Diversity & Outdoors Podcasts

Currated by Tremula Network

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A Runners Life | Hosted by Marcus Browne, the podcast explores the topics around training, racing and the impact running has on our day to day life’s.

Black Earth | Black Earth is an interview podcast celebrating nature and black women leaders in the environmental movement.

Black Nature Narratives | Offers black perspectives on issues relating to the natural world and relationships with nature.

Black People Can’t Swim | A short series by Sadie Clayton that touches on the historical contexts of black swimming and also looks at the social constraints. With the help of some incredibly talented black voices we dissect and unpack the myth that black people can’t swim.

Blossom Trees and Burnt Out Cars | BBC Sounds - Talia Randall meets the radical ramblers and activist gardeners who are opening up nature to everyone.

Board Women | Explore the world of women and confidence, through the lens of board sports - skate, surf and snow

Boots & Beards | A short-lived podcast from Boots & Beards community, but a good insight to why Boots & Beards was set up and the organic growth the organisation has seen over the last few years.

Climate Creative Leadership Podcast | A podcast about the leading role of the arts in this age of converging crises. It features remarkable stories of individuals navigating the climate crisis and leading transformative creative projects.

Earth Sea Love Podcast | Exploring black women’s relationships with nature.

Famerama: Cultivating Justice | Miniseries of interviews, conversations, music and reflections from Black people, people of colour, trans people, queer people and women, on their relationships with land, growing, and identity.

Fast Enough: Ramadan Running | A podcast from Sports Direct about running during the month of Ramadan, hosted by Lutalo Muhammad.

Finding Our Way: Diverse Outdoor Voices | A BMC podcast to champion walkers, climbers and mountaineers from diverse backgrounds.

Get Birding | Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig is joined by celebrity birdwatchers help everyone discover the birds on their doorsteps.

In and Out Podcast | Interviews with people from under-represented groups in the outdoors and organisations who try to address the problem.

In the Deep End | Ed Accura speaks to black and ethnic minority celebrities on their relationship with swimming.

Nature Bantz | Banter about walking, wellbeing, rewilding, nature-connection, green-living and climate action with Hana Sutch and a series of inspirational people.

Not Your Typical Climber | Showcasing the diverse voices of climbers and exploring underrepresented voices in the world of climbing. From pro-climbers to amateurs, and everyone in between. Hosted by Mel Reeve.

Ocean Woman: A Shaka Surf Podcast | Seeking out the untold stories of women’s surfing.

On The Outside | Diverse views on outdoor news, culture and events.

Out Outdoors | A podcast celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in the outdoors.

OutdoorLads: The Podcast | The Official Podcast from OutdoorLads, a UK organisation for Gay, Bi and Trans men to get climbing, hiking, canoeing, hosteling, camping and more.

Outside Voices | US based - to celebrate and amplify voices of those who don’t always see themselves reflected in the ‘Great Outdoors’ narrative.

Physical Capital | A series on Apple Podcasts + looking at sports through the political, social and cultural aspects often overlooked. S1 explored boxing, S2 looks at swimming.

Queer Out Here | An audio zine that explores the outdoors from queer perspectives.

Rebellious Optimists | A podcast from Adidas, host Twiggy Jalloh speaks to people from across the adidas business who are pushing boundaries, and calling the shots on what adidas sells; who they hire; how they operate etc.

Seize Your Adventure | A great adventure podcast that is also an epilepsy podcast, run by female adventurers and telling diverse stories.

Spindrift | The Spindrift Podcast is all about bikes, cycling, people and adventures, from the female perspective.

The Checkpoint Podcast | A podcast hosted by Black Trail Runners.

The Colour of Chalk | Part of "We See You Now", a project dedicated to exploring diverse voices and connections to the South Downs National Park.

The Colour Green | From Julie’s Bicycle, this podcast has Baroness Lola Young is in conversation with artists and activists of colour who are at the forefront of social innovation – connecting climate justice, race, power and inequality.

The Sailing Show | Thoughts from women in professional sailing, interviews, advice, inspiration and what it’s really like behind the scenes in the world of Professional Sailing.

The Start Line | Hosted by Dee, Jules and Petrina: three sisters talking about running, eating, music, life... and everything in between.

Women in Sport Podcast | Brings together insight, advice and expertise from across the sector to discuss the issues that affect women and girls in the UK.

XENO | A podcast and community exploring home, identity, and belonging. The new series focuses on belonging in nature.

Audio & Podcast Interviews

Interviews in 2024:

02-03-24 | SABULOUS | Soraya Abdel-Hadi ‘Going All In’

08-03-24 | Wild About Wellbeing | Nature In Mind: Is Eco-Anxiety Equal?

04-05-24 | SABULOUS | Frit Tam ‘Read the Signs’

19-06-24 | The Inspired Triathlete | Episode #12 - Kelly Smith - “Breaking Barriers: The Black Tri Tribe’s Mission to Diversity Triathlon”

18-07-24 | Ramblings | Everybody Outdoors in Gloucestershire

12-10-24 | The Outdoors Fix | Marlon Patrice: Nature, grief and setting up We Go Outside Too

15-10-24 | The Earth Sea Love Podcast | Episode 69 - Live from the Tremula Festival with Alinah Azadeh

Previous years: Pre-2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |

10-04-23 | The Adventure Podcast | Episode 133: Adam Raja, Redefining

04-01-23 | Scotland Outdoors | The Outdoor Lads- Increasing Inclusivity in the Outdoors

29-11-22 | Wild For Scotland | Mountaineering & climate activism with Adam Raja

12-10-22 | Wild For Scotland | Guiding Hikes & Outdoor Diversity with Kirsty Pallas

06-10-22 | Tales to Inspire | Adya Misra: The outdoors is for everyone

27-9-22 | Talking Head Pain | Climbing Through Migraine: A Conversation with Hannah Frost

14-09-21 | Looking Sideways | Type 2: Episode 026 - Soraya Abdel-Hadi

05-09-22 | The Mountain People Podcast | Marie Uri: Climbing is for Everyone

09-22 | Conversation Changers | TWE: Cycling Around the World with Vedangi Kulkarni

15-08-22 | Go Love Yourself | S2 Ep6 Learning to love the outdoors with EveryBodyOutdoors

17-07-22 | Prompted By Nature | 4.12a Soraya Abdel-Hadi: 'Finding my Creative Voice through Nature

08-07-22 | The Everyday Adventure Podcast | Celebrating Diversity through Adventure - Pammy Johal

26-06-22 | Famerama | Cultivating Justice: Episode 1

14-06-22 | The Modern Adventurer Podcast | EP.061: Preet Chandi - The First Women of Colour to Ski to the South Pole

14-06-22 | Outside & Active | If you’re told you’re different, you believe it

26-05-22 | A Life More Wild | Planting, subverting and empowering - Ellen Miles & Amira, The Wanderlust Woman

25-05-22 | Lattice Training Podcast | The Mindset & Training Behind a Guinness World Record with Anoushé Husain

17-03-22 | Looking Sideways Podcast | Episode 179: Yvette Curtis - Good Trouble

03-03-22 | The Everyday Adventure Podcast | Adventure, Identity and Environmental Impact - Kelly Smith

01-03-22 | THIIIRD Waves | Swimming w/ On The Outside

27-02-22 | UK Wildlife Podcast | EP68 - Teeny Tiny Creatures with Chantelle Lindsay + Rory Crawford - Part 2

07-02-22 | Should I Delete That? | The Girl Who Climbed Everest

07-02-22 | The Adventure Podcast | Episode 092: Rotimi Odukoya, Clmbxr

25-01-22 | Human Resources | Right Of Way

07-01-22 | Radio 4 | Women’s Hour: Preet Chandi: 'I hope I can help inspire people to achieve whatever they want'

09-12-21 | Blue Earth Summit Podcast | Who owns the outdoors?

29-11-21 | The Contour Podcast (previously the Derailed Podcast) | The Gift of Riding: Aneela Mckenna on making mountain biking a more diverse community

23-10-21 | The Outdoors Fix | Frankie Butler: From England hockey to outdoor wheelchair adventures

21-10-21 | SwimOut | Access: Series 2, Episode 5 (Omie Dale, SwimUnity)

12-10-21 | National Trust Podcast | 101: Black Hiking

01-07-21 | Tough Girl Podcast | Soraya Abdel-Hadi - Award-winning writer, artist, and advocate for women and diversity in UK outdoor

07-21 | Conversation Changers | TWE: Swimming with my Stoma with Gill Castle

07-21 | Conversation Changers | TWE: First all-female Nort Pole expedition with Victoria Humphries

24-06-21 | Conversation Changers | TWE: Diversity Outdoors with Soraya Abdel-Hadi

07-06-21 | Wheel Suckers Podcast | Constant speed and long distances with Vedangi Kulkarni

03-06-21 | Radio 4 | Ramblings: Debbie North in Cumbria (wheelchair adventures)

13-05-21 | Radio 4 | Ramblings: Rhiane Fatinikun of Black Girls Hike in the Peak District

03-05-21 | Radio 4 | Women’s Hour: Breaking barriers to cycling for women

25-04-21 | Finding Your Range Podcast | Episode 13 - Athletes with EDS (Paraclimbing)

06-04-21 | Ran by Nature | Episode 20 - Toby - being outdoors brings out the better version of people (Queer runnings)

30-03-21 | Ran by Nature | Episode 19 - Amira Patel - Freedom to discover the outdoors (Wanderlust Women)

29-03-21 | How to Conserve Conservationists | Being a Conservationist with a chronic illness

23-03-21 | The Jam Crack Climbing Podcast | JCPC 098 Anita Aggarwal

23-03-21 | Ran by Nature | Episode 18 - Haroon Mota - Running for good causes

10-03-21 | Unearthed | Episode 7 - Dirt on our hands: Overcoming botany’s hidden legacy of inequality

08-03-21 | Reasons to be Cheerful | PARKS AND REC: green space for all

03-03-21 | Ran by Nature | Episode 15 - Sonny Peart - Progress is not a one way street (Black Trail Runners)

14-02-21 | Swim Wild Podcast | Recognising lack of diversity is one thing, but taking action is another (Omie Dale)

25-01-21 | Swim Swam Podcast | The Black Swimmers Association talks "Blacks Can't Swim The Sequel"

19-01-21 | Surviving Society | Gurpreet Sidhu: blminthestix & rural racism

19-12-20 | The Outdoors Fix | Oge Ejizu: Adventuring in London with Black Girls Hike

09-12-20 | The Equal Group | Representation Matters… Oge Ejizu (Black Girls Hike London)

07-12-20 | Walk It Bike It | Episode 2 - Shgufta Anwar of Bike For Good

01-12-20 | Tough Girl Podcast | Tazneem Anwar, aka Taz @ThisHijabiRuns | Championing diversity in running

20-11-20 | Being on the Inside | Episode 15: We Go Outside Too

18-11-20 | Redpoint Radio | #3: Colour Up - Diversity in Climbing

15-11-20 | Redpoint Radio | #1: Bristol Inclusive Thrill Seekers

11-11-20 | Arc’teryx Piccadilly | What's In My Pack? | Episode 8 | Rob Ferguson meets Cath Prisk (Outdoor People)

07-11-20 | The Outdoors Fix | Debbie North: Wheelchair adventuring all over the UK

22-10-20 | Tough Girl Podcast | Hetty Key - Adventurer and Lead Researcher into Women in Adventure

13-10-20 | Runners World UK Podcast | The Future of Black Running

03-10-20 | BBC Radio 4 | Diversity Outdoors - Mya-Rose Craig talks to Zakiya Mckenzie

10-09-20 | Tough Girl Podcast | Rhiane Fatinikun - Founder of Black Girls Hike UK and Tales of a Hiker

07-08-20 | The Simply Equality Podcast | Gears for Queers

06-08-20 | Tough Girl Podcast | Mya-Rose Craig - “Bird Girl”

31-07-20 | Camden Art Audio | The Botanical Mind: The Coloniality of Planting with Ros Gray & Shela Sheikh

07-07-20 | Tough Girl Podcast | Sabrina Pace-Humpreys (ultra running)

June 2020 | Looking Sideways Podcast | 126: Phil Young - On Allyship

16-06-20 | Curious Climber Podcast | Anoushé Husain - Not Your Average Climber

2019

November 2019 | Looking Sideways Podcast | 103: Phil Young - Shaking the Tree | Diverse representation in action sports

26-07-19 | The Outdoors Fix | Zahrah Mahmood, aka ‘The Hillwalking Hijabi’

04-07-19 | Wheel Suckers Podcast | LIVE PANEL: Diversity in Cycling (BAME focus)

2018

07-11-18 | She Explores | Alone with Her Thoughts on the Welsh Coastal Path: Hiranya de Alwis Jayasinghe

2016

24-05-16 | Tough Girl Podcast | Sally Barkow | Women in professional sailing

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