Wild Beings Podcast

Wild Beings Podcast
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The Wild Beings Podcast explores topics from nature connection to ecological education. Venturing deep into the wisdom of our land-based ancestors and exploring how we can bridge that gap between the modern and the old ways. Through immersive conversations with inspiring folks from around the world who are on their own journey of reconnecting and rewilding, we delve into a journey of remembering our ecological place and what that looks like in a modern world.

Episodes

  1. Ep. 12. Wild Foods & Foraging with Monica Wilde

    07/10/2025

    Ep. 12. Wild Foods & Foraging with Monica Wilde

    Monica Wilde, formally known as Mo is an ethnobotanist and research herbalist. She is based in Scotland in a self-built wooden house where she has created a wild, teaching garden on 4 organic acres. Mo holds a Masters degree in Herbal Medicine, is a Member of the British Mycological Society and a founding Member of the Association of Foragers. Mo has been teaching foraging and herbal medicine for several decades now, with the aim of “Restoring Vital Connection” – She lived entirely on wild foods for a year & wrote a book called the wilderness cure. And is currently part of a 3 month long research project called Wild Biome project.  During this conversation we cover a range of diverse topics around Mo's journey with Wild Foods & eating solely wild for long stints & what that has been like for her. We chat about the ancient ways meeting the modern, how wild foods bring connection to place & unite us with each other. Towards the end we also go into a deep dive of Lymes disease as part of Mo's work entails treating folks with Lymes disease with herbal medicine. A truly fascinating conversation, enjoy! Monicas Website https://monicawilde.com/home/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/monicawilde/?hl=en The Wild Biome Project https://www.instagram.com/wildbiomeproject/?hl=en Wild Biome Project Information https://monicawilde.com/the-wildbiome-project/ The Wilderness Cure https://monicawilde.com/book-links/the-wilderness-cure/ Book Mentions: Human Rewilding in the 21st Century: Why Anthropology Fails by James M Van Lanen

    1h 35m
  2. EP 11. Society, Psychology & How to Be Human w/ Mark Mathieson

    06/25/2025

    EP 11. Society, Psychology & How to Be Human w/ Mark Mathieson

    Mark Mathieson is a psychologist with over 25 years of experience. Specialising in performance psychology and nature-based mental health, offering highly innovative solutions for individuals, teams and organisations that reconnect humans with the outdoors and natural principles of ecologically derived performance. Mark's lead effort is to address complex human systems by integrating cutting-edge research with practical strategies. His work spans diverse sectors, including corporate clients and government agencies, emphasising sustainable excellence in challenging environments. During this conversation we chat about many topics revolving around modern human psychology compared to tribal psychology. As an eco-psychologist, Marks work focuses on how nature impacts our wellbeing. Mark is the consultant for the SBS survival show Alone Australia so has an understanding of what one psychologically endures when put in situations that really test their limits. Connect with Mark https://markmathieson.com/

    1h 24m
  3. EP 10. Modern day Hunting & Gathering w/ Arthur Haines

    06/10/2025

    EP 10. Modern day Hunting & Gathering w/ Arthur Haines

    Arthur Haines is a Maine hunting, fishing, and recreation guide, forager, ancestral skills mentor, author, public speaker, and botanical researcher.  He grew up in the western mountains of Maine, a rural area that was home to swift streams known for their trout fishing. He spent most of his childhood in the Sandy River Valley hiking, tracking, and foraging.  Arthur now runs the Delta Institute of Natural History in Canton, Maine, where he teaches human ecology, focusing on the values of foraging, wildcrafting medicine, and primitive living skills.  He operates an apprenticeship program where students spend a moon (28-days) learning place-based skills, communal living, ancestral child rearing, and human rewilding. He continues to spend a great deal of his free time practicing his skills as a modern hunter-gatherer.  In 2017, he authored “A New Path”, a comprehensive work on nature connection and rewilding, detailing how to incorporate ancestral practices into modern living.  As a research botanist for the Native Plant Trust, he completed an inclusive flora of the New England region titled “Flora Novae Angliae” and has authored over twenty publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, including naming species of plants new to science.  His series of YouTube videos has inspired thousands of people interested in foraging wild edible and medicinal plants. Learn more at www.arthurhaines.com During this conversation we discuss Arthurs seasonal way of gathering food, his in depth botanical knowledge , what it means to be part of ecology & so much more.

    1h 40m

  4. 05/13/2025

    Ep. 9 Australian Anthropology & Stories from the Desert with Dr Miles Holmes

    Miles Holmes is an anthropologist & director of NatureFix, an organisation aimed towards wellness through nature. The common thread of his professional work is facilitating engagement between people and land. He works all across Australia with Aboriginal communities specialising in human, country & cultural interactions. Often this takes the form of ecological research & cultural heritage surveys.  Miles work has led into building relationships with Indigenous folks all over the country working to support their cultural aspirations. During this conversation we dive into the stories from Miles 20 years visiting & working with the Warlpiri People of the Desert. Stories of tracking, hunting, keeping warm in the cold desert nights & bridging the two worlds. We learn about Miles work with NatureFix, offering the modern medical system a simple solution with outdoors therapy. Resources mentioned: Pemulwuy by Eric Wilmont Elder Jerry Jangala https://ictv.com.au/video/11743-jerry-jangala-kuyu-pungu Christine Micheals https://ictv.com.au/video/13058-christine-ellis-michaels-kuyu-pungu Tracking Resources https://www.walyaku.org.au/#/st/0 NatureFix www.naturefix.life Contact Miles personally via miles@theconnective.co

    1h 13m

  5. 03/30/2025

    EP 8. Ancestral Movement & Ecological Embodiment; The Land Shapes Us with Simon Thakur

    Humans have come a long way sincethe beginning of our evolutionary journey. We have adapted through manydifferent landscapes which all play a part in how our body/mind/brains functiontoday. Simon Thakur has dedicated his life to understanding this ancestraljourney on a very deep level. Creator of Ancestral Movement, a framework & philosophy influenced by various Traditional movement practises, Simons academic work within evolutionary biology, body work modalities & the landscape. Simon has delved deep into our ancient origins prehuman & beyond, deep into the early stages of our evolutionary journey & created practises around accessing the innate intelligence within us all. In a world that is so disconnected from natural movement, true embodiment & the animal body, this conversation gives us some thought provoking insights into the potential of the body & mind when in relationship with the landscape. A fascinating take on rewilding the senses, the body & the mind. Simons Website: ⁠https://www.ancestralmovement.com/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ancestralmovement/?hl=en⁠ Books mentioned: Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin The Master & his Emissary by Iain Mcgilchrist The Body has a Mind of its Own by Sandra Blakeslee The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge The Developing Mind by Daniel j.Siegel The Human Zoo by Desmond Morris

    1h 32m

  6. 03/21/2025

    EP 7. Rewilding with Peter Michael Bauer

    Rewilding is a philosophy & set of values which enable us to live like humans once again. In a world that is rife with disconnection & deterioration of human societies & landscapes, rewilding gives us a framework to guide us back into a connected way of living. It is about bridging the concepts & land-based lifestyles of hunter gatherers & using those beliefs & practises to guide us forward into a way of living that is connected to each other & the land.  Peter Michael Bauer is an anthropologist, experimental archeologist, historian & life-long community organiser. His work focuses on the social & environmental impacts of the neolithic revolution & how understanding these impacts can provide us with solutions to the 6th mass extinction. Since the early 2000's Peter has been an integral catalyst in the human rewilding movement. This movement works to create resilience through the return to place-based regenerative subsistence strategies, inspired by those that exist outside of and those that existed prior to agrarian states (Indigenous folks). Peter is also an author, rewilding & ancestral skills teacher & founder fo Rewild Portland.  Website https://www.rewildportland.com/ Peters Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/petermichaelbauer/?hl=en Rewild Portland IG https://www.instagram.com/rewildportland/ References:  Ishmael by Daniel Quinn Against the Grain by James Scott Rewilding the West by Dave Foreman   Podcast with Dr. Leonard Martin https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NK5jRcTEl7Dy4URKBynj9?si=0fe3c2861b9e460c

    1h 8m

  7. 06/22/2024

    EP 6. Traditional Leather, Ancestral Skills and Alone with Dr Theresa Emmerich Kamper

    Dr Theresa Emmerich Kamper is a renowned teacher of ancestral skills specialising in traditional leather making. With a PHD in Prehistoric Leather analysis & 30 years of hands on experience with traditional tanning, Theresa is a wealth of knowledge in this field and has a lot of fascinating survival experiences to share.Theresa was on season 8 of the TV series Alone in the US where she spent 69 days surviving in the arctic. She was also on bbc's Surviving the Stone Age, a month long wilderness survival experience using only stone-age equipment.   Topics discussed:- The science of traditional tanning methods- Making clothing with buckskin- Archeological findings of leather- Theresa's time out on Alone season 8- Surviving the Stone Age experience - Prehistoric technologies - Humans have been shaped by our prehistoric past- Raw hide boat adventure- Animal craft workshops - Theresa's upcoming Centre for Ancient TechnologiesFind Theresa at http://www.theresaemmerich.com/ and on FB as Theresa Emmerich & IG as Traditional Leather.

    1h 42m

  8. 02/10/2024

    EP 5. 7 years Living in the Wilderness of New Zealand with Miriam Lancewood

    Miriam Lancewood lived in the NZ wilderness with her partner for 7 years surviving off rations and meat that Miriam hunted with her bow & arrow. In this conversation we speak of the liberation of a simple natural existence. How her mind and body changed from a modern pace to a much slower more in tune way of being. The illusion of time & security, how none of it matters when you are living fully in the moment out in the wild. The innate memory of hunting & connecting with the land in such an intimate way. Her insights on social programming and how it all falls away when you spend long enough in the wild. The power of discomfort and how it builds resilience and a sense of being truly alive. This is a remarkable conversation of Miriam’s journey of being a modern nomad, a refreshing perspective of choosing freedom & living life in a way that is in close relationship to nature. For more info head to www.miriamlancewood.com

    49 min

  9. 11/18/2023

    EP 4.Yarning with Tyson Yunkaporta.

    A very real & raw conversation from an Indigenous perspective about the current state of society & how we can integrate a more connected way of being into it. We speak of the struggles of being a modern human that is not connected to a tribal way of living, how do we navigate social constructs of the modern world in a way that isn't destructive?Some of the topics we chat about:- Navigating neurodivergence in the modern world.- Wrong story about climate change - Old Knowledge getting thrown around with no roots.- Our role as humans of caretaking. - Integrating & adapting to the present, even when it breaks your heart.- Creating symbiotic social structures- The eco-system of society. Tyson always speaks & shares his unfiltered truth which is a breath of fresh air amidst a sea of misinformation on the media. Tyson Yunkaporta is a researcher, arts critic, poet, and traditional wood carver. He works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges and is the founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin University.He is the author of "Sand Talk" and more recently "Right Story, Wrong Story".

    1h 13m

  10. 10/11/2023

    EP 3. Listening to the Land & Bird Language with Andrew Turbill.

    Andrew Turbill is a highly experienced nature connection practitioner, wildlife naturalist, avian ecologist, environmental science educator and published writer who lives with his family amongst the ancient Gondwanan rainforests of the upper Bellinger Valley where he receives precious few visitors. During this conversation we discuss a wide amount of topics: - nature connection & bird language - the origins of song birds - pattern identifying in nature - the benefits of listening to the land - honing in on the various languages of birds - predator tracking through alarms - rewiring the brain to pay attention to nature - the power of joy through nature. Find Andrew’s work at www.andrewthebirdguy.com and follow his socials @andrewthebirdguy. Enjoy!

    1h 1m
  11. EP 2. Ancestral Health and Connecting to the Wisdom of the body with Asher Cloran

    09/18/2023

    EP 2. Ancestral Health and Connecting to the Wisdom of the body with Asher Cloran

    This is a thoroughly insightful conversation with Holistic Health Coach Asher Cloran about his journey from veganism to ancestral nutrition. We cover a lot of topics including: - the holistic approach to health, movement, life style, sleeping, breathing & connection to nature - eating an Ancestral diet in a modern world - relationship to food - conscious eating - the spectrum of healthy living - traditional and seasonal eating - the importance of metabolic health - health as a life style not a destination. Asher Cloran is the CEO of Nature & Science based education platform “Life Rocks”. Find more on Asher at www.liferocks.school and Life Rocks instagram.

    1h 7m
  12. EP 1. Intro to Wild Beings Podcast w Eva Angophora

    06/24/2023

    EP 1. Intro to Wild Beings Podcast w Eva Angophora

    This is a brief introduction on Wild Beings, what we stand for and what to expect on this podcast series.

    5 min
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The Wild Beings Podcast explores topics from nature connection to ecological education. Venturing deep into the wisdom of our land-based ancestors and exploring how we can bridge that gap between the modern and the old ways. Through immersive conversations with inspiring folks from around the world who are on their own journey of reconnecting and rewilding, we delve into a journey of remembering our ecological place and what that looks like in a modern world.

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  • Creator
    Wild Beings Podcast
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
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