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  • The Four Corners Loop - Kevin Koski (Part II)

    The Four Corners Loop - Kevin Koski (Part II)
    2026/07/01
    About the Guest Kevin Koski — The Animal — is a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy and the creator of the Four Corners Loop, a roughly 2,400-mile self-designed route through the American Southwest. He has hiked the CDT (2004), the PCT (2014), and over 11,000 miles of trail across Washington State. He retires from the Navy next February at 51 and plans to hike the Arizona Trail to celebrate. What's Covered in Part 2 The Sabbatical Philosophy

    Proving the Loop — Permit, Interruption, Return

    Fourteen and a Half Liters

    The 54-Mile Stretch and the Owl Biologists

    The Smoked Trout

    The 30-Foot Cliff

    Wolves, Bears, and an American Serengeti

    Bigfoot Status: Inconclusive

    The Book

    Pay It Forward — Washington Trails Association & Mountain Rescue

    Links & Resources
    • Four Corners Loop Trail Association: https://www.fclta.org
    • Washington Trails Association: https://www.wta.org
    • Mountain Rescue Association: https://mra.org
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    • Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com
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  • The Four Corners Loop - Kevin Koski (Part I)

    The Four Corners Loop - Kevin Koski (Part I)
    2026/07/01
    About the Guest Kevin Koski — trail name The Animal — is a CDT (2004) and PCT (2014) veteran, a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy, and the creator of the Four Corners Loop (FCL), an approximately 2,400-mile, self-designed circular route connecting wild public lands across New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. He has logged over 11,000 miles of trail in Washington State alone and is a volunteer with Olympic Mountain Rescue. He retires from the Navy next February and plans to hike the Arizona Trail as a retirement gift to himself. What's Covered in Part 1 The Trail Name

    The Trailblazers Toolkit — Two Strange Addictions

    The Hiking Poll — Score: 23

    A Career Nobody Expected

    Links & Resources
    • Four Corners Loop Trail Association: https://www.fclta.org
    Connect with Hiker Trash Radio
    • Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com
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    Part 2 drops in 10 minutes. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference.

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    39 分
  • The Big Year - Trailer

    The Big Year - Trailer
    2026/06/29

    Three trails. One year. Fewer than 30 people in history have done it.

    The Big Year: A Calendar Year Triple Crown Documentary is a four-part narrative audio series coming soon to Hiker Trash Radio.

    It starts with a sign in a bar in Duncannon. It ends on New Year's Eve in Key West, with two hikers finishing and two more waiting to start.

    In between: the longest snow year on record in the Sierra. A helicopter evacuation at 3,000 miles in. A wildfire. A cardiac ICU. A tent that slid downhill on the first night. 10,070 miles and no injury at the finish.

    And the question behind all of it: why?

    #HikerTrashRadio #CalendarYearTripleCrown #CYTC #TheBigYear #TripleCrown


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  • Trail Stories - The Circle on the Map with Kevin "The Animal" Koski

    Trail Stories - The Circle on the Map with Kevin "The Animal" Koski
    2026/06/27
    About the Guest Kevin Koski, trail name The Animal, is a nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy, a CDT (2004) and PCT (2014) veteran, and the creator of the Four Corners Loop: a self-designed, approximately 2,400-mile circular route connecting public lands across New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado. He has logged over 11,000 miles of trail in Washington State and volunteers with Olympic Mountain Rescue. He retires from the Navy next February at 51. Episode Highlights The Circle on the Map

    14.5 Liters

    Strange Addictions

    Wolves, Bears, and a 30-Foot Cliff

    A Pause for His Mother

    Trail Wisdom

    Links & Resources
    • Four Corners Loop Trail Association: https://www.fclta.org
    Connect with Hiker Trash Radio
    • Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com
    • Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio.
    The full interview with Kevin drops Wednesday in two parts. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference.

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    26 分
  • The Source Material: Episode 4 - The Endurance Artist

    The Source Material: Episode 4 - The Endurance Artist
    2026/06/26

    Guest Featured

    Jared BeasleyJournalist and author - The Endurance Artist: Lazarus Lake, the Barkley, and a Race With No End (Simon & Schuster) Key Themes
    • How Jared earned access to Laz: the math problem, the quit, the email
    • Laz's childhood: the tumor, 1% survival odds, the Apollo program father, 10 schools in 10 years
    • The Idiots Run: the predecessor race that set the template for the Barkley
    • The philosophy of willpower over talent: why Laz designed uncertainty into every element
    • What it felt like to be at Frozen Head reporting on the most significant Barkley in years
    • The legacy runners: people in their 70s who have never finished a loop and keep coming back
    Standout Moment

    'He was given a 1% chance to live. And when you live thinking that any moment could be the finish line, you live as if there is no finish line.'

    Series Context

    Bonus Episode 04 of 06. The first of two Jared Beasley conversations. Next episode: Whistling in the Dark - the studio interview.


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    26 分
  • Accidental Influencer - Madeline Hyrse (Part II)

    Accidental Influencer - Madeline Hyrse (Part II)
    2026/06/24
    About the Guest Madeline Hryse recently completed four years of continuous nomadic travel — three years backpacking through Asia, one year cycling solo and with company from southern China to Sweden. She is newly sponsored by Tumbleweed Bikes and will spend this summer cycling the Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico, after a shorter welcome-home trip through the Sierras. What's Covered in Part 2 The Accidental Influencer

    South Korea — The Grandma Era

    Asia, Up Close — Family and Culture

    The Tibetan Border Story

    The Crankset Disaster

    On Fear — Short-Term vs. Long-Term

    What Four Years Taught Her About People

    Hygiene on the Road — The Segment Nobody Else Asks For

    What's Next

    Off the Beaten Path — The Road from Karakol

    Pay It Forward — Leave No Trace

    Links & Resources
    • Madeline Hryse — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/very__odd
    • The Road from Karakol — YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Road+from+Karakol
    • Leave No Trace: https://lnt.org
    • Tumbleweed Bikes: https://www.tumbleweedbikes.com
    Connect with Hiker Trash Radio
    • Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com
    • Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio.
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    36 分
  • Accidental Influencer - Madeline Hyrse (Part I)

    Accidental Influencer - Madeline Hyrse (Part I)
    2026/06/24
    About the Guest Madeline Hryse has been nomadic for over four years — the first three spent backpacking through Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, the fourth spent cycling solo and with company from southern China to Sweden, through Central Asia and Europe. She grew up in Southern California with a mountaineer father who built bikes in his backyard. She recently returned home to Orange County and is sponsored by Tumbleweed Bikes for her next ride: the Continental Divide, Canada to Mexico. What's Covered in Part 1 The Trailblazer's Toolkit — A Good Tent

    The Cost of Four Years

    The Hiking Poll — Score: 31

    A Day in the Life — Solo vs. Company

    From Walking to Wheels

    Links & Resources
    • Madeline Hryse — Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/very__odd
    Connect with Hiker Trash Radio
    • Email: mailto:hikertashradio@gmail.com
    • Social: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok — search Hiker Trash Radio.
    Part 2 drops in 10 minutes. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts — it takes 60 seconds and makes a real difference.

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    37 分
  • The Big Year - Teaser

    The Big Year - Teaser
    2026/06/22

    Three trails. One year. Fewer than 30 people in history have done it.

    The Big Year: A Calendar Year Triple Crown Documentary is a four-part narrative audio series coming
    soon to Hiker Trash Radio.

    It starts with a sign in a bar in Duncannon. It ends on New Year's Eve in Key West, with
    two hikers finishing and two more waiting to start.

    In between: The longest snow year on record in the Sierra. A helicopter evacuation at 3,000 miles in. A wildfire. A cardiac ICU. A tent that slid downhill on the first night. 10,070 miles and no injury at the finish. And the question behind all of it: why?

    #HikerTrashRadio #CalendarYearTripleCrown #CYTC #TheBigYear #PodcastDocumentary


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