From the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula to the arid environment of Lincoln County, Nevada, John Anderson has spent his life completely immersed in nature. Awarded Nevada Game Warden of the year – Unsurprisingly, John has a bunch of great stories for us today. While many involve him chasing down the bad guys, you might be surprised to learn he wasn't always exactly on the right side of the law himself...

A huge thank you again to John for sharing his time and stories with us today. And thanks to his Dad for making the introduction.

You can watch John on 'Nevada Wild' available on Animal Planet - the season finale airs Tuesday Jan 6 at 9pm EST
Learn how to become a game warden at gamewarden.org

Episode Summary:

The conversation covers the role of a game warden, the influence of a rural upbringing on career choice, the training and career transition process, the balance between work and hunting, childhood adventures and mischief, the regulation of recreation and freedom, the father's transition and poaching, and the game warden's role and escalations. The conversation delves into the ethical considerations in wildlife management, the use of technology in wildlife crime investigation, the human role in ecosystem management, and the significance of hunting and wildlife management. It also explores the challenges and ethical dilemmas faced by game wardens in their line of work. The conversation covers a range of topics including hunting experiences, wildlife forensics, forensic analysis, wildlife relocation, muzzleloader hunting, search and rescue operations, TV show impact, advice for aspiring game wardens, and TV show schedule and availability. The discussion provides insights into the diverse responsibilities and experiences of a game warden, highlighting the importance of wildlife conservation, forensic analysis, and community involvement.

Chapters

00:00 The Role of a Game Warden

10:35 Balancing Work and Hunting

16:37 Regulating Recreation and Freedom

22:26 Ethical Considerations in Wildlife Management

42:43 Hunting Experience and Wildlife Forensics

48:25 Wildlife Relocation and Conservation Efforts

01:01:36 Search and Rescue Operations and Missing Persons Cases

01:14:14 Advice for Aspiring Game Wardens

Part 2) A 2-minute exercise that reduces stress, calms nerves, and increases focus at times when you need it most. That might be on a mountain or ocean, in the bush...even if you hate your boss at work.

Full interviews and adventure episodes will continue to land on Mondays, and these short how-tos will be on Thursdays.

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Part 1) A brief explanation of this quick breathing exercise and its benefits before the actual exercise in the next episode.

Full interviews and adventure episodes will continue to land on Mondays, and these short how-tos will be on Thursdays.

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This is the setup before a two-parter coming out midweek (out Thursday Jan 1st)

Happy New Year everybody! In this episode, Robin takes a break from simultaneously seeking both bears and mushrooms to give a quick update. The TLDR is: On top of the normal programming involving chats with the world's wildest people, on occasional Thursdays, there will be a series of mini-episodes offering tools and exercises you can lean on whenever needed.

Thanks again for another great year - onto the next one!

In this episode Robin chats with Dug North about his experiences on the latest season of The Alone Show - the first time ever in Africa. (Final is live on History Channel this Thursday Aug 21st 2025).

Dug is a person of a great many talents, blessed with laser focus and the wild enthusiasm it takes to become skilled at something very quickly. A creative and maker on many levels, and armed with a sharp sense of humor, it's easy to see why they invited him onto the show. In this episode Robin and Dug, discuss the nitty gritty of Alone in general, along with the particularly nuanced challenges that come with this season being in the hottest and driest location yet. We also cover a bunch of other topics including, Dug's past, Ancient skills , building traditional tools, Modifying modern tools, The political and global importance of water, the remarkable survival skills of ancient man, mental health, Pemmican and almost everything between.

A huge thank you to Dug North for sharing his time with us today!

Be sure to follow Dug on Instagram and YouTube... check out his website too.

Also thanks to Alone and The History Channel for giving me access to Dug and this season's imagery.

But that's not the only imagery we used, Kielyn from Episodes 33 and 39 happened to take the photo we're using for this episode's album cover.

Photo credit for the images is: ©️2025, A&E Television Networks, LLC photo: Rose Marie Cromwell

Photo credit for the key art is: ©️2025, A&E Television Networks

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This week it is Violet Warman's 97th Birthday. She was born in 1928 — Rather a lot of wild stuff happened since that day...

In this episode Robin was lucky enough to hear some of Vi and Ray's memories from the past: The moment WW2 was declared, being evacuated, watching dog fights in the skies above... and trading bike rides to American soldiers for enormous amounts of pocket money.

In this episode takes a leap from the urban world of East London, and escape to the English countryside.

Happy Birthday Violet! And thank you both for sharing your time and stories today.

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Today we're crawling out from last week's peyote induced stupor, and continuing the wild adventure that is the life of Ejler.

If you missed the first episode then definitely give it a listen before circling back to this second episode. We've already heard some fantastic stories — and there’s plenty more to come.

If you'd like to see some pics and videos from our conversation — check out @thewilddispatch on Instagram.

Thanks again to Ejler for sharing his wild adventures!

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In this episode I give the quick who-what-why of my brand new podcast. Join me on a three minute journey as I describe where I've come from, and where I'm heading with The Wild Dispatch. Episode 1 arriving soon!

Hosted by Robin Warman.

Follow @thewilddispatch on Instagram, Tik Tok, YouTube, anywhere you find your most delectable content.

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