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Surviving Life with Les Stroud

From the scorched sands of the Kalahari Desert to the rock and roll stage in Las Vegas to living with remote tribes in the world’s jungles, mention the word ‘survival’ and Les Stroud is the name at the top of the list. Appropriately recorded only in outdoor settings, ‘Survivorman’ himself is the perfect podcast interviewer to sit with and pull deep and inspiring life stories from artists and motivated individuals who continue to forge new pathways while surviving life itself.

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Doug Adams, Part 1 Jan 14, 2021

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Raised in the rougher areas of Toronto, Canada, Doug Adams relied on his music and art, his martial arts and the love of his mother to break free from a pathway leading to jail and instead to travel a rock and roll highway into the halls of fame, producing live special effects for the biggest stars in the world. In Part 1 we get insight into his beginnings and how literally playing with fire and bombs would provide his ticket out.

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Les Stroud Keynote, Part 2 Jan 08, 2021

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In this 2nd half of Les Stroud’s epic keynote held at the Bushcraft Symposium in Alberta Canada, Les was asked to expose once and for all the truth and reality behind the inception of “Survival TV” a brand new genre of television for which Stroud is credited with creating.

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"Desert Dave" Halladay Dec 31, 2020

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Consultant on films such as Castaway and TV series such as Survivorman, David Halladay is an unsung hero. Essentially unknown to the general public he is a legend in the world of survival skills. Not content to stick with the more simple subjects of fire starting and flint bladed knife making, David uses every outdoor skill oriented opportunity to fall right back into the world of philosophy and spiritual connectedness to nature.

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Laurie Brown Dec 24, 2020

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There are those TV journalists that get the story and deliver the interview. And then there are those who are artist in their own right and compel you to follow them because of their work, not necessarily because of the artist they might be interviewing. Enter Laurie Brown. With a smooth demeanor, eloquent style of speech and silky voice her insightful work will always take the listener to places they never knew they always wanted to go. We discover why she does what she does so well.

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Mike Clink, Part 1 Dec 17, 2020

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Celebrated as one of history’s greatest rock producer/engineers, after establishing none other than Guns and Roses by producing their first five albums, Mike shares his life’s history and his seemingly singular obsession with how music is made and recorded. Sitting along side Mike in his backyard in Woodland Hills, California, the camaraderie styled relationship between Les and Mike is palpable.

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Mors Kochanski Dec 10, 2020

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Long before Survivorman and the plethora of books available on the subjects of survival, Mors was at the zeitgeist of presenting these skills to the public and to kids in an accessible way through his writings and teachings. Inspired by Huey, Duey and Luey from Disney, Mors set the bar for outdoor skills instruction in this, his last ever interview before passing in Dec 2019.

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George Stroumboulopoulos, Part 1 Dec 03, 2020

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Raised by a loving Christian mother while hanging with a small group of outliers focused on punk rock, all the while adorned with satanic symbolism expressed through personal fashion, George shares the driving forces behind his productive and hugely successful career as a music interviewer.

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Les Stroud Keynote, Part 1 Nov 26, 2020

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Les addresses over 500 people at the Alberta Bushcraft Symposium. He was asked to elaborate on the differences between survival, bushcraft and primitive earth skills but also to set the stage for what everyone was calling the ‘elephant in the room’: survival TV.

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David Suzuki, Part 1 Nov 26, 2020

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In a feisty and sometimes angry mood, David Suzuki shares with Les his frustration on getting the public and the politicians to understand what is at stake environmentally. Sitting in David’s backyard alongside the NW Pacific coastline, Les probes David for understanding on how to move forward.

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Bruce Cockburn, Part 1 Nov 26, 2020

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The poet, the singer-songwriter, the philosopher, the artist, Bruce Cockburn is a Canadian Legend. Yet he broke past international borders to continue as one of the most respected creators in the world. Les and Bruce sit down at Les’ house and talk songwriting, the impact of Bruce’s music and his spiritual motivation.

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