In this episode I talk to the extremely kind and humble Peter Devries. Pete is a professional surfer from Tofino B.C. and was one of the people to really legitimize Canadian surfing.  He's recognized around the world for his talent. In this episode we talk about how he got his surfing to where it is today, who influenced him, his family life, what it was like for him competing early on in his career and why he chose the non-competitive route ..read more

Thomas Kimber is a Chilean entrepreneur and environmentalist. At 19 Thomas dropped out of University where he was studying business and set out to do things differently and in a more sustainable way. Thomas accomplished a lot very quickly from starting his own company, to a hugely successful reforestation campaign in Patagonia, to creating Chile's first online platform dedicated to sustainability. Thomas' company Karün Eyewear makes sunglasses from plastic and metal waste found on the beaches of Patagonia and empowers its workers to start their own business's and protect their land. In this ep ..read more

Alex Haro is the editor of The Inertia, an online surf and outdoor magazine. He made the transition to writer and later editor after spending years forest fire fighting and being an arborist. Originally form Vancouver Island, he took an internship with Surfer magazine which meant living in his Van in California for four months. He later built a cabin on his aunts property which burnt down just as he was nearly done building it in a massive California wildfire. Now he's back on Vancouver Island working for the Inertia from home nearly ten years after his writing career began ..read more

This weeks guest is Nathan Cullen. Nathan spent 15 years working as a Member of Parliament for the N.D.P.  He represented the riding of Skeena-Bulkley Valley. It's an area that he loves and has worked hard to protect. Some of Nathan's greatest political achievements so far have been to push back 'open net fish farms' , protect the Sacred Headwaters of The Skeena, Nass and Stikine Rivers (from Shell who would have liked the exploit the area for it's rich deposits of coal bed methane) and helped to stop the controversial Enbridge "Northern Gateway" Pipeline that would have put the local env ..read more

Marie is a legendary snowboarder, environmentalist and an amazing human being! Marie and I had a beer and talked about everything from roosters, growing up in Quebec, beluga whales, trying to keep up with her brothers friends on the mountain and some of the best dirtbag stories I've ever heard! Some real highlights for me was hearing her talking about over coming fear, her work with Protect our Winters and hearing stories from her snowboard trips ..read more

Éadin O'Mahony is a scientist, conservationist and an activist. She is currently taking her Masters in Marine Biology through St. Andrews University in Scotland. For her masters research project she is using drones to hover above whales as they breathe and collect their snot on a petri dish to see what she can learn from their DNA.  During her undergraduate degree she would do field work during the summer months. Her travels have taken her to South Africa to reintroduce elephants and rhino's into game reserves, Ecuador to assess plant diversity in the territory of an Amazonian tribe to wa ..read more

In this episode professional snowboarder Robin Van Gyn talks about her life and the lessons she's learned. From childhood memories exploring the west coast of Vancouver Island by sailboat to snowboard guiding in Argentina, Robin reflects on what the mountains have taught her and the secret stresses of snowboarding.  ..read more

My guest this week is filmmaker, writer, content creator and environmental activist Elena Jean. Elena is currently co-producing and directing "Coextinction", a documentary film about the declining Southern resident Killer Whale population in The Pacific Northwest. I talked with her about how she ended up working on this project, where it's taken her, the environmental challenges Killer Whales face and what we can do to help. We also talk about working all over Africa taking pictures, getting to meet amazing people along her journey and how to fulfill your dreams- even if you have no idea what ..read more

Sarah is a professional illustrator from London, England. Her artwork can be found on snowboards, event posters, T-shirts, restaurant walls, surfboard fins, back packs, goggles, food packaging, signs and more! Sarah is extremely nice and warm hearted!  An environmentalist and conservationist before all else, Sarah takes me through her life in England, art school, travels, first career as a scuba diving instructor, learning to snowboard and how she ended up on the west coast of Vancouver Island ..read more

This weeks guest is retired Physician Lothar Schaefer.  Lothar was born in the Northwest Territories where he had an Igloo to play in as a child. He would later go back there to work and solidify his love of the outdoors. Wanting to do his part for the Climate crisis Lothar swore off flight trave. He and his girlfriend Debbie decided to do a trip of the americas on  recumbent bicycles. The trip ended up taking over four years to complete and went from the west coast of Canada to the east, down through the eastern seaboard, back across the southern states, into Mexico and Central Amer ..read more