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How to get on Backpacker Radio

Hosted by The Trek.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Often has guests
60% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
133 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Weekly+
395 episodes · last 2026-10-23
Language
English
The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.
Where it's from
Not established
No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.
Reach
96
Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.
Check whether they charge. Some shows sell guest slots rather than booking them, and rates in some fields run to thousands. Nothing in a podcast feed reliably says so, so we do not claim either way. Ask before you write the pitch.
Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

How this show compares to other sport general podcasts

Around half of what this show publishes is an interview, which is more than the typical Sport General podcast manages.

Measured against every sport general podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 60% 15%
Episodes in the last 90 days 27 17
Typical episode length 133 min 48 min
Episodes published in total 395 231
Reach percentile 96 50

Reach is a percentile among shows you could realistically get booked on, built from chart history, longevity, activity and cadence. It is not a download figure. Nobody outside a show can see those.

What the show says about itself

From the Appalachian Trail to the Pacific Crest and everything in between. Backpacker Radio is a show all about the wonderful world that is thru-hiking and long distance backpacking. Co-hosts, Zach "Badger" Davis and Juliana "Chaunce" Chauncey muse on the backpacking life and the latest from the trail every other week. Topics include but are not limited to news, trail culture, interviews, gear, advice, and all you can eat buffets.

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

  1. Crying Baby Campground Drama, A Triple Deucer, and the Employees You Are Annoyed to Interact With
  2. Designing and Sewing All of Her CDT Gear with Eliza "Swerve" Sweeney (BPR #379)
  3. Influencer Fined for Petting a Marmot, Grey Beard's AT Success, Evading the Feds on Trail, and Minor Discomforts that are Major Problems
  4. Sleeping in an Outhouse on Christmas, 5.5-Pound AT Baseweight, and the Arkansas Triple Crown with Austen McDaniel (BPR #378)
  5. Thru-Hiker Death at Katahdin, Hobbies You Continue to be Bad At, Trail Magic Cravings, and the Triple Crown of "Back In My Day's"
  6. Thru-Hiking the AT on a $2,000 Budget with Livvy "Stumbles" Weld (BPR #377)
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Common questions

Does Backpacker Radio accept guests?

Often has guests. This show interviews people regularly. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact Backpacker Radio?

Yes. Backpacker Radio publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does Backpacker Radio publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 395 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 133 minutes.

Is Backpacker Radio still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.