The Wild Dispatch
From world-record breaking expeditions to traditional hide tanning techniques: The Wild Dispatch explores the many different ways we connect with nature.
Full of honest conversations—and occasional audio adventures—This part-Brit part-South-African from America chats with guests about fishing, foraging, tracking, homesteading, ancient hunting, ultralight camping and everything in between.
It’s a podcast for nature lovers… it's an all out owl-hooting celebration of the skills and traditions that got us where we are today.
Episodes
72 episodes
EP71: Nathan Olsen ↣ Winning Alone S12: The Family Legacy Continues
In this Episode, Robin and Nathan dive deep into everything Alone Season 12 in South Africa. This one has a bunch of entertaining and sometimes emotional stories: From memories of growing up under Larry Dean Olsen, a legendary figure in the wil...
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Episode 71
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1:52:13
EP70: 𝐹𝐼𝐸𝐿𝐷 𝑁𝑂𝑇𝐸𝑆 | Chasing Tuna ↣ Dennis, Jim, Jordan & Robin
In this episode, Robin and regular guest Dennis McKiver head out into the Pacific Ocean in search of Tuna... They catch up on recent Stor...
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Episode 70
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1:36:36
EP69: Naude Dreyer ↣ Wrestling Seals in the Name of Ocean Conservation
In this episode, Robin chats with Naude Dreyer – co founder of Ocean Conservation Namibia. Naude shares some incredible s...
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Episode 69
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1:25:41
EP68: Bonus Episode ↣ Getting Pumped for Elk Season with Michael, Jared, Lucas & Robin
Right now in the US it's that magical time of year when the elk mating season descends into a full-bore rut-mode. It's also a time when (some would say) foolish individuals pick up their bows and arrows and do their best to challenge 900lb anim...
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Episode 68
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1:53:14
EP67: Jermaine Hodge ↣ Elk Stories from A World-Champion Caller
Jermaine Hodge is an athlete on multiple levels. Part of the elite military Greco-Roman world class wrestling program, his tournament winning talent brought him to Colorado over 20 years ago, where his passion for chasing elk really took hold. ...
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Episode 67
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2:02:41
EP66: Dug North ↣ Surviving Alone in South Africa & Customizing Tools for the Wild
In this episode Robin chats with Dug North about his experiences on the latest season of The Alone Show - the first time ever in Africa. (F...
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Episode 66
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2:06:14
EP65: Hunting Answers From Our Ancestors ↣ Tony Fair (@guerilla_forager)
Today we dive deep into the world of ancient culture with Tony Fair —A guy obsessed with figuring out how our ancestors managed to both scrape a living and create a bunch of rock art at the same time. In this episode, we explore the intricate c...
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Episode 65
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2:21:52
EP64: Living With Lions, Elephants and Guerilla Fighters ↣ Lyn and Mike Methley in Namibia
Today We are traveling across the world and back in time to Namibia in the South West of Africa... 300 miles from the nearest grocery store, Lyn and Mike Methley raised their family while helping to build the first road through the area in the ...
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Episode 64
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2:01:52
EP63: Ejler & The Wild-Boar Headcheese ↣ A New Culinary Adventure
Back in Episode 11 Ejler shared some memories of farm life on the rural island of Bonholm, Denmark. One story that really struck a chord was the existence of a food called Head-cheese, a magical substance created from the boiled remains of what...
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Episode 63
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1:48:12
EP62: Riaan Manser ↣ Stories From a Record-Breaking Explorer: Kidnappings, Landmines & Ocean Squalls
Today we are sitting down with writer and modern day explorer Riaan Manser. His adventurous journey began the day he decided to quit his job and go for a bike ride... around the entire continent of Africa. This was done without backup, and befo...
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Episode 62
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2:15:21
EP61: The Dick Proenneke Story Continues ↣ Sourdough & Survival with Monroe Robinson²
In this Episode Robin takes a seat with Monroe Robinson - author of 'The Handcrafted Life of Dick Proenneke' to chat all things wilderness living in Alaska: The relentless nature of maint...
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Episode 61
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1:59:10
EP60: 𝐹𝐼𝐸𝐿𝐷 𝑁𝑂𝑇𝐸𝑆 | The Fallow Deer Rut ↣ William, Callum & Robin
The fallow deer rut is an all-bows-blazing non-stop action-packed month that’s firmly marked in every South African bowhunter’s calendar. It’s a magical time that testosterone in the fallow population bubbles over and the thickets of the Easter...
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Episode 60
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1:28:23
EP59: Jandre Strydom ↣ Chasing Protein and Dopamine in the African Mountains
An immensely talented bowhunter-spearfisherman from South Africa –Jandre has been honing his skills since the age of 5. Wherever you're from, when it comes to sourcing protein, there’s an easy way, and there’s hard way… Then there’s Jan...
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Episode 59
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2:01:01
EP58: Lama Nasser-Gammett ↣ Embracing the Fungiculture: Mushroom Production & Other Stories
Lama Nasser-Gammett and her husband Matthew are owners of The Forest People, and supply a large area of the Mendocino coast with cultivated mushrooms. Building their business from the ground up at a time when there was very little i...
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Episode 58
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1:47:04
EP57: The Evacuee ↣ Escaping WWII With Ray & Violet Warman²
This week it is Violet Warman's 97th Birthday. She was born in 1928 — Rather a lot of wild stuff happened since that day... In this episode Robin was lucky enough to hear some...
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Episode 57
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1:26:22
EP56: 𝐹𝐼𝐸𝐿𝐷 𝑁𝑂𝑇𝐸𝑆 | The Braai Experience ↣ Banter & Backstraps with Fred, James, & the Two Robins
In this episode we break from a week-long adventure in the Eastern Cape to celebrate a successful bow hunt. The jokes roll thick as backstraps and wild game sausage sizzle on a flat-stone locally called an Yster Klip, which literally translates...
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Episode 56
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1:35:00
EP55: William Arthur Sprague IV ↣ Deeper Into the Mushroomverse: Psilocybin, Amanita Muscaria & Stoned Ape Theory²
In EP55 Robin and William Arthur Sprague IV continue on their two-part myco-nautical adventure. Many topics are discussed, including ...
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Episode 55
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1:52:00
EP54: Adam Brennan ↣ Hunting Mountain Sheep the Hardest Way You Can
Adam Brennan has been shooting a traditional bow for as long as he can remember. Born and raised in the Yukon, It was here he learned what it takes to thrive in the Canadian wilderness. It's his life-long honed skill-set, dogged per...
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Episode 54
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2:23:00
EP53: Eugenia Bone ↣ How to Have A Good Trip: The Science Behind Psylocibin
Our journey through mycelium universe continues today with Eugenia Bone. A food and nature writer, her work has appeared in many anthologies, magazines, and newspapers across the world. Eugenia is also the author of nine books on f...
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Episode 53
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1:56:45
EP52: Entering the Mushroomverse ↣ William Arthur Sprague IV¹
In EP52 Robin and William Arthur Sprague IV don their helmets, detach from the Mother-ship and set off on a two-part myco-nautical ad...
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Episode 52
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1:39:06
EP51: Monroe Robinson & The Dick Proenneke Story ↣ A Legend of the Alaskan Wilderness¹
----- The second part of this story continues with EP61 -----Having spent 30 years homesteading at Twin Lakes, Alaska, building an incredible cabin (and entire li...
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Episode 51
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1:58:58
EP50: Kiefer Dugenske ↣ The Wandering Backwoodsman
In England there's an expression "all talk and no trouser" Kiefer is the opposite of this saying. An all-out and all-round outdoorsman based in Michigan, Kiefer is constantly trying to squeeze that elusive 25th hour out of his day. From trappin...
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Episode 50
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2:11:30
EP49: Remembering WW2 at the age of 96 ↣ Ray & Violet Warman¹
Raymond and Violet Warman, aka Ray n' Vi... aka Robin's Nana and Gramps were born in England in the 1930s. Raised in both the English countryside and East London—their experiences growing...
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Episode 49
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1:43:12
EP48: The Wild Dispatch Redux ↣ A Year to Remember
That's (almost) a wrap on 2024. Thank you to everyone who's been part of this adventure! To the guests sharing their time and knowledge, the listeners tuning in from all over the world, and the friends and family who've put up with my wild babb...
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Episode 48
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32:37
EP47: Henry Shires ↣ The Past, Present and Future of Ultralight Backpacking
Henry Shires is the joint founder of Tarptent - an ultralight tent company based out of Nevada City California. A tinkerer by nature, when the world didn’t provide the ultralight gear Henry wanted, he just bought a sewing machine and made it hi...
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Episode 47
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1:40:00
