Episode #32
The Epics
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Episode Guests:
Dan & T Durston: Thru hikers and owners of Durston Gear
Benjamin Jordan: Paraglider
Douglas Noblet: Long-distance ski explorer
Amy Bohigan: Producer of “Southern Interior”
Lucas Myers: Actor and writer
Michelle Hart: Actor and writer
Episode Overview
By ski, by foot, and by air, reporter Vince Hempsall chronicles three Basin adventurers who’ve accomplished incredible feats traversing, walking, and parasailing over great tracts of mountain wilderness. He then dives into the dangerous world of creating the Kootenays’ first-ever sketch comedy series.
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