Hiker Trash Radio

In this very special episode, Mike "Smooth" Riggs drops into the JFM Pod Studio before AND after his epic John Muir Trail hike.  During this episode two months in the making, Smooth talks about prep …

Fresh off a 23-day hike of the John Muir Trail, Luna "Easy Rider" Bailey sits down with Doc to talk about the impact of one of the world's best hiking trails.  Besides revealing some very recent, ver…

Eschewing the expected and traditional life path, Zeeshan Parvez enlisted in the Marines after high school, became part of an elite special forces unit, excelled in extreme survival training, and bec…

Dr. Morgan "Blaze" Brosnihan takes a brief break from helping thru hikers with their injuries on the PCT to drop into the studio for a great chat with Doc.  During their discussion, the two dive into…

In this week's episode, we leave the ground behind and take to the skies as Joe "Moab Joe" Lohmuller parachutes into the studio to share some pulse-pounding stories from the world of skydiving, BASE …

Jackson "Wow" Sims-Myers stops by the studio to chat with Doc about some soul-satisfying high routes.  During the conversation, they venture off trail to discuss the finer points dumpster diving, ina…

Britt and Andy from Bad Hikers stop by the studio to talk with Doc about their 20-day hike of the John Muir Trail.  Along the way, the three discuss potential trail names (TMI and Panic), as well as …

Jeremy Walker takes a break from chasing waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest to drop into the studio and chat with Doc about some off-trail adventures.  Tune in for some great discussion on bear spra…

In an episode for the ages, Julia "Jacks" Renn, creator of the How to Poop in the Woods website, stops by the studio to drop a dime on how to drop a deuce out there.  Tune in and hear about poop soup…

Children's author Michelle "Two Ls" Adshead sits down with Doc to discuss the Appalachian Trail and its impact on her life.  She covers a lot of ground in the episode, including imaginary plywood, ch…

Alpinist, storyteller, and climate advocate Graham Zimmerman drops by the studio to chat with Doc. Tune in and hear some prime discussion of how GZ went from a mogul mite to a ski instructor to becom…

Sierra "Lucky Charm" Peters-Buckland takes a brief break from her PCT hike to chat with Doc in the studio about how this Scottish lass ended up on a 2,650-mile trail from Mexico to Canada.  During th…

Jason Kinosh and Mike Kucharski come in from the Northeast cold to chat with Doc about how to properly suffer out on the trail.  In this laugh out loud episode, the three of them cover some serious d…

Sion Owen calls from Wales to talk to Doc about some of his UK adventures. In between the chat about Welsh weather, Snowdonia National Park, and Mount Snowdon, the two cover a lot of territory, inclu…

Thru hikers Renee "Tok" Miller and Tim "Tik" Beissinger, who are also the creators of the @thruhikers TikTok account, drop into the studio with Doc to take a cruise through the data of their 2021 CDT…

Thru hiker Kayla "Nugs" Bold drops into the studio for a conversation about her recent adventures.  She and Doc discuss all manner of trails and environments, including the finer details of swamp hik…

Long distance thru hiker and artist Kate "Feathers" Cloud and her pet goat Little Leaf call in from a motel room on the AT to share some stories and laughter from the trail.  During the episode, we l…

Kalman "Ghost Mule" Tinka comes in from the Montana cold to talk to Doc about a wide variety of topics.  During their chat, they cover some serious ground, including flying tents and hypothermia, Wri…

David "Swivel" Smith, forced off the trail for seven weeks with a foot injury, stops by the studio to talk with Doc about his current thru hike of the AT.  With the resumption of his thru hike just a…

In an episode for the ages, Gabe Peterson, Kevin Goldberg, and Jeff Garmire each make their third appearance in the JFM Pod studio to spend some quality time with Doc and talk about their most recent…