Outback Mike Survival and Adventure Podcast
Episodes
Episode 29: Heston Russell - Surviving War and Trial by Media
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Former Australian commando Heston Russell fought in Middle East and after returning to ‘normal life’ had to fight to clear his name and those unde...
Episode 28: Cam Bostok - Thru-Hiking Guru
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cam is a full-time thru-hiker, trekking some of the worlds longest and most spectacular trails. He just finished his hardest challenge yet, shared wit...
Episode 27: Life of an Outdoor Content Creator - Scotty's Gone Walkabout
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scotty make stunning YouTube videos with professional videography skills. Travelling far and wide from his base in NSW he's forming stronger opinions ...
Episode 26: Sam Birch - Growing up in the Kimberley bush
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Birch grew up in the remote Kimberley bush, living a wild and often tumultuous life. Five years ago he changed his life. This Balanggarra Traditio...
Episode 25 - 43 Days Alone in the Desert
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I interview ABC journalist Erin Parke who spent years gaining the the trust of Robert Bogucki, whose edge-of-survival spiritual quest into the Austral...
Episode 24 Valerie Douglas - Malcolm Douglas's Wife
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I chat to Valerie Douglas, wife of the late Malcolm Douglas, about their life together and what Malcolm was like as a person behind and in front of th...
Episode 23 Ranger Louie - Affordable Camping in NSW National Parks
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NSW National Parks have proposed expensive (in my opinion) new fees across the majority of campgrounds, which will price many Australians out of campi...
Episode 22 Astronaut and Polar Adventurer Eric Philips
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Philips is one the worlds most experienced polar adventurers. His 30+ expeditions to the North and South Poles, icecap crossings of Greenland, Ic...
Episode 21: Adventure To Treat Mental Illness - Bailey Seamer
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Facing suicidal thoughts and electro-shock therapy for severe depression, Bailey turned to adventure as a last ditch effort to manage severe mental il...
Episode 20: Surviving a Cyclone in 4m Boat – Hamish Felton-Taylor
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hamish survived a category 2 cyclone in a 4m boat off the coast of the Northern Territory. The hairy escape from the sea was one thing. The overnight ...
Episode 19: Adventurous Jobs - Andrew Tomkins - Antarctic Ring In
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I chat with my life-long friend Andy about career paths that allow epic adventures in work time. Calling from a tent in Antarctica, he's halfway t...
Episode 18: Hitchhiking Adventures - Best & Worst Experiences with Claudia Fischer
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I chat with seasoned hitchhiker Claudia about our best and worst experiences thumbing rides across the world. Including Canada, Alaska, Mainland USA, ...
Episode 17 - Military Survival Courses
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I talk about the military survival courses I've completed and instructed on while serving in the Australian Army and Airforce. I'm the one being inter...
Episode 16: The 10 Best Adventure Films of All Time - Jemima Robinson
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jemima Robinson has run the Banff Film Festival Australian Tour for 17 years. She shares her top ten films and we explore what makes an adventure film...
Episode 15: Alone UK Winner - Tom Williams
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hiking the North Magnetic Pole, founding a survival tour company and winning the Alone UK TV series; these are some of the experiences Tom ponders whe...
Episode 14: Elise Richmond - Professional Adventurer
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crossing the Gobi Desert on foot, mountaineering in Nepal, paragliding in Bolivia, Elise goes from one epic adventure to the next, squeezing the most ...
Episode 13: How to Survive in Croc Country
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How close can you camp to water and be safe? Is it safe to fish from the bank? I answer these and other questions with experienced northern fisherman ...
Episode 12: Luke Richmond - Professional Adventurer
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Luke lives by the motto 'One Life One Chance', where he pursues adventure as if he had five years left to live. Climbing mountains, rowing oce...
Episode 11: Solo Camel Trek Across Australia - Sophie Matterson
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2020, Sophie Matterson started a solo trek across Australia with five camels that she caught from the wild and trained herself. Two years later she...
Episode 10: Rowing the Pacific Solo - Michelle Lee
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023 Michelle Lee rowed solo and unassisted across the Pacific Ocean. Five years earlier she crossed the Altantic. For someone who never saw themse...
Episode 9: Surviving Frozen Canada Alone for 89 days - Callie Russell
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Callie has been camping in the North American woods for the last 12 years... straight! Tragedy, the call of the wild and courage to commit to the unkn...
Episode 8: How to Hike Overnight with Kids
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
These tips come from personal experience with my own kids (from babies to teenagers) on adventures such as a week-long unsupported hike through remote...
Episode 7: Solo Antarctic Circumnavigations - Lisa Blair
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa sailed solo around Antarctica (twice!). The third person ever to have done it, and the first woman, she broke the world speed record on the secon...
Episode 6: Pacific Ocean Rescue - Tom Robinson’s Incredible Survival Story
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
24 year old Tom built a plywood boat in his Brisbane backyard, shipped it to Peru and rowed solo back toward Australia across the Pacific. A totally a...
Episode 5: Attaining Freedom - Liz and Clay Hayes
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Hayes family lives a very different life. With three YouTube channels in one family they have the freedom to go where their outdoor passions take ...
Episode 4: Clay Hayes - Alone Season 8 Winner, Ecologist, Author, YouTuber
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clay is a highly experienced American woodsman. We chat about his upbringing and the experiences that prepared him for the show, like hunting and fish...
Episode 3: Hiking Alone Across the World - Lucy Barnard
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I linked up with Australian adventurer Lucy Barnard in Central America as she hiked past the halfway mark of her 30,000km hike from the southern tip o...
Episode 2: Naomi Allsworth (Part 2) - Extreme trauma
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I got to know Naomi closely as we worked together for two weeks as survival instructors for Desert Island Survival on an uninhabited island off Panama...
Episode 1: Naomi Allsworth (Part 1) - Alone UK participant, Bear Grylls Survival Academy Instructor and Fashion Designer.
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi has experienced amazing things in the survival world despite finding her passion recently and still being in her twenties. Labelled 'Bushcra...