Highest priority for hikers is foot care.
Know that your feet expand while hiking — especially in hot weather — so many of us buy walking shoes a size larger than what we wear in the city.
I loved Christopher Mcdougall’s book …
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
That said, I’ve never hiked barefoot or with minimal shoes. Raised in cold Canada, my feet are wimpy.
If you have time, go back to the beginning. Listen to an audiocast about the history of footwear.
674. How Does a Composer Feel After the World Premiere? – Freakonomics Radio
Great. Then depressed. Then great again. Stephen Dubner gets the full story from David Lang; we also hear from some fans, and the New York Philharmonic’s president. The math and the aftermath of wealth of nations. (Part two of a series.)
SOURCES:
David Lang, composer and professor at the Yale School of Music.
Matías Tarnopolsky, president and C.E.O. of the New York Philharmonic.
RESOURCES:
"Finally, an Opera About Economics," by Stacey Vanek Smith (Bloomberg, 2026).
"The Little Match Girl Passion," by David Lang (2023).
The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith (1776).
EXTRAS:
"David Lang’s the wealth of nations," series by Freakonomics Radio (2026).
"In Search of the Real Adam Smith," series by Freakonomics Radio (2022).
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