Scott Sears's guest appearances

Scott Sears

Like a Bigfoot

Deconstructed

Brendan Leonard

Caroline Paul

Mark Jones

John Muir

Kirstie Ennis

Catra Corbett

Sarah Cooper

John Kelly

Mitch Matthews

Courtney Dauwalter

Jason Parker

James Campbell

Justin Simoni

Jimmy Funkhouser

Shawn Forry

OwlTail

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says he’s leaving his options open when asked about a presidential run. No Labels, a centrist political organization, is looking to run a split ticket between one Republican and one Democrat. Manchin is considered the likeliest candidate and has dropped increasing hints that he is considering it. This week on Deconstructed, Daniel Boguslaw, politics reporter at The Intercept, interviews Manchin's former political operative and right-hand man, Scott Sears, about the senator’s career and political ambitions. Sears helped Manchin secure political wins across the state before switching parties and throwing it all in for Donald Trump.If you’d like to support our work, go to theintercept.com/give, where your donation, no matter what the amount, makes a real difference.And if you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show so you can hear it every week. And please go and leave us a rating or a review — it helps people find the show. If you want to give us additional feedback, email us at Podcasts@theintercept.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sen. Joe Manchin, <a href="http://D-W.Va" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D-W.Va</a>., says he’s leaving his options open when asked about a presidential run. No Labels, a centrist political organization, is looking to run a split ticket between one Republican and one Democrat. Manchin is considered the likeliest candidate and has dropped increasing hints that he is considering it. This week on Deconstructed, Daniel Boguslaw, politics reporter at The Intercept, interviews Manchin's former political operative and right-hand man, Scott Sears, about the senator’s career and political ambitions. Sears helped Manchin secure political wins across the state before switching parties and throwing it all in for Donald Trump.If you’d like to support our work, go to <a href="http://theintercept.com/give" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theintercept.com/give</a>, where your donation, no matter what the amount, makes a real difference.And if you haven’t already, please subscribe to the show so you can hear it every week. And please go and leave us a rating or a review — it helps people find the show. If you want to give us additional feedback, email us at Podcasts@theintercept.com. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Conversation With Joe Manchin’s Former Right Hand, Scott Sears

I'm so ridiculously excited for this episode!In a few short weeks, the "Antarctic Gurkha" Scott Sears flies down to the most desolate place in the world for an expedition where he will attempt to become the youngest person to reach the South Pole "alone, unsupported, and unassisted."To accomplish this Herculean feat, Scott must drag a 200lb sled 683 miles in some of the most extreme weather imaginable, across crevasses, through white outs, and over the brutal Sastrugi (waves of solid snow).  Powering through day after day after day completely alone, driven by nothing but his own internal badassness.Journeying to the South Pole ignites a vision of supreme human endurance and provokes journeys of extreme adversity, tragedy and triumph.  It is the epitome of the much-overused term EPIC.  A true adventure.In this episode, Scott shares his preparations, expectations, and mentality while planning for and training for his expedition.  How has his life's journey prepared him to take on this challenge?  How will he handle the extreme conditions?  What will it feel like when he's left all alone, the farthest away from civilization you can possibly be?Scott is a lieutenant for the Royal Gurkha Rifles in the British Army.  The Gurkhas are an elite group of Nepalese soldiers and are some of the finest infantrymen in the world.  Through the expedition Scott is raising money to support the Gurkha Welfare Trust which supplies financial support, clean water, residential care and medical support for ex-servicemen and their families in Nepal.  You can support his cause here: http://antarcticgurkha.com/donateHe was also very open about the insane hard work it takes to get a project like this funded and how he went about finding sponsorship.I really want to thank Scott and wish him the best of luck in Antarctica.  I will definitely be following along every day as I expect it to be fascinating, inspiring, and will help me put some of my own daily "adversity" into perspective.  I highly suggest you follow along too.The best place to get updates is his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antarctic_gurkha/MORE FROM THE ANTARCTIC GURKHA:Website: http://antarcticgurkha.comBlog: http://antarcticgurkha.com/news/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antarctic_gurkha/MORE LIKE A BIGFOOT:Subscribe and Review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/like-a-bigfoot/id1160773293?mt=2Soundcloud Archives: https://soundcloud.com/chris-ward-126531464Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/likeabigfoot/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/likeabigfoot/

I'm so ridiculously excited for this episode! In a few short weeks, the "Antarctic Gurkha" Scott Sears flies down to the most desolate place in the world for an expedition where he will attempt to become the youngest person to reach the South Pole "alone, unsupported, and unassisted." To accomplish this Herculean feat, Scott must drag a 200lb sled 683 miles in some of the most extreme weather imaginable, across crevasses, through white outs, and over the brutal Sastrugi (waves of solid snow). Powering through day after day after day completely alone, driven by nothing but his own internal badassness. Journeying to the South Pole ignites a vision of supreme human endurance and provokes journeys of extreme adversity, tragedy and triumph. It is the epitome of the much-overused term EPIC. A true adventure. In this episode, Scott shares his preparations, expectations, and mentality while planning for and training for his expedition. How has his life's journey prepared him to take on this challenge? How will he handle the extreme conditions? What will it feel like when he's left all alone, the farthest away from civilization you can possibly be? Scott is a lieutenant for the Royal Gurkha Rifles in the British Army. The Gurkhas are an elite group of Nepalese soldiers and are some of the finest infantrymen in the world. Through the expedition Scott is raising money to support the Gurkha Welfare Trust which supplies financial support, clean water, residential care and medical support for ex-servicemen and their families in Nepal. You can support his cause here: <a href="http://antarcticgurkha.com/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://antarcticgurkha.com/donate</a> He was also very open about the insane hard work it takes to get a project like this funded and how he went about finding sponsorship. I really want to thank Scott and wish him the best of luck in Antarctica. I will definitely be following along every day as I expect it to be fascinating, inspiring, and will help me put some of my own daily "adversity" into perspective. I highly suggest you follow along too. The best place to get updates is his Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/antarctic_gurkha/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/antarctic_gurkha/</a> MORE FROM THE ANTARCTIC GURKHA: Website: <a href="http://antarcticgurkha.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://antarcticgurkha.com</a> Blog: <a href="http://antarcticgurkha.com/news/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://antarcticgurkha.com/news/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/antarctic_gurkha/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/antarctic_gurkha/</a> MORE LIKE A BIGFOOT: Subscribe and Review on iTunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/like-a-bigfoot/id1160773293?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/like-a-bigfoot/id1160773293?mt=2</a> Soundcloud Archives: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/chris-ward-126531464" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/chris-ward-126531464</a> Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/likeabigfoot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/likeabigfoot/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/likeabigfoot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/likeabigfoot/</a>

#62: "Antarctic Gurkha" Scott Sears -- Youngest Unsupported Journey to the South Pole