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Estimated from 6 chart positions in 6 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Wilderness#1845K to 30K
- 🇲🇽MX · Wilderness#1271K to 10K
- 🇲🇾MY · Wilderness#1430K to 100K
- 🇵🇭PH · Wilderness#583K to 10K
- 🇨🇿CZ · Wilderness#633K to 10K
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21K to 82K🎙 ~2x weekly·185 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
43K to 163K🇲🇾61%🇨🇦18%🇲🇽6%+3 more - Active Followers
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17K to 65K
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From Alaskan Glacier to Global Brand: GG Edwards on Building Gnara & Redesigning the Outdoors for Everyone
Jun 8, 2026
54m 47s
Protecting Washington's Vanishing Shrub-Steppe | Cyrus Philbrick & Bridget Clark | Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
Jun 1, 2026
46m 48s
From McKinsey to Mount Everest: Tom French on Gap Years, Summiting at 60 & Reclaiming the Life You Left Behind
May 25, 2026
1h 04m 07s
Seven Years, 10,000 Miles & One Film: Brendan Hall on Capturing the Soul of America's National Parks
May 18, 2026
1h 01m 32s
Ditch the Shoes, Find the Trail | Ken Posner | Author of Chasing the Grid & Barefoot Peak Bagger Chasing 1,000 Mountains
May 11, 2026
1h 03m 13s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8/26 | From Alaskan Glacier to Global Brand: GG Edwards on Building Gnara & Redesigning the Outdoors for Everyone✨ | outdoor apparelwomen in the outdoors+4 | GG Edwards | Gnara | AlaskaMendenhall Glacier | outdoor apparelGG Edwards+5 | — | 54m 47s | |
| 6/1/26 |  Protecting Washington's Vanishing Shrub-Steppe | Cyrus Philbrick & Bridget Clark | Cowiche Canyon Conservancy✨ | shrub-steppeecosystem conservation+3 | Cyrus PhilbrickBridget Clark | Cowiche Canyon Conservancy | WashingtonYakima+1 | shrub-steppeecosystem+5 | — | 46m 48s | |
| 5/25/26 |  From McKinsey to Mount Everest: Tom French on Gap Years, Summiting at 60 & Reclaiming the Life You Left Behind✨ | mountaineeringcareer change+3 | Tom French | McKinseyThe Gap Years: Climbing, Skiing, and the Journey Back | Mount Everest | McKinseyMount Everest+5 | — | 1h 04m 07s | |
| 5/18/26 |  Seven Years, 10,000 Miles & One Film: Brendan Hall on Capturing the Soul of America's National Parks✨ | national parksfilmmaking+3 | Brendan Hall | NYUExplorers Club+1 | Grand CanyonAmerica+1 | national parksBrendan Hall+5 | — | 1h 01m 32s | |
| 5/11/26 |  Ditch the Shoes, Find the Trail | Ken Posner | Author of Chasing the Grid & Barefoot Peak Bagger Chasing 1,000 Mountains✨ | barefoot hikingultramarathon+3 | Ken Posner | Chasing the GridBarefoot Peak Bagger Chasing 1,000 Mountains+1 | Chicago | barefoot runningultramarathoner+5 | — | 1h 03m 13s | |
| 5/4/26 |  The Best Hikes Don't Require a Passport | Stephanie Pearson | National Geographic Explorer & Author of 100 Hikes of a Lifetime U.S.A.✨ | hikingoutdoor adventure+3 | Stephanie Pearson | National GeographicOutside Magazine+1 | Maah Daah Hey TrailNorth Dakota | hikingNational Geographic+3 | — | 38m 38s | |
| 4/27/26 |  Hiking the Grand Canyon Mid-Radiation: Alec Sills-Trausch on Surviving Cancer & Chasing Adventure✨ | cancer survivaloutdoor adventure+3 | Alec Sills-Trausch | Explore with Alec | — | Grand Canyoncancer survivor+3 | — | 1h 02m 52s | |
| 4/20/26 |  Hiking, Community & Cold Pints: Nicole on Reviving Hiking for Brews in the DMV✨ | hikingcommunity+3 | Nicole | Hiking for Brews | DMVDelaware+3 | hikingcommunity+5 | — | 49m 46s | |
| 4/13/26 |  Breaking FKT Records Unsupported on the Bruce Trail & IAT | Cody Taylor✨ | FKT recordsunsupported hiking+4 | Cody Taylor | Bruce TrailInternational Appalachian Trail | — | FKTBruce Trail+7 | — | 49m 02s | |
| 4/6/26 |  700 Miles Alone Across Antarctica: Monet Izabeth's Historic South Pole Journey✨ | adventureexploration+3 | Monet Izabeth | — | Antarctica | AntarcticaMonet Izabeth+5 | — | 1h 27m 23s | |
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| 3/30/26 |  From College Professor to Backcountry Storyteller: Jared "Snackbox" Champion on the Colorado Trail & Beyond | Send us Fan Mail Snacks, Stories, and the Trail That Changed Everything **The first half of the episode Jared's microphone came from his iPods, the second half is from his condenser microphone.** What happens when a college writing professor trades plagiarism cases for backcountry trails? You get Jared Champion, aka Snackbox, one of the most thoughtful voices in the outdoor storytelling space. In this episode, Jared shares how motorcycle road trips through National Parks first sparked his lov... | 1h 12m 37s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 |  Guiding Women Outdoors & Hiking from Knee Replacement to the Alps | Tami & Elise | Season 14 Premiere | Send us Fan Mail Season 14 is HERE — and we're kicking things off with a reunion three years in the making. Welcome back to Hikes & Mics! For our Season 14 premiere, I recorded in person on the banks of the Salt River in Arizona with two beloved returning guests: Tami and Elise — first featured back in Season 2. In this episode, we cover: 🥾 Elise's life on two coasts — guiding women through her business HER (Hike, Explore, Recharge), REI gear testing, volunteering with the Fountain Hills ... | 1h 35m 08s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 |  Season 14 Trailer | Send us Fan Mail Season 14 of Hikes & Mics launches March 23rd — and it's our biggest season yet. This season's guests include the first American woman to ski solo and unsupported across Antarctica, an ultra-endurance athlete setting FKTs on some of North America's most demanding routes, a conservation photographer documenting climate-threatened wildlife in the alpine and the Sonoran Desert, an outdoor storyteller and author behind a celebrated Colorado Trail anthology, a community organi... | 1m 11s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  S13 - Episode #10 - Kelsey Kurtis | Send us Fan Mail Kelsey Kurtis: Antarctica, Adventure Photography, Branding Yourself as YOU & the Legend of the Crotch Pot 🎒📸🐧 We're closing out Season 13 with an episode you will not want to miss. Kelsey Kurtis — photographer, author, adventurer, and certified force of nature — joins us for a conversation that covers everything from the Sierra Nevadas to the South Pole, and somehow ends with crotch-baked brownies. Kelsey grew up hiking in Mammoth Lakes, California, and now calls Bellingh... | 1h 12m 20s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 |  S13 - Episode #09 - Jacob “Pimento” | Send us Fan Mail 🧀 From the AT to the PCT: Tramily, Trail Grit & Life Off the Beaten Path with Pimento 🥾🌄 What does it actually mean to find your people on trail — and what happens when the trail ends and real life begins? In this episode of Hikes & Mics, we sit down with Jacob, better known as Pimento — a thru-hiker from Indiana who's hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Arizona Trail, and the Pacific Crest Trail alongside one of the most tight-knit tramilies you'll ever hear about. We t... | 34m 20s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 |  S13 - Episode #08 - Dr. Rob Scanlon | Send us Fan Mail 🚨 Survival Starts Before the Trail: Wilderness Safety & Smart Preparation with Dr. Rob Scanlon 🥾💧 What actually gets hikers into trouble on the trail — and more importantly, what keeps them alive? In this episode of Hikes & Mics, we’re joined by Dr. Rob Scanlon — physician, backpacker, and author of Surviving the Trail: Five Essential Skills to Prepare Every Hiker for Adventure’s Most Common Perils. With more than two decades of trail experience and a career in critic... | 53m 59s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 |  S13 - Episode #07 - Anastasia | Send us Fan Mail 🎻 Creativity, Courage & Kula Cloth: Finding Joy in the Wild with Anastasia Allison 🏔️✨ In this special milestone episode of Hikes & Mics, we’re joined by Anastasia Allison — founder of Kula Cloth, outdoor educator, former Washington State Park Ranger, professional violinist, and one half of The Musical Mountaineers. This conversation also marks a first for the podcast as our official video episode, now available on our YouTube channel alongside the audio release. Anas... | 1h 32m 34s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  S13 - Episode #06 - Melanie (Poppi) & Dave (La Bamba) | Send us Fan Mail ❤️ Love on the Long Trail: Thru-Hiking, Partnership & Shared Miles with Melanie & Dave 🥾✨ In this special Valentine’s Day Week episode of Hikes & Mics, we’re joined by Melanie (Poppi) and Dave (La Bamba), a thru-hiking couple whose love story unfolded one step at a time across some of North America’s most iconic long trails. From the Pacific Crest Trail to the Colorado Trail, Arizona Trail, and beyond, their relationship has been shaped by shared miles, hard-earne... | 1h 01m 42s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 |  S13 - Episode #05 - Alexandrie of Black Hikers Explore | Send us Fan Mail 🌿 Belonging on the Trail: Motherhood, Healing & Community with Alexandrie 🥾🤍 In this powerful and deeply grounding episode of Hikes & Mics, we’re joined by Alexandrie, founder and organizer of Black Hikers Explore, for a conversation about how hiking, motherhood, and community-building can come together to create spaces of healing, belonging, and joy in the outdoors. Born and raised in Haiti, Alexandrie shares how her earliest experiences in nature were rooted not in ... | 52m 47s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 |  S13 - Episode #04 - Ketul Patel | Send us Fan Mail 🏔️ Leadership at Altitude: Hiking, Resilience & Reflection with Ketul Patel 🥾📘 In this episode of Hikes & Mics, we’re joined by Ketul Patel—author, hiker, and business transformation leader—for a powerful conversation about the intersection of hiking, leadership, resilience, and self-reflection. Ketul is the debut author of A Journey of Elevation, a book inspired by his life-changing 12-day trek to Everest Base Camp—an experience that reshaped not only how he hikes, b... | 50m 20s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 |  S13 - Episode #03 - Angela & Russ | Send us Fan Mail 🏔️ Exploring Banff, Kananaskis & the Canadian Rockies with Angela & Russ 🐻🥾 In this episode of Hikes & Mics, we’re joined by Angela and Russ—an Alberta-based outdoor couple who live just outside the Canadian Rockies and spend all four seasons immersed in Banff, Kananaskis, Canmore, and beyond. After first connecting on the trail in Banff, this conversation dives deep into what it truly means to live, hike, and adventure in one of the most iconic mountain regions i... | 54m 29s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 |  S13 - Episode #02 - Micah | Send us Fan Mail 🌋 Geysers, Wolves & the Stories Beneath Our Boots with Micah 🐺🏔️ In this episode of Hikes & Mics, we’re joined by Micah — geologist, educator, and Museum Manager for the City of Farmington, New Mexico — for a powerful, story-rich conversation about geology, wildlife, public lands, and what it truly means to understand the landscapes we hike through. Micah shares how his love of the outdoors began in Washington State, bivy camping on summits in the Olympics and Cascade... | 49m 17s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 |  S13 - Episode #01 - Tina | Send us Fan Mail 🎬 Season 13 Premiere — Tina Grimm: From Outlast to Thru-Hiking, Healing & Rediscovering Strength in the Mountains 🏔️✨ For the Season 13 premiere of Hikes & Mics, we’re joined by Tina Grimm — model, artist, thru-hiker, and contestant on Season 2 of Netflix’s survival series Outlast — for a deeply moving conversation about identity, resilience, and the transformative power of wilderness. Tina shares how growing up with a survival-minded father sparked her lifelong love ... | 1h 25m 09s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 |  S13 - Bonus Episode - Stephen | Send us Fan Mail 🏔️ Season 13 Bonus Episode — Stephen’s Road to Denali: Blue-Collar Mountaineering, West Coast Peaks & The Power of the Journey ❄️🥾 In this special Season 13 bonus episode, returning guest Stephen takes us inside his relentless, months-long push to prepare for Denali — the highest peak in North America — by launching a full-scale mountaineering campaign across the U.S. West Coast. From expedition-style living on Mount Shasta, steep technical routes on Mount Hood, and a hum... | 51m 01s | ||||||
| 12/28/25 |  Season 13 Trailer | Send us Fan Mail Winter trails, fresh stories, and a brand-new season of Hikes & Mics. We’re kicking things off with a special bonus conversation — a returning mountaineer whose journey from the Pacific Northwest to the summit of North America’s tallest peak reminds us what resilience really looks like. Then we launch into Season 13 with guests who push the edges of adventure and creativity — from a survivalist whose time in the wilderness tested grit and teamwork, and who now brings that... | 1m 22s | ||||||
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6 placements across 6 markets.
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6 placements across 6 markets.