Park Rats Podcast

Bruhs and Bruhetes,

Hyzer day going? We are back with an episode after we attended the green river festival this past weekend. Super dope show with a lot of great roots performances. We wanted to talk a little about the cool bands we saw, the music we loved, roots music in general, park music festivals and festival gone wrong (uh oh)

What are your favorite folk or roots songs. Rate 5 stars and check out our patreo...

Whoa,

Matt is tall again and we are back for another episode. This time we put on our serious hats to talk about the devastating floods occurring in Yellowstone and the surrounding communities.

Right now, thousands of people are displaced (some examples here and here) and fighting to rebuild their communities after Yellowstone's "1 in 500" year flood tore up the park we love so much. Park workers a...

Hey guys, sorry there is no episode this week. 

Matt is going through something right now so we couldn't record a full episode. He says he is super sorry although it's hard to understand him in this update due to his current state. 

He will be back to normal normal next week so stay tuned!

Use #makematttallagain to show your support. 1 Like = 1 tall 

Until next week guys,

PEACE...

Oh shit a Rat,

Wats poppin kiddo. We are about to talk about the leanest, meanest bear in the whole forest. The GOAT at keeping idiots from setting wildfires. Smokey the GD bear my guy. We talk a little about how he came to be one of the most recognizable public figures in conservation and how a little cub from Capitan, New Mexico was Jet setting and being paired up with groupies.

We also talk about how to properl...

What's slappin' rats?

In this fast paced episode we are going to be chugging along the topic of train hopping.
Once a popular means of getting around the country now only has a small number of participants due to the high risk and potential to get arrested.

We may get off the rails a few times in this episode but in general we cover the history of train hopping, how people train hop and the dangers ...

Yeah ok we get it there is a famous band called The Byrds and we couldn't think of them but whatever we are a National Park podcast not a know every band podcast so give us a break ok.

Anyways,

We are talking bout thumbing today folks. Hitchhiking has been around for a very long time (1910!) and we are just sad it isnt still socially acceptable to do it still. As the automobile became more popular, so did pe...

Good afternoon Gentleman,

Today we sit down by the fire with our stash of Cuban stogies and fine Scotch to have a civilized chat about a truly remarkable topic. Put on your best silk robe, pull your armchair close, and listen as we discuss everything there is to know about how to properly shit in the woods.

Quoted as the Park's number one problem, pooping in the woods is something that has existed even befor...

We then talk about two beautiful parks down under. Australia is home to many National Parks with very unique wildlife.

Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is an icon of Australia. The large rock serves as a tourist site but most importantly as a spiritually significant place for the aboriginal people. Its stunning height and rock art attracts large crowds who are no longer allowed to climb the rock and for good reaso...

You never know what a cougar is gonna do ;)

In the first half of this episode we talk about some of the encroaching luxurious resorts surrounding popular national parks and some of the ways people are looking to experience national parks without leaving the comfort of the own homes and Netflix binges.

If you really want to experience the true nature of national parks without glamping or without electricity, ...

Heyo!

Happy National Park Week bruddahs and sistahs. Get involved with your national parks near you. This year, you can start right here:

Donate to the National Park Foundation

Or get involved virtually somehow: 
https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/parks-at-home
Visit nps.gov/npweek or nationalparkweek.org for more virtual programming

Pretty cool shit huh, no funny business. Just bein...

What's slappin Park Ratzzzz!

You have definitely heard of these large clothing brands but did you know the climbers/naturalists behind them? Find out when we talk about the history of The North Face and Patagonia in this episode of the PRP.

We talk about some huge names in climbing lore who created massive clothing and outdoor equipment brands from nothing. They took huge risks throughout the respected compan...

Hey yo,

Don't listen to this episode... I'm not trying to pull a fast one to make you listen to it, this seriously was just me and josh exhausted talking about some cool activities and the latest park news. May not be our best.

Here is some correlating facts to the episode:

Catch and Release Fishing

20 Ways to recreate in the national parks

Go murder these things

Whit...

Hey guys so here's the deal.

Right NOW, parks are hiring the next park rats for thousands of types of National Park Jobs. Today, we wanted to go in depth on how to get a job as a food service worker in the big three concession companies. A lot of sites will point you to a form on their site, but they almost always redirect to Aramark, Xanterra or Delaware North. So here is what you need to know to get a job and get i...

What is UP Park Rats!?!?!?!?!?

As we research for these wonderful episodes we deliver to you, we can't always get to all of our information we found. In this episode, we bring you some of the juicy research that didn't make it in the episode.

We first talk about an influencer who faked a hike in a park for instagram clout. Not a great move :(

We then talk about a bear that had a particular inter...

Happi Week Guis,

Bet you think we are talking about parks. Lol yeah obv. Today we wanted to touch on some of the dopest hikes in the continental United States. We talk a little bit about some long bois, like the American Discovery Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. There are a few people that have hiked these 5000+ mile trails that we wanted to acknowledge and praise and kind of roast for their crunchy ass ways. There are some ...

Its getting spicy,

This week we are talking about the SEXIEST national parks according to the weirdest website. Josh has fell down a rabbit hole in this episode that involves scam artists, dating site predators, and an insane collection of first person opinions of which park is the best for doing the dirty.

We also talked about the least sexy parks which includes one park that may surprise you! And we read bad rev...

What the HECK is happening you rats?!

Today we talk about those small little towns that surround National Parks and some of their charms and farms. National Park satellite towns can be a great resource for shopping and lodging on your adventures. These places have can have their charm and often something out of the ordinary.

The first park town we talk about is Whitefish Montana. If you have ever wanted to be in a...