OSBORNE ADVENTURE
by Paul & Val Osborne
Latest episode
Clams in the Air Conditioner – Ep. 72
Clams in the Air Conditioner – Ep. 72
About this podcast
The Osborne Adventure Podcast is an inside look into our World Record setting sailing circumnavigation to raise Down syndrome awareness. Join us each week as we share an intimate look into our unique lifestyle, our views on adventure parenting, and the beauty and challenges of raising a child with Down syndrome.
Whether you're an avid sailor, an individual with Down syndrome, a parent of a child with special needs, or simply curious about life on the high seas we promise to inspire, educate, and ignite a spirit of adventure within you.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 72 episodes
- Clams in the Air Conditioner – Ep. 72 · 1 h 29 min · Season 1 Episode 72Lane and Jody Hughes join us aboard Salome to share what two years of living aboard have looked like. They’ve made it to Nicaragua while we’re still in the boatyard, and Jody…
- Our Kids Don’t Think This Is Weird. That’s Weird. – EP. 71 · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 71Three kids, one sailboat, seven bears, and apparently a perfectly normal childhood. This week on the Osborne Adventure Podcast, we're handing the microphones over to Roake, Ren…
- Living the Dream, One Nightmare at a Time – EP. 70 · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 70On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, we are finally recording from aboard Salome. Unfortunately, she is also sitting 16 feet in the air with her masts down, her…
- Arrr, There She Holes! – EP. 69 · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 69On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Salome is finally out of the water, and apparently finding three thumb sized holes in your keel can be good news. We talk about…
- Orange You Glad We Didn't Keep the Blue? – EP. 68 · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 68On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, we share a major update on the Salome refit and some of the surprising decisions that have come with it. From self-tailing…
- Finding Your Matching “tism” – EP. 67 · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 67On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, I sit down with one of the few people who has known me almost my entire life. We met as kids, and somehow through decades of…
- 300 Kids and a Wall of Sharks – Ep. 66 · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 66On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I share an unexpected experience, being invited to an elementary school where 300 students gathered for an assembly…
- Incoming! Bogey Hydroflask at 4 O’Clock – Ep. 65 · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 65On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I sit down and talk about something we don’t always say out loud, what it actually looks like to raise a child with Down…
- Just Ren – Ep. 64 · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 63On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, I sit down with three of the kids in our lives, Hannah, Hailey, and Roake, and just let the conversation go wherever it takes…
- She Chose Down Syndrome – Ep. 63 · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 63On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I sit down with our friend and neighbor Jen, a firefighter and mom whose daughters have become fast friends with our…
- Do Little Holes Need Bigger Holes? – Ep. 62 · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 62On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I get a little philosophical while sharing a few updates. There’s big news with the National Down Syndrome Society, and…
- Popcorn, Penguins, and Far Away - Ep. 61 · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 61On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, I handed the microphone to Roake, Freya, and Ren for an unscripted conversation about what this life looks like through their…
- Stalked by a Raft of Sea Lions – Ep. 60 · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 60On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, we talk about the silver linings of life on the dock in British Columbia. This season was never part of the plan, but it has…
- Missing the Deadline (I Made Up) – Ep. 59 · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 59On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, it is just me, talking honestly about missing a deadline I made up, and what that revealed about how much pressure I was putting…
- Lions, Tigers and Freyja… Oh My! – Ep. 58 · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 56On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, we sit down with Maegan as she officially says yes to joining our family and stepping into the role of Ren’s DSP. What began as…
- Drill Bits, Redwoods, and a Million Dollar Drone Shot – Ep. 57 · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 56On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I finally sit down to give a long-overdue update. We discuss what it actually looks like to refit a boat while…
- Dreaming Bigger with Kandi Pickard, CEO of the National Down Syndrome Society – EP. 56 · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 56On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I sit down with Kandi Pickard, CEO of the National Down Syndrome Society, for an open and honest conversation about…
- Unicorns, Bigfoot, and the Myth of Down Syndrome – EP. 55 · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 55On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I sit down to celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness Month the best way we know how, by talking about the myths we have…
- Pass the Snorkel, Class Is in Session – EP. 54 · 28 min · Season 1 Episode 54On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I share about our new educational docuseries, Adventure Without Boundaries. What began as a way to inspire kids with…
- The 25/8 Interview - No Privacy Here – EP. 53 · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 53On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, we sit down with Maegan Calcutt, who flew to British Columbia to interview for the role of Ren’s Direct Support Professional…
