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Published 01/09/21

Happy New Year everybody!Counting down to 2021 felt like the most liberating 10 seconds of our lives. We wish you all a brilliant and safe break over this period.In our FINAL episode for Season 1, Melissa unveils possibly our most incredible story yet!...

Published 01/09/21

I is for: In an instant

Merry Christmas Everyone!Melissa and I want to wish you all a safe and merry break. It's been a YEAR... We hope you get time to spend with loved ones, or if you're still in lockdown: we hope you're holding out okay, and maybe a few survival stories can...

Published 12/27/20

H is for: Hello? Anyone up there?

Quick Announcement! The crazy Wellington gale heavily affected the background audio on this episode. We encourage you to use it as some type of accidental ASMR to imagine you are in the storm with the hero of this week's story.In this episode, Melissa...

Published 12/20/20

G is for: Get to the Beach

This week, Olivia covers the incredible, and emotional story of a young girl set to become a star on the world's sporting stage. One morning, while out in the glassy clear waters of Hawaii, her life was set to change forever.This is the story of...

Published 12/11/20

F is for: Free Falling

It's a mini story!This week, Melissa recounts the inconceivable survival story of an 11 year old boy; the sole survivor of a small plane crash that took the life of his father. Buckle up and brace yourself as we take you through Norman Ollestad's...

Published 12/03/20

E is for: Everything's hot and I'm dying

Olivia delves deep into an engrossing story this week, wanting to narrate just exactly how our poor hero fell victim to another of Mother Nature's gifts: The Sahara Dessert. While running what is considered one of the toughest marathons on Earth, Mauro...

Published 11/26/20

D is for: Dude, who put that wire there?

Tuck yourselves in folks because this week Melissa covers the most famous survival story up in the starry night: Apollo 13. Dim the lights, burn the candles and listen to this unbelievable story unfold. See @thesurvivalguidepodcast on Instagram for...

Published 11/19/20

C is for: Cold as Ice

Oh, look! It's lucky episode #3. In this episode, Olivia and Melissa talk Love Journals and Politics. But, more importantly, Olivia narrates a story that made medical history and changed the world's understanding of the boundary between life and death....

Published 11/12/20

B is for: Boys and their Pad Kra Pao

In this episode, Melissa takes us on a journey to the Tham Luang. And shares with us, one of the most famous survival stories in the modern age: the Thai cave rescue.

Published 11/05/20

A is for: Assuming makes an Ass in the Andes

It's our first ever episode! You get to know a little about us, and then Olivia covers an unbelievable tale of two men's strength to survive out at the top of the Peruvian Mountains.

Published 10/27/20