Optics & the Eyewear Industry with Julbo CEO, Dave Crothers
You do your research when it comes to your ski & bike & trail gear. But what about your eyewear? Julbo CEO, Dave Crothers, makes the case that there’s a whole lot more to lens technology that everyone...
19 Aug 202255min
Reviewing the Reviewer: Kara Williard
On the latest edition of our Reviewing the Reviewer series, our resident ski reviewer, bike tester, boot fitter, and sustainable farmer, Kara Williard, is in the hot seat. We cover everything from ski...
12 Aug 20221h 16min
Our (Massive) Ski Binding Shootout + Wildlife Encounters
Luke Koppa, Kara Williard, and Jonathan Ellsworth talk about our upcoming test, where we’ll be mounting up more than 20 pairs of the same ski with more than 20 different alpine bindings in the attempt...
5 Aug 202238min
Domestic Apparel Manufacturing, Supply-Chain Logistics, & More
A few years ago, Kitsbow undertook an incredibly ambitious plan to move to Old Fort, North Carolina, and bring all of their apparel production to the United States, after years of working with oversea...
29 Jul 20221h 5min
The Design Principle of “Simplexity”
We talk to Naked Sports Innovations’ president and co-founder, Lindsay Dakota, about how the concept of “simplexity” drives Naked’s design process; growing a small brand sustainably; the future of foo...
22 Jul 202256min
Reviewing the Reviewer: Drew Kelly
Blister reviewer, Drew Kelly — the man with the best turn in Crested Butte — is in the hot seat today, and in this insanely wide-ranging conversation, we talk about choss monsters, cave trolls, geek b...
15 Jul 20221h 37min
Blister Labs: Motorcycles, Laser Art, & Mtn Bikes with Greg Vanderbeek
In this Blister Labs update, we sit down with Greg Vanderbeek to talk about how he chose his grad school based on proximity to climbing; starting a custom motorcycle business; what we’re currently wor...
8 Jul 202249min
European Food Reviews & Trip Report + Updates on our Buyer’s Guides
Luke and Jonathan discuss Jonathan’s travels across France & Italy; his visits to the Lange factory and ATK bindings factory; provide updates on our Mtn Bike Buyer’s Guide and Winter Buyer’s Guide; an...
1 Jul 202236min
