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Alumni Q&A: Gia DePalma
March 13, 2023

Alumni Q&A: Gia DePalma

As Back to Earth and W.I.L.D. become a home for a growing community of passionate, adventurous, courageous young women, we wanted to take a few minutes to highlight one of last year's participants. Gia DePalma is a graduating senior this year, who came on her first W.I.L.D. adventure last year. This year she is taking to the trail again as a participant on a 10-day trip, as well as coming on board as a guide-in-training for her youngers on a 5-day girls trip. Here are notes from a written dialogue with Back to Earth director Eli Marienthal about her W.I.L.D. experience and why she's sticking around.

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Tangentially Speaking w/ Christopher Ryan
September 2, 2022

Tangentially Speaking w/ Christopher Ryan

Recorded just as the world was going into shutdown in March of 2020, this was a fascinating conversation with one of the great podcasters working today. I was a fan of Chris Ryan's before we were introduced, so it was a real honor to get to be in the guest seat on a show I'd long listened to and admired.

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Back to Earth: What's in a name?
April 5, 2024

Back to Earth: What's in a name?

The multiple meanings of Back to Earth

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