4.35. Jessie MF Diggins!

4.35. Jessie MF Diggins!

From Nobody Asked Us with Des & Kara by Des Linden and Kara Goucher

August 19, 2026 · 1h 52m · Season 4 · Episode 35

About this episode

Des and Kara welcome Jessie Diggins to discuss her career, retirement, and transition to trail running.

This episode is an extra long one as a show of appreciation for our long-time, hard-core listeners like the one and only Jessie Diggins. Yes, she's just like you. She listens to the show too, and we couldn't be more excited to welcome her TO the show! Of course, we start with some classic Des/Kara catch-up with a side of Eugene-2028, US-Trials reactions. Say what about the 10,000m?!? Then, we cozy up for a long conversation with THE Jessie MF Diggins. She just happens to to be the most-decorated US XC skier of all time. She is a 4-time Olympian and 4-time Olympic medalist. She's won more World Cup races and titles than we can count, and on the side, she has been on the front line of building the sport in the US, as well as advocating on important topics like climate change and mental health. She is kind of a big deal and really f-ing cool too. Plus now in retirement from her sport, she has switched over to ours and has a big trail 100-miler on deck next month. Des and Kara trade Olympic, retirement, and trail running stories with her and just generally shoot the s**t in the most inspiring way possible. At just under 2 hours, this one is a must-listen, but be warned, it might make…

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Hosts: Des Linden, Kara Goucher

Guest: Jessie Diggins

Topics covered

  • Olympics
  • trail running
  • cross-country skiing
  • mental health
  • climate change

Keywords

  • Jessie Diggins
  • Olympics
  • trail running
  • cross-country skiing
  • mental health
  • climate change
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