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<description><![CDATA[Your host, Stephen Cooke, a psychology graduate, outdoor enthusiast and multipotentialite strives to map the less navigated corners of reality through conversation. The Node podcast brings on guests from all walks of life in an effort to shine light on the many different ways people make it through the trials of this odd world.]]></description>
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<item><title>Ep.14 – Toby Scott - Audio Engineering and Following the Tao in the Music Industry (Metaphorically Speaking)</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2021 15:33:24 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>01:43:20</itunes:duration>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Toby Scott is an audio engineer and record producer widely known for his extensive work with Bruce Springsteen. Toby works on audio projects from rock albums to symphony orchestras, audio books and film scores. He currently resides in Whitefish, Montana primarily working with local talent. Stephen and Toby sit down to talk about Toby's work, decision making in your career, the details of audio engineering and more.</p>
<p>View Toby's websites here:</p>
<p>1)  <a href="https://www.cabin6recording.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cabin6recording.com/</a>
2) <a href="http://tobyscottaudio.com/" rel="nofollow">http://tobyscottaudio.com/</a></p>
<p>Thanks for listening!</p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Toby Scott - Audio Engineering and Following the Tao in the Music Industry (Metaphorically Speaking)</itunes:title>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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<itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.13 – Matthew Hepler - The State of Coal Mining in Appalachia</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:22:21 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>01:39:32</itunes:duration>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Matthew Hepler is an environmental scientist with Appalachian Voices, a non-profit organization focused broadly on community and environmental health and the shift from fossil fuels to sustainable energy in the Appalachian region. Matt and I talk about mountain-top removal mining (MTR), its effects on the health of the region and go into depth about the work that's being done to ensure the health of Appalachian communities and environments. </p>
<p>You can find out more about Appalachian Voices by visiting their website: <a href="https://appvoices.org/" rel="nofollow">https://appvoices.org/</a></p>
<p>Intro: 0:00 - 6:36</p>
<p>Podcast: 6:36 ---- END</p>
<p>Thanks for listening!</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Matthew Hepler - The State of Coal Mining in Appalachia</itunes:title>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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<itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.11 – Timb Mannuzza - Outdoor Education and Trekking the Silk Road (Part 2)</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:31:41 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>02:06:46</itunes:duration>
<link>https://the-node.pinecast.co/episode/e805a93e/timb-mannuzza-outdoor-education-and-trekking-the-silk-road-part-2-</link>
<description><![CDATA[<h1>Episode Notes</h1>
<p>Timb Mannuzza is an outdoor educator who has taught at programs such as Outward Bound and Elements Wilderness Program. Timb, accompanied by friends Paul Ronan and Patrick Exe, has also completed a 4000+ mile trek across the Silk Road - an ancient trade route that spans Asia and Europe. Timb and I talk about the concept and philosophy of outdoor education and go into depth about his journey on the Silk Road. This is part 2 of a 2 part podcast.</p>
<p>Here is the Silk Walk Expedition's website: <a href="https://www.silkwalkexpedition.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.silkwalkexpedition.com/</a></p>
<p>Here is the band (Frunze Street) from Kyrgyzstan Timb mentions in the podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyNBy-H6ow" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyNBy-H6ow</a></p>
<p>To support the podcast, you can donate to the tip jar (a link is located here at the bottom of the show notes), share it on social media, or recommend it to someone you think may enjoy it.</p>
<p>Thanks! Happy Listening</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Timb Mannuzza - Outdoor Education and Trekking the Silk Road (Part 2)</itunes:title>
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<itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.11 – Timb Mannuzza - Outdoor Education and Trekking the Silk Road (Part 1)</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:25:05 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>00:51:20</itunes:duration>
<link>https://the-node.pinecast.co/episode/1040c4c6/timb-mannuzza-outdoor-education-and-trekking-the-silk-road-part-1-</link>
<description><![CDATA[<h1>Episode Notes</h1>
<p>Timb Mannuzza is an outdoor educator who has taught at programs such as Outward Bound and Elements Wilderness Program. Timb, accompanied by friends Paul Ronan and Patrick Exe, has also completed a 4000+ mile trek across the Silk Road - an ancient trade route that spans Asia and Europe. Timb and I talk about the concept and philosophy of outdoor education and go into depth about his journey on the Silk Road. This is part 1 of a 2 part podcast.</p>
<p>Here is the Silk Walk Expedition's website: <a href="https://www.silkwalkexpedition.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.silkwalkexpedition.com/</a></p>
<p>Here is the band (Frunze Street) from Kyrgyzstan Timb mentions in the podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyNBy-H6ow" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huyNBy-H6ow</a></p>
<p>To support the podcast, you can donate to the tip jar (a link is located here at the bottom of the show notes), share it on social media, or recommend it to someone you think may enjoy it.</p>
<p>Thanks! Happy Listening</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Timb Mannuzza - Outdoor Education and Trekking the Silk Road (Part 1)</itunes:title>
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<itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.10 – Gillian Ritchie - Searching for Spirituality</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:06:47 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>01:59:46</itunes:duration>
<link>https://the-node.pinecast.co/episode/2741d51628d24786/gillian-ritchie-searching-for-spirituality</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Gillian  Ritchie has spent much of her life exploring religion and spirituality in its many forms. Here we discuss her journey with spirituality as a 21st century human, her poetry, and all of the other thoughts that came to mind throughout the conversation.</p>
<p>Here is a link to the website of an ultra sick podcast call "Martyr Made" - <a href="https://www.martyrmade.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.martyrmade.com/</a>                  (Listen to his series on Jim Jones and the People's Temple "God's Socialist")</p>
<p>You can find Gillian on Instagram @brighti13</p>
<p>Please enjoy!</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Gillian Ritchie - Searching for Spirituality</itunes:title>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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<itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.9 – Jonathan Koenig - Movement in the Mountains</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:23:42 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>01:41:28</itunes:duration>
<link>https://the-node.pinecast.co/episode/7fade0abdc7f44a0/jonathan-koenig-movement-in-the-mountains</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Jonathan is a rock climber, skier, mountaineer and outdoor enthusiast. We talk about his experiences climbing Mount Denali, an adventure in the Hayes Range AK and about his motivations behind climbing. You can find Jonathan on instagram @jonnokoenig (which I reccommend because he has many photos of what we talk about).</p>
<p>Thanks for listening!</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Jonathan Koenig - Movement in the Mountains</itunes:title>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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<itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.8 – Amber Thatcher - Social Systems, the Brain, and Behavior</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:40:28 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>01:21:41</itunes:duration>
<link>https://the-node.pinecast.co/episode/e115eaee1e814880/amber-thatcher-social-systems-the-brain-and-behavior</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Here I sit down with Amber Thatcher to talk about animal behavior, social systems and some of the brain's role in these topics. You can find Amber on twitter @amberlynn424 . </p>
<p>In the podcast we reference Carl Safina's book "Becoming Wild" which you can find with a simple web search or quite possibly at your public library.</p>
<p>We also reference a study by Slepian and Ambady (2014) which you can find here(<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010027713002242" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010027713002242</a>) among other places.</p>
<p>Best to you all and thanks for listening!</p>
<p>Stephen</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Amber Thatcher - Social Systems, the Brain, and Behavior</itunes:title>
<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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<itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.7 – Katie Visco - Loud Souls in Quiet Places</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>01:05:40</itunes:duration>
<link>https://the-node.pinecast.co/episode/ca1fb4ba4df54c6e/katie-visco-loud-souls-in-quiet-places</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Katie Visco is an ultra-endurance athlete. Katie ran across the US in 2009 and completed a human powered run across Australia with her husband Henley Phillips in 2019. Katie is an entrepreneur, a health coach and a community builder. You can find Katie on instagram (@katievisco) and on her website (<a href="https://www.katievisco.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.katievisco.com/</a>). </p>
<p>Check out the Hidden Athlete Podcast ep. 68 with Katie and Henley to hear about their Australia expedition in detail (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-68-katie-visco-henley-phillips-ultra-endurance/id1293548025?i=1000457090169" rel="nofollow">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-68-katie-visco-henley-phillips-ultra-endurance/id1293548025?i=1000457090169</a>)</p>
<p>You can get in touch with me, your host, on instagram (@stephen_f_cooke) or by emailing me at sf.cooke96@gmail.com . </p>
<p>Thanks for listening!</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Katie Visco - Loud Souls in Quiet Places</itunes:title>
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<itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.6 – Amy Robinson - Wilderness: The Silent Treasure</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 15:56:26 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>01:15:34</itunes:duration>
<link>https://the-node.pinecast.co/episode/a39174c578ec422a/amy-robinson-wilderness-the-silent-treasure</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Amy Robinson is the conservation director for Montana Wilderness Association, a non-profit conservation group in Montana. Amy and I talk about the processes behind public land conservation, the value of protecting wilderness, political and public roles in land protection, and much more.</p>
<p>You can learn more about MWA and support them by going to there website: <a href="https://wildmontana.org/" rel="nofollow">https://wildmontana.org/</a></p>
<p>You can support Cowboy Roasting Co. at: <a href="https://cowboyroastingco.com/" rel="nofollow">https://cowboyroastingco.com/</a></p>
<p>Here is a link to the Public Land Approval poll we mentioned in the podcast: <a href="https://crown-yellowstone.umt.edu/voter-surveys/2020/2020-survey-results.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://crown-yellowstone.umt.edu/voter-surveys/2020/2020-survey-results.pdf</a> </p>
<p>You can find me on instagram  and twitter (@stephen_f_cooke). Please feel free to send me feedback, guest ideas, or photos of your favorite local graffiti.</p>
<p>Wishing you all well,</p>
<p>Stephen</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Amy Robinson - Wilderness: The Silent Treasure</itunes:title>
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<itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
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<item><title>Ep.5 – Kelly Chuning - Femininity, Sexuality, and Self Discovery Through Art</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 09:30:45 -0000</pubDate>

<itunes:duration>01:29:27</itunes:duration>
<link>https://the-node.pinecast.co/episode/2334a0d14d674608/kelly-chuning-femininity-sexuality-and-self-discovery-through-art</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Kelly Chuning is an interdisciplinary artist whose work has been featured internationally. You can find Kelly’s work on her website (<a href="https://www.kellychuning.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.kellychuning.com</a>) or on instagram @kelly_chuning . </p>
<p>Here are some links to works referenced in the podcast:</p>
<p>Atrabiliarios – Doris Salcedo (<a href="https://www3.mcachicago.org/2015/salcedo/works/atrabiliarios/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www3.mcachicago.org/2015/salcedo/works/atrabiliarios/index.html</a>)</p>
<p>"Why Contemporary Women Artists Are Obsessed with the Grotesque" (<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-contemporary-women-artists-obsessed-grotesque" rel="nofollow">https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-contemporary-women-artists-obsessed-grotesque</a>) </p>
<p>Follow this link to support Cowboy Roasting Co by getting some delicious and ethically sourced coffee! (<a href="https://cowboyroastingco.com/collections/all" rel="nofollow">https://cowboyroastingco.com/collections/all</a>) </p>
<p>Follow me @stephen_f_cooke on Twitter or Instagram. My inbox would be an excellent place for your feedback, hate mail, or guest suggestions.</p>
<p>Stephen</p>
<p>Support The Node by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-node</a></p>]]></description>
<itunes:title>Kelly Chuning - Femininity, Sexuality, and Self Discovery Through Art</itunes:title>
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<itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
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