All Episodes

Hannah "The Destroyer" Jennings shares more on how to become a badass, level up your strength, and build unparalleled confidence in yourself.

Sam Ortiz is a plus size, Latinx, rock climber, mountaineer, and founder of Climb Big.

Denise Mueller-Korenek - Goal Setting, Overcoming Performance Anxiety and becoming the fastest cyclist on earth!

Jessica Nabongo - Ugandan-American World Traveller, who became the first Black Woman to travel to every country in the world!

Sarah Williams - Reflects on the end of 2020 and the start of 2021. Plus more info on the UK Adventure Series #ChallengeWithCicerone and answering questions from patrons and the Tough Girl Tribe.

Milbry Polk - Explorer and Photo Journalist, Founder of Wings WorldQuest, and on the Board for The Explorers Club

Nuran Honakhande - An adventurous mum whose aim is to inspire and encourage mums to adventure solo with kids.

Dr. Megan Banker is a plus-size outdoor adventurer and chiropractor on a mission to inspire and empower people to step into their power and live without limits.

Krystal Salvent - Her passion for cycling and being a co-leader of Black Girls Do Bike Denver. Helping to promote cycling among a community of BIPOC women, femmes, and girls in Colorado.

Rosie Stancer - Accomplished Polar athlete and explorer since 1996 - described by one journalist as "a cross between Tinker Bell and the Terminator"

Dora Atim - Running Coach and Founder of Ultra Black Running. Completing The Speed Project twice, a 340-mile relay race from LA to Las Vegas!

Charlotte Austwick - Explorer of the Natural World, FRGS, SES Rivers Foundation Explorer 2019, Filmmaker & public speaker.

Preet Chandi - Army Physiotherapist and Ultra Runner, training for her first solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole!

Maria Coffey - Award Winning Author, Adventurer & Pioneering Expedition Kayaker.

Soraya Abdel-Hadi - Award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in the UK outdoors. Founder of @alltheelements_

Dr. Mina Endeley - Senior Military Doctor, Mother, Lupus Warrior and Marathon Runner.

Dr. Katharine Ganly - Antarctic Doctor 2019-2021 (South Georgia, Bird Island and RRS James Clark Ross).

Dr. Katharine Ganly - Endurance Runner - Spartathlon 2017, Dragons Back 2017, Grand Union Canal Race 2016, Centurion 4x100mile "Grand Slam" 2014 - first female, Marathon des Sables 2013.

Alvina Begay - Diné/Navajo Woman, Mother, Olympic Qualifier x3 in the Marathon & 10K, and Registered Dietitian

Lucy Shepherd - Adventurer. Polar, Mountain and Jungle. Fellow of the RGS.

Lavina Mehta MBE - Award Winning PT & Wellness Coach, Mum of 3, MBE for Services to Health & Fitness.

Cathy Alldred - Planning and leading an expedition to climb Fox Jaw Cirque in East Greenland (2014)

Tima Deryan - Mountaineer & Mindset Coach. 1st Lebanese woman to summit Mt. Everest (2019)

Angela White, aka The Running Granny, Completing JOGLE (875 miles) at 60 years old in 18 days, 10 hours and 3 minutes!

Amira Patel - The Founder of The Wanderlust Women Group, which encourages hiking and adventure for Muslim women.

Nalini Ravindranath - Outdoor Novice & Mistake Maker. Adventure Seeker. Appalachian Trail Thru Hiker.

Brooke Thomas - Running with a heart condition. The Nurse who broke the women's record for completing the Te Araroa Trail, NZ (3,000km) in 57 days!

Jessie Leong - Award winning filmmaker, brand ambassador for Montane and current Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion

Jessi Morton-Langehaug - High school chemistry teacher, mother, and ultra runner - women's winner of Moab 240!

Jordan Marie Daniel - Using her running platform to raise awareness over the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, two spirits and relatives (MMIWG2S). #RunningForJustice

Ellie Douglas - Mental Health Personal Trainer aiming to raise awareness, and challenge stigma around mental health.

Patricia Alcivar - Professional Boxer turned Mountaineer - Climbing Kilimanjaro (in 2 days!), Aconcagua & Mount Elbrus.

Frankie Dewar - Writer, speaker and content creator, cycling 3,175km around the UK. Host of the Extraordinary Ordinary You Podcast.

Zelzin Aketzalli (Trail Name: Quetzal) - First Mexican person to have completed the triple crown of hiking in America.

Cadi Lambert - An Adventurous Girl - Blog on adventure, travel, fitness & mental health!

Neruja Srikantharajah - An Unlikely Outdoor Adventurer - Pushing the importance of representation.

Natalie Warren - Author of Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic

Jai Bharathi - Award winning Motorcyclist, Traveller & Author. Over 100,000+ kms on motorcycles through 7 countries.

Ann Raiho - A 2,000-mile journey by paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay

Alina "Abstract" Drufovka - Colombian-American artist and thru hiker (Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail & Israel National Trail).

Sacha Dench - an award-winning conservationist, adventurer and UN ambassador for Migratory Species.

Live video edition of the Tough Girl Podcast featuring PHASE Worldwide Patron Rosie Swale Pope MBE.

Mariam Berrada - The @hijabi.hiker who is excited about sharing her journey into the outdoors #DiversifyOutdoors

Tania Aebi - solo circumnavigation of the globe in a 26-foot sailboat between the ages of 18 and 21, making her the first American woman and the youngest person (at the time) to sail around the world!

Shadi Ganjavian-Connor - Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and IBG Philanthropist, Adventurer, and founder of Team GC. #DareToBeDifferent

Liv Arnesen - First woman in the world to ski solo and unsupported to the South Pole (1994) – a 50-day expedition of 745 miles (1,200 km)

Winnie Poaty - Congolese open water swimmer. Mental Wellness Advocate.

Marie Cheng - Avid outdoor and adventure enthusiast, dog mum, and founder of Three Peaks Adventures.

Sue Barrett - First 'Adventure Queen' Grant Winner - A mother and daughter human powered mountain adventure of 1,300 miles, through 8 countries along the spine of the Alps.

TOUGH GIRLS TALK ABOUT: ENDURANCE & MENTAL RESILIENCE

Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner the first woman to scale all 14, 8,000-meter peaks without the use of supplementary oxygen.

Yui Pow Redford - First Asian woman to visit every sovereign country in the world!

Ashley Manning - A plus-size adventurer who promotes body inclusion, equity and diversity in the outdoors.

Dani Reyes-Acosta - Athlete, advocate, and storyteller rewriting the narrative of who plays outside

Helen Mort - Poet & Author - 'Never Leave The Dog Behind' who explores the relationship between people, dogs and the great outdoors.

Lee Vue - Paddling the Mississippi River (2,300+ miles) and her team winning first place in the Women's Voyageur Division in the Yukon River Quest, paddling 444 miles in 53 hours.

EmmaLucy Cole - The joys and challenges of being a solo woman researcher, explorer and biker. Sharing more about spending 2 years with a Bedouin tribe in Sinai.

Monisha Rajesh - Author of "Around the World in 80 Trains", Nat Geo Traveller Book of the Year.

Kat Young - Hiker & Blogger at Attitude over Ability - Hiking the Coast to Coast UK, Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland and the South Island of New Zealand.

Santia Deck - Professional athlete making history as the highest paid Female Professional American Footballer.

Kim Ingleby - International Award Winning Mind & Body Coach. Passionate about helping people embrace fear, grow their confidence, and take action.

Sophia Danenberg - The first African American and first Black woman to climb Mount Everest.

Lauren Woodwiss - Setting the WR for the fastest female pair to row the Atlantic Ocean & 8 weeks later coming 4th female in the Marathon des Sables!

Genny Brown - Aiming to be the first Aruban to ski to the South Pole and raise awareness on the devastating effects of Lyme Disease.

Katie Holmes - Independent sports historian writing about women's distance running and sharing stories of female runners over 50.

Nazia Khatun - An award winning fitness specialist, connecting neuroscience and fitness to help you fall in love with yourself

Renata Chlumska - Adventure athlete who became the first Swedish and Czech woman to climb Mount Everest and in 2005 did a circumnavigate of the lower 48 States of the United States by her own power.

Alice Dearing - British Marathon swimmer. World and European Junior Champion. Co-founder of Black Swimming Association.

Jeannette McGill - 1st South African woman to summit Manaslu, the 8th highest mountain in the world.

Lola Akinmade Åkerström - Award-winning writer and travel photographer exploring culture through food, tradition, and lifestyles.

Jen McMahon and Kara Wilson - Road to 50 Miles

Alison Walker - UK-based Malaysian ultra-runner completing the Smog Graham Round running over 300-kilometres in 54 hours and 33 minutes

Gillian Larson - Thru-rider, riding over 10,000 miles through the most remote and wild places in the US with her equine teammates.

Megan Al-Ghailani - Youngest woman to run from John O'Groats to Lands End (JOGLE) completely solo and unsupported.

Charlotte Fowles - The Executive Adventurer, solo hiking whilst on chemotherapy & crossing the Australian outback in a 4x4 truck!

Marinel de Jesus - Lawyer, writer, avid mountain trekker and a full-time global mountain nomad #BeAPeakExplorer

Chemmy Alcott - 4X Winter Olympian and one of Great Britain's greatest ever skiers!

Namira Salim - Space Diplomat, Future Astronaut, & Pioneering Polar Explorer!

Jean Muenchrath - Hiking, skiing and exploring wild places. Author of, "If I Live Until Morning, A True Story of Adventure, Tragedy and Transformation"

Tazneem Anwar - aka Taz @ThisHijabiRuns. Championing diversity in running. Founder and Run Leader at Wycombe Women's Run Club.

Katie Visco - Adventurer and ultra endurance runner - Ran across America 2009 and ran across Australia in 2019!

Amazin LeThi - Athlete and Global Advocate for LGBTQ equality in sports

Amy Palmiero-Winters - Extreme Ultra Endurance Athlete and first female amputee to finish Western States and the Badwater Ultramarathon!

Loretta Claiborne - Special Olympics Athlete, World-class runner and motivational speaker.

Tracy Edwards MBE - Round the World Sailor and Social Activist currently running The Maiden Factor Foundation fighting for the rights of all girls to an education

Susan Doram - Covert Adventurer, Pfaffing & spending 2.5 years cycling around the world!

Dr Kerri Andrews - Author of Wanderers: A History of Women Walking

Khadijah Diggs - Team USA and Silver IronMan All-World Triathlete. Her mission is to Promote a Positive Image of Muslim Women and Islam in General through Sport.

Claire Hughes - Doing the Rickshaw Run in India, as well as being part of a mixed crew to row across the Atlantic Ocean, earning her a World Record!

Dr. Betty Holston Smith - 79 years young, running 60 to 100 miles per week, sharing her knowledge about running, health and fitness.

Hetty Key - Adventurer and Lead Researcher into Women in Adventure - Investigating the association between the outdoors and mental wellbeing in women.

Jools Walker - AKA Lady Velo, is a cycling advocate, activist, blogger, presenter and award winning author.

Deana Ortega a badass single mom who has jammed her way around the roller derby circuit for the past 12 years. Author of My Derby Romance.

Sara Safari - Aiming to be the first Iranian to climb the Seven Summits (only Mt. Everest to go!) and trekking 335 miles across the largest ice cap in the world, Greenland.

Catherine Dixon (Cat) and Rachael Marsden (Raz) cycling around the world to set a new WR for being the fastest women to circumnavigate on a tandem!

Ruqsana Begum - Muay Thai world champion in 2016, and the world's first female Muslim boxing champion

Cath Pendleton - First Person to swim one mile inside the Antarctic Polar Circle!

Cara Yar Khan - Humanitarian and Disability Advocate sharing more about her life and doing a 12-day Grand Canyon descent and expedition on horseback

Ashly Winchester - Ultra runner focused on FKT's (Fastest Known Times) & Host of Womxn Of The Wild Podcast

Vedangi Kulkarni - The youngest woman to have circumnavigated the world on bicycle. 160 days to pedal 29,000km, across 14 countries!