Thanks for tuning in to my first podcast episode. Expect to see a new video podcast here at my channel every Monday! You can also listen on Spotify, Apple and wherever else you get your podcasts. Have a great day!
Looking forward to this! We have just launched our podcast, as well! Spent the past couple of years getting things dialed in. Hoping that now I have the equipment dialed in, I can start pumping out some content!
Hey Jim. Since you are putting these pod casts out every Monday,does it mean you are not going to be doing anymore adventures or much less on that area?
Love ya both. Been watching Sean for years, since the beginning of his prior log cabin. Jim, since you and your brother were on Alone. I’m one dedicated follower!
Their discussion at the end is exactly how I feel. I moved from Canada after canoeing all through Northern Canada down to California. Moved to the Mojave desert mountains. I built my own place by myself. Cleared the land put in my own electricity. Put in my own water. Built a spring feed. Put up communication dishes on top of the mountain to go into town. So I just didn't have to deal with the masses. We did it all by ourselves, my wife and I. I can't stand going to places like Disney land, magic mountain, and amusement parks. Where there are lots of people, there are lots of idiots. We are self sufficient for water, I've been on solar since 1992. We drive to town for groceries, and supplies. I can't stand living around people. I'm now 65 years old. And sometimes things can be tough, but we live how we want. I'm a licensed Amateur radio operator, have my own GMRS repeater, and now have starlink. Life is great.
Really enjoyed this one. I also went to school for environmental science thinking it would be a road to the woods, but I spent more time sampling contaminated groundwater at gas stations than anything else
My husband and I have been watching these gentlemen for years and we’ve learned so much from them. Please keep doing what y’all are doing and I hope Ted is next! 👏👏👏😎😎😎🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯
Jim & Shawn. I thoroughly enjoyed your talk together. Two buddies, who resonated together & spoke in the way of natural conversation. I have watched both your channels for years. You have brought to me, an Australian bushman nomad, many similarities and funny stories, not of survival, but of living Life in Nature. A Natural State of Being. Kudos to both of you ... Well done mates!
Great first podcast. Your comment at 1:11 "it's always worth it" . That's how I feel after a difficult , challenging trip. Keep posting whether it's you tube or podcasts. I learn something new every time.
Jimbo this is something I wish I had done earlier in my life more as You & Shawn also !!! SHAWN HEY THERE !!! I have got a classmate from way back in the Late 60's!!! Long time Hey !!! Well He has 80 acres and he has planted trees plum Apple walnut for himself He hundreds of trees !!! Garden is 5 x the size of Shawn's !!! Plus he grows food for his animals !!! Great Fisherman he is and he believes in giving back to the earth !!!
Yes, building a cabin in the backwoods with little to no help takes skills that most do not have. My grandfather did this in Canada on Glouster Pool in the 50s, and he had worked in Akron Ohio at Goodyear Tire and Rubber. He built a two-story cabin, then his main house and two more cabins a maple syrup camp, a small sawmill an ice house, four boat docks, and a boat and lighthouse. Where he got those skills I'll never know, and anyone that would know is gone. My hat is off to you fellows and families that live this extraordinary life doing the things that you love. Thanks for allowing me to take a peek at your wilderness adventures and off-the-grid lifestyle.
Great stuff boys. The burnout gets real when building, hubby and I built our house just the two of us in just a year and we did enough to move in and damn, having motivation to finish the last 10% of finishing stuff is BRUTAL. Too burned out with businesses and content to care about living with trim and baseboards LOL
Who else better in the world to start an amazing first podcast episode watching these two sharing their experiences alongside viewing both their channels all these years has been absolutely nothing short of incredible! Nothing but true years of hard work and dedication from both Jim and Shawn’s journeys truely is inspiring to many all over the world. Thank you for showcasing and reminding us the beauty in the simple things that makes us happy without having to rely on anyone but ourselves to make life so rewarding and more fulfilling ❤ The very best to you both in future endeavours and adventures x
A nice chat seems to be what we all are missing; swamped as we are by commercialism. Its amazing how calming a normal speaking voice, relaxed and focused, can be.
JIM what a wonderful blog with Shawn James and the content of discussion. There was a fluidness to the conversation as there is paddling or building to reach the next goal. Thankyou both for my wife iand i both enjoyed this Saturday morning
Excellent podcast! Planting native seeds that grow plants that sustain us, attract and feed deer or are harvested to be used for medicine connects us to the land in a way that can't be understood any other way.
Type 2 fun!! Not many people like going outside their comfort zone to achieve some of these feats. It's so rewarding when you do push yourself to achieve these type 2 fun adventures!!
An informative exchange. I think both of you are rather unique individuals who have fortunately discovered your passion and place in the world. Many people never get to have that experience for a variety of reasons. You need to be healthy, adventurous, independent, and smart. Many people find themselves trapped by physical limitations, family issues, financial obligations, prejudice, and fear. The next step in your adventure is to begin to think about what your life will be like when your bodies begin to fail and you cannot life a 70 lb canoe, split a cord of wood, complete a. 2 mile portage, or climb a mountain. Life has a way to setting limits even for strong, adventurous, smart men like yourselves. My other thought has to do with our obligation to community. Living in rural areas and being self-reliant has many attractions, but don’t we also have some greater obligation to make a meaningful contribution to society? Escape is understandable, but helping others is an essential part of the human condition. The first obligation is to be able to take care of ourselves and our family, but then we need to be willing to share with those who cannot meet their own needs.
Thank you, Jim, for keeping it real. Many podcasters focus on the interviewee only asking questions. I love how you shared your experience/insight, opening a comfortable point for your guest to be more open to the discussion. Keep on keepin' on, brother!
I appreciate that. I think a lot of my subscribers want to hear about me so, that’s one of the reasons I talk more an want it to be more of a discussion than a sheer interview
Great topic and great conversation Jim. It was great seeing you have Shawn on as your first guest. I've been watching both of you for years now from one of my different channels. I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds for your new show.
Merci Jim..l'on découvre des détails " croustillants" sur Shawn..entre autres mettre le feu dans son île. .c'est un honneur de connaître un peu mieux le parcours de cette "légende " .une vie très riche ...il, vous avez beaucoup d'humour..j'adore...très belle vidéo
Great episode! I was only going to listen to half of it and then continue it later, but the conversation was great, so I just kept going lol. Good variety of questions too! Love Shawn and his channels, he has a wealth of knowledge but is very humble and open about his mistakes which I appreciate because he almost seems superhuman sometimes with all the things he gets done lol. Interesting to hear about his mindset while building the cabin, cool that he continues to visualize the final product as he builds it to help keep himself motivated. P.S. your intro animation is really dope!
Hiya Jim, this was interesting and capitavating. I thought I'd just listen a bit to support you but I was hooked. I feel sure Mr Shawn could hv made university no sweat. Listening to him he has actually 'educated' himself continuously over decades with reading, understanding and applying, (a format in formal education.) A highly intelligent gentleman, strong and sound. Well done Jim, your guiding the conversation was excellent, no long pauses, saying umm or ahh, it was smooth. You could see Mr Shawn was at ease. Well done again a pleasure to listen to. Will u still be taking me on yr adventures, or is the podcast going to be yr career move? Selfishly I hope not. I finished watching your journey Into the Artic with Buck (God rest him,) it was a trial of endurance, wonderful landscape though❣️
Thanks a lot, I’m glad you enjoyed it. They only get better as I get things more dialled in too. I’ll be uploading one podcast each week and absolutely will still be uploading weekly adventure films! 2024 is going to be one of the most exciting years yet.
Loved it! Awesome to hear you two sit own and tell stories about adventures that most of us could only dream about. quick funny story about "ignorant animals. I teach high school Ag (shop class) and I drive a bus at our school, here in NE Alabama. I had a 5 year old on my bus that was absolutely one of the top 5 LOUDEST people that I have ever encountered in life. The kid just could not help himself, but to scream every time that he spoke, and he also NEVER stopped talking. Ever. One morning, he was talking about going deer hunting with his dad over the upcoming weekend. He said that his dad had told him that they were going to have to work extra hard to find some really stupid deer if they were going to harvest one. Dear old dad knew that those deer were going to have to deaf and blind if Little Man wasn't going to scare them off.
Shawn James dishing out secrets and stories from the wilderness - it's like a campfire chat with Bigfoot himself! 😄 Your podcast is a goldmine of outdoor wisdom. On my channel, we're exploring similar tales from the wild. Let's keep the campfire stories burning bright!
I really enjoyed your first podcast, it looks great and the content with Shawn was fantastic but I many questions, mostly about the two park rangers on the Nahanni River!? Possibly on another episode 😂
I loved your stories Jim & James. I've been watching both your RU-vid channels and enjoy every content. And, you've both taught me a lot. I'm a subscriber and will be waiting to watch the next episodes. Take care Rick from Ottawa 👍
Great interview Jim. Loved the content . I follow both your journeys on social media. Criticism would be please speak into the microphone at all times. The sound was so low at times I had to put the phone to my eat just to hear. Anyway keep it up and lots of success
Fantastic. Thank you for your first podcast!! I had the chance to move the family to Alaska - in the wild - our discussion was, ‘will the kids want that life?’ In the end we thought we’d wait and let them decide if they wanted that lifestyle. We never made the move. It was right for us at that time - missed opportunity. Have you missed an opportunity of your own?
Ive been dreaming of you having a podcast forever!!! Im so excited for this!! Id love to see some on gear and things like that. Maybe just as some one off episodes or somthing like that. But anywho does your wife have an email id love to ask her some questions on dehydrated meals that work really good. My and my wife have a 4 month long canoe trip in 4 months. Would love a list of things that work really well. Obviously we got the besics like fruits chili jerky. And were like yall we got a homestead we grow most of our food we raise chickens ducks mest rabbits. We like to do stuff"cheap" all i see is alot of just buy thee freeze dried meals. But thats just not us were total diy. I mean we live in a bus we converted solar panels have a a qourter acre garden. Its pretty sweet. But any help on the recipes would be great!!
Hello @Shawn James and Jim Baird, Two great channels and awesome content, yall keep up the good work.... and with that being said, These different animals you eat, from Squirrels to Moose, "Is it hard to get use to the flavors of these different animals?
