Bonus! The Great Bedrock Clog Heist

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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It’s Saturday, which means it’s time for another Long Read podcast from the Outside Archive. Today’s story combines two things that you don’t expect to go well together but wind up really working, like peanut butter and cucumbers (try it, seriously). In this case, those two things are cool camp footwear and … international grand larceny? Writer Scott Yorko tells the unlikely story of how Bedrock Sandles—one of those great “if you know, you know” outdoor brands—was pushed to the brink of insolvency when its first shipment of a new clog was hijacked by thieves after arriving at a Los Angeles port. It’s one part underdog business profile and one part hardboiled detective tale. By the end, you’re both rooting for the scrappy team at Bedrock and feeling significantly less comfortable with how vulnerable our entire economy is to the growing threat posed by these crime rings. And, it’s a great reminder that, no matter how intricate and snarled global supply chains become, there’s always a human being at the other end of every purchase you make. Now, please enjoy “The Great Bedrock Clog Heist”, by Scott Yorko, read by a friendly robot. And remember, if your favorite way to read is with your ears, I encourage you to join Outside Plus. It gives you unlimited access to everything in the Outside Network, including more audio stories, plus mapping apps like Trailforks, Gaia GPS, and MapMyFitness. And for our podcast listeners, we have a special offer for 25% off. Head to outside dot watch slash listen to learn more.

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1:30.3	Howdy pals?
1:33.3	Howdy pals? It's Saturday, which means it's time for another long read podcast from the outside archive.
1:48.9	Today's story combines two things that you don't expect to go well together, but wind up really working, like peanut butter and cucumbers. Try it. Seriously. In this case, those two things
1:55.2	are cool camp footwear and international grand larceny. Writer Scott Yorko tells the unlikely story of how Bedrock Sandals,
2:04.0	one of those great, if you know, you know outdoor brands,
2:07.7	was pushed to the brink of insolvency
2:10.2	when its first shipment of a new clog was hijacked by thieves
2:14.2	after arriving at a Los Angeles port.
2:17.1	It's one part underdog business profile and one part hard-boiled detective tale.
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