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The Trail Less Traveled — 226 episodes

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1

Jason Poole Part 2 of 2: Evolution, Extinction and the Asteroid That Changed Earth

2

John Crowley on the Alsek, the Grand Canyon and his life between running rapids and raising two daughters.

3

The Bedrock Sandals Story

4

Paleontology, Dinosaur Art & Montana (Part 1 of 2)

5

A Life on the Zambezi: From Porter to High Sider to River Guide

6

The Hush of the Land: Smoke Elser shares some of this favorite stories from the Bob Marshall Wilderness

7

HIV and AIDS: Education, Treatment, and Stigma

8

Stewardship and Phenology with Lisa Bickell

9

Selway River Adventures with Doug Proctor

10

A Culinary Journey Across Continents: The Silk Road Catering & Spice

11

Missoula Spotlight: Aimee McQuilkin, Shane Clouse and Dave Stromeyer

12

Defending Wildlife as Public Trust: Frank Szollosi of the Montana Wildlife Federation

13

Iditarod Lessons: John Wood on Dogs, Distance, and Discipline

14

Listening to Nature: Master Naturalist, Kelly Dix.

15

Return: A Journey Back to Living Wild

16

A Mountain Man Legacy of Hunting, Gathering & Primitive Wisdom

17

Salmon State: Alaska

18

The Spirit of River Exploration with Clint Fries

19

Whitewater and Power Structures: A Journey with Bridget Crocker

20

Arctic Rivers with Kevin “Thirsty” McDermott

21

The History of the Bob Marshall with Smoke Elser

22

The Long Way Home: Veterans Reclaiming Their Lives

23

South Pole Summits and Class VI Turkish Whitewater: Adventures with Skip Horner

24

The Climate Crisis in Polar Regions with Dr. Jim Halfpenny

25

Bush Guides Unplugged: Stories from the Lower Zambezi

26

Anti Poaching Dog Training with Resolve Wildlife Cofounder, Michael Hensman.

27

Forensic Tracking on Seven Continents with Dr. Jim Halfpenny

28

Hal Herring Talks Public Lands: History, Importance and Potential Future

29

The Age of Melt: What Glaciers, Ice Mummies, and Ancient Artifacts Teach Us about Climate, Culture, and a Future Without Ice

30

Caras Nursery: Honoring a Century-Old Family Legacy in Missoula

31

Montana's Most Famous Cowgirl, Ramona Holt.

32

The Wolf Whisperer: Diane Boyd's Lifelong Dedication to Montana's Wolves

33

Discover the Montana Natural History Center with Marilyn Marler

34

Shaping Modern Expedition Rafting with Bart Henderson

35

The Path of the Puma with with Jim Williams

36

Missoula: A Thriving Hub of Community, Culture, and Commerce

37

A Life of Wildlife Conservation, Biology and Management with U.S. Forest Service

38

Ancestral Skills for Self-Sufficiency

39

Poaching, Guiding, and Conservation on the Lower Zambezi River

40

Fishery Management in the Bob Marshall and Conservation of Montana's Public Lands

41

The Complete Guide to the Tatshenshini River: Including the Upper Alsek River.

42

Rivers of the Northern Rockies: Protect, Restore and Conserve with AMERICAN RIVERS

43

Restoring Northwest Salmon and Protecting Wild Rivers with AMERICAN RIVERS.

44

Housing Veterans at the Valor House with the Missoula Housing Authority and Veterans Inc.

45

Maori Tattooing with Ta Moko Artist, Tama Raihania.

46

Tlingit Way of Life and Importance of Salmon with Culture Bearer, Lani Hotch.

47

Music and Culture of the Hualapai Nation

48

Living the life of an international fly fishing guide, journalist and photographer.

49

Fishing, Filming and Conservation in Montana

50

Starting a School + Nature Reserve in South Africa

51

Connection Through Yoga, Hunting, Foraging and Kayaking in Alaska.

52

Cycling from Alaska to Mexico (and then around Spain)!

53

Adventure Cycling Basics and Exploring Peru with a Missoula Power Couple

54

Deep Dive into the Outdoor Industry and Gear with Rick Saez

55

Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu

56

Emergency medicine and working as a Life Flight Nurse

57

Wildlife Conservation in Tennessee with Game Warden and Wildlife Biologist, Don Chance.

58

Bitterroot Alpine Guides provides inspired outdoor pursuits in the Bitterroot and Sapphire mountains of western Montana.

59

Thousand year history of Morocco

60

Cultural Lore of the Gubbi Gubbi tribe in eastern Australia.

61

Fishing, Diving and Conservation from the perspective of a 12-year old South African.

62

Storytelling through Puppetry in South Africa

63

Fynbos Biodiversity + Conservation

64

Tlingit Culture, Conservation and Connection with Place in Alaska

65

Biomimicry Institute + Women's Voices of the Earth

66

Cultural Lore of the Gubbi Gubbi with Aunty Hope O'Chin

67

Nomadic Life in the Sahara Desert

68

Salmon and Steelhead Recovery

69

Canyonlands Natural History Association

70

Zion National Park Forever Project

71

Grand Canyon Conservancy

72

The "Legends of Yellowstone" featuring Leo Leckie, the co-founder of the Yellowstone Wolf Family Tree on Ancestry.com

73

Yellowstone Wolf Tracker

74

Growing up in Yellowstone National Park and the Journey Back Through Wolves

75

Yellowstone Forever: Kinship and Communities in Yellowstone National Park

76

Building & Rowing Historic Wooden Boats in the Grand Canyon

77

The Story of Singing in Africa

78

Regenerative Farming & Indigenous Conservation in Zambia with Rolf Shenton

79

Air Force Survival School with Ray Young and Tom Lucyens

80

Humanism in Zambia with Bridget Mulindi Meyer

81

"Big Water Bob" was one of the first guides on the Zambezi River

82

Zambezi River & Zambian Women in Conservation

83

Falling in Love and Sailing the World

84

Moving Forward by Looking Back

85

Memoirs of a Wildman: Growing up in Arizona & Fighting for Wilderness in Montana

86

Old Montana Cowboy Storytelling

87

Deaf Australian Athlete Builds School For Deaf Children in Uganda

88

Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico.

89

Overlanding, Wildlife Conservation & the five most dangerous animals in the U.S.

90

Back to the "Fungal Jungal" with legendary mycologist, Larry Evans.

91

Foraging for Mushrooms with "The Fungal Boogieman"

92

Grizzly Bear Biology and Recovery in Montana

93

African Studies with Dr. Paul Robinson

94

Tracking African Animals with Game Ranger and Bush Guide, Brad Lourens.

95

Establishing free flowing rivers in Patagonia & mitigating the effects of a changing climate.

96

Biodiversity, Adventure, Conservation & Climate Change.

97

Steelhead Recovery & Fly Fishing with Mark Martin

98

Sustainable Agriculture with Neva Hassanein

99

Kangaroo Valley

100

Documenting Glen Canyon as it Emerges from below Lake Powell.

101

A Life in the Land: Community-guided & holistic approaches within Montana's landscapes

102

Connecting with the Natural World through Mountain Lion Tracking, Primitive Skills and Ceremony.

103

Jaguar conservation in Bolivia & bat conservation in Texas with National Geographic explorer, Sundance supported film maker and activist, Elizabeth Unger.

104

Living Your Yoga on and off the mat with Serena Early

105

Surviving as a Farmer & Hunter in the Karoo desert region of Africa.

106

Demographic implications of lead poisoning for eagles across North America with Dr. Vince Slabe

107

Ornithology is the Scientific Study of Birds.

108

Honey Farming, Land Rover Love, & Riding a Horse Across Southern Africa.

109

Rhino Conservation in South Africa

110

Rafting around the World with Orea Roussis

111

Meditation & Lessons from Long Distance Adventure Racing & Paragliding with Jenna Lyons.

112

MPG Ranch: an Ecological Research Station & Non-Lead Ammunition with Mike McTee

113

Deaf BMX Athlete & Wild Plants Expert Builds School in Uganda & Changes a Nation

114

Professional Ski Instructor and River Guide, Zoe Mavis.

115

Wildlife Conservation with John Kanter, the Senior Wildlife Biologist for the National Wildlife Federation.

116

How to SURVIVE anything, anywhere. Featuring Dan Baird of the California Survival School.

117

Restoration of the American Prairie & Bringing back the Bison with Steve McCoy.

118

Wildlife Conservation in Montana with Alec Underwood of the MT Wildlife Federation

119

The Art of Ancient Symbolism & Primitive Tupperware.

120

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks looks into wildlife management & Chronic Wasting Disease with Mike Thompson

121

Exploring the Universe & Dark Skies National Parks

122

River Conservation & Cleanup featuring the Clark Fork River.

123

Nomadic Minimalism, Short Bus Life, Wilderness Therapy & Survival Skills.

124

Global Conservation, Activism and Travels with Tea!

125

Lake Missoula Tea Company... Kenya, India, Indonesia and back to Montana through the story of sustainable tea.

126

PRCA Pro Rodeo Bareback Champion: Blade Elliot

127

Geology + Climbing around the world with Legendary Alpinist, Gray Thompson.

128

Modern Day Mother Teresa, Didi Kalika.

129

Amir Izadi: Child of the Revolution.

130

Crocodiles & Ice: Exploring a Consciousness Revolution toward a personal, spiritual, & reciprocal relationship with the planet.

131

Female Pilot, Aerospace Engineer & soon to be Astronaut.

132

The Simple Life in Baja

133

Life in the Mountains, Markets & Deserts of Morocco

134

Live from an Indian Cooking Competition!

135

South African History & Apartheid

136

Smoke signals, animal totems, initiation practices, the law of the land and specifically how the indigenous Aboriginal Australians lived in harmony with the land and animals for hundreds of thousands of years.

137

Gubbi Gubbi Cultural Lore & Australian History

138

Music, Culture & Traditions of Western Sahara.

139

Running the Colorado River within the Grand Canyon since 1974 with "Doc".

140

Class V Kayaking & Rafting around the World with Diego Ibanez.

141

Racism in America with retired LAPD Vice & Pro Baseball Player, Tommy Cummins.

142

Ecology & Human History of South Africa with Amy Mocke.

143

Giving Back with the Best Hostel in Africa: THE BACKPACK

144

Streets of Cape Town; Gentrification in Bo-Kaap, Being a Refugee & Rastafarin ways of caring for the pigeons of the city.

145

Indiana Jones Stunt Man & Spiritual Action Guide: Carl Rice

146

Professional Stunt Woman and Guinness World Record Holder: Fleur van Eeden

147

Cheese Making in South Africa & Life on a Dairy Farm.

148

Planting trees in Africa with a focus on hunter-gathers & elephant conservation.

149

Live from the Sahara featuring Nomadic tribes.

150

Berber life growing up in the Sahara Desert.

151

Streets of Marrakech

152

West African Drumming, Cultural Lore and Music Theory with Oumar Keita

153

Leaving the Republic of Chad in search of education in Montana.

154

Tiger Conservation & Cartography; mapping protected areas for the most endangered species in the world.

155

Morocco: a thousand year history, culture, Islam, traditional spices & food.

156

Manifesting Your Dreams and Surfing Around the World with Eddy Goldaracena

157

Bush Crafting and Subsistance Hunting with a Mountain Man in Morocco

158

Big Wave Surfing & Mountain Biking in Australia with pro athlete: Chris Remm

159

NYPD stories from daily life & responding to September 11, 2001

160

Desert Ecosystems with Dr. Sean Graham

161

SNAKES: evolution, reproduction, venom & more with Dr. Sean Graham.

162

Shark Attacks: Myths, Misunderstandings and Human Fear with Dr. Blake Chapman

163

Navigating the Australian Bush, Sharks & filming Pirates of the Carribean with Reigan Gordan.

164

Jandamarra Cadd, bridging the story telling divide between Aboriginal and mainstream Australia.

165

Pro-Surfer, Artist & Adrenaline Seeker: Reigan Gordan.

166

Steve Saroff tells the story of a drifting runaway who walked thousands of miles across America.

167

History of Cuba with Jorge Enrique Pascual Izaguirre

168

Shark Conservation in Australia: Dr. Leonardo Guida

169

Born & raised in Havana, Cuba: Jorge Enrique Pascual Izaguirre

170

Jesse Weber: Drumming in Cuba & her African roots.

171

Growing up on the Historic K BAR L Ranch in the Bob Marshall Wilderness of Montana.

172

Anthropologist, Dr. Jaime Bach is testing the hypotheses of Amelia Earhart landing on the island of Nikumaroro when she went missing in 1937.

173

500 Rivers since 1977 with the world's most professional riverguide: Glenn Goodrich.

174

Grand Canyon Human History with legendary guide, Glenn Goodrich.

175

North American Plains Cree Indian Actor & Stuntman: Buffalo Child

176

Wrangler & Cowboy in the Bob Marshall Wilderness - Clayton Alexander

177

Writer, Historian and Arches Park Ranger - Christian Wright

178

A fascinating look at BIRDS with ornithologist, Tim Keyes.

179

Andy Ambelang Blue Nile Expedition

180

Bob Marshall Exploration & Backcountry Packing: Smoke Elser

181

Backcountry mule packing in Montana with saddle maker, Jordan Knudsen.

182

1,000 years of fishing in India with third generation fisherman & artist Salem Ahmad

183

Grand Canyon Geology (part 2) with professor Dr. Laura Jones Crossey

184

Geology of the Grand Canyon (part 1) with climber Dr. Karl Karlstrom

185

Longest serving owner operated sea kayaking business in New Zealand: Roscos Milford Kayaks

186

Maori Bush Doctor, film maker, artist & historian: Tipene "Stevo"

187

Legendary climber w/more than a handful of first ascents & Geology Professor Emeritus: Gray Thompson

188

Circumnavigating Ellesmere island & solo kayak missions in the Solomon islands: Jon Turk

189

Live from the Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand's Southern Alps: Glacier Trekking

190

Growing Pinot Noir Grapes & Merino Wool in New Zealand: Draft & Di Somerville

191

Nature Guide in Fiordland National Park: Carl Te Namu

192

Story teller, Historian, Radio Pioneer, & LOR actor: Evan Campbell

193

4x4 Enduro Racer, Motorhead & Off Road Enthusiast: Rosco Gaudin

194

Sky Diver, Kayak Guide, Orienteer, Motorcycle Enthusiast & Beer Brewer: Courtney Quintrell

195

Deep Water Emergence in the Milford Sound of Fiordland National Park (recorded underwater)

196

International Adventure Guide living in Queenstown: Lisa Sackville (recorded in NZ)

197

Milford Sound Sea Kayak Guide, Native South Islander & Whitewater Kayaker: Olive Butcher

198

New Zealand Crayfishing with Possum the fisherman (recorded in the Tasman Sea)

199

River & Soul Adventures in Nepal with Milford Sound Kayak Guide: Callum Morrison (Recorded in NZ)

200

Milford Sound Sea Kayak Guide, Skipper & Home Brewer: Adam Collier (Recorded in NZ)

201

New Zealand whitewater specialist & raspberry farmer: Chris Ewart

202

Maori Culture, Art, Reclamation & Singing: Robyn Rauna

203

Surfing with Frank in New Zealand: Frank Russell (Recorded in the NZ surf)

204

Herpetology of The Grand Canyon: Dr. Geoff Carpenter (recorded on the Colorado River)

205

Europeans first contact with Maori in 1769: Sheridan Gundry

206

The Maori Battalion, German POW camps & Maori Songs with descendent: Zandria Taare

207

30 Yrs Navigating Oceans, Surfing Tsunamis & Searching for Lost Treasure: Georges de Giorgio Part 2

208

1947 Antarctic Expedition with the Great Global Explorer: Georges de Giorgio Part 1

209

OCEARCH Great White Shark Research Vessel: Recorded on board in the Atlantic Ocean

210

History of Southern Africa, Cold War Submarines & Apartheid: Sam van Eeden (Mandela's Dad)

211

Cycling Across the Tibetan Plateau & Backcountry Skiing Around the World: Jon Turk Part 2

212

Circumnavigating Ellesmere Island, Canoeing Cape Horn & a Shaman in Western Siberia: Jon Turk Part 1

213

Aboriginal Australian Dream Time, History & Didjeridu: Russell Dawson (recorded in Australia)

214

Biodiversity in The Grand Canyon: Dr. Larry Stevens & Jeri Ledbetter (recorded @ Colorado River)

215

Raising a family on a sailboat in the Caribbean: Nancy Berkstresser (recorded in Panama)

216

Windsurfing Champion, Boat-builder & Surfer: Temme Berkstresser (recorded in Panama)

217

History of Aviation & Flight Attendants: Jeani van Eeden (Mandela's mom)

218

Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam, West Africa, The Andes & Cannabis for PTSD: Wayne Coe

219

Women's Rights in India, The Caste System & Raising a Family: Women Of India (recorded in India)

220

Pioneering Underwater Explorer, Filmmaker & Leading Technical Diver: Jill Heinerth

221

Founder of The African Wildlife Trust, Elephant Poaching & A Global Ban on Ivory: Pratik Patel

222

History of Panama, culture, music, traditions & food: Berta Basquez (recorded on a bus in Panama)

223

Paraolynpian Gold Medal Cyclist & Triathlete for Team USA: Meg Fisher

224

One of the Lost Boys of Sudan & Human Rights Activist: John Dau

225

Ayurvedic Medicine, Disease in the West, Finding Balance: Dr. Kiran Achutha Bhat (recorded in India)

226

Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France, Doping & Racing with Author Tyler Hamilton