{"podcast":{"title":"Wild Ideas Worth Living","slug":"wild-ideas-worth-living-481079","podcast_index_feed_id":481079,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/pyeGnjub","website_url":"https://www.rei.com/wildideasworthliving","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/55852e43-a0a4-463c-b9dd-a679b5897ab8/e880e160-ab03-4b27-8180-e15aacfd5b1b/3000x3000/wiwl-refresh-2024-key-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"REI Co-op","episode_count":427,"summary":"High-impact interviews for those who love adventure and the outdoors. Host and journalist Shelby Stanger interviews world-class explorers, athletes, authors, scientists, health experts and entrepreneurs about how they’ve taken their own wild ideas and made them a reality, so you can too. Some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T20:19:51.167992+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079"},"episode":{"title":"From a Life-Altering Accident to Skiing Alaska's Biggest Lines with Kai Jones","slug":"from-a-life-altering-accident-to-skiing-alaska-s-biggest-lines-with-kai-jones","published_at":"2026-02-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079/from-a-life-altering-accident-to-skiing-alaska-s-biggest-lines-with-kai-jones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079","url":"https://www.rei.com/wildideasworthliving","audio_url":"https://afp-941004-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/32ddc983-385c-47d5-ac70-165c3c8c5922/episodes/a5d48097-5d84-4596-b0b6-ab685aab3d94/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=32ddc983-385c-47d5-ac70-165c3c8c5922&awEpisodeId=a5d48097-5d84-4596-b0b6-ab685aab3d94&feed=pyeGnjub","summary":"Kai Jones is one of the most talented young backcountry skiers in the U.S., turning professional at just 13 years old. In early 2023, he broke both of his legs in a backcountry skiing accident, spending months in a wheelchair and questioning whether he’d ever return to the sport. Last season marked a major comeback, as Kai became the youngest skier to descend the Otter Body route on Grand Teton and released multiple ski films that document his evolution as a big‑mountain skier.","meta_description":"Kai Jones is one of the most talented young backcountry skiers in the U.S., turning professional at just 13 years old. In early 2023, he broke both of his…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1601,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079/episodes/from-a-life-altering-accident-to-skiing-alaska-s-biggest-lines-with-kai-jones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-ideas-worth-living-481079/from-a-life-altering-accident-to-skiing-alaska-s-biggest-lines-with-kai-jones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}