Geology of the Heart
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
When we lose a loved one, we often experience competing emotions and urges. On the one hand, we cling desperately to memories and mementos; on the other hand, we strive to “move on.”
Balancing the two can be tough.
On this episode, journalist Matthew Schneeman brings us the story of a fatal accident, and of one woman’s efforts to preserve the memories of her fiancee.
It’s a story that takes us from the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone, and explores how you can remember someone, while still moving forward.
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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. |
| 0:16.9 | So I have to admit, it feels a little surreal putting out a podcast when the world is being turned upside down. |
| 0:24.6 | Part of me feels like I'm somehow belittling the pandemic by keeping up with business as usual. |
| 0:30.6 | But I also realize that as we're forced to be more and more isolated from one another, it becomes increasingly necessary to keep our minds occupied. |
| 0:41.8 | I hope that by continuing to bring stories to you, |
| 0:45.5 | we'll be able to offer at least a little comfort during these difficult times. |
| 0:53.2 | On a lighter note, one very concrete thing I can offer you is a solution to the toilet paper frenzy. |
| 1:01.5 | So I didn't realize there would be a run on toilet paper, so I didn't stock up, and now all the |
| 1:08.1 | stores are out of it. So I've started using my Kula cloth at home. |
| 1:13.6 | For all the ladies out there and anyone else who, you know, |
| 1:17.6 | wipes after peeing, the Kula cloth is a great solution to your toilet paper woes. |
| 1:23.6 | It's a high-tech pee cloth, which was really designed for the outdoors, but I'm finding that it works very nicely indoors too. |
| 1:31.8 | Kula cloth is one of our sponsors, and so they are offering a 10% discount to out there listeners. |
| 1:38.5 | Just go to KulaCloth.com and enter the promo code out there at checkout. |
| 1:49.5 | That's K-U-L-A-cloth.com promo code out there. |
| 1:53.8 | And now on to our story for today. |
| 2:04.4 | When we lose a loved one, we often experience competing emotions and urges. On the one hand, we're desperate to remember the person who died. We cling to memories, and we try to make sure no one |
| 2:10.2 | forgets them. But at the same time, we're expected to move on, start a new chapter in our lives. How do you balance those two? |
| 2:21.7 | On this episode, journalist Matthew Schneeman tells the story of a fatal accident and of one woman's |
| 2:29.1 | efforts to preserve the memories of her fiancé. It's a story that takes us from the Grand Canyon to the |
| 2:36.5 | outskirts of Yellowstone and explores how we remember someone while still moving forward. |
| 2:43.8 | I'll let Matthew take it from here. |
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