Let's Take This Outside

Let's Take This Outside

What happens when we play outside? We become healthier - both mentally and physically. We become more creative and more focused. We connect - with nature, each other, and ourselves. Let’s Take This Outside: a new podcast hosted by me - Mary Anne Ivison - an aspiring outdoor athlete and nature lover. I speak to athletes, outdoor professionals, and scientists about their connection to nature, how it affects their performance, and everyday life. We take the Summer off to play outside but we will be back with another episode September 1st, featuring Julia Weber.

Episodes

Melissa Hafting - Dare to Bird: Exploring the Joy and Healing Power of Birds

October 14, 2025 • 25 mins
Melissa Hafting is an ethical, passionate, and respected birder, photographer, and mentor. Her love for birding has helped shape who she is and has helped with her mental health, along with enabling her to cope with the difficult aspects of grief and loss after the death of her mother and father. Showcasing some of Melissa’s most stunning bird images from the continental United States, Hawaii, and Canada, Dare to Bird explores the...
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Dan Rubinstein - Canadian Stand-Up Paddleboarder

September 30, 2025 • 50 mins
Dan Rubinstein is an Ottawa-based writer, editor, and stand-up paddleboarder. His latest book, Water Borne, was published in 2025 and is based on his most recent epic solo paddling journey and also explores the importance of deepening our relationship with water. Dan is also a National Magazine Award–winning journalist who contributes to publications such as The Walrus, The Globe and Mail, and enRoute, and he’s a former editor at ...
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Marlis Butcher - Park Bagger

September 16, 2025 • 27 mins
Marlis Butcher is an environmental conservationist, author, and photographer. She is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and of The Explorers Club, an international organization promoting field exploration. Marlis is the first visitor to have “bagged” (visited) all 48 of the Canadian national parks, a third of which do not have road access. Her photographs and articles have been published in: • Canadian Geographic...
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Julia Weber - Little Miss Ottawa

September 2, 2025 • 30 mins
Julia Weber is a full-time travel blogger and content creator who brings the spirit of travel into everyday life. With a background in marketing and a passion for storytelling, Julia creates compelling photo and video content that resonates with an engaged audience seeking both local discoveries and international adventures. Julia’s mission is to inspire others to live every day with the spirit of a traveller— whether they’re dini...
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Get Outside! Enjoy Summer! Episodes Return September 2!

July 12, 2025 • 43 secs
Hey, it’s Mary Anne Ivison—and right now, I’m doing exactly what I hope you’re doing… playing outside. Let’s Take This Outside is taking a short summer break, but don’t worry—we’ll be back this September with brand new episodes and inspiring conversations. Coming up: guests like Dan Rubenstein, Marlis Butcher, Melissa Hafting, and Julia Weber, as we explore the powerful ways the outdoors connects us—through nature, conservation, a...
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Shanda Hill - Three Time Double Deca Triathlon Endurance Athlete

June 24, 2025 • 43 mins
Shanda Hill is one of the most accomplished ultra endurance athletes on the planet and a proud Canadian from Vernon, British Columbia. She is the only person in the world to have completed three Double Deca Triathlons. Each one includes a 76 kilometre swim, a 3600 kilometre bike ride, and an 844 kilometre run. That is the same as doing 20 full Iron-distance triathlons back to back. In 2024, Shanda made history by becoming the firs...
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Denisa Krásná and Alena Rainsberry: Co-Authors of Flow

June 10, 2025 • 38 mins
Flow explores diverse women’s narratives in adventure sports in this anthology that challenges stereotypes while promoting unity. It advocates for a transcultural feminism, one offering hope and empowerment to break barriers and live fully. Flow takes readers on an inspiring journey through the world of women in adventure sports, challenging stereotypes and celebrating the strength, resilience, and unity of women across the globe....
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Nicola Ross - Loops and Lattes

May 27, 2025 • 37 mins
The winner of numerous writing honours, including a National Magazine Award, Nicola Ross is  the author of 12 books, including the bestselling Loops & Lattes series of hiking guides. Having  sold over 50,000 copies of these self-published guidebooks, Nicola is a fulltime writer and professional hiker.  Her latest book, published by ECW Press in Toronto in 2024, is entitled 40 Days & 40 Hikes:  Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a ...
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Chris Watson - Adventure Diaries

May 13, 2025 • 52 mins
Chris Watson was born and bred in Scotland is the creative force behind the Adventure Diaries, a podcast that delivers authentic stories of adventure, exploration, and the natural world. Chris spends much of his time outdoors, hiking and paddling in the Scottish highlands and has a passion for the natural world, wild places, and adventures. Chris brings a unique blend of curiosity and storytelling to every conversation, including a...
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Emma Terrell - The Urban Botanist

April 29, 2025 • 40 mins
Emma Terrell, also known as The Urban Botanist, is a passionate advocate for sustainable living and eco-conscious design. After completing a Biology degree at Carleton University in Ottawa, she started her business in 2017 that was created with the intention to connect her community with the natural world around them. With a deep rooted love for nature and over a decade of experience in creating vibrant, green spaces, Emma special...
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Gloria Dickie - Journalist and Author

April 15, 2025 • 25 mins
Gloria Dickie is an award-winning journalist and author of Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future (W.W. Norton, 2023). She is currently a global climate and environment correspondent at Reuters News Agency. With over a decade of experience reporting on environmental issues, she has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, Wired magazine, and Scientific American magazine, among others. In 2018, she was named a National ...
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Brad Sinopoli - Sinopoli Fishing and Former CFL Star

April 1, 2025 • 47 mins
Brad Sinopoli is a former CFL Wide Receiver and now the owner of Sinopoli Fishing. Brad played for both the Calgary Stampeders and the Ottawa Redblacks, and was twice named the CFL’s most Outstanding Canadian and has won two Grey Cups. Brad’s passion for the outdoors has seamlessly carried over into his post-football life, as he has become a successful fishing charter operator. Based in Ottawa, Sinopoli combines his love of nature...
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Frank Wolf - Writer, Filmmaker, Environmentalist

March 18, 2025 • 42 mins
Frank Wolf is a Canadian adventurer, writer, filmmaker, and environmentalist. He is known for books, feature magazine articles, online columns, and films that document wilderness expeditions around the world, with a focus on the Canadian North. His expeditions include being the first to canoe across Canada in one season, rowing the Northwest Passage, and circumnavigating both Haida Gwaii and Vancouver Island by kayak. In 2020 he w...
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Dr. Sasha Gollish - Runner and Advocate

March 4, 2025 • 42 mins
Sasha is a Krono Nutrition Athlete, and we’ve teamed up with Krono to giveaway 2 of their discovery boxes on Instagram, including bars, gels and electrolytes. Head to the Let’s Take This Outside Instagram for your chance to win, and also use the promo code outside20 to get 20% off at krononutrition.com until March 31. Dr. Sasha Gollish is a passionate advocate for gender equity in sport, a Team Canada middle- and long-distance run...
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Re-release: Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour

February 18, 2025 • 24 mins
Use code Outside to get a $20 discount off any two day ride on the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour 2025 at https://ottawabicycleclub.ca/rlct/. ABOUT RIDEAU LAKES CYCLE TOUR: The Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour (RLCT) is a two-day cycle tour organised by the Ottawa Bicycle Club that takes its riders from Ottawa (or Perth) to Kingston and back. The first tour took place in 1972, and this year it will be its 51st edition on June 21-22,2025. On Saturd...
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Judy Kasiama - Colour The Trails

February 4, 2025 • 29 mins
Judy Kasiama is an athlete, community activist, disruptor, and content creator, and founder of Colour the Trails. Through her work Judy highlights her experience as a black woman that skis, rides mountain bikes, hikes, camps, climbs, and explores. Colour the Trails focuses on improving access to outdoor activities for BIPoC (including those who lay within the intersection of BIPoC and 2SLGBTQAI+ community) adventurers. About Colour...
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Trixie Pacis - Filmmaker

January 21, 2025 • 29 mins
Trixie Pacis is an emerging Filipina-Canadian filmmaker based in Kimberley, British Columbia. Her work revolves around documenting unheard personal and environmental stories, including her latest documentaries Wildflowers and Wild Aerial. Building on script development experience at Drive Films, she now works as the Director of Acquisitions and Original Programming at ChimeTV, America’s only Asian American and Pacific Islander cabl...
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Gatineau Park - Rachel Paquette

January 7, 2025 • 48 mins
About Gatineau Park: Gatineau Park is the National Capital Region’s conservation park. The largest green space in the region, the Park occupies an area of more than 361 square kilometres and is a place of rich and unique biodiversity. It is the second-most visited park in Canada, and a destination for outdoor enthusiasts to engage in recreational activities that respect the environment. Gatineau Park’s vast territory is divided int...
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Best of 2024

December 20, 2024 • 30 mins
Welcome to our "Best of 2024" episode! This year has been a journey full of incredible stories, insights, and inspiration from some truly remarkable guests. In this episode, we’re celebrating highlights from six of our most impactful conversations. You'll hear... 1) Dianne Whelan share her profound reflections from her 500 Days in the Wild project, and connecting to nature. 2) James Appleton is the host of The 46 of 46 Podcast. Jam...
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Taryn Eyton - HappiestOutdoors.ca

December 10, 2024 • 37 mins
Taryn Eyton is a Squamish-based writer and the founder of the outdoor adventure website, HappiestOutdoors.ca. She is also the author of two hiking guidebooks: Backpacking in Southwestern British Columbia: The Essential Guide to Overnight Hiking Trails (Greystone Books, 2021) and Backpacking on Vancouver Island: The Essential Guide to the Best Multi-Day Trips and Day Hikes (Greystone Books, 2024). Taryn is a Leave No Trace Master E...
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