Hey, it’s Mary Anne Ivison—and right now, I’m doing exactly what I hope you’re doing… playing outside. Let’s Take This Outside is taking a short summer break, but don’t worry—we’ll be back this September with brand new episodes and inspiring conversations. Coming up: guests like Dan Rubenstein, Marlis Butcher, Melissa Hafting, and Julia Weber, as we explore the powerful ways the outdoors connects us—through nature, conservation, and adventure. So get out there, enjoy every minute of summer, and ...
Jul 12, 2025•43 sec
Shanda Hill is one of the most accomplished ultra endurance athletes on the planet and a proud Canadian from Vernon, British Columbia. She is the only person in the world to have completed three Double Deca Triathlons. Each one includes a 76 kilometre swim, a 3600 kilometre bike ride, and an 844 kilometre run. That is the same as doing 20 full Iron-distance triathlons back to back. In 2024, Shanda made history by becoming the first woman ever to complete a Triple Deca Triathlon in the continuous...
Jun 24, 2025•44 min•Ep. 83
Flow explores diverse women’s narratives in adventure sports in this anthology that challenges stereotypes while promoting unity. It advocates for a transcultural feminism, one offering hope and empowerment to break barriers and live fully. Flow takes readers on an inspiring journey through the world of women in adventure sports, challenging stereotypes and celebrating the strength, resilience, and unity of women across the globe. This unique collection highlights the powerful, diverse voices of...
Jun 10, 2025•39 min•Ep. 82
The winner of numerous writing honours, including a National Magazine Award, Nicola Ross is the author of 12 books, including the bestselling Loops & Lattes series of hiking guides. Having sold over 50,000 copies of these self-published guidebooks, Nicola is a fulltime writer and professional hiker. Her latest book, published by ECW Press in Toronto in 2024, is entitled 40 Days & 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a Time. Part illustrated memoir, part hiking guide and part good...
May 27, 2025•39 min•Ep. 81
Chris Watson was born and bred in Scotland is the creative force behind the Adventure Diaries, a podcast that delivers authentic stories of adventure, exploration, and the natural world. Chris spends much of his time outdoors, hiking and paddling in the Scottish highlands and has a passion for the natural world, wild places, and adventures. Chris brings a unique blend of curiosity and storytelling to every conversation, including a unique format that encourages adventure in everyday life. Throug...
May 13, 2025•54 min•Ep. 80
Emma Terrell, also known as The Urban Botanist, is a passionate advocate for sustainable living and eco-conscious design. After completing a Biology degree at Carleton University in Ottawa, she started her business in 2017 that was created with the intention to connect her community with the natural world around them. With a deep rooted love for nature and over a decade of experience in creating vibrant, green spaces, Emma specializes in blending interior design with sustainable practices and cr...
Apr 29, 2025•42 min•Ep. 79
Gloria Dickie is an award-winning journalist and author of Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future (W.W. Norton, 2023). She is currently a global climate and environment correspondent at Reuters News Agency. With over a decade of experience reporting on environmental issues, she has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, Wired magazine, and Scientific American magazine, among others. In 2018, she was named a National Geographic Explorer. Eight Bears, was chosen as a best book of 202...
Apr 15, 2025•27 min•Ep. 78
Brad Sinopoli is a former CFL Wide Receiver and now the owner of Sinopoli Fishing. Brad played for both the Calgary Stampeders and the Ottawa Redblacks, and was twice named the CFL’s most Outstanding Canadian and has won two Grey Cups. Brad’s passion for the outdoors has seamlessly carried over into his post-football life, as he has become a successful fishing charter operator. Based in Ottawa, Sinopoli combines his love of nature with his entrepreneurial spirit, offering guided fishing experien...
Apr 01, 2025•49 min•Ep. 77
Frank Wolf is a Canadian adventurer, writer, filmmaker, and environmentalist. He is known for books, feature magazine articles, online columns, and films that document wilderness expeditions around the world, with a focus on the Canadian North. His expeditions include being the first to canoe across Canada in one season, rowing the Northwest Passage, and circumnavigating both Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island by kayak. In 2020 he was named One of Canada's 'Greatest 90 Explorers of All Time' by Ca...
Mar 18, 2025•43 min•Ep. 76
Sasha is a Krono Nutrition Athlete, and we’ve teamed up with Krono to giveaway 2 of their discovery boxes on Instagram, including bars, gels and electrolytes. Head to the Let’s Take This Outside Instagram for your chance to win, and also use the promo code outside20 to get 20% off at krononutrition.com until March 31. Dr. Sasha Gollish is a passionate advocate for gender equity in sport, a Team Canada middle- and long-distance runner, and a dedicated mentor to young athletes. With a career spann...
Mar 04, 2025•44 min•Ep. 75
Use code Outside to get a $20 discount off any two day ride on the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2025 at https://ottawabicycleclub.ca/rlct/. ABOUT RIDEAU LAKES CYCLE TOUR: The Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) is a two-day cycle tour organised by the Ottawa Bicycle Club that takes its riders from Ottawa (or Perth) to Kingston and back. The first tour took place in 1972, and this year it will be its 51st edition on June 21-22,2025. On Saturday, the tour will take cyclists through the scenic countryside of...
Feb 18, 2025•26 min•Ep. 74
Judy Kasiama is an athlete, community activist, disruptor, and content creator, and founder of Colour the Trails. Through her work Judy highlights her experience as a black woman that skis, rides mountain bikes, hikes, camps, climbs, and explores. Colour the Trails focuses on improving access to outdoor activities for BIPoC (including those who lay within the intersection of BIPoC and 2SLGBTQAI+ community) adventurers. About Colour the Trails Colour the Trails is a national Black woman owned bus...
Feb 04, 2025•31 min•Ep. 73
Trixie Pacis is an emerging Filipina-Canadian filmmaker based in Kimberley, British Columbia. Her work revolves around documenting unheard personal and environmental stories, including her latest documentaries Wildflowers and Wild Aerial. Building on script development experience at Drive Films, she now works as the Director of Acquisitions and Original Programming at ChimeTV, America’s only Asian American and Pacific Islander cable channel delivered in English. Trixie’s writing and photography ...
Jan 21, 2025•30 min•Ep. 72
About Gatineau Park: Gatineau Park is the National Capital Region’s conservation park. The largest green space in the region, the Park occupies an area of more than 361 square kilometres and is a place of rich and unique biodiversity. It is the second-most visited park in Canada, and a destination for outdoor enthusiasts to engage in recreational activities that respect the environment. Gatineau Park’s vast territory is divided into several sectors, one of which is accessible from downtown Ottaw...
Jan 07, 2025•50 min•Ep. 71
Welcome to our "Best of 2024" episode! This year has been a journey full of incredible stories, insights, and inspiration from some truly remarkable guests. In this episode, we’re celebrating highlights from six of our most impactful conversations. You'll hear... 1) Dianne Whelan share her profound reflections from her 500 Days in the Wild project, and connecting to nature. 2) James Appleton is the host of The 46 of 46 Podcast. James talks about the Adirondacks being a welcoming place for Canadi...
Dec 20, 2024•31 min•Ep. 70
Taryn Eyton is a Squamish-based writer and the founder of the outdoor adventure website, HappiestOutdoors.ca. She is also the author of two hiking guidebooks: Backpacking in Southwestern British Columbia: The Essential Guide to Overnight Hiking Trails (Greystone Books, 2021) and Backpacking on Vancouver Island: The Essential Guide to the Best Multi-Day Trips and Day Hikes (Greystone Books, 2024). Taryn is a Leave No Trace Master Educator, the President of the Friends of Garibaldi Park Society, a...
Dec 10, 2024•38 min•Ep. 69
A life-long explorer, Dr. Cassandra Marion’s passions are for the outdoors, rocks and space. She completed PhD in Geology and Planetary Science and Exploration at the Earth and Planetary Institute, at Western University. Her studies focused on meteorite impact craters, and lunar and Martian analogue environments in the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic. After 13 northern expeditions, she has developed considerable expertise leading and managing field expeditions and had the privilege of assisting i...
Nov 26, 2024•30 min•Ep. 68
James Appleton is the host of 46 of 46 Podcast and lives in the heart of the Adirondack Park in Lake Placid, New York. He is a New York State Licensed Guide for hiking and camping, and is passionate about the Adirondacks and the surrounding mountains. When he's not on the trails, James can be found swinging a microphone in the film/television industry, hitting the squat rack, or home with his wife and three girls. About 46 of 46 Podcast The 46 of 46 Podcast is an outdoors storytelling podcast ba...
Nov 12, 2024•47 min•Ep. 67
Mathieu Roy brings more than 20 years of experience and a strategic, innovative mindset to his role as Chief Executive Officer with Trans Canada Trail. As a professional engineer with the Order of Engineers of Quebec, Mathieu co-founded and led his own environmental consulting firm, where he brings a wide range of both leadership and hands-on experience to the organization. Mathieu joined Trans Canada Trail in 2017 as Vice-President, Chief Trail Experience Officer. In this role, he led trail ope...
Oct 29, 2024•26 min•Ep. 66
Bestselling author, award-winning journalist and TV host Robin Esrock has reported from over 120 countries on 7 continents. Profiled as a travel expert on five continents (including 60 Minutes, Travel + Leisure, The Sydney Morning Herald, CBC, South China Morning Post and The Wall St Journal) Robin created and co-hosted Word Travels for OLN, National Geographic and Travel Channel International. The 40-part series has been broadcast in more than 100 countries and 21 languages. Robin has written s...
Oct 15, 2024•37 min•Ep. 65
Dianne Whelan is an award-winning Canadian Documentary filmmaker, and accomplished photographer, artist, storyteller, author and public speaker. Dianne has written, directed, and produced two award winning films, a three-part series for CBC, a Gemini-nominated interactive website, written two books and has exhibited her photographs in numerous art galleries in her 30-year career. In August 2021 she completed the land and water trails of the 24,000km Trans Canada Trail and is the first person to ...
Oct 01, 2024•50 min•Ep. 64
Mylène Paquette has crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice in a rowboat, first in 2010 with a team of six and again in 2013 for a record-setting 129-day solo crossing that made her the first North American to ever complete the journey alone. Her French-language book, Dépasser l’horizon, invites readers along on her journey. For her accomplishment, Paquette was awarded the Medal of Honour by the National Assembly of Quebec, as well as the Meritorious Service Cross by the Governor General — an award giv...
Sep 17, 2024•35 min•Ep. 63
Paul Zizka is an award-winning mountain landscape and adventure photographer based in Banff, Canada. From the peaks of the Canadian Rockies to iceberg-laden seas off the coast of Greenland, Paul’s journey to capture the “under-documented” is a testament to his passion for exploration, his creative vision and fierce sense of determination. These qualities, combined with his pursuit of fresh perspectives and a deep love for the landscape, have resulted in an ever-growing portfolio of cutting-edge ...
Sep 03, 2024•37 min•Ep. 62
We're thrilled to welcome Meghan J. Ward, an acclaimed outdoor, travel, and adventure writer hailing from the breathtaking landscapes of Banff, Canada (Treaty 7 territory). As a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the author behind "Lights to Guide Me Home," Meghan brings a wealth of experience and insight. Her diverse portfolio spans books, films, anthologies, blogs, and contributions to North America's premier outdoor, fitness, and adventure publications--and now the LTTO pod...
May 21, 2024•36 min•Ep. 61
Jennifer Williams is a community-minded and forward-thinking educator and facilitator who is committed to helping people uncover passions, build confidence, and explore what it means to be human. After spending four pivotal years teaching high school aboard a tall ship, followed by an additional five years managing educational programs for ship-based youth expeditions to the Polar regions, Jennifer has devoted herself to community and outdoor education. She firmly believes that learning in commu...
May 07, 2024•30 min•Ep. 60
Dr. Daniel Scott is a Professor and Research Chair in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Waterloo (Canada). He has worked extensively on sustainable tourism for 25 years, with a focus on the transition to a low carbon tourism economy and adaptation to the complex impacts of a changing climate. In 2021, he was ranked in the world top 300 climate change scientists by Reuters. In 2023, he was recognized as one of Canada’s top scholars when he was inducted ...
Apr 23, 2024•30 min•Ep. 59
This episode is all about triathlons and learning how to get started. Register and find out more at their website https://multisportcanada.com. About MultiSport Canada MultiSport Canada is an event management company that produces Triathlon, Duathlon, Running and Cycling events in Ontario. Since it's inception in 2002, the MultiSport Canada Triathlon Series has been the fastest growing Triathlon Series in North America. In 2010, MultiSport Canada became the largest 100% Canadian owned Triathlon ...
Apr 09, 2024•38 min•Ep. 58
Kevin Callan is the author of 18 books, including the best-selling The Happy Camper and his incredibly popular series of paddling guides. He’s a notable public speaker and frequent guest on radio and television. Kevin is also a regular contributor, blogger and columnist for explore Magazine and Paddling Magazine, and has won several National Magazine Awards. He was made Patron Paddler for Paddle Canada and has recently won several filmmaking awards. Kevin was listed one of the top 100 modern day...
Mar 26, 2024•38 min•Ep. 57
Canadians! Use promo code #CanadaLove to get a 10% discount on your reservation at NewVida Preserve now until May 31, 2024. Must book directly through https://www.newvidapreserve.com. Rick Vidal is the owner of NewVida Preserve, a 2000-acre resort in the Adirondack High Peaks with a rich history as a former ski mountain and only minutes to Whiteface. He also founded Cascada Farm in the Hudson Valley, a historic 400 acre farm with incredible waterfalls in its 5th year of operations with 2000+ 5-s...
Mar 12, 2024•31 min•Ep. 56
Use code outside2024 to get a $20 discount off any two day ride on the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour at https://ottawabicycleclub.ca/rlct/. ABOUT RIDEAU LAKES CYCLE TOUR: The Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) is a two-day cycle tour organised by the Ottawa Bicycle Club that takes its riders from Ottawa (or Perth) to Kingston and back. The first tour took place in 1972, and this year it will be its 51st edition on June 8-9, 2024. On Saturday, the tour will take cyclists through the scenic countryside of t...
Feb 27, 2024•25 min•Ep. 55
