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Category: Season 5

  • 5.05 Sister Michael

    5.05 Sister Michael

    Episode Summary

    Sister Michael tried one hash in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1985, but truly joined the community in Oslo in 1991 under GM Wolfgang Wurst. Oslo’s strong circles, singing, and international membership suited a life already shaped by theater, music, development work, and overseas postings. His career later took him through Ethiopia, Israel, Africa, Europe, and the U.S. diplomatic world.

    He discusses helping clubs and continental gatherings, memorable Interhash performances, leading songs and circles, and the personal connections formed across decades of travel. Away from hashing, he recounts work with the African National Congress and his current project rescuing and restoring a Wurlitzer organ. The conversation brings together history, performance, public service, and the recurring characters who made the hash a constant across an unusually varied life.

    1985 Zambia, Oslo, Ethiopia, cofounder PanAfrica, Tel Aviv, Sofia, Turkmenistan, …

  • 5.04 Pipes

    5.04 Pipes

    Episode Summary

    Pipes once teased his father for hashing, then joined Perth’s notorious Hammersley Hash after moving to Australia in 1985. As an ICU nurse, he found its Monday men’s trails, organized trailer, traditional practices, and mischievous membership the perfect weekly release from serious clinical work. His early experiences connect an established Australian club to Mother Hash traditions and a changing Perth scene.

    Over four decades, Pipes carried hashing through Asia, the Pacific, the United States, and a career involving frequent travel. He recounts clubs, Interhashes, injuries, medical emergencies, changing photography and communications, and the very different expectations of younger hashers. Now based in Texas, he offers a long view of how strong infrastructure, capable volunteers, and respect for local culture allow both kennels and major events to endure.

    1985, Hammersley H3, Pattya Dirt Road, Jeddha, Riyadh, Dallas, Austin, Space City, Housto

  • 5.03 Map For Ipod

    5.03 Map For Ipod

    Episode Summary

    Map for Pod began with the Hillbilly Hash in Northern Virginia on St. Patrick’s Day 2013, invited by an old college friend known on trail as Phil Nye the Science Bi. A cold, looping woodland trail, green decorations, songs, and roughly two dozen strangers gave the extroverted travel nurse exactly the outdoor community she needed while moving between assignments.

    Her organizational ability soon drew her into mismanagement and major-event work, including the planning, finances, communications, and ethical responsibilities surrounding InterAmericas. She reflects candidly on the canceled Colombia event and the later murder of its GM, arguing for transparency, shared control, and structures that do not depend on one person. Cruise hashes, drag bingo, worldwide travel, and generous hosts provide a joyful counterpoint to this serious examination of event stewardship.

    2013, HillBilly H3 (RA), SMUTTY Crab H3 (Hab etc.), InterAmericas 2019 events co-ord, ethicist …

  • 5.02 Sweet Transvestite

    5.02 Sweet Transvestite

    Episode Summary

    Sweet Transvestite discovered hashing as a young U.S. Air Force lieutenant at Osan, Korea, in August 1994. He joined the Bulgogi Hash’s 300th run, where red helium balloons bobbing above runners through the Songtan market created an unforgettable first impression. During a one-year remote tour, the hash supplied adventure, friendship, and a place to exercise his talent for elaborate naming stories.

    Later assignments took him to Florida, Italy, Germany, and other military communities, where he helped establish and strengthen kennels, hare trails, and lead circles. He discusses the evolution of his own name, the logistical realities of starting clubs near overseas bases, large events and international travel, and the lasting value of a worldwide network that could turn each new posting into a recognizable social home.

    1998 Osan Bulgogi H3, Founder: Aviano, GM Venice Kilt, Many: OKC, Okinawa, C.R.A.P H3, Panama City, many: RA, GM et al

  • 5.01 Poseidon’s Kiss

    5.01 Poseidon’s Kiss

    Episode Summary

    Poseidon’s Kiss was invited to a Corpus Christi trail in 2018 by Bon Fluffer and immediately recognized the outrageous songs, irreverent humor, and welcoming pack as his kind of community. Six months of explaining modern slang to older hashers eventually supplied his name, while Ranger Smurf taught him the history and four essentials he associates with hashing: trail, circle, camaraderie, and beer.

    He describes becoming RA and GM, helping bridge generational divisions among the Corpus Christi kennels, and creating a deliberately reckless but socially vital outlet during COVID. The episode also follows his discovery of larger Texas events and the Mr. Texas Interhash competition, while emphasizing inclusion, spontaneous hospitality, and the friendships that made a relatively new hasher a passionate defender of traditional hash culture.

    2018, Corpus Christi H3 (RA/GM), Recklass And Selfish H3, Mr. TX IH 2022