Season Two: The Appalachian Trail
Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail
In the spring of 2022, producer Matt Podolsky and his mom Candy attempted a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Over the course of the hike, Matt produced a series of mini-episodes documenting the journey, as well as sharing written updates on the popular long-distance hiking blog, The Trek.
This is the first mini-episode in our “Dispatches from the Appalachian Trail” series - click here to check out all nine of these mini-episodes.
Season Two Prequel: COVID-19 and the Appalachian Trail
Season Two of Common Land will focus on the Appalachian Trail - a 2,200-mile-long ribbon of protected land stretching from Georgia to Maine, and this bonus episode examines the motivations behind those who choose the hike the entirety of the trail, while examining how the spread of COVID-19 has affected this protected area. Click here to see full episode description and credit list.
Episode host Matt Podolsky and his mom Candy on the Long Trail in Vermont.