Let's Take This Outside

What happens when we play outside? 

  • We become healthier - both mentally and physically. 
  • We become more creative and more focused.
  • We connect - with nature, each other, and ourselves.

Let’s Take This Outside: a new podcast hosted by me - Mary Anne Ivison - an aspiring outdoor athlete and nature lover. I speak to athletes, outdoor professionals, and scientists about their connection to nature, how it affects their performance, and everyday life.

Wilderness
Nature
Fitness
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Jill Heinerth - Cave Diver and Underwater Explorer
Jill Heinerth is a Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker.
27 min
52
Sue Stanfield - Founder of Take It Outside
Sue Stanfield is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Take It Outside, an elevated lifestyle apparel company in 2012.
22 min
53
Sarah Christie - Earth Care Show
Sarah Christie is an advocate for people, our planet and animals and host of the eco-conscious interview series, Earth Care.
34 min
54
Alicia Simms - Trailer Travels
Alicia her husband are also the co-producers and hosts of the tv show Trailer Travels, where they travel around Nova Scotia in their Airstream trailer named “The Clutterbug”.
25 min
55
Richard Campbell - 10Adventures
Richard is the Founder of 10Adventures, a travel startup that provides affordable, personalized and private travel vacations, with a focus on active and adventure travel.
30 min
56
George Kourounis - Global Adventurer & Storm Ch...
George Kourounis is a renowned global adventurer, storm chaser, explorer and television presenter.
34 min
57
Jeff Jenkins - Travel Journalist and TV Host
Jeff Jenkins is an award-winning Travel/Food Blogger, speaker, podcast host, and Influencer based out of Austin, Texas.
28 min
58
Live from the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal -...
In collaboration with Cycling Canada: I had the chance to interview Matisse Julien and Pier-Andre Côté, two young athletes from the Canadian National Team at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.
24 min
59
Mike Shoreman - Paddleboarder and Mental Health...
Mike Shoreman is the first person with a disability to cross all five Great Lakes, as well as an inspiring public speaker.
30 min
60
Rea Kolbl - Multi-Sport Athlete
Rea Kolbl is a multi-sport athlete living in Golden, Colorado. She spends her winters in Europe competing on the skimo World Cup circuit and her summers in the states racing in a variety of spots and exploring the mountains.
27 min
61
David McGuffin - Canadian Geographic's Explore ...
David McGuffin is host of Canadian Geographic’s Explore Podcast, a contributing editor at Canadian Geographic magazine and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
32 min
62
Adam Shoalts Returns
Adam’s new book comes out Oct 3, called “Where The Falcon Flies - a 3,400km Odyssey from My Doorstep to the Arctic”.
35 min
63
Special: Banff National Park
In collaboration with Parks Canada, a podcast documentary on Canada's favourite National Parks.
30 min
64
Christine Yu: Up to Speed, The Groundbreaking S...
Christine Yu is an award-winning journalist who loves telling stories about the intersection of sports science and women athletes, and wrote UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, which was released in spring of this year.
38 min
65
Jen and Eric - Log Driver's Waltz
In 2022 Jen and Eric bikepacked over 7000 km which included Grand Departs on the 4400 km Tour Divide and the 800 km Log Driver’s Waltz (LDW), and a time trial on the North of Seven 770.
32 min
66
Leigh McAdam - HikeBikeTravel.com
Leigh McAdam is a Calgary based travel blogger and founder of the popular outdoors blog - HikeBikeTravel.com.
35 min
67
Steve Fleck - Endurance Sports Race Announcer
Steve Fleck is one of the leading Endurance Sports Race/Event Live Announcers & Commentators in North America for cycling, running, track & field, and triathlon races and events.
44 min
68
Will Gadd - Adventure Athlete
Will Gadd is one of the top adventure athletes in the world - He is a National Geographic " Adventurer of the Year" and recently became the first person to climb a frozen Niagara Falls.
22 min
69
Josephine Baran - Director of Outward Bound Can...
Josephine Baran is currently the Director of Outward Bound Canada's Training Academy for Outdoor Professionals which is seeking to create access and training opportunities for groups that have been traditionally under-represented in the outdoor industry.
36 min
70
Lhakpa Sherpa - Female world-record holder for ...
Lhakpa Sherpa is a Nepalese mountain climber, having the record for the most summits of Mount Everest by a female climber.
24 min
71
Sonya Looney - American Pro Mountain Biker
Sonya Looney is an American Pro Mountain Biker, Podcast Host, Health and Mental Performance Coach, Writer, Speaker, and mom.
31 min
72
Kyle Brittain - Weather Specialist and Videojou...
Kyle Brittain is a freelance videojournalist and weather specialist who spent over four years documenting various high impact weather events across western Canada as a reporter for The Weather Network.
34 min
73
Jill Wheatley - Mountains of My Mind
Jill Wheatley is an athlete and mountain climber currently climbing the world’s 14 peaks above 8,000 metres, with only 30% of her vision.
42 min
74
Mercedes Nicoll - Olympic Snowboarder
Mercedes Nicoll is a 5x National Champion, she has eight World Cup podiums and represented Team Canada at 4x Winter Olympics in snowboard halfpipe.
29 min
75
Jonathan Allen - All Day Magazine
Jonathan Allen is the editor of Allday magazine and owner of LCKD N LDED.
33 min