All Episodes

How Understanding Plant Names Helps You Read the Land

Practical insights on longevity, movement, hydration, nutrition, and nature based health

Beyond the Field with Kevin Estela: Building a Mindset for the Outdoors

Lessons from the Field: Search and Rescue Insights from 2024

How 4H Camps Get Kids Off Screens & Into the Outdoors

Daddy Long Legs: Myths, Truths & Surprising Facts

The Science of Cold Exposure: How It Impacts Your Body and Mind

From Novice to Tracking Mentor: Chris Lindsey’s Urban Tracking Journey

Mastering the Art and Science of Tracking: A Conversation with Mike Hull of Hull's Tracking Services

#130 LT Wright of LT Wright Handcrafted Knives Interview

#129 Tuff Possum Gear, Jayberry Miller Interview

#128 World Renowned Bushcraft Instructor, Mr. Paul Kirtley

#127 How to Avoid Ticks

#126 George Rogers Clark, Leader of the Long Knives

#125 Simon Kenton Frontier Scout with Dr. Mel Hankla

#124 Professional Mental Health Maintenance Insight from Jessica Wigginton

#123 Emergency Medical Services Insight for Disaster Readiness

#122 Ham Radio Insight For Disaster Readiness

#121 SOBERING Grid Down Disaster Readiness Interview

#120 Building a Resilient Team with Doc K, Special Forces Soldier

#119 Lineage, Teachers and Their Importance in Outdoor Education

#118 Mindset and Mental Health Development for Daily Survival

#117 Where did the word Appalachia come from? Apalachee Indians is the answer

#116 Challenges for Search and Rescue Teams during the Eastern KY Floods of 2022

#115 Five Incredible Wildlife Interactions

#114 Survival Instructors Discuss a Stressful Class

#113 Women in the Wilderness, PNWBushcraft

#112 Introduction to Amateur (Ham) Radio

#111 What does Lineage have to do with Bushcraft and Survival?

#110 John McCann - Survival Resources

#109 Coyotes - What I Learned Surprised Me.

#108 Mental Fortitude and Grit with Army Ranger Ryan Tibben

#107 Firearms Instructor Matt Underwood

#106 US Marine to Fieldcraft Farmer, Fantastic Story

#105 Interview with Casey Deming of Georgia Bushcraft

#104 Self-Defense is Self-Reliance - Part 4 (Gear)

#103 Western Hunting and Hill People Gear

#102 Self-Defense is Self-Reliance - Part 3 (Tactics)

#101 Wazoo

#100 Self-Defense is Self-Reliance - Part 2 (Skills)

#99 Herbalist and Chemist Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen Ph.D Interview

#98: Self-Defense is Self-Reliance - Part 1 (Mindset)

#97 Disaster Preparedness and Survival Author and Instructor Jim Cobb Interview.

#96 Urban Survival Interview with Tony Torre of Urban Survival Craft

#95 ESEE/Randall Adventure Training Interview with Shane Adams

#94 My Top 7 Classified Disaster Preps

#93 Deer, Wild Turkey, Elk, Grouse and Mountain Lions in KY!

#92 Hacks Hacks and More Hacks

#91 All Hail the Survival Acronyms!

#90 Survivorman - Les Stroud Interview

#89 All Things Deer Hunting - - and more!

#88 Top 10 Ways To Set Your Mind To Anything

#87 Viral Lost Hiker Social Media Posts Debunked

#86 Tim Smith, Jack Mountain Bushcraft Interview

#85 Knife Fighting Instructor Rob "Filo" Cabrera

#84 All people should Hug a Hunter and/or Shooter

#83 An Exercise in Mindfulness

#82 Bunch of Weirdos

#81 Squirrel Hunting Stories and More.

#80 Kentucky Master Naturalist - a volunteer education program for everyone.

#79 Instinct Survivalist - Bill Reese Interview

#78 Jack Hinson - The Civil War's Deadliest Sniper

# 77 Campfire with a Green Beret - Adam Smith Interview

#76 Fieldcraft Survival - Kevin Estela Interview

# 75 Overlooked water filtration/purification issues, primitive skills and more - Doug Meyer Interview

#74 When Lightning Strikes!

#73 Woodmanship and Pizza Delivery - Jamie Burleigh Interview

#72 Jungle Expeditions, Bee Keeping and More - Joe Flowers Interview

#71 The Real Patriots of Camden - Not Mel Gibson

#70 How to avoid ticks, mosquitoes, and chiggers

#69 Hiker Rescued After Lost for Five Days

#68 Day hikers are most vulnerable in hiking situations

#67 Average American Thinks They can Survive Two Weeks in the Wild.

#66 The Legend of Timpanogos

#65 Sasquatch or No Sasquatch? Craig Offers Insight.

#64 Odysseus of the Frontier

#63 The Story of the Emerald Lizard

#62 Shining Eyes

#61 Military Analysis for Everyday Land Navigation

#60 Missing Land Navigation Skills Lead to Tragedy

#59 Death Wind

# 58 Frontier Scout Patrol Tips

#57 Code of the Warrior - Loyalty - A story

#56 Why and How You Should Become a Tracker

#55 Trash or Treasure, Garbage Bags for the Win!

#54 Frontier Struggles of the 1800s Lead to Greatness

#53 American Flag Etiquette and Historical Stories

#52 Historical and Modern Lessons Learned from the life and period of Simon Kenton

#51 Mythbusting Natural Navigation - 3 Important Points.

#50 Being Tough: What it is and what it isn't

#49 Interview with 4H Youth Educator and Master Naturalist Eric Comley

#48 The 3 Aspects of Successful Leadership Using Humility.

#47 Obtaining vs. Retaining Skills BIG Difference

#46 I Fell 150 Feet and Survived

#45 Bulletproof your Mind for Survival Part 2

#44 The Sun As Our Anchor for Navigation

#43 Mountain Climbing for Beginners

#42 Migration of our Social Media

#41 Practical Naturalist: Bobcats

#40 Bulletproof your Mind for Survival Part 1

#39 Seven (7) of the Most Overlooked Aspects of Survival

#38 Intro to Hunting

#37 My Top 10 List of Essential Gear

#36 10 Ways to Extend Your Phone's Battery Life.

#35 Practical Bushcraft

#34 Knife Safety Tips

#33 Campfire Chat: Scary story from a remote wilderness graveyard

#32 Tracking for Life, 6 Habits of a Tracker YOU Can Use In Everyday Life

#31 Test your outdoor self-reliance knowledge with the "Tourist Test".

#30 Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK): 22 items that you need to hear about

#29 Top 5 Recommendations to help YOU connect to nature

#28 My LOVE/HATE relationship with Leave No Trace

#27 Practical Naturalist - No, moss does not always grow on the North side of trees and other nature insights

#26 Dueling Interviews

#25 - Campfire Chat - 5 things that will make your camping experience better.

#24 Epic failure in gardening - but we have to start somewhere.

#23 How drowning changed my life - Part 2

#22 How drowning changed my life - Part 1

#21 Craig's Campfire Chat: What is the moral of this story

#20 Lost and Found: Day hike gone wrong.

#19 Learn How a Ham Radio Might Save Your Life

#18 - Simon Kenton - Nearly Naked and Afraid, Pt 2 of 2

#17 Oooops! - Common Mistakes (Part 3 of 3) - While at camp

#16 Simon Kenton - Nearly Naked and Afraid, Pt 1 of 2

#15 - Oooops! - Common Mistakes (Part 2 of 3) - While on the trail

#14 - Oooops! - Common Mistakes (Part 1 of 3) - Before you hit the trail.

#13 - Practical Naturalist: Carl Linnaeus is my homeboy

#12 - National Parks 2017 Search and Rescue Stats

#11 - Myth of the "Dark and Bloody Ground" Pt 2

#10 - Myth of the "Dark and Bloody Ground" Pt 1

#9 - Historical Look at Thanksgiving, Fact vs. Fiction

#8 - How to sleep better in the cold.

#7 Sounds of the Forest: Owls

#6 - Simon Kenton: whipped, beaten and drug on the back of a horse

#5 Lost and Found: Trout fishing on a cliff

#4 - Lost and Found: Burning socks to stay warm.

#3 - 15 Great ways to get your kids into the great outdoors, and enjoying it!

#2 - How to prepare so you dont die in the outdoors.

#1 - Lost and Found - I followed a stream and got lost!

#0 - Co-hosts with 100 years experience