64 - Gear Forward (Our 5th Anniversary Show)
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
Release Date: 10/16/2017
Pox & Puss Presents: BONUS - Eric Rudolph and the Appalachian Trail Bandit
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
We are only a few days away from celebrating the Pox & Puss Podcast's 10th anniversary. So, in honor of that day, we bring you b-b-b-b-bonus content from In The Pines, where Pox talks about his 1998 thru-hike and the cast of fugitives and bandits he met along the way. During the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA, Eric Rudolph detonated a 100lbs pipe bomb in Centennial Park. One person was killed and 111 were injured. Three more bombs went off in the weeks and months following the Olympic bombing. What took place after that was an all-out manhunt along the Appalachian Trail and in the Nantahala...
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In The Pines - 09 - Benjamin Peter Ashley and the Pacific Crest Trail
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
On August 16th, 2016, a man covered with desert dirt, who looked as if he’d been hiking for days, walked into a rural California convenience store and bought $100 worth of junk food and water. Located near the Pacific Crest Trail, the convenience store owner was no stranger to dirty hikers. However, this man happened to match the description of a suspected murderer wanted by the police. In less than an hour, the man would be shot dead as he was walking back to the Pacific Crest Trail. This is the crazy story of how Benjamin Peter Ashley terrorized the remote canyon communities of Central...
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In The Pines - 08 - Geraldine "Inchworm" Largay: with guest Puss In Boots
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
This week, Nikki and Pox dive into the 2013 disappearance of Appalachian Trail hiker, Geraldine "Inchworm" Largay. We also have our first guest: Puss In Boots from the . Sources: https://www.centralmaine.com/2013/07/28/over-rugged-terrain-a-mystifying-hunt-for-missing-hiker/ https://www.pressherald.com/2016/05/25/report-geraldine-largay-kept-journal-during-weeks-lost-in-maine-woods/document/ https://www.warrendoyle.com/blog
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In The Pines - Lake Lanier
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
Lake Sidney Lanier is an artificial lake that was created in the 1950s by building Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in northern Georgia. The 38,000-acre lake lies on top of the ruins of towns and farmland of over 700 families. Today, the lake has over 11 million visitors every year, about the same number of annual visitors as the Louvre. Lake Lanier is also one of the deadliest lakes in the USA. 500 people have drowned and many of their bodies have never been recovered. What is killing so many people in this lake? Underwater debris? Crazy currents? Could it be the ghosts of the Cherokee...
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In The Pines - Dennis Martin - Premier Episode
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
Welcome to Pox Holiday's newest podcast: In The Pines. We're giving you the premiere episode in the Pox & Puss feed, but you will be able to find future episodes in the "In The Pines" Podcast feed here: "In The Pines" will be a monthly podcast focusing on the mysteries, crimes, and the unexplained that could only happen in the American Wilderness. Pox's co-host is Nikki from "The Appalachian Crime Trail" podcast. Our first episode discusses the 1969 mysterious disappearance of Dennis Martin. Follow us
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71 - I Do This Now
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
What can we say? It's been a hell of a year, right? Ugh.
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Pox & Puss Presents: Korean Baseball with Brad and Pox
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
Back in May, with very few sports on TV, Pox Holiday started recording and watching . After watching a few KBO games, Pox knew he had to contact the only friend he has who has been to a few of these games: ! Trust us, once you've watched a KBO game or two, you'll probably have a lot of questions. Questions like, "Why are there so many cheerleaders and DJ's?" or "Is that a 7' tall dinosaur named 'Swole Daddy'?" or "Does everyone there have these dances memorized?" or "Didn't that guy used to play in the United States?" Brad takes time out of his morning to teach us about KBO customs,...
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O.P.P. 10 - The Quarantine Edition
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
Hey.
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70 - Eavesdropping with Dan Koeppel
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
In this episode we talk with about his article "" in Outside Magazine. Dan was searching for an article to write for Outside when it was suggested that he look into a hiker who had recently passed away named Baltimore Jack. But little did Dan know that Baltimore Jack was Adam Tarlin, a student who had written for the school newspaper with Dan while they were both attending . In our discussion, Dan talks about the various avenues he took to learn more about what made Adam Tarlin become Baltimore Jack. Koeppel interviewed Jack's friends, family members, and even Don't worry though, it isn't all...
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69 - Trail Days 2016 with Asiago and the 2013 Parade
THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
Here it is…the final chapter in our 2016 Trail Days Interviews series. This time we have a quick discussion with Asiago about just how difficult it can be to get to . We talk about how disappointing “short cuts” are sometimes. Unfortunately, it was a short interview. So we dug deep into the hard drives and wound up coming back with something even OLDER than these 2016 interviews. This segment was originally buried because the experience was too fresh and depressing. At the end of this episode we finally share our recounting of the . A big thank you to our sponsor for these past six...
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Pox & Puss are putting out an episode on their 5th Anniversary?
Damn Skippy we are!
Did we record parts of this episode in April and August, but are just now getting around to releasing it in October?
Damn Skippy we are!
Happy Halloween!
In this episode we talk with Scott Gauvin from GearForward.org
Gear Forward, through donations of gently used gear, "is about providing the next generation of stewards, adventurers, Scoutmasters and Girl Scout Leaders the resources they need to get outdoors."
We also talk about:
Cecil's Sear-Smuckers Suit
Canada
Coqui Refrigerator Magnets
City Slickers' Big Questions
Pinkys Out
Bing Bong
The dangerous game of "Is it a Thru-Hiker or is it a Homeless Person?"
Pox's Crotch Doctor Visit
Brass Beavers
And much much more on an all new Pox & Puss Podcast.
Find us...
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Twitter: @PoxAndPuss, @ATPussInBoots @PoxHoliday
Instagram: @PoxAndPuss, @PussInBootsAT, @PoxHoliday
Facebook: Pox & Puss, Pox Holiday
Additional Audio:
Alice's Restaurant
City Slickers Soundtrack
Smuckers Commercial
Todd Glass sings "Bing Bong"