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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 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 Juli 202236min
Ski Development & Ski Testing with AJ Kruajitch & Jake Stevens
Few people spend as many days as we do testing skis on snow. But Rossignol’s AJ Kruajitch definitely does. So Jonathan Ellsworth spent a day at Les Deux Alpes going through AJ’s testing process, then ...
24 Juni 202259min
