Living Philosophy
What is your second-life? Living Philosophy is dedicated to exploring the inspiring second lives of people who have successfully made significant changes to their careers and lives through self-reflection, insight, and practice. Listen also to our Public Philosophy podcasts, which you can find by topic and the bespoke logo artwork. Hosted by Dr Todd S. Mei, former Head of Philosophy at the University of Kent (UK), and founder, consultant, and freelance author at Philosophy2u.com.
Living Philosophy
Kenji Haroutunian on the Challenges of Making the Outdoors Accessible to Everyone
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Todd Mei / Kenji Haroutunian
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Season 1
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Episode 6
Kenji Haroutunian has devoted his life to environmentalism and outdoor adventures. As a major figure within the outdoor industry, he reflects on the history and transformations of our relation to the outdoors and the challenges of getting more people from urban and ethnic-minority backgrounds to experience nature meaningfully and respectfully. He also discusses an intriguing theory about creating urban portals to expose people to the outdoors. Kenji is founder of Kenji Consults.
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Host:
Dr Todd Mei
Music: www.bensound.com
Photo: Kenji Haroutunian
Links Related to this Episode:
- Kenji Consults (http://www.kenjiconsults.com)
- Access Fund (https://www.accessfund.org)
- The American Alpine Club (https://americanalpineclub.org)
- Outward Bound (https://www.outwardbound.org)
- Bears Ears National Monument (https://www.visitutah.com/places-to-go/parks-outdoors/bears-ears-national-monument)
- Total Exhaustion in Sports (https://www.philosophy2u.com/post/total-exhaustion-on-switching-passions-from-climbing-to-windsurfing)
- #recreateresponsibly (https://www.recreateresponsibly.org)
- The Experience Economy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/619718.The_Experience_Economy)
Living Philosophy is brought to you by Philosophy2u.com.