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Gear Abby Episode 5: Trail Running, $100 at REI, Backpacking With Your Boo & Saying Yes to Yosemite
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On this episode of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin True fielded listener...
Sep 25, 2025
Who Owns America's Wild Places? Public Lands and the Fight for Truth
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Welcome to Open Container, where today we're discussing one of the defining features of the...
Sep 23, 2025
Rutabaga’s Last Paddle: Another Outdoor Retailer Closes Shop
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on The Rock Fight , Colin, Eoin, and Producer Dave are joined by Darren Bush ,...
Sep 22, 2025
From Trendy to Timeless? Cotopaxi’s Plan for the Future
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today Colin sits down with Lindsay Shumlas , CEO of Cotopaxi , for a conversation about the...
Sep 19, 2025
Gear Abby Episode 4: How to Hike Alone, Pack a Raft, Walk on Ice & Still Have Hope
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On this episode of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin True dig into listener...
Sep 18, 2025
Highlighting Humanity In Ukraine
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! In this episode of Open Container , host Doug Schnitzspahn is joined by Jordan Campbell...
Sep 16, 2025
Can Run Outpace Outdoor? Plus: Are U.S. Outdoor Brands at Risk Abroad?
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! It's Monday on The Rock Fight! Which means that Colin is joined by outdoor industry insider...
Sep 15, 2025
The Launch of RE:PUBLIC - Public Lands Get Their Newsroom
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on the show Colin is joined by longtime journalist and former Outside magazine...
Sep 12, 2025
Gear Abby Episode 3: Triple Crowns, Strava Shame, Extreme Chafe, and Switchback Crimes
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On the third episode of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert once again proves she’s the advice...
Sep 11, 2025
What We Lose If We Drill In Alaska
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is once again under threat. Politicians and oil...
Sep 9, 2025
Who Will Be The 2026 Outdoor Industry Comeback Brand Of The Year?
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today Colin and the Monday Boys (outdoor industry insider Eoin Comerford and brand &...
Sep 8, 2025
Outdoor Retail Shakeup: Closures, Comebacks & Community
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On this episode of The Rock Fight , Colin sits down with Todd Frank , owner of The...
Sep 5, 2025
Gear Abby Episode 2: Boots vs Trail Runners, Pee Funnels, GPS Watches & Cowboy Camping
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! In her second episode, Gear Abby once again delivers what host Shawnté Salabert promised...
Sep 4, 2025
Gear Abby Episode 1: Poop, Running Vests, Outdoor Books & Biodegradable Soap
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Welcome to the very first episode of Gear Abby , where outdoor writer and adventurer...
Sep 4, 2025
Spare These Stones: Climbing Culture In The South
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! The American South is often overlooked in outdoor conversations but it holds some of the...
Sep 2, 2025
Summit Hut Closes: Is The Era Of The Outdoor Gear Shop Over?
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today Colin is joined by The Monday Boys (outdoor industry insider Eoin Comerford and brand...
Sep 1, 2025
Columbia Goes Big: Inside “Engineered for Whatever”
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on The Rock Fight, The Brief is back! The Brief is a look at the brand and creative...
Aug 29, 2025
Previewing Gear Abby & Saying Goodbye To Wednesdays
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on the show Colin & Shawnté bid farewell to the Wednesday episodes of The Rock Fight...
Aug 27, 2025
The Outdoors Is Not Separate From Us
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today we open the container with Gear Abby herself, outdoor journalist and author, Shawnté...
Aug 26, 2025
Preseason vs ASAP Orders: Who Holds The Risk? Plus: Redefining The Zombie Brand!
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on the show Colin convenes with The Monday Boys (outdoor industry insider Eoin...
Aug 25, 2025
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