made the journey of 2,179 miles from Georgia to Maine under the power of her own two feet over several…
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To Be Brave ~ An interview with Royal Robbins – The Joy Trip Project
On Tuesday March 14, 2017 climbing pioneer Royal Robbins died of natural causes at his home in Modesto California. He was 82 years old. A leader in the world of mountaineering he completed the first class VI climb in America on the Northwest Face of Yosemite’s Half Dome and in 1961 he completed…
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Campfire Stories ~ An interview with authors Dave & Ilyssa Kyu
In 2016 the National Park Service celebrated its 100th anniversary. Throughout the year millions of people from around the world traveled across the United States to visit our historic parks and monuments. I know I personally made stops at Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. It was during...
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This Moment ~ A conversation with Dr. Carolyn Finney
In March 2016 a group of environmental activists came together to share a vision. Gathered from across the country this eclectic mix of men and women came to Washington D.C. in order to collaborate on the creation of a plan to protect and preserve the natural spaces of the United States for…
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José In The Arctic
Sometimes, when we’re talking about environmental conservation it’s difficult to know or even imagine exactly what really mean. That’s especially true when we’re asked care, I mean really care about remote areas thousands of miles away from where we live work and play. One such place is the…
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Forget Me Not ~ An interview with Jennifer Lowe-Anker
If you've been following the news recently you probably heard that there was a startling discovery in the mountains of Tibet. The bodies of climber Alex Lowe and filmmaker David Bridges were discovered near the sight of a tragic 1999 avalanch at the base of Mt Shishapangma. After 17 years the...
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Life Or Limb ~ Recovering From The Traumatic Injuries of War – The Joy Trip Project
One of the things I love most about this podcast is the ability to tell amazing stories. And in the process I also help to raise awareness for some very important causes. With your support the Joy Trip Project has been able to back more than few Kickstarter campaigns as well as provide financial...
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Hadwin's Judgement ~ an interview with author John Vaillant – The Joy Trip Project
Journalist and author John Vaillant began his career with a profound interest in connecting stories of adventure with complex social issues. And it was on a reporting assignment to the remote regions North Western Canada that put him on the path of a remarkable narrative steeped in both ancient...
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Jumbo Wild
Courtesy Sweetgrass Productions From the opening frames of the latest film by Sweetgrass Productions the monumental scale of the subject fills the screen. In concert with vocals and orchestra the images swell with the music in pace with the magnitude of a very controversial issue and the mountain...
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Cerro Torre ~ An interview with climber David Lama
In 2009 professional sport climber David Lama declared that he would summit the great mountain in Patagonia called Cerro Torre. Known around the world as one of the most difficult alpine ascents Lama proposed to make the climb up the 3128 meter spire via the infamous and highly controversial...
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Peter McBride ~ photographing the most endangered river in America
Adventure photographers and filmmakers give us a unique view of the world. And throughout his long career taking pictures and telling stories for major magazines Peter McBride has offered up an exciting perspective, most often from the air. When he was in his 20s he flew a World War I biplane...
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Urban Revitalization
It goes without saying. Our world is growing bigger and more complicated everyday. Especially in our urban centers where economic and political fortunes are beginning to shift and reflect the values of a much more culturally diverse population. Despite the devastating effects failing banks and...
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The Road Not Taken~ an Interview with Everest Climber Hilaree O’Neill
A professional ski mountaineer for more than 13 years climber Hilaree O'Neill started out her career at a very young age. Skiing since the age of three she spent most of her early days on the many 14,000-foot peaks near where she went to school in Colorado. "When I finished college I moved to...
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Elephant Engima – The Joy Trip Project
Veterinarian and photographer Dag Goering is the co-founder with his wife author Maria Coffey in the adventure touring business Hidden Places Travel. For many years he's worked at combining his love of travel with the care and protection of animals. “It all started with Camels really,” he said in...
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Wisconsin Life: Devil's Lake Climbing – The Joy Trip Project
This summer, I traveled across the North American west, hitting some of the top rock climbing destinations in the country. Moab, Utah, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and Joshua Tree … plus a quick hike through the Grand Canyon. I trained at mountaineering in the Chugach Range of Alaska and made it safely…
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Paul Colangelo on the Sacred Headwaters – The Joy Trip Project
Typically political action can take shape only when the general populous is rallied and motivated to take a stand. When it comes to building awareness for issues of environmental protection it’s especially difficult because those regions most in need of protecting are usually far away from the...
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The Joy Trip Project is a continuing story sharing enterprise dedicated to outdoor recreation, environmental conservation, acts of charitable giving and practices of sustainable living
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