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Welcome to the Nature Reliance Podcast, the ultimate audio destination for outdoor enthusiasts, survivalists, and nature lovers. Each episode delves into the heart of wilderness living and survival skills, guided by experts in the field. Join us as we explore a myriad of topics ranging from bushcraft and land navigation to wildlife tracking and naturalist studies. Our podcast not only educates but also inspires, empowering listeners to deepen their connection with the natural world. Whether you're a seasoned outdoorsman or just starting your journey into the wilderness, the Nature Reliance Podcast offers invaluable insights, tips, and tales to enhance your outdoor experiences. Tune in to join a community that reveres nature and thrives on adventure."
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How Understanding Plant Names Helps You Read the Land
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Practical insights on longevity, movement, hydration, nutrition, and nature based health
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Beyond the Field with Kevin Estela: Building a Mindset for the Outdoors
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May 01, 2025 |
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Lessons from the Field: Search and Rescue Insights from 2024
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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How 4H Camps Get Kids Off Screens & Into the Outdoors
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Daddy Long Legs: Myths, Truths & Surprising Facts
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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The Science of Cold Exposure: How It Impacts Your Body and Mind
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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From Novice to Tracking Mentor: Chris Lindsey’s Urban Tracking Journey
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Mastering the Art and Science of Tracking: A Conversation with Mike Hull of Hull's Tracking Services
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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#130 LT Wright of LT Wright Handcrafted Knives Interview
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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#129 Tuff Possum Gear, Jayberry Miller Interview
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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#128 World Renowned Bushcraft Instructor, Mr. Paul Kirtley
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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#127 How to Avoid Ticks
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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#126 George Rogers Clark, Leader of the Long Knives
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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#125 Simon Kenton Frontier Scout with Dr. Mel Hankla
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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#124 Professional Mental Health Maintenance Insight from Jessica Wigginton
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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#123 Emergency Medical Services Insight for Disaster Readiness
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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#122 Ham Radio Insight For Disaster Readiness
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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#121 SOBERING Grid Down Disaster Readiness Interview
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May 06, 2023 |
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#120 Building a Resilient Team with Doc K, Special Forces Soldier
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May 06, 2023 |
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#119 Lineage, Teachers and Their Importance in Outdoor Education
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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#118 Mindset and Mental Health Development for Daily Survival
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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#117 Where did the word Appalachia come from? Apalachee Indians is the answer
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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#116 Challenges for Search and Rescue Teams during the Eastern KY Floods of 2022
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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#115 Five Incredible Wildlife Interactions
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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#114 Survival Instructors Discuss a Stressful Class
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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#113 Women in the Wilderness, PNWBushcraft
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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#112 Introduction to Amateur (Ham) Radio
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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#111 What does Lineage have to do with Bushcraft and Survival?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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#110 John McCann - Survival Resources
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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#109 Coyotes - What I Learned Surprised Me.
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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#108 Mental Fortitude and Grit with Army Ranger Ryan Tibben
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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#107 Firearms Instructor Matt Underwood
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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#106 US Marine to Fieldcraft Farmer, Fantastic Story
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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#105 Interview with Casey Deming of Georgia Bushcraft
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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#104 Self-Defense is Self-Reliance - Part 4 (Gear)
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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#103 Western Hunting and Hill People Gear
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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#102 Self-Defense is Self-Reliance - Part 3 (Tactics)
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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#101 Wazoo
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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#100 Self-Defense is Self-Reliance - Part 2 (Skills)
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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#99 Herbalist and Chemist Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen Ph.D Interview
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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#98: Self-Defense is Self-Reliance - Part 1 (Mindset)
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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#97 Disaster Preparedness and Survival Author and Instructor Jim Cobb Interview.
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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#96 Urban Survival Interview with Tony Torre of Urban Survival Craft
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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#95 ESEE/Randall Adventure Training Interview with Shane Adams
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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#94 My Top 7 Classified Disaster Preps
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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#93 Deer, Wild Turkey, Elk, Grouse and Mountain Lions in KY!
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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#92 Hacks Hacks and More Hacks
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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#91 All Hail the Survival Acronyms!
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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#90 Survivorman - Les Stroud Interview
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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#89 All Things Deer Hunting - - and more!
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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#88 Top 10 Ways To Set Your Mind To Anything
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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#87 Viral Lost Hiker Social Media Posts Debunked
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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#86 Tim Smith, Jack Mountain Bushcraft Interview
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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#85 Knife Fighting Instructor Rob "Filo" Cabrera
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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#84 All people should Hug a Hunter and/or Shooter
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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#83 An Exercise in Mindfulness
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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#82 Bunch of Weirdos
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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#81 Squirrel Hunting Stories and More.
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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#80 Kentucky Master Naturalist - a volunteer education program for everyone.
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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#79 Instinct Survivalist - Bill Reese Interview
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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#78 Jack Hinson - The Civil War's Deadliest Sniper
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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# 77 Campfire with a Green Beret - Adam Smith Interview
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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#76 Fieldcraft Survival - Kevin Estela Interview
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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# 75 Overlooked water filtration/purification issues, primitive skills and more - Doug Meyer Interview
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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#74 When Lightning Strikes!
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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#73 Woodmanship and Pizza Delivery - Jamie Burleigh Interview
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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#72 Jungle Expeditions, Bee Keeping and More - Joe Flowers Interview
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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#71 The Real Patriots of Camden - Not Mel Gibson
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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#70 How to avoid ticks, mosquitoes, and chiggers
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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#69 Hiker Rescued After Lost for Five Days
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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#68 Day hikers are most vulnerable in hiking situations
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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#67 Average American Thinks They can Survive Two Weeks in the Wild.
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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#66 The Legend of Timpanogos
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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#65 Sasquatch or No Sasquatch? Craig Offers Insight.
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May 07, 2021 |
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#64 Odysseus of the Frontier
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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#63 The Story of the Emerald Lizard
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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#62 Shining Eyes
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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#61 Military Analysis for Everyday Land Navigation
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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#60 Missing Land Navigation Skills Lead to Tragedy
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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#59 Death Wind
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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# 58 Frontier Scout Patrol Tips
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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#57 Code of the Warrior - Loyalty - A story
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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#56 Why and How You Should Become a Tracker
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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#55 Trash or Treasure, Garbage Bags for the Win!
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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#54 Frontier Struggles of the 1800s Lead to Greatness
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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#53 American Flag Etiquette and Historical Stories
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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#52 Historical and Modern Lessons Learned from the life and period of Simon Kenton
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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#51 Mythbusting Natural Navigation - 3 Important Points.
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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#50 Being Tough: What it is and what it isn't
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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#49 Interview with 4H Youth Educator and Master Naturalist Eric Comley
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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#48 The 3 Aspects of Successful Leadership Using Humility.
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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#47 Obtaining vs. Retaining Skills BIG Difference
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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#46 I Fell 150 Feet and Survived
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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#45 Bulletproof your Mind for Survival Part 2
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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#44 The Sun As Our Anchor for Navigation
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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#43 Mountain Climbing for Beginners
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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#42 Migration of our Social Media
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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#41 Practical Naturalist: Bobcats
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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#40 Bulletproof your Mind for Survival Part 1
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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#39 Seven (7) of the Most Overlooked Aspects of Survival
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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#38 Intro to Hunting
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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#37 My Top 10 List of Essential Gear
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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#36 10 Ways to Extend Your Phone's Battery Life.
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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#35 Practical Bushcraft
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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#34 Knife Safety Tips
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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#33 Campfire Chat: Scary story from a remote wilderness graveyard
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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#32 Tracking for Life, 6 Habits of a Tracker YOU Can Use In Everyday Life
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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#31 Test your outdoor self-reliance knowledge with the "Tourist Test".
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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#30 Individual First Aid Kit (IFAK): 22 items that you need to hear about
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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#29 Top 5 Recommendations to help YOU connect to nature
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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#28 My LOVE/HATE relationship with Leave No Trace
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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#27 Practical Naturalist - No, moss does not always grow on the North side of trees and other nature insights
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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#26 Dueling Interviews
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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#25 - Campfire Chat - 5 things that will make your camping experience better.
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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#24 Epic failure in gardening - but we have to start somewhere.
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May 22, 2020 |
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#23 How drowning changed my life - Part 2
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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#22 How drowning changed my life - Part 1
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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#21 Craig's Campfire Chat: What is the moral of this story
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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#20 Lost and Found: Day hike gone wrong.
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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#19 Learn How a Ham Radio Might Save Your Life
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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#18 - Simon Kenton - Nearly Naked and Afraid, Pt 2 of 2
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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#17 Oooops! - Common Mistakes (Part 3 of 3) - While at camp
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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#16 Simon Kenton - Nearly Naked and Afraid, Pt 1 of 2
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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#15 - Oooops! - Common Mistakes (Part 2 of 3) - While on the trail
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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#14 - Oooops! - Common Mistakes (Part 1 of 3) - Before you hit the trail.
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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#13 - Practical Naturalist: Carl Linnaeus is my homeboy
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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#12 - National Parks 2017 Search and Rescue Stats
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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#11 - Myth of the "Dark and Bloody Ground" Pt 2
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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#10 - Myth of the "Dark and Bloody Ground" Pt 1
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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#9 - Historical Look at Thanksgiving, Fact vs. Fiction
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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#8 - How to sleep better in the cold.
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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#7 Sounds of the Forest: Owls
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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#6 - Simon Kenton: whipped, beaten and drug on the back of a horse
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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#5 Lost and Found: Trout fishing on a cliff
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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#4 - Lost and Found: Burning socks to stay warm.
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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#3 - 15 Great ways to get your kids into the great outdoors, and enjoying it!
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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#2 - How to prepare so you dont die in the outdoors.
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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#1 - Lost and Found - I followed a stream and got lost!
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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#0 - Co-hosts with 100 years experience
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Aug 15, 2019 |