This week’s episode features a group of freshman college students at Samford University who have recently started a club on campus called the Samford Outdoor Adventure Club. Bryan sits down with President Jacob Barham and Vice Presidents AK and Jaxon as they share their vision for the group and discuss what it is about the outdoors that they’re so drawn to. Plus, they also share a few stories of their own about adventures (or misadventures) in the outdoors. These students are doing incredible things and I’m sure this won’t be the last time we hear from them on The Storied Outdoors. Enjoy!

Welcome to season 6! We cannot believe how much fun we’ve had over the past 5 seasons and aren’t slowing down now. This episode is two-fold, we get to preview the upcoming season and recap our trip to the Atlanta Fly Fishing Show. This season will be featuring guests from two of our favorite communities: the Alabama fly fishing community and the Rabbit Room community. We are so blessed to find ourselves somewhere between Lewis and Tolkien and Lewis and Clark and cannot wait to share these stories and adventures with you all!

We can’t believe it’s the end of Season Five! In this episode, we recap an eventful season with phenomenal guests and Brad ends the episode with a whopper of a story of his own. We give a few behind-the-scenes looks at some guests we had on the show as well as a peek behind the curtain of each essay.

We are joined by Hank Hershey. Hank is an artist, graphic designer, fisherman and avid outdoorsman. Born in Belgium, raised in the fine state of New Jersey, Hank now resides in Auburn, AL. He is a fisheries biologist by trade, and dedicates most of his time to the research and conservation of Alabama’s freshwater fishes. When he’s not painting or designing, he enjoys watching the woods wake up, and long canoe rides on southern piedmont streams. We hope you enjoy this episode where we talk about one of the most horrifying encounters with a bear we’ve ever heard. And we also talk about art and the Alabama fly fishing community. Swing by Hank’s website to learn more.

This week’s guest is author and Southern humorist, Sean Dietrich! Sean is a columnist, novelist, and podcast host, known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Southern Living, Garden and Gun, The Tallahassee Democrat, Good Grit, South Magazine, Alabama Living, the Birmingham News, Thom Magazine, and The Mobile Press Register. He has authored thirteen books, and is the creator of the “Sean of the South” Podcast. His latest book, You Are My Sunshine, is releasing this month. It’s a laugh-out-loud funny true story of a loving relationship, a grand adventure, and a promise kept. Born in Kansas City Missouri, moved around a bit till he landed in Florida close enough to Alabama to be more of an Alabamian than a Floridian, and now resides in Alabama. Sean and his wife Jamie have been married for 19yrs. Be sure to tune in to hear our conversation with Sean as well as a guest appearance from Thelma Lou, the hound dog as she alerts the neighborhood of the mailman apparently threatening to approach Sean’s front door.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Louis Markos, author and expert in C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien literature. We explore a wide range of topics in this fast-paced episode ranging from the beauty of national parks to the importance of male friendships. You don't want to blink during this episode or you'll miss the treasures this episode holds.

Welcome to season 5 of The Storied Outdoors! This episode is a little longer than the others, but we had a full summer of adventures to recap. Also, we had a special guest and friend of the show, Wade Blevins with us and Wade is always good for a story or two. In this episode, we reminiscence about the highlights of Season 4 and preview the incredible lineup for Season 5.

In the season finale of Season 4, Bryan and Brad sit down to reflect on the guest and essays to finish off this spring season. Spring is coming to a close, and summer is quickly approaching as they sit down to reminisce and talk about their time together in Gadsden, AL fishing beneath Noccalula Falls in the Black Creek for stocked trout. "A tale of two fishermen," It is incredible how two guys have a vastly different experiences on the same trip. Bryan and Brad unpack that tale a little and reflect on that story.

Long time friends of Brad, Jayme and Morgan Snellgrove join the podcast to share their story about life on a sailboat. We learn all sorts practical things that go into sailing and we hear the about the recent naming of their lovely sail boat. Ultimately we get to hear the harrowing tail of how they survived Hurricane Sally in fall of 2020. There is so much to love about this conversation and we know you will enjoy getting to Know Jayme and Captain Morgan.

In this episode with Jon Hagedorn, we cover a wide range of topics, from his work developing the Family Lines ministry their documentary series to him being on the other side of the Camera. We get a glimpse into one of his defining moments and how the Lord has graciously led him through it to now beginning not just a new chapter but a new Volume altogether. We hear about some of the work Family lines do; we discuss one of our favorite topics, "Why is discussion around an open fire so good? And we discussed a little bit of fly fishing.