Voices Of The Mountain Life

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This new limited podcast series created by Jackson Hole Community Radio (KHOL) and Stio features stories told by original voices of the mountain life. Educators, athletes, entrepreneurs, laborers, scientists, and ski bums drawn to live in the mountains, shed light on the many aspects of humans living close to nature.

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5.27.22

Episode 5: Making Jackson Home

Four days a week, Roney de La Cruz drives a bus of mostly Latino students to a bilingual pre-school. His route represents how a wave of immigration, primarily from Mexico, has transformed the workforce, schools and broader community of Jackson Hole since the mid-1990s.

5.13.22

Episode 4: Leading The Change

With a specific brand of toughness and resilience necessary to thrive in Wyoming’s harsh landscapes, this episode chronicles a few leading women, including the first woman on the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski patrol and the first Native American woman to run for national office.

04.29.2022

Episode 3: Healing Outdoors

Students Sam, Connor and Gavin transform their stories of challenges and trauma into ones of success and growth at Red Top Meadows, a residential treatment center that incorporates wilderness therapy as a healing tool for Wyoming boys aged 12-17.

04.15.2022

Episode 2: Preserving A Teton Icon

As a tiny population of bighorn sheep fights to persist in the Teton Range, conservationists and recreationists find themselves at odds on how to balance access to beloved backcountry areas with conserving an iconic species.

04.1.2022

Episode 1: Bears, Berries and Brews

How do you solve the problem of bears feasting on fermenting fruit in local neighborhoods? Simple—at least, if you’re an entrepreneur with a knack for brewing: Turn the fruit into cider.

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4.1.25 | 2 MIN

Outside Unscripted | Dani Reyes-Acosta

The further from perfection, the closer to joy. Dani Reyes-Acosta finds her greatest inspiration in the untamed outdoors, forging her own path through rugged landscapes and ever-changing terrain. Whether climbing, riding, or exploring remote wilderness, she embraces the unscripted beauty of the journey—where every experience leaves her transformed.

6.10.24 | 5 MIN

Of Food, Fishing & Freedom

Chef, fly angler and Stio Mountain Athlete Ranga Perera takes us to a few of his favorite moments while filming Flavor On The Fly, from frying up fresh perch on the shores of Lake Champlain, to being guided for the first time by a fellow Person Of Color while fishing in Central Park. It’s a reflection on the ways fishing and food nourish our roots and bring us all together at the same table.

6.10.24 | 4 MIN

Mountain Perspectives | Riding Home

What makes mountain culture—or, more accurately, who? Mountain Perspectives is our short film series honoring a few of the individuals who champion the mountain culture we live for. In this episode, meet Stio Mountain Athlete Ryan Cochran-Siegle and learn how he recharges during the off-season as an alpine ski racer.

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