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Dear LanderEpisode 30 w/ Allison Stoff!In the dead of winter, a guest graced our presence earlier this year that has become an integral part of the Lander community in all facets. Allison casually took us through the motions of ending up in Lander, standing up for herself, doing research at the highest buffalo jump in the nation, maneuvering bears in The Absarokas, and being honest with herself and the rest of the cowpokes out here.2025-06-301h 02Dear LanderEpisode 29 w/ Jess Oldham!Howdy. This week we are hanging with Jess Oldham: local, cowboy, actor, hard worker... you know the type. He told us about the Wild Horse Sanctuary that his family runs on the Wind River Reservation and all that they have achieved, his acting and modeling career in regards to the industry, co-starring and playing in a couple... really big projects, (to say the least) as well as the concept of land acknowledgments and how Lander could really do better in helping communities adjacent to us. One Yeehaw.2025-06-2359 minDear LanderEpisode 29 w/ Jess Oldham!Howdy. This week we are hanging with Jess Oldham: local, cowboy, actor, hard worker... you know the type. He told us about the Wild Horse Sanctuary that his family runs on the Wind River Reservation and all that they have achieved, his acting and modeling career in regards to the industry, co-starring and playing in a couple... really big projects, (to say the least) as well as the concept of land acknowledgments and how Lander could really do better in helping communities adjacent to us. One Yeehaw.2025-06-2359 minDear LanderEpisode 28 w/ Mara Gans!Our first guest of Season 4 does some stuff. Lots. All good things, in fact. Mara and us chatted about an amazing family corgi, bumping into Jimmy Chin at the top of the Grand Teton, the art of poop in wilderness, and a kiss with.... Kristen Stewart?! (but not Mara?) We also discussed in depth how NOLS has changed and not changed, as well as running for school board, (and winning!) and how more or less, we all want most of same things when we get down to it and talk to others. 2025-06-1756 minDear LanderEpisode 27: What is a Landerite?In the midst of shattering our long hiatus with this episode, we caught up with some Landiego things that have happened since we've been gone: contentious topics in our town and... what even is a Landerite? Is there criteria? Do you gotta wear a badge or something? What is that all about? Who we would interview all time Lander folk: from ALL time periods, as well as some useful information regarding toxic algae blooms in alpine lakes. Warm up, baby. Season 4.2025-06-1144 min
Dear LanderEpisode 26 w/ Val Shao!Gotcha!! For this surprise episode, The Dear Lander Podcast teamed up with the International Climber’s Festival to interview Val Shao, Director of the ICF and Lander Local! Val, Amara and Jordan discussed her introduction to Wyoming with Ten Sleep vs. Lander climbing, gymnastics and it’s benefits for fine-tuning rock climbing skills, The fusion of cowboy culture and climber culture in Lander, the changing face of the ICF, and attempting to make it a welcoming space for all participants, and how the ICF and climbers in general help the economy greatly in Lander. Maybe a treefort or two, as w...2024-07-0844 minDear LanderEpisode 25: The Breather.Following the raucous third season and hard follow up news from this fall, our hosts the scary news, new beginnings, and the security and support offered by Lander during life-changing times. We also chatted about how AI ain’t all that bad- especially for brain surgery, Chali 2na’s arrival in Lander, and how it probably couldn’t have happened 10 years ago, the extremely controversial take of Lander claiming the throne for musicians in the state of Wyoming, and digging in old barns and attics for dirty pants. We’ve decided to take a break this year. We can’t...2024-06-1855 minDear LanderEpisode 24 w/ Carl Cote!Well hello! This particular episode features one of Lander's most talented photographers: Carl Cote. This Indiana fella is an avid shredder and storyteller through the lens. He told us about gettin' wicked at the rodeo and snapping pictures of skaters at Venice Beach, being inspired by Jimmy Chin, (please come on the podcast Jimmy golly we love you) screaming barfies and roman candle fights, getting in the splash zone for a good shot and leaning into the suck, whether it's a 14 year old surfer cussing you out mid-wave or January in Wyoming. Easy money.2023-08-121h 02Dear LanderEpisode 23 w/ Quinn Cerovski!Red. For this episode, we talked to Landiego's favorite heady wook: Quinn Cerovski. The brain behind Red Dangit, gamer, DJ, Winds fanatic, and raptor lover. We covered some of the following: Crazy things we've seen, (off of The Falls slide, of course!) the earliest days of Red Dangit, Byron's legendary reputation, Shocktoberfest and the height of Laramie DJs, the story of his album Jupiter, getting his denim jacket pierced by a golden eagle out near Shirley Basin and the lure of the Dark Lord Filch, as well as other Lander Swim Team traditions that have existed for a millennia...2023-07-2758 minDear LanderEpisode 22 w/ Taurey Carr and Wolf Johnson!Brother crews are dudes. Just a few dudes. Just some dudes. Just doing what we can do. Taur and Wolf stop by and made it seem so easy and perhaps standard, but looking back on all of Amara's cry laughs while editing this one, it seems, in the famous words of Lil Wayne: "We got one." Critics have likened this particular episode to Infinity War, Empire Strikes Back, as well as FarmVille in 2010. It's really fun I think. This Season 3 crux is complete debauchery with just a couple of really nice fellas that happened to grace our presence. We talked...2023-07-151h 20Dear LanderEpisode 21 w/ Cristina Gonzalez!PICTURE THIS: It's June 2022. Laughter and saucy humor fills the halls of Amara's house. Three individual concoct the most steamy and unarguably spicy Dear Lander episode yet. Cristina joined us to discuss her work as nurse and activist for Chelsea's Fund, leaving a first impression on her NOLS course with a particular.... thingy.... watching her kiddos grow up in Lander, and finally, a powerful interaction she had in the grocery store. Buckle Up.2023-07-0446 minDear LanderEpisode 20 w/ Paul Primrose!Class is in session, Lander. On the fine day of this recording, Paul Primrose came over and schooled us on some very good stuff: the glory days of Fluffy Buffalo and favorite ever shows, nearly teaching at Mountain View, how cell phones are..... not so chill sometimes.... AND the truth about life after high school. Go Paul.2023-06-221h 06Dear LanderEpisode 19 w/ Kris Hampton!On this instant classic, Amara and Jor were chillin at Kris Hampton's humble abode, discussing his journey: How climbing kept him out of trouble, the Hip-hop single he released that went viral and eventually landed him a gig at the International Climber's Fest, The Houlihan Narratives, Writing "Float" and getting to know Todd Skinner's family. We also touched on him and his daughter meeting Lizzo, (?!) how we coped with the long dark winter, and the undisputed greatest ever train robbery pulled by a band of genius 11 years olds. Dang, diggy dang. Freakin' Ace in the Hole.Please check out...2023-06-151h 28Dear LanderEpisode 18: Cruisin'!THIRD SEASONS A CHARM.For this laid-back Season 3 opener, Amara and Jordan cruised around Lander, The Baldwin Loop, and Sinks Canyon while chatting about the sights and sounds: mostly the nostalgic type. In addition, we covered the terrible Death Camas and our favorite wildflowers, that time Amara was drunk in DIA, weaselin' at Sinks Canyon Camp, Northside, Westside and Southside and... (LCA?) politics back in the day. Shouts to the new businesses in town, and our upcoming guests of this Season. It gonna be dope.2023-06-0230 minDear LanderEpisode 17 w/ Joe Lefevre and Sara Ellingrod!Season 2 Big Boss. Better Halves and Calves.Cherry whiskey and 2 pups wrastlin’. Plays in the Parks as well as Student Leadership Camps. A Horse going wild and secret spots. What we Love, Wish and See. The artists and the gravitational pull towards The Winds. Bears. Gettin’ paid. Knowin’ all the stuff. Change on our lil’ mountain town doorstep. Knowin’ none of the stuff. Sun went down and we’re still laughing. Still here.Thanks for a great second season.2022-08-101h 17Dear LanderEpisode 16 w/ Doris Murray!This week's episode we were pitchin' some HEAT with Lander Local and Legend, Doris Murray. Both Doris and her father had a huge deal to do with baseball in Lander in the 1950s, and more specifically, with The Lander Pioneers— our very own amateur league team. Doris traveling around the country and talked playing amazing baseball teams, watching the Brooklyn Dodgers, and recruiting some notable Hall of Famers for Lander Baseball in the early days. She also hinted at the beginning of the Old Timers team that still exists and plays in City Park today. She really.... knocked it ou...2022-08-0840 min
Dear LanderEpisode 15 w/ Letara Lebeau!Our seventh episode of Season 2 features Letara Lebeau: super badass activist, Lander Chamber member, business owner and mom. She was joined by her daughter on the show and we talked about being Western Wyoming mesmerized by tornadoes in Oklahoma, being on the White House task force for MMIP, her work and research in decolonizing data, and growing up with Amara near Pavillion. So wonderful having them on!2022-07-121h 01
Dear LanderEpisode 14 w/ Oakley Boycott!To continue our super strong Season 2 roster, we are joined by an artist, advocate and hero in Lander to many: Oakley Boycott! She talked about traveling around as a kid with her parents performing and attending different elementary schools, impressing crushes by eating grasshoppers, the big time similarities towards New York City and Wyoming (as well as the bubbles and echo chambers in both or any place) and her run for Lander City Council Ward 1. She rocks. We Love her so much.2022-07-0542 min
Dear LanderEpisode 13 w/ Alan Mandel!This thing shreds. Our 5th episode of Season dos features Alan Mandel, Lander local, Canadian, wise and joyful fella, insanely talented mountain biker and trail builder. He enlightened us on his journeys biking down volcanoes and in the Andes at 19,000 feet, pioneering new lines at the Red Bull Rampage and building for some of the world's finest, his gnarliest wipe-out ever and how it changed him, as well as the prominent future of Lander mountain biking and how he is involved. Full send.2022-06-241h 18
Dear LanderEpisode 12 w/ Mayor Monte Richardson!For this very mayoral episode, Amara and Jordan deliberated with Monte Richardson, the current Mayor of Lander, Wyoming! He wowed us with his stories as a bull rider when he was a young buck, we talked about the time he helped Jordan with his broken leg, and we big time talked about prep for the Lander 4th as well as the second annual Pig Roast. Oh yeah, and there is a.... big surprise at the end of this one.2022-06-2042 min
Dear LanderEpisode 11 w/ John Mionczynski and Dr. Jeff Meldrum! Ladies and Gentlemen..... we have the footage. In the third installment of Season 2, Jordan sits down with Sasquatch experts John and Dr. Jeff to go into detail about the evidence suggesting the existence of Bigfoot. Meldrum, a Professor of Anthropology at Idaho State University, discusses the physical characteristics of these specimens, as well as evidence in the classic Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film. John, a Wildlife Biologist and Atlantic City local, gives incredibly detailed stories of personal run-ins in the Wind River Range in the 70s, and a ton more. This one is just....... you've got to see it to believe...2022-06-101h 35
Dear LanderEpisode 10 w/ Christian Wallowing Bull and Fiadh!Our earliest recorded episode during Lander wintertime was with a couple of artists that have been heating up the Wyoming music scene lately: Christian Wallowing Bull and Fiadh! Both of them touch on their roots and what inspires them to create, the hardships they have overcome, and how their incredible artistic intuition has helped them out. We chat about recording in moving vehicles, freezing up at the Supaman concert, and upcoming projects on the horizon. Bolts of Lightning for sure.2022-06-031h 08
Dear LanderEpisode 9: The Return!We back. For the Season 2 premier, Amara and Jordan talk about LIFE CHANGING ART, and our experiences with such. We also chatted more about Cheesewheels, some of our fav Season 1 guest moments, aaaaand we answered your questions and give some sneak peeks to Season 2 guests! Stoked to see y'all again. 2022-05-2741 min
Dear LanderEpisode 8 w/ Grandma Peggy aka The Rattlesnake Queen!For the Season 1 finale, Amara and Jordan are joined by the legend herself: Grandma Peggy Carr, The Immortal Peg, The Rattlesnake Queen. She gifted us stories about the Lander-Riverton rivalry wayyy back in the 50s, beer-drinking pronghorn, the one time she fought a shark with one arm, eloping in Elko, and her own take on ghosts in the area. It's a short but sweet firework show. 2021-08-1739 min
Dear LanderEpisode 7 w/ Amy Skinner!For this episode, we traveled down into Limestone Mountain to interview Amy Skinner, explorer, owner and visionary behind Wild Iris Mountain Sports, and an essential pioneer in Lander climbing. Amy told amazingly detailed stories with Todd Skinner, coming in contact with cobras and mambas in South Africa, winning an airplane over a bet, and how the framework of the Houlihan Narratives came to be. It feels like a three-star instant classic episode already. 2021-08-1151 min
Dear LanderEpisode 6 w/ Mike Lilygren!On this super-duper rock-solid episode of Dear Lander, we chatted with Mike Lilygren, OG Lander Climber, C0-Owner of Maven Optics, and all-around good dude. He walked us through his journey with others on the first ascent free climb of Trango Tower in Karakoram, what the vibe and climbing scene of Lander was like back in the 90s, some of the amazing business strides Lander has made through LEDA, and how rowdy the Lander Bar actually was back in the day. Don't wanna miss this one!2021-08-041h 00
Dear LanderEpisode 5 w/ Lexi Fedele, Bridger and Mac Mann-Wood!For our longest episode yet, we waxed nostalgic for the wonderful Sinks Canyon Camp, and all that it means to us! The five of us talked about the worst and best camp memories, the proper way to tell the Nugget Ned story, and the truth about ghosts in Sinks Canyon. oooOooooOoooo!! Come hang!2021-07-301h 06
Dear LanderEpisode 4 w/ Shawna Morgan and Tim Hester!For the fourth episode of Dear Lander, Tim and Shawna talk about the origins and essentials that make the Lander swimming and diving program the greatest in the state. We touched on some of the hilariously cool traditions, some of the Lander greats, how Bruce Gresly's vision became legacy, and how pivotal the community is to the program itself. 2021-07-1642 min
Dear LanderEpisode 3 w/ Angie Flint!For this sweet episode, we gotta chop it up with Angie Flint, owner and brains behind the Lander Bake Shop! A few of the things covered include Angie's origins and movie picks, the state of mountain biking in Lander, and Frank, the Bake Shop Ghost.2021-07-1355 min
Dear LanderEpisode 2 w/ Mei Ratz!For Dear Lander's first guest, we hung out with the essential Mei Ratz! All three of us chatted about the origin of Houlihan (both the narratives and the word itself), hilarious Shakespeare in the Park memories, her journey as an artist and activist, sneakers, and literally so so so much more. 2021-07-091h 00
Dear LanderEpisode 1: The Debut!The purely Landiego podcast starts out with talks about spooky spots around Fremont County, junior high dances, some of our favorites art projects and spots around Lander, and what's to come!2021-06-3000 min