The Source Material: Episode 6 - Barkley's Mad Genius

Guest Featured

Lazarus Lake (Gary Cantrell)

Creator of the Barkley Marathons and the Backyard Ultra in direct conversation with Doc

Key Themes

• Laz on the design philosophy of the Barkley with uncertainty as the core principle
• The Name Game: Laz's one-sentence portraits of the finishers in his own words
• What Laz sees when he watches the race each year and what he's still looking for
• The race's future: what happens when the edge of the possible keeps moving
• Laz on the fame: the BBC, the Netflix documentary, the viral photographs
• The question Doc has been building toward for three years: why does everyone keep coming back?

Standout Moment

Laz on Jasmine Paris: 'From the very first, from when the cigarette was lit, she left with no margin for error. And she came back with no margin for error. If that performance isn't the best I've witnessed in my life, I'm not sure where the best lies.'

Series Context

Bonus Episode 06 of 06. The final episode of The Source Material and the conclusion of The Barkley: A Love Story - a nine-week audio documentary series from Hiker Trash Radio.

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