JUMP with Traveling Jackie

The Parisian Heist: Writing Women Back Into History with Author Jo Piazza (JUMP 218)

What if the bigger life you want doesn’t require choosing between adventure, family, creativity, and ambition?  Jackie reconnects with bestselling author Jo Piazza to ta

Language, Place & the Projects Worth Your Life with Jo Franco (JUMP 217)

What if learning another language could give you an entirely new way to experience being human?  Jackie sits down with Brazilian-born storyteller, filmmaker and polyglot

Alex Honnold and Jim Morrison: Two Legends Redefining What's Possible (JUMP 216)

What does it really mean to take a smart risk and live intentionally?  In JUMP’s first-ever live podcast, recorded onstage at the Travel Gear and Adventure Show in Salt

Hiking, Wine, and Wild Georgia The Country (JUMP 215)

Why Georgia? Jackie and returning guest Ginger Cooper answer that question by sharing two very different adventures through this mountainous, wonderfully under-the-radar

Belonging, Culture, and the Outdoors with José Gonzalez (JUMP 214)

José Gonzalez, founder of Latino Outdoors and fellow Osprey ambassador, joins Jackie for a rich and deeply thoughtful conversation about identity, belonging, culture, and

Untold Stories of the Outdoors with James Edwards Mills (JUMP 213)

Jackie sits down with James Edward Mills, fellow Osprey ambassador, freelance journalist, National Geographic Explorer, and creator of the Joy Trip Project, for a wide-ra

The Unexpected Freedom of Putting Down Roots (JUMP212)

What if putting down roots could actually set you free?  In this deeply personal solo episode, Jackie celebrates buying her first house and takes us through nearly a dec

Building the Community She Couldn’t Find with Cassidy VanOrden (JUMP211)

What happens when you can’t find the community you’re looking for? For Cassidy VanOrden, the answer was simple: create it. In this episode, Jackie sits down with Cassidy,

How 52 Hikes Became a Healing Movement with Karla Amador (JUMP210)

Karla Amador, founder of the 52 Hike Challenge, joins Jackie to share the deeply personal story behind a movement that has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to get

Bikepacking Across the Americas: A Four-Year Journey with Hana Black (JUMP209)

What if you stopped waiting to feel ready and just started pedaling?  In this episode, Jackie sits down with Hana Black, a New Zealand cyclist and guide who, together wi

Going Nomadic After 40: Following the Signs Into Your Next Chapter (JUMP 208)

What happens when the life you’ve built no longer feels like the life that fits? In this heartfelt conversation, Jackie sits down with guest Jackie Flood for an honest lo

The Courage to Leave What’s Comfortable - Real Talk with Jackie (JUMP 207)

What happens when you know you’re meant for more, but comfort has quietly started to win? In this different kind of episode, Jackie sits down with her friend Walker Smit

The Ultimate Patagonia Road Trip in Chile with Christian Morrison (JUMP 206)

What happens when you combine one of the wildest road trips on Earth with local knowledge and a spirit of adventure? Jackie sits down with Chilean travel expert Christian

The Hike That Changed Everything: Discovering Rainbow Mountain (JUMP 205)

What if quitting your job led you to discover one of the most famous mountains in the world?  In this episode, Jackie sits down with LeAnn Morris, co-founder of Flashpac

Finding Home, Beating Burnout, and Traveling With a Dog with Lora Pope (JUMP 204)

What happens when a long-term nomadic traveler rescues a dog and decides not to slow down, but to bring him along?  Jackie sits down with travel writer and digital nomad

Grief, Weather, and Finding a New Path Through Travel with Jennifer Broome (JUMP 203)

What happens when you stop chasing the forecast and start listening to yourself? Jackie sits down with longtime meteorologist turned global traveler Jennifer Broome for a

Connecting Cultures Through International Ice Hockey with Coach Pete Kamman (JUMP 202)

What if the thing you love most could become your passport to the world?  Jackie sits down with ice hockey coach Pete Kamman to explore how following a personal passion

How Carley Moved to France for a Year… And Why She Came Home Early (JUMP 201)

What happens when you finally say yes to the idea that won’t leave you alone, only to discover it isn’t meant to last forever? In this candid conversation, Jackie sits

The Mortar Between the Bricks: A Personal Update from Jackie (JUMP 200)

In this special solo episode closing out 2025 and celebrating episode 200 of JUMP, Jackie reflects on a year of travel, growth, and big transitions. Recorded alongside a

Inside Osprey: How to Pack, Travel, and Get Outside with Vince Mazzuca (JUMP 199)

What does it really take to build great adventure gear, and what does packing look like for the people designing it? In this energizing conversation, Jackie sits down wit