{"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":"The Route Makers - Episode 2: The Proving Ground","slug":"the-route-makers-episode-2-the-proving-ground","published_at":"2026-08-28T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/the-route-makers-episode-2-the-proving-ground","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=998","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3/episodes/99a2a25d-00c8-4038-b810-3e0be0277928/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3&awEpisodeId=99a2a25d-00c8-4038-b810-3e0be0277928&feed=TGxnwCmZ","summary":"The Route Makers Episode 2: Rue McKenrick, Kevin \"The Animal\" Koski, Wesley \"Megaman\" Tils, and Andrew Skurka on what it costs to walk a route no one has walked before — the American Perimeter Trail, the Four Corners Loop, and a self-invented Mexico-to-Canada line. A route isn't real when you draw it. It's real when somebody walks the whole thing and comes back and says: it goes. This episode is about the proving — the deserts, the −40 blizzards, the years, and the toll a first traverse takes on the body and everyone waiting at home. Settle in for the second episode of our new documentary series.","meta_description":"The Route Makers Episode 2: Rue McKenrick, Kevin \"The Animal\" Koski, Wesley \"Megaman\" Tils, and Andrew Skurka on what it costs to walk a route no one has…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1449,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/episodes/the-route-makers-episode-2-the-proving-ground/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/the-route-makers-episode-2-the-proving-ground.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}