Podcast Content Outline

Beneficiary Organization | This is the organization that will receive funding from proceeds generated by sponsors, advertisers, and hikers until reaching a specific goal. Half of gross proceeds will be contributed to the feature beneficiary organization.

Episode Title Sponsor | This is the first paid read in each episode and comes with the massive price tag of $20 per episode. From that, $10 will go to the beneficiary organization, a percentage will go to processing fees, and the balance goes to me to offset my hiking spending;-) As listener metrics change, pricing will be adapted.

Featured Hike(s) | Each episode will highlight a hike that appears on The Project website. This can be a single hike or a series of hikes. Regardless, it will have more detailed info and related trail stories.

Ad/”Ad” Reads | Additional ads or “ads” will appear between content segments and can be sponsored for just $10 apiece. These can be for real businesses, products, services, or clever fake businesses, products, and services. You can also buy a shoutout for your hiking buddies. Bonus points to creatives who craft great fake ad reads or hilarious shoutouts (inside jokes are gold too!).

Leave No Trace | We’ll discuss the 7 Principles of Leave No Trace as they apply to hiking in Kentucky. It’s always a good practice to review these principles in real world hiking scenarios, and this is something that will certainly prompt some healthy discussion.

Hiking Skills Builder | While most think hiking is as simple as walking, it’s considerably more complicated with many skills needed to be safe and take care of our Public Lands. Fact is that some of the best hiking experiences in the Commonwealth are on user trails while hunting arches, waterfalls, and big secluded views.

Listener Questions | At least one listener question will be answered in each podcast. These can include serious questions or ridiculous ones:-) If it’s a good topic, you’ll hear it on the podcast. And, I love funny questions.

Fundraising Update | As each beneficiary organization is selected, a goal will be set for fundraising through the podcast. You’ll see a fully transparent report with a breakdown of where your money goes. There will even be a pie chart. With colors. And letters. And numbers.