

Highlander Podcast
Outdoor Product Design & Development
A podcast about the past, present, and future of the outdoor industry.
Highlander is made possible by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University and Aggie Radio in beautiful Logan, Utah.
Highlander is made possible by the Outdoor Product Design & Development program at Utah State University and Aggie Radio in beautiful Logan, Utah.
Episodes
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Mar 16, 2020 • 50min
Nick Cienski - Innovation at Under Armour, Salomon, Arc'teryx, and Helly Hansen - Designing Product for Extreme Conditions and Spacesuit Design | Highlander Podcast
Nick Cienski, a leader in innovation at companies like Salomon, Arc’teryx, Helly Hansen, and now Under Armour talks about designing products for extreme conditions and his work designing space suits for Virgin Galactic.
Learn more about Under Armour’s partnership with Virgin Galactic here.
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook.

Mar 9, 2020 • 32min
Levi Bassett - Shooting Sports Training Manager at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources | Highlander Podcast
Levi Bassett, Shooting Sports Training Manager for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources joins the podcast to talk shooting sports in Utah and the Willy Wapiti Smokepole Biathlon, a black powder rifle competition held at Hardware Ranch.
Stay in touch with Levi (levibassett@utah.gov) and subscribe here to find out more about Utah Division of Wildlife Resources events!
Read about the most recent Smokepole Biathlon here!
Find more information about the Cache Valley Shooting Range here.
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook.

Mar 5, 2020 • 42min
Kennon Jeppson - President of the Top of Utah Snowmobile Association | Highlander Podcast
Kennon Jeppson, President of the Top of Utah Snowmobile Association joins the pod to talk about the snowmobile industry, why Northern Utah is such a great snowsports playground, and the opportunity for powersports and human-powered to work together.
Join the Top of Utah Snowmobile Association by visiting their website and their very active Facebook group!
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook.

Mar 2, 2020 • 46min
Judd Armstrong, Founder of Jaybird | Highlander Podcast
Judd Armstrong, Founder of Jaybird (pioneers in wireless headphone technology) the founding of the company, how he took it from idea to one of the top three headphone companies in the country, how he sold it for close to $100M, and how to make truly innovative product.
Keep up with everything Judd is working on at juddarmstrong.com and on Instagram @juddarmstrong.
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook.

Feb 28, 2020 • 51min
Dawson Westenskow, Product Manager & Sustainability Consultant at Betagraph Consulting | Highlander Podcast
Dawson Westenskow, Product Manager and Sustainability consultant, joins the podcast to talk about bringing product to market at companies like Oboz, Thule, and REI, and the future of sustainability and supply chains.
Stay in touch with Dawson here and on his website at betagraphconsulting.co Want to become an outdoor product manager? Learn how at Dawson’s Outdoor Product Manager school at outdoorpmschool.com
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook.

Feb 24, 2020 • 34min
Utah Avalanche Center Logan - Paige Pagnucco, Program Director | Backcountry safety and local forecasts and conditions
Paige Pagnucco, Program Director for the Utah Avalanche Center Logan joins the pod to talk about the safety for snowmobilers and skiers, her responsibility for avalanche condition monitoring, and her work keeping the backcountry safe.
Check the local forecast and conditions at the Utah Avalanche Center Logan website.
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook.

Feb 17, 2020 • 33min
Frank Howe, Chair of the Logan River Taskforce - Logan River Blue Trail and River Restoration | Highlander Podcast
Dr. Frank Howe, Chair of the Logan River Taskforce joins the pod to talk about the Logan River Blue Trail Master Plan, river recreation in Cache Valley, and what’s changing on the Logan River.
Read about the Logan River Blue Trail Master Plan and the city council approving the plan.
Stay in touch with the Logan River Taskforce at their website and learn about how you can care for the river by planting appropriate native plants.
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram and Facebook.

Feb 13, 2020 • 28min
Primaloft - Travis West, Product Marketing - Synthetic insulation and future materials | Highlander Podcast
Travis West, a product marketing associate from Primaloft, makers of synthetic insulation for the outdoor industry, joins the podcast to talk materials innovation, synthetic vs natural insulation, and more!
Learn more at primaloft.com.
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify, or each Sunday at 4 pm (MT) on Aggie Radio, 92.3 FM in beautiful Cache Valley, Utah.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram.

Feb 10, 2020 • 30min
Cotopaxi - Cori Williams, Senior Product Developer | Highlander Podcast
Cori Williams, Senior Product Developer at Cotopaxi talks product development and sustainability on the Highlander Pod.
Learn more at cotopaxi.com.
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram.

Feb 3, 2020 • 41min
Grassroots Powdersurfing - Jeremy Jensen, Founder and Creator | Highlander Podcast
Jeremy Jensen, founder and creator of Grassroots Powdersurfing joins the pod to talk about snowsports, creating a new snow sports category, and why he surfs on snow.
Learn more at powsurf.com.
For more conversations with outdoor movers and shakers, subscribe wherever you get podcasts including on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify.
Visit us at Highlandermag.com.
Follow Aggie Radio for more great news, content, and other podcasts at aggieradio.com and make sure to follow Highlander on Instagram.