We are finally back with new episodes of the podcast and have a great list of guests lined up for you this season. First up is arguably one of the top chefs in the Maritimes (maybe Canada); Bryan Picard. He ran a super popular restaurant called the Bite House out of his home in Big Baddeck, Nova Scotia for the last 7 years. He's been one of the most requested guests since starting this podcast and we're happy to finally have him in. Hope you enjoy it! Follow Live Life In Tents - Instagram / Visi...
Jan 06, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 25
This week I sat down with returning guest, Jonathan Kanary to discuss his experiences joining us for our two winter backcountry trips which were also his first winter camping experiences. Podcast update included! Follow Live Life In Tents - Instagram / Visit our website / Shop our clothing Read our latest blog post. Follow Lee @ Instagram...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This week I finally got to sit down with AJ and Ben who, back in 2011, circumnavigated Cape Breton Island via Sea Kayak in 2011. The guys filled me in on their experiences and favorite moments. Follow Live Life In Tents - Instagram / Visit our website / Shop our clothing Read our latest blog post. Follow Lee @ Instagram...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 22
This episode was recorded on night two of our most recent 4-day snowshoe trip through the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. A trial run for how we can record podcasts during multiday trips in the future and get real-time info from the people 'in the suck' as we like to call it. Let us know what you think! Follow Live Life In Tents - Instagram / Visit our website / Shop our clothing Read our latest blog post '5 Easy Tips to Staying Warm This Winter' Follow Lee @ Instagram...
Mar 03, 2021•38 min
This week I finally got to sit down with my friend Dave Greene who is an Ontario-born, Nova Scotia-based adventurer. We sat down to discuss how he got his start that led him to complete massive 60+ day expeditions all over Canada and why he pushes himself into the suck. Follow Dave: Instagram Follow 'A Night Of Adventure': Instagram Follow Live Life In Tents - Instagram / Visit our website / Shop our clothing Read our latest blog post '5 Easy Tips to Staying Warm This Winter' Follow Lee @ Instag...
Feb 19, 2021•49 min
This week I sat down with a good friend of mine Ashely MacDonald who is a Cape Breton / Halifax-based photographer and adventurer. We sat down to chat about her journey into photography, working with clients, and why the hell she decided to trek the highlands with us last year. Follow Ashley - INSTAGRAM / WEBSITE Follow Live Life In Tents - Instagram / Visit our website / Shop our clothing Read our latest blog post '5 Easy Tips to Staying Warm This Winter' Follow Lee @ Instagram...
Feb 08, 2021•50 min•Ep. 20
This week I got to finally sit down and chat with Sean McMullen, aka Saltwater Sean, about his journey from quitting alcohol to snorkeling for treasure around Nova Scotia. This is something I find super interesting and I hope you do too! Follow Sean @ YouTube (Subscribe and let's help get him to 1k!) / Facebook / Instagram Follow Live Life In Tents @ Instagram / Visit our website / Shop our clothing Follow Lee @ Instagram...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr
This week I chat with my friend Johnathan Kanary about his journey into sobriety and using adventure to fight his ego and help influence and help others. Follow Jonathan on Instagram Follow Live Life In Tents @ Instagram Visit our website Shop our clothing Follow Lee @ Instagram...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 18
Gioia Stanley is a Fly Fishing Guide and Metalsmith residing on Cape Breton Island. We chat about using the pandemic to focus on her jewelry business, some local environmental issues, and drink some great local beer. You can follow her @ Insta - @metalandmayflies Website - https://www.metalandmayflies.com/ Follow Live Life In Tents @ Instagram Visit our website Shop our clothing Follow Lee @ Instagram...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 17
What's up everyone! It's been a minute - just checking in to give a quick update on the new season of this podcast.
Jan 08, 2021•3 min
Brittany MacLeod is a photographer and businesswoman and we chatted about her process in making a career change during a global pandemic. You can follow her here: Instagram - @brittanymacleod Website - https://www.brittanymacleod.com/ This will be our last podcast until July. Thank you for listening and we'll see you soon.
May 21, 2020•48 min•Ep. 16
Chuck Wrathall is a woodsman, photographer and adventurer. We chatted about prepping for global lockdown, Cape Breton adventures, and photography. You can follow Chuck via the links below. https://www.instagram.com/chuckwrathall/ Watch The Cabot Trail Documentary: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/cabottraildocumentary
May 15, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 15
After a short two week break from this podcast, we're back with a great episode with Rhys Waters. He's creator, editor, podcaster, and father originally from Wales (that's in the UK for those of you who haven't had your morning coffee yet) but now resides in Halifax with his family. He runs a podcast production company called Podstarter and has a podcast (which is pretty funny) called Canadia Politics is Boring . Find Rhys @ https://rhysedits.com/ https://www.podstarter.io/ https://linktr.ee/Can...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 14
This week we chat with Markku Luopa who's a graphic designer and owner west cost apparel brand CDN who drops in for a conversation about starting a brand and the struggles of getting started in the creative industry. You can find his brand online at www.WEARECDN.ca or on IG @wearecdn Follow us on social @livelifeintents or Lee @leefraserofficial www.livelifeintents.com...
Apr 16, 2020•57 min
This week I sit down with lead guide and operations manager of East Coast Outfitters, Adam Zita. We get to discuss his narrow escape from Panama before closing down all international travel two weeks ago and our outlooks on the 2020 summer season. If you're in Halifax and looking for an escape, go check them out at ECO http://www.eastcoastoutfitters.com/
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 11
Catching up with my buddy Adam in Dartmouth- Follow Adam on IG @adamventures
Mar 27, 2020•32 min•Ep. 10
This week's episode is brought to you by beer, tequila and lots of coffee. Lee's joined by gal pal Ally and they call some friends to find out how they've been coping all the way in South Korea to right here in Nova Scotia. We hope you're all staying safe!
Mar 23, 2020•54 min•Ep. 9
Deirdre Green is a fly fishing enthusiast and angler who lives just outside of Halifax. We get together to discuss her why and the dark side of Instagram. Great convo getting to know one another. Follow Deirdre @ thewadingwanderess
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Lee jumps on to discuss all that happened this past February, answers IG questions and chats about what Live Life In Tents is up to in the rest of 2020. Follow him on IG IG : @leefraserofficial Follow LLIT IG/FB/Twitter: @livelifeintents
Mar 11, 2020•22 min
On February 11th, 12 of us embarked on a 5-day snowshoe trip across the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. We trekked over 70kms, passed over white hill (the highest elevation in Nova Scotia), saw lots of moose and encountered some challenges along the way. I sat down with my brother, who helped plan the trip, and my good friends Joel and Malcolm MacLellan, the other guides, to chat about the challenges and what we learned. I Hope you enjoy.
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 7
This week I sit down with Conor DeMone who is a Fly Fishing Guide on Cape Breton Island with A Great Day Fishing. We chat about life growing up on Cape Breton Island, fishing and drink a few beers in the process. Check him out on IG @salmonstoxx
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 6
This week I chat with my good friend Ruth McMullen about her struggles starting her podcast ‘Optimistically Depressed’ and we try to brainstorm how to get her some sponsors. Follow her on socials @optimisticallydepressed and check her podcast out wherever you get your podcasts.
Feb 15, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 5
This week I sat down with Adam Shore who runs Shoreline Dirtworks, a mountain bike trail building company here in Nova Scotia. We chat about what goes behind planning events, how you could build tourism revenues around mountain biking and a possible collaboration. Find him on socials @ IG @shorelinedirtworks / FB @ShorelineDirtworks
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 4
Tk is a Halifax based DJ and business owner. Better known as Okay Tk, you can find him at events like The Jam, or making a fool of YouTubers on his Instagram. I sat down with my good pal to chat about streamlining your day, workflow and the struggles starting a new business. We chatted about the old days Djing around the east coast and had fun doing so! Follow TK on Instagram - @okaytk Visit his website - http://www.okaytk.com/ Find Live Life In Tents Instagram - @livelifeintents Facebook - @liv...
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 3
Back in July 2018, I got to sit down with author Charles Gains to discuss working with Arnold Schwarzenegger, life and inventing paintball. Brand new episodes coming soon!
Jan 27, 2020•36 min•Ep. 2
The very first episode from back in 2018! I sit down with Sawyer and talk about his journey from professional Hockey Player to starting his own clothing brand.
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1
