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The Dirtbag Diaries

Widge

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

“It’s like you’re scared to move forward– you just need something to give you a little nudge,” says Jonah Manning. “You can call it support, but really it’s just like a little bit of a shove forward. And I’ll never forget it, because Widge was certainly that for me.” Today, we bring you the story of Widge, the ultimate adventure partner. Sometimes when that metaphorical door of adventure opens, you need someone to walk through by your side. This episode originally aired on June 26, 2014.

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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.

0:11.7

So 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.

0:30.5

For nearly 50 years, Patagonia has given a damn about people and the environment.

0:35.0

Find more at Patagonia.com slash stories.

0:42.7

You're listening to The Dirt Pack Darius, a production of Duck Tape Than Beer, with

0:47.5

additional support from Kuat Racks because you love your bike, rumple, blankets

0:52.8

and gear for everywhere, and athletic greens, the daily drink for a healthier

0:57.5

you.

1:02.0

Today we are doing something we've never done before, not in the 13 years we've

1:07.6

been creating this show. We are going to run a rerun. What? I know, so crazy.

1:15.1

Not really, but bear with me, it feels crazy to me. I mean that's got a wild

1:20.2

right? 13 years no reruns. A lot of work. So hey, why now? First, we

1:27.4

realize that there are a lot more of you than there used to be a few years ago.

1:31.3

Like tens of thousands more of you. The show has grown quite a bit. And as a lot

1:37.2

of you know, listeners help power the show through donations. Thank you for

1:40.6

that. We've used that money to make our show better to build a studio in our

1:44.4

office and chase bigger, more difficult stories like our endangered spaces

1:47.9

series. A lot of you have noted on the increased production value. That is

1:52.3

thanks to you. We appreciate it. Anyway, when you donate, there's this little

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