What Unites Us

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

“Everything that we love is affected by politics for better or worse, and we can't afford to not be engaged with it,” says Canyon Woodward. Today we hear stories from two people who’ve leaned in and worked directly with elected leaders to have a say in the future of the places we love. Canyon Woodward explains how trail running is a lot like running for office, and Kareemah Batts shares what it’s like to Climb The Hill on behalf of public lands and the outdoor community. We also hear from a broad set of voices across our country about why participation in the democratic process matters. We’re all in this together.

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0:00.0	If the first 50 years were an experiment, to prove that a business could be
0:05.4	responsible and successful, turns out it's not just possible. It's profitable. So
0:12.5	what's next? What's next is simple. It's human power and it's finding the joy
0:17.8	in doing difficult things. What's next is turning capitalism on its head and
0:23.4	putting all our money where our mouth is. What's next is unstoppable. For nearly
0:31.4	50 years Patagonia has given a damn about people and the environment. Find
0:35.8	more at Patagonia.com slash stories.
0:42.7	You're listening to The Derbacteria, a production of duct tape then beer, with
0:47.2	additional support from Kuat Raks because you love your bike and athletic
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1:02.3	Hey everyone. I don't know my usual space to record but that's because I'm happy to
1:07.6	say our entire family is on the move. We've escaped and we're down in Orange County
1:13.2	visiting my 100-year-old grandfather who I still call Bob even though I'm a
1:17.6	grown man. I know. I just a quick note if you hear cars or lawnmowers I'm
1:25.1	sorry. I'm recording in a backyard at an everyday. You just do what it takes
1:30.4	sometimes I guess. Anyway the last six months Bob has been stranded inside his
1:35.7	apartment in an elder community without visitors while cancer has mostly taken
1:40.3	his eyesight and they've just been able to allow visitors and it felt so
1:45.8	good so good to see him and help him get his affairs tidied up after six months
1:50.9	of phone calls where he sounded increasingly frustrated about missing bills and
1:56.0	all sorts of debacles that you can imagine would be happening. But before that
2:01.4	when we hit the road we hit the outdoor lottery and benefited from cancelation
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