Big Adventures with Brian Dierker
Grand Canyon boatman Brian Dierker sits down to chat with fellow guides, scientists, politicians and oddballs about adventure, conservation, and all things outside.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Bruce Helin
Bruce Helin is a river runner, pilot, and business owner. He sits down to chat with Brian about his river innovations, his early adventures on the Colorado, and the recent appearance of a monolith in…
00:51:59 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Rachel Schmidt
Rachel Schmidt is an all around adventurer! She sits down with Brian to talk about mountain bike guiding in Moab, running rivers in Africa, and much more. Enjoy Rachel Schmidt!
00:52:06 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Connie Tibbitts
Connie Tibbitts has done a bit of everything in the adventure world. She sits down to chat with Brian about her days skydiving, guiding in the Grand Canyon, and flying airplanes. Please enjoy Connie …
01:05:54 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
Tim Begue and Joe Nangle
Tim and Joe have quite a story to tell. They sit down with Brian to talk with Brian about the unique world of brine shrimping on the Great Salt Lake. Enjoy Tim and Joe!
00:56:06 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
Rick Yates
Rick Yates is an adventurer and biologist currently hailing from Montana. He sits down with Brian to talk about the environment and various animals he has gotten to study, particularly the wolverine.…
00:52:29 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Fall 2020 Update
Brian has some podcast updates as we adventure into some new territory. Happy Fall!
00:09:34 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Mike Yard
Brian's longtime friend Mike Yard sits down to chat about their childhood, their early adventures, and much more. Enjoy Mike Yard!
01:11:27 |
Tue 15 Sep 2020
Myron Cook
Myron Cook is a jack of all trades in the adventure world. He sits down with Brian to talk about his start in sailing, skydiving, and of course rafting in the Grand Canyon. Enjoy Myron Cooke!
00:43:21 |
Tue 25 Aug 2020
Georgie White (with Lew Steiger)
Brian and Lew Steiger sit down and discuss the life and impact of Georgie White. Lew had interviewed Georgie about her experiences running the river, and has generously provided clips from their conv…
00:37:11 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
Walt Taylor
Walt Taylor retired from medicine in 2008 after 40 years as a family doctor. He sits down with Brian to talk about his adventures on the Colorado River, his life in the military, and about the advent…
00:53:40 |
Tue 14 Jul 2020
Mini Episode: Nieces and Nephews
Brian sits down for a quick chat with four of his nieces and nephews (at a distance) about their lives during COVID, their favorite activities, and what they think adults need to pay attention to.
00:18:55 |
Tue 30 Jun 2020
George Yard
George Yard is a rancher, doctor, boatman, and much, much more. He sat down to chat with Brian in early April, the week after his 90th birthday!
00:44:59 |
Tue 16 Jun 2020
Brad Dimock
Brad Dimock is a boatman, author, and boatbuilder out of Flagstaff, AZ. He and Brad discuss his start in the Grand Canyon and how he fell in love with designing and building boats. Enjoy Brad Dimock!
00:43:06 |
Tue 02 Jun 2020
Lew Steiger
Lew Steiger is a long time Grand Canyon boatman. He and Brian sit down to chat about his work on the Boatman's Quarterly Review, his start on the Colorado River, and their early years of guiding. Enj…
00:36:36 |
Tue 19 May 2020
Matt Kaplinski
Matt Kaplinski is a geologist who has spent over 30 years studying in the Grand Canyon. He sits down with Brian to chat about beach surveys, the progression of scientific technology in the Grand Cany…
00:45:19 |
Tue 05 May 2020
Scott Davis
Scott (Scotty) Davis has had some truly big adventures. He sits down with Brian to talk about caving, boating, and running a river outfitter. Enjoy Scotty Davis!
00:47:03 |
Tue 21 Apr 2020
Pam Whitney
Pam Whitney is an accomplished river runner, diver, and business woman. She sits down with Brian to chat about the early outfitters on the Colorado, how she launched her travel company, and what she'…
00:48:45 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
Michael Collier
Michael Collier is a medical doctor, geologist, boatman, pilot, photographer, and all around good guy. He sits down to chat with Brian about how the Grand Canyon has shaped his life, and the mentors …
00:52:05 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
Richard Quartaroli
Richard Quartaroli is a boatman who started on the Colorado only a few years after Brian. He was the first research librarian at the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies and The Special Collections Libr…
00:46:58 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
Jan Balsom
Jan Balsom has been studying and surveying the Grand Canyon since 1981. She and Brian chat about the human history in the park and her career with the National Park Service. Enjoy Jan Balsom!
00:58:04 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
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