Backcountry Bizarre

Introducing Backcountry Bizarre! A comedy podcast bringing you real-life stories from the backcountry. Join us as things get weird in the woods. Co-hosted by Zoë Leake & Angie Loewe. Subscribe for weekly episodes. Submit your story at: https://backcountrybizarre.com/

Backcountry Bizarre is a comedy podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 11 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Backcountry Bizarre, a comedy show with 11 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  Season 2, Episode 5 - It’s all bear country!

  Jun 23, 20261h 3mS2

  Join us this week for a 6-week 600-mile canoe trip through the northwest territories of Canada! Featuring a surprise Grizzly bear. SOURCES for this episode: The boy from Minnesota worried about capsizing as he canoed through the Canadian Northwest Territories. What he encountered was more terrifying than any white water By Elle Hunt https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/may/23/17-year-old-versus-600lb-grizzly-bear-i-was-going-to-die-alex-messenger-ordeal-wilderness Wilderness Canoe Trip: Surviving a Grizzly Attack https://www.bendingbranches.com/blogs/resources/wilderness-canoe-trip-surviving-grizzly-attack Camp Menogyn website  https://www.ymcanorth.org/adventure/locations/camp_menogyn ENCOUNTERING A BEAR https://www.heybear.com/pages/bear-encounters Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake, co-hosted this week by Silas Phillips.  Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana  Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr  Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs If you would like to hear your story on the show  submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre  Email us stuff at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com   If you love the show please rate, follow and review wherever you get your podcasts!  Join our inner circle at Patreon.com/BackcountryBizarre Keep it weird out there folks!

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  Episode #4

  Season 2, Episode 4 - Sahara Smackdown

  Jun 9, 202654 minS2

  Join us this week for an ultramarathon through the Sahara desert! Athlete Mauro Prosperi ran the Marathon de Sables in 1994 and things did in fact get bizarre. Featuring an extreme crash diet not recommended by healthcare professionals. We are loving extreme landscapes this season!! SOURCES for this episode:  Alone in the Sahara: The Survival Story of Mauro Prosperi: https://www.offgridweb.com/survival/alone-in-the-sahara-the-survival-story-of-mauro-prosperi/ Here’s How a Runner Survived Nine Days in the Sahara Desert: https://nerdist.com/article/how-runner-survived-nine-days-sahara-desert-mauro-prosperi/ An episode of My Favorite Murder called Show-Off Time: https://www.myfavoritemurder.com/episodes/304-show-off-time?rq=Plane%20crash How I drank urine and bat blood to survive: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30046426 Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake, co-hosted this week by Thomas Wartenberg. Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs If you would like to hear your story on the show submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre Email us stuff at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com If you love the show please rate, follow and review wherever you get your podcasts! Join our inner circle at Patreon.com/BackcountryBizarre Keep it weird out there folks!

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  Episode #3

  Season 2, Episode 3 - Wet and Wild in the Winds

  May 26, 20261h 9mS2

  Join us this week as a trail crew goes on their first hitch of the season in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. They face raucous storms, high waters and underprepared co-workers. Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake. Co-hosted this week by Henry Kelso, @henry_kelson Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana  Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr  Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs This was a listener submitted story! If you would like to hear your story on the show  submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre  Email us stuff at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com  If you love the show please rate, follow and review wherever you get your podcasts!  Join our inner circle at Patreon.com/BackcountryBizarre Keep it weird out there folks!

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  Episode #2

  Season 2, Episode 2 - Mushy Business

  May 12, 20261h 1mS2

  Join us this week as we go dashing through the snow in the Alaskan backcountry! Lieutenant Leon Crane goes on a surprise vacation when his plane crashes, exploring the wild country along the Charley River. Sources for this week’s episode: Article by National Park Service called “A WW II Survival story from the Charley River”: https://www.nps.gov/yuch/learn/historyculture/leon-crane-survival-story.htm Article by Anchorage Daily News titled “Lost in the wilderness for 81 days: The tortuous tale of Leon Crane’s first Christmas in Alaska”: https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2023/12/24/lost-in-the-wilderness-for-81-days-the-tortuous-tale-of-leon-cranes-first-christmas-in-alaska/ Article by Air and Space Forces Magazine titled “Valor: Alone in the Arctic”: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/valor-alone-in-the-arctic/ Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoe Leake. Co-hosted this week by Jackson Crawford, @jacksondcrawford  Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana  Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr  Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs If you would like to hear your story on the show  submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre  Email us stuff at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com If you love the show please rate, follow and review wherever you get your podcasts!  Join our inner circle at Patreon.com/BackcountryBizarre Keep it weird out there folks!

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  Episode #1

  Season 2, Episode 1 - The Price of Polar Persistence

  Apr 28, 20261h 1mS2

  Join us for our season 2 premiere! In 2021 British medical officer Preet Chandi completes her first expedition in Antarctica, traveling 700 miles across the landmass to reach the South Pole. Sources for this story: Episode of Women Who Travel podcast titled “A solo Skiing Expedition Across Antarctica" ; Episode of the podcast Wild Ideas Worth Living titled “Trekking Solo to the North and South Poles with Preet Chandi” ; Article by the Army Benevolent Fund titled “‘Polar Preet’ Chandi” Backcountry Bizarre is hosted by Zoë Leake. Co-hosted this week by Silas Phillips, @silaswp Audio is produced and edited by Scott Mathson at the Recording Center in Missoula, Montana  Cover art by Emma Harrison, @emmharr  Music by The Skurfs, @theskurfs If you would like to hear your story on the show  submit it on our website at backcountrybizarre.com Follow us on instagram @backcountrybizarre  Email us stuff at backcountrybizarre@gmail.com If you love the show please rate, follow and review wherever you get your podcasts!  Join our inner circle at Patreon.com/BackcountryBizarre Keep it weird out there folks!

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