Glacier National Park launches Headwaters podcast
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Cover art for Glacier’s new podcast shows a mountainous landscape illustration of what the park might have looked like during the Ice Age.
Photos from Glacier National Park Service
Headwaters Podcast host Michael Faist records audio of Lake McDonald with a shotgun mic.
Photos from Glacier National Park Service
Andrew records, with a shotgun mic, as Michael pedals a bike in a road-side pullout along a creek.
Photos from Glacier National Park Service
White snail fossils exposed in a rock, with a pencil for scale.
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Glacier National Park, in partnership with the Glacier National Park Conservancy, is proud to present the launch of Headwaters podcast.
“This is exactly the kind of innovative project that is going to drive the future of connectivity between the park and the community,” said Doug Mitchell, executive director of the Glacier National Park Conservancy. “We need to meet people where they are, and podcasts have become an important source of information for people of all ages looking to dig a bit more deeply into issues they care about.”
Co-hosted by park rangers Andrew Smith and Michael Faist, the seven-part podcast covers topics such as melting glaciers, world-class geologic features, the deep significance the area holds for native tribes and the challenges of pit toilet pumping.
“It’s been a treat working with Michael and Andrew on the Headwaters podcast series,” said Mitchell. “They are smart, engaging and have a great sense of humor. In my view, they strike just the right tone in bringing serious information to the listener in an accessible way.”
Many in-person park services were unavailable during the 2020 season due to COVID-19. The podcast allows rangers to keep telling Glacier’s story without putting visitors or themselves at risk.
“It’s always been my job here at Glacier to share the park with others; as an interpretive ranger giving campground talks or as an education ranger leading snowshoe field trips,” said co-host Michael Faist. “Since we couldn’t do those in-person programs this year, the podcast was a perfect project to still be able to connect with visitors.”
“There’s something for everyone in this show, and we hope visitors will join us on this fascinating and enlightening journey,” said co-host Andrew Smith. “Headwaters will be a great platform for visitors to receive important and interesting information for years to come.”
To listen, visit the park website at go.nps.gov/headwaters and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
