Best Cautivos Podcasts (2024)

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Surfing, Cycling and Sharing the Magic of Nature with Mario Ordoñez-Calderón 25:44

1h ago25:44

25:44

Mario Ordoñez-Caldéron is a Mayan-American storyteller, surfer, and adventurer committed to pursuing a deeper connection with his Indigenous roots, the natural world, and helping San Diego local youth foster their own relationships with the outdoors through his nonprofit, Un Mar de Colores. Connect with Mario: Website Instagram Un Mar de Colores …

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Running, Mentorship, and Embodying Bravey with Alexi Pappas 25:18

3d ago25:18

25:18

Alexi Pappas is a wildly talented, multi-faceted athlete. She’s a professional runner, an author, a champion for mental health, a guide runner for blind athletes, a filmmaker, and an entrepreneur. When she runs, Alexi is often wearing a huge smile on her face and a healthy dusting of glitter across her cheeks. Alexi’s running journey has taken her …

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Climbing, Business, and Chasing Big Dreams with Sasha DiGiulian 28:39

10d ago28:39

28:39

Sasha DiGiulian is one of the best female rock climbers in the world. She's spent over a decade competing internationally, she’s a three-time US National Champion, a World Champion, and she’s had over 30 first female ascents. Sasha is also the founder and CEO of the superfood protein bar company, Send Bars. Connect with Sasha: Website Instagram Sen…

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Thru-Hiking, Canoeing, and Dehydrating Food with Renee Miller & Tim Beissinger 28:03

17d ago28:03

28:03

Thruhikers, Tim Beissinger and Renee Miller started dating in college and have always been active people. Tim grew up hiking and camping with his family, and Renee was a runner. The two dragged each other along on their respective outdoor outings. Eventually they worked their way up to thru-hiking, a sport that they've fallen in love with and built…

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Establishing Bikepacking Routes with Sarah Swallow 22:24

25d ago22:24

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Sarah Swallow is a professional adventure cyclist who develops bike packing routes around the country. When she creates a route, she takes the history, geography, and the biodiversity of an area into account. Her routes are often hundreds of miles long and lead riders past historical sites, landmarks, and diverse landscapes. In 2019, Sarah took her…

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Backpacking Solo with Isabel Riza Cautivo 24:32

1M ago24:32

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Isabel Cautivo has become one of the most prominent solo women backpackers on the internet. She has gone viral for making vulnerable and educational videos about her day trip and her most popular TikTok is about how she got into solo backpacking. Connect with Isabel: Instagram TikTok Check out: Sign up for Hipcamp and REI’s “Summer of Magic Campout…

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Becoming a Professional Traveler with Jeff Jenkins 26:00

1M ago26:00

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Five years ago, Jeff Jenkins decided he wanted to become a professional traveler. His goal was to make a living traveling around the world and helping people. Today he's doing exactly that. After years of hard work building an online platform called Chubby Diaries, Jeff is now the host of National Geographic's TV show, Never Say Never. Connect with…

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Merging Freediving and Art with Oriana Poindexter 23:59

2M ago23:59

23:59

Oriana Poindexter is a professional artist whose work weaves together photography, science, and marine life. Her art is very unique. Oriana uses seaweed and light-sensitive chemicals to make stunning, almost haunting prints. She lives in San Diego where she free dives in kelp forests for inspiration, and to harvest materials for her art. Connect wi…

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Traveling to Every Country Without Flying with Thor Pedersen 31:15

2M ago31:15

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In 2013, Thor Pedersen left his home in Denmark for the trip of a lifetime. His goal was to travel to every country in the world. He had three rules for his journey. He had to spend at least 24 hours in each country. He couldn't return to Denmark until he had crossed off every nation on the list. And last but not least, no air travel. Connect with …

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Cycling Around the World with Lael Wilcox 29:16

2M ago29:16

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Lael Wilcox is known as one of the world's best ultra-endurance cyclists. She's ridden over 150,000 miles in more than 50 countries. Now, Lael is going after her wildest idea yet: to break the record for cycling around the world. Her goal is to ride more than 18,000 miles in 110 days. Connect with Lael: Website Instagram Check out: Take the Wild Id…

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Taking Less on the Trail with Glen Van Peski 27:12

2M ago27:12

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Glen Van Peski is known as the king of ultralight backpacking. While backpackers will hit the trails with a pack that weighs upwards of 20 pounds, sometimes even up to 50 or more, Glen's pack usually only weighs around 12 pounds. Glen is also the founder of the functional lightweight backpacking and hiking gear company, Gossamer Gear, and the autho…

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Sailing Solo Around The World with Ruby Gates 26:13

3M ago26:13

26:13

At the age of 50, Ruby Gates left her career and home to get on a sailboat for seven months. At the time, she knew nothing about sailing, but the trip changed her life. Now, nine years later, Ruby has decided to go after the wildest idea she's ever had. She's circumnavigating the world by sailboat. Connect with Ruby: Sail with Ruby Instagram Thank …

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Retiring From Competitive Skiing at 23 with Grace Miller 24:18

3M ago24:18

24:18

What if your wild idea no longer brings you joy? Retired pro skier, Grace Miller, is intimately familiar with a change of course. Grace grew up in Alaska and started skiing at a young age. Before she was out of high school, she was recruited to compete at the highest level, but at age 23 after competing on the world stage, Grace decided to leave sk…

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Microadventuring with Alastair Humphreys 28:49

3M ago28:49

28:49

Alastair Humphreys is an author and adventurer who has walked 600 miles across Southern India, ran an ultra marathon through the Sahara Desert, and hiked and rafted across Iceland. Alastair's newest wild idea is to embrace the concept of "microadventures," an adventure that is short, easily accessible, and affordable while still being fun, challeng…

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Becoming the First Woman to Travel Around the Moon with Christina Koch 28:32

3M ago28:32

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What if you had an opportunity to travel around the moon? Christina Koch has worked at NASA for the last 10 years, and has been a part of groundbreaking missions in outer space. In 2019, Christina embarked on a 328-day stay on the International Space Station, setting a record for the longest single space flight by a woman. Now Christina has a new a…

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Snowboarding as a Creative Expression with Travis Rice 22:40

4M ago22:40

22:40

Travis Rice has been pushing the envelope of what's possible in snowboarding for over 20 years. He has won prestigious awards for his riding, and completely recreated what it means to host a winter sports competition. Travis has also built new businesses like Sendy and changed the way action sports films are made. Connect with Travis: Instagram SEN…

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Birding and Nature Photography with Dudley Edmondson 23:18

4M ago23:18

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Dudley Edmondson is a legendary outdoorsman and birder, nature photographer, cinematographer, speaker and an author. In 2006, he published a book called Black and Brown Faces in America's Wild Places. He hopes that his books, photos and film work will inspire the next generation of Black, Indigenous and other people of color to get outside. Connect…

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Biking Across Latin America with Erin Azouz 29:56

4M ago29:56

29:56

What if swiping on a dating app led you to your partner and an epic bike ride the length of Latin America? This was the case for Erin Azouz and her now-husband Mehedi. The bike trip profoundly shifted Erin's relationship with her work, her husband, and most importantly with herself. Connect with Erin: Website Instagram If you enjoyed this episode: …

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Surfing, Fitness, and Plus-Size Adventuring with Kanoa Greene 27:30

4M ago27:30

27:30

Kanoa Greene was born into a family of surfers in Hawaii, but for a long time she didn't feel like she belonged in the ocean. She'd never seen a plus size person out in the water and she struggled to find gear to fit her body. Eventually when she was in her 30s, she stood up on a wave for the first time and it opened up a new world for her. Now Kan…

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Thru-Skateboarding America's Trails with Moondog Roop 24:03

5M ago24:03

24:03

Over the past few years, Moondog Roop has done three major thru-skates. First in 2021, he spent 45 days on the 1,100 mile Florida Trail. In 2022, he thru-skated across the entire state of New Mexico, and in 2023 he skateboarded 444 miles on the historic Natchez Trace, a trail which passes through parts of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. Connec…

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Exploring the North and South Pole with Ann Bancroft 23:28

5M ago23:28

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What if your life revolved around leading groundbreaking polar expeditions? In 1986, polar explorer Ann Bancroft became the first woman to ski to the North Pole after a chance encounter with Will Steger. Connect with Ann: Website Ann Bancroft Foundation Instagram Ann Reed website & featured song If you liked this episode: Listen to Chris Fagan: Sou…

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Becoming Mentally and Physically Elite with Chad Vanags 27:50

5M ago27:50

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In September of 2022, at 39 years old, Chad Vanags was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer. Chad is a surfer, runner, and all-around athlete. In the year and a half since his diagnosis, Chad has been living his wildest most authentic life as he faces his own mortality. Cancer isn't the message, but it's been the vehicle that's pushed him to…

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Climbing Through Fear with Nina Williams 29:29

5M ago29:29

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Professional climber Nina Williams is known for her highball bouldering career. Highballing is somewhere between bouldering and free soloing. Climbers scale rocks 20 to 50 feet tall, sometimes even taller, without a rope. Nina was the first woman to climb a number of extremely challenging routes around the world, from Bishop, California to Rockland…

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Listeners Wild Ideas and Looking Back at 2023 27:19

6M ago27:19

27:19

That's a wrap on lucky season seven! Join host Shelby Stanger to celebrate the 50 phenomenal guests who shared their adventures with us this year as well as listeners who let us in on the wild ideas they have planned for 2024! Projects & episodes mentioned in this episode: Watch Melissa Kegler's documentary, Ice Mermaid: Cold Resolve The Wisdom of …

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Winning the Triple Crown of Ultra Running with Courtney Dauwalter 31:39

6M ago31:39

31:39

Ultra runner, Courtney Dauwalter is known as one of the greatest athletes of our time She's also know for running in long basketball shorts, scarfing down pizza and nachos between races, and her mindset when it comes to mastering the "pain cave." This summer, Courtney ran three of the most prestigious ultramarathons in the world and ended up winnin…

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Surfing, Cycling and Sharing the Magic of Nature with Mario Ordoñez-Calderón 25:44

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Running, Mentorship, and Embodying Bravey with Alexi Pappas 25:18

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Climbing, Business, and Chasing Big Dreams with Sasha DiGiulian 28:39

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Thru-Hiking, Canoeing, and Dehydrating Food with Renee Miller & Tim Beissinger 28:03

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Establishing Bikepacking Routes with Sarah Swallow 22:24

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Backpacking Solo with Isabel Riza Cautivo 24:32

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Becoming a Professional Traveler with Jeff Jenkins 26:00

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Merging Freediving and Art with Oriana Poindexter 23:59

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Traveling to Every Country Without Flying with Thor Pedersen 31:15

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Cycling Around the World with Lael Wilcox 29:16

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Taking Less on the Trail with Glen Van Peski 27:12

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Sailing Solo Around The World with Ruby Gates 26:13

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Retiring From Competitive Skiing at 23 with Grace Miller 24:18

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Microadventuring with Alastair Humphreys 28:49

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Becoming the First Woman to Travel Around the Moon with Christina Koch 28:32

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Snowboarding as a Creative Expression with Travis Rice 22:40

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Birding and Nature Photography with Dudley Edmondson 23:18

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Biking Across Latin America with Erin Azouz 29:56

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Surfing, Fitness, and Plus-Size Adventuring with Kanoa Greene 27:30

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Thru-Skateboarding America's Trails with Moondog Roop 24:03

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Exploring the North and South Pole with Ann Bancroft 23:28

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Becoming Mentally and Physically Elite with Chad Vanags 27:50

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Climbing Through Fear with Nina Williams 29:29

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Listeners Wild Ideas and Looking Back at 2023 27:19

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Winning the Triple Crown of Ultra Running with Courtney Dauwalter 31:39

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