The Bewilderness Podcast

This weeks episode marks the two year anniversary of the podcast! What better way to celebrate then sitting down for a conversation with my good friend Michael Muniz. So crack open a beer and join us as we discuss his experiences as a gay man and diabetic in the wilderness. 

In this episode I sat down with the founder of Friends of the River, Mark Dubois. Mark's love affair with rivers begin on the Stanislaus in the early 70's. When it's existence was threatened by the construction of a damn Mark chained himself to a rock in the river valley in protest. Since then Mark has dedicated his life to the preservation of wild rivers. Join us for a truly enlightening conversation around following our life's purpose in troubling times. 

This week I sat down with Tahoe's legendary Jim Bitner. Jim taught my first ever climbing course almost ten years ago. He's taught wilderness first responder courses for two decades, and he's been an active ski patroller throughout. Jim has been a huge positive influence on the Tahoe wilderness community both directly and indirectly through his many hundreds of students. If you're ever so unlucky to be hurt in the backcountry, this is the guy you want calling the shots.  

This week I sat down with the executive director of CRAGS (Climbing Resource Advocates of Greater Sacramento) Stephanie McLaughlin. Join us for a conversation around land conservation, climbing ethics and community building for Sacramento based climbers. 

In this weeks episode I sat down with Jay Gosuico, a travel nurse, ski patroller, kayaker, and river guide originally from the Philippines. Jay is an excellent mentor in both the whitewater and medical worlds, he's incredibly thoughtful and vulnerable in sharing his life experiences with me in this episode. Jay has also been on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 since the beginning.

For this weeks episode I sat down with Morgan Kemp, an artist, rock climber, and river guide from El Paso Texas. A self described awkward sass monster and ray of sunshine, Morgan's laughter is as contagious as her passion for art and adventure. Recently she's used her talent to raise money for wildlife foundations. 

In this episode I sat down with Capt. Paul Watson founder of the Sea Shepard Conservation Society. Paul is the tip of the spear when it comes to fighting for the survival of our oceans. Paul's unique approach is involves actively interfering with whaling vessel's wherever they break international law, through direct action. Join me for a conversation with a man at the frontline of the fight for our oceans. 

In this weeks episode I sat down with my good friend and fellow river guide, Kegasi Turbovsky. We switch it up a little bit in this episode and focus on discussing activism and access from the perspective of our outdoor community. Join us for an authentic, vulnerable, but tough conversation. 

In this episode I sat down with my good buddy Greg Powell, the former Battalion Chief of the Sacramento City Fire Department. Greg is a real life super hero, from serving time as an Army Ranger during the invasion of Grenada, working with bomb squads and hazmat teams to responding to Disasters like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, Greg's life experience is unique to say the least. Join us as this incredibly humble human shares his story for the first time publicly.  

In this episode, I sat down with my long-time friend Garrett Bathmann. Garrett is a writer, lover of music, and the outdoors living in Denver Colorado. His current project "Boogixote" debuted in January of this year. Boogiexote is a music and outdoor hybrid blog that seeks to tell's stories from both subcultures from a unique perspective, by Covering musicians, trail guides, outdoor athletes, and event staff. Join us as we find our B-spot discussing where music and the outdoors meet in perfect fusion, that's where boogixote lives.