The Outside Interview: Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece on the Extreme Edge of Fitness
More than two decades after he radically transformed big-wave surfing, Laird Hamilton is still a dominant force in the sport. As detailed in the new documentary Take Every Wave, Hamilton is again push...
26 Sep 201732min
Dispatches: The Fine Art of Weaponizing Critters
Killer frogs! Forest-destroying moths! Bird-eating mongooses! These may sound like biblical plagues, but they’re the result of bad human decisions. All too often, after an invasive species shows up in...
20 Sep 201733min
Dispatches: Jack Johnson Loses His Cool
Jack Johnson is known as the world’s mellowest pop star. A surfer raised on the north shore of Hawaii, his acoustic strumming has been the default soundtrack to good-times beach living for more than 1...
6 Sep 201722min
XX Factor: 1200 Miles on Blood Road
Rebecca Rusch is called the "Queen of Pain" for a reason. She's a three-time world champion in the 24-Hour Mountain Bike race, the 2011 National XC single-speed champion, and she's won the Leadville 1...
23 Aug 201723min
XX Factor: Vanessa Garrison Walks the Walk
In 2012, Vanessa Garrison co-founded GirlTrek, an organization with a simple goal: get women walking for 30 minutes a day. Now 110,000 walkers strong, GirlTrek is a national force. The story of GirlTr...
9 Aug 201722min
Science of Survival: A Very Scary Fish Story
The swamps of Alabama are one of the most biodiverse places on earth. They’ve been called America’s Amazon for the remarkable number of species of fish, turtles, mussels, and other aquatic creatures t...
25 Jul 201728min
XX Factor: How the Sports Bra Changed History
Among most important advances in sports technology, few can compete with the invention of the sports bra. Following the passage of Title IX in 1972, women’s interest in athletics surged. There was jus...
11 Jul 201726min
Dispatches: Andy Samberg’s Tour de Farce
Nearly every sport can point to a comedy taking aim at its flaws. Hockey has Slap Shot. Car racing has Talladega Nights. Skiing has Hot Dog. And dodgeball has, well, Dodgeball. Now cycling can claim i...
5 Jul 201719min
