Angie Abdou sat down with Canmore author Stephen Legault for an engaging discussion of Legault’s 2020 book "Taking a Break from Saving the World: A Conservation Activist’s Journey from Burnout to Balance". Abdou and Legault talk about his writing, his photography, his work as a conservationist and how his passions led to burnout. Legault openly shares his journey and some of the remedies he found to heal and bring balance back into his life. Stephen Legault is a full-time conservation activist, writer, photographer, and organizational development consultant. He is the author of Running Toward Stillness, a meditation on Buddhist spiritual practice, running, and parenthood, as well as several photography books, including Earth and Sky: Photographs and Stories from Montana and Alberta and Where Rivers Meet: Photographs and Stories from the Bow Valley and Kananaskis Country. He lives in Canmore, Alberta,

Host Angie Abdou sits down with Bernadette Mcdonald of Banff, Alberta to discuss her latest book, Winter 8000: Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains in the Coldest Season. In this wide ranging discussion, Angie and Bernadette touch on the climber encountered in her book, extreme mountain sport, obsession and "the art of suffering". Bernadette McDonald, A.O.E., was the founder of the Banff Centre for Mountain Culture and has authored eleven books on mountain culture and mountaineering. Her work has been published in eighteen countries and has received many awards, including the Banff Grand Prize, the Boardman Tasker Award, Kekoo Naoroji Award and the American Alpine Club Award. She has received the Alberta Order of Excellence Award and the King Albert Award for her contributions to mountain culture.