{"podcast":{"title":"Hiker Trash Radio","slug":"hiker-trash-radio-2158694","podcast_index_feed_id":2158694,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/TGxnwCmZ","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/hiker-trash-radio/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/8462348d-3bc5-4438-a3de-05a96ab6009b/3000x3000/updated-circular-logo.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"Bleav + Doc","episode_count":600,"summary":"Join Doc and his guests on Hiker Trash Radio, the outdoor adventure podcast that takes you on a myriad of trails. With interviews from thru hikers, skydivers, adventure athletes, big wall climbers, and more, each episode is packed with trail talk, gear tips, and hilarious misadventures. And if you thought the great outdoors was all sunshine and rainbows, think again! Tune in for tales of blistered feet, helicopter evacuations, and Type II Fun that will make you appreciate the comforts of home. Settle in and get ready to trade the city for the wilderness. It's time to embrace the suck!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T14:22:14.256375+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694"},"episode":{"title":"Aging Adventurously - Lori Balue (Part I)","slug":"aging-adventurously-lori-balue-part-i","published_at":"2026-06-03T08:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/aging-adventurously-lori-balue-part-i","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/hiker-trash-radio/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=944","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3/episodes/d3f5f8ac-870b-4f12-9d8a-334e048da22b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3&awEpisodeId=d3f5f8ac-870b-4f12-9d8a-334e048da22b&feed=TGxnwCmZ","summary":"What if the reason hiking feels harder after 50 has nothing to do with age? Lori Balue is a functional diagnostic nutrition and metabolic restoration practitioner in Southern California who spent 25 years answering that question — on herself. She lost 100 pounds in her 50s, reversed asthma her doctor told her would never go away, and went from barely surviving the steps at Vernal Falls to completing rim-to-rims in the Grand Canyon, running half marathons, and training for Mount Whitney at 63. In Part 1 of this conversation, Doc and Lori dig into what metabolic dysfunction actually is, why hiking feels brutal when your body isn't properly fueled, and how the Hiking Poll's most sanity-adjacent guest ever scored an 82. Plus: why Lori thinks a Garmin watch is the one piece of gear she doesn't have but absolutely should, and why she is genuinely the right person in the room to tell you that age is just a number — because she has the labs, the miles, and the summit photos to back it up. (This is Part I. Be sure to listen to Part II.)","meta_description":"What if the reason hiking feels harder after 50 has nothing to do with age? Lori Balue is a functional diagnostic nutrition and metabolic restoration prac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1877,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/episodes/aging-adventurously-lori-balue-part-i/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/aging-adventurously-lori-balue-part-i.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}