The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener

Hosted by: Becca Ploener

Welcome to the wild woman podcast, on this podcast I bring to surface the conversations we have in private about the outdoor community. My hope is that by sharing these challenging topics, I can break the ice, promote...

Episodes

E4: The Flipside of Misogyny — A Woman's Guide to Righting that Raft with Morri Stewart

Morri Stewart has been a whitewater river guide for 30+ years, navigating rivers in the Western United States and the world, from the Colorado River to the Tatenshini/Alsek, the Tuolumne and Kern Rivers, California,...
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E:3 Damsels in Distress, Caretakers, and Being Socialized as Female in Whitewater with Matty Alpert

Matty Alpert, they/them is newer to the whitewater kayaking world, but has been a part of the outdoor industry for the past 6 years. They started working for their university's outdoor program and now works for NCOBS...
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E:2 Fat Shaming within the Whitewater Kayaking Community with Claudia Behringer-Smith

Episode #2

Claudia Behringer-Smith(she/her/hers), works for Camp Merrie-Woode as their Adventure Program Coordinator and has been working in the Outdoor Industry since she was 18. Claudia's been recreating outside her entire...
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E1: Whitewater War Stories and Why We Glorify Trauma with Stress Injury Expert: Julia Yanker

Season #1 Episode #1

Julia Yanker is an adventurer and paddler, as well as a coach for outdoor enthusiasts. She specializes in treating stress injury after a traumatic incident, and also coaches adventurers with everyday problems like...
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