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Episode 102: Larry Daniels – Grass Roots Corporate

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Grass Roots Corporate

Episode 102

Grass Roots Corporate

Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.

In this episode, Larry talks about the many hats of a ski resort employee, the evolution of a small ski resort to a corporate destination, all with Monday morning quarterbacks lurking over your shoulder.

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Episode 101: Larry Daniels – The Looming Bar Tab

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The Looming Bar Tab

Episode 101

The Looming Bar Tab

Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.

In this episode, Larry details the indentured program at the bar and TV logistics in old Girdwood, Alaska. 

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Episode 100: Larry Daniels – Mushy and the Fizz

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Mushy and the Fizz

Episode 100

Mushy and the Fizz

Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.

In this Episode, Larry talks about the history of Alyeska, including a crush, a cocktail and a flight attendant named Mushy.

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Episode 99: Larry Daniels – An Opportunity in Alaska

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An Opportunity in Alaska

Episode 99

An Opportunity in Alaska

Ski bumming, building chairlifts and falling upstairs with Herman the German and Polka Dan. Meet Larry Daniels. Larry worked and skied in the West as a young man before learning a bit about building ski lifts. He jumped on a job offer to come to Alaska in the early 1970’s. Larry takes us on a journey through the early years at Alyeska Resort to skiing in Japan in the 80’s and beyond. We touch on bar tabs, chairlifts as babysitters and renting sailboats.

In this episode, Larry talks about getting a summer job at Alyeska Ski Resort, and what it was like back in 1974.

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Episode 90: Kevin Neff – Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales

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Brooks Camp Camaraderie

Episode 90

From Guatemala to Katmai

We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we’ll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He’s lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin regales about a pedestrian bridge at Brooks Camp and a foray to the Land of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai. 

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Episode 89: Kevin Neff – Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales

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The Town that will Be No More

Episode 89

From Guatemala to Katmai

We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we’ll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He’s lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin talks of working in the the Alaska bush, and the future of downtown Kivalina. 

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Episode 85: Kevin Neff – Traveling off of a Napkin in Central America and other assorted Alaska Bush Tales

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A Napkin as a Compass

Episode 85

From Guatemala to Katmai

We invite a long-time friend to talk about a range of subjects that includes hand-drawn maps, scammers, pyramids, caving, local buses and fly-fishing waiters in Central America. Then we’ll head back to Alaska, where Kevin has lots of back country experience doing remote construction work. He’s lived on windy mountaintops building cell towers and experienced a National Park where for months at a time, the only humans were those in his work crew.

Kevin tells of a fishing trip to Iceland turned into an overland backpacking trip through Central America, aided only by the scribblings of a friend on a napkin.  

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Episode 79: Patrick Verity Rides Motorcycles in Peru – A Medieval Kitchen

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A Medieval Kitchen

Episode 79

Riding Through Peru

We take a rambling ride with Patrick Verity, mostly across Peru. Patrick’s enthusiasm for bikes, adventures and general silliness shine through.

We visit the restaurant Super Gordo. “Donde esta el baño?” Through the kitchen, past the rooster kill zone.

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Episode 77: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush – First Solo Flight and a Giggle

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First Solo Flight and a Giggle

Episode 77

Raised in the Alaska Bush

   “Hard work, low pay.” So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes.  

 Bush Alaska and airplanes go hand in hand. Tia recants her first solo flight and how important it is to aviate, navigate and communicate in that order.  

Tia talks about her toolkit and when challenged, pulls out three clean jokes faster than one can jack rounds through a bolt-action rifle. 

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Episode 76: Tia Shoemaker: Raised in the Alaska Bush – How to Live in Two Worlds

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How to Live in Two Worlds

Episode 76

Raised in the Alaska Bush

   “Hard work, low pay.” So read a classified ad that Phil’s dad handed him years ago. Phil somehow passed the interview process and found himself employed as a packer on the Alaska Peninsula. There he met our guest, Tia Shoemaker for the first time. Tia joins us to talk about growing up in Bush Alaska, twice-yearly trips to the grocery store, jammed rifles, smoking airplane engines, thoughts on pink camo and three clean jokes.  

 Tia talks for living between two worlds: man made and natural. She talks about the skills you need in order to do both.  

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