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Tune in for a brand new style of bonus episode! Doc gives you a fascinating glimpse into the personality of some of your favorite guests by asking . . . The Last 10! This week's volunteer is mountaineer and adventurer Jelle Veyt! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Triple Crowner Andrew "Tetanus" Black joins Doc in the Hiker Trash Radio studio to talk trail and Type II Fun. Settle in and buckle up as Minnesota farm kid Tetanus covers some serious ground, including discussion of calf compression sleeves, Ballsack, Gone with the Wind, Hiker Trash moments, knowing your reason, the Suck Factor of each of America's long trails, and being back at the homepage with too many options in front of you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hiker, philosopher, dishwasher, author, and creator of Gossamer Gear, Glen Van Peski joins Doc in the Hiker Trash Radio studio to talk trail, gear, and life lessons. Settle in and buckle up as Glen and Doc cover a lot of ground, including how to create margin, sub 5-pound base weight, purple fleece sleeping socks, fuss factor, Barbie Gone Bad at MTR, packing for Matthew McConaughey, spur of the moment 4,200-mile bike rides across the country as a teen, the Gossamer Gear story, and lessons from his new book, Take Less, Do More. Tune in and gain some IQ points on this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bennett "Jolly" Fisher takes a quick break from the trail and from his hiking apparel company, Jolly Gear, to sit down with Doc in the studio to chat about some Type II fun. From his early start as an 18-year-old on his first overnight hike (um, the entire Appalachian Trail!) to his current ultralight status with a seven-pound pack on the PCT, Jolly shares his evolution as a thru hiker and a person. Listen in and hear about heartbreak on the AT, a new definition of Hiker Trash, the importance of putting the What Ifs out of your mind, and the creation of one of the hottest brands out on the trail, Jolly Gear! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hikertrashradio/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tune in for a brand new style of bonus episode! Doc gives you a fascinating glimpse into the personality of some of your favorite guests by asking . . . The Last 10! This week's volunteer is thru hiker and author Lauren "Long Way" Roerick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thru hiker and co-owner of FarOut Guides, Alice "Holstein" Bodnar sits down with Doc in the studio to talk trail and Type II Fun. Settle in and buckle up as the former high strung Holstein shares her journey from growing up on a dairy farm in Arkansas to becoming a chemist to becoming an attorney to running the favorite app of thru hikers, FarOut. Listen up and you'll hear about trail decompression, The Perfect Year, a confused wind, and the incredible story of how Ryan "Guthook" Linn and Paul "Tangent" Bodnar found themselves with the right skills and background at the exact right time for the birth of the ultimate hiking app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thru hiker, trail runner, and FKTer Connor "Jackrabbit" Chapdelaine joins Doc in the Hiker Trash Radio to talk some trail. Settle in and buckle up as Jackrabbit covers a wide swath of territory in this rollicking conversation. Listen carefully, and you'll hear about his Hiker Trash Moment, Pedro Martinez on the trail, fart baseball, Jackpot, Man Alive, bidet users flexing on the rest of us, Archimedes, fun with bear bags, escalation protocol, who the real enemy is out there, and where not to take a nap. Hilarious and epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tune in for a brand new style of bonus episode! Doc gives you a fascinating glimpse into the personality of some of your favorite guests by asking . . . The Last 10! This week's volunteer is CEO and co-founder of Garage Grown Gear, Lloyd Vogel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce and Maggie Tate join Doc in the Hiker Trash Radio studio to talk about The Great Loop, a 6,000-mile journey through the waterways and lakes of the eastern U.S. Settle in and buckle up as the two cover the highlights and lowlights of their up-close experience with America, including living on a 29-foot Ranger Tug for nine months, shifting power dynamics, dockmageddon, dolphins, tragedy on the water, crotch pots, big waves, and being of assistance when needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and thru hiker Jack McClure drops into the studio to discuss what happened when he and his wife Alana took their 9-month-old on a PCT thru hike last year. Settle in and buckle up as Jack shares how a kid from suburban Chicago with zero outdoor adventure experience ended up living in Arctic Alaska and planning a PCT thru hike with his young family. During the conversation, Jack talks about tucking tail in the Brooks Range, baby shake down hikes, sharing hiking poles, the real Lost Coast, trail-related relationship stressors, drinking with wolves, and the value of epi pens on the trail. Epic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices