The Wild Dispatch
A podcast exploring human stories from wild places around the world.
This part-Brit part-South-African from America interviews guests with both deep knowledge, and entertaining stories in their back pocket.
From old traditions to modern technologies. From hunting to fishing, foraging, homesteading, tracking, tanning, even animal communication... we celebrate the wild skills and adventurous spirit that's helped us thrive.
Hosted by Robin Warman
Episodes
42 episodes since 2023
EP41: Harmony Cronin - A Punk-Rocker’s Guide to Nature
Harmony Cronin's path has taken many fascinating turns. From urban roots, to hopping trains, balancing in a societal nook called the 'slip space' and fighting the system with punk-rock: ultimately all roads have led her to nature. ...
September 16, 2024
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Episode 41
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2:07:43
EP40: Cayden Marquis - Hunting for a chocolate milkshake
This episode Robin and Cayden Marquis (from ep 05) take a trip down memory lane, recounting a savagely long, hot, but ultima...
September 02, 2024
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Episode 40
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1:21:24
EP39: Kielyn Marrone - Finding Joy in an Arctic Playground
Kielyn Marrone is back from the Wild Wild North!Despite covering a ton of good-n-deep stuff in our last episode… Robin and ...
August 19, 2024
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Episode 39
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1:53:38
EP38: Save your own skin w/ Dennis McKiver - stories from a Pararescue Specialist
Dennis McKiver is back! This time with more tales of close-calls and near-misses. Along with the usual smorgasbord of stories, we have underlying theme of Self-Rescue tips too... It's perhaps obvious but pushing a rescue button might no...
August 05, 2024
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Episode 38
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1:31:22
EP37: Michael Scrogan - The pursuit of hunting stories
Michael is the host of The Hunting Stories Podcast. While he's not busy hearing other people's hunting stories from around the world. Michael's heading off to the mountains to mak...
July 22, 2024
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Episode 37
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2:00:21
EP36: it’s a mini adventure w/ Robin Warman
Just a quick check-in from the woods of Northern California. Archery deer season has arrived, so this week I'm putting down my to-do-list and picking up my bow.We have a fantastic full-length episode next week, be sure to follow me at t...
July 15, 2024
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Episode 36
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4:05
EP035: Aquatic encounters w/ Ejler Hjorth-Westh
Another smattering of aquatic wisdom from our resident expert Ejler Hjorth-Westh. The continuation of our chat includes many tales from the ocean: close encounters with whales, 12ft long Mola Mola, a record breaking great white shark, and man...
July 08, 2024
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Episode 35
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1:45:15
EP034: Matty Turner - A student of the outback
Host of the podcast Becoming a Bowhunter and a self confessed adult-onset hunter — Matty’s spent the last six years making up for lost time. Which is why you’ll often find him out in the bush with a compound bow in one hand and a microphone in ...
July 01, 2024
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Episode 34
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1:41:50
EP033: Kielyn Marrone - Surviving Alone for 80 days in sub-arctic winter
When offered a spot on the hit survival show Alone, Kielyn Marrone was actually excited to take a break from her regular life. This statement might sound pretty close to a Chuck Norris jok...
June 24, 2024
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Episode 33
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2:00:58
EP032: Mountains, muscle & mindset - making it count w/ Dr. Preston Ward
Dr. Preston Ward is back with big news! In EP032 Robin and Preston talk about adventures, successful hunts, unsuccessful hunt...
June 17, 2024
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Episode 32
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1:27:51
EP031: The hounds of Africa w/ Themba & Gogo
This episode is recorded live, as the action unfolds, on one of many vast ranches in the mountains of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is completely unscripted and unplanned. Much like many parts of the USA— farmers in South Africa us...
June 10, 2024
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Episode 31
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38:54
EP030: Being a more effective, ethical hunter w/ Dr. Brian Hauck
Through his 30+ years as a doctor, many months spent chasing animals in the mountains, and more than 17,000 surgeries under his belt. This professional knows not only exactly where to place a projectile, but why.In this episode Dr. Bria...
June 03, 2024
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Episode 30
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1:45:12
EP029: Ejler's Ocean - tales from the sea
The homesteading, veggie growing, fish-slaying artist known as Ejler is back! Fishing season is just around the corner — not one to hold his cards close to his chest, in this episode Ejler casually throws down a killer-hand of stor...
May 27, 2024
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Episode 29
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1:54:56
EP028: Steve Rogers - wingshooting on Orkney Island, Scotland
Steve Rogers is the owner of Orkney Shooting Holidays - North East of the Scottish mainland. Although he's been chasing birds with a shotgun since he was a young nipper... it wasn't until an extremely close-call changed his life, shifting his p...
May 20, 2024
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Episode 28
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1:32:46
Ep027: Cole Wilks - shooting a 900lb antelope on Naked & Afraid (+ other wilderness stories)
Cole Wilks has been putting wild meat on the table (and in the freezer) since he was a kid. Spending months of each year hunting with a bow, it's unsurprising that he's an absolute pro at wilderness survival.Cole has featured as a coach...
May 13, 2024
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Episode 27
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2:13:19
EP:026 Larry Knowles on edible seaweed, spear-fishing & the life aquatic
For decades Larry has been fishing and foraging for the tastiest ocean snacks Northern California has to offer. Not only feeding himself and the people he cares about, but also selling healthy products through his environmentally conscious seaw...
May 06, 2024
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Episode 26
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2:15:21
Ep025: The magic of Warthogs and double-bearded turkeys w/ Robin Warman
Today we're doing things a little different: 'TWD - In The Field' is a shorter format recorded out in the wild, capturing moments, as they happen. The Wild Dispatch will continue to churn out its 'normal programming' but every few weeks one of ...
April 29, 2024
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Episode 25
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1:00:14
Ep024: Hunting gourmet ingredients w/ Chef Tiffany Friedman (wild child of the NYC cuisine scene)
Chef Tiffany Friedman creates culinary dishes packed with delicious wild ingredients. Having been part of the industry most her life, it's safe to assume she's comfortable rubbing shou...
April 22, 2024
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Episode 24
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1:43:45
Ep023: Dr. Adrian de Villiers (a legendary bowhunter from South Africa)
Dr. Adrian de Villiers goes by many names, but perhaps the most notorious is Dr. Death. —A nickname coined after becoming the first South African to ever harvest the big 6 on foot, with nothing but a bow and arrows. (elephant, rhin...
April 15, 2024
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Episode 23
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2:02:24
Ep022: The hunting family unit - Hans & Adrienne Olufs (from West Coast Archery Shop)
Today we’re excited to introduce two new guests to The Wild Dispatch Podcast.Hans and Adrienne Olufs began their journey as high-school sweethearts with a mutual love of wild places... they’ve since become two halves of a backwoods powe...
April 08, 2024
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Episode 22
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1:47:28
Ep021: Tracking leopards for the president w/ Renias & Alex (The Tracker Academy)
The art of tracking an animal has been called one of the earliest forms of science. The first deductive thinking of our distant ancestors, in search of food.Together Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo are helping to ensure these anc...
April 01, 2024
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Episode 21
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1:59:34
Ep020: Mastering African mushrooms with Justin Williams
Justin has been unlocking South Africa’s foraging potential since he was a teenager. Having honed his mushroom senses for over 15 years, we’re excited to say he’s agreed to share a giant basket of skills and stories with us today.Thanks...
March 25, 2024
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Episode 20
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1:55:53
Ep019: Joe Costarella - old school CA hunting 'n' fishing (+ some top turkey tips too)
A man who’s helped bring many a fat gobbler into range… helping other folks find success has been Joe Costarella’s jam for many years. Today he serves up a big helping of tips and tactics, gi...
March 18, 2024
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Episode 19
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1:57:04
Ep018: Surviving w/ Dennis Mckiver (Part 2 - para rescue, fish & game, hunting, fishing)
Today Robin hears how Dennis Mckiver's life saving, death-defying story concludes.Ever wonder what it's like treating a medical emergency in...
March 11, 2024
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Episode 18
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1:54:00
Ep017: Surviving w/ Dennis McKiver (Part 1 - para-rescue, fish & game, hunting, fishing)
A man who’s had more than his fair share of close calls in the wild — it’s perhaps unsurprising that Dennis McKiver has a mountain of stories to tell. From farm-town life south of Sacramento, to his military days across the world, to a ...
March 04, 2024
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Episode 17
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1:55:45