Tiffany Yu is the CEO & Founder of Diversability, an award-winning social enterprise to elevate disability pride; the Founder of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter, a monthly micro-grant that has awarded $92.5k to 93 disability projects in 11 countries; and the author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World. As a person with visible and invisible disabilities stemming from a car crash, Tiffany has built a career on disability solidarity. Now that she has found success, she works to expand a network of people with disabilities and their allies to decrease stigmas around disability and create opportunities for disabled people in America. Episode Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:26 When do we choose to share our disability stories? 4:12 Jay’s disability story 8:35 Visible and invisible disabilities 13:10 What does an ally to the disability community look like? 16:34 NoBodyIsDisposable and 14(c) 21:26 How does Tiffany’s investment banking background shape her advocacy? 27:47 Goodbye and outro For video episodes, watch on www.youtube.com/@therudermanfamilyfoundation Stay in touch: X: @JayRuderman | @RudermanFdn LinkedIn: Jay Ruderman | Ruderman Family Foundation Instagram: All About Change Podcast | Ruderman Family Foundation To learn more about the podcast, visit https://allaboutchangepodcast.com/…
This podcast is produced by people who live near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. It is the source for storytelling, news, and information about the canoe-country wilderness and other paddling destinations across North America.
This podcast is produced by people who live near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park. It is the source for storytelling, news, and information about the canoe-country wilderness and other paddling destinations across North America.
Four paddlers and canoe guides from Wilderness Canoe Base on Seagull Lake at the end of the Gunflint Trail are paddling north this summer. Leaving Seagull May 31, the group, paddling under the name Solitude of Four, are on a 1,250 mile canoe journey from our camp to Hudson Bay, Canada. It is a 2.5 month expedition through some of North America’s most remote waterways. Why are they doing this? We spoke with Ryan Mohr, Kathleen Grube, Maren Johnson, and Timea Vrabcová about what led them to embark on this journey north. Also sharing insight on the pull to paddle north is Bob O’Hara, an iconic paddler whose been exploring the Far North for decades. This episode is supported by Borderland Lodge , Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center , Solbakken Resort on Superior .…
Nathaniel Gueltzau (AKA The Penguin Viking) is a long-distance paddler and military veteran. After returning from Afghanistan, paddling became more than just a sport-it became a way to process emotions, navigate personal experiences, and find new purpose. The pursuit of pushing physical limits, overcoming mental hurdles, and feeling a sense of accomplishment led Nate to seek out even greater challenges. At the heart of Nate's paddling journey is a philosophy of survival and resilience. Whether working through emotions, physical obstacles, or mental challenges, paddling represents the idea of moving forward-one stroke at a time. "Moving forward is progress," Nate says. This episode is supported by Cooke Custom Sewing , Ely Outfitting Company, Women's Wilderness Discovery , Loons Nest Coffee , and Canoecopia .…
The Border Route Trail on the eastern side of the BWCA continues to grow in popularity and use. The trail is 65-miles long and follows the international border between Minnesota and Ontario. It is the first long-distance, wilderness backpacking and hiking trail in Minnesota planned and constructed by volunteers. In the spring of 2025, just as the ice was leaving many of the lakes across the Boundary Waters, the P&P team met up with a group of volunteers to learn more about the history, current status, and future of the Border Route Trail. This episode is supported by Northstar Canoes , Bending Branches , Borderland Lodge , and Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness . The BRT crew are looking for volunteers, specifically younger folks, to help keep this trail open and available for public use. These are public lands, so it's important we all do our part to keep these trails accessible. Learn more here: https://www.borderroutetrail.org/…
Mark Zimmer, more commonly referred to as the ‘Barefoot Paddler,’ spoke with the Paddle and Portage Podcast before the start of his 2025 paddling season. Zimmer is starting his 13th year exploring the BWCA. Mark typically spends late April or early May through October in the Boundary Waters. He catches walleye, lake trout, and pike. He forages wild edibles, including mushrooms, roots, and various fruits and vegetables that grow in the woods here. Zimmer paddles a solo canoe and sleeps in a hammock. And he prefers to spend his time in the Boundary Waters without shoes. Zimmer has created a downloadable digital map of every portage in the Boundary Waters, having literally walked them all. Find out more about Zimmer’s portage map and learn more about Zimmer on his website. We met up with Zimmer near the Fernberg Trail about 10 miles from Ely just as the 2025 paddling season was taking form. This episode is supported by Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center , Sawtooth Outfitters , Bent Paddle Brewing Company .…
Old Man Ed is a fixture in the Boundary Waters. He's been following, in the literal sense, the Paddle and Portage Podcast team for years. Often, he crawls from the water's edge and provides wisdom and perspective to the folks who make this whole thing go. In this episode, Ed arrives on the great fishing opener weekend, which includes Mother's Day. Music on this episode is shared, with permission, from the album Crooked Step, Open Gate , by Upstream Drifters . The duo features P&P writer and dear good friend, Aubrey Helmuth Miller. Joining Aubrey to complete the Upstream Drifters is musician Craig Mast. This episode supported by Sawbill Canoe Outfitters , Loons Nest Coffee , Solbakken Resort on Superior .…
Rick Slatten is the captain of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad. He recently spoke with Joe on the Paddle and Portage Podcast about the highly publicized incident from Curtain Falls in the BWCA in 2024, and other events associated with search and rescue in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. This episode is supported by Drury Lane Books , Cooke Custom Sewing , Northern Goods , and Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness .…
Resignations. Terminations. Confusion. Reductions. Limitations. These are all themes the U.S. Forest Service is seeing and facing on a routine basis as the 2025 paddling season arrives to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. In this episode, we hear from Barb Soderberg. Soderberg's career with the Forest Service started in 1967 on Superior National Forest, and she was intricately involved with crafting the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act. She retired from the Forest Service in 2007. Soderberg is speaking out for what she views as the dismantling of the Forest Service at this time. She spoke with P&P Podcast team in Ely, and again at a rally in Duluth May 9 outside the Forest Supervisor's office and the Superior National Forest headquarters. We also hear from former Superior National Forest Supervisors Connie Cummins and Brenda Halter, who were also present at the rally in Duluth. This episode details what staffing cuts, budget woes, and other challenges facing the Forest Service will mean for the upcoming paddling season in the BWCA. This episode is made possible with generous support from all of our sponsors. They include: Bent Paddle Brewing Company , Tuscarora Lodge & Canoe Outfitters , Sawbill Canoe Outfitters , North Country Canoe Outfitters , Northstar Canoes , Cascade Vacation Rentals , Save the Boundary Waters , Bending Branches , Solbakken Resort on Superior , Sawtooth Outfitters , Borderland Lodge , Voyageurs Canoe Outfitters , Northern Goods , Women's Wilderness Discovery , Cooke Custom Sewing , Loons Nest , Ely Outfitting Company , Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness , Chik-Wauk Museum & Nature Center .…
The Hudson Bay Girls is an all-female canoe team paddling a historic Voyageur Fur Trading Route in 2025. The expedition will take them on a 1,200-mile journey from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay, Canada. Along the way, they will share their story to raise awareness about the importance of environmental stewardship, outdoor education, and gender equality in outdoor spaces. This video episode of the podcast was recorded at Canoecopia in Madison, Wisc. This episode is supported by Northstar Canoes and Borderland Lodge .…
Most people come to the Boundary Waters to engage with wilderness. Solitude. Peace. Escape. These are sentiments commonly shared by the more than 125,000 people who come to the BWCA each year. And while some people come to fish, not everyone does. Regardless of one's interest in angling, this episode gets into the science (and ethics) of why it's good to release the larger fish one catches in the Boundary Waters and beyond. Support for this episode comes from Cascade Vacation Rentals , North Country Outfitters , and Bending Branches .…
The Hungry Hunter YouTube channel features outdoor adventure from the Boundary Waters and other places in the Upper Midwest. In this episode of the podcast, we learn what makes the channel's founder and content creator, Tom, click. Hint: He worked as a fishmonger for most of his life. This episode is supported by Voyageur Canoe Outfitters and Cooke Custom Sewing . Watch the full interview on the P&P YouTube Channel.…
Pete Marshall and Dave Meier are friends of the Boundary Waters, and they happen to work for an organization named Friends of the Boundary Waters . In this interview, which was recorded at Canoecopia in Madison, Wisc., in spring 2025, Pete and Dave talk with Joe from the Paddle and Portage Podcast about paddling the BWCA, the political climate as it relates to wilderness recreation, and what trips are on the books for the paddling season ahead. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: Loons Nest Coffee Women's Wilderness Discovery Ely Outfitting Company…
Whitewater is a powerful force. It's often destructive, drastically changing entire landscapes. It can also be a place of both play and healing. For Jordan Taylor, a 30-year whitewater paddling instructor, it has been both destructive and healing. Join the Paddle and Portage Podcast team as they travel to Wisconsin's Wolf River and beyond to tell the story. This episode is sponsored by: Borderland Lodge on the Gunflint Trail Friends of the Boundary Waters Tuscarora Lodge and Canoe Outfitters…
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is highlighted on a map of possible places for “increasing timber production” that was shared by federal officials in Washington D.C. last week. The order, signed April 3 by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, declares an emergency on more than 176,000 miles of national forest. The order calls for logging in order to increase timber production and reduce the risks associated with wildfires. The map accompanying the announcement clearly shows the emergency order applies to land protected as federally-designated wilderness across the nation, including the BWCA here in Minnesota. That said, the Forest Service informed Bloomberg Law that it logging won’t take place inside wilderness areas as part of the order. In related news, an expected loss of timber products is due to the highly-publicized tariff war between the U.S. and Canada. The Paddle and Portage Podcast team speaks on these topics in this news track.…
Canadian helicopters and drones are flying over the lakes of the Boundary Waters with greater frequency as the 2025 paddling season nears. From Lake Superior to the far western edge of the Boundary Waters near Ely, reports of sightings of drones and helicopters flying just above the tree line continue to reach the Paddle and Portage Podcast team. Part of the podcast team traveled to Saganaga Lake at the end of the Gunflint Trail in late March to check out the situation. We traveled to Quetico Provincial Park via Cache Bay with property owners on the Canadian side of Sag, using our recently renewed RABC permit in the process. This episode is supported by: Solbakken Resort on Superior Save the Boundary Waters Sawtooth Outfitters…
Maddy Frawley is a fixture at the end of the Gunflint Trail. For the past decade, she's worked at Voyageur Canoe Outfitters, including the past three as a manager on site. Maddy, along with her partner, Clay, won't be around this paddling season, as they are moving to the Twin Cities in the months ahead. Maddy stopped by the Paddle and Portage headquarters in Grand Marais to discuss Trail life, living and working at the end of the Gunflint, and why she is moving on to her next chapter. This episode is supported by: Bending Branches Canoe and Kayak Paddles Sawbill Canoe Outfitters…
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