Let's Take This Outside
What happens when we play outside? We become healthier - both mentally and physically. We become more creative and more focused. We connect - with nature, each other, and ourselves. Let’s Take This Outside: a new podcast hosted by me - Mary Anne Ivison - an aspiring outdoor athlete and nature lover. I speak to athletes, outdoor professionals, and scientists about their connection to nature, how it affects their performance, and everyday life. We take the Summer off to play outside but we will be back with another episode September 1st, featuring Julia Weber.
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July 12, 2025 • 43 secs
Hey, it’s Mary Anne Ivison—and right now, I’m doing exactly what I hope you’re doing… playing outside. Let’s Take This Outside is taking a short summer break, but don’t worry—we’ll be back this September with brand new episodes and inspiring conversations.
Coming up: guests like Dan Rubenstein, Marlis Butcher, Melissa Hafting, and Julia Weber, as we explore the powerful ways the outdoors connects us—through nature, conservation, a...
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June 24, 2025 • 44 mins
Shanda Hill is one of the most accomplished ultra endurance athletes on the planet and a proud Canadian from Vernon, British Columbia. She is the only person in the world to have completed three Double Deca Triathlons. Each one includes a 76 kilometre swim, a 3600 kilometre bike ride, and an 844 kilometre run. That is the same as doing 20 full Iron-distance triathlons back to back.
In 2024, Shanda made history by becoming the firs...
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June 10, 2025 • 39 mins
Flow explores diverse women’s narratives in adventure sports in this anthology that challenges stereotypes while promoting unity. It advocates for a transcultural feminism, one offering hope and empowerment to break barriers and live fully.
Flow takes readers on an inspiring journey through the world of women in adventure sports, challenging stereotypes and celebrating the strength, resilience, and unity of women across the globe....
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May 27, 2025 • 38 mins
The winner of numerous writing honours, including a National Magazine Award, Nicola Ross is the author of 12 books, including the bestselling Loops & Lattes series of hiking guides. Having sold over 50,000 copies of these self-published guidebooks, Nicola is a fulltime writer and professional hiker.
Her latest book, published by ECW Press in Toronto in 2024, is entitled 40 Days & 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a ...
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May 13, 2025 • 53 mins
Chris Watson was born and bred in Scotland is the creative force behind the Adventure Diaries, a podcast that delivers authentic stories of adventure, exploration, and the natural world.
Chris spends much of his time outdoors, hiking and paddling in the Scottish highlands and has a passion for the natural world, wild places, and adventures.
Chris brings a unique blend of curiosity and storytelling to every conversation, including a...
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April 29, 2025 • 41 mins
Emma Terrell, also known as The Urban Botanist, is a passionate advocate for sustainable living and eco-conscious design.
After completing a Biology degree at Carleton University in Ottawa, she started her business in 2017 that was created with the intention to connect her community with the natural world around them. With a deep rooted love for nature and over a decade of experience in creating vibrant, green spaces, Emma special...
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April 15, 2025 • 26 mins
Gloria Dickie is an award-winning journalist and author of Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future (W.W. Norton, 2023).
She is currently a global climate and environment correspondent at Reuters News Agency. With over a decade of experience reporting on environmental issues, she has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, Wired magazine, and Scientific American magazine, among others. In 2018, she was named a National ...
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April 1, 2025 • 48 mins
Brad Sinopoli is a former CFL Wide Receiver and now the owner of Sinopoli Fishing.
Brad played for both the Calgary Stampeders and the Ottawa Redblacks, and was twice named the CFL’s most Outstanding Canadian and has won two Grey Cups.
Brad’s passion for the outdoors has seamlessly carried over into his post-football life, as he has become a successful fishing charter operator. Based in Ottawa, Sinopoli combines his love of nature...
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March 18, 2025 • 43 mins
Frank Wolf is a Canadian adventurer, writer, filmmaker, and environmentalist. He is known for books, feature magazine articles, online columns, and films that document wilderness expeditions around the world, with a focus on the Canadian North.
His expeditions include being the first to canoe across Canada in one season, rowing the Northwest Passage, and circumnavigating both Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island by kayak. In 2020 he w...
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March 4, 2025 • 43 mins
Sasha is a Krono Nutrition Athlete, and we’ve teamed up with Krono to giveaway 2 of their discovery boxes on Instagram, including bars, gels and electrolytes. Head to the Let’s Take This Outside Instagram for your chance to win, and also use the promo code outside20 to get 20% off at krononutrition.com until March 31.
Dr. Sasha Gollish is a passionate advocate for gender equity in sport, a Team Canada middle- and long-distance run...
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February 18, 2025 • 25 mins
Use code Outside to get a $20 discount off any two day ride on the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2025 at https://ottawabicycleclub.ca/rlct/.
ABOUT RIDEAU LAKES CYCLE TOUR:
The Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) is a two-day cycle tour organised by the Ottawa Bicycle Club that takes its riders from Ottawa (or Perth) to Kingston and back. The first tour took place in 1972, and this year it will be its 51st edition on June 21-22,2025. On Saturd...
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February 4, 2025 • 30 mins
Judy Kasiama is an athlete, community activist, disruptor, and content creator, and founder of Colour the Trails.
Through her work Judy highlights her experience as a black woman that skis, rides mountain bikes, hikes, camps, climbs, and explores. Colour the Trails focuses on improving access to outdoor activities for BIPoC (including those who lay within the intersection of BIPoC and 2SLGBTQAI+ community) adventurers.
About Colour...
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January 21, 2025 • 30 mins
Trixie Pacis is an emerging Filipina-Canadian filmmaker based in Kimberley, British Columbia. Her work revolves around documenting unheard personal and environmental stories, including her latest documentaries Wildflowers and Wild Aerial. Building on script development experience at Drive Films, she now works as the Director of Acquisitions and Original Programming at ChimeTV, America’s only Asian American and Pacific Islander cabl...
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January 7, 2025 • 49 mins
About Gatineau Park:
Gatineau Park is the National Capital Region’s conservation park. The largest green space in the region, the Park occupies an area of more than 361 square kilometres and is a place of rich and unique biodiversity. It is the second-most visited park in Canada, and a destination for outdoor enthusiasts to engage in recreational activities that respect the environment.
Gatineau Park’s vast territory is divided int...
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December 20, 2024 • 31 mins
Welcome to our "Best of 2024" episode! This year has been a journey full of incredible stories, insights, and inspiration from some truly remarkable guests.
In this episode, we’re celebrating highlights from six of our most impactful conversations. You'll hear...
1) Dianne Whelan share her profound reflections from her 500 Days in the Wild project, and connecting to nature.
2) James Appleton is the host of The 46 of 46 Podcast. Jam...
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December 10, 2024 • 38 mins
Taryn Eyton is a Squamish-based writer and the founder of the outdoor adventure website, HappiestOutdoors.ca. She is also the author of two hiking guidebooks: Backpacking in Southwestern British Columbia: The Essential Guide to Overnight Hiking Trails (Greystone Books, 2021) and Backpacking on Vancouver Island: The Essential Guide to the Best Multi-Day Trips and Day Hikes (Greystone Books, 2024).
Taryn is a Leave No Trace Master E...
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November 26, 2024 • 30 mins
A life-long explorer, Dr. Cassandra Marion’s passions are for the outdoors, rocks and space.
She completed PhD in Geology and Planetary Science and Exploration at the Earth and Planetary Institute, at Western University. Her studies focused on meteorite impact craters, and lunar and Martian analogue environments in the Canadian Arctic and sub-Arctic.
After 13 northern expeditions, she has developed considerable expertise leading an...
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November 12, 2024 • 47 mins
James Appleton is the host of 46 of 46 Podcast and lives in the heart of the Adirondack Park in Lake Placid, New York. He is a New York State Licensed Guide for hiking and camping, and is passionate about the Adirondacks and the surrounding mountains.
When he's not on the trails, James can be found swinging a microphone in the film/television industry, hitting the squat rack, or home with his wife and three girls.
About 46 of 46 P...
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October 28, 2024 • 25 mins
Mathieu Roy brings more than 20 years of experience and a strategic, innovative mindset to his role as Chief Executive Officer with Trans Canada Trail.
As a professional engineer with the Order of Engineers of Quebec, Mathieu co-founded and led his own environmental consulting firm, where he brings a wide range of both leadership and hands-on experience to the organization.
Mathieu joined Trans Canada Trail in 2017 as Vice-Presiden...
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October 14, 2024 • 37 mins
Bestselling author, award-winning journalist and TV host Robin Esrock has reported from over 120 countries on 7 continents.
Profiled as a travel expert on five continents (including 60 Minutes, Travel + Leisure, The Sydney Morning Herald, CBC, South China Morning Post and The Wall St Journal) Robin created and co-hosted Word Travels for OLN, National Geographic and Travel Channel International. The 40-part series has been broadcast...
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