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BONUS - The Race to Save the Cherokee Language
Oct 8, 2025
23m 44s
Appalachian Trail Episode 12: Journey's End?
Sep 17, 2025
30m 02s
Appalachian Trail Episode 11: The 100-Mile Wilderness
Sep 10, 2025
28m 12s
Appalachian Trail Episode 10: The Alpine Hut Paradox
Sep 3, 2025
28m 14s
Appalachian Trail Episode 9: Tramily Matters
Aug 27, 2025
28m 12s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 10/8/25 | BONUS - The Race to Save the Cherokee Language | This bonus episode comes from The Broadside, produced by North Carolina public radio. The Broadside explores stories from the American South, focusing on topics that might not be on the front page, but deserve a closer look. This episode is one that I think will be of particular interest to listeners of Common Land. “The race to save the Cherokee language”, features the work of a small group of Cherokee language teachers. One of those teachers is Gil Jackson, also known as Doyi, who thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and was featured as a guest in episode two of Common Land’s second season.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 23m 44s | ||||||
| 9/17/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 12: Journey's End? | Katahdin is the Northern terminus of the AT, and one of the trail’s most iconic mountains. As Matt attempts to reach Katahdin’s summit and finish his thru-hike, we explore some of the controversy surrounding Baxter State Park, where Katahdin is located. Park leadership has clashed with both Indigenous governments and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy over the past few decades, and some say that the AT might need to find a new Northern terminus.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 30m 02s | ||||||
| 9/10/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 11: The 100-Mile Wilderness | Matt enters Maine, the last state of his AT journey, and by far the most remote section of the Appalachian Trail. We explore recent plans to protect large swaths of the 100-mile wilderness - but Indigenous leaders from the Wabanaki Alliance have different ideas about what constitutes land protection.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 12s | ||||||
| 9/3/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 10: The Alpine Hut Paradox | Matt, Candy and their tramily continue through the White Mountains, reaching New Hampshire’s highest peak, Mt. Washington. A frustrating experience with the Appalachian Mountain Club’s alpine hut system inspires Matt to explore the history of these unique high elevation hotels. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 14s | ||||||
| 8/27/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 9: Tramily Matters | While Candy prepares to return to the trail, Matt connects with a fun group of hikers and forms a “tramily.” As Candy rejoins, the group enters New Hampshire’s White Mountains, famous for both spectacular views and extremely challenging terrain. We explore the balancing act that land managers are playing between protecting sensitive ecosystems and allowing access to these spectacular landscapes.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 12s | ||||||
| 8/20/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 8: Roadblocks | As Candy is forced off trail, Matt experiences numerous obstacles as he tries to continue the hike. He learns of a Native American reservation in Connecticut that threatened to shut down the trail, and he is nearly stopped in his tracks by a bite from a tick. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 12s | ||||||
| 8/13/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 7: Climate Change on the Trail | Matt and Candy experience some of the most challenging terrain along the entire AT during an intense thunderstorm. The weather is changing, and that makes an AT thru-hike more dangerous and difficult to plan. We explore how climate change is altering the trail and the trail experience. An injury forces Matt and Candy to reevaluate their plans.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 11s | ||||||
| 8/6/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 6: The Trailblazing Grandma Gatewood | Candy reflects on how few older women she sees thru-hiking the AT, and we dive into the history of Appalachian Trail thru-hikes. This history begins with Grandma Gatewood, the woman who popularized the concept of a thru-hike in the 1950s. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 13s | ||||||
| 7/30/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 5: Halfway There | As Matt and Candy reach Harper’s Ferry, known as the psychological mid-point of a thru-hike, we explore how the trail went from simple footpath to a uniquely shaped National Park. The AT’s history is also a history of racial segregation, and we talk to historians and modern hiking guides who are using the trail to teach about the underground railroad.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 13s | ||||||
| 7/16/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 4: Walking Off the Grief | Matt and Candy experience tragedy on the AT. A friend and fellow hiker loses his life in a tragic accident, forcing Matt to reflect on the loss of his dad, and his reasons for thru-hiking. The AT was born out of grief, and we explore how the trail’s origin story is connected to loss and reflection. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 14s | ||||||
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| 7/9/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 3: Fear and the Chestnut Tree | Matt and Candy hike their first 20 mile day, despite Candy’s fear of injury. There are other things to fear on the trail too - Matt and Candy have their first encounter with a Timber Rattlesnake, and they start to explore the ecological history of the Appalachians.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 12s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 2: Trailnames and Cherokee footpaths | Matt goes birdwatching on the trail and discovers his trailname. The exploration of trail names continues with another thru-hiker who thru-hiked the AT to connect with the experiences of his Cherokee ancestors, and to identify ancient footpaths that overlap with the Appalachian Trail. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 15s | ||||||
| 7/2/25 |  Appalachian Trail Episode 1: The Journey Begins | Matt and his mom Candy begin their thru-hike in Georgia. As they begin to get a feel for their new routine, we explore the history of the former Cherokee Nation in Northern Georgia.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 18s | ||||||
| 6/18/25 | Season Two trailer | Season two of Common Land follows show producer Matt Podolsky as he attempts to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail with his 65-year-old mom, Candy. Matt and his mom face extreme weather, illness, and injury as they trek 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. Along the way, Matt shares stories of remarkable people, surprising history, and the modern challenges facing the Appalachian Trail — all as the iconic footpath marks its 100th anniversary.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 2m 47s | ||||||
| 10/5/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: Katahdin | Mount Katahdin sits at the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, in the remote central Maine woods. This bonus episode documents host Matt Podolsky's ascent of this iconic mountain, marking the completion of his Appalachian Trail thru-hike.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 15m 26s | ||||||
| 9/1/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: Cars Versus Hikers | Navigating trail towns and road crossings along the Appalachian Trail can be a challenge for long distance hikers. Most towns lack pedestrian infrastructure, forcing hikers to get creative when visiting trail communities. We explore some of the difficulties associated with getting around trail towns on foot in this bonus mini-episode of the series.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 11m 27s | ||||||
| 8/15/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: A Not-So-Perfect Day on Bellvale Mountain, NY | Not every day is perfect, and in this mini-episode we explore one of the most challenging days that producer/thru-hiker Matt Podolsky has had on his Appalachian Trail journey.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 5m 01s | ||||||
| 7/4/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: Birding the AT | Birdsong is ever present on the Appalachian Trail, and in this mini-episode, host Matt Podolsky shares recordings that he’s gathered of birds that he’s seen and heard on his AT thru-hike thus far.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 9m 17s | ||||||
| 6/17/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: The Loss of a Fellow Thru-hiker | Just a few weeks ago, a 23-year-old thru-hiker lost his life on the Appalachian Trail. This mini-episode is a reflection on this tragic loss.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 6m 00s | ||||||
| 5/27/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: A Perfect Day on Roan Mountain | An update from the Appalachian Trail, in which producer Matt Podolsky and his mom Candy share stories from one of their best days of the journey thus far.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 5m 08s | ||||||
| 5/10/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: Trail Magic and the Church | Throughout Southern Appalachia, church groups commonly provide what’s referred to as “Trail Magic” - a free bonus snack or meal shared with Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. In this mini-episode, we explore the phenomenon of Trail Magic and its association with the church.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 6m 47s | ||||||
| 4/18/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: Army Ranger Training | On day two of my journey along the Appalachian trail, an encounter with an Army Ranger training exercise inspired this interview.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 4m 57s | ||||||
| 3/27/22 | Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail: Rowan’s Interview | Before embarking upon a 6-month-long hike across the spine of the Appalachian Mountain range, my 8-year-old son Rowan had some questions. This is the interview that Rowan conducted with me just a few days before my departure.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 10m 14s | ||||||
| 5/21/20 |  BONUS Episode: A Positive Experience | In this bonus episode of the show, shared with you via the podcast HumaNature, we’ll hear about a father who takes his young daughter out on her first backpacking trip in one of our most treasured protected areas - Bryce Canyon National Park.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 17m 28s | ||||||
| 5/13/20 |  BONUS Episode: A Tribute to John Freemuth | John Freemuth was a public policy professor and the Cecil Andrus Endowed Chair of Environment and Public Lands at Boise State University whose voice was featured in season one of Common Land. He passed away on May 2nd, 2020 - this is our tribute to a professor who shaped the way that we view public lands in the West.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands | 28m 19s | ||||||
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