#153 | AT Trail Days 2022: Thru-Hiker Interviews Part 2
Backpacker Radio
Zach Davis
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🗓️ 13 June 2022
⏱️ 122 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode of Backpacker Radio presented by The Trek, brought to you by goodr, we are joined by more AT Hiker Trash! This is volume II of our thru-hiker interviews from AT Trail Days 2022. This one concludes with a trail name origin story that is borderline too insane to believe.
We wrap the show with some very sad news of a hiker's tragic fall from McAfee Knob, a Triple Crown of Passive Aggressive Statements Used in Work Emails, and how Badger's TRT plans almost fell through once again, as per tradition.
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Interview with more current AT hikers!
Time stamps & Questions
00:04:17 - QOTD: What was the highlight from your Memorial Day weekend?
00:11:10 - Interview with Take Three
00:19:29 - Interview with Ibex
00:25:32 - Interview with Nomad
00:33:10 - Interview with Turtle
00:38:09 - Interview with Pink and Flash
00:48:04 - Interview with Sweets
00:57:26 - Interview with Stove Top
01:05:55 - Interview with Dipper
01:14:47 - Interview with Fifty Cal
01:25:37 - Interview with Boston
01:31:52 - Interview with Smash
SEGMENTS
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Triple Crown of passive aggressive statements used in work emails
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In today's episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by the track brought to you by Gooder, |
| 0:04.4 | we are joined by more AT Hiker Trash. |
| 0:08.2 | This is volume 2 of our Through Hiker interviews from AT Trail Days 2022, and this one concludes |
| 0:14.5 | with the trail name origin story that is borderline 2 insane to believe. |
| 0:18.4 | When you wrap the show with some very sad news of a hiker's tragic fall from McAfee |
| 0:24.1 | knob, a triple crown of passive aggressive statements used in work emails and how my TRT plans |
| 0:31.1 | almost fell through once again as per tradition. |
| 0:34.7 | But first, every Backpacker deserves a good pair of shades, but dropping a hundred bucks |
| 0:40.0 | on something that's ultimately going to get smashed or left at a Wendy's is an epic |
| 0:44.4 | pain in the sit pad. |
| 0:46.6 | Enter Gooder. |
| 0:47.6 | In addition to being very affordable, most of their models are just $25 and high quality, |
| 0:53.6 | Gooder makes sunglasses that are both fun and dangerously fashionable. |
| 0:58.2 | It's good to let your freak flag fly while out on trail, and Gooder is your greatest |
| 1:02.0 | enabler, with models like a ginger sole, flamingos on a booze cruise, and sunbathing with |
| 1:07.6 | wizards. |
| 1:08.6 | You can only imagine the intense fire hose of spunk these shades provide. |
| 1:12.9 | Johnson and I have been rocking Gooder's on trail for more than a year now, and it defies |
| 1:16.9 | logic that a pair of $25 sunglasses can be built so durable while looking so damn |
| 1:23.1 | good. |
| 1:24.1 | Not only does Gooder's stand for fun, affordable, fashionable shades, but they pride themselves |
| 1:28.4 | in being green as well. |
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