Ep. 188: Yvon Chouinard on Belonging to Nature

Published: 2019-09-30 10:00:00

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Steven Rinella talks with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and Janis Putelis.

Subjects discussed: Botching people’s names; blacksmithing; fishing with a single fly forever; 18 strands of white stallion tail; Steve being good at libraries; feeling the current with your testicles; taking kids fishing on the Crow reservation; riding out an avalanche and burying a dead friend; being an asshole when you start out and an asshole when you get back; Yvon in jail; Jani on karma; "Fuck Mars"; and more.

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Referenced Books

Into the Silence

by Wade Davis

Yvon Chouinard mentions reading a 'brilliant book' by Wade Davis about early attempts at Mount Everest in the 1920s. The book discusses each character's experiences in World War One and the hideous nature of that war. Specific title not provided.

Referenced at 01:32:45

Buffalo for the Broken Heart

by Dan O'Brien

Discussion about Patagonia Provisions and their partnership with bison rancher Dan O'Brien. This book is mentioned as O'Brien's most famous work, though he has written several books.

Referenced at 02:14:30

The Mind Gut Connection

by Emeran Mayer

Chouinard discusses working with a researcher from UCLA who wrote this book about gut biome and its connection to overall health. The author's name is mentioned as something like 'Henry Meyer' or 'Emeron Meyer' but unclear from transcript.

Referenced at 02:16:15