The Dirtbag Diaries show

The Dirtbag Diaries

Summary: This is what adventure sounds like. As long as we’ve climbed, skied, hiked, boated or traveled, we’ve been telling stories. Duct Tape Then Beer present the sometimes serious, often humorous stories about the people who call the outdoors their home. What began as a solitary experiment by writer Fitz Cahall, has evolved into collaboration between writers and listeners to produce the type of stories that rarely find homes in the glossy pages of magazines.

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Podcasts:

 Tales of Terror Vol. 8 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:26

For our eighth annual Tales of Terror episode, we have five stories that span the range of things to fear--from angry men with shotguns, to bears and mountain lions, to things that really don't have any explanation in the world of science. 

 The Shorts--Yard Sale | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:28

When Tyler Neese and four friends loaded up the truck for a spring break ski vacation in Colorado, the stoke was high. Until, just minutes from the slopes black ice and a distracted driver flipped their trip upside down. Sometimes, it's not about what happens to you, it's about how you react. 

 Endangered Spaces--Boundary Waters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:30

For our third Endangered Spaces episode, we travel to Northern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to follow Dave and Amy Freeman on "Paddle to D.C." and "A Year in the Wilderness," two adventures that had a real impact in advocating for the protection of the place they love most.

 The Shorts--Thirst | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:55

"If you're thirsty, you're probably already dehydrated. That's what they say. Those perfect people who always have a clean, happily-colored, reusable adult sippy bottle on hand," says Anya Miller. "Most often, I only realize that I'm thirty when someone offers me a drink. My friend Jesse Bushey brought up climbing El Cap. I didn't even know I wanted to--until he suggested it."

 Winnebago Warriors | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:13

"When we were living in a house, we were always compromising what we thought we should be doing," remembers Kathy Holcombe. Until, the day she, her husband, Peter, and their daughter Abby moved into a Winnebago to travel and work from the road. "I want her to see that... whatever her wildest dreams are, to chase them and not stop until they come true," says Kathy.  12 year old Abby's dream? To kayak the 280-miles of the classic Grand Canyon run.

 The Shorts--Double Vision | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:53

"I looked like some mountain man's girlfriend, and sometimes, that's all I felt like," remembers Andrea Ross. But after an accident on Mt. Humphreys forced Andrea to draw on her EMT training, she reached a turning point in her relationship and the way she imagined her life. 

 081 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:06

Roland Thompson used to rob banks. Now he climbs and snowboards.

 Endangered Spaces--Katahdin Woods and Waters | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:59

Endangered Spaces--Katahdin Woods and Waters

 The Shorts--Exit Strategy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:42

The Shorts--Exit Strategy

 Pedal Strokes and Perspective | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:50

Pedal Strokes and Perspective

 Picaflor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:08
 The Shorts--Let Joy Rule Your Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:43

The Shorts--Let Joy Rule Your Life

 The Bet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:02
 The Shorts--Catching Hope | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:58

The Shorts--Catching Hope

 Endangered Spaces--Bears Ears | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:04

Josh Ewing's metamorphosis from climber to climber-activist and the battle to protect Bears Ears.

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