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Special Announcement Today! · Adventure Sports Podcast

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  [SPEAKER_00]: your listening to the Adventure Sports podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for adventuring with us, as we discover what incredible athletes and outdoor enthusiasts are doing all over the world.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now, here's your host, Kurt Linville.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Hello out there, all of you amazing adventure loving people.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Today's episode is not gonna be a full episode.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: This is just gonna be a short announcement to let you know where we're headed.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It was almost exactly a year ago that I made the announcement that we would be going to three episodes per week.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And at that time, I said, I don't know for how long.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We can keep up that pace.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I said also that the quality may struggle a little bit which hopefully it didn't.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: However, that was a year ago.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I actually expected to do three episodes throughout the summer, and then maybe drop back to two episodes in the fall, and we just kept on chugging with it.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But now it's been a year, and I think it's time.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's time that we go back to two episodes per week.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So instead of a Monday, Wednesday, Friday schedule, we're gonna go to a Tuesday Friday schedule, which I think is what the podcast has done most of the time, historically over the years.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And we're still going to have the same great amazing guests, the same format, everything is going to continue the way as it always has, except we're going back to two episodes per week.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And just for fun, I'll pop the hood a little bit and share what I saw.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: When we went to three episodes,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: The total downloads did increase, but the downloads per episode did also drop at the same time.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So I realized that I had diluted the listener's time a little bit.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It seemed like we did gain new momentum with new people listening as well, but that may or may not have been because of three episodes a week.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And let's be honest, it might be challenging to actually get through three episodes a week.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe that's a little bit too often anyway.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So going back to two episodes, might breathe a little bit of fresh energy into the show because you'll be able to hear all the shows.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We'll keep the momentum going.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Thank you so much for all that you do to support the Adventure Sports podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's been an amazing year of running the show again, has been very rewarding and I've met so many amazing guests who have just shared remarkable stories.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I'm looking forward to what this year, 2026, and beyond will hold for us.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: My hope is that we will get the same number of downloads total.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: for two episodes per week that we have been getting for three episodes per week and I know that may sound like a tall order, but it actually might happen just because I know that not everyone can listen to every episode.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: The time that we gain back will be used to
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  [SPEAKER_01]: make sure that the quality remains high to look for the best possible guests that we can find to make sure that we're promoting the show properly so we can put more energy into growing the outreach of the Adventure Sports podcast and for those of you who don't know my speel I say it all the time but I just throw it in there again I believe that connecting with nature
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  [SPEAKER_01]: being healthy, being active, being outside, challenging yourself, challenging your body, doing the hard things.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I believe that all of that has so many benefits.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think it makes life better for people.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It gives everybody new perspective.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Just to go outside and experience things in a way that you haven't experienced them before.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: and it's been a real honor to be able to be a part of the Adventure Sports podcast over the years to meet people that do that with style, that do it large.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And I'm looking forward to doing more of that.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: But why did I tell you all of that?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I believe that the benefits are vast for people.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: when they find some sort of an outdoor sport that they love that they can do, and that's why the Adventure Sports podcast exists.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It's to encourage people to get sight about doing whatever it is that they love to do, getting outside, and doing the hard thing because it makes life so much better.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And if you would like to support that,
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Then please, share the Adventure Sports podcast with your friends.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That's simple.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Share it with your friends.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Let people know, hey, there's this podcast we can learn about how to or hear from people who have, you know, whether it's climbing the seven summits or through hiking on the long trails.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe it's walking across America, or even riding a horse across Europe, maybe it's patdling across an ocean or rowing across multiple oceans, maybe it's climbing the tallest peaks or the more challenging peaks, whatever your favorite adventure is, it might be motorcycle down to Ushwaya.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: You know, whatever your adventure is, we try to cover them all.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: And here's something that you could do that would really help us.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We do cover a lot of topics on our show.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Maybe you have a favorite, a favorite topic or sport or guest.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Please just drop us a note.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Info at adventuresportspodcast.com.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Info at adventuresportspodcast.com.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Let us know what your favorites are.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: and that way we can lean into that a little bit because we want to make sure that we're providing the type of information and content that you love that you want to hear.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So we look forward to that and thank you and advance for all that you do for the Adventure Sports podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: That's it for today.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Just a short announcement.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: We're going back to two episodes a week.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: I think it's going to be a solid move.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So expect to see a full episode tomorrow on Tuesday, instead of the normal Monday and Wednesday, right?
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  [SPEAKER_01]: It'll be on Tuesday tomorrow and I'm looking forward to the remainder of 2026 and beyond its exciting that spring is here that summers on the way and we're getting the adventure on.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: So until tomorrow, get out there and have some fun.