Wild Burro Podcast

Sharing the beautiful scenery of the Colorado Trail from Breckenridge to Leadville. Mile 104-142. — The video version of this episode is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@uwildburro. I would love your feedback on this content and welcome your comments on the podcast’s subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/wildburropodcast/

I show you what’s in my pack and give a brief overview of ultralight backpacking. Check out the books “The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide” by Andrew Skurka, and “Ultralight Backpackin' Tips” by Mike Clelland if you’re interested in the topic. Mile 89-104. — The video version of this episode is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@uwildburro. I would love your feedback on this content and...

The full story of how I went from sedentary desk worker to backpacking 15-20 miles per day with no pain. I also review my current hiking shoe, the Altra Superior 5. Books mentioned: Deskbound, Born to Run, Born to Run 2, and The Big Book of Endurance Training. Mile 74-89. — The video version of this episode is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@uwildburro. I would love your feedback...

Talking about why we work all the time, inflation, the Federal Reserve, Bitcoin and my plans to start a farm and rely more on social relationships and less on money. Mile 11.5-71 — The video version of this episode is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@uwildburro. I would love your feedback on this content and welcome your comments on the podcast’s subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r...

Welcoming you to the Colorado Trail and giving you a taste of trail life. Also talking about the importance of a high fat, low carb diet as preached by Phil Maffetone. Mile 0-11.5 — The video version of this episode is available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/@uwildburro. I would love your feedback on this content and welcome your comments on the podcast’s subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r...

Season 2 teaser. I’ll be video blogging my way through the Colorado Trail starting late June/early July. Follow along with audio on your favorite podcasting platform, or video on Spotify or YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@uwildburro https://www.reddit.com/r/wildburropodcast/

I would love to keep the show going but need to hear your thoughts, ideas and progress toward the New Year’s Challenge to make meaningful new episodes. The best way to contribute is on the subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/wildburropodcast

Sharing insights from a week of contributions to the subreddit, and sharing anecdotes from my own life to illustrate how struggling and suffering is part of the real work that goes into being happy. Please support the show over the next two weeks by joining and contributing to the subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/wildburropodcast

We discuss the wonderful contributions to the subreddit over the past week and celebrate our first New Year’s Challenge finishers 🥳. Then I tell a story about soccer games I organized which years later became the genesis of the New Year’s Challenge. Join us in listening to the episode, and join the others in contributing to the subreddit this week, you could be featured on the next episode! https...

We discuss the genesis of the Satyagraha, or love force, movement in South Africa. Then I present you with options to take action on the New Year’s Challenge: visit the subreddit; create a Reddit account and join the subreddit; interact with the posts; write a comment on the subreddit; write a post sharing where you’re at with the New Year’s Challenge. And if you’ve completed the New Year’s Challe...

Celebrating the life and teachings of MLK with selected excerpts from his speeches with a focus on his meditations about love. I read quotes from the following speeches: I See the Promised Land, The Power of Nonviolence, The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life, My Trip to the Land of Gandhi. These speeches are included in the book “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.” (available for free on most...

Direction of the show; good news; talkin’ about God; the subreddit; the end of the Wild Burro Podcast. Check out ‘If It’s Magic’ by Stevie Wonder, and the Upanishads for supplementary material. Reminder the subreddit address is https://www.reddit.com/r/wildburropodcast/

Visit reddit.com/r/wildburropodcast to share your successes and challenges related to my New Year’s challenge to connect with other people in your life. Let’s support each other as a community and help everyone complete the challenge

Talking about the happiness problem in our society and love and connection as a solution. A New Year’s challenge for you from the Wild Burro

Topics discussed: bond vigilantes; spike in the repo rate; Allianz survey about the economy; homelessness in Grand Rapids; outlook for 2024

Reviewing the week of 12/10/23. Topics discussed: disconnect between mainstream media and voters on the economy; record rent burdens for low income Americans; the Fed’s soft landing vs the hard reality of record homelessness in America; American Dream Deferred for many young Americans; student loan payments restart; inflation’s impact on social security benefit taxes