Episode 4: How to lose 50 lbs while canoeing across the Congo

12/24/20 • 22 min

In this episode, Bob Spoerl interviews his co-host Greg Traverso about Greg’s epic expedition across the continent of Africa. Hitchhiking, traveling by matatu, boat, foot, and canoe, Greg makes his way across the breath of Africa from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic. Sleeping in villages deep in the Congo rainforest, losing 50 pounds, and has all kinds of adventures and misadventures along the way. This and plenty more on Metamo!
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Episode 3: From the Lion Center to the Epicenter: An interview with Abby Guthmann

On this week's episode, Greg and Bob are joined by Abby Guthmann. Abby is a Ph D. student at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Lion Center Team under Dr. Craig Parker. Abby discusses the fascinating conservation work she does near the Maasai Mara in Kenya and the pivotal role the travel experience has played in her life studying ecosystems, behavior adaptation, and human-wildlife conflict mitigation. Abby hopes to contribute to the conservation of vulnerable populations in increasingly altered landscapes.
Her current research focuses on how cattle management strategies may affect ecosystem health and human-wildlife conflict mitigation in conservancies surrounding the Maasai Mara.
Learn more about Abby's work at https://lioncenter.umn.edu/

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Episode 5: Breaking out of the bubble with passion + PB &J - a conversation with Sam Richardson

Sam Richardson wakes up excited about life everyday with a sense of adventure and wonder. Whether it's climbing Kilimanjaro or up the side of a volcano in search of Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, studying in Ghana, or hiking or biking around his home in San Francisco, California and beyond, Sam believes in embracing life and living it to the fullest. After so many adventures around the world at such a young age, Sam has taken his love of life and adventure to start Sam's Adventure Snacks where he crafts PB & J's and inspires people to inspire one another by sharing their stories about Fitness, Adventure, and Nutrition.
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