The provided podcast episodes explore various aspects of Mount Everest, from the complex challenges in measuring its precise height ('What's the tallest mountain in the world?'), to the historic first successful summit by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay ('The First Ever Successful Summit of Mount Everest'), and the inspiring story of Junko Tabei, the first woman to reach the top of the mountain ('The First Woman to Climb Mount Everest').

Additionally, one episode takes a lighthearted look at the mountaineering experience through the lens of comedy ('Mountaineering Primer'), while another delves deeply into the technical and scientific aspects of climbing Everest ('Episode 146: Mount Everest').