The Dubcast With Dubside

A Final Farewell to Maligiaq Padilla: Dubside's Journey to Greenland

The Dubcast With Dubside

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Send us Fan Mail Check out the DUBCAST MERCH at the DUBCAST SHOP at Fourthwall, including our "Greenland Is A Qajaq Nation" t-shirts! Watch this episode on YouTube When Dubside receives the devastating news of Maligiaq Padilla's death while attending the Delmarva Paddlers Retreat, he knows he must travel to Greenland to say goodbye. Thanks to an extraordinary outpouring of support from the international kayaking community, he makes it to Nuuk just in time for the funeral. In this deeply perso...

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