Outdoors expert Rob Zimmer takes your questions on all things outdoors.
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April 26, 2024 | Spring planting questions answered! Hydrangeas! Caana Lily Bulbs!
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On April 15 the National Cycling League shuttered its doors for 2024, and announced that it will focus on 2025. That has left riders and teams in limbo, and a lot of confusion as to what is happening. We are joined by journalist Logan Jones-Wilkins to help provide context and build a historical picture for what has led up to this point.…
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April 19, 2024 | Tufted Titmouse, Morels, Tornado/Storm Chasing
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The Project Echelon Files: The Working Man Pro with Matt Zimmer
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Job, wife, child, pro bike racer. That's a full day and for Matt Zimmer that's his reality. He's come a long way since being the high schooler in Iowa who just raced bikes, and he is here to share that journey with us along with tidbits about racing in Europe and how we can make racing here more inviting.…
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April 12, 2024 | Butterflies, Sturgeon Spawn, ZZ Plants, Loon calls
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April 5, 2024 | Frog Sounds, Prayer Plants, Eclipse
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Your reputation is who you are before you actually arrive. It's the version of yourself that stays behind long after you have left. It opens doors and definitely gets some doors closed very hard. In bike racing your reputation is just as important as the results that you put on your race resume. This episode we talk with retired pro and current sta…
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March 29, 2024 | Easter plants, orchid event
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There are a lot of firsts that are set to happen this year, one thing that we are very proud of is our effort to be the first to bring data into American bike racing. It's all in an effort to do what has not been done before which is to set basic standards within our community. By building a medal count and collecting data on who is winning the big…
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March 15, 2024 | Green Flowers, Cicadas, Area Events
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March 8, 2024 | Women in the Outdoors, Shamrocks, Places to see Swans
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March 1, 2024 | Meteorological Spring, Bird Migration
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February 23, 2024 | Fieldfare Sighting, Ring of Fire Philodendron, Growing Indoors
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February 16, 2024 | Succulents, Great Backyard Bird Count, Winter Caterpillars
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February 9, 2024 | Mini Monstera, Monarch Updates, Weather Impacts
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February 2, 2024 | Bird Sounds & Singing, Signs of Spring
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January 26, 2024 | Brillion Nature Center's Louie reflects on retirement
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January 19, 2024 | Animal Signs in Nature, Free Fishing Weekend, Rare Birds
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January 12, 2024 | Houseplants, Nature Resolutions
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December 29, 2023 | Looking Forward To The New Year
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December 22, 2023 | A show dedicated to Conservationist Bob Welch
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The World Tour with Maggie Coles-Lyster
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It's amazing to watch people grow and excel. This podcast has been fortunate enough to have had a myriad of incredible guests who have achieved tremendous levels of success. Now, for the first time, we have a World Tour Pro on the show in Maggie Coles-Lyster of Isreal Premier Tech Roland. One of our favorite alums is back to tell us about her adven…
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December 15, 2023 | A Baltimore Oriole!, Geminid meteor shower, Christmas gifts for bird lovers.
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December 8, 2023 | Harlequin Ducks, Christmas Bird Count, State Park Sticker Tips
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December 1, 2023 | December Owls, Houseplants for Christmas
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Who Comes Next: Crossover with The Call Up
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We are fortunate to occupy this stage for only a brief period of time. What happens after we leave? How do we maintain the progress we've made and ensure that others can stand on our shoulders? It's a question that we must grapple with in criterium racing. We've made a ton of progress over the past couple years but when our current leaders have mov…
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November 10, 2023 | Saving Seeds, Rare November Birds
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Autumn in Connecticut with Will Gleason
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"To thine ownself be true"-- Billy Shakespeare, Hamlet. Will Gleason of CS Velo and I went for a long bike ride among the crisp leaves of autumn in western Connecticut. We didn't do much leaf peeping but we did a whole lot of talking, reminiscing, theorizing, a touch of gossiping. Then we had a lobster roll, ice cream, and a beer before sitting dow…
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November 3, 2023 | November Nature, Feeding the Birds, Milk Cactus
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October 27, 2023 | Bat Facts, Tundra Swan Migration, Monstera Plants
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October 20, 2023 | Rob Zimmer Outdoors + Nanci Micke
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October 20, 2023 | Horicon Marsh, Fall Color & Rare Birds
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October 6, 2023 | October nature, Tropical Birds and fall migration
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What's Happened Lately with Bill Schieken
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A lot has happened since our last recap episode following Intelli. Good thing we've got fellow Wide Angle Podium contributor Bill Schieken to help us delve through the details of Littleton, the NCL, Momentum Indy, Gateway Cup and Bucks County. Yep, it's a lot.By Rob Kelly
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September 29, 2023 | Fall Color & Bird Migration
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September 22, 2023 | Rob in North Dakota, Peaceful Outdoors Moments, Snake plant
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September 15, 2023 | Spiral Cactus, Foraging, Green Darner Dragonfly Migration
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Things may sound just a bit different because we are 100% live from Gateway Cup with Will Hardin from Project Echelon and Melanie Wong from ButcherBox. Our good friends from Urban Chestnut brewery in the heart of the Grove were gratious hosts and the environment was perfectly cozy. So join the audience, grab your favorite Zwickel, Schnickelfritz, o…
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September 8, 2023 | Monstera Deliciosa, Hummingbird Myths, Berries for Birds
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August 25, 2023 | Monarch King, Stone Silo Prairie Gardens, More Monarch Help!
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So You Want to Promote a Race, Part 4 with Graham Costa
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Race promotion is a learned trade. There is a guide, but the real lessons are learned through trial and error, and with a lot of help and experience. Without good events our community is nothing but solo training and group rides. A great event can make someone's year and can become a focal point of a summer. In today's episode we talk with Graham C…
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August 18, 2023 | Free Garden Views, Black Eyed Susans
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August 11, 2023 | Monarch + Bird Migration
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Oh Canada, O'Krafka with Logan O'Krafka of UNC Lotto Max
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We go north of the border for this week's episode to meet with the captain of the new squad UNC Lotto Max-- Logan O'Krafka. Despite their youth and newness to the scene, they really stamped their authority on Intelligentsia Cup. Logan gives us the scoop on the team and its mission, and also how one of the premier criterium series played out over 10…
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August 4, 2023 | August nature, Hearty Hibiscus
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July 28, 2023 | Ode to Michigan, Rare Bird in GB, Plants to plant NOW!
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