The Death of the Podcast?

[H I T C H]

Does anyone have any new Podcasts to share?

Thanks!

Hitch

[TylerJ76]

Does anyone have any new Podcasts to share?

Thanks!

Hitch

Are you all caught up with Pox & Puss?

One of the best ones I have found!

[Water Rat]

These can all be found on iTunes, or you can look them up on the internet and access them that way...

The Pox & Puss Podcast
Sounds of the Trail
The Dirtbag Diaries

Fun to listen to these during workouts, or just as background noise when working.

[chknfngrs]

Dirtbag Diaries is awesome!

Also check out The Outdoors Station dot co.uk

[August W.]

The Trail Show is piles of fun, well produced, and informative. Because of that podcast I am tempted to wear jeans and cary some flares or a flame thrower on my next thru hike.

[eggymane]

I didn't see Hang Your Own Hang mentioned, I like them, geared toward hammocking obviously

[Patrickjd9]

The Pox & Puss Podcast has been pretty scarce since midyear.

[YoungBloodOnTrail]

Ytailside Radio, it is based off the PCT but a good listen nonetheless

[YoungBloodOnTrail]

Trailside*

[TylerJ76]

The Pox & Puss Podcast has been pretty scarce since midyear.

True

If someone new just discovered it though, it's hours of entertainment

[Ferglion]

The First 40 miles is decent. Smoky Mountain radio is also good, although not active recently.

[Offshore]

Pox and Puss was funny in the beginning, but they got into repeating the same stories time and time again - part of the issue may be that they don't seem to do much actual backpacking anymore. Even they seem to have lost interest in it as it's been 3 - 6 months between episodes. The Trail Show was OK (once they stopped playing with the sound effects after the first couple of episodes). It got to be pretty formulaic though, with the hosts seeming to play characters. It also spends a lot of time on beer reviews that are pretty useless if you are outside of the Boulder area. (I unsubscribed a couple of years ago, so it may have changed for the better.) The First 40 Miles is for beginner backpackers, but still has a lot of good tips.

[MuddyWaters]

Ive listened to a few of N2 Backpacking with Birdshooter
OK, Ive listened to most, while driving on trips.


http://n2backpacking.com/

Most podcasts are done pretty badly.
These are done well, Even when the topic is boring.
Some are real good, especially interviews with thruhikers of AT, PCT, CDT, LT, camino, etc.

[H I T C H]

Thanks for all the good suggestions

Hitch

[jdx1177]

+1 on trail show(annoying at first) , sounds of the trail (inconsistent but good) , pox and puss (especially in the beginning) dirt bag diaries (a little pretentious) trailside radio (defunct)

Def gonna check out n2backpacking

MtnMeister does some ok interviews with some really interesting people

[Skyline]

I think the concept is cool but I've never really been able to get into them. My commute isn't that long so I found I just get bits and pieces and it takes me a while to get through a single episode. I gave up trying.

Agree. The people who do podcasts (and most YouTube videos as well) need to learn that less is more.

[Patrickjd9]

Ive listened to a few of N2 Backpacking with Birdshooter
OK, Ive listened to most, while driving on trips.

http://n2backpacking.com/

Listened to my first n2backpacking podcast on my way to work this morning. Should help some with the keeping sane while commuting part of the retirement countdown.

Thanks!

[H I T C H]

Listened to my first n2backpacking! backpacking podcast on my way to work this morning. Should help some with the keeping sane while commuting part of the retirement countdown.

Thanks!

QFT! I95 Was a parking lot (again) this morning!

Hitch

[Carl7]

Fairly new: Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-life Crisis

[One Half]

In looking for some good hiking podcasts, it appears most of the better ones, and particularly those with an emphasis on the AT, have been dormant for some time. Thinking of Southeastern Backpacking, ATHiking and a few others.

Did folks run out of things to talk about?

Are there any more recent podcasts or trailcasts accessible via iphone anyone can recommend?

Having recently started my own podcast (not hiking related) I understand why podcasts sometimes just peter out. Most of us aren't making money off it. In fact, most of us have to spend money to do it. There's fees for hosting services, website (if you have one), equipment might be a one time thing but sometimes you want to upgrade just like with backpacking gear. It can also get frustrating especially if you have a solo show and don't have much listener engagement. It's also a $h!t ton of work, more so for the smaller podcaster I think who has to do all of it themselves. I can spend 3 hours or more prepping for my once weekly show. I can also be prepped in 90 minutes, just depends on the week. Then recording usually takes me about 90 minutes followed by about 2 hours to edit out all my screw ups and such. Then show notes and in my case I do a bunch of facebook posting as my show is mostly about events happening in our city. If you are into podcasts and live near Plano, TX give it a listen. It's called Around Plano. It's my first podcast. I've been doing it about 8 weeks or so. It's a skill builder for sure. There is another podcast I want to eventually do but I need to get good at a number of things before I approach that other podcast.