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Jonathan talks with our great friend and longtime Blister reviewer, Paul Forward, about a beautiful new series of three short films about Paul, called The Hard Way. It is presented by Sitka Films, and it delves into Paul’s lifelong passion for traditional bow hunting, and the ethics that guide Paul’s practice.Paul and Jonathan have talked about some of these topics on various Blister podcasts, and we’ll include a link to those conversations in the show notes of this episode. But today, Paul and Jonathan go behind the scenes of the making of these films, and we flesh out some of the topics related to The Hard Way.RELATED LINKS:Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Ep. 1: ‘The Hard Way’ (3 minutes)Ep. 2: ‘The Hard Way’ (4 minutes)Ep. 3: ‘The Hard Way’ (23 minutes)CRAFTED: Paul Forward on ArrowsCRAFTED: Paul on Traditional BowsBlister Podcast: Paul on Cooperation Across the Outdoor IndustryGEAR:30: Paul & Jonathan on Pow Skis in AKTOPICS & TIMES:How did this film come to be? (3:17)Solo vs Solo for Filming (10:06)The Depths of Experience and Hunting Philosophy (24:59)Risk and O2 Demand (29:40)Relative Risk vs Absolute Risk (42:13)Luke Koppa, Mentorship, and Modern Tech (51:07)Listener Question from Luke: The Hardway? (55:54)Successfully Unsuccessful (1:12:01)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30CRAFTED Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Simon Stewart is joined by former pro cyclist Joe Park to revisit the 1977 documentary, A Sunday in Hell, often regarded as the greatest bike racing film of all time. Having raced the 1988 Paris-Roubaix, Joe brings a perspective only someone who has suffered on the infamous cobbles of “The Hell of the North” can offer. Director Jørgen Leth’s gritty documentary style puts you right there on the famed cobbles of northern France to witness the 1976 edition of the Paris-Rounbaix road race, while Joe’s experience racing against some of the same legends in the film adds an unmistakeable layer of authenticity to the conversation.RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredRead Now: Our 24/25 Digital Winter Buyer’s GuideOrder Now: Our 24/25 Winter Buyer’s GuideCome and Gone: Joe’s bookTopics and Times:The Sherif, The Gypsy, and The Cannibal (1:47)Jørgen Leth’s Documentary Style (5:08)Joe’s 1988 Paris-Roubaix Race (6:34)Flemish vs Belgian (11:20)Daunting Boredom (17:17)Joe’s Pie-Plate (20:37)Dust (24:06)The Chaos of the Cobbles (26:04)Race Strategy (34:37)The Broom Wagon (45:14)Roger Muffed It (51:27)New Bikes vs Old Bikes (58:43)Best Bike Race Film Ever (1:05:41)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30CRAFTEDOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Jones & Jonathan Ellsworth revisit the 2010 film, Deeper, that Jeremy calls the most important movie of his snowboarding career — which is saying something, coming from a guy who was named snowboarder of the year 10 times, and a guy who’s starred in over 100 films. But there is no question that DEEPER represents a watershed moment in snowsports films, when riders like Jeremy, Travis Rice, and Xavier De Le Rue are here pushing the limits of what is possible on the steepest slopes. In our conversation, Jeremy lays out what he was trying to do, where he was trying to push skiing and snowboarding, he shares the backstories behind the steepest lines he’s ever ridden, lots of the lessons he learned, and more.RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredRead Now: Our 24/25 Digital Winter Buyer’s GuideOrder Now: Our 24/25 Winter Buyer’s GuideTOPICS & TIMES:The Inspiration For Deeper (3:04)When Big Alaska Turned Small (6:46)The Station Wagon Scene?? (8:55)Jeremy’s Goal with Deeper (11:50)Travis Rice (14:51)Tents & Steep Lines (19:54)Chamonix (20:56)Toe Edge Turns (25:01)Risk Assessment & Rule #1 (26:21)Antarctica (31:36)Riding Steeps (36:10)Fairweather, Alaska (38:38)Bivy Sack and Black Bomber and Frozen Joints (44:32)Fear (53:29)Production Challenges & Picking Lines (55:14)Wall of Walls (57:28)Spine Riding (59:40)Soundtrack & Rewatching the Film (1:03:02)Impact of Deeper (1:06:40)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30CRAFTEDOff The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the best (and unique) things about snowsports is that, every fall, we get to meet up as a community, go to some theater, and watch together the season’s new ski and snowboard films. So on this episode, we celebrate the start of Ski Movie Season with Drew Petersen. Drew talks about the major impact that ski movie screenings made on him; he names some of his all-time favorite ski movies, he talks about his role today in running the Salomon Quality Ski Time Film Tour, and we offer a sneak peek of some of the films that will be showing, including the latest from Cody Townsend; a great one from The Blank Collective; and more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredRead Now: Our 24/25 Digital Winter Buyer’s GuideOrder Now: Our 24/25 Winter Buyer’s GuideQuality Ski Time Film Tour InfoCHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister PodcastBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30CRAFTEDOff The CouchTOPICS & TIMES:Yearbook (1:58)Drew's Favorite Ski Movies (5:25)The Quality Ski Time Film Tour (9:52)Tour Locations (17:19)The Films in the Tour (18:30)Camp Blank (22:12)Open (22:45)Cody’s Latest Film (27:20)Josh Daiek (30:25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.