Insider's Look at Grand Canyon Podcast
 
Delivers periodic audio bulletins and enhanced podcasts about park news and events. Topics include anything and everything about Grand Canyon National Park.  Hosted and produced by Park Ranger Patrick Gamman.

iPod users, this program is also available on the iTunes Insider's Look at Grand Canyon Podcast Channel

Podcasts are listed in order of release date, with the most recent on the top of this index page.

Insider's Look Webisode 044: May 28, 2010

Interview with editor of Arizona Highways Magazine.
Editor Robert Stieve talks about the eighty-five year long history of Arizona Highways and how they cover the many Grand Canyon National Park topics. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 043: May 28, 2010

Wildlife Day interviews with Rangers Lori Rome & Kirstin Heins.  Rangers Rome and Heins talk about the significance of Wildlife Day and Grand Canyon National Park and tell us all about the events that took place. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 042: May 14, 2010

Interview with author Dana Wildsmith.
Dana talks about being an author and getting to be an artist-in-residence at the Grand Canyon, followed by a reading of her work about a journey up and out of the canyon. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 041: May 7, 2010

Interviews at Market Plaza about Grand Canyon events on Earth Day.
Ranger Patrick Gamman interviews Park Rangers Lori Rome and Deidre Hanners, Megan from the consessionaire Xanterra, and Cendy the general manager at the Gerenal Store run by Delaware North about what took place on Earth Day at Grand Canyon village. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 040: Apr. 30, 2010

Ranger Marker Marshall talks about the upcoming Grand Canyon star party.  Ranger Patrick Gamman interviews Ranger Marker Marshall about the 20th annual star watching event at the Grand Canyon that will be starting June 5th, 2010. Interviews from last year's participants follows. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 039: Apr. 23, 2010

Interview with Rangers Pat and Ron Brown.
Pat and Ron talk about the spring migration of birds through Grand Canyon National Park and the importance of International Bird Migration Day. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 038: Apr 16, 2010

Jack Hanna talks about Wildlife Day at Grand Canyon.
Jack Hanna, director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and host of Jack Hanna's Into the Wild, talks about Celebrate Wildlife Day on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on May 1st, the first Saturday of May, 2010.  More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 037: APR 9, 2010

An Interview with Ranger Megan Kohli about Youth Camps
Working with Grand Canyon Youth, a non-profit partner of the national park, youth camps have been offered since 2008. This is an excellent opportunity for kids to get out and experience the backcountry and ride on the river rapids while learning about their national park.  More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 036: APR 2, 2010

An Interview with park biologist Tim Bowden about spotted owls
Spotted owls of Grand Canyon live a very different life then their conterparts in the Pacific Northwest and Mexico. Biologist Tim Bowden talks about the research going on at the park so we can learn more about this threatened species.  More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 035: Mar 26, 2010

An Interview with December 2009 Artist-in-Residence Kim Henkel
Sculptor and pinhole photographer Henkel explores the Grand Canyon landscape and creates some unique works of art. The process of pinhole photography and the construction of simple cameras is described. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 034: Mar 19, 2010

Park Ranger Pat Gamman visits Lees Ferry along the Colorado River. 
One of the only places you can drive to the Colorado River within Grand Canyon National Park is the remote location of Lees Ferry. This is where fishermen and passenger-laden river rafting trips put in on their way up or down the river. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 033: Mar 12, 2010

Park Rangers Emily Davis and Maggi Daly celebrate Women's History Month. 
Women have played an important role in Grand Canyon's history from the beginning, but they are not always as well known. Rangers Davis and Daly discuss three women important to Grand Canyon's architecture, culture, and ranger heritage. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 032: Mar 5, 2010

Park Rangers Ron and Pat Brown talk about the California Condor Workshop held in 2009. 
Gathering condor biologists, technicians, interpreters, volunteers, educators, and others into one place was a challenge that resulted in a very successful workshop. Information was shared and all left feeling more confident talking about the history, scientific studies, behavior, and recovery of the California condor. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 031: Feb 26, 2010

Erica Stankwytch Bailey talks about her adventures as Artist in Residence. 
The artist is a metalsmith, creating jewelry based on natural elements. She says during her interview, "I just thought it would be really interesting to come here to the Grand Canyon, making such small work in such a vast place." Her adventures take her from the rim into the depths of the canyon. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 030: Feb 19, 2010

Park Ranger Libby Schaaf talks about activities to be held on Archeology Day, March 27. 
Celebrated throughout the state of Arizona, March is Archeology Month and a great time to take a closer look at human history. Grand Canyon celebrates on March 27 with a day of family-friendly activities and programs. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 029: Feb 12, 2010

Geologist and Author Wayne Ranney discusses his book and exhibit, Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau. 
Written with co-author Dr. Ron Blakey, Wayne Ranney discusses Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau. Ranney takes Ranger Patrick Gamman on a tour of the exhibit developed from the book for the Museum of Northern Arizona. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 028: Feb 5, 2010

Ranger Nicole Koehlinger talks about the ingenious raven. 
Insider's Look host, Ranger Patrick Gamman talks with Ranger Nicole Koehlinger about the ravens in Grand Canyon National Park. Ravens are one of the most common birds seen in the park. They are intelligent, savvy, sociable and problem solvers. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 027: Jan 29, 2010

Storyteller John Hance returns to Insider's Look with another outlandish story. 
Legendary canyon storyteller, Captain John Hance (Ranger Ron Brown) returns to tell the story of one snowy winter when he was hungry and all he had to eat was molasses, a bar of soap, and an old shoe.   More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 026: Jan 22, 2010

Communication Officer Laurie Schwartz from Banff National Park of Canada, Compares USA and Canadian Parks. 
Topics include: visitor transportation systems, Jr. Ranger Programs and interpretative presentations. She shares a funny skit from Banff's Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre.   More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 025: Jan 15, 2010

Ranger Jack Howell talks about the history of Verkamp's Visitor Center.
Verkamp’s is the park's newest Visitor Center in one of the oldest buildings. Located in the National Historic District of the South Rim, the building dates back to 1905. The curio shop was owned and operated for over 100 years by the Verkamp family.  More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 024: Jan 8, 2010

Ranger Andy Pearce discusses the Environmental Education Program at Grand Canyon.
Educators. If you are interested in curriculum-based activities at Grand Canyon or in the classroom, listen up! Learn about the many programs offered for school groups, from ranger-led activities at the canyon to rangers visiting your classrom. More...

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Insider's Look Webisode 023: Jan 1, 2010

Interview with entertainer Randy Erwin.
Randy Erwin talks about his work as a cowboy poet, yodeler, and demonstrator of rope tricks, as well as what he did as an Artist in Residence at Grand Canyon. He also sings and yodels! More...

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For Insider's Look Webisodes #000 to #022 visit:
Insider's Look at Grand Canyon 2009 Podcasts