The Joy Trip Project

Oct 22 2024 111 ep. 16 mins 35
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The Joy Trip Project is a continuing story sharing enterprise dedicated to outdoor recreation, environmental conservation, acts of charitable giving and practices of sustainable living

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Trump V.S. Harris on the Environment

Oct 22 2024 7 mins  
Good morning, everyone. This week I’m heading to back to Alaska to cover the transport and delivery of the 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. Working in collaboration with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service and the Society of American Foresters I’ll report on the long journey of the People’s Tree from the Tongass National Forest near Wrangell, Alaska to the West Lawn of the U.S

The Unhidden Minute ~ Black History In 60 Seconds

Feb 05 2024 1 mins  
Give me a minute and let me tell you a story. From the beginning of its creation, the United States of America has been built upon the dedicated efforts of remarkable human beings. Our history is populated with the deeds and achievements of countless individuals whose contributions to the enduring legacy of our less than perfect union must be acknowledged. That includes those

The People's Tree Stands

Dec 04 2023 5 mins  
Immediately following my return from Washington D.C. - I mean on the flight home – I was inundated with kind words of support and condolences for the demise of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. Due to excessively high winds early in last week of November 2023, it is indeed true that the beautifully decorated holiday tree provided to the White House by the National Park Servi

Eric Cedeño ~ The Bicycle Nomad

Apr 18 2023 29 mins  
For those of us who really love bicycles, I think what we enjoy most is the sense of freedom we get from travel on the open road under our own power. This mechanical device allows us to engage both our minds and bodies to pedal long distances on just two wheels so that we can explore the landscape of the modern world. But through our journeys over lightly trafficked rural roads, as

National Park Service Director Charles Sams

Dec 19 2022 29 mins  
The protection of public land requires the broad ranging vision and leadership of federal service professionals at the highest levels. As the 19th Director of the National Park Service Charles F. Sams III is guiding the management of a complexed agency that oversees the protection of 63 National Parks and more than 420 individual monuments, battlefields, lakeshores and grasslands.

America Outdoors ~ An Interview Baratunde Thurston

Jul 04 2022 35 mins  
When the folks at the Public Broadcasting Service went looking for a charismatic personality to host their latest documentary film series on the natural world, they reached out to a man with just the right skills to bring the outdoors into every home in America. Baratunde: My name is Baratunde Thurston. I am a multimedia storyteller operating at the intersection of race, technolog

Full Circle Everest: The Story of Demond “Dom” Mullins

May 30 2022 33 mins  
On May12, 2022, history was made as the first team of Black American climbers successfully ascended to the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Known as the Full Circle Everest Expedition, this group of six men and one woman, all of African descent, made it safely to the top of the mountain and back to Everest Base Camp. The team included an array of climbers fro

In The Words of Robert Stanton

Mar 09 2022 31 mins  
A few weeks before his 80th birthday, I had the rare pleasure to speak by phone to the 15th director of the National Park Service Robert Stanton. From his home in Maryland, Mr. Stanton shared with me a personal history of his career as a leading figure in the preservation of public land as well as the enduring legacy of our heritage as a nation. Born in 1940, as Black American Sta

Exploring Mammoth Cave

Feb 18 2022 27 mins  
Long before the National Park Service was established, the geological site commonly known as Mammoth Cave was a popular tourist attraction. Open to the public for guided tours beginning in 1830’s this massive labyrinth of underground caverns and tunnels was first explored by enslaved people whose legacy of stewardship spans more than 5 generations. A Black man named Stephen Bisho

An Interview with Perry Yung

Mar 29 2021 41 mins  
During the global Covid-19 Pandemic one of my favorite programs to watch on television was the Cinemax miniseries called “Warrior”. Set in San Francisco’s Chinatown during the late 1870s, this amazing show, inspired by the writings of Bruce Lee, is an action packed period drama that depicts the realities of anti-Asian racial oppression along with the furious fists of Kung F