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On Step Alaska

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This Alaska-based podcast goes into depth about life in the 49th state. It covers hunting, fishing, conservation, filmmaking, photography, entrepreneurship, education and more. www.onstepalaska.com

Episodes

Episode 32 - College Basketball And Journalism Ethics

Talked with my buddy Brett Fera (Director of Student Media at the University of Arizona) about Arizona basketball, the reaction to the loss to Buffalo, the Max Game Upset Special phenomenon, due process and journalism ethics. Such an interesting and maybe frustrating time to cover college basketball in an era of be-first-journalism. in an epic sports journalism episode. But yes, I was able to work hunting and veganism in there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 18, 20182 hr 54 min

Episode 31 - March Madness And Boat Fires

My buddy Rob Buckingham and I try to identify the state in which colleges like Lipscomb and Bucknell are located, talk boats, boat fires and the distant memories of our own March Madness as high school basketball players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 20181 hr 2 min

Episode 30 - Steelhead Part 1

Part one about getting excited for steelhead fishing. I'll tell you the rod, reel and flies I use, how long I'll hit a spot, but not where I go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 12, 201822 min

Episode 28 - Rural Life And Education

Prince of Wales Island resident Corby Wehymiller talks rural education opportunities, growing up before the internet, why trying to Win on Facebook is stupid, and how to get through the winter in a small town on a big island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 28, 201835 min

Episode 27 - Health And Lifestyle

Anna and Amanda preview the summer retreat they are hosting, talk the value of community, the dangers of mob psychology and why it's important to challenge your own thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 20181 hr 9 min

Episode 26 - Morning routines and focus words

Another solo episode in which I look at my focus words for 2018 (prioritize, create) and briefly check my progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 201821 min

Episode 25 - Alaska Travel

Thirteen hours in airplanes and airports to arrive 2 and a half hours late to play a basketball game...excuses? Nah. Just returned from a basketball trip to Juneau that was successful but a little chaotic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 05, 201828 min

Episode 24 - Gear and hunts

Steve Shannon talks packs, bows, losing bows, Alaskan rites of passage, the primal urge that gets us outside and why experiencing real things are the only way to real happiness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 20181 hr 13 min

Episode 23 - Arizona Coues Deer

Cody Lee and Zac Gann talk about their coues whitetail deer hunt in Arizona and educating anti-hunters rather than being combative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 201856 min

Episode 22 - King Salmon Fishing

Salt water guide Howie Daggs talks guiding for king salmon, sea lions, what makes the perfect client, why wives out fish their husbands and the Alaska life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 201845 min

Episode 21 - Caribou Hunting

Fairbanks resident Steve Shannon talks hunting in interior Alaska, being in shape for big hunts, being confident in the woods and the dangers of outsourcing our entertainment and attention.

Jan 10, 20181 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Episode 20 - Gym Communities

Kelsey Sheehan, Chuy Medina and Brennan Koeller talk focus words for 2018, resolutions, helping people optimize their health, embarrassing moments and the importance of positive influences when trying to get the most out of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 05, 201847 min

Episode 19 - Resolutions and Accountability

The LMT crew discusses resolutions, accountability, handling setbacks, implementing goals and the value of escaping chaos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 01, 20181 hr 6 min

Episode 18 - Hunting Optics

Jesse Knock talks about the state of the deer population on Prince of Wales Island and the benefits of buying good gear once rather than cheap stuff multiple times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 27, 201734 min

Episode 17 - Being excited about what you do

Caffeine and Kilos co-founder Danny Lehr talks freeway coffee in Jersey, why counting down to retirement sucks, doing something with plans rather than just making them and the best of his Alaskan adventures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 23, 20171 hr 12 min

Episode 16 - High School Travel

Yeah, we do play sports in Alaska, what is travel like when you can't take a bus? Planes, boats, weather, delays, staying in the home of a rival player. I talk about a 2-week road trip for 6 games I took in high school and ending up in Seattle last year as a coach because turbulence was too bad for our Alaska Airlines jet to land in Ketchikan. Just part of being an athlete or coach in Southeast Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Dec 18, 201727 min

Episode 15 - Wellness

Feeding Happiness founder Anna Ulmer talks about the school she started in Costa Rica, the importance of wellness education, contemplates her social media existence and her first winter in Ketchikan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 201750 min

Episode 14 - Living healthy

Sadie Case talks her relationship with food, relationship with Alaskan winters and how to be fit and happy by paying attention to fitness and diet rather than looking for pills or medication. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 08, 201734 min

Episode 13 - Rural Alaska Living

Corby Weyhmiller and I talk rural education, traditional values that have endured specifically with regard to Native culture, and the serious threat substance abuse has brought to our home island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 06, 201742 min

Episode 12 - Trust and growth

Ketchikan CrossFit owner Kevin Manabat talks trust in the gym, how to take and give criticism rather than "shame" or enable, whether or not mental toughness can be learned and how to be happy and feel good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 02, 201756 min

Episode 11 - ”The difference between me and them”

Brennan Koeller talks about Crossfit filling the athletic void after high school sports, his influences and his life as a competitive lifter, coach and college student. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 29, 201733 min

Episode 10 - Deer Recap

What do four Alaskans talk about in a garage around a hanging deer? - calling in deer - what to do when wolves visit - how to gauge black bear size - the best of the 2017 hunting season - the worst of the 2017 hunting season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 26, 20172 hr 10 min

Episode 9 - Building a program

Willie Herrera talks staying true to foundational principles not only while building an athletic program but as a husband and father. Willie coaches football at East Union High School in Manteca, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 22, 201738 min

Episode 8 - California fly fishing

Kurt Johnson talks about fly fishing for striper in the famous California Delta, the dynamics of figuring out new water and why Montana is so overwhelming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 18, 201735 min

Episode 7 - Pacific Crest Trail

Amanda Davidshofer talks about her 5-month 6-day Pacific Crest Trail hike, kayaking to Alaska from Washington, settling into Ketchikan and starting the Strength and Empowerment Program which promotes healthy living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 201730 min

Episode 6 - Blacktail Success

I discuss an... unorthodox method to bring in deer, the upcoming Alaska permit hunts and the predator/prey dynamics on Prince of Wales Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 12, 201726 min

Episode 5 - Making the most

Resident CrossFit (Modesto, CA) owner Chuy Medina talks perceived potential vs. actual potential, finding true wellness rather than just physical fitness and of course, the best parts of Alaska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 05, 201738 min