National Park After Dark
National Park After Dark

National Park After Dark

Audioboom Studios

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Hosted by two friends who share a passion for the wilderness and a fascination with what can go wrong there, each week hosts Danielle and Cassie explore the darker side of our National Parks and explore these treasured places in a whole new way - because behind the iconic arches and towering trees lie layered histories, grisly encounters, extraordinary stories of survival, tragic ends and so much more. But it isn’t always chills and thrills. By sharing inspiring tales and their desire for protecting our planet’s wild places, they hope the show will inspire listeners to lace up their own hiking boots and take a walk into the wild to create meaningful adventures of their own.

Recent Episodes

290: The Conservation President and the Adventure That Almost Killed Him. Part 1.
APR 7, 2025
290: The Conservation President and the Adventure That Almost Killed Him. Part 1.
<div>Following a crushing political defeat in 1913 former president Theodore Roosevelt turned to what soothed him the most - the wild and pushing his limits within it. Roosevelt is a complicated historical figure - one who is remembered in teddy bears, for his legacy of public land protection, as the country’s youngest and most influential politician as well as a man who held racist ideals - but not many remember him as a man who lived for adventure and pioneering exploration. When the opportunity presented itself to participate in an expedition into untouched Amazonian jungle to map an unexplored river - he was willing to die for it.<br> <br> Listen to Watch Her Cook on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watch-her-cook/id1805920429">Apple</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZme1wft9P6XUG32PEPX8?si=NcxMvbfhSPyBq4vylljJGg">Spotify</a>!<br> <br> For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on <a href="http://npadpodcast.com/">npadpodcast.com</a> and our socials at:<br> <br> Instagram: @nationalparkafterdark<br> TikTok: @nationalparkafterdark<br> <br> Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/npadpodcast">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-park-after-dark/id1549433407">Apple Podcasts</a>. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@NationalParkAfterDarkPodcast">YouTube Page</a>!<br> <br> Thank you to the week’s partners!<br> <a href="https://www.eatiqbar.com/">IQBAR</a>: Text <strong>PARK </strong>to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products and free shipping.<br> <a href="https://drinkag1.com/npad">AG1</a>: AG1 is offering new subscribers a FREE $76 gift when you sign up. You’ll get a Welcome Kit, a bottle of D3K2 AND 5 free travel packs in your first box. So make sure to check out <a href="http://drinkag1.com/npad">DrinkAG1.com/npad</a>.<br> <a href="https://quince.com/npad">Quince</a>: Use our link to get free shipping and 365-day returns.<br> <a href="https://ollie.com/">Ollie</a>: Use NPAD to get 60% off your first box of meals when you subscribe today.<br> <br> For a full list of our sources, visit <a href="http://npadpodcast.com/episodes">npadpodcast.com/episodes</a> </div>
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77 MIN
289: The River Ladies of the Grand Canyon.
MAR 31, 2025
289: The River Ladies of the Grand Canyon.
<div>Botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter changed the stereotype of women in botany when they found a love for not the delicate flowers, but the cacti with thorns and the vegetation that thrived in the most inhospitable environments. They set out to do something that had never been done before, to be the first women to boat the entirety of the Colorado River and map out the flora of the Grand Canyon. If successful, they would be the first women to ever survive the trip.<br> <br> Listen to Watch Her Cook on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watch-her-cook/id1805920429">Apple</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0RZme1wft9P6XUG32PEPX8?si=NcxMvbfhSPyBq4vylljJGg">Spotify</a>! <br> <br> Follow the Watch Her Cook Podcast on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/watchhercookpodcast/?igsh=MTU3ZTRlenhqdThnMw%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=qr">here</a> for more updates!<br> <br> For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on <a href="http://npadpodcast.com/">npadpodcast.com</a> and our socials at:<br> <br> Instagram: @nationalparkafterdark<br> TikTok: @nationalparkafterdark<br> <br> Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/npadpodcast">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-park-after-dark/id1549433407">Apple Podcasts</a>. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@NationalParkAfterDarkPodcast">YouTube Page</a>!<br> <br> Thank you to the week’s partners!<br> <a href="https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/?go=true&amp;transaction_id=1023f0ca1e545babe1841dfb871b69&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=1378&amp;utm_medium=Desktop&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=npad&amp;not_found=1&amp;gor=start">BetterHelp</a>: National Park After Dark is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off.<br> <a href="https://smalls.com/">Smalls</a>: For 50% off your first order, head to <a href="http://smalls.com/">Smalls.com</a> and use code <strong>NPAD</strong>.<br> <a href="https://blueland.com/npad">Blueland</a>:  Use our link to get 15% off your first order.<br> <br> For a full list of our sources, visit <a href="http://npadpodcast.com/episodes">npadpodcast.com/episodes</a> </div>
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63 MIN
288: Oh, the Places You Won’t Go. Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park.
MAR 17, 2025
288: Oh, the Places You Won’t Go. Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park.
<div>In July of 1897, three men were carried into the sky inside a hydrogen balloon with the goal of being the first to reach the North Pole. The fate of their ambitious expedition remained a mystery for decades until the 1930’s, when a chance discovery unveiled the location of their final camp. But that revelation only gave rise to more puzzling questions  we are still trying to answer today.<br> <br> For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on <a href="http://npadpodcast.com/">npadpodcast.com</a> and our socials at:<br> <br> Instagram: @nationalparkafterdark<br> TikTok: @nationalparkafterdark<br> <br> Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/npadpodcast">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-park-after-dark/id1549433407">Apple Podcasts</a>. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@NationalParkAfterDarkPodcast">YouTube Page</a>!<br> <br> For a full list of our sources, visit <a href="http://npadpodcast.com/episodes">npadpodcast.com/episodes</a><br> <br> Thank you to the week’s partners!<br> <a href="https://bollandbranch.com/npad">Boll and Branch</a>: Use our link to get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets.<br> <a href="https://getsoul.com/">Soul</a>:  For 30% off your order, head to <a href="http://getsoul.com/">GetSoul.com</a> and use code <strong>NPAD</strong>.<br> <a href="https://www.eatiqbar.com/">IQBAR</a>: Text <strong>PARK </strong>to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products and free shipping.<br> <a href="https://nakedwines.com/NPAD">Naked Wines</a>: To get 6 bottles of wine for $39.99, head to <a href="http://nakedwines.com/NPAD">NakedWines.com/NPAD</a> and use code NPAD for both the code AND PASSWORD.</div>
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77 MIN
287: Trail Tales 66
MAR 13, 2025
287: Trail Tales 66
<div>Today’s stories include slapping the bag, a mother’s intuition, geocaching gone wrong, being saved by spirits, synchronicities and sibling pranks. Outsiders Only bonus stories available for Patreon and Apple Subscribers!<br> <br> For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on <a href="http://npadpodcast.com/">npadpodcast.com</a> and our socials at:<br> <br> Instagram: @nationalparkafterdark<br> TikTok: @nationalparkafterdark<br> <br> Support the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/npadpodcast">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-park-after-dark/id1549433407">Apple Podcasts</a>. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@NationalParkAfterDarkPodcast">YouTube Page</a>!<br> <br> Thank you to the week’s partners!<br> <a href="https://graza.co/NPAD">Graza</a>: Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit <a href="https://graza.co/NPAD">https://graza.co/NPAD</a> and use promo code NPAD today for 10% off your first order.<br> <a href="https://ollie.com/">Ollie</a>: Use NPAD to get 60% off your first box of meals when you subscribe today.<br> <a href="https://irestorelaser.com/">iRestore</a>: For a limited time only, our listeners get $625 off their iRestore Elite when you use code <strong>NPAD</strong> at <a href="http://irestorelaser.com/">iRestorelaser.com</a><br> <a href="https://www.theboxofoddities.com/">The Box of Oddities</a>: Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!</div>
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57 MIN