The Dirtbag Diaries
This is what adventure sounds like. Climb. Ski. Hike. Bike. Paddle. Run. Travel. Whatever your passion, we are all dirtbags. Fitz Cahall and the Duct Tape Then Beer team present stories about the dreamers, athletes and wanderers.
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Ask Us, We’ve Been There
A midwesterner opened a gear shop in his kitchen. Fifty one years later, it’s a community hub for people that chase dreams in the mountains.
36 min
102
The Shorts--Roundabout River
On a packraft below Glen Canyon Dam, Chris Kalman reevaluates the places he’s written off.
11 min
103
Bananas and Peanut Butter
Quinn Brett sets out to pedal the Great Divide mountain bike route after a life-changing accident.
29 min
104
You Slept Where?
Outhouses, baggage storage, and guide shacks.
28 min
105
The Shorts--Long Walk to Happiness
After thru-hiking the PCT, Emily Benington finds a new path to happiness.
15 min
106
Crash And Burn
Drive it until it dies.
23 min
107
Rick's Rickshaw
Rick's Rickshaw
33 min
108
The Shorts--Take The Bike
Patrick Davison rediscovers a lost love of bikes and finds a new love on the trails.
13 min
109
Close Quarters
19-year-old Kiko Lopez had never set foot on a boat when he accepted an invitation to sail from Maine to the Bahamas with three friends.
31 min
110
Out of Bounds
On the ski hill, Gary Lacy fell head-over-heels for his boss’s daughter, Leslie, but she was strictly out of bounds.
30 min
111
The Shorts--Suzie's Line
Madeigh Winsor-McCarron’s adventure buddy helps her get out the door and into the present moment during Covid quarantine.
9 min
112
Play It By Ear
Kyle McCrohan stopped going bigger and started moving through the mountains with a new intention.
38 min
113
The Year of Big Ideas 2022
In our annual celebration of New Years’ goals, a story today about the power of saying yes.
35 min
114
Winter Vacation
Emily Ford tests her limits on a frigid winter thru-hike of Wisconsin’s 1200 mile Ice Age Trail.
35 min
115
The Best Gift: Make And Share
Create and make new again.
8 min
116
The Best Gift: An Old Bike
Better Than New
11 min
117
The Best Gift: A Shared Goal
Consider gifts that keep giving.
11 min
118
The Best Gift: Time
Teach them what you know, or take them somewhere special.
11 min
119
The Shorts--Mad Dogs And An Englishman
Susan Greenwood challenged herself to reconnect with the playful spirit of adventure she learned from her father.
12 min
120
Above Ground
Veteran Cam Fields found backcountry skiing helped heal his PTSD.
39 min
121
The Shorts--In The Current
In this double short, kayaker Keith Wagner and river guide Chandra Brown each find a new perspective in the current.
29 min
122
Tales of Terror Vol. 12
Snuggle up with a friend or your favorite stuffed animal-- and get ready to get spooky. Happy Halloween everyone.
20 min
123
Story Call Out
The most memorable gifts often aren't purchased online. Listen for how to share story of a gift with us.
9 min
124
Three Wheelin'
Caleb Smith shares his personal journey of inline skating RAGBRAI, the iconic tour across the state of Iowa.
34 min
125
The Shorts--Two Feet In
In our double short, both Lauren DeLaunay Miller and Chuck Radis found the outdoors helped them discover, and renew, their relationship with love.
24 min