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Long Walks and Rabid Dogs - Cam "Swami" Honan (Part II)

About the Guest Cam "Swami" Honan is an Australian long-distance hiker, writer, and founder of The Hiking Life (thehikinglife.com). Backpacker Magazine has called him the

Long Walks and Rabid Dogs - Cam "Swami" Honan (Part I)

About the Guest Cam "Swami" Honan is an Australian long-distance hiker, writer, and founder of The Hiking Life (thehikinglife.com). Backpacker Magazine has called him the

The Barkley: A Love Story - Episode 3, "They Figured It Out"

The Barkley: A Love Story concludes. This is the episode the series has been building toward. We hear from the finishers: the 26 people in 40 years who have completed fi

The Barkley: A Love Story - Episode 2, "The Edge of Possible"

The Barkley: A Love Story continues. In Episode Two, we go to Frozen Head State Park. This episode is anchored by audio captured live at the 2025 Barkley Marathons: the

The Barkley: A Love Story - Episode 1, "I Discovered It"

The Barkley Marathons has only been finished 26 times in 40 years. This is the first episode of a three-part audio documentary series from Hiker Trash Radio — The Barkley

Trail Stories - There's a Fine Line Between Sad and Impressive with Cam "Swami" Honan

About the Guest Cam "Swami" Honan is an Australian long-distance hiker, writer, and founder of The Hiking Life (thehikinglife.com). Backpacker Magazine has called him the

The Cottage - Episode 2: Quit Your Day Job

The Cottage — Episode 2: "Quit Your Day Job" Four people walked away from careers that paid their bills to chase something that kept them awake at three in the morning.

"I Had A Big Old Blank Canvas." - Watergirl (Part II)

About the Guest Andrea "Watergirl" Zelinski is a writer, former political reporter, and two-trail thru-hiker based in North Carolina. She covered the Texas State Legislat

"I Had A Big Old Blank Canvas." - Watergirl (Part I)

About the Guest Andrea "Watergirl" Zelinski is a writer, former political reporter, and two-trail thru-hiker based in North Carolina. She covered the Texas State Legislat

Dark Miles - Larry and the Long Way Back (with Shawn Mahoney)

About Shawn Air Force veteran and former Air Force medic (medical technician) New Hampshire-based thru-hiker, endurance athlete, and fundraiser Triple Crown finisher

Trail Stories - Don't Rush Me with Andrea "Watergirl" Zelinski

About the Guest Andrea "Watergirl" Zelinski is a writer, former political reporter, and two-trail thru-hiker based in North Carolina. She covered the Texas State Legislat

The Cottage - Episode 1: The G4 and the Yellow Pad

The Cottage — Episode 1: "The G4 and the Yellow Pad" Glenn Van Peski made himself a lighter pack because he was tired of carrying 70 pounds into the backcountry. When ot

Suck It Up, Buttercup - Carl Roberson (Part II)

About the Guest Carl Roberson is a Delaware-based heavy equipment operator, Marine Corps veteran, author, and — in 1974 — the youngest person to complete a thru-hike of t

Suck It Up, Buttercup - Carl Roberson (Part I)

About the Guest Carl Roberson is a Delaware-based heavy equipment operator, Marine Corps veteran, author, and, in 1974, the youngest person to complete a thru-hike of the

Trail Stories - Suck It Up, Buttercup (with Carl Roberson)

About the Guest Carl Roberson is a Delaware-based heavy equipment operator, Marine Corps veteran, author, and, in 1974, the youngest person to complete a thru-hike of the

The Route Makers - Bonus Episode: Real Texas Romance

The series is complete: five makers, five routes, a line drawn around the country and through a city and straight through the hardest thing a person can face. But there w

Living in the Pain Cave - Kaylee Frederick (Part II)

About the Guest Kaylee Frederick is a 21-year-old elite ultra-endurance athlete from Pennsylvania, currently studying biology and secondary education at the University of

Living in the Pain Cave - Kaylee Frederick (Part I)

About the Guest Kaylee Frederick is a 21-year-old elite ultra-endurance athlete from Pennsylvania, currently studying biology and secondary education at the University of

CDT Trail Correspondent Jared "Fisherman" Lampal - The Post-Hike Debrief

Hiker Trash Radio | Trail Correspondent Series · 2026 Jared "Fisherman" Lampal | CDT Post-Hike Interview Mexico to Canada — The Full Debrief Jared "Fisherman" Lampal set

Trail Stories - The Youngest at the Finish Line with Kaylee Frederick

About the Guest Kaylee Frederick is a 21-year-old elite ultra-endurance athlete from Pennsylvania, currently studying biology and secondary education at the University of