A podcast at the intersection of race, environment, history, culture and the outdoors.

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To accompany each audio episode, we meet our guests in person and create a short video profile which includes highlights from our conversation. Not sure which episode to dig into? Take a deep dive on these short videos and get to know our guests.

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Oct 19, 2023

Mauricio Díaz on Vulnerability in Running, The Power of the Invitation and Building “La Familia”

Oct 19, 2023

Oct 6, 2023

Kayla Jeter on The Power of Community, Going FURTHER, and Aspiring to be Ourselves

Oct 6, 2023

Sep 6, 2023

Ambreen Tariq on Finding YOUR Outdoors, Empathy and Reclaiming Patriotism

Sep 6, 2023

Aug 22, 2023

Chelsea Murphy on Raising Children in Nature, Co-creating a Welcoming Space for BIPOC Folks Outside, and Using Social Platforms for Deeper Community Engagement

Aug 22, 2023

Launched in March 2021, The Trail Ahead is a podcast and media series hosted by friends, athletes and environmental justice advocates, Faith E. Briggs and Addie Thompson. Through in-depth interviews with guests working at the forefront of environment, race, history and culture, they invite audiences into often uncomfortable, always needed, conversations at this intersection. Unique to other podcasts, The Trail Ahead includes a visual component, profile videos of each guest, reflecting the hosts’ firm belief that representation matters.