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Signs of Thru-Hiker Entitlement, Weird Smells, the Triple Crown of Mountain Peaks, and a "Geography" Quiz

Backpacker Radio

Zach Davis

Sports, Wilderness

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Segments

Geography Quiz

Smells Associated with Health Issues

Trek Propaganda: 7 All-Too Common Signs of Entitlement I've Noticed in the Thru-Hiking Community by Peg Leg

QOTD:  Why does a sawyer filter last a lifetime but you're supposed to swap a brita every few months?

Triple Crown of mountain peaks

Mail Bag

5 Star Review

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I've been out walking slow many miles I've been out walking so many miles I've yet to go

0:25.8

bonus segment

0:27.3

do you

0:29.5

do you take pictures of us here

0:31.0

we're making memories

0:32.1

so this one is a geography quiz

0:35.6

so I'm going to ask geography questions and see. You really don't want me to say my segment too. You're going to get a turn to do your segment. I know I've got two. Just wait. I know you want to go home and aid. I just don't want to ever leave here. Well, that opportunity has passed a long time ago. I know. It's a marathon.

0:54.6

There's a part of self-sabotage in this where I'm just like I don't want to leave.

0:57.9

So I'm just going to keep dragging shit on. It's 8.30? 8.40. Spends on what time's when you're right? Yeah. Not in Hawaii. Yeah, time flies. Okay. for the fifth year in a row oxfam ranked this state dead last in the U.S.

1:13.5

for workers based on wages, worker protections, and the right to organize.

1:17.2

Louisiana.

1:19.0

Correct answer is North Carolina.

1:20.9

You got to let him...

1:22.0

Is this targeted?

1:23.6

No.

1:24.2

Or doing geography quizzes.

1:25.6

And all the answer is going to be North Carolina in a bad way.

1:28.6

I would have said West Virginia, to be honest.

1:30.4

Yeah.

1:31.0

I thought it for a second that he was fucking with me.

1:33.1

Okay.

1:35.6

It's, wait, it's worth, it's ranked least for what?

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