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Episode 119: More Bushcraft Skills
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - August 08, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThis week, we continue our discussion of my top-10 bushcraft skills. We cover the next four skills on my list. Many people carry 550 cord, but how do you actually use it? Can you tie a knot that you'd bet your life on? How scared of grizzly bears should you be? How do you even choose where ...
August 2021 Bonus
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - August 04, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHere's your bonus content for the month. How do you get a fish bone out of your throat? Our book of the month is Ireland by Frank Delaney. The challenge for the month is to do a pencil drawing- don't worry, I give you some tips.
Episode 118: Top-10 Bushcraft skills
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - August 01, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsSurvival skills are one thing, but bushcraft skills will keep you out of a survival situation. If you want to fish, hunt, backpack, or recreate in the backcountry, these ten skills are absolutely critical.
Episode 117: Survival Skills Q&A
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - July 25, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsI get a lot of questions about "survival skills," so I decided to pick a few of them and answer them on this episode. We're going to discuss some basic fire starting techniques, essential survival gear, and practical exercises you can start doing to improve your own odds of survival.
Episode 116: Eat More Weeds! Foraging Wild Lambsquarters
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - July 19, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsLambsquarters are one of the easiest wild plants to identify, gather and cook. That's exactly what we're doing in this episode.
Episode 115: You Can Be My Super-Spy
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - July 12, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsToday is all about situational awareness. This is a skill that's trained and practiced, not something that's inherent in a select few.
Episode 114: Playground Landscaping
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - July 05, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsOk, seriously, this week I've been working really hard on moving around a lot of heavy dirt and stone. Maybe it's not so glamorous, but it's what I've been working on, so it's what I get to talk about.
July 2021 Bonus
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - June 29, 2021 17:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMore bonus content! We're back to our regular three items for the monthly bonus episodes- pro tip, book recommendation, and challenge. This month, we talk about how to light a match like a boss. Our book of the month is "All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. The challenge for the month ...
Episode 113: Eat the Weeds! Foraging Wild Thistle
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - June 28, 2021 06:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMany wild plants are edible. I recommend learning one at a time. Start with plants that grow where you live. Learn how to identify them, how to harvest them, and how to prepare them. Today we're doing that with wild wavy-leaf thistle.
Episode 112: You Said What?!?!
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - June 21, 2021 06:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWords are important. Words are arguably one of the most decisive single factors in human history. So it's important to know what you're saying. Speak accurately and correctly, know your implications, and be aware of the context of your expressions.
Episode 111: The Ruck March
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - June 14, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn recent years, "rucking" has become a popular form of exercise. For many decades, the ruck march, rucksack, and rucking were terms only heard in a military context. The benefits of rucking for exercise, though, apply to everyone, so let's talk about how to start rucking safely, the gear you'...
Episode 110: Dawn of Civilization
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - June 06, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsLast time, we talked about getting over your fear of public speaking, building confidence through competence, and some tips and tricks for putting your talk together. This week, we're actually going through our talk, line by line, and discussing and editing it as we go.
Episode 109: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - May 30, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsIn this episode, we're talking about talking. I was recently invited to give a talk, so there's a bit of work that goes into preparing for it. Just like many of my other projects, I wanted to bring you along for the actual process of putting the talk together. In this first part of the series...
June 2021 Bonus
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - May 28, 2021 17:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe're mixing it up a little for this month's bonus content. Instead of our regular monthly items, this bonus episode is all about the "card deck" workout. It's simple, requires only a deck of playing cards, and is an effective whole body workout no matter what your current fitness level looks ...
Episode 108: The Back 40
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - May 23, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings40 acres of severely overgrazed, depleted, and eroded land, and we're going to restore it! We're embarking on a massive habitat restoration project, and you get to come along for the journey.
Episode 107: Food Forest, the Scavenger's Garden
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - May 16, 2021 06:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsToday, we're planning out our food forest. What is a food forest? Basically, it's a method of creating a forest habitat where you get to step back and just be a hunter-gatherer. We talk about why this is a good idea for you, how it helps your local ecosystem, and how it helps the planet.
Episode 106: Teaching Your Dog Good Manners
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - May 09, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe're tackling the next step in dog training. Everyone loves a dog with good manners- greeting strangers politely without jumping, no excessive barking, coming when called, not pulling on the leash, and so-on. Dogs don't naturally exhibit good human manners though; they're dogs, so they exhibi...
Episode 105: Sailing Q&A
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - May 02, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWith all of the questions that I got about our recent episodes on sailing, I decided to go ahead and do a sailing question and answer session. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions.
May 2021 Bonus
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - April 27, 2021 06:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHere's your bonus content for the month! As always, we cove a pro tip, book recommendation, and monthly challenge. The pro tip is how to keep ice in milk jugs to make your freezer run more efficiently AND have it on hand for preserving your wild harvest. The book is "The Toilers of the Sea" o...
Episode 104: Planning Our Spring Projects
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - April 25, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsSpring is almost here, so we're getting geared up to take advantage of the warmer weather and get some projects done. In this episode, we talk about tree planting, land restoration, bird habitat, fences, breeding rabbits, and going fishing.
Episode 103: Pirate's Life (pt. 2)
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - April 18, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThere's something beautifully simple about life at sea. The idea of casting off and sailing the world on your own boat may seem far-fetched, but it's actually well within reach for most of us. In the first installment, we covered the hardware that you'll need (a seaworthy sailing vessel). In ...
Episode 102: Dog Training: Basic Obedience
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - April 11, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAjax and Aura are growing like crazy and making great progress in their training. Last time, we talked about bringing new puppies home and some of the very first things to start working on with your furry friend. This time, we progress to basic obedience skills and commands, everything your do...
Episode 101: Pirate's Life (pt. 1)
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - April 04, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHave you ever thought about just dropping everything, buying a boat, and sailing the Caribbean? That might be a much more realistic possibility than you realize. I'll walk you through the steps of how to do it.
Episode 100: Ten Things I Use Every Day
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - March 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsI thought we should do something special to commemorate our 100th episode, but a top-100 countdown was just going to take too long. Let's talk about ten things that I use every day, why I use them, and how you can go about selecting some of these items for yourself. Be ready, be resilient, be ...
April 2021 Bonus
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - March 25, 2021 06:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHere's your bonus content for April 2021. As always, the bonus episode includes a tip, a book recommendation, and a challenge. This month, our tip is on proper pluralization of Greek-origin words. The book is "Kon-Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl. The challenge for the month is to face one of your fe...
Episode 099: English Longbow
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - March 21, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe're building a bow! It's mostly a traditional English longbow, but we're going to use a few modern tools and materials to improve it a bit.
Episode 098: Get Western: Running Barbed Wire
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - March 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsEverything you ever wanted to know about barbed wire fence, other fence options, proper utilization of fencing, rotational grazing, habitat restoration, and wildlife crossings.
Episode 097: How to Win Any Argument (pt. 3)
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - March 07, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThis is the last installment of our series on conversation skills. In this one, we talk about philosophical razors and how to apply them to our conversations. Be careful; don't cut yourself.
Episode 096: Puppy Training Basics
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - February 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsToday we launch a long-term project. We're beginning the training process for two German Shepherd puppies. We're using Zak George's "Dog Training Revolution" training program, and we've already seen some spectacular results. Whether you're training a puppy right now, thinking about getting a ...
March 2021 Bonus
Master of None- Adventures in a Hands-on Life - February 26, 2021 18:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsYay! More free bonus content! As always, we have three items to cover for the monthly bonus episode. The tip for the month is to avoid injury by implementing a daily stretch routine. Our book of the month is "Kettlebell, Simple and Sinister" by Pavel Tsatsouline. Our level-one monthly challe...
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