Episode 509 ~ November 20, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• How a college canoe trip as a student led a man to more than 42 years of volunteering and teaching on canoe trips
• Don Pinnock accompanied a group of young scientists in canoes down a river in Africa and ‘Became’ the river. A thoughtful, yet humorous tale of the trip and his transformation

Episode 508 ~ November 13, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Sean went for a day paddling in his new SP3 Nova Craft Prospector 16 in the Kawartha Highlands
• If you are looking for something new in the off season, head to Quebec and try Ice Canoeing
• Boundary Waters’ wilderness protection may be facing another threat

Episode 507 ~ November 6, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• A British slalom canoer has been suspended because of the way he earned money for his training
• Students at McMaster University took to the water for some experiential learning
• Yes Christmas is still quite a ways away, but here are three items you might want to buy for the paddler in the house

Episode 506 ~ October 30, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• There is a new kayaking water trail amongst the 30,000 islands of the Stockholm Archipelago
• Kayaking along and its starts to rain monkeys, what fun!!!
• The Green Race returns after a hiatus due to Helene, and it will be different

Episode 505 ~ October 23, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• John Van Barriger talks about the Winter Camping Symposium in Minnesota
• Sean & Derek paid a visit to Nova Craft Canoe to check out some canoes

Episode 504 ~ October 16, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Sean took a day trip to paddle Nogies Creek and his furry paddling companion Athena had fun too
• There seems to be more pro’s than con’s when it comes to the Nova Craft Prospector 16′ SP3 as your first whitewater canoe
• BMW has joined the standup paddleboard market with its new electric SUP

Episode 503 ~ October 9, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• We take a peek at the new global online whitewater meeting place for paddlers, RallyCrew
• When guides paddle canoes filled with tourists too close to a mother elephant, it does no go well, and it could have been a whole lot worse
• After a hard year, one couple returns to the water in a place where they were once happy in hopes of reclaiming that happiness

Episode 502 ~ October 2, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Long time listener Mike Nichols jumped in his car, then drove from British Columbia to Ontario to check out Temagami and see if it is everything we said it was. Then he made the trip down to join us for a chat about paddling the Yukon River, the Bowron Circuit in the Rockies and his adventure in Temagami.

Episode 501 ~ September 25, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Ontario Parks will be adding 300 new campsites plus upgrading 800 existing sites
• Tips for paddling near cetaceans (a fancy word for whales, dolphins, and porpoises)
• Rutabaga Paddlesports of Wisconsin is closing its doors

Episode 500 ~ September 18, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Alan Drummond of Kingdom Outdoor Products joins us to chat about Fat Bear Week, Paddlepalooza, kayak camping on Georgian Bay, paddling to Mohawk Island on Lake Erie, and a man that circumnavigated Vancouver Island on a standup paddleboard (and a few other topics)

Episode 499~ September 11, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• One man has spent years visiting all the paddle in camp sites in the Boundary Waters and logging them with GPS coordinates
• How one family threw out the book on adventure and spent nine years completing their extended expedition
• What do you do when you see the power boats coming but they don’t see you? A story about doing everything right.

Episode 498~ September 4, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Sean spent three weeks in Japan and now he is back to talk about his log rafting and canoeing adventures. He also explains what day camping is and much more.

Episode 497~ August 28, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• How important are group dynamics when out on a paddling trip?
• Some questions you should ask potential new paddling partners
• 11 ways paddling can bring couples closer together

Episode 496~ August 21, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Shedding some light on some paddling myths that have been around a while
• Americas most haunted lake: Lake Lanier

Episode 495~ August 14, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Kevin Callan talks about his recent Lake Superior Denison Falls voyageur canoe trip and as well as the trip that saw him heading to Parc National d’Aiguebelle in Quebec

Episode 494~ August 7, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Derek and his family went into the backcountry to try something new
• A grueling world record in a dragon boat on the Missouri River
• 7 of the best places to go standup paddleboarding in Toronto

Episode 493~ July 31, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Toxic algae blooms are popping up everywhere and they are nothing new and can be deadly
• When in the back country do you wear bear bells or have some other sort of bear protection?
• Alberta is considering a new watercraft pass and want public input

Episode 492~ July 24, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Sean attended Parks Canada’s Lock and Paddle event in Ottawa
• Sean headed to Bobcaygeon with some paddling friends to meet up with Steve Chard as he paddles the Great Loop
• Get away from the busy National Parks and explore 7 that are best accessed by paddle craft

Episode 491~ July 17, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• When you hear about a tsunami you think of the ocean, but what about a meteotsunami in Lake Superior?
• Hearing about a dramatic rescue from the rescuer’s point of view and how it affects them
• How a group is using SUP Pups to help in the fight against platypus extinction

Episode 490~ July 10, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• With the growing trend of cities cleaning up the waterways to encourage recreation, there is still a hesitation to go in the water
• Scientists built a replica of a 30,000 year old canoe and used it to test a theory of an ancient sea crossing
• Bob James’ final paddling trip would be the last of many, though he did not know it