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Crude Conversations

EP 052 with Kyle Clayton

Crude Conversations

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Society & Culture

4.9152 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Cody has a conversation with Kyle Clayton, the owner of Chilkat Valley News. To understand how Kyle ended up in Haines, he starts with the four years he served in the army. He explains that his upbringing in Indiana instilled in him a feeling of isolation, like the rest of the world and the experiences it held always felt out of reach. That was, until the army opened up the world to him. When Kyle left the army, the camaraderie of his friends, and the extreme experiences, he said civilian life made him feel alienated. So, he was constantly searching for those extreme environments and battle-born friendships. That’s how he eventually found himself in Alaska. Now, as a reporter and the owner of Chilkat Valley News, he does his part in helping to tell the story of Haines, Alaska.

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Okay on to this week's episode. In this one I have a conversation with Kyle Clayton, the owner of Chilcat Valley News in Haines, Alaska.

1:07.6

To understand how Kyle ended up in Haines, he starts with the four years he served in the Army. He explains that his upbringing in Indiana instilled in him a feeling of

1:17.0

isolation like the rest of the world and the experiences it held always felt

1:21.7

out of reach. That was until the Army opened up the

1:25.5

world doom. Okay time to give the crude company men a shout out. These are the

1:31.6

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1:48.7

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1:50.2

Thank you to all the crude Patreon subscribers. This podcast wouldn't be possible without you.

1:55.0

Back to Kyle Clayton. When Kyle left the Army, the camaraderie of his friends, and the extreme experiences, he said civilian life made him

2:04.8

feel alienated so he was constantly searching for those extreme environments

2:09.1

and battle-born friendships. That's how he eventually found himself in Alaska. Now, as a reporter and the owner of

2:16.7

Chill Cat Valley News, he does his part in helping to tell the story of Haynes, Alaska. So here he is, Kyle Clayton. this red light right here it means we're recording okay fired up

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