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Backpacker Radio

Space Facts, the Triple Crown of BBQ Foods, and the Gas Station Bathroom Debate Revived

Backpacker Radio

Zach Davis

Sports, Wilderness

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segments

Weird Space Facts

Trek Propaganda

QOTD:  Would you rather have every September off — fully paid, no PTO touched, or be able to thrive off 4 hours of sleep?

Triple Crown of BBQ foods

One-Minute Gear Reviews

Listener Voicemail

Mail Bag

5 Star Review

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Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:25.8

Bonus segment time

0:27.5

I get to sit back and learn, be entertained,

0:30.0

something's going to happen.

0:31.1

Yes, things will happen.

0:32.7

This is prompted by a, the, what is it,

0:54.6

Artemis? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, obviously. Artemis 2, I believe. Yes. What happened with Artemis 1? I'm sure there's a good story. Probably also went to the moon. And Project Hail Mary came out in theaters. Have you seen it? I've seen it, and I've read the book. Good? Listened to the book.

0:55.7

Yeah, really good.

1:00.1

I see that the Rotten Tomatoes score is like out of this world.

1:06.0

Yeah, and Ryan Gosling in a, you know, knit is just unreal.

1:08.0

Keep it in your pants, Charles. But we listened to the audio book, me and Garrett, because I had read The Martian, also Andy Weir, and that one was a really good read.

1:15.9

And then the movie was very closely following the book.

1:20.6

So I figured the same would be this one.

1:23.2

And so we listened.

1:24.5

I have a confession.

1:25.7

Did not love The Martian as much as everyone said.

1:29.3

Yeah.

1:30.4

My only thing that I remember from the book really distinctly was that he used the phrase backbreaking way too much.

1:37.9

I think I remember you saying that.

1:39.0

Yeah.

1:39.3

Maybe we've had this conversation before.

1:41.8

Project Cal Mary was very good.

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