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Outback Mike Survival and Adventure Podcast

Interviews with hard-core adventurers, serious outdoor misfits, and those who’ve found themselves in extreme survival situations. Hosted by Michael Atkinson (Outback Mike), an experienced survivalist and adventurer, we discover how they handled hardship and the transformative power of adventure and risk-taking. There's plenty of 'how-to' to keep you alive on your next adventure too, whether it's Antarctica or hiking trip with kids. Tune in for a weekly to monthly dose of adrenaline and inspiration!

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Sports Wilderness Adventure
Update frequency
every 26 days
Average duration
74 minutes
Episodes
25
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Episode 25 - 43 Days Alone in the Desert

Episode 25 - 43 Days Alone in the Desert

I interview ABC journalist Erin Parke who spent years gaining the the trust of Robert Bogucki, whose edge-of-survival spiritual quest into the Australia outback sparked a international search effort …

01:22:02  |   Sat 16 Aug 2025
Episode 24 Valerie Douglas - Malcolm Douglas's Wife

Episode 24 Valerie Douglas - Malcolm Douglas's Wife

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 the camera.

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00:34:02  |   Sun 27 Jul 2025
Episode 23 Ranger Louie - Affordable Camping in NSW National Parks

Episode 23 Ranger Louie - Affordable Camping in NSW National Parks

NSW National Parks have proposed expensive (in my opinion) new fees across the majority of campgrounds, which will price many Australians out of camping. In this episode I speak to former NPWS ranger…

01:18:10  |   Sun 08 Jun 2025
Episode 22 Astronaut and Polar Adventurer Eric Philips

Episode 22 Astronaut and Polar Adventurer Eric Philips

Eric Philips is one the worlds most experienced polar adventurers. His 30+ expeditions to the North and South Poles, icecap crossings of Greenland, Iceland and Patagonia, and a childhood love of spac…

01:11:46  |   Wed 07 May 2025
Episode 21: Adventure To Treat Mental Illness - Bailey Seamer

Episode 21: Adventure To Treat Mental Illness - Bailey Seamer

Facing suicidal thoughts and electro-shock therapy for severe depression, Bailey turned to adventure as a last ditch effort to manage severe mental illness. 5500km later, after walking the entire eas…

01:11:24  |   Sun 06 Apr 2025
Episode 20: Surviving a Cyclone in 4m Boat – Hamish Felton-Taylor

Episode 20: Surviving a Cyclone in 4m Boat – Hamish Felton-Taylor

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 self-rescue mission another. I’m familiar with hi…

01:07:21  |   Sun 02 Mar 2025
Episode 19: Adventurous Jobs - Andrew Tomkins - Antarctic Ring In

Episode 19: Adventurous Jobs - Andrew Tomkins - Antarctic Ring In

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 though a five-week expedition searching for meteorites…

00:59:19  |   Sun 02 Feb 2025
Episode 18: Hitchhiking Adventures - Best & Worst Experiences with Claudia Fischer

Episode 18: Hitchhiking Adventures - Best & Worst Experiences with Claudia Fischer

I chat with seasoned hitchhiker Claudia about our best and worst experiences thumbing rides across the world. Including Canada, Alaska, Mainland USA, Middleast Europe, Russia, Asia, Iceland, Australi…

01:33:39  |   Mon 06 Jan 2025
Episode 17 - Military Survival Courses

Episode 17 - Military Survival Courses

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 interviewed this time by Mattsy and Jordie, hosts of t…
01:36:13  |   Mon 18 Nov 2024
Episode 16: The 10 Best Adventure Films of All Time - Jemima Robinson

Episode 16: The 10 Best Adventure Films of All Time - Jemima Robinson

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 great, ultimate tragedies and the effect of AI m…

01:15:42  |   Tue 22 Oct 2024
Episode 15: Alone UK Winner - Tom Williams

Episode 15: Alone UK Winner - Tom Williams

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 when philosephising (I had to google that word) the …

01:17:40  |   Mon 16 Sep 2024
Episode 14: Elise Richmond - Professional Adventurer

Episode 14: Elise Richmond - Professional Adventurer

Crossing the Gobi Desert on foot, mountaineering in Nepal, paragliding in Bolivia, Elise goes from one epic adventure to the next, squeezing the most from each finite year of life. Strap in, as she r…

01:44:50  |   Thu 15 Aug 2024
Episode 13: How to Survive in Croc Country

Episode 13: How to Survive in Croc Country

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 and Youtuber Andy, from Andy's Fishing Wild Cook.…

01:14:57  |   Wed 17 Jul 2024
Episode 12: Luke Richmond - Professional Adventurer

Episode 12: Luke Richmond - Professional Adventurer

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 oceans, base jumping, the list is endless and in between he …
01:31:09  |   Thu 13 Jun 2024
Episode 11: Solo Camel Trek Across Australia - Sophie Matterson

Episode 11: Solo Camel Trek Across Australia - Sophie Matterson

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 made it to the other side, with more just tales …
01:21:03  |   Thu 02 May 2024
Episode 10: Rowing the Pacific Solo - Michelle Lee

Episode 10: Rowing the Pacific Solo - Michelle Lee

In 2023 Michelle Lee rowed solo and unassisted across the Pacific Ocean. Five years earlier she crossed the Altantic. For someone who never saw themselves as an adventurer she's done some truly amazi…
01:16:20  |   Fri 05 Apr 2024
Episode 9: Surviving Frozen Canada Alone for 89 days - Callie Russell

Episode 9: Surviving Frozen Canada Alone for 89 days - Callie Russell

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 unknown have shaped her differently. She is also one …

01:52:12  |   Wed 27 Dec 2023
Episode 8: How to Hike Overnight with Kids

Episode 8: How to Hike Overnight with Kids

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 Tasmania, a fourteen-day high altitude trek in N…

00:43:28  |   Thu 14 Dec 2023
Episode 7: Solo Antarctic Circumnavigations - Lisa Blair

Episode 7: Solo Antarctic Circumnavigations - Lisa Blair

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 second attempt. Narrowly escaping death during a compl…

01:30:54  |   Wed 22 Nov 2023
Episode 6: Pacific Ocean Rescue - Tom Robinson’s Incredible Survival Story

Episode 6: Pacific Ocean Rescue - Tom Robinson’s Incredible Survival Story

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 authentic, epic adventure ensued until.... on the …

01:22:29  |   Thu 09 Nov 2023
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