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The Paul Kirtley Podcast

The Paul Kirtley Podcast

By: Paul Kirtley: Professional Outdoorsman
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Your number one podcast resource for all things related to wilderness bushcraft, survival skills and outdoor life. Interviews, discussions, reviews, advice, tips and tricks.Copyright © 2014-2024 Paul Kirtley: Wilderness Bushcraft | Survival Skills | Outdoor Life Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • PK Podcast 63: Joe Flowers on Knife Design, Natural History & Amazon Expeditions

    PK Podcast 63: Joe Flowers on Knife Design, Natural History & Amazon Expeditions
    Jun 26 2026
    In this podcast, I speak with Joe Flowers, a knife designer, outdoor guide, zoologist and entomologist whose work combines natural history, wilderness travel and traditional outdoor skills. Joe shares how a childhood fascination with knives, wildlife and the outdoors developed into a career designing blades for major manufacturers and leading expeditions in the Amazon. We discuss bushcraft knife design, the influence of figures such as Mors Kochanski, Ray Mears and Horace Kephart, lessons from jungle travel, and the importance of curiosity, experimentation and continual learning in developing wilderness skills.
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    2 hrs
  • PK Podcast 62: Jon McArthur – Northern Forest Bushcraft, Skill Development & Knowledge Transmission

    PK Podcast 62: Jon McArthur – Northern Forest Bushcraft, Skill Development & Knowledge Transmission
    Apr 16 2026
    In this episode of my podcast, I speak with Jon McArthur, a Canadian bushcraft instructor and search and rescue practitioner with over two decades of experience in both military and civilian contexts. John shares his journey into bushcraft, including his time learning directly from Mors Kochanski and the influence of Tom Roycraft’s teachings. We discuss key lessons from search and rescue, including lost person behaviour, as well as cold weather survival, pack frame design, and the role of storytelling and First Nations perspectives in teaching and understanding skills of the northern forest.
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • PK Podcast 61: James Steyn, FGASA Scout on Walking Safaris, Guiding Standards and Tracking at the Highest Level

    PK Podcast 61: James Steyn, FGASA Scout on Walking Safaris, Guiding Standards and Tracking at the Highest Level
    Aug 28 2025
    In Episode 61 of my podcast, I speak with James Steyn, one of only a handful of guides to hold the elite FGASA Scout qualification, combining Senior Tracker status with advanced dangerous game trails guiding. James shares his journey from growing up near Kruger to guiding wilderness trails, training future guides, and running Senalala Safari Lodge in the Klaserie. We discuss the art of walking safaris, the rigour of CyberTracker assessments, the evolution of guiding standards, and the skills needed in dangerous game country.
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    2 hrs and 11 mins
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