S01 E05 Interview with Bob Butler, host and creator of the hiking podcast, Trailcast

In this episode, David McFee talks to Bob Butler, host and creator of the hiking podcast Trailcast: Podcasting on Foot. Bob’s website is archived here “Trailcast“.

This interview was recorded May ‎28, ‎2023, but was produced July 12th, 2023.  

Special thanks to the band’s Tom Jode and Kelly Vice for providing music for the show and of course, thank you to you all for listening to Skippycast. 

S01 E04 Interview with John Viehman, Host for the PBS television show Trailside 

In this episode, David McFee talks to John Viehman about his time as host of the PBS televesion show, Trailside. 

This interview was recorded May ‎18, ‎2023, but was produced July 12th, 2023.  

Trailside: Make Your Own Adventure was a six-time Emmy-nominated series that brought the outdoors to millions of viewers each week. The series premiered in 1993 and, at its peak, was available to over 80 million households via Public Television.

Special thanks to the band’s Tom Jode and Kelly Vice for providing music for the show and of course, thank you to you all for listening to Skippycast. 

S01 E03 The Man with the Chevy Van: Interview with John Clagett.

In this episode, David McFee talks to John Clagett bout his time as travelling in the US in a Chevy Conversion van. 

This interview was recorded September 24th, ‎2018, but was the final show produced July 11th, 2023. 

 

Special thanks to the band’s Tom Jode and Kelly Vice for providing music for the show and of course, thank you to you all for listening to Skippycast. 

S01 E02 Interview with Nan Mandes, Production Manager for the PBS television show Trailside. 

In this episode, David McFee talks to Nan Mandes about her time as Production Manager for the PBS television show, Trailside.

This interview was recorded ‎June ‎11, ‎2018, but was produced July 11th, 2023.

Trailside: Make Your Own Adventure was a six-time Emmy-nominated series that brought the outdoors to millions of viewers each week. The series premiered in 1993 and, at its peak, was available to over 80 million households via Public Television.

Special thanks to the band’s Tom Jode and Kelly Vice for providing music for the show and of course, thank you to you all for listening to SkippyCast.  

Mountain Biking in Utah.
Sea Kayaking in Baja.
Staff and Crew in Westport Connecticut Offices.
Pilot Episode: Smoky Mountains Crew with John Viehman. Steve Samuels (next to John Viehman) and Matt Cohen (Supervising Producer).
Nan Mandes suited up for the Rainforest Hiking in Puerto Rico.
Sea Kayaking in Baja.

S01 E01 Vagabonding and the Bibbulmun Track: Interview with Jodie McLean.

In this the inaugural episode, David McFee talks to Jodie McLean about her 2016 Bibbulmun Track thru-hike. 

Modeled on the Appalachian Trail, the Bibbulmun Track opened in 1979 for Western Australia’s 150th anniversary. Extending from Kalamunda, just south of Perth, to Albany in the state’s southwest, the Bib Track as it is colloquially known, is 1,003.1 kilometres (623.3 mi) long.  

Bibbulmun Track Foundation

This interview was recorded Sept 1, 2016, but was produced Sept 9, 2018.  

Special thanks to the band’s Tom Jode and Kelly Vice for providing music for the show and of course, thank you to you all for listening to Skippycast.