Podcast Episodes

Episode #253 - Reid Marshall and Marina Santiago (Wombat and Brown-Eyed Girl)

This week, we feature a couple who met on the trail in 2019 and have been a couple ever since. Reid Marshall and Marina Santiago are, however, locati…

5 years ago

Episode #252 - Mike Current (Energizer)

We normally focus on the Appalachian Trail, but this week, we're moving across the country to share the hike of Mike Current on the Pacific Crest Tra…

5 years ago

Episode #251 - Steve Yale (Walmart 2021)

We're back to our three-segment show this week, with Steve Yale, or Walmart 2021, as our principal guest. Steve got his name when he first hiked the …

5 years ago

Episode #250 - Trevor Hendry (Bear)

It's a shorter show today, though I think the content is as compelling as ever. This week's guest is Trevor Hendry, or Bear. Trevor's 2020 thru-hike …

5 years ago

Episode #249 - Matthew Norman (Odie)

We've got an old friend on the show today. Matthew "Odie" Norman is one of those good people of the trail. He lives it, he breathes it, and he shares…

5 years ago

Episode #248 - Larry Knight (McGyver)

This week, Larry Knight shares his Appalachian Trail thru-hike story. It was never really a bucket list item for Larry but, as often happened, a conf…

5 years, 1 month ago

Episode #247 - Stephanie Logan Hall (Puffin)

Another really full show this week, with four segments. First up, there is a recently minted thru-hiker, Stephanie Logan Hall, who completed her SOBO…

5 years, 1 month ago

Episode #246 - Matthew Emerson (Prada G)

We have a story today of a young man who walked away from a life of extreme poverty to find himself (literally) on the Appalachian Trail. Matthew Eme…

5 years, 1 month ago

Episode #245 - Alan Carpenter

Another full show today, with Alan Carpenter taking up long-distance hiking in his 60s and still going today, well into his 70s.

Alan's story is a t…

5 years, 1 month ago

Episode #244 - Julia Sheehan (Rocket)

It's a slightly shorter show this week, with Laura Sheehan, or Rocket, as our principal guest. Julia was a member of my last AT class; the Class of 2…

5 years, 2 months ago