In this week’s episode, we are speaking with Dr. Katherine Gura, a research scientist at Colorado State University and a leader in raptor research and conservation, with a specific focus on Great Grey Owls. Katherine also has a background in wildlife ecology and is a long standing team member at the Teton Raptor Center working with raptors to better understand their needs in a time of changing climates and habitat loss. If you’ve ever heard the call of an owl, in the dark, under a full moon and gotten full body chills, you will know why we loved this conversation so much. And if you haven’t, take a listen because we offer you that experience today. Katherine takes us into the habitat of the Great Grey Owl and sits with us as she explains why they are so exceptional, wise, and captivating. And we left this space understanding why this incredible raptor is a wildlife treasure, and what they offer not only their ecosystem, but what they mean to us and why we should value them and fight for their conservation. Thanks so much to Katherine for taking us into the world of the magical Great Grey Owl. An owl with a call that will echo through your soul. Lots of Love. Episode Time Stamps: Introduction: 00:53 Interview: 6:24 TA: 1:03:42 Show Note Links: https://tetonraptorcenter.square.site/product/phantom-of-the-north/49?cs=true&cst=custom https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Gray_Owl/overview https://www.cira.colostate.edu/staff/gura-katherine/ https://tetonraptorcenter.org/wild-women-of-wildlife-features-trcs-katherine-gura/ 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
This time of year can be challenging. It’s dark, grey and cold. So Kat and I thought we could offer a new perspective, one that Jenn and I have been shifting for years. How can we see darker and colder times as a way to rest and renew ourselves? What if we looked to the natural world for a better, more meaningful way to experience winter? Here are our thoughts on how we might lean into the winter season and look to animals and nature as a guide and inspiration on how to rest and renew ourselves and tap into seasonal cycles and see what we can learn from these organic rhythms during “darker” times. Happy New Year, dear listeners. From all of us at Kindred we wish you all a warm and peaceful holiday season! And may the energy this time of year can offer, nurture you through this winter. And all the best to you in 2025! As always, lots of love. Kate, Jenn, & Kat. xoxo 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we speak with Rosalie Haizlett about her new book Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains. Tiny Worlds is an immersion into the small and tiny worlds of the Appalachian Trail and a journal of both paintings and thoughts about Rosalie's time spent hiking this long, old, incredibly diverse trail and mountain range. Rosalie's gift lies not only in her beautiful watercolor illustrations, but also her ability to highlight and elevate what is often overlooked, but has always been there. The little guys. The ones who survive and endure through brutal landscape deconstruction like logging, strip mining, and development. We loved the walk down memory lane visiting plants and places and spaces where we grew up, living in Maryland as children and camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia, where Rosalie lives today. Thanks so much to Rosalie for also highlighting what we call the flower of our lineage, starting with our Great Grandmother! And, the moth that we love so much, Jenn even has an incredible tattoo of it! Listen to find out! Lots of love. Episode Time Stamps: Introduction: 00:51 Interview: 8:36 TA: 55:04 Show Note Links: https://rosaliehaizlett.com/ https://rosaliehaizlett.com/collections/art-prints/products/luna-moth-watercolor-art-print https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/30/firefly-endangered-species-list 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s conversation, we speak with Stefania Uccheddu, Veterinarian and Coordinator of the Behavioral Medicine Service at the San Marco Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory, located in San Marco, Italy. In this conversation, our focus is specifically the grief-like process that dogs can go through when they lose their dog companion, but Stefania does touch on a few other really key intersecting spaces that go hand in hand with the dog's experience. Having witnessed what our dog Blue went through after losing his sister Pip, I was really interested in finding out how we all might support our beloved dogs better after losing what we all consider a pack or family member. Will you need a tissue, maybe. But really, this is a positive, kind, and really sweet episode. The focus is on acknowledging in our dogs what we humans are also going through. And this is what we love so much about the research Stefania Uccheddu and her team have been working on. Please share this episode! It’s so validating and supportive for those of us who have gone through this with our pets. It’s such a gift. Lots of Love. Episode Time Stamps: Introduction: 00:52 Interview: 6:32 TA: 55:04 Show Note Links: https://www.clinicaveterinariasanmarco.it/ 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s conversation, we speak with Nigel Rothfels, Professor of History from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Nigel has long been studying the history of ideas we humans have of animals and animal studies, which lucky for us includes all things zoos! Because boy did we have questions upon questions… And like all good questions and conversations the answer is never “good or bad” is it? It’s complicated. But Nigel patiently walked us through a long history and into some dark corners where we could shine some light. This conversation was dynamic, heartfelt, respectful, and at moments hilarious. It was such a pleasure to dig deep into a subject that we could push back on, disagree on, learn about, and come away with a sense of being heard but maybe more importantly shift our perspectives and be open to all the grey that complicated stories can offer us. Also, we talk about Nigel's new edition of his book Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo coming out in the Spring, and about my new favourite animal conference that he is going to create and all I can say is Jenn and I would be perfect guests on this panel. Wink. Thanks for listening, Lots of Love. Episode Time Stamps: Intro: 00:53 Interview: 5:52 TA: 56:50 Show Note Links: https://www.nps.gov/articles/california-condor-recovery.htm 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s conversation, we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Carer and Head Manager of the Rhino Orphanage, Yolandé van der Merwe. We have been following the Rhino Orphanage since their foundation in 2012, so when we started this podcast they were immediately on our list! The story of the Rhino Orphanage is one of great tragedy and great triumph. It’s a story of the moment you see a life hanging in the balance, and in an instant the course of your life changes. This conversation is a testament to the power of love, dedication, and an unwavering commitment to the belief that we must help each other, humans and animals alike and that through action, time, and healing, we can all thrive and one day return to the life we once knew. Because of the Rhino Orphanage, baby rhinos are brought to a safe place and through the amazing veterinarian and carer teams, are given a second chance. It’s a brutal transition when a baby rhino loses their mother to violence, and is often attacked themselves, but the Rhino team is there to nurture them back to health, both physically and mentally. The team at the Rhino Orphanage are the Heroes of our time. They are the reason rhinos might have a chance. Deeply grateful for this conversation, and all that you do Yolandé! If you need a coffee or a sammie while you're busy with the babies, text us. Lots of Love. Episode Time Stamps: Intro: 00:52 Interview: 7:18 TA: 58:58 Show Note Links: https://therhinoorphanage.org/ https://abcnews.go.com/International/radioactive-material-inserted-rhino-horns-anti-poaching-project/story?id=111467880 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we are speaking with Kirsty-Jo Muddiman, representative for The Seahorse Trust and coordinator of the Malta Seahorse Project. Who knew that the seahorse is as fancy inside as out! This might be the most surprising little animal we have covered yet, and that’s saying A LOT. Take a listen to all the fun facts on seahorse morphology and biology and let us know which attribute is most surprising to you! Our big question is why hasn’t Disney or Pixar not created an animated film featuring this amazing creature that not only looks like a horse/fish/chameleon, but performs one of the most romantic mating dances OF ALL TIME. Thanks so much to Kirsty-Jo for this delightful conversation and introducing us to the stoic, romantic, vulnerable apex predator that is the seahorse. Fun Facts: The latin for seahorse is Hippocampus meaning “horse caterpillar.” And baby seahorses are called “fry.” Episode Time Stamps: Intro: 00:52 Interview: 5:37 TA: 49:42 Show Note Links: https://www.theseahorsetrust.org/ https://www.theseahorsetrust.org/conservation/malta-research-project/ https://www.theseahorsetrust.org/seahorse-man-film-on-netflix/ https://www.facebook.com/ziemeltalbahar 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
Hello Kindred Podcast community! NEW episodes start dropping bimonthly on Oct. 22nd and we can’t wait! Have a listen now for some episode teasers, a little Kate & Jenn update, and what’s new and upcoming for our next season. BIG shout out to our new subscribers and those of you who have bought us a coffee! Thank you TONS! And thank you to our loyal listeners and for sharing our podcast with your community. If you’d like to join our community please go to our website kindredpodcast.co where you can sign up for our newsletter, find all episode notes and links, support us through subscriptions and Buy A Coffee app, visit our Book Club page, and more. Lots of Love, Kate & Jenn 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we travel to Denmark and speak with author and long time marine biologist Hanne Strager about the incredible and dynamic predator the killer whale, or orca if you prefer. Hanne specializes in marine wildlife, specifically killer whales, and has recently published her new book titled, The Killer Whale Journals: Our Love and Fear of Orcas. We wanted to speak with Hanne because we are keenly interested in the relationship humans have with predators and why killer whales have long been persecuted, misunderstood, and even demonised by humans, like MANY predators whether that be on land or sea. We think they are dynamic, highly intelligent, gorgeous, and captivating animals and Hanne tells us why! What an absolute honor to speak with Hanne. We steeped in her knowledge and experience and mostly her poignant insights on not only killer whales but also her view of the relationship we have with animals like killer whales and other powerful and intelligent predators. Also, take a listen to this week's introduction to the episode and weigh in on whether my “joke” about killer whales is actually a joke, a riddle, or just a question! Jenn is most definitely unsure! Lols. Lots of Love. Episode Timestamps: Introduction: 00:52 Interview: 5:35 TA: 51:48 Show Notes: https://hannestrager.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hannestrager/ https://www.thewhale.no/en Articles: https://www.raincoast.org/2024/05/southern-residents-salmon-science/ https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-whale-museum-to-open-in-norway-in-2022 https://dortemandrup.dk/work/whale-norway Amazing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhmJkIUH_qw 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with entomologist Gwen Erdosh! We came across her Instagram account a few years back and have been huge fans ever since. We are so inspired by Gwen for many reasons. She’s a woman who has loved entomology from a very young age, she features insects in a way that is super fun and respectful, and her passion for all-things-bugs is infectious. Oh, and she speaks about them not only in English but in fluent Spanish (We can barely spell/say Pyrophorus Noctilucus in one language let alone two!)! It’s scientists like Gwen that are the future of saving this planet, and the incredible critical species that keep this world clean and thriving, and give us food, flowers, and all the good things! The fashion world and Hollywood’s got nothing on the spectacular insects Gwen finds. You wanna see the real trend setters? Head to Gwen’s Instagram account and get ready to be WOWED! Lots of Love! Episode Timestamps: Introduction: 00:50 Interview: 5:37 TA: 53:19 Show Notes: https://www.instagram.com/gwentomologist/ https://www.savenature.org/mission-history https://entsoc.org/ 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we are speaking with Jen Davis, the education and learning manager for The Wildlife Trusts based around the UK. Jen focuses specifically on the role nature plays in childhood and how through educational programs implemented by The Wildlife Trusts, children can access empathy to nature, and a deeper connection to themselves and others. And, we dig deep into the critical role time spent in nature plays in the development of children and young people. Jen was such a joy and inspiration to speak with. You can tell how much she loves her work and how passionate she is about implementing time spent in nature for children into the educational systems in the UK. This conversation resonated deeply with us and is so very Kindred. Thanks so much to Jen Davis and The Wildlife Trusts for speaking with us and for the work you are doing in getting our children reconnected to the natural world! Lots of Love. Episode Timestamps: Introduction: 00:51 Interview: 5:09 TA: 52:32 Show Notes: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/ https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/Children%20and%20Nature%20-%20UCL%20and%20The%20Wildlife%20Trusts%20Full%20Report.pdf 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we are speaking with Elly Albers who is all about the beautiful Pink Flamingo! Elly is the founder of the Bonaire Wild Bird Rehab, and owner of the Mangrove Info Center (Kayak and Boat Excursions) on the beautiful island of Bonaire. When researching this episode, we were so pleased to find that flamingos are native to Bonaire, one of our most favorite places in the world, and then learning of the Wild Bird Rehab where flamingos and other birds were being cared for was a total bonus! Originally from the Netherlands, Elly moved to Bonaire and worked in the animal shelters. She ultimately started her business the Mangrove Info Center, where Elly and her team guide Kayak and Snorkel Tours. Then after a sudden need in 2018, she founded Bonaire Wild Bird Rehab. On a recent holiday to Bonaire, Kate was lucky enough to meet Elly and get a tour of the facility. A highlight of her life for sure! Watch our socials for videos and pictures of the flamingos, and Tiny!- The Rehab's most recent intake and the youngest baby they have rescued yet! Lots of Love. Episode Timestamps: Introduction: 00:53 Interview: 7:05 TA: 53:32 Show Notes: https://www.mangrovecenter.com/ https://www.mangrovecenter.com/bonaire-wild-bird-rehab/ 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we are speaking with Sloane Hawes, Chief of Research and Development at CARE, which stands for Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity. Founded in 2020, CARE is America’s first national Black, Indigenous, and People of Color [BIPOC] led animal welfare organization. The primary focus of CARE is “to rethink and rebuild Animal Welfare [Animal Protection]. Our goal is to do this in a way that honors and reflects the well being of all people; making human and animal well being our primary focus.” We have been following CARE’s work since they were founded by CEO James Evans, and tracking the new pathways and connections they have been forging in context to animal welfare and the BIPOC communities. Sloane and the work CARE are doing are leaders in this field and unique in the intersections they amplify and work within. Thanks so much to Sloane for taking on big questions with many layers and giving us BIG answers. And it’s not just about equity. Turns out, it’s all about LOVE. Lots of Love. Episode Timestamps: Intro: 00:53 Interview: 4:29 TA: 53:49 Show Notes: https://careawo.org/ https://www.instagram.com/careforequity/ 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s conversation, we are speaking with William Housty, Associate Director of the Heiltsuk Integrated Resource Management Department in Bella Bella, British Columbia. The HIRMD are in charge of overseeing the management of all natural resources in the Heiltsuk territory, including the beautiful and captivating sea wolves. There is an air of magic and mystery about these sea swimming wolves that compel you to want to know, who are these beings and what is their story. William Housty tells us that story and what sea wolves mean to not only him, but to the Heiltsuk Nation. There are moments when you look into the eyes of another species and see into their being and know there is more… there is a story of life, suffering, and beauty, and a deep recognition and resonance. You know all at once you are not separate from or above them, but tied through a millennium of evolution and kinship. Thank you to William for inviting us into this story of the sea wolf. We are so grateful for the chance to listen and to see. Lots of Love. Episode Timestamps: Intro: 00:53 Interview: 5:05 TA: 48:40 Show Notes: https://www.heiltsuknation.ca/ Articles: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the-amazing-sea-wolves-of-the-great-bear-rainforest/ https://www.raincoast.org/2017/04/partnering-for-wolves-bears-and-people/ 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week's episode, we are speaking with Bear Biologist Chris Servheen. We finally get to meet our grizzly bear fears head-on and dispel all the misinformation that we have been wondering about for years! We were so lucky to have been able to speak with Chris, one of if not the leading bear biologists in this country. Chris has been working tirelessly for his entire career advocating for the health and protection of one the most incredible and majestic predators in the world, the grizzly bear. After a long and distinguished career to ensure that the bears were protected under the federal Endangered Species Act he retired. Until he didn’t. Join us to learn all about what brought Chris out of retirement, what makes grizzlies legendary, and the secret to their magic. Lots of Love. Show Notes: https://theintercept.com/2023/01/29/grizzly-bear-endangered-montana/ From the article https://billingsgazette.com/opinion/column/christopher-servheen-dont-short-circuit-esa-on-grizzly-bears/article_3b35088e-2d5e-11ee-a42f-236813b7db3a.html 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s conversation, we speak with Lance Foster, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. You know when you hear an idea and it hits you like “Oh my gosh, of course”? Well, that was my reaction when I heard Lance Foster talking on NPR about the work he is doing in gaining rights and legal standing for natural entities, like rivers. Yes. Rivers. And specifically like the river he lives near, the mighty Missouri! Lance walks us through what this all means, and why gaining civil rights for natural entities isn't just about protecting their health against pollution and climate change, but because of what systems like rivers are; beings that hold within them a whole world. A world much like our human bodies. An entity with Spirit. Thanks so much to Lance for his depth of insight and for offering us a new (or not so new) way of seeing the world. Seeing rivers, mountains, forests, and even, our trucks. Lots of Love. Show Notes: Documentary “From the Heart of the World” “It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature” 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we are doing another podcast swap! In the episode we are sharing today, Nicole and Rachel talk about the Takhi horse, a non domesticated species of horse that is highly revered and worshipped by the people of Mongolia, area of Gobi. And subsequently, the conservation that helped to save this amazing ancient horse. Archeologists have found that this species of horse was not domesticated and that the Mongolian people see it as a sacred symbol of their history, heritage, and landscape. Thanks so much for swapping with us, Best Biome! We love your passion for grasslands and the ecosystems that are living in them! Please follow them wherever you listen to podcasts and check out their website grasslandgroupies.org for more details and where you can find them via social media! Show Notes: https://www.grasslandgroupies.org/the-best-biome/ https://www.facebook.com/GrasslandGroupies 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
Welcome to Season 6 everyone! Today we have the privilege of kicking off this season with Stroud Water Research Center, and representing them for this conversation is Melinda Daniels, senior research scientist and Matthew Ehrhart, director of watershed restoration. Since the 60’s SWRC has been working to preserve and restore freshwater systems and they are known worldwide for their innovations in this field. SWRC’s mission is to “advance knowledge and stewardship of freshwater systems through global research, education, and watershed restoration.” Thanks so much to Melinda and Matt for walking us through how changing climates are impacting our watersheds, the absolutely critical role they play in our landscapes, and how the ecosystem in a river is basically another version of terrestrial life, just under the water! Thank you so much for listening and thanks to Stroud Water Research Center for working with us! Proud to call you neighbors! Lots of Love. Show Notes: https://stroudcenter.org/about/ https://stroudcenter.org/history/beginning/ 🔎 Please find out more info and message us at: Website: www.kindredpodcast.co Instagram: @thekindredpod Facebook: @Kindred ☕️ Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts ✏️ Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. 💚 Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we are speaking with Dr. David Scheel, behavioural ecologist and professor of marine biology at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage, Alaska. David takes us into the wild and wonderful world of octopuses and we get a glimpse into the mysteries they hold. We also dive into his new book Many Things Under A Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses where David takes us around the world and into the very dens of these extraordinary animals. As exotic as octopuses are, their behaviour can feel…relatable. But throughout history western culture has in some cases almost demonised them, missing so much of what makes them so intriguing; their intelligence, incredible sensory abilities, physiology, and maybe the most interesting thing about them, their daily lives. Thanks so much to David for introducing us to the beautiful, intelligent, dynamic, miraculous, and quite sensible, Octopus. An animal that no doubt has a very real sense of humour. And maybe most importantly we put to rest the debate of “octopuses” or “octopi.” You’re welcome. And you’re right! Lots of Love. Show Notes: https://www.alaskapacific.edu/people/david-scheel/ https://alaskaoctopus.com/about/ https://www.pbs.org/video/octopus-dreaming-trept6/ Please find out more info and message us at www.kindredpodcast.co. Instagram @thekindredpod Facebook @Kindred Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. Thanks.
In this week’s episode, we speak with long-haul hiker and adventurer Melanie Vogel. Melanie is the first woman to walk the Trans Canada Trail, the longest recreational trail in the world. She walked from the Atlantic Ocean across and up to the Arctic Ocean, then down and over to the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 21,000 kilometers. Solo. Melanie’s story is one of unexpected connections, harrowing experiences, brutal weather, stunning beauty, finding a soul mate, finding oneself, and the slow and emerging awareness of what it is to be human. We were spellbound by her story of letting go of fear, anxiety, and control that we carry in our daily lives, and emerging as her true self - more than she had ever felt before. And this story holds, to date, my most favorite meet-cute. Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn have nothing on this one. Please rate and review us! And share this episode with your people. It’s an incredible story for so many reasons and we’d love to hear what you loved about it. Lots of Love. Show Notes: Instagram: @explorermelvogel https://tctrail.ca/news/melanie-vogel/ Please find out more info and message us at www.kindredpodcast.co. Instagram @thekindredpod Facebook @Kindred Please support us at Buy Me A Coffee or Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Please follow, rate, and review - wherever you listen to your podcasts. Thanks.
Denise Coffin
❤ Love it! It's quite something to realize how much we're like our "primitive" ancestors.