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The Trail Less Traveled — 223 episodes

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1

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

2

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

3

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

4

HIV and AIDS: Education, Treatment, and Stigma

5

Stewardship and Phenology with Lisa Bickell

6

Selway River Adventures with Doug Proctor

7

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

8

Missoula Spotlight: Aimee McQuilkin, Shane Clouse and Dave Stromeyer

9

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

10

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

11

Listening to Nature: Master Naturalist, Kelly Dix.

12

Return: A Journey Back to Living Wild

13

A Mountain Man Legacy of Hunting, Gathering & Primitive Wisdom

14

Salmon State: Alaska

15

The Spirit of River Exploration with Clint Fries

16

Whitewater and Power Structures: A Journey with Bridget Crocker

17

Arctic Rivers with Kevin “Thirsty” McDermott

18

The History of the Bob Marshall with Smoke Elser

19

The Long Way Home: Veterans Reclaiming Their Lives

20

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

21

The Climate Crisis in Polar Regions with Dr. Jim Halfpenny

22

Bush Guides Unplugged: Stories from the Lower Zambezi

23

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

24

Forensic Tracking on Seven Continents with Dr. Jim Halfpenny

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

Montana's Most Famous Cowgirl, Ramona Holt.

29

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

30

Discover the Montana Natural History Center with Marilyn Marler

31

Shaping Modern Expedition Rafting with Bart Henderson

32

The Path of the Puma with with Jim Williams

33

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

34

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

35

Ancestral Skills for Self-Sufficiency

36

Poaching, Guiding, and Conservation on the Lower Zambezi River

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

Restoring Northwest Salmon and Protecting Wild Rivers with AMERICAN RIVERS.

41

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

42

Maori Tattooing with Ta Moko Artist, Tama Raihania.

43

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

44

Music and Culture of the Hualapai Nation

45

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

46

Fishing, Filming and Conservation in Montana

47

Starting a School + Nature Reserve in South Africa

48

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

49

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

50

Adventure Cycling Basics and Exploring Peru with a Missoula Power Couple

51

Deep Dive into the Outdoor Industry and Gear with Rick Saez

52

Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu

53

Emergency medicine and working as a Life Flight Nurse

54

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

55

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

56

Thousand year history of Morocco

57

Cultural Lore of the Gubbi Gubbi tribe in eastern Australia.

58

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

59

Storytelling through Puppetry in South Africa

60

Fynbos Biodiversity + Conservation

61

Tlingit Culture, Conservation and Connection with Place in Alaska

62

Biomimicry Institute + Women's Voices of the Earth

63

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

64

Nomadic Life in the Sahara Desert

65

Salmon and Steelhead Recovery

66

Canyonlands Natural History Association

67

Zion National Park Forever Project

68

Grand Canyon Conservancy

69

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

70

Yellowstone Wolf Tracker

71

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

72

Yellowstone Forever: Kinship and Communities in Yellowstone National Park

73

Building & Rowing Historic Wooden Boats in the Grand Canyon

74

The Story of Singing in Africa

75

Regenerative Farming & Indigenous Conservation in Zambia with Rolf Shenton

76

Air Force Survival School with Ray Young and Tom Lucyens

77

Humanism in Zambia with Bridget Mulindi Meyer

78

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

79

Zambezi River & Zambian Women in Conservation

80

Falling in Love and Sailing the World

81

Moving Forward by Looking Back

82

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

83

Old Montana Cowboy Storytelling

84

Deaf Australian Athlete Builds School For Deaf Children in Uganda

85

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

86

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

87

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

88

Foraging for Mushrooms with "The Fungal Boogieman"

89

Grizzly Bear Biology and Recovery in Montana

90

African Studies with Dr. Paul Robinson

91

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

92

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

93

Biodiversity, Adventure, Conservation & Climate Change.

94

Steelhead Recovery & Fly Fishing with Mark Martin

95

Sustainable Agriculture with Neva Hassanein

96

Kangaroo Valley

97

Documenting Glen Canyon as it Emerges from below Lake Powell.

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

Living Your Yoga on and off the mat with Serena Early

102

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

103

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

104

Ornithology is the Scientific Study of Birds.

105

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

106

Rhino Conservation in South Africa

107

Rafting around the World with Orea Roussis

108

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

109

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

110

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

111

Professional Ski Instructor and River Guide, Zoe Mavis.

112

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

113

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

114

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

115

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

116

The Art of Ancient Symbolism & Primitive Tupperware.

117

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

118

Exploring the Universe & Dark Skies National Parks

119

River Conservation & Cleanup featuring the Clark Fork River.

120

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

121

Global Conservation, Activism and Travels with Tea!

122

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

123

PRCA Pro Rodeo Bareback Champion: Blade Elliot

124

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

125

Modern Day Mother Teresa, Didi Kalika.

126

Amir Izadi: Child of the Revolution.

127

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

128

Female Pilot, Aerospace Engineer & soon to be Astronaut.

129

The Simple Life in Baja

130

Life in the Mountains, Markets & Deserts of Morocco

131

Live from an Indian Cooking Competition!

132

South African History & Apartheid

133

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.

134

Gubbi Gubbi Cultural Lore & Australian History

135

Music, Culture & Traditions of Western Sahara.

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

Ecology & Human History of South Africa with Amy Mocke.

140

Giving Back with the Best Hostel in Africa: THE BACKPACK

141

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

142

Indiana Jones Stunt Man & Spiritual Action Guide: Carl Rice

143

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

144

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

145

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

146

Live from the Sahara featuring Nomadic tribes.

147

Berber life growing up in the Sahara Desert.

148

Streets of Marrakech

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

Manifesting Your Dreams and Surfing Around the World with Eddy Goldaracena

154

Bush Crafting and Subsistance Hunting with a Mountain Man in Morocco

155

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

156

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

157

Desert Ecosystems with Dr. Sean Graham

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

History of Cuba with Jorge Enrique Pascual Izaguirre

165

Shark Conservation in Australia: Dr. Leonardo Guida

166

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

167

Jesse Weber: Drumming in Cuba & her African roots.

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

Grand Canyon Human History with legendary guide, Glenn Goodrich.

172

North American Plains Cree Indian Actor & Stuntman: Buffalo Child

173

Wrangler & Cowboy in the Bob Marshall Wilderness - Clayton Alexander

174

Writer, Historian and Arches Park Ranger - Christian Wright

175

A fascinating look at BIRDS with ornithologist, Tim Keyes.

176

Andy Ambelang Blue Nile Expedition

177

Bob Marshall Exploration & Backcountry Packing: Smoke Elser

178

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

179

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

180

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

181

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

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

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

186

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

187

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

188

Nature Guide in Fiordland National Park: Carl Te Namu

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

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

193

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

194

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

195

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

196

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

197

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

198

New Zealand whitewater specialist & raspberry farmer: Chris Ewart

199

Maori Culture, Art, Reclamation & Singing: Robyn Rauna

200

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

201

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

202

Europeans first contact with Maori in 1769: Sheridan Gundry

203

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

204

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

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

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

209

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

210

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

211

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

212

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

213

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

214

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

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

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

223

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