Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show
Hosted by Carl and Jesse · Carl Mandrioli, Bleav
4.6from 361 ratings
- 480
- Episodes
- 154
- Transcribed
- 361
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 18M
- YouTube views
About Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show
Backpacking and hiking tips and tales...with a sense of humor. This is your one-stop show for backpacking, hiking and adventure entertainment. From backpacking gear to the trail situations you will encounter to popular guests, this podcast will deliver. Derek and Carl will hit on all of the backpacking and hiking topics you want with decades of good (and horrendous) experience.
- Publisher
- Carl Mandrioli, Bleav
- Category
- comedy · health & fitness · sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Nov 2017
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
154 of 480 episodes have a transcript.
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Find Bigfoot with MIKE WANDERS
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Backpacking Guides Have to RETEACH Clients These 3 Things with SUNNY STROEER
Inside a recent episode
How to Find Bigfoot with MIKE WANDERS
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's like there would be no reason to have that there. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Like that's the thing. And I'm going to talk to some of the hikers who are watching this right now because I'm familiar with those people, hikers, and they're just so quick to dismiss it. And they're just so quick to dismiss it. Just know you have Jane Goodall, right, the most respected primatologist, one of the most respected naturalists of all time. You have David Attenborough. maybe the most respected and accomplished naturalist of all time, both giving the subject the time of day, saying that this very much could be something that could exist for various reasons. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Mike Wanders
- Sunny Stroeer
- Alex Hatlevig
- Lloyd Vogel
- Dean Karnazes
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 17,514,413
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 361 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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Questions about Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show
Who hosts Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show?
Carl and Jesse host the show. Published by Carl Mandrioli, Bleav.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Backpacking & Blisters: A Hiking, Backpacking, and Adventure Show take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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