Saving Lives or Limiting Choice? (Closing Trails Debate)

Episode 76 explores the thinking and controversy over closing certain Phoenix trails due to Excessive Heat Warnings. This hot button issue frequently shows up on social media forums. This episode explores both perspectives and leaves it to the listener to decide. The Tales portion focuses on two rescues-one where the hiker seemed to do everything right and still needed rescue, the other a famous tale of the rescuers who messed up causing a viral sensation in 2019. Theme song composed and performed by Mike Myers.