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.
Episode 78
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.
Patrick talks about the lifetime it takes to work through first to third gear in Trujillo.
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.
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.
Episode 75
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.
A conversation about the future of hunting, politics thereof and whether eyeliner belongs in the field.
Episode 74
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 about hunting stereotypes and the integrity and intention of hunting and guiding in a male dominated industry.
Episode 73
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.
Are the skills required to live and move in wild places deteriorating? Tia talks about map reading, reliance on communication devices and mental fortitude.
Episode 72
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.
Good things come in threes. Tia shares a top three of bear interactions that had a positive outcome. A gentle reminder to always take a long stroke and keep your powder dry.
Episode 71
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 and her brother spent an inordinate amount of time with adults. Her parents operated a hunting lodge so during the season, guides and packers (people hired to lug heavy items over uneven terrain, not football players) served as tutors and mentors. The clients, often very successful in their fields of expertise but out of their element in the Bush, provided a different set of lessons.
Episode 69
Uganda’s Mountain Gorillas
Shane and Phil chat about “The Pearl of Africa.” While flying helicopters in Botswana, Shane got in the habit of asking the well-traveled people he met, “What’s the one place you think is a must-see?”
The answer that came up most often was, “You must go see the gorillas.” Shane shares the research and the reason he chose Uganda as the country from which to see the Mountain Gorillas.
We’re taught not to anthropomorphize animals but Shane says that’s difficult while watching a silverback pick his nose just like your Uncle Billy sometimes does at the dinner table. You’ll get to trek along on two different days with two very different family groups and Shane will share the darker side of harems.
Take a trip up the Nile to the base of Murchison Falls to watch bird nerds get epic shots of a life-lister and ignore the hippos, crocs and elephants. A myriad of bananas and crowded towns round out the observations in this land-locked country the size of Iowa with over fifty recognized languages.
In this episode, Shane talks about traveling around Uganda, handy things to have, and a side safari.