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The Broads’ Story Project - Great Old Broads for Wilderness (Broads) is a national grassroots organization, led by women, that engages and inspires activism to preserve and protect wilderness and wild lands. Conceived by older women who love wilderness, Broads gives voice to the millions of Americans who want to protect their public lands and wilderness for this and future generations. These podcasts are stories from Broads members about their experiences on America’s wild lands. Learn more at www.greatoldbroads.org.
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Cindy Byrne - Transformation on the Trail
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
In this moving story, Cindy Byrne shares how an ambitious hike with a group of great broads helped her let go of fear and embrace the transformation of her transgender son’s transition.
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Robin Brodsky - Una Aventura Ciclista en Baja
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Robin Brodsky talks about how a major cycling trip in Baja, Mexico helped her process the death of her mother. (Note: This interview was recorded when the entire world was working remotely, so the sound quality is a bit garbled in places.)
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Betsy Marston - Returning to a Favorite Hike
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
In this story, Betsy Marston shares how she finds solace (and it helps her sleep too!) by reenacting—through memories—a favorite hike to Lost Lake near her home in Paonia, Colorado. Betsy was the editor of High Country News for 19 years. She currently writes the column “Heard Around the West.” Learn more about Betsy and the history of High Country News HERE.
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Eleanor Lahr - Angels Along the River
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Eleanor Lahr tells an inspiring story of her “walk” to retrace Mary Draper Ingles 500-mile journey along the Ohio, Kanawha, and New Rivers. At the time of this interview, she was 83 and about to finish the last segment of The Long Trail.
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Eliza Murphy - A Magical Moment
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Eliza is encircled in a riot of living color on a hike in the Adirondack Mountains. She sagely advises that we all celebrate "the wild" within us.
Music credits: Soundcrate, Future Prospects
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Let's Go on a Broadwalk Song
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Written and performed by Sky and Bobby Chaney and their band The Tumbleweedz from Kanab, Utah for Great Old Broads for Wilderness' 20th Anniversary event held at Escalante Outfitters in Escalante, Utah in 2009.
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Karen Ryman – Dedicated Broadwalker
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Karen has been involved with Broads since its early beginnings and shares stories of Broadwalk events she’s attended over the years (24—that we know of!). Through these adventures with Broads she's explored many landscapes across the country, learned why they need to be protected, and sharpened her advocacy skills.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Sue Gunkel - Dedicated to the Wild
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
A long-time member, Sue shares a sampling of the many outdoor adventures she and her husband have shared over the years, including a Broads’ trip, where they learned about cryptobiotic soils, which changed the way they hiked. During this time of social distancing due to Covid, she emphasizes the importance of getting out into nature to deal with daily stresses.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Jeff Sambur - For the Love of Trees
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Jeff Sambur, an author, blogger, and Great Old Bro, pays tribute to his father, telling a story about a white pine that inspired Jeff’s career path and lifelong love of trees. Visit Jeff’s blog, A Wandering, Wondering Jew at http://jeffsambur.blogspot.com where he writes about trees, travel, and life.
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Barbara Jacobsen - Land & People
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Barbara shares the story of her visits to Africa, and one trip when she volunteered to work with an HIV orphanage as a nurse consultant. She learned listening and humility and saw the amazing resilience of the people she served.
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Penni Kolpin - Road Trip Memories
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Penni shares a story about her road trips through the beautiful Kananaskis region of Canada and how natural places are important to helping people cope with the isolation and constraints brought on by coronavirus.
Music credits: Alan Piljak, "Something Wonderful"
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Susan Ostlie - Saving a Special Canyon
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Susan tells the story of Little Water Canyon, one of the region's treasures filled with huge old-growth trees, rich bird life, and plant species not typically found in the area. She talks about efforts to protect the canyon and her work identifying invasive species in the Sandia Mountains.
Music thanks: Blue Dot Sessions, "Lost Shoe"
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Betsy Caplan - A Long Day's Journey into Night
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Betsy Caplan, now in her 80s, tells the story of when she climbed not just one, but two of Colorado's formidable 14'er peaks in one day when she was 53.
Music credits: Rafael, Archangel, "Limitless"; John Bartmann, "Home at Last"
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Valoree Dowell - Let's go on a Broadwalk
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Valoree tells a story about attending a "Broadwalk" in Escalante, Utah where she made life-long friends who worked together to make a building disappear. She shares the importance of being in nature and bringing wildness into our lives. Learn more about Broadwalks HERE.