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Way, Way Too Close to a Whale

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Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.42.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

People dream of boating or swimming with whales. But that’s based on the false assumption that they are gentle giants that don’t bother humans. But they’re not. And they do. Just ask Liz Cottriel and Julie McSorley, who found themselves kayaking off California’s Central Coast when a group of humpback whales began feeding all around them. Producer Aaron Scott reports on how the dream of boating with whales stacks up against the reality of being surrounded by some of the largest creatures on the planet. The Outside Podcast is made possible by Outside+ subscribers. Learn more about all the benefits of a subscription and subscribe now at outsideonline.com/podplus

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This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Victorinox, makers of the original Swiss Army knife.

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Tweers, scissors, screwdrivers, even a corkscrew. Can you imagine if you carried

0:20.3

all that stuff like in a big bag, all the time, and just had everything anyone

0:25.5

needed whenever they needed it. You'd be known as an obsessive, but people would like you. With Victorinox Swiss Army knife, you can be prepared without being obsessive.

0:38.0

Be ready for anything.

0:40.0

Carry it in your pocket.

0:42.0

Go to Academy.com to shop for your Victorinox Swiss Army knife. From Outside magazine, this is the Outside Podcast.

0:57.0

This is the Outside Podcast. Hey everybody a quick kind of awkward public announcement. We have been killing it lately. The outside podcast has been around for about eight years and I don't know that I've ever been more excited about what we're making than I am right now.

1:21.0

About the stories we've been doing and the stuff we have coming up.

1:25.2

It's all coming together and we want people to know. So I just want to plant the idea that if you've heard something you like or you hear something good in the next few months

1:36.1

or if a story that we do just makes you think of someone in your life, take out your phone and

1:41.1

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1:43.4

Just say, this made me think of you in the link.

1:46.1

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1:49.5

Maybe it's our episode about Taylor Swift and the crazy aerobic benefits of singing while running.

1:54.4

Do you know someone who likes Taylor Swift? I thought you might. They'd probably

1:59.7

like to hear from you about that.

2:03.2

Or maybe you know some new parents who are also athletes, and they've been worried about

2:07.5

how on earth they're going to get back to running.

2:10.8

Send them a link to our story on ultra-runner Tyler Green and how he got way faster while raising an infant.

2:17.0

Is someone in your life training for their first marathon?

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