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The Best Day Ever: Mountain Biking Without Barriers
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! What happens when you build trails that everyone can ride? In this episode of Open Container , host Doug Schnitzspahn talks with Berne Broudy , writer, filmmaker, and director of Best Day Ever , and Greg Durso , adaptive athlete and Senior Program Director at the Kelly Brush Foundation . Together, they share the story behind Best Day Ever, a film and movement that began when a few friends realized their local trails weren’t acce
Oct 21, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 8: From Butt Hugs to Bear Hugs: Snakes, Lakes & Wedding Cakes
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! In the latest episode of Gear Abby , host Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin True tackle the full spectrum of outdoor awkwardness: from trailside wildlife encounters to underwear performance reviews and the ethics of inflatable flamingos. Episode 8 manages to slither, shimmy, and splash through a set of questions that perfectly capture the mix of humor and hard-earned wisdom that makes Gear Abby such a must-listen. Pre-Questio
Oct 16, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 7: The Wag Bag Incident: Gear Abby Confesses Her Biggest On Trail Sin!
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On this episode of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert juggles listener backlash, bear safety,...
Oct 9, 2025


Scars and Regrowth
We go to the outdoors to find healing, to find resilience. But how resilient is the natural world on its own? I often think of Gerard...
Oct 7, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 6: Gravel Shoes, TP Ethics & How to Name a Mountain
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On Episode 6 of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin True dive into another set...
Oct 2, 2025


Vermejo, Ted Turner & Nature’s Second Chances
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Welcome to Open Container, where we unpack the most urgent issues facing the outdoor...
Sep 30, 2025


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


Climbing Toward Compassion
Can time in the mountains make you a better person? I think about this question often. My time in wild places—on peaks, in the beautiful...
Sep 24, 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


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


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
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