Fresh off a 23-day hike of the John Muir Trail, Luna "Easy Rider" Bailey sits down with Doc to talk about the impact of one of the world's best hiking trails.  Besides revealing some very recent, very major life changes, Easy Rider also talks about the importance of feet on fresh sheets, the benefits of hippie parents, why solo hiking is the best hiking, wag bag etiquette, and double-digit plunges into alpine lakes.  Plus, you'll get to hear about Lag, Tortoise, and Lightning Macbeth.

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Eschewing the expected and traditional life path, Zeeshan Parvez enlisted in the Marines after high school, became part of an elite special forces unit, excelled in extreme survival training, and became a wingsuit BASE jumper and instructor.  This modern-day Renaissance man takes a break from grad school, his nonprofit (Veterans in STEM), and jumping off mountains to spend a little time in the studio with Doc to talk about one of the world's most extreme sports:  wingsuit BASE jumping.  Along the way, they delve into the finer points of grit, survival school, the evolutionary purpose of adrenaline, whether or not to fix the toilet paper direction at a friend's house, and the finer points of getting off the mountain in a hurry.

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Dr. Morgan "Blaze" Brosnihan takes a brief break from helping thru hikers with their injuries on the PCT to drop into the studio for a great chat with Doc.  During their discussion, the two dive into some deep rabbit holes, including some talk about Bridge Troll, nuns, van life, listening when the universe speaks to you, sucking on pebbles, finding adventure soulmates, the Golden Throne, and the importance of Tweak and Twerk.  Blaze also shares the worst trail injury she worked with this year during her season of trail therapy.  Don't miss a minute of this one.

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In this week's episode, we leave the ground behind and take to the skies as Joe "Moab Joe" Lohmuller parachutes into the studio to share some pulse-pounding stories from the world of skydiving, BASE jumping, and wingsuit flying.  Tune in to hear about some near misses, first jumps, homemade equipment, trigonometry, margins, and how Moab Joe left the cookie-cutter lifestyle in his rearview mirror. 

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Jackson "Wow" Sims-Myers stops by the studio to chat with Doc about some soul-satisfying high routes.  During the conversation, they venture off trail to discuss the finer points dumpster diving, inaccurate trail names, hiker trash criteria, favorite trail poops, the problems with loaf flaps and meat slivers, and the value of map and compass skills.  And, um, there's considerable discussion of Uncle Nutsack.

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Britt and Andy from Bad Hikers stop by the studio to talk with Doc about their 20-day hike of the John Muir Trail.  Along the way, the three discuss potential trail names (TMI and Panic), as well as the finer points of pizza philosophizing, the problem of being allergic to mosquitoes, Type II fun, marriage proposals, and the typical love story of a reformed indoor kid who meets an outdoor kid at Burning Man.  Hilarity ensues. Fasten your seatbelt and settle in for this one.

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Jeremy Walker takes a break from chasing waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest to drop into the studio and chat with Doc about some off-trail adventures.  Tune in for some great discussion on bear spray, cougars, log rolling, wilderness apps, spelunking, and a brand new set of hiking poll questions.

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In an episode for the ages, Julia "Jacks" Renn, creator of the How to Poop in the Woods website, stops by the studio to drop a dime on how to drop a deuce out there.  Tune in and hear about poop soup, poop yoga, human poop grenades, an existential crisis in a bar, and how everything good stems from Ultimate Frisbee.  

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Children's author Michelle "Two Ls" Adshead sits down with Doc to discuss the Appalachian Trail and its impact on her life.  She covers a lot of ground in the episode, including imaginary plywood, chainsaws on the trail, our primal roots, the importance of the Oxford comma, and the adventures of a couple foxes on the AT.

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Alpinist, storyteller, and climate advocate Graham Zimmerman drops by the studio to chat with Doc. Tune in and hear some prime discussion of how GZ went from a mogul mite to a ski instructor to becoming a big wall climber, alpinist, and winner of the 2020 Golden Ice Axe, mountaineering's highest award.  Along the way, the two discuss the attraction of going up, the importance of logistics, search and rescue in Yosemite, and sleeping on portaledges.

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