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Out There

Coping with Cancelled Dreams

Out There

Willow Belden

Wilderness, Sports, Nature, Science

4.6608 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Susan Conrad was supposed to begin a three-month expedition up the Inside Passage on May 16. But like so many plans that have been derailed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, her voyage has been cancelled.

On this episode, we talk with Susan about how she’s coping with a disappointment of this magnitude.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors.

0:16.5

Before we get started, I wanted to let you know that our first ever live storytelling night is next Thursday.

0:24.4

It starts at 6 p.m. Pacific time, 9 p.m. Eastern.

0:28.5

The theme for the evening is beginners, and we have a wonderful lineup of storytellers

0:34.5

who are going to be sharing true stories about first times in the outdoors.

0:40.5

The event is online and it's completely free to attend, so grab a beverage and get ready

0:46.1

to be transported to all sorts of wild and wonderful places.

0:51.4

We have all the details as well as a link to save your spot at our website, Out Therepodcast.com.

0:58.0

Again, this is May 7th at 6 p.m. Pacific time, 9 p.m. Eastern.

1:05.0

Support for Out There comes from Kula cloth, a high-tech pee cloth for women and anyone who wipes when they pee.

1:14.6

The Kula cloth is designed for use outdoors, but it's great indoors too, especially now when toilet paper is hard to come by.

1:23.6

Our advertising manager, Jessica Taylor, lives in an RV, and she recently started using

1:29.4

a cooler cloth on a daily basis.

1:31.7

Since I've been using it, I think I've gone through maybe one toilet paper roll in the last

1:39.4

month.

1:41.0

Oh, my gosh.

1:44.4

That's awesome. It saves me money. That's awesome.

1:45.9

It saves me money.

1:47.5

It saves my black tank.

1:50.1

It makes it a better chance for other people to be able to get toilet paper that may need it more so than I do.

1:55.9

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2:02.7

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