- 70
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 139
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About The Unexpected Journey
Summiting and skiing an 11,000 foot volcano, completing a DIY adaptive sport decathlon in one day, harnessing a passion for art to help spinal cord injury survivors adapt and bond, flying in a wing suit as a double amputee, giving birth to and mothering twin girls as a quadriplegic...these are just a few of the powerful stories you will hear on The Unexpected Journey. Adaptive athlete and quadriplegic, Tim Brown, talks with other disabled folks to learn how they challenge preconceived beliefs, push boundaries, and get after it - ultimately leading to a life fulfilled. The Unexpected Journey gives you the experience of listening to two friends sitting at a kitchen table, around a campfire, or on a boat, letting you eavesdrop on an intimate conversation about their shared experience, their passions, and the challenging, rewarding and exhilarating elements of their life. The episode plays like an audio memoir of the guest with the host providing clarity and narrating the biographical details so you can enjoy and appreciate the real and raw moments of the conversation. You’ll hear a sonic backdrop of original music to add emotional richness and additional sound design to bring into the moment with the guest as they describe their most formative and powerful experiences. The host, Tim Brown, is quadriplegic from a ski accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury 11 years ago. He prefers to listen before speaking and shares his own experience along with the guest. Our mission is to elevate, educate, and empower our disabled and able-bodied listeners on the disabled experience through creative and powerful storytelling. Our vision is to be a leader in the creation and distribution of empowering disability-centric storytelling and to provide an accessible platform for participants in the disabled experience to share their stories with the world. The Unexpected Journey is a podcast about adaptive athletes, adventurers, and creators. Each episode features an individual with a disability sharing their powerful story of learning how to challenge preconceived beliefs, push boundaries, and get after it - ultimately leading to a life fulfilled. Listen to guests like Anna Soens talk about being the first paraplegic woman to summit and ski Mount Hood, Greg Durso share his love for adaptive sports and completing an adaptive decathlon, and Channing Cash on her childhood and Laos and becoming a Team USA ocean paddle racer. Hosted and produced by Tim Brown, a surfer, sailor, and skier who is quadriplegic from a skiing accident 10 years ago.Our goal is to Educate. Elevate. Encourage.
- Publisher
- Tim Brown
- Category
- education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 8 May 2021
- Latest episode
- 17 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
5 of 70 episodes have a transcript.
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Miley Rhoad on Quad Rugby and the Power of Peer Mentors
3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Carlie Cook on Climbing, College, and Cultivating Positivity
20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Cole Bernier on Adaptive Mountain Biking and Mental Health
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Miley Rhoad on Quad Rugby and the Power of Peer Mentors
Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Five. Five years ago. OK. OK. July 7th, 2021. Right before I turned 14. Yeah. So what was life like before that? And then how did it change? I was really active. I did a bunch of different sports. I rode horses before I could walk when I could walk. So I grew up doing competitive horseback riding, hunter jumping and barrel racing, all the things. I played basketball. I did clay shooting. I just did a little mix of everything. And after my accident, all of that kind of vanished from my realm of, you know, you can do this thing. So it was pretty heartbreaking at first. I didn't really know how to feel about it. […]
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- Miley Rhoad
- Carlie Cook
- Cole Bernier
- Nitra Turner
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- 4.9 / 5
- 107 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 32 ratings
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