The 'We Out Here' Podcast

Content Warning: crawling insects (ticks) Episode Description: Cohost Alexi G tells a tale of failure where him and a friend attempted a biking trip around Lake Ouachita, Arkansas. They made a few friends along the way while learning that sometimes its best to quit while you're behind. In their own words: I'm a Black and Greek herpetologist and wildlife care specialist professionally workin with reptiles. Just out here tryna love the land. You can find me in the crag. Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action https://native-land.ca/

Content Warning: Profanity, crawling insects (ticks), and alcohol use Episode Description: Cohost Alexi G tells a tale of failure where him and a friend attempted a biking trip around Lake Ouachita, Arkansas. They made a few friends along the way while learning that sometimes its best to quit while you're behind. In their own words: I'm a Black and Greek herpetologist and wildlife care specialist professionally workin with reptiles. Just out here tryna love the land. You can find me in the crag. Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action https://native-land.ca/

Episode Description: Megan joins us on the program to share stories about getting back out on the slopes up in Oregon In their own words: I'm a woman of color(and mom of one), working in marketing. I have enjoyed the outdoors for years and am constantly seeking more stories and experiences of other BIPOC in the outdoors. During my down time, I love listening to podcasts, reading watching TV and eating. Check out Megan's writing : https://www.sdelmag.com/blog/2020/8/enjoying-the-outdoors-as-a-woman-of-color Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action https://native-land.ca/

Content Warning: Profanity Episode Description: Megan joins us on the program to share stories about getting back out on the slopes up in Oregon In their own words: I'm a woman of color(and mom of one), working in marketing. I have enjoyed the outdoors for years and am constantly seeking more stories and experiences of other BIPOC in the outdoors. During my down time, I love listening to podcasts, reading watching TV and eating. Check out Megan's writing : https://www.sdelmag.com/blog/2020/8/enjoying-the-outdoors-as-a-woman-of-color Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action https://native-land.ca/

Episode Description: Aurelia Casey joins the program to share stories about using her own history to connect to kids thru Inner City Rangers and the value of letting them lead in this all ear episode. In their own words: My name is Aurelia, and I'm the Youth Program Senior Manager at Gowanus Canal Conservancy, and founder of Inner City Ranger, both out of Brooklyn, NY. I'm a (hometown) New Yorker with a love for the urban outdoors, and ensuring Black and brown youth gain access to all it has to offer. Support Inner City Rangers: Venmo: @ BlackMissFrizzle Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action https://native-land.ca/

Content Warning: Profanity Episode Description: Aurelia joined us on the program to share stories about using her own history to connect to kids thru Inner City Rangers and the value of letting them lead. In their own words: My name is Aurelia, and I'm the Youth Program Senior Manager at Gowanus Canal Conservancy, and founder of Inner City Ranger, both out of Brooklyn, NY. I'm a (hometown) New Yorker with a love for the urban outdoors, and ensuring Black and brown youth gain access to all it has to offer. Support Inner City Rangers: Venmo: @BlackMissFrizzle Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action https://native-land.ca/

Content Warning: Animal Bites Episode Description: Cesar came thru with an all ear friendly story of heading out to the Yukon to study squirrels and ended up on a trip of self-discovery. In their own words: Cesar is from Tampa, Florida and currently lives in Berkeley, California where they research how environmental injustice affects wildlife. Specifically, their research looks at how environmental injustice along with historical legacies like redlining, impacts biodiversity, how animals behave, and how healthy they are. Outside of science, Cesar like to climb and and spend time in community with friends, whatever that may look like!! Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Check out: CesarOEstien.com

Content Warning: Profanity, Alcohol Consumption, Animal Bites Episode Description: Cesar came thru with a story of heading out to the Yukon to study squirrels and ended up on a trip of self-discovery. In their own words: Cesar is from Tampa, Florida and currently lives in Berkeley, California where they research how environmental injustice affects wildlife. Specifically, their research looks at how environmental injustice along with historical legacies like redlining, impacts biodiversity, how animals behave, and how healthy they are. Outside of science, Cesar like to climb and and spend time in community with friends, whatever that may look like!! Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Check out: CesarOEstien.com

Content Warning: Somatic experiences of disability around covid Episode Description: Bilen Berhanu joins the show to share an all-ear-friend story of hiking the Catskill Mountains as a disabled woman experiencing the conflict of needs between her brain and body. In their own words: Born and raised in Ethiopia, currently based in Brooklyn (NY), Bilen is a lifelong enthusiast and student of all things outdoors. Bilen has an established full-spectrum doula practice. Her care work is grounded in liberatory practices of reclaiming agency and providing pathways to empowered experiences in life’s monumental transitions. In an effort to add to the movement to address disparities, Bilen is deeply committed to creating accessible, culturally competent, and LGBTQIA+ affirming experiences in the outdoors. Bilen graduated with a BA in Environmental Studies from Mount Holyoke College and an MA in Social Science: Environment & Community from Humboldt State University. Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Check out: https://www.disabledhikers.com/about; and @thehoodhikers, @tristatehikers, @disabledhikers and @unlikelyhikers on Instagram

Content Warning: Profanity, Somatic feelings of intense illness Episode Description: Bilen Berhanu joins the show to share a story of hiking the Catskill Mountains as a disabled woman and experiencing the conflict between what her brain vs body needed. In their own words: Born and raised in Ethiopia, currently based in Brooklyn (NY), Bilen is a lifelong enthusiast and student of all things outdoors. Bilen has an established full-spectrum doula practice. Her care work is grounded in liberatory practices of reclaiming agency and providing pathways to empowered experiences in life’s monumental transitions. In an effort to add to the movement to address disparities, Bilen is deeply committed to creating accessible, culturally competent, and LGBTQIA+ affirming experiences in the outdoors. Bilen graduated with a BA in Environmental Studies from Mount Holyoke College and an MA in Social Science: Environment & Community from Humboldt State University. Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Check out: https://www.disabledhikers.com/about; and @thehoodhikers, @tristatehikers, @disabledhikers and @unlikelyhikers on Instagram

Content Warning: Racism, verbal abuse, barking dogs, sexism Episode Description: Joi Spears compares and contrasts two stories centered around her work as a Vet Tech and key moments in the support (or lack there of) from her managers during moments of acute racism. In their own words: Joi Spears is a veterinary technician, laboratory technician, visual artist, and volunteer zookeeper in Phoenix, Arizona. Having taken an unconventional approach to life science, she originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but her creative interests took her in a different direction. After finishing her undergraduate studies in visual and public art at California State University, Monterey Bay, she spent time working as an art teacher and freelance artist in her hometown of Los Angeles. After a while, she realized she hadn’t yet given up on her love of science and interest in working with animals, and later moved to Phoenix with her husband and two toddlers, where she returned to school with vet school in mind. To gain experience in the field, she has worked in veterinary clinics, laboratories, and volunteered at zoos and wildlife rehab facilities, where she quickly developed a particular fascination with parasites. In addition to her work in the clinic, she also volunteers at a zoo where she works with primates, her favorite of which are the very rare pileated gibbons. Now, she is preparing to start graduate school this Fall, where she will be studying Environmental and Global Health, with a focus on veterinary entomology and parasitology. Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/

Content Warning: Racism, dogs barking, sexism, profanity Episode Description: Joi Spears compares and contrasts two stories centered around her work as a Vet Tech and key moments in the support (or lack there of) from her managers during moments of acute racism. In their own words: Joi Spears is a veterinary technician, laboratory technician, visual artist, and volunteer zookeeper in Phoenix, Arizona. Having taken an unconventional approach to life science, she originally wanted to be a veterinarian, but her creative interests took her in a different direction. After finishing her undergraduate studies in visual and public art at California State University, Monterey Bay, she spent time working as an art teacher and freelance artist in her hometown of Los Angeles. After a while, she realized she hadn’t yet given up on her love of science and interest in working with animals, and later moved to Phoenix with her husband and two toddlers, where she returned to school with vet school in mind. To gain experience in the field, she has worked in veterinary clinics, laboratories, and volunteered at zoos and wildlife rehab facilities, where she quickly developed a particular fascination with parasites. In addition to her work in the clinic, she also volunteers at a zoo where she works with primates, her favorite of which are the very rare pileated gibbons. Now, she is preparing to start graduate school this Fall, where she will be studying Environmental and Global Health, with a focus on veterinary entomology and parasitology. Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/

Content Warning: Mentions of owls Episode Description: Asia Bright, of Black Girls Hike, joins the podcast for Episode 2 to talk about the founding of Black Girls Hike and speaking lifers into existence. In her own words: Born and raised in Baltimore MD, Asia has always had a passion for nature and outdoor adventure. Originally starting with a small group of friends, Asia often led guided hiking tours throughout the DMV to explore its natural parks/attractions, eventually extending to the northeast region and westward to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. What started as a grassroots effort to bring more black people in her community outdoors to enjoy and participate in outdoor adventures, sparked the Black Girls Hike movement. Black Girls Hike showcases the adventures of black women hiking throughout all areas of the world. Through storytelling content and curated hiking & travel experiences, Black Girls Hike creates a community of black and brown outdoor enthusiasts while diversifying the outdoors. Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Check out Black Girls Hike at https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlshike_/ and BlackGirlsHike.net

Content Warning: Adult Language. Mentions of owls and alcohol use Episode Description: Asia Bright, of Black Girls Hike, joins the podcast for Episode 2 to talk about the founding of Black Girls Hike and speaking lifers into existence. In her own words: Born and raised in Baltimore MD, Asia has always had a passion for nature and outdoor adventure. Originally starting with a small group of friends, Asia often led guided hiking tours throughout the DMV to explore its natural parks/attractions, eventually extending to the northeast region and westward to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. What started as a grassroots effort to bring more black people in her community outdoors to enjoy and participate in outdoor adventures, sparked the Black Girls Hike movement. Black Girls Hike showcases the adventures of black women hiking throughout all areas of the world. Through storytelling content and curated hiking & travel experiences, Black Girls Hike creates a community of black and brown outdoor enthusiasts while diversifying the outdoors. Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG @TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Check out Black Girls Hike at https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlshike_/ and BlackGirlsHike.net

Season 3 starts with an all ears friendly story of a heartwarming trip to the farm with Dr. Bakashaba and his Campion Farmers as they milk the cows, pump from the well, and catch a post-bedtime vibe out on the land. Dr. Baker Bakashaba is a Munyankore/Ugandan Doctor of Medicine and farmer who was born and raised on and by the farm. Despite his busy engagements as a public health specialist leading programs for the treatment of HIV and TB in Uganda, he still finds time to look after the land and his beloved animals on the farm. Shout out to all the lovers of the land Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG https://twitter.com/TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/

Season 3 starts with a heartwarming trip to the farm with Dr. Bakashaba and his Campion Farmers as they milk the cows, pump from the well, and catch a post-bedtime vibe out on the land. Dr. Baker Bakashaba is a Munyankore/Ugandan Doctor of Medicine and farmer who was born and raised on and by the farm. Despite his busy engagements as a public health specialist leading programs for the treatment of HIV and TB in Uganda, he still finds time to look after the land and his beloved animals on the farm. Shout out to all the lovers of the land Help us keep making the show: Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter and IG https://twitter.com/TheWeOutHerePod Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/

Content Warning: claustrophobia-inducing scenarios, fear of drowning, fear of big cats Actor and comedian Vinny Thomas joins Allison and Alexi on the season 2 finale with a tale of woe and whimsy, the tragic loss of childhood drip, and the realization of all our collective fears around quicksand. Vinny Thomas first gained prominence through his, often nature-themed, online videos, and has been recognized by Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, and Vulture as an upcoming comedian to know. After launching his comedy career in Chicago at The Second City, Vinny was named a Characters New Face at the 2021 Just For Laughs Festival. Shortly after, he joined the staff of NPR’s iconic favorite Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me as a guest writer. Vinny was most recently featured as writer and performer in the 2023 CBS Comedy Showcase. You can see him on Platonic on AppleTV. Join the Patreon at Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter https://twitter.com/TheWeOutHerePod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TheWeOutHerePod/ Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Support the Actors Strike and Fund https://members.sagfoundation.org/donate

Content Warning: explicit language, claustrophobia-inducing scenarios, fear of drowning, fear of big cats Actor and comedian Vinny Thomas joins Allison and Alexi on the season 2 finale with a tale of woe and whimsy, the tragic loss of childhood drip, and the realization of all our collective fears around quicksand. Vinny Thomas first gained prominence through his, often nature-themed, online videos, and has been recognized by Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, USA Today, and Vulture as an upcoming comedian to know. After launching his comedy career in Chicago at The Second City, Vinny was named a Characters New Face at the 2021 Just For Laughs Festival. Shortly after, he joined the staff of NPR’s iconic favorite Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me as a guest writer. Vinny was most recently featured as writer and performer in the 2023 CBS Comedy Showcase. You can see him on Platonic on AppleTV. Join the Patreon at Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter https://twitter.com/TheWeOutHerePod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TheWeOutHerePod/ Start learning about whose land you're on and begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Support the Actors Strike and Fund https://members.sagfoundation.org/donate How to start a union https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-start-a-union

Episode Content Warning: Natural disasters; home/family/community devastation; sound effects of home destruction; brief discussion around family death and pet injury Herpetologist, artist and graduate student from the Commonwealth of Dominica in the Caribbean: Chelsea Connor joins the podcast on this ALL EARS FRIENDLY episode with a story of a community surviving the storm of Hurricane Maria. Chelsea has worked on the diet overlap between the native and invasive species of anole on my home island as an undergrad and I am excited to continue her work as a grad student looking at Caribbean biogeography and Lesser Antillean reptiles. Chelsea is one of the co-founding members of BlackBirdersWeek with BlackAFinSTEM. Learn about anoles by following the hashtag "#DidYouAnole?" on Twitter. Join the Patreon at Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter https://twitter.com/TheWeOutHerePod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TheWeOutHerePod/ Start learning about whose land you're on to begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/ Aid the Recovery of Native Hawaiian Communities in Maui by donating at https://www.gofundme.com/f/helpmauirise How to Prepare for Hurricanes NOAA.gov/hurricane-prep

Enjoy this all-ears friendly tale of Destiny Flemons, Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist of 'Quail and Pheasants Forever', showin up on site talkin' tents half full and big cat chaos. Come thru and hear the tail unfold. Episode Content Warning: Isolation in the outdoors Join the Patreon at Patreon.com/WeOutHerePod Twitter https://twitter.com/TheWeOutHerePod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TheWeOutHerePod/ Start learning about whose land you're on to begin taking action by visiting https://native-land.ca/