{"id":1046,"date":"2017-11-08T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wildideas.wpengine.com\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2020-03-18T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T19:20:22","slug":"willow-belden-sharing-intimate-inspiring-and-thoughtful-stories-from-the-outdoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living\/willow-belden-sharing-intimate-inspiring-and-thoughtful-stories-from-the-outdoors","title":{"rendered":"Willow Belden &#8211; Sharing Intimate, Inspiring, and Thoughtful Stories from the Outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p>Willow\u2019s Wild Idea: To quit her job and go on a five-hundred-mile hike in Colorado. Then, to start a podcast that shares unique stories of people in the outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>Willow Belden is the host of Out There, a podcast that discusses big life questions in an outdoor setting. Willow talks to ultra-marathoners, Everest climbers, hikers, cyclist, skiers, and all kinds of adventurers about their journeys, giving listeners a chance to hear about the transformative powers of nature.<\/p>\n<p>Before she started her podcast, Willow worked at Wyoming Public Radio. You can tell by the way she edits her show and her soothing radio voice. It was a great job, but she decided to quit to hike the Colorado Trail, a thru-hike of about 500 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Willow and I talked about why she quit her job to go on a thru-hike, what she learned along the way, and why chocolate was so important on the trail. We also talk about the challenges of starting a podcast, what she\u2019s learned from losing a parent, and what she has learned from her diverse guests, including great lessons about failure.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to this Episode if<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You love hiking and the outdoors.<\/li>\n<li>You listen to public radio or want to start a podcast.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ve lost a parent.<\/li>\n<li>You want to try thru-hiking.<\/li>\n<li>You have ever been afraid to fail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>4:10 &#8211; Why Willow quit a great job at Wyoming Public Radio.<\/li>\n<li>7:30 &#8211;\u00a0 Why there were no huge revelations on the trail.<\/li>\n<li>9:00 &#8211; What was the hardest part of her first thru-hike was.<\/li>\n<li>10:35 &#8211; How hiking helped Willow deal with her mom\u2019s death.<\/li>\n<li>12:30 &#8211; You don\u2019t have to know how to do everything before you go.<\/li>\n<li>15:50 &#8211; What effect the journey had on her life.<\/li>\n<li>16:50 \u2013 What Out There Podcast is about.<\/li>\n<li>20:00 \u2013 A clip from Willow\u2019s show.<\/li>\n<li>22:50 &#8211; Why we sometimes need to fail.<\/li>\n<li>25:10 &#8211; What to know before you start a podcast.<\/li>\n<li>26:40 &#8211; Willow\u2019s podcast recording set up.<\/li>\n<li>27:50 &#8211; What to carry in your pack for a thru-hike.<\/li>\n<li>29:15 &#8211; Why Willow carries an umbrella on the trail.<\/li>\n<li>30:40 &#8211; You have to hike your own hike.<\/li>\n<li>32:00 &#8211; Willow\u2019s trail name.<\/li>\n<li>33:15 \u2013 Why journalism school is not the same as college.<\/li>\n<li>35:00 &#8211; Willow\u2019s dream party.<\/li>\n<li>35:45 \u2013 Why you should not do something you\u2019re good at but you don\u2019t love.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tWillow\u2019s Wild Idea: To quit her job and go on a five-hundred-mile hike in Colorado. 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