{"podcast":{"title":"Dirtbag Rich","slug":"dirtbag-rich-7077841","podcast_index_feed_id":7077841,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/dirtbag-rich/feed.xml","website_url":"https://dirtbagrich.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/dirtbag-rich/20241031_091017_c40e9888b384066270fc1cd3710de960.jpg","author":"Blake Boles","episode_count":49,"summary":"How do you build a life of freedom, travel, nature, and meaningful work? Join author Blake Boles ( blakeboles.com ) as he dives deep with working adults who have managed to strike that elusive balance of time, money, and purpose—without giving up on their wildest dreams. These vulnerable and provocative conversations reveal how everyday people create lives filled with wilderness adventure, creative expression, frequent exploration, and financial stability—no trust fund required. Each guest shares their unique flavor of \"dirtbag rich\": a way of living that prioritizes time wealth, personal relationships, and transformative experiences over luxury, comfort, and excess security. (\"Dirtbag\" is a badge of honor in climbing and hiking communities, describing someone so devoted to their passion that they trade conventional success for the chance to do what they love, full-time.) Visit dirtbagrich.com for full transcripts and updates on Blake's forthcoming book, Dirtbag Rich: Low Income, High Freedom, Deep Purpose .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T20:20:27.634349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841"},"episode":{"title":"Kaya Lindsay: climber, gym owner, ex-dirtbag","slug":"kaya-lindsay-climber-gym-owner-ex-dirtbag","published_at":"2025-05-11T05:27:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841/kaya-lindsay-climber-gym-owner-ex-dirtbag","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/dirtbag-rich/2023189","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/298082/2023189/dirtbag-rich/2025_05_11_05_25_07_1956aa3a-9e2b-490b-b9c3-a6d4bd00080e.mp3","summary":"Kaya Lindsay is a 32-year-old climber, filmmaker, vanlife veteran, and accidental gym owner in Moab, Utah. ( onechicktravels.com / @onechicktravels ) In her early twenties, Kaya fell in love with bouldering at a Santa Cruz gym, met a tattooed vegan woman with a Sprinter van, and realized she could climb full-time. She built out a van, hit the road, and spent four years chasing perfect weather and fleeting friendships from Bishop to Squamish to Indian Creek. Along the way, she hustled together a dirtbag media career: filming, blogging, scoring gear deals, and slowly building a name with her One Chick Travels YouTube series, which spotlighted the unseen women shaping the climbing world. Kaya talks about living on $1,000 a month, the hidden privilege of trust fund dirtbags, and the unspoken rules of social capital in the outdoor scene. She describes what finally pushed her off the road: constant vigilance, repeating the same small talk, and never knowing if her community would stick around when the rain came. Kaya also describes why settling down in Moab felt like upgrading to a bigger container, not a smaller one. We get into how a base jumper literally fell out of the sky and became her business partner, what it’s like running Moab’s first climbing gym, and how building a rooted, weather-independent community has changed her life. Kaya also opens up about the neurodivergent undertones of dirtbag culture, the bittersweet question of what happens to aging climbers, and how it feels to finally walk into the grocery store and see someone who knows your name. Full transcript: dirtbagrich.com/kaya","meta_description":"Kaya Lindsay is a 32-year-old climber, filmmaker, vanlife veteran, and accidental gym owner in Moab, Utah. ( onechicktravels.com / @onechicktravels ) In h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3715,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dirtbag-rich-7077841/episodes/kaya-lindsay-climber-gym-owner-ex-dirtbag/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841/kaya-lindsay-climber-gym-owner-ex-dirtbag.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}