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The Joy Trip Project
Reporting on the business art and culture of the sustainable active lifestyle
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The Joy Trip ProjectThe Marlin's Fiery Eye ~ An Interview Joe Meisel
In this episode of the Joy Trip Reading Project, host James Edward Mills talks with writer and researcher Joe E. Meisel, author of The Marlin’s Fiery Eye and…
The Joy Trip ProjectThe Korean Vegan ~ An Interview will Joanne Lee Molinaro
In Episode 5 of the Joy Trip Reading Project, James Edward Mills welcomes Joanne Molinaro, known as The Korean Vegan, author of The Korean Vegan Cookbook…
The Joy Trip ProjectThirty Below ~ An Interview with Author Cassidy Randall
## Episode 4: Thirty Below with Cassidy Randall In 1970, six women set out to climb Denali together—and changed the history of mountaineering. Known as the…
The Joy Trip ProjectCampfire Stores: Tales & Travel Companions
In this episode of the Joy Trip Reading Project, James Edward Mills sits down with editors, storytellers, and creative partners Dave and Illysa Kyu, whose work…
The Joy Trip ProjectBuild It Boldly | Dr. Kimberly McGlonn on Leadership, Sustainability & Social Impact
In this inspiring episode of the Joy Trip Reading Project, James Edward Mills welcomes entrepreneur, educator, and author Dr. Kimberly McGlonn for a…
The Joy Trip ProjectPeople the Planet Needs Now
In this episode of the Joy Trip Reading Project, James Edward Mills speaks with author, photographer, and conservation storyteller Dudley Edmondson about his…
The Joy Trip ProjectBe Like Ruby Bridges
Recently I had the pleasure of attending a community discussion with an icon of the Civil Rights Movement. The distinguished lecture series at the University…
The Joy Trip ProjectThe American Cowboy is Black: A Review of the Docu-series High Horse
The story of this iconic figure is portrayed with unapologetic accuracy and authenticity to reveal an unassailable truth. The American cowboy is Black.
The Joy Trip ProjectFor the Love of The Parks ~ A Discussion on Preservation
At the Outside Festival James Edward Mills of the Joy Trip Project spoke with three National Park Service leaders, Sally Jewell, David Vela and Chuck Sams
The Joy Trip ProjectFrom Wrangell With Love
In 2024 the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree was harvested and delivered from the Tongass National Forest of Wrangell Alaska. For the tenth year in a row, I had the…
The Joy Trip ProjectTrump V.S. Harris on the Environment
After 16 years of production, the Joy Trip Project has worked hard not to endorse political candidates. With a single exception in the last Wisconsin Senate…
The Joy Trip ProjectThe Unhidden Minute ~ Black History In 60 Seconds
Hosted by James Edward Mills, this series delivers each day in the month of February a compelling audio story via podcast in about 60 seconds. Each narrative…
The Joy Trip ProjectThe People's Tree Stands
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 Joy Trip ProjectEric Cedeño ~ The Bicycle Nomad
At the time, more than 30 years after the end of the Civil War, there were stationed there an all-Black unit of enlisted men known collectively as the Buffalo…
The Joy Trip ProjectNational Park Service Director Charles Sams
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 Joy Trip ProjectAmerica Outdoors ~ An Interview Baratunde Thurston
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…
The Joy Trip ProjectFull Circle Everest: The Story of Demond “Dom” Mullins
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…
The Joy Trip ProjectIn The Words of Robert Stanton
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…
The Joy Trip ProjectExploring Mammoth Cave
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…
The Joy Trip ProjectAn Interview with Perry Yung
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…
The Joy Trip ProjectGloryland: An Interview with National Park Ranger Shelton Johnson
Even though we might be seeing the back end of the global Covid-19 Pandemic many of us are still stuck at home wading through endless meetings over Zoom and…
The Joy Trip ProjectFrom The Barbershop To The Backcountry
The Black Men Northwoods Retreat Hey everybody. Happy New Year! I know things seem to be getting off to a rocky start. How’s that for an understatement. But I…
The Joy Trip ProjectGreening Youth ~ A Conversation With DEI Subject Matter Experts
The Greening Youth Foundation is based in Atlanta but they provide services and programs for clients nation wide. Angelou Ezeilo is the author of the new book…
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One Tough Mother ~ Remembering Columbia’s Gert Boyle
Early in November Columbia Sportswear matriarch and outdoor industry icon Gert Boyle passed away. She was 95. Having fled Nazi Germany with her family in…
The Joy Trip ProjectA Conversation with Author Eddy Harris
Very early in my career, way back in the 90’s I received the gift of a book, South of Haunted Dreams by Eddy Harris. As a young Black man venture out into a…
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Hike It Baby! ~ A Conversation With Founder Shanti Hodges
Wherever you are in the world I hope you had an amazing summer. I know I did. Over the last several months I’ve been on the road collecting stories for a broad…
The Joy Trip ProjectPattie Gonia ~ Queen of The Great Outdoors
Just a few days before the 2019 Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver I got my reporting assignments. Among the various topics I was tasked to report on was a…
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The Pledge ~ A promise of DE&I in the Outdoor Industry
On Friday the Trump administration signed legislation to reopen the federal government. For many of us, an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S…
The Joy Trip ProjectThe Shutdown Trickle Down
For 34 days The United States Federal Government has been in a partial shutdown. How are our national parks coping through this period of uncertainty
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The Four Footed Shadow ~ An Interview with hunter Jessi Johnson
Being an environmentalist doesn’t necessarily limit your outdoor recreation pastimes to hiking, mountain biking, skiing or rock climbing. Those of us who…
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Blood On The Crack ~ A Conversation with Adventure Film Maker Heather Mosher
From the opening frames, a recent movie by Canadian adventure film maker Heather Mosher lets viewers know exactly what they’re in for. World class rock climber…
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Jon Jarvis ~ an interview with the 18th Director of the National Park Service
Hey everybody! It’s January first, 2019. Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me you’re excited to make this year better than the last and if you’re…
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Girl Trek ~ Morgan Dixon Aspires to Get One Million Black Women Walking
Hey everybody! Yeah I know it’s been way too long since the last edition of the Joy Trip Project podcast. As it happens I’ve been crazy busy traveling, writing…
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Alice’s Garden
It was the summer of 2017 and I was just coming off a major reporting project. I’d spent the better part of a year working on series of stories about the…
The Joy Trip ProjectThe Upward Spiral of Chaos~ An Interview with Ranger Betty Reid Soskin
Stationed at the Rosie The Riveter/World War II Homefront National Historic Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin interprets the cultural narrative of life in America
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The Delicious Wind – An Interview with Rahawa Haile
Outside Magazine recently featured a wonderful essay by the writer Rahawa Haile. This young woman from Miami, Florida had successfully through-hiked the…
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To Be Brave ~ An interview with Royal Robbins – The Joy Trip Project
On Tuesday March 14, 2017 climbing pioneer Royal Robbins died of natural causes at his home in Modesto California. He was 82 years old. A leader in the world…
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Campfire Stories ~ An interview with authors Dave & Ilyssa Kyu
In 2016 the National Park Service celebrated its 100th anniversary. Throughout the year millions of people from around the world traveled across the United…
The Joy Trip ProjectThis Moment ~ A conversation with Dr. Carolyn Finney
In March 2016 a group of environmental activists came together to share a vision. Gathered from across the country this eclectic mix of men and women came to…
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José In The Arctic
Sometimes, when we’re talking about environmental conservation it’s difficult to know or even imagine exactly what really mean. That’s especially true when…
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Forget Me Not ~ An interview with Jennifer Lowe-Anker
If you've been following the news recently you probably heard that there was a startling discovery in the mountains of Tibet. The bodies of climber Alex Lowe…
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Life Or Limb ~ Recovering From The Traumatic Injuries of War – The Joy Trip Project
One of the things I love most about this podcast is the ability to tell amazing stories. And in the process I also help to raise awareness for some very…
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Hadwin's Judgement ~ an interview with author John Vaillant – The Joy Trip Project
Journalist and author John Vaillant began his career with a profound interest in connecting stories of adventure with complex social issues. And it was on a…
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Jumbo Wild
Courtesy Sweetgrass Productions From the opening frames of the latest film by Sweetgrass Productions the monumental scale of the subject fills the screen. In…
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Cerro Torre ~ An interview with climber David Lama
In 2009 professional sport climber David Lama declared that he would summit the great mountain in Patagonia called Cerro Torre. Known around the world as one…
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Peter McBride ~ photographing the most endangered river in America
Adventure photographers and filmmakers give us a unique view of the world. And throughout his long career taking pictures and telling stories for major…
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Wild, an interview with best selling author Cheryl Strayed
At the age of 26 best-selling author Cheryl Strayed strapped on a backpack and hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. Over the course of 94 days she traveled from…
The Joy Trip ProjectUrban Revitalization
It goes without saying. Our world is growing bigger and more complicated everyday. Especially in our urban centers where economic and political fortunes are…
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The Road Not Taken~ an Interview with Everest Climber Hilaree O’Neill
A professional ski mountaineer for more than 13 years climber Hilaree O'Neill started out her career at a very young age. Skiing since the age of three she…
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Elephant Engima – The Joy Trip Project
Veterinarian and photographer Dag Goering is the co-founder with his wife author Maria Coffey in the adventure touring business Hidden Places Travel. For many…
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Wisconsin Life: Devil's Lake Climbing – The Joy Trip Project
This summer, I traveled across the North American west, hitting some of the top rock climbing destinations in the country. Moab, Utah, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and…
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Paul Colangelo on the Sacred Headwaters – The Joy Trip Project
Typically political action can take shape only when the general populous is rallied and motivated to take a stand. When it comes to building awareness for…
The Joy Trip Project127 Hours ~An interview with Aron Ralston
In 2003 Aron Ralston was brash young man looking for adventure. But while exploring the slot canyons of the Utah desert he found himself trapped miles from…
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SUP Wisconsin Life – The Joy Trip Project
photo by Nick Berard Recently I was asked to create at story about outdoor recreation for the Wisconsin Public Radio program 'Wisconsin Life'. With such…
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Visions of the Arctic
For most of his life wildlife photographer Florian Schulz has fought to protect the diversity of animals species around the world. Working in the most remote…
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There is no alternative: an intererview with eco-economist Andrew Winston – The Joy Trip Project
For companies in the Outdoor Industry day-to-day operations that protect and preserve the environment naturally make good sense. So-called green business…
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The Canter Bury Trail
When it comes to adventure writing the sharpest literary minds draw on the subject matter they know best. Author Angie Abdou brings to her latest book themes…
The Joy Trip ProjectHow to become a National Geographic Explorer
If you've ever wondered how you might become an explorer for National Geographic believe it or not it can be as simple as attending a seminar.
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‘Cold’ an interview with climber photographer Cory Richards
At the 2011 Banff Mountain Film Festival ‘Cold’ took the grand prize. Climber, photographer and filmmaker Cory Richards also took a few minutes to tell me…
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Freedom Climbers – The Joy Trip Project
Writer and former director of the Banff Mountain Film Festival Bernadette McDonald has new book that offers a unique perspective on high altitude climbing in…