{"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":"There's No Suck to be Embraced - Bradford \"Rafiki\" Bartels (Part I)","slug":"there-s-no-suck-to-be-embraced-bradford-rafiki-bartels-part-i","published_at":"2026-09-16T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/there-s-no-suck-to-be-embraced-bradford-rafiki-bartels-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=1012","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3/episodes/c811d0ec-37cb-4912-8213-5477d6dedb77/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=6d2da267-75e0-4996-8f52-dc96c283fcb3&awEpisodeId=c811d0ec-37cb-4912-8213-5477d6dedb77&feed=TGxnwCmZ","summary":"Bradford \"Rafiki\" Bartels just became the first person to thru-hike the Alaska Long Trail, and his hiking poll score of 33 out of 100 — which he describes as just enough to be unmedicated — reflects a man who carried three emergency ponchos (one of which was a skirt), coated his rain jacket in homemade silicone solution, invented the term bear-anoid to describe his scent discipline regimen, and has strong opinions about both bear bells and the proper application of bear spray. In Part 1, Doc and Rafiki cover how a Marine Corps veteran and high school dropout came to thru-hiking, the gear philosophy of someone who likes to tinker, the difference between the bears everyone worries about and the rivers that will actually stop you, and the navigation reality of hiking a trail that is, generously, about 30 percent road walks and only somewhat on CalTopo. Also: frosted animal crackers, instant mash with bacon bits, and the confirmed Hiker Trash Radio position on applying bear spray topically.","meta_description":"Bradford \"Rafiki\" Bartels just became the first person to thru-hike the Alaska Long Trail, and his hiking poll score of 33 out of 100 — which he describes…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2051,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hiker-trash-radio-2158694/episodes/there-s-no-suck-to-be-embraced-bradford-rafiki-bartels-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/there-s-no-suck-to-be-embraced-bradford-rafiki-bartels-part-i.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}