THE POX and PUSS PODCAST : An Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Experience
27 - Hey Kids! Remember the Government Shutdown?

Let's take a trip back in time...
everyone had just forgotten about Syria...
America was still reeling from the cultural impact of "Sharknado"...and we were all reminded of the word: "Furlough".
"I don't own a TV"
Chug your beverage, "Drinkage"!!!
DINK DINK DINK
Spoiler Alert! We give away the ending of "A Beautiful Life"
Scraps is a "special boy"
Hallie Berry? Your Auntie Clariece?
...and Puss takes "a facefull of snot for the honest opinion of a child."

Direct download: Episode_27a.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:45am EST

We answer emails about winter weather backpacking, we de-bunk an online photo, Puss reenacts a scene from "Ghost", Pox sees the Aurora Borealis, something happens to Puss' tent, Pox gets a new shirt, and much much more!
Also look for us Nov. 13th on the "2 Quarts Podcast". You can find it on iTunes.

Direct download: ep_28.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:46pm EST

Recorded live at the Outdoor 76 Outfitter in Franklin, NC with owners, Rob & Cory.
We discuss some of the most common issues dealt with during the first 110 miles of an Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike (hint: it's your feet!).
Somebody's making wedding plans.
Somebody forgets the name of their "favorite" restaurant in Franklin.
Somebody discovers that it's hard to hide Dick Cheese
And somebody is a beer connoisseur.

Direct download: episode_26.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:34pm EST

Super short episode this week!
What can we say...sometimes life gets in the way and you have to produce a short episode.
A couple of animal stories from Anish & Hawkeye.
A quick story about watermelon.
We'll be back in two weeks with a full-length episode.
Keep calling 828-394-4526 with your Appalachian Trail stories....especially all you Southbounders!

Direct download: 0PP_8.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:49pm EST

This week we discuss readjusting to post-Appalachian Trail life with Thru-Hiker and author of Appalachian Trials, Zach Davis. Pox has a conversation with Anish who is the current record holder of the fastest self-supported thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail. We also drink "$20 worth of liquor, baby"!!!

Direct download: Episode_25.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:09pm EST

Happy Labor Day Weekend!
This week we compiled some of our favorite moments from the first 6 episodes of our podcast.
Dolly Parton floats on a cloud, Ice Cold sleeps in a van, Prof. drinks a beer, Puss makes a cup of tea, Pox eats a lot of food, Puss produces a fine tent spray, and more.
Please share this episode with your friends, find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter: @PoxAndPuss @PoxHoliday @ATPussInBoots, follow us on Instagram: @PoxAndPuss, while you're at it please give us a 5-Star review on iTunes!
Thanks and see you in two weeks!

Direct download: best_of_vol_1_eps_1-6.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:58pm EST

Welcome to a special double episode of the Pox & Puss Podcast! It isn't any longer than the average P&P show...just a little different...you'll see why.
Part 1: We're in the kitchen to cook your recommended trail meals! Pox gets in the sauce. Puss tells us about her favorite info-mercial.
Part 2: Pox interviews Walkure, leader of the 2013 #Pinkblazing movement! We learn that "Consent is Sexy" and how to have "Sustainable Fun"!!!

Direct download: episode_24.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:20pm EST

This week we discuss various animal stories from the Appalachian Trail and beyond! A mouse nibbles! A mouse runs! A mouse dies! A bear nibbles! A bare ass! A bear runs! Puss watches her family take on a herd of buffalo! Pox is attacked by ZAP from American Gladiators! You can't sit here! A theme song is suggested! Phone calls! Phone calls! Phone calls!

Direct download: Episode_23.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:32pm EST

Prepare to be inspired! This week we speak with Thru-Hiker Hawkeye Johnson. Not only has he hiked the Appalachian Trail, but he has also hiked the Pacific Crest Trail AND the Continental Divide Trail...oh, and did we mention he has done all three of those trails TWICE? We caught Hawkeye at home in Telluride, CO while he was taking a break from hiking the Colorado Trail. He has hiked the C.T. before...but this time it is completely different. He will be sharing this adventure with some of his friends from the Telluride Adaptive Sports Program. Get ready to enjoy over 17,000 miles of wisdom, stories, and laughs!

Direct download: Episode_22.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:49am EST

This week we sit down to discuss Naked Hiking Day memories, soap smells, your awesome ice cream ideas are revealed, someone straps on the nitro, and Deliverance, Deliverance, Deliverance!!!

Direct download: episode_21.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:16pm EST

O.P.P. = Other Pox & Puss

On this mini episode we discuss T.V. shows! We read your 5-Star reviews! Someone "raps"....again. Pox doesn't go down on something. We celebrate a birthday! And we're given a very quick tour of Puss' living room.

Direct download: OPP7.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:19pm EST

Find out the new definition of Pink Blazing! We actually talk about gear...well, how to shop for it at least. We take a call from Mr. T, some guy wears CROCS, Pox bitches about traffic, and Puss "raps"

Direct download: episode_20.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:11pm EST

In this week's episode Pox spills a Bloody Mary into the laptop, Puss predicts a teen pregnancy, Pox eats fancy-pants barbecue, someone scroggs-up the Hubba-Hubba, and Puss is asked "Was that you or me?"  

Of course, somewhere in there we discuss the Appalachian Trail and the Thru-Hikers who hike it. Ahhhh!

Direct download: episode_19.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:58pm EST

Set up in the MoJoe's Coffeehouse parking lot in Damascus, VA we sit down with 5 different Thru-Hikers to discuss their experiences on the Appalachian Trail. First up is Chipmunk, the 14 year-old attempting to become the youngest solo thru-hiker. Then we speak with Big Yankee, a 2013 Northbounder about his interesting experience in Gatlinburg, TN. Pox reunites with fellow 1998 thru-hiker Little Mac, he tells us about what it was like to climb Katahdin with Earl Schaffer. 2013 NOBO "Hey Whitey"and his trusty pooch Moose sit down with us to talk about the magical things that can happen to you out on the trail. We finish with a quick goofy interview with "Giggle Fitz" right before we all line up to walk in the Hiker Parade through town.

Direct download: Trail_Days_-_2013.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:16pm EST

Fudge! Trail Days! Too Close! James Taylor! Charlie Sheen's 8-Ball tattoos! T-Shirts! Southbounders! Section Hikers! Landscapin'! Michigan! Phil Collins! Pimps Up, Ho's Down! Phone Calls! Diva Cup Reprse!

Direct download: episode_17_-_swank.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:23pm EST

Our conversation with 9-time Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Baltimore Jack continues. We take a phone call, discuss "Assholic Behavior", and the best way to pack-out 16 pounds of lasagna.

Direct download: episode_16_-_jack_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:36pm EST

16, Part 1 - Baltimore Jack Consumes An Entire Chicken

Baltimore Jack Tarlin sits down to speak with us in the historic Mountain Crossings outfitter at Neels Gap along the Appalachian Trail. Jack tells us about his life on the Trail since his first attempt at a Thru-Hike in 1995...and his 9 completed thru-hikes since then. Pox & Puss regale Jack with stories about the first times they met him. We also discuss the Monsoon of 2003, Ghostbusters, Olive Oyl, and...of course...The Doyle Hotel.

Direct download: episode_16_-_jack.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:59pm EST

15 - Magic Eyes vs. Whiskey Slaps

The White Mountains: Explained, Pox cleans up the banks of the mighty Nolichucky one Doritos bag at a time, "the girl with the red balloon" haunts our dreams, the computer shuts down 3 times, we run out of hard drive space, and 20 minutes of the best shit we have ever done vanishes in one of the computer meltdowns. Meh.         Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Podcast

Direct download: episode_15.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:11pm EST

Reunited and it feels so good!

A discussion of the great Norovirus Outbreak of 2013...Blatimore Jack's nationwide influence...Bojangles...Scotty McCreery: Hometown Hero...and way more singing that you'd expect from either of us!

Direct download: episode_14.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:24pm EST

2013 Thru-Hiker Blimey (aka: Mr. Bordeaux) joins Pox for a discussion of trail magic, Call Me Maybe, pick-up trucks, and Rick James vs. Great Britain.

Direct download: episode_13.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:10am EST

Direct download: Episode_12.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:58pm EST

Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Phone Calls, Food, Hannah Montana Advice, Playing Fetch w/ a Bee, and lots more on this Part two and Part 3 spectacular....ok, so it isn't spectacular. But it IS free.

Direct download: Ep_11_Pt_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:39pm EST

Hitchhiking YOU SHOULD NEVER DO IT! But here are some examples of stuff that happened to us when we did on our Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikes.

Direct download: Ep_11_Pt_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:09pm EST

Wilson, Trail Casino, Thru-Hiker Dance Party (reprise), MX Missles, Tweezer, Fried Chicken Fairy, Richard Simmons Aerobic Shoes, Port Clinton (reprise),

Direct download: episode_10_part_2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:27pm EST

Should you hike the approach trail? Pox is a wiggly wiggly worm! 100 people buy a backpack! And a dog will bite you if you do that!

Direct download: episode_10_part_1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:28am EST

Trail Names: Misleading, Bad, & Some Advice. Snakes on a Trail! Naming your gear, driving post-snow, plus some other stuff.

Direct download: episode_09b.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:36pm EST

9 - Chased by Dinosaurs

Return of the DivaCup! A dog has crazy eyes! Pox talks about a sensitive subject...and Puss backs him up!

Direct download: episode_09.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:46pm EST

Pre-Thru-Hike Jitters! Puss gets a VHS tape from her neighbor. Pox cuts the summer sausage, so to speak. Somehow we talk about gear...by discussing the people who bitch about gear. Pox can quit drinking whenever he wants to...it just doesn't seem like he wants to. One more thing, get off your high horse, you buncha lousy Thru-Hikers!

Direct download: episode_08.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:39pm EST

How to "Fluff Your Nuts"! You can do anything! Trail Days! Nasty Feet! Caboose Hips! and much much more on the Appalachian Trail!

Direct download: episode_07_B.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:05pm EST

Appalachian Trail Thru-Hikers; The Professor (GA2ME 95, 98, 13?) & Peacepipe (GA2ME 98) come to visit. We talk about Pee Bottles, Doin' it: Tent vs. Hotel, what happens whenever Puss' feet get cold & wet, and good times with a guy named Baltimore Jack.

Direct download: episode_07A.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:52pm EST

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