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Alaska based podcast shining a light on the Alaska outdoor lifestyle, culture, people, and activities around our great state.
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Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Sunday Jan 08, 2023
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield, Chad Aurentz & guest Aaron Tenge “TENGE” dial up the “Modern Day Mountain Man”, Billy Molls!
Sorinex WinterStrong 2023, custom built home gym systems, BHA (Backcountry Hunters & Anglers) Pint Night Event, Monday January 16th @ The Palmer Ale House, on-site AWP live Podcast, Bear Paw BHA beer on-tap, raffle tickets and giveaways, Tok to Dawson snowmobile ride, Tenge’s epic climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, “if you can’t climb it, drink it!”, mountaineering trash, “14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible”, the O.G. Poma lift in Arctic Valley, old school Skiing vs. Snowboarding rivalry and cultural acceptance, “License to Shred”
Special guest Billy Molls, producer of the Modern Day Mountain Man dvd series, registered Alaskan big game hunting guide, public speaker & author, still selling good ol’DVD’s, shifting to the YouTube world, telling the story in the film, “Showing people what they don’t know they want to see”, the power of vulnerability, creating a bond with-in a true wilderness experience, from the farm to the dream in the last frontier, Billy’s Cape buffalo hunt in Africa “The Present”, a true love and passion for guiding, public speaking endeavor, Billy’s thoughts on the future of Dall Sheep in Alaska, guiding federal land vs. public land, recent uptick in sheep/mountain hunting popularity, “knowing the value of your hunt”, an Alaskan guides schedule (95-110 days), knowing when to push a client, “Nature is the great equalizer”
The shooting range experience (The good, the bad & the ugly), the potential of renting a range, kids only range day, firearms & shooting education, more time in 2023, e-bike hunting, “River Madness”, Kiss’n the fire!
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Sunday Jan 01, 2023
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Emily Thompson bring in the new year with AWP ambassador Erika Smith @alaskaoutdoorgirl
Shout out to new platinum sponsor BHA (Backcountry Hunters & Anglers), BHA pint night, Monday January 16th @ The Palmer Ale house featuring an on-site AWP live podcast, cheers to 2023, acid reflux nightmare, Emily’s Christmas at the fire house and helping community families, Erika’s Christmas spent with family on the peninsula, stocking stuffers, Upstream Organics (Palmer, AK), Kettle & Fire broth, Erika & Emily’s free bird single life, finding a “Secure” partner, @flyfishinak (Tyler Stortz), Erika’s snowmachine blunder at Lake Louise, snow checking sleds for 2023/2024, Backcountry outfitting with Barney’s, AMH, Blue & Gold & Powder Hound, Backcountry snowboarding vs. Back Country Skiing, finding love at Costco, get @brando_AWP back on the gram & fuck the haters & bullies, 40-mile Resurrection Pass hike, “The Rally Burger” @ Cooper Landing Brewery, floating the Chulitna River and clear water fly fishing with a mouse, floating Talkeetna to Rabideux Creek, @akbeerbabes, “Days of Gratitude”, living lonely & happy, “Fruit of the Spirit”, Journal your adventures, remember & honor the elders, Soar & Summit, Julian Browns hot pics, Rovco meetups & skintight, Adventure Pages
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Chad Aurentz recap 2022 & look ahead to 2023 and a big step forward for AWP!
Best material used for building re-curve and trad bows (Osage, Bamboo & Cedar), “Empire of the Summer Moon” by author S.C. Gwynne, “No Country for Old Men” & “The Road” by author Cormac McCarthy, audio books vs. paperback, Hardcore History Podcast by Dan Carlin, comedian Bert Kreischer “The Machine” tour stop and back to back shows in Anchorage, Alaska community showing up for shows, AZ Mule deer hunt plans 2023, AWP & BHA collaboration live podcast even for the BHA pint night @ the Palmer Ale House Monday, January 16, 2023, On X Hunt, vs. Basemap & Garmin Earthmate, Brandon & Daniel’s draw permit (Caribou) blunder, wishful permits (elk, bison & goat), SCI holiday dinner attendee Emily Thompson winner of the “New Member of The Year Award”, new Netflix documentary “The Volcano”, Chads bungee jumping endeavor @ Hurricane Gulch, Daniel’s “for the record” correction on whaling numbers in the 19th century (2.9 million recorded whales harvested), shout out to Kyle w/young guides podcast & Frank Shultz for the tie fly science stuff, that good Mormon wood?, fireplace inserts, 2023 goals & most anticipated adventures
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau connect with author, journalist & Alaska cooking enthusiast Julia O’Malley
Bear Mountain Meats, winter moose harvest, the moose road kill list, preview to Jake’s 2022 Kodiak Brown Bear archery hunt (Episode 100), Julia’s intro, history, and life as a boy mom, can you really braise wild game meat?, slow cooking moose and blacktail deer meat, eating marine mammal meat & nutrition dense meat, marine fat prep & healing, “Fishues”, over harvest of wild salmon, concerns for salmon returns to the Yukon River, the ultimate venison meat ball, chef Beau Schooler (In Bocca al Lupo) Italian restrung in Juneau, AK, AWP annual wild game meat party, cultural connection and ties with food in the Alaskan community, first thought favorite wild game/seafood (Wild Crab, Muskox Sliders, Spruce Grouse Fajitas, Black Cod (Sablefish), fermenting meats, the Hmong culture in Alaska, spiritual connection to food & Arctic Ground Squirrel field Larb, Alaska Diversity & Food Culture connection people, Julia’s gourmet Pies, black bear lard pie crust, Road house’s and a connection to pie
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Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield plow through the snow storm reflecting on the week that was!
Surviving the the Snowpocalaypse, Chicago Hockey Trip, SnoPro AK, thanks to “The Megladon”, King of the Hill, whiskey throttle, shout out to new AWP sponsor BHA (Back Country Hunters & Anglers) BHA pint night December 14th @ Anchorage Brewing Co. (Guest Speaker Brad Christianson - Trapper) January 14th @ Palmer Ale House, (On-site Podcast), Follow Pro Dog Musher Eddie Burke (Rookie Iditarod), Black bear hoodie, life below Zero (Sue Aiekens), Sherps & Fat Trucks, a RZR for sale, the expense of a Hawaiian vacation,
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Daniel Buitrago & Brandon Fifield set the hook with elite local angler and writer for Fly Lords Magazine, Oliver Ancans and his amazing supportive partner Gabby Mordini to open the tackle box and chat all things angling, planning, logistics, and the perfect catch pose!
2018 7.1 earthquake, Jim Creek Silver Salmon fishery, Oliver’s intro (@olleyeh), Daniel’s #1 ranked fishing page, a career in the Air Force After growing up in Michigan, stationed in New Jersey, north east trout fishing in Jersey, Maine, New York, a love for fishing instilled by dad, Ice house life in Michigan, ice shacks in Alaska, ice augers, extensions & ice depths of up to 4-5ft of ice, fishing interior
Alaska, an obsession for Lake Trout, proper lake trout play and release methods, going full electric ice augers, Alaskan’s and their secret spots, ice fishing tips, preparation, research, and bathymetric lake map information, notable ice fishing electronics, lake trout rods, reels & baits, how to prep and hold a fish for the perfect photo
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau are joined by Merit Waldrop a hockey lifer and multifaceted coach of Team Alaska, Anchorage Wolverines and the South Anchorage Association Oilers
Justin Johnson and a love for coaching, UAA fight song, Merit’s track suit collection, a players “Path”, athletic drive, passion and the “It factor”, growing up and a full commitment to hockey, participating in sports with intense parents, Alaskas long list of stand out hockey players that went pro, (NHL goalie Jeremy Swayman, and defensemen Nate Thompson), labeling Anchorage and Alaska a legit hockey city and state, Anchorage Wolverines Jr. hockey team start up and the local Alaskan family’s that made it all possible, (Schutt, Flannery, Frawner & Ellsworth), first year success and a championship run, local Alaskan kids playing for the team, Keith Morris “The Architect”, Year One Films “A True Hockey Fairytail” documentary about the wolverines inaugural season, Jr. team rivalry Anchorage vs. Fairbanks, Team Alaska Tier 1 Hockey and player development, what’s up with the long blade sticks? “The Datsyuk curve”, shout out to the Dump & Change Podcast, Olympic ice vs. standard rinks, Detroit Redwings, is rollerblading still cool?, remember jr. high school hockey?, Alaskas bright hockey future with UAA mens Hockey and the Anchorage Wolverines programs
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
AWP Episode 090 “Crispy & His Critters”
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Emily Thompson are joined by special guest and self proclaimed “Mayor” of Eagle River Gregory Adrien @ja_crisp_ak unofficial keeper and mascot of the Eagle River Nature Center
Living next door to the eagle river nature center & filming the neighborhood critters, community of eagle river and its qualities, Waffle House in Eagle River?, the Mayor goes to TikTok, Anchorage Distillery “Ghost Pepper Vodka” & mom’s Bloody Mary’s, Greg’s 15 year career in the military and his journey to Alaska from the great state of Illinois, the beginning of a life long friendship with Dustin Slinker @dustin.slinker, @thebaitshack, Fort Hood and tours in Afghanistan,
Reverse SRP, moving to Alaska in 2011, potential homelessness crisis in Eagle River, crazy mofos, building huge houses on the mountain side in Eagle River, Greg’s nickname “Crispy” Emily’s version of “Girls Gone Wild” on Kodiak island and an epic all girls blacktail deer hunt, the experience, the harvest & life long memories, The AK permit draw application meeting and a party draw, shout out to BHA (Back Country Hunters & Anglers) “NO ROAD TO AMBLER”, The Mayors too 5 favorite Alaskan restaurants, and top 3 Burger joints
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Daniel Buitrago and Brandon Fifield go on a ReTreat AWP style with Kristen Russell & Juliana Brown founders of Alaskas’ own, Soar & Summit (Wilderness & Wellness Retreats)
Cheers to Halloween 2022
w/homemade apple pie moonshine, Julian’s path growing up in Delta Junction and the community vibe, An early start to the snow machine season in Summit, Willow trading post “Porn Bar”?, A Willow retreat, a love/hate relationship with Crocs, Kristen’s history - Growing up in Arizona & Soldotna, AK with teammate Erika Smith (@alaskaoutdoorgirl), Juliana’s dip netting adventure’s “roping off”, fishing the raging Cooper River, crying wolf and a bear scare, bear awareness and caring the “Heat”, college wrestler saves friend from bear attack during an Elk hunt, the art of Yoga and the “Macho guy stigma”, hot box Yoga, self wellness & the health benefits, mental health wellness & mindfulness, exercising and the hard reset, living in the moment, the retreat & the outcome, Kristen & Juliana’s collaboration, story & connection, creating Soar & Summit, the vision, the brand & logo design, “The ReTeat” and challenges of orchestrating the vibe, the pressure to delivery the experience, logistics & the location preparing a 3-day, 3-night, itinerary, a fully customized retreat project for Military Spouses, “The Breakthrough”, “The Closing Circle”, togetherness, cooking & healthy eating, Erika’s mean ass Charcuterie Board, Red Raven backcountry snow boarding, community connection, potential Mens & co-Ed retreats, upcoming retreats with Soar and Summit in 2023, future growth and uprise of Soar & Summit, STAY TUNED!
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Daniel Buitrago, Brandon Fifield & Jack Lau drop the puck with the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Men’s Hockey Head Coach & Vice President of Player Development for the state of Alaska Matt Shasby
White water rafting south central Alaskan class-5 rivers (6-Mile & Eagle River), Hydrologic predictions and river forecasting, Matt’s intro and player career overview (USHL, WCHA, AHL & ECHL)
- Lincoln Stars
- Des Moines Buccaneers
- UAA Seawolves
- Columbus Cottonmouths
- Hamilton Bulldogs
- Long Beach Ice Dogs
- Alaska Aces
Transitioning from a career in hockey to becoming a middle school teacher, coaching high school hockey and high level comp hockey for the Anchorage Hockey Association (AHA), Shasby’s Multi-Sport Camp and the development me of the UAA Summer Sports Camp, Anchorage Wolverines Hockey & UAA Hockey’s healthy coexistence and filling the void in a hockey hungry community, forecasting a bright future for Anchorage hockey, local games, excitement and the vibe at the UAA Seawolves Sports Complex home games and the new student section, the need for building new facilities, current repairs at the Ben Boeke & Dempsey hockey arenas, “The Game” 2018 Ponytail Tournament and the dramatic results, the hockey development ladder, coaching quality from the ground up, learning fundamentals, unique skating exercises and training to re-fine the skills of a good skater, building a program and the NCAA “Transfer Portal”, developing leaders with-in the leader, a team with-out a conference, building a scheduled as an independent, finding quality opponents and league ranks, “InStat” virtual/video player talent and scouting, a shout out out to the UAA assistant coaches (Trevor Stewart, Kevin Murdock & Aaron McPherson), the Canucks game puck drop, Coyotes playing @ AZ State, team USA and the talent group from the 1980 birth year