{"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":"2026-09-19T12:22:28.586390+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694"},"episode":{"title":"Dark Miles - The Longest Swim with Chris Carroll","slug":"dark-miles-the-longest-swim-with-chris-carroll","published_at":"2026-08-17T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/dark-miles-the-longest-swim-with-chris-carroll","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=996","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3/episodes/e2d44dab-3a1b-4f46-933d-bc366d6ee9dc/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3&awEpisodeId=e2d44dab-3a1b-4f46-933d-bc366d6ee9dc&feed=TGxnwCmZ","summary":"On January 8th, 2026, Chris Carroll was on the balcony of his hotel in St. Croix downloading GoPro footage when the beach got loud. Then louder. Then he heard someone yell for a lifeguard. There were no lifeguards. Chris is an emergency nurse, a former firefighter, a trained diver, and a waterman who has spent decades preparing to be useful if the moment ever came. He swam out into the Caribbean and found a woman surrounded by bright crimson water. He brought her back. He didn’t win. She didn’t live. And the people who congratulated him for bravery couldn’t understand why it felt so wrong. Dark Miles is a narrative documentary series from Hiker Trash Radio. These are the stories that happen in the water, on the trail, and in the mountains that the finish-line photo never captures.","meta_description":"On January 8th, 2026, Chris Carroll was on the balcony of his hotel in St. Croix downloading GoPro footage when the beach got loud. Then louder. Then he h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/episodes/dark-miles-the-longest-swim-with-chris-carroll/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/dark-miles-the-longest-swim-with-chris-carroll.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}