{"podcast":{"title":"Backpacker Radio","slug":"backpacker-radio-228477","podcast_index_feed_id":228477,"rss_url":"https://backpackerradio.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.backpackerradio.thetrek.co/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/b/0/8/eb08194064f7a18fd959afa2a1bf1c87/backpacker_radio_art_2.png","author":"Zach Davis","episode_count":385,"summary":"From the Appalachian Trail to the Pacific Crest and everything in between. Backpacker Radio is a show all about the wonderful world that is thru-hiking and long distance backpacking. Co-hosts, Zach \"Badger\" Davis and Juliana \"Chaunce\" Chauncey muse on the backpacking life and the latest from the trail every other week. Topics include but are not limited to news, trail culture, interviews, gear, advice, and all you can eat buffets.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacker-radio-228477"},"episode":{"title":"Big Podcast News, Swimming with Hippos, Peace Corps, and the GR20 with Becca \"Little Bag\" Beckham (BPR #356)","slug":"big-podcast-news-swimming-with-hippos-peace-corps-and-the-gr20-with-becca-little-bag-beckham-bpr-356","published_at":"2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacker-radio-228477/big-podcast-news-swimming-with-hippos-peace-corps-and-the-gr20-with-becca-little-bag-beckham-bpr-356","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacker-radio-228477","url":"https://backpackerradio.libsyn.com/the-peace-corps-cameroon-the-gr20-and-big-podcast-news-with-becca-little-bag-beckham-bpr-356","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/prfx.byspotify.com/e/mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/backpackerradio/BPR_Ep_356_-_Becca_Beckham.mp3?dest-id=635059","summary":"In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by Topo Athletic, we sit down with Becca Beckham, trail name Little Bag, a Peace Corps veteran, thru-hiker and all around world traveler. Becca has hiked the Long Trail and PCT, and last year tackled the Colorado Trail, the Tour du Mont Blanc, and the GR20 in Corsica. In this one, Becca shares what it's like growing up in a military family bouncing across the country, to two years in Cameroon with the Peace Corps, to teaching English in France, to landing in the wonderful world of thru-hiking. She shares stories about floating a hippo-filled river in Central Africa, accidentally eating monkey, attending a rat festival, and what it's like to build community from scratch in a new place, over and over again. If you've ever wondered what it looks like to just keep saying yes, this is your episode. We wrap the show with some very big and ungood news for the future of this podcast- hint it involves Chaunce- hint it's probably what you think it is, hint we are all processing it together- hint it's not related to health or anything serious on that level- but yes it's sad and bad. We also share the tragic news about Ian MacLurg, a thru-hiker, Trek Blogger, and Trail Correspondent who recently passed away while hiking the PCT. On a lighter note- we reveal details of a live podcast happening in Denver in late June, the triple crown of team sports, the funniest terms for boobs, and why Chaunce is looking at her phone all the time during the podcast. Topo Athletic: Use code \"TREK15TOPO\" at topoathletic.com . Gossamer Gear: Use code \"BACKPACKERRADIO\" for $20 off LT5 Trekking Poles at gossamergear.com . OnX Backcountry: Through Memorial Day, use code \"TREK70\" for 70% off at onxmaps.com Hyperlite Mountain Gea…","meta_description":"In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by Topo Athletic, we sit down with Becca Beckham, trail name Little Bag, a Pe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":13488,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backpacker-radio-228477/episodes/big-podcast-news-swimming-with-hippos-peace-corps-and-the-gr20-with-becca-little-bag-beckham-bpr-356/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacker-radio-228477/big-podcast-news-swimming-with-hippos-peace-corps-and-the-gr20-with-becca-little-bag-beckham-bpr-356.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}