Episodes 110
Avg. Duration 1h 27m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (20)
Since Aug 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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From world-record-breaking expeditions to traditional techniques: The Wild Dispatch explores the incredible ways we connect with nature. 

Full of honest conversations and occasional audio-adventures. This part-Brit part-South-African in America chats with guests about fishing, foraging, tracking, homesteading, ancient hunting, ultralight camping, and everything in between. It’s a podcast for nature lovers —an owl-hoot to the skills and traditions that've got us here today.

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EP98: Almost a Grizzly Bear’s Chew Toy ↣ Kurt Belding From Western Obsession TV

Jun 08, 2026 1h 42m Transcript

Both a prolific hunter, and relentless entrepreneur... For Kurt Belding, it was inevitable that his two passions would collide. Western Obsessions TV is both a hunting channel that inspires people…

EP97: The Man Who survived a Rhino Attack ↣ 'Klein Piet' Goosen

Jun 01, 2026 2h 14m Transcript

They say a cat has nine lives, but we think Piet Goosen must have 90. He's been head-butted by a rhino, he's been knee-capitated by a giraffe, he's even survived wrestling a 15ft python while driving…

EP96: Pursuing The Perfect Fly ↣ Raymond Mutemeri: From Zimbabwe to S.Africa

May 25, 2026 1h 15m Transcript

Like many things in the wild, it’s small details that make the difference. Trained by the late Gordon Macpherson as part of an elite fly tying team in Zimbabwe, Ray Mutemeri has known this fact to be…

Tools For Wild Minds - Visualizing A Successful Hunt

May 21, 2026 22m Bonus Transcript

Sometimes when we hunt, it can feel like there's nothing out there... we loose focus for just a moment and suddenly that target animal bolts, alerting everything in the area. This visualization helps…

EP95: The Magic of Fermented Foods (& Giant Muleys) ↣ Tim Bray

May 11, 2026 1h 52m Transcript

Having grown up bowhunting the mountains of Nevada, it's clear Tim Bray has never been interested in doing things the easy way. The same can be said for the incredible fermented foods and drinks he…

Tools For Wild Minds ↣ More Advanced Breath Work

May 07, 2026 23m Bonus Transcript

Exercise begins at 11.30In this episode, Robin dives deeper into the practices that help him focus when they matter the most. He recounts his recent successful tradbow hunt in the mountains with a…

EP94: Hunting the Biggest Wild Olive Forest in Africa ↣ Ross, Robin, Dr. de Villiers

May 04, 2026 1h 51m Transcript

In this episode, Robin reunites with Ross Cameron and Dr. Adrian de Villers for a few days at the Cameron Property. Amongst great chats with the Cameron clan, and delicious meals cooked over an open…

EP93: The Man Who Spears African Bush Pigs ↣ Aubury Tidbury

Apr 28, 2026 2h 4m Transcript

Many feel driven to make their hunting equipment more primitive... Often that involves swapping a rifle for a compound, or even traditional bow. But Aubrey Tidbury is a man hungry for something more…

EP92: Back to The Eastern Cape ↣ South Africa

Apr 20, 2026 6m Bonus Transcript

Robin is currently juggling adventures and interviews like a circus on steroids. Many obscenely good episodes featuring a bunch of new guests will be landing in your podcast feed... any bloody...…

Tools For Wild Minds ↣ Mindful Basics: Sharpening Your Focus

Apr 16, 2026 17m Bonus Transcript

Exercise begins from 6:51 - In this episode Robin shares another useful technique for staying focused. This is one of the mindful basics series that helps build your meditation toolkit. This one's…

EP91: Delivering The Mission ↣ Tudor Caradoc-Davies

Apr 13, 2026 2h Transcript

In this episode, Robin and Tudor Caradoc-Davies, the editor of South Africa's Mission Fly Fishing magazine record a special roaming podcast: Loading up the truck with this month's edition and rigging…

Tools for Wild Minds ↣ Mindful Basics: The Body Scan

Apr 02, 2026 17m Bonus Transcript

EXERCISE BEGINS AT 7 MINSIn this episode Robin shares his own experiences using the body scan technique, then goes through the technique in a demo.

EP90: Predator or Prey? ↣ Wild Stories from Ean Anderson

Mar 30, 2026 1h 46m Transcript

A subsistance hunter almost since the moment he learned to walk -Ean Anderson has spent more time close to animals than most. from over 1000 yards with a rifle, to just a handful of yards with a…

EP89: Pigs, Shrooms, Catfish ↣ Dan & Robin Do Lake Sonoma

Mar 23, 2026 53m Transcript

Robin and Dan take to Lake Sonoma in search of pigs, but discover far more edible treats than either of them anticipated.Thank you again to Dan Romo for putting up with my dumb jokes.

EP88: Dan Romo ↣ The All-Terrain Mischief-Maker

Mar 16, 2026 1h 19m Transcript

What better place to hear Dan Romo's story than in Lake Sonoma, where he and Robin first met. Through their unfaltering pursuit of pigs together, good times soon followed. This is a prime example of…

Tools for Wild Minds ↣ Mindful Basics: Counting Breaths

Mar 12, 2026 11m Bonus Transcript

Before we get knee-deep into training our minds with mindfulness techniques, there are a few essential ingredients that are handy to know. Over the next few episodes of TFWM, Robin will cover the…

EP87: Fish Tales from The Fish Shack ↣ Ejler Hjorth-Westh

Mar 02, 2026 43m

In this Episode Ejler serves up a delicious helping of 'fish tale' while he and Robin process their last catch of the season. While slinging guts and beautifying fillets , Robin manages to extract…

EP86: Eric Clem, The Brooklyn Bowyer ↣ Acting, Archery and The Art of Bowbuilding

Feb 23, 2026 1h 52m

For most, bow-building comes from a desire to feel closer to the hunting experience. Eric Clem took a different path: Part of an underground archery competition, held after-hours in New York offices,…

EP85: Hunting Mushrooms with William Arthur Sprague IV ↣ Trumpets & Spreaders

Feb 16, 2026 1h 22m

In this Episode Robin and William head off into the mushroom woods to celebrate what has been arguably the GOAT of all seasons. Not only do they fill their packs, but as usual William drops a metric…

Tools For Wild Minds ↣ Training Our Mindset

Feb 12, 2026 7m Bonus

Just like our bodies, our brains can be trained to interact with the world in different and better ways. In this episode Robin lays out a simple exercise that has helped him to stay in a positive…

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