{"podcast":{"title":"Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show","slug":"backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316","podcast_index_feed_id":9316,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ImLIyzRE","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/backpacking-and-blisters/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/99b89892-aeee-4b70-ad5d-44d34c5f0ac9/3000x3000/bb-20square2.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bleav + Carl Mandrioli","episode_count":445,"summary":"Backpacking and hiking tips and tales...with a sense of humor. This is your one-stop show for backpacking, hiking and adventure entertainment. From backpacking gear to the trail situations you will encounter to popular guests, this podcast will deliver. Derek and Carl will hit on all of the backpacking and hiking topics you want with decades of good (and horrendous) experience.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316"},"episode":{"title":"DARWIN: Watch Out! 3 Gear FAILURES You Need to Know!","slug":"darwin-watch-out-3-gear-failures-you-need-to-know","published_at":"2026-03-02T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316/darwin-watch-out-3-gear-failures-you-need-to-know","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/backpacking-and-blisters/episodes/darwin-watch-out-3-gear-failures-you-need-to-know/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/75cdb094-bc9a-41d1-89b7-3251c53d1206/episodes/bb62b826-c251-427a-92df-95f5aa3b0b85/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=75cdb094-bc9a-41d1-89b7-3251c53d1206&awEpisodeId=bb62b826-c251-427a-92df-95f5aa3b0b85&feed=ImLIyzRE","summary":"Darwin on the Trail joins the show to discuss 3 gear failures he experienced while in Gates of the Arctic National Park. What caused him to chuck one of those pieces of gear into the wilderness? He also shares some unexpected challenges that made this trip epic but extremely difficult. Also, what’s new from Evolved Supply?","meta_description":"Darwin on the Trail joins the show to discuss 3 gear failures he experienced while in Gates of the Arctic National Park. What caused him to chuck one of t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3348,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316/episodes/darwin-watch-out-3-gear-failures-you-need-to-know/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/backpacking-blisters-a-hiking-backpacking-and-adventure-show-9316/darwin-watch-out-3-gear-failures-you-need-to-know.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}