01. Peak Experience: Balancing Risk & Fulfillment in the Mountains / Jason Pair

05. Alpine Economics: UCLA Professor by Day, Mountain Climber by Night / Romain Wacziarg

Romain Wacziarg sits down to spread the scholarly gospel; from free-soloing crags in Santa Barbara to the financial ramifications of artificial intelligence, we tick all the boxes.  JOIN US ON PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/c/outroads] for bonus content Related Links: * ROMAIN’S TRIP REPORTS [https://sites.google.com/view/wacziarg-climbing/home?authuser=0]  * ROMAIN’S RESEARCH PAPERS [https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty_pages/romain.wacziarg/papersum.html] * ROMAIN’S WIKIPEDIA [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Wacziarg] Text the show! (answers posted on Patreon) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2441676/open_sms] Find me at: * www.isaacsimons.net * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Outroads * IG: @isaacsimons Thanks for listening!

04. Never Too Late: From Gangs and Homelessness to Published Poet / Robert Lundquist

Addiction, abuse, and healing with one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Best 100 American Poets.” We talk gangs and boxing, trauma and Zen meditation, in a life-story that is equal parts heartbreak and triumph over adversity. EXPANDED SHOWNOTES available on PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/c/outroads] Related Links: - ROBERT’S NEWEST COLLECTION: https://www.thenewriverpress.com/shop/robert-lundquist-after-mozart-heroin-on-5th-street [https://www.thenewriverpress.com/shop/robert-lundquist-after-mozart-heroin-on-5th-street] https://www.amazon.com/After-Mozart-Heroin-5th-Street/dp/199963103X [https://www.amazon.com/After-Mozart-Heroin-5th-Street/dp/199963103X] Text the show! (answers posted on Patreon) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2441676/open_sms] Find me at: * www.isaacsimons.net * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Outroads * IG: @isaacsimons Thanks for listening!

03. The Deepest Music: Grief, Self-Discovery and Record Deals / Peter Himmelman

For Episode 3 of Outroads we welcome Peter Himmelman to the beige room to talk about not only his life in music, but also grief, faith, and the meaning of existence itself, which--spoiler--we fail to solve. EXPANDED SHOWNOTES available on PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/c/outroads] Related Links: * Peter's new book, Suspended By No String: A Songwriter's Reflections on Faith, Aliveness, and Wonder [https://www.amazon.com/Suspended-String-Songwriters-Reflections-Aliveness/dp/B0DJN4W6PT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1APUDTGN4PHJQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.NQ8Lh-pKsGq30SqE-RPt_4l0r7MLaNki3YlylWeHdV4QVvRItG4i7MtvfCkIE3UX8D2Uy3dd8bXe94hocCXqovaz-GsCrZXCIBKvu2qWfAP7D8x-cgl1eboEg_cflpjS.Tj7lGXxCT8_LpsLGtJOtOg0BIlQjhLK5EYlonYCElcE&dib_tag=se&keywords=suspended+by+no+string&qid=1737743445&sprefix=suspended+by+no+%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-1]  * Peter's newest album, At The Emergence of Stars [https://music.apple.com/us/album/at-the-emergence-of-stars/1771806673] * Peter's website [https://peterhimmelman.com/] Text the show! (answers posted on Patreon) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2441676/open_sms] Find me at: * www.isaacsimons.net * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Outroads * IG: @isaacsimons Thanks for listening!

02. The Cost of Creativity: From Alaskan Fisherman to Hollywood Actor / Cazzy Cereghino

A wide-ranging chat with professional stuntman, actor, Alaskan fisherman, and all-around gem of a human, Cazzy Cereghino. EXPANDED SHOWNOTES available on PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/c/outroads] Related Links: * BOOKS WRITTEN BY CAZZY [https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ACazzey%2BLouis%2BCereghino&s=relevancerank&text=Cazzey+Louis+Cereghino&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1] * CAZZY’S FILMOGRAPHY: IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3040172/ ]  AMAZON [https://www.amazon.com/prime-video/actor/Cazzey-Louis-Cereghino/amzn1.dv.gti.d1db0460-1701-49d0-9d03-8b5519a36d61/ ]  * CAZZY ON IG [https://www.instagram.com/funcle_caz/] Text the show! (answers posted on Patreon) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2441676/open_sms] Find me at: * www.isaacsimons.net * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Outroads * IG: @isaacsimons Thanks for listening!

01. Peak Experience: Balancing Risk & Fulfillment in the Mountains / Jason Pair

Episode 1 of Outroads! We welcome Jason Pair to the studio for a chat about mountain climbing, risk assessment, early mistakes in the backcountry, near misses with altitude-induced aneurisms, and more… EXPANDED SHOWNOTES available on PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/c/outroads] Related Links: * A QUICK RETRACTION: At the time of recording, Jason was chair of the SPS Section of the Sierra Club, not the Angeles Section.  * JASON'S WEBSITE [https://theearthbeneathyourfeet.com/] * VIDEO OF OUR CLIMB OF MOUNT ABBOT [https://youtu.be/5R5vaIRGSGw] * VIDEO OF OUR HIKE OF KERN PEAK [https://youtu.be/6-lvGih-xtc] Text the show! (answers posted on Patreon) [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2441676/open_sms] Find me at: * www.isaacsimons.net * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Outroads * IG: @isaacsimons Thanks for listening!