{"podcast":{"title":"BLISTER Podcast","slug":"blister-podcast-48794","podcast_index_feed_id":48794,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5a305be5d97c54ea788d100b","website_url":"https://blisterreview.com/blister-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5a305be5d97c54ea788d100b/1539973576525-fb72fbf785957d60746ef01f5a393bcf.jpeg","author":"BLISTER","episode_count":413,"summary":"The Blister Podcast from BLISTER is a series of wide-ranging conversations with athletes, authors, and influential figures in the outdoor industry about mountain culture, outdoor-industry news, books, films, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T06:20:18.266934+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blister-podcast-48794"},"episode":{"title":"Reviewing the News w/ Cody Townsend (February 2026)","slug":"reviewing-the-news-w-cody-townsend-february-2026","published_at":"2026-02-24T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blister-podcast-48794/reviewing-the-news-w-cody-townsend-february-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blister-podcast-48794","url":"https://shows.acast.com/blisterpodcast/episodes/reviewing-the-news-w-cody-townsend-february-2026","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5a305be5d97c54ea788d100b/e/699d09bdf5c7a684d7232b4f/media.mp3","summary":"Cody and Jonathan discuss responsibility in the backcountry; the verdict of an Austrian man facing manslaughter charges for leaving his girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak; the deadliest avalanche in California history; the Olympics; and what they’ve been reading & watching Note: We Want to Hear From You! We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. You can email those to us here . RELATED LINKS:   BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Get Our 25/26 Winter Buyer’s Guide Discounted Summit Registration for BLISTER+ Members Non-Member Registration: Blister Summit 2026 Get Our Newsletter & Weekly Gear Giveaways CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELS: Blister Studios (our new channel) Blister Review (our original channel) TOPICS & TIMES: Snowbird & Blister Summit (2:05) New BLISTER+ Members (3:08) Cody’s Recent Trip & Current Conditions (4:46) Austrian Man Found Guilty in Girlfriend’s Death (12:46) Castle Peak Avalanche (29:35) Olympics Recap (54:38) The Most Canadian News (55:25) Worst, Best, & Most Surprising Olympic Events (58:13) Hunter Hess / Olympic Athletes & Political Statements (1:12:09) What We’re Reading & Watching (1:23:45) - If I Had Legs I’d Kick You - Sum: 40 Tales from the Afterlives, by David Eagleman - Goliath, by Matt Stoller CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Cody and Jonathan discuss responsibility in the backcountry; the verdict of an Austrian man facing manslaughter charges for leaving his girlfriend on Aust…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5568,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blister-podcast-48794/episodes/reviewing-the-news-w-cody-townsend-february-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blister-podcast-48794/reviewing-the-news-w-cody-townsend-february-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}