Mountain Town Economics, Pt 3: Developing Housing, Addressing Climate Change, & Mitigating Megafires
As of this morning, massive fires are drawing closer and closer to South Lake Tahoe. So while we have been talking about the crisis of affordable housing, we are also dealing with a crisis of megafire...
30 Aug 20211h 28min
Mountain Town Economics, Pt 2: Housing, Community, & Core Values
This week we are talking again about a number of the logistics facing most mountain town communities — and discussing a number of potential solutions. So if you are someone who lives in a mountain tow...
23 Aug 202158min
Benji Alexander’s Bid to Become Jamaica’s 1st Olympic Alpine Ski Racer
Benji Alexander is a passionate ski racer and backcountry skier with a stranger-than-fiction backstory. So we talk about how Burning Man got him into skiing; what inspired his Olympic aspirations; the...
17 Aug 20211h 12min
Mountain Town Economics, Pt 1: Affordable Housing, Short-Term Rentals, & More
Last week, Cody Townsend and I talked about the profusion of short term rentals that have become increasingly common in mountain towns. This week, our guest is Dr. Jenny Stuber, a sociologist and auth...
9 Aug 20211h 14min
Reviewing the News w/ Cody Townsend (July 2021)
Cody and Jonathan discuss athletes & mental health; the affordable housing issues facing mountain towns; Pit Viper vs. far-right extremists (??); the ongoing consolidation of outdoor media; and more. ...
2 Aug 20211h 31min
Revelshine founder, Jake Bilbro, on Skiing & Wine Culture, and the Joys of Getting Out but Going Easy
Jonathan Ellsworth has been in Ketchum, Idaho, this past week hanging out and riding bikes with Blister member, Jake Bilbro, who is the founder of Revelshine. In this conversation, we talk about Jake’...
26 Juli 202143min
Dr. Rami Hashish on Optimizing Athletic Performance, Aging Well, & Rethinking Work
Today we’re talking with Dr. Rami Hashish about high-level human performance, injury prevention, and how to age well. Dr. Hashish is the founder of the National Biomechanics Institute, has a Doctorate...
19 Juli 202153min
Doug Chadwick on Our Need for a New Understanding of Nature
This week we discuss grizzlies, whales, microbes, humankind, & the future of the world with the wildlife biologist & author, Doug Chadwick. All of these are topics in Doug’s excellent new book, Four F...
5 Juli 20211h 13min
