I had a horrific experience the other day. Here is the story, and my thoughts around it. Support this show by donating at www.paypal.me/ariintheair

Some people I know threw some pistachio shells on the ground at my local paragliding site. It really pissed me off and sent me down the philosophical rabbit hole of what my relation to the commons should be. Where is an appropriate place to throw a pistachio shell? What is ‘litter’? Why are people still

The Agricultural Crisis – Shane Ward by Ari in the Air

Sage is one of the greatest big mountain skiers of all time. He’s also a great friend of mine and we’ve been lucky to ski and bike together at home and abroad. In this episode we talk about the ‘season that never happened’ where all ski resorts were forced to close amidst pandemic. We also

In our current culture, we are addicted to calling out what is wrong, but with a very narrow, shallow view of what is actually going on; why are these problems manifesting? What are the conditions that are contributing? What are the emotional, experiential and cognitive processes that are creating it? We tend to just point

Do you remember the myth of King Midas? Everything he touched turned to gold! How awesome! Wait, fuck. How do I eat now??!? This myth has a really important warning for us, and I don’t think we’ve headed yet. In this episode, I dive deep into what that lesson was and how we might take

Spencer is a highliner, one of the best in the world. He’s a freesoloist, walking across 1” webbing thousands of feet in the air without a tether. He’s also incredibly handy, building, modifying, engineering nearly anything with whatever is available. He’s been telling us to ‘get involved’ for every second of 6 years. And this