Hiker Trash Radio

In the premiere episode of Season 6, Doc welcomes back former Art Director and current adventurer, alpinist, and storyteller Chris Brinlee, Jr. In this wide-ranging discussion, Chris and Doc cover pu…

Svalbard resident and dog musher Davey "Captain America" Verwoerd checks in with Doc from Kennedy Meadows after the first 700 miles of his PCT thru hike. Tune in and hear about polar bear safety (on …

Season 5 comes to a rollicking close with Episode #250 of the JFM Pod as competitive sailor, exploratory geologist, and adventure boat captain Rob Phillips drops anchor for a few and shares some stor…

PCT thru hiker and @sendfemme founder Arielle "Mouse" Shipe joins Doc in studio for some good old fashioned trail talk.  Tune in to hear about the charm of being annoyingly cheerful in the morning, c…

In this classic episode from March 2021, ultrarunner, entrepreneur, and filmmaker Jamil Coury joins Doc for a discussion of the Slam of the Damned, a quartet of daunting and brutal ultrarunning races…

Brittany "TMI" Swanson and Andy "Panic" Butler from Bad Hikers make a return visit to the JFM Pod studio to spill some tea with Doc. In a wide ranging conversation, TMI and Panic share everything you…

Cal Dobbs, with a Triple Crown under his belt, now takes to the open road as he runs across America to raise awareness and support for Trans rights and gender affirming health care. Tune in as Cal sh…

Struggling with addiction, with his life in a shambles, and living on the streets of Louisville, Dave "Music Man" Chandler shows up at Springer Mountain with his brother's hiking gear.  He heads in t…

Triple Crowner, musician, and documentarian Ben "Shredder" Phantom stops by the studio to do some chin wagging about the trail and life.  Shredder and Doc cover some serious terrain, including intere…

Thru hiker, bikepacker, and route aficionado Kyle "Missing Spoons" Cleary comes in from the wilderness to talk trail, er, route with Doc.  Eschewing the well-defined, well-marked traditional hiking t…

AT and PCT thru hiker Jacob "Crush" Pepper drops into the studio for a wide ranging and hilarious discussion of . . . everything.  Settle in, buckle up, and fasten your headlamp securely as Crush and…

Thru hiker Kyle O'Grady of the Kyle Hates Hiking YouTube Channel drops into the studio to talk trail with Doc.  Listen in as Kyle and Doc discuss Crotch Pots, trekking pole hammocks, the best long tr…

The first black female Triple Crowner Elsye "Chardonnay" Walker stops by the studio to talk trail with Doc.  Listen in and hear about releasing and re-sorting your priorities, gear, Burners, broken a…

Travel nurse Emily Latour stops by the studio to share some adventures from inside the emergency room and out on the trails.  Tune in and hear how this former soccer and lacrosse player found her cur…

AT thru hiker, attorney, and outdoors author Jeff "Wordsmith" Mitchell joins Doc in the studio to share some stories about the trail.  The two cover a lot of territory, including short-form storytell…

Michael "Pops" Cole, former federal prosecutor and assistant attorney general and current badass, drops into the studio to talk peaks and valleys with Doc.  During the conversation, Pops talks about …

In this bonus crossover event, Doc is interviewed on the Hard Times Strong Men Podcast. Tune in and learn some more about Doc and his adventures!

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Mark "Semi Colon" Scott drops into the studio from his home in Jasper National Park to talk trail (and more!) with Doc.  The Canadian school teacher shares some stories from the backcountry, includin…

Annemarie 'Zipsss" Athey becomes the first guest on the podcast to be interviewed from the bottom of the planet.  Zipsss calls in from McMurdo Station in Antarctica to chat with Doc about a wide vari…

Aurélien Sanchez and John Kelly, two of the finishers from this year's Barkley Marathons, drop into the JFM Pod studio to chat with Doc and co-host Jeff Garmire to share some insights and stories ab…