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    <title>The Mountain Stories Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Recreation”</title>
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    <description>&lt;p&gt;Presented by the &lt;a href="http://mountainresearch.org"&gt;Institute for Mountain Research at Westminster College&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;Mountain Stories Podcast&lt;/em&gt; will share the stories of people who live, work, and play in the mountains. The Institute for Mountain Research provides a hub to coordinate and support interdisciplinary research and learning related to the cultural, economic, scientific and political facets of mountain landscapes and the people who live in them. We encourage deep and abiding interests in the mountains, the people who live in and near them, and the connections between the two. The Institute supports thinking across disciplinary and political boundaries in order to foster conversations about the landscapes that are part of our lives. We strive to serve as a home for exploration, a refuge for reflection and thought, and a forum for community conversation.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Episode 6: Utah Avalanche Center Fall Fundraiser</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The Utah Avalanche Center works to bring avalanche awareness to the community as well as resources that help people to be more knowledgeable about avalanche safety. We talked with some of the attendees about their experiences in the mountains.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Utah Avalanche Center works to bring avalanche awareness to the community as well as resources that help people to be more knowledgable about avalanche safety. On top of avalanche forecasting, the UAC provides a &quot;Know Before You Go&quot; service that helps to educate skiers just starting out in avalanche terrain so that they can better understand the danger surrounding them and work to remain safe. The UAC provides many other opportunities to get out and get educated on avalanches.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://westminstercollege.edu">Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://westminstercollege.edu">The Institute for Mountain Research is housed at Westminster College, at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah. At Westminster, You are someone who is always looking to get more out of life, who yearns for the freedom to explore. You want your college experience to be someplace where you matter. Where your education isn’t just about landing your first job, it’s about starting a meaningful life.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Utah Avalanche Center" rel="nofollow" href="http://utahavalanchecenter.org/about/who-we-are">Utah Avalanche Center</a></li><li><a title="Pixie and the Partygrass Boys" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.pixieandthepartygrassboys.com">Pixie and the Partygrass Boys</a> &mdash; Our theme music is "Home," by Pixie and the Partygrass Boys. As Naomi likes to say, "They are awesome and you should check them out."</li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 5: Fireside Chat with Mike and Lily Libecki</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>On January 25, Mike we had Mike and Lily Libecki join us for a fireside chat. Mike is a National Geographic Expeditioner and his daughter, Lily, is 13 years old and just started her own nonprofit. We were able to have a Q and A with them to ask them all about their travels around the world! This is a live recording from the fireside chat!</itunes:subtitle>
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Our mission is to empower Utahns to improve their communities through active engagement in the humanities.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Joyineering Fund" rel="nofollow" href="https://joyfund.org">The Joyineering Fund</a> &mdash; “In a world where we can be and do anything, be kind and do good.”
– Lilliana Libecki</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>On January 25, Mike we had Mike and Lily Libecki join us for a fireside chat. Mike is a National Geographic Expeditioner and his daughter, Lily, is 13 years old and just started her own nonprofit. We were able to have a Q and A with them to ask them all about their travels around the world! This is a live recording from the fireside chat!</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://westminstercollege.edu">Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://westminstercollege.edu">The Institute for Mountain Research is housed at Westminster College, at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah. At Westminster, You are someone who is always looking to get more out of life, who yearns for the freedom to explore. You want your college experience to be someplace where you matter. Where your education isn’t just about landing your first job, it’s about starting a meaningful life.</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://utahhumanities.org">Utah Humanities</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://utahhumanities.org">Utah Humanities is an independent nonprofit established in 1975. With a small, dedicated staff and volunteer board of directors. We offer public humanities programs across the state that involve thousands of people and organizations. To do our work, we partner with organizations that want to improve their communities through the humanities. Our partnerships span Utah and focus on literature, heritage, education, conversations, and local humanities ideas.

Our mission is to empower Utahns to improve their communities through active engagement in the humanities.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Joyineering Fund" rel="nofollow" href="https://joyfund.org">The Joyineering Fund</a> &mdash; “In a world where we can be and do anything, be kind and do good.”
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  <title>Episode 3: Intro to the Mountain Story Podcast</title>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2017 17:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Intro to the Mountain Story Podcast</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This is the introduction for the IMR's Mountain Story Podcast. In this first episode the mountain fellows describe what the Institute for Mountain Research is all about and what this podcast will look like in future episodes!</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This is the introduction for the IMR&#39;s Mountain Story Podcast. In this first episode the mountain fellows describe what the Institute of Mountain Research is all about and what this podcast will look like in future episodes!</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://westminstercollege.edu">Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://westminstercollege.edu">The Institute for Mountain Research is housed at Westminster College, at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah. At Westminster, You are someone who is always looking to get more out of life, who yearns for the freedom to explore. You want your college experience to be someplace where you matter. Where your education isn’t just about landing your first job, it’s about starting a meaningful life.</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Institute for Mountain Research" rel="nofollow" href="http://mountainresearch.org">The Institute for Mountain Research</a></li></ul>]]>
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