Join Doc and his guests on Hiker Trash Radio, the outdoor adventure podcast that takes you on a myriad of trails. With interviews from thru hikers, skydivers, adventure athletes, big wall climbers, and more, each episode is packed with trail talk, gear tips, and hilarious misadventures. And if you thought the great outdoors was all sunshine and rainbows, think again! Tune in for tales of blistered feet, helicopter evacuations, and Type II Fun that will make you appreciate the comforts of home. Settle in and get ready to trade the city for the wilderness. It's time to embrace the suck!
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"I Can't Believe I Actually Made It Out Alive" - Dr. Caroline "Earthcake" Himbert (Part II)
About the Guest
Dr. Caroline Himbert, trail name Earthcake, is a German expat and cancer researcher on the faculty at the University of Utah's cancer center in Salt Lake
Nov 4 33 min
"Rachel Was My Shoulder, Kevin Was My Foot" - Dr. Caroline "Earthcake" Himbert (Part I)
About the Guest
Dr. Caroline Himbert, trail name Earthcake, is a German expat and cancer researcher on the faculty at the University of Utah's cancer center in Salt Lake
Nov 4 34 min
Trail Stories - "Kevin, What Are You Doing Here?" with Dr. Caroline "Earthcake" Himbert
About the Guest
Dr. Caroline Himbert, trail name Earthcake, is a German expat and cancer researcher on the faculty at the University of Utah's cancer center in Salt Lake
Oct 31 34 min
The Cottage - Episode 5: Work Hard. Stay Curious.
The Cottage — Episode 5: "Work Hard. Stay Curious."
The series finale of The Cottage asks the question behind all the others: why do these people do what they do? Allgoo
Oct 30 8 min
The Trail Name That Got Away - Bee Corrado (Part II)
About the Guest
Bianca "Bee" Corrado is a high school Spanish teacher, outdoor educator, and content creator from San Diego, California (currently relocating to New York)
Oct 28 38 min
I Actually Thought You Weren't Going to Make It - Bee Corrado (Part I)
About the Guest
Bianca "Bee" Corrado is a high school Spanish teacher, outdoor educator, and content creator from San Diego, California (currently relocating to New York)
Oct 28 43 min
Dark Miles - Never Again with Zach Lawyer
Zach Lawyer grew up battling his inner demons. His brother was born with spina bifida, and Zach grew up carrying the guilt of a healthy body in a house where one wasn’t g
Oct 26 44 min
Trail Stories - The Trail Name I Didn't Get (Fortunately!) with Bee Corrado
About the Guest
Bianca "Bee" Corrado is a high school Spanish teacher, outdoor educator, and content creator from San Diego, California (currently relocating to New York)
Oct 24 19 min
The Cottage - Episode 4: From Basement to Warehouse
The Cottage — Episode 4: "From Basement to Warehouse"
The makers from Episodes 1 through 3 don't exist in isolation: they're part of an ecosystem held together by a reta
Oct 23 11 min
It Is Never Too Late to Rewrite Your Story - Joe Hardin (Part II)
About the Guest
Joe Hardin is a self-taught mechanical design engineer, ultra-endurance runner, race director, woodworker, and podcaster from Lebanon, Indiana. Seven year
Oct 21 35 min
Maybe You're Just Not Cut Out for 100 Milers - Joe Hardin (Part I)
About the Guest
Joe Hardin is a self-taught mechanical design engineer, ultra-endurance runner, race director, woodworker, and podcaster from Lebanon, Indiana. Seven year
Oct 21 33 min
Donovan "Iceman" Rice: First Great Colorado Route Thru-Hike
About the Guest
Donovan "Iceman" Rice is a Colorado hiker and route maker who designed the Great Colorado Route, a roughly 2,000-mile loop that links all 11 of Colorado'
Oct 19 49 min
Trail Stories - It Is Never Too Late to Rewrite Your Story with Joe Hardin
About the Guest
Joe Hardin is a self-taught mechanical design engineer, ultra-endurance runner, race director, woodworker, and podcaster from Lebanon, Indiana. Seven year
Oct 17 20 min
The Cottage - Episode 3: The Whiteboard and the Sewing Machine
The Cottage — Episode 3: "The Whiteboard and the Sewing Machine"
Behind every piece of cottage gear is a design process that looks nothing like what happens at a major o
Oct 16 13 min
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
Oct 14 46 min
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
Oct 14 52 min
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
Oct 12 31 min
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
Oct 12 28 min
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
Oct 12 21 min
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
Oct 10 27 min
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Where Hiker Trash Radio ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 4, 2026).
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Doc knows his subjects and their world. Engaging questions bring out the best stories. You feel like are sitting there with them. If you haven’t listened yet, you are in for a treat.
Barney Scout Mann · Aug 2024
Instantly became one of my favorite podcasts! Everybody truly has a unique story to tell. Its inspiring listening to all the different adventures out there, making it fun to binge while adding places to my bucket list, especially while I am stuck at my boring government job, thanks Doc!
Potatoshell · May 2024
Nice to find a podcast that the host and guest stay on topic and don’t joke and grab@!! thru the entire podcast talking over each other and/or laughing at their own jokes. Refreshing to find.
Attila722 · Mar 2024
One of my favorite podcasts. Good info and entertaining whether you’re planning a thru-hike, a shorter section, or just interested in hearing about the areas discussed. Found this podcast via the section on Whitney.
Friday Girl 714 · Jun 2023
The interviews are great and the topics are awesome but I can’t get past the awkward artificial “call and response” style of the discussions. I find myself cringing waiting for the next interruption to the point I’m not even able to follow the story. Is this supposed to be artistic? Or an attempt to keep it from sounding like a monologue? Why can’t the two hosts just share facts? It sounds like the responses are literally edited in. Nobody has a conversation like this.
Martii9820 · Apr 2025
I could enjoy the podcast but I rarely listen because each interview is broken up into multiple episodes. It just makes it more difficult. I would prefer just to hit play and listen to it as one episode. It’s also too structured. Just have a conversation.
AnonymousReviewerToday · Apr 2026
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