Alpenglow Sports Owner Launches Mountain Storytelling Podcast

Brendan Madigan, owner of 38-year-old specialty retail shop Alpenglow Sports, has launched a new podcast initiative featuring intimate conversations with iconic mountain personalities. Dubbed Afterglow, a Mountain Storytelling Podcast, the intent is to travel “deep into the mind, heart and soul of world-renowned adventure athletes.” The first season is a six-part series with weekly episodes that becomes available on Friday, December 1, across multiple podcast platforms.

“Heritage specialty retailers have always been about building something of lasting value in their communities,” according to Madigan. “A big part of how Alpenglow Sports does this is through our free Winter Film Series, perhaps the premier athlete speaker series in the country. Five times a winter our mountain tribe comes together and is inspired by someone like Lynn Hill, Tommy Caldwell or Jeremy Jones. However, these aren’t just athletes, they are storytellers.”

Afterglow is a series of organic, long-form and intimate conversations that reveal the possibilities, motivations and inspirations of iconic mountain athletes, explained Madigan. Every conversation digs deep in the attempt to learn universal truths from the experiences of these athletes including who we are, why we are here and how these answers offer a pathway for the sharing of experiences, emotion and vulnerabilities that can potentially spark change and bridge divides.

“For years we’ve wanted to make the aspirational lessons from these adventurous shows available to a wider audience. Afterglow is our attempt to do this and hopefully make the world a better place by sharing these fantastic tales of personal growth through adventure. It’s my sincere hope that both outdoor enthusiasts and everyday people will enjoy these conversations,” added Madigan.

Season one of Afterglow guests include Tommy Caldwell, Will Gadd, Dave Nettle, Brendan Leonard, Doug Robinson and Chris Noble. The series kicks-off is a tandem chat with high altitude mountaineers Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards, climbers of Everest-No-Filter fame.

Afterglow is entirely free and available on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play and more. Please subscribe and tell a friend. Questions will be happily answered by the Alpenglow Sports staff (530) 583-6917. Madigan will also answer questions directly at his business email brendan@alpenglowsports.com.