Episodes

  • The Big Year - Trailer

    The Big Year - Trailer
    Jun 29 2026

    Three trails. One year. Fewer than 30 people in history have done it.

    The Big Year: A Calendar Year Triple Crown Documentary is a four-part narrative audio series coming soon to Hiker Trash Radio.

    It starts with a sign in a bar in Duncannon. It ends on New Year's Eve in Key West, with two hikers finishing and two more waiting to start.

    In between: the longest snow year on record in the Sierra. A helicopter evacuation at 3,000 miles in. A wildfire. A cardiac ICU. A tent that slid downhill on the first night. 10,070 miles and no injury at the finish.

    And the question behind all of it: why?

    #HikerTrashRadio #CalendarYearTripleCrown #CYTC #TheBigYear #TripleCrown


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    3 mins
  • Trail Stories - The Circle on the Map with Kevin "The Animal" Koski

    Trail Stories - The Circle on the Map with Kevin "The Animal" Koski
    Jun 27 2026
    About the Guest Kevin Koski, trail name The Animal, is a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy, a CDT (2004) and PCT (2014) veteran, and the creator of the Four Corners Loop: a self-designed, approximately 2,400-mile circular route connecting public lands across New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. He has logged over 11,000 miles of trail in Washington State and volunteers with Olympic Mountain Rescue. He retires from the Navy next February at 51. Episode Highlights The Circle on the Map

    14.5 Liters

    Strange Addictions

    Wolves, Bears, and a 30-Foot Cliff

    A Pause for His Mother

    Trail Wisdom

    Links & Resources
    • Four Corners Loop Trail Association: https://www.fclta.org
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    26 mins
  • The Source Material: Episode 4 - The Endurance Artist

    The Source Material: Episode 4 - The Endurance Artist
    Jun 26 2026

    Guest Featured

    Jared BeasleyJournalist and author - The Endurance Artist: Lazarus Lake, the Barkley, and a Race With No End (Simon & Schuster) Key Themes
    • How Jared earned access to Laz: the math problem, the quit, the email
    • Laz's childhood: the tumor, 1% survival odds, the Apollo program father, 10 schools in 10 years
    • The Idiots Run: the predecessor race that set the template for the Barkley
    • The philosophy of willpower over talent: why Laz designed uncertainty into every element
    • What it felt like to be at Frozen Head reporting on the most significant Barkley in years
    • The legacy runners: people in their 70s who have never finished a loop and keep coming back
    Standout Moment

    'He was given a 1% chance to live. And when you live thinking that any moment could be the finish line, you live as if there is no finish line.'

    Series Context

    Bonus Episode 04 of 06. The first of two Jared Beasley conversations. Next episode: Whistling in the Dark - the studio interview.


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    26 mins
  • Accidental Influencer - Madeline Hyrse (Part II)

    Accidental Influencer - Madeline Hyrse (Part II)
    Jun 24 2026
    About the Guest Madeline Hryse recently completed four years of continuous nomadic travel — three years backpacking through Asia, one year cycling solo and with company from southern China to Sweden. She is newly sponsored by Tumbleweed Bikes and will spend this summer cycling the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico, after a shorter welcome-home trip through the Sierras. What's Covered in Part 2 The Accidental Influencer

    South Korea — The Grandma Era

    Asia, Up Close — Family and Culture

    The Tibetan Border Story

    The Crankset Disaster

    On Fear — Short-Term vs. Long-Term

    What Four Years Taught Her About People

    Hygiene on the Road — The Segment Nobody Else Asks For

    What's Next

    Off the Beaten Path — The Road from Karakol

    Pay It Forward — Leave No Trace

    Links & Resources
    • Madeline Hryse — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/very__odd
    • The Road from Karakol — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Road+from+Karakol
    • Leave No Trace: https://lnt.org
    • Tumbleweed Bikes: https://www.tumbleweedbikes.com
    Connect with Hiker Trash Radio
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    36 mins
  • Accidental Influencer - Madeline Hyrse (Part I)

    Accidental Influencer - Madeline Hyrse (Part I)
    Jun 24 2026
    About the Guest Madeline Hryse has been nomadic for over four years — the first three spent backpacking through Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, the fourth spent cycling solo and with company from southern China to Sweden, through Central Asia and Europe. She grew up in Southern California with a mountaineer father who built bikes in his backyard. She recently returned home to Orange County and is sponsored by Tumbleweed Bikes for her next ride: the Continental Divide, Canada to Mexico. What's Covered in Part 1 The Trailblazer's Toolkit — A Good Tent

    The Cost of Four Years

    The Hiking Poll — Score: 31

    A Day in the Life — Solo vs. Company

    From Walking to Wheels

    Links & Resources
    • Madeline Hryse — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/very__odd
    Connect with Hiker Trash Radio
    • Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com
    • Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio.
    Part 2 drops in 10 minutes. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference.

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    37 mins
  • The Big Year - Teaser

    The Big Year - Teaser
    Jun 22 2026

    Three trails. One year. Fewer than 30 people in history have done it.

    The Big Year: A Calendar Year Triple Crown Documentary is a four-part narrative audio series coming
    soon to Hiker Trash Radio.

    It starts with a sign in a bar in Duncannon. It ends on New Year's Eve in Key West, with
    two hikers finishing and two more waiting to start.

    In between: The longest snow year on record in the Sierra. A helicopter evacuation at 3,000 miles in. A wildfire. A cardiac ICU. A tent that slid downhill on the first night. 10,070 miles and no injury at the finish. And the question behind all of it: why?

    #HikerTrashRadio #CalendarYearTripleCrown #CYTC #TheBigYear #PodcastDocumentary


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    1 min
  • Trail Stories - The Short-Term Fear with Madeline Hryse

    Trail Stories - The Short-Term Fear with Madeline Hryse
    Jun 20 2026
    About the Guest Madeline Hryse spent four years nomadic — three years backpacking through Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and China, and one year cycling solo and with company from southern China to Sweden, through Central Asia and Europe. She grew up in Southern California with a mountaineer father who built bikes in his backyard. She's newly sponsored by Tumbleweed Bikes for her next ride: the Continental Divide, Canada to Mexico. Episode Highlights The Short-Term Fear

    The Mountain Pass

    The Skill She Didn't Want to Need

    The Crankset Disaster

    What the World Taught Her

    The Hiking Hack — A Piece of String

    Links & Resources
    • Madeline Hryse — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/very__odd
    • Tumbleweed Bikes — Madeline's new sponsor for her upcoming Continental Divide ride.
    Connect with Hiker Trash Radio
    • Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com
    • Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio.
    The full interview with Madeline drops Wednesday in two parts. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference.

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    26 mins
  • The Source Material: Episode 3 - 99 Seconds and Jasmin Paris

    The Source Material: Episode 3 - 99 Seconds and Jasmin Paris
    Jun 19 2026

    Guest Featured

    Jasmin ParisFirst female finisher of the Barkley Marathons: veterinarian, mother of two, Green Runners co-founder Key Themes
    • The calculated three-year progression: Fun Run in 40 hours, then 36, then the finish
    • The decision to go out on loop four despite feeling awful, and the stubbornness that distinguishes finishers
    • Jared Campbell's offer of the clockwise direction on loop five, the gesture that made history
    • The final kilometer: calculating splits in her head while her body screamed to stop
    • What the race strips away, and what it leaves behind
    • The Green Runners: why she wore patched shoes and a borrowed bag to the most watched ultra finish in history
    Standout Moment

    'I got to the gate and just pretty much fell over it. Because I had no control of myself anymore. I was getting to the gate and I hadn't gone into the calculation of how to decelerate or touch the gate and sit down in a normal fashion. I just hit it and basically fell over.'

    Series Context

    Bonus Episode 03 of 06. The emotional centerpiece of The Source Material. Next episode: The Endurance Artist - Jared Beasley at the 2025 race.


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    29 mins