The world of outdoor听podcasts is already robust鈥 (see our list from last year for some more favorites), but we discovered some newcomers this year that are worth a place on our subscribe list.
Best Single-Topic Podcast: 'Threshold'
In its first season, the podcast uses the topic of bison to dive deep into conservation, politics, and the history and future of the U.S. I binged hard on this one鈥攖he storytelling and engrossing topic will make you think about bison and our country in a new and complex way.
鈥擜bigail Wise, online managing editor
Best Sports Podcast: '30 for 30'听
贰厂笔狈鈥s launched earlier this year, and the catalog is full of fantastic, well-told sports stories. New York Magazine鈥檚 Vulture 听鈥淭his American Life, but for sports,鈥澨齱hich is pretty accurate. Perhaps unsurprisingly, my favorite episode so far was 鈥,鈥澨齛bout the first all-women鈥檚 expedition to the North Pole. But the series casts a very wide net鈥攆eaturing stories about Olympic decathletes, poker, and boxing鈥攕o there鈥檚 a little something for everyone.
鈥擬olly Mirhashem, associate editor
Best 鈥淐elebrity鈥 Podcast: 鈥楽tages鈥
Anyone who really follows Lance Armstrong knows he鈥檚 already been a prolific podcaster since 2016 with 听 (which is ongoing). But his brief Tour de France side podcast from this year, , is worth revisiting even now. Look, we know everyone has their own opinion on Armstrong, but it is fascinating to hear commentary on the TdF from someone with his particular experience and psychology. Give it a try.听
Best Environmental Podcast: 鈥楾errestrial鈥
国产吃瓜黑料 reader (and member) Riordan Skirzenski pointed us to , a new NPR show that explores the effects of climate change one individual story at a time. Host Ashley Ahearn is a great guide, curious and empathetic. Get a taste with听this episode: 鈥溾
Best Podcast We Missed Last Year: 鈥楾he Sharp End鈥
The American Alpine Club of incidents straight from the pages of Accidents in North American Climbing, deftly appealing to morbid curiosity while providing solid advice on staying safe in the mountains.听How did we miss this when it debuted in 2016?听
Podcast We鈥檙e Most Looking Forward to in 2018: 鈥楢fterglow鈥
听is hosted by Brendan Madigan, owner of Tahoe鈥檚 Alpenglow Sports shop and friend of many in the outdoors world. No surprise, then, that he鈥檚 enlisted a slew of heavy hitters for hour-long conversations about being an athlete in the mountains. The first episode is a conversation with Adrian听Ballinger and Cory Richards. Future guests include Tommy Caldwell, Doug Robinson, Emily Harrington, and Hilaree O鈥橬eil.听