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REI’s 'Peak 28' Unwrapped + Hobie Hooks Up with Bass Pro
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on The Rock Fight , Colin,  Eoin Comerford , and Producer Dave  tackle a packed week...
Oct 6
Outdoor Retailer’s Big Shake-Up: Instant Reaction!
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app!  In this instant reaction episode of The Rock Fight , Colin  and Eoin Comerford  break...
Oct 3
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
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
Good News or Bad News: The Latest Wins & Facepalms From The Outdoor Industry!
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on The Rock Fight , Colin and Producer Dave break down the latest headlines in the...
Sep 29
Why Outdoor Brands Should Show Up At Outdoor Economy Conferences
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Could Outdoor Economy Conferences  be the future of industry gatherings? Today on The Rock...
Sep 26
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
That's Why We Go
When we started the Open Container podcast, we had a clear plan. We wanted to show that the outdoors isn’t just a niche, that it’s part...
Sep 1
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
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