Episode 516 ~ January 8, 2026

Podcast Info / Topics

• There is a new paddling activity called Riverskate which is a cross between squirt boating and skateboarding
• There are a lot of products from gummies to powders that can help enhance your paddling workouts, but do we need them?
• BOTE has added a couple new kayaks to its line of inflatable boats

Episode 515 ~ January 1, 2026

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• It is summer in the southern hemisphere and South Africa has some good paddling spots to check out for all levels
• India has decided that only technically skilled and certified rafting guides will be allowed to work the rivers now
• A 6,800km expedition may be one of Australia’s longest inland paddles

Episode 514 ~ December 25, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• With the age of online reservations being a must, are we losing the sense of adventure when planning our trips?
• Many people love the feel of a paper map and the map case in their boat, but are GPS units taking over? Chances are yes.
• All it takes is a person with an idea and the passion to create a lasting institution that benefits paddlers

Episode 513 ~ December 18, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Archaeologists have shed some new light on the Hjortspring boat. A large 2,400 year old canoe that was dug up 100 years ago
• An artist was killed while out kayaking. Was it an accident or something from a real life spy movie?
• There are a few reasons to have a motor on your kayak and there are 6 you might want to take a peek at for 2026

Episode 512 ~ December 11, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• The Vatican has returned 62 items to the Inuit, First Nations and Metis communities, including a 100 year old kayak
• One couple has paddled at least once a month for 251 months, just shy of 21 years
• Apparently Santa loves to relax in Hawaii before the busy season

Episode 511 ~ December 4, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• If you are heading to Nevada there are 7 places to paddle that are good for beginner and seasoned paddlers
• A canoeing couple solved a 100 year old mystery in Canada’s northern Barren Lands
• The Khayelitsha Canoeing Club in Cape Town are being hampered by pollution and invasive hyacinth

Episode 510 ~ November 27, 2025

Podcast Info / Topics

• Mark Evan has embarked on a zero carbon emissions kayaking expedition along Oman’s coast
• The tally of ancient canoes found in Lake Mendota is now 16 and there are questions if some of them were bioengineered
• What do you do as a mom who wants their kids to live big lives? You take them on a paddling trip down the Mississippi River

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

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• 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