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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Rick's Rickshaw
Rick's Rickshaw
33 min
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The Shorts--Take The Bike
Patrick Davison rediscovers a lost love of bikes and finds a new love on the trails.
13 min
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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
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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
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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
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Play It By Ear
Kyle McCrohan stopped going bigger and started moving through the mountains with a new intention.
38 min
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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
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Winter Vacation
Emily Ford tests her limits on a frigid winter thru-hike of Wisconsin’s 1200 mile Ice Age Trail.
35 min
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The Best Gift: Make And Share
Create and make new again.
8 min
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The Best Gift: An Old Bike
Better Than New
11 min
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The Best Gift: A Shared Goal
Consider gifts that keep giving.
11 min
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The Best Gift: Time
Teach them what you know, or take them somewhere special.
11 min
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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
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Above Ground
Veteran Cam Fields found backcountry skiing helped heal his PTSD.
39 min
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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
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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
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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
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Three Wheelin'
Caleb Smith shares his personal journey of inline skating RAGBRAI, the iconic tour across the state of Iowa.
34 min
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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
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Backcountry Brushes
Young Ken Jarvela embarks on a 54 day solo trip in the Trinity Alps that will define his career as a landscape painter.
40 min
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Jump Start
Patrick McGunagle finds his calling jumping out of planes to fight wildfires.
39 min
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The Shorts--Getting to Know Scoot
After Euan Fraser lost his father, he began searching for new ways to connect to him through the outdoors.
10 min
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Snail Mail Stoke
In honor of our listeners, we have a story about four women taking an idea introduced in one of our stories and running with it.
32 min
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Endangered Spaces--Oak Flat
We dive into the fight to possess and protect Oak Flat, Arizona, a place with incredible spiritual and economic power.
56 min
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The Shorts -- Coming In
Compelled to sit still at a silent meditation retreat, Emily Schaldach saw herself in a way she hadn’t yet envisioned.
12 min