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Rangers of the Lost Park

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This podcast has
45 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
Liz Crandall
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Yes
Date created
2025/06/26
Latest episode
2026/04/22
Average duration
77 min.
Release period
7 days

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A podcast for those who love the outdoors and need joy in a world of bad news. Hosted by former ranger Liz Crandall. Co-created by Mikayla Moors. Ranger On!

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43: Public Lands & American Hunters and Anglers with Aaron Murphy
2026/04/22
Aaron Murphy of American Hunters & Anglers (AHA) is truly a public lands patriot! Since he was young, Aaron has loved the outdoors unconditionally. He served as a Ranger at Yellowstone National Park in the late 90s, he has campaigned and was chief of staff for a Senator, and now he advocates for public lands with AHA on social media and in Washington DC. Aaron and Liz talk about their shared love for the outdoors, funny stories from our time as rangers, an update on the US Forest Service reorganization (spoiler: it sucks), current public lands issues, and some much needed laughter. Because you can have two truths at once: you can be informed and talk about what is going on, AND find joy through it all. Follow American Hunters & Anglers on Instagram: @americanhuntersanglers.Check out their website: americanhuntersandanglers.org. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Now available on YouTube! Watch Rangers of the Lost Park select episodes. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
42: Wildland Stories & Creating Community with Firefighter Jesse Hamner
2026/04/15
Jesse Hamner is an experienced and knowledgable wildland firefighter with a huge heart. After experiencing great loss in 2025, she embarked on a grand roadtrip around the United States in search of community and healing. Since then, Jesse created "Keep Flaming," a safe space for anyone who feels "othered" in wildland fire (especially queer folk) and seek a supportive community in order to thrive not only in their careers but in their personal lives as well. Jesse shares raw aspects of her journey throughout her Fire career, who she is at her core and how she dedicates her time to speaking up for herself and for others. She also shares some exciting stories from her time as a firefighter! Follow "Keep Flaming" on Instagram: @keep.flaming. Follow Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics & Ecology (FUSEE) on Instagram: @fuseefire. Follow Hotshot Wellness on Instagram: @hotshotwellness. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Now available on YouTube! Watch Rangers of the Lost Park select episodes. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
41: DEBUNKED! Dinosaurs, Fossils & Climate Change with Park Rangers Matt Shreero & Max Scott!
2026/04/08
Mattison "Matt" Shreero & Max Scott: two park rangers who are both incredible paleontologists and geologists! Matt and Max join Liz on this jurassic episode of Rangers of the Lost Park to talk about all sorts of cool things. They help debunk some of the big myths we are hearing in the news, they talk about fossils and how old the Earth is (hint: it's older than 6,000 years), and so much more! Come laugh along with us and sit back for an enjoyable episode about science communication, Jurassic Park wrongdoings, and tackling mis- and disinformation. Follow Matt & Max on YouTube: GeoSplore. Follow Matt on Instagram: @geosplore.Follow Matt on TikTok: @GeoSplore. Follow Max on Instagram: @notoriousnaturalistmax.Follow Max on TikTok: @NotoriousNaturalist. Check out the Weird & Dead paleontology podcast. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Now available on YouTube! Watch Rangers of the Lost Park select episodes. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
40: Alligator Alcatraz & the Wild Story of the Everglades
2026/04/01
Alligator Alcatraz: remember that? Well, it's still very much a thing. In fact, it is still operating despite the lawsuits and public outcry. And guess what? It's going to be on your radar again very soon. Did you know that the location of Alligator Alcatraz, the very place that is currently causing ecological destruction, is the reason for the existence of the Clean Water Act, NEPA, and Earth Day? Do you want to know how? Let me tell you a story. You will get to learn all about its fascinating history, the environmental fight that came out of a proposed jetport in the heart of the Everglades, and what Friends of the Everglades is now doing to take action against Alligator Alcatraz. I'm joined by Eve Samples, the Executive Director for Friends of the Everglades, who gives us an intimate perspective of how to combat Alligator Alcatraz and protect the important ecological diversity of the Florida Everglades. Take Action: Sign up for Friends of the Everglades' newsletter to keep up to date with what's happening in the Everglades.Take Action: Visit the "STOP Alligator Alcatraz page and call your Reps & Senators and tell them to speak out against Alligator Alcatraz. Follow Friends of the Everglades on Instagram: @friendsoftheeverglades. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! Sources:1. "How a detention center awoke a decades-old environmental fight" - NPR2. "STOP "Alligator Alcatraz" - America's WORST idea" - Friends of the Everglades3. "Lawsuit Opposing "Alligator Alcatraz" Points To Federal Ties, Land Disturbance" - National Parks Traveler4. "Unpacking Florida's immigration trends - demographers take a closer look at the legal and undocumented population" - WLRN Public Media5. "Trump gets key wins at Supreme Court on immigration, despite some misgivings" - Reuters6. "Trump says his plan to expel millions of immigrants will be a 'bloody story'" - Independent UK7. "Denied, detailed, deported: the faces of Trump's immigration crackdown" - The Guardian8. "America's Everglades - The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States" - National Park Service9. "Endless Opportunities in Nature's Mosaic" - National Park Service10. "An Insider's Guide to Everglades & Beyond" - NPCA ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Trail Tales: Ranger Edition with National Park After Dark
2026/03/26
Liz is joined by Danielle and Cassie of National Park After Dark Podcast! Together they read and react through Trail Tales (listener stories), all of which are park ranger-themed, and discuss a variety of topics regarding National Parks, public lands, and more. Last year, 2025, Liz was featured on NPAD's March 3rd episode A Love Worth Fighting For: Speaking Up For Our Public Lands alongside two other rangers who were illegally fired as well. Cassie and Danielle catch up with Liz on what has happened regarding our Parks, Forests, and more-- plus what we need to pay attention to. Taking action is a community effort, and we can find solace in knowing that so many of us truly care. Enjoy the view, but watch your back. We are Rangers of the Lost Park, encouraging you to Ranger On!  Listen to National Park After Dark on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you get your podcasts.Watch NPAD on YouTube.Follow NPAD on Instagram: @nationalparkafterdark. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
39: Woniya Thibeault - Woman of the Wild & History Channel's Survival Show "Alone: Frozen" Winner
2026/03/25
My guest today is someone I am so beyond stoked to talk to. She is a powerful woman who specializes in wilderness skills, traditional lifeways, and ancestral skills. She is an author, a mother, a teacher, a woman of bushcraft, and a lover of nature. Oh, and did I mention she is the first female winner of the History Channel’s show Alone? Yes, my friends, my guest today is Woniya Thibeault. We talk about her time and experiences from both Season 6 of Alone and Season 1 of Alone: Frozen, of which she won after 50 days alone out in the harsh (and beautiful) Canadian wilderness. Woniya also shares her perspectives as a woman who practices bushcraft and her sense of belonging in nature. What does she wish she had brought with her as an item on the show? What are some of the biggest mistakes she has seen contestants make? What was recovery for her like afterwards? All this and more on this week's very special episode! Join Woniya for one of her courses: In-person or Online. Visit Woniya's website: WoniyaThibeault.com.Follow Woniya on Instagram: @woniya_timelessways.Order her book: Never Alone.Check out her YouTube Channel: Buckskin Revolution. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
38: Battling Bananas & Loving Plants with Plant Prof Vikram Baliga
2026/03/18
Liz chats with Vikram Baliga - known for his online presence as The Plant Prof and podcast Planthropology - about loving plants and the plant community, wild 5-minute plant hack videos, Big Bend National Park, and more! Vikram also shares that he wishes for folks to find the beauty in the outdoors whenever they can. Yay plants! Follow Vikram on Instagram: @the.plant.prof.Listen to his podcast: Planthropology.Check out his book Plants to the Rescue! (Support your local bookshop!) Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
37: N8ture AL & the Nature Gap
2026/03/11
He's back! It's N8ture AL (also known as Alex Troutman)! Liz and AL catch up since they last spoke in September. AL has worked in conservation as a wildlife biologist for years until last February when he was caught in the crosshairs of the DOGE firings. Since then, he has made it his mission to provide representation for kids and black and brown communities. AL helps ease folks into loving the outdoors and has a warm, earnest personality and heart. Listen to AL's stories about a wolf pack encounter in Alaska, his perspective and expertise regarding communities who are most prone to the "nature gap," and how he is determined to continue working in the conservation field. Follow AL on Instagram: @n8ture_al.Check out his website: alextroutman.wixsite.com. Learn more about nature gaps from The Nature Gap: Communities of Color and Those With Low Incomes Are Bearing the Brunt of America's Nature Loss study by The Center for American Progress, Justice Outside, and Conservation Science Partners. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
36: Out There and Queer Joy with Lance Garland
2026/03/04
Lance Garland is an author, climber, father, husband, former Navy SEAL trainee, and has become the first openly gay fireman in the Seattle Fire Department.  But who is he at his core? He is kind. He is funny. He is deeply thought-provoking. He is an incredible writer. And, perhaps most heartwarmingly, he is unapologetically himself. In this episode, we talk about Lance's newest book called Out There: Dispatches from My Personal Wilderness, what it means to embrace queer joy, how nature is healing for all of us, and so much more.  If you enjoy books like Into the Wild by John Krakauer, anything by Jack Kerouac, or adventure novels with complex and beautiful character development, then you need to read Out There. You can find/order Lance's book Out There: Dispatches from My Personal Wilderness from your local bookstore or online from Amazon Books. Or, you can add it to your TBR on Goodreads. Visit Lance's Website: LanceGarland.com.Follow Lance on Instagram: @outtherewithlance. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
35: Music as Resistance with Kirstie Lynn
2026/02/25
Music has been used as an act of resistance and protest for generations. You may have heard the saying: "you know times are bad when folk music is getting better." Well, we seem to be living that kind of time period right now. And musicians like Kirstie Lynn are making waves and utilizing music as an outlet for their strife.  With soaring songbird melodies and a voice as clear as a bell, Kirstie Lynn is one to watch in the folk music scene. Drawing inspiration from nature and the human experience, her poetic lyricism and nostalgic songwriting harken back to the folk music revival of the 60’s but with a refreshing feeling of newness. With her vocal training, Kirstie Lynn's voice is free and easy to listen to. Listeners have compared her voice and style to that of Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Brandi Carlile, and Judy Collins, but her singing is truly something new and refreshing.  ​ Liz and Kirstie talk about all things music and its colorful past within protest eras. Kirstie shares stories from her past and present, discusses folk artists who inspire her, and how music soothes her soul. You can find Kirstie Lynn playing either solo or with long-time friend and music partner, Galen Clark, in the Kansas City area. Follow Kirstie Lynn on Instagram: @kirstietheworsty.Check out Kirstie Lynn's Website: KirstieLynn.com.Listen to Kirstie Lynn on Spotify. Songs played on the episode in order of appearance:1. "Sweetest Someone" by Kirstie Lynn (2021)2. "Pray The Snow Melts" by Kirstie Lynn, Galen Clark (2025)3. "Turn, Turn, Turn" by Pete Seeger (1959)4. "There But For Fortune" by Joan Baez (1966)5. "The Time's They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan (1964)6. "The Fiddle And The Drum" by Joni Mitchell (1969)7. "Freedom Day" by Max Roach ft. Abbey Lincoln (1961)8. "Blowin' In The Wind" by Peter, Paul & Mary (1963)9. "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke (1964)10. "Eve Of Destruction" by Barry McGuire (1965)11. "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield (1966)12. "Ain't I Right" by Marty Robbins (1966)13. "An Open Letter To My Teenage Son" by Victor Lundberg (1967)14. "The Fish Cheer / I-Feel'-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" by Country Joe & the Fish (1967)15. "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" by Pete Seeger (1959)16. "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie (1940)17. "Song About America" by Olive Klug (2024)18. "Wind Through The Trees (feat. Joseph Nuñez) (Waltz)" by Kirstie Lynn, Galen Clark (2022) Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
34: National Parks with Brazen Backpacker Emily Pennington
2026/02/18
Joining Liz is author and journalist Emily Pennington! Not only is Emily super rad-- she is also the first guest who had previously submitted the Submit A Guest form! We talk about her favorite National Parks (of which she has vistited all 63!), vanlife, being a woman in the outdoors, a few bear stories, and more. Emily was put on her first international flight at 3 weeks old and has been an avid adventurer ever since. To date, she’s hiked on all 7 continents (including Antarctica) and has completed the John Muir Trail, the Annapurna Circuit, the Laugavegur Trail, the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim, the High Sierra Trail, the Inca Trail, and Tasmania’s notorious Overland Track. She’s visited every U.S. national park, and her book Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America’s National Parks, came out in 2023. Emily has been an active gear tester, photographer, and outdoor journalist for the last 8 years. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Outside Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet, Southern Living Magazine, CNN, and Outdoor Gear Lab, among others. When she’s not hunched over her desk writing on a deadline, you can find her nerding out about her favorite hiking boots, eating Ben & Jerry’s, wrestling with her dog Marla, or hiking all over the Rocky Mountains. Follow Emily on Instagram: @brazenbackpacker.Check out Emily's band Trouble's Braids and listen on Spotify. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
33: From Ecuador to Washington DC - Andrea Delgado
2026/02/11
Andrea Delgado is a fierce and kind leader who immigrated from Ecuador to the United States at a young age. This is someone who has spent nearly two decades operating at the intersection of power, policy, land, and people. She often worked behind the scenes and in rooms where the consequences of decisions ripple across generations.  Andrea is a nationally recognized strategist who has advised the White House, Cabinet officials, unions, NGOs, Tribal Nations, and community leaders. She’s helped pass bipartisan legislation on everything from immigration and farm labor to wildfire, toxic chemicals, and pay for federal wildland firefighters. She’s served at the highest levels of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service, overseeing wildfire management, public lands, and Tribal relations across millions of acres in the Rocky Mountain region.  But Andrea’s story isn’t just about titles or wins. It’s about what it costs to lead with integrity inside massive systems—and what happens when you do. Today, we’re talking about power, public lands, policy, uphill battles, being fired by this administration, resilience, and what it really means to serve. Check out Andrea's consulting business: Hawkeye Strategies, LLC. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
32: Save the Boundary Waters with Ingrid Lyons
2026/02/04
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota is the most visited Wilderness area in the United States, garnering around 150,000 to 250,000 visitors per year. Its vast wilderness extends 150 miles along the U.S.-Canada border, covering approximately 1,098,000 acres with over 1,100 lakes and 1,200 miles of canoe routes, attracting more than 150,000 visitors annually. Now, that is under threat of being changed forever. A congressional plan to force a Chilean-owned copper mine into the headwaters of the nation’s most visited and beloved Wilderness is moving forward, with Representative Stauber introducing Joint Resolution 140 on Jan 12, 2026. The bill went to the floor for a vote on Wednesday, January 21. It passed 214-208. It now heads to the Senate, and timing is yet unknown. Joining Liz for this deep dive episode is Ingrid Lyons, the Executive Director of Save the Boundary Waters. Ingrid talks about why the Boundary Waters is so special and why everyone needs to care about protecting it. These are OUR public lands and we won't let them be taken away. TAKE ACTION: Call and email your Senators NOW using the Save the BWCA action toolkit: Call Form & Email Form. Learn more about Save the Boundary Waters: SaveTheBoundaryWaters.org/Follow Save the Boundary Waters on Instagram: @savethebwca. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
31: Concessionaires of National Parks with Kayla Babb
2026/01/28
Concessionaires have been around even before the Park Service in what we now know as National Parks. Today, there are nearly 500 concessionaires within our Parks, which mean there are tons of folks who work for them. Liz's dear friend Kayla Babb, whom she worked with for a concessionaire company in Yellowstone National Park in 2015, joins the podcast to talk about her experiences within the Parks and how it differentiates from Park Rangers. They have a lot of laughs and share fun memories together- including a menacing raven named Gunter, whistle pigs terrorizing trash bags, bison run-ins, bear stories, and more! January is Be Kind to Servers Month, so to honor those who work so hard to serve the general public: we hope you enjoy this joyful and thoughtful episode. Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
30: Finding Joy in a World of Bad News
2026/01/21
In this week's episode, Liz is joined by her sister (and our first returner guest) Sarah. They talk about how the constant circulation of bad news is exhausting and wearing people thin, but that we need to remember to find joy wherever we can. They talk about coping mechanisms and how they, themselves, get through it all. They share belly laughs and cover humorous questions and topics. Sarah shares a harrowing lightning story for Ranger Tea. They try a bizarre Japanese candy and share their reactions. And last but not least, they dive into Coalpail.com, a strange website with a random topic discussion board which includes a man named Freddy's vehement abhorrence to the changes in Blueberry Morning cereal by Post. We hope you enjoy this joyous interruption within a world of bad news! Follow ROTLP on Instagram: @rangersofthelostpark.Follow ROTLP on TikTok: @rangersofthelostpark. Join Patreon! Become a Ranger Friend for bonus content and to join an incredible community. Got a cool Ranger Tea story? Want Liz to share your interesting outdoors story on the podcast? Fill out the Listener Story Form! Have a question for Liz? Want her to answer it on an episode? Fill out the Listener Question Form! Do you know someone who would make a great guest on the podcast (yourself included)? Fill out the Podcast Guest Request Form! For episode suggestions and feedback, please email Liz at [email protected]. Please download, subscribe, and leave a review! Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Local Ranger Supporter 2026/03/26
Exactly like the description, and MORE!!
A great podcast for all lovers of the outdoors. Every guest is incredibly unique and it's a joy to listen to them discuss taking on challenges and bui...
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NationalParkPatchLady 2025/07/20
A must listen for those who love our public lands
For those folks who love our national parks and public lands, this podcast is a great place to learn from public lands stewards on the ground. Liz and...
★★★★★
Bird Peeper 2025/07/11
Raw & Inspirational!
This podcast already has me hooked! It is gut-wrenching to hear the stories and testimonies of the dedicated federal employees who have been illegally...
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Big L-O 2025/07/03
Ranger strong!
It’s refreshing to hear two voices, who’ve lived as Park Service rangers, give insight into what this current administration is doing to gut America’s...
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