The survival skills space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 100 of the best, including The Joe Rogan Experience, The MeatEater Podcast, and Real Survival Stories.
The MeatEater Podcast
Building on the belief that a deeper understanding of the natural world enriches all of our lives, host Steven Rinella brings an in-depth and relev...
Real Survival Stories
True stories of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations. Stranded in the desert. Lost in the jungle. Marooned in the mountain...
Against The Odds
Humans are resilient. In our toughest moments, we will fight, we will struggle, and we will triumph...often against the odds. In this immersiv...
What to Carry, What to Burn
Edge-of-your-seat survival stories, as told by adventurer and dogsledder Blair Braverman.How did Ada Blackjack endure a brutal Arctic winter alone?...
I Survived
What is it like to face death and make it out alive? Based on the groundbreaking A&E television series, I Survived documents harrowing stories of h...
What I survived
What I Survived is a true survival podcast featuring extraordinary first-hand stories from people who survived kidnapping, hostage situations, disa...
The CRUX: True Survival Stories
Are you drawn to thrilling survival stories where characters overcome impossible odds? The Crux: True Survival Stories is your podcast. Join us for...
Outside Podcast
Outside’s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will both entertain and inform listeners. We launc...
We're Alive
We're Alive is an award-winning audio drama that follows a group of Survivors in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles now ruled by the "Infected."It begi...
Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
Being an American right now is a wild ride. Every day brings a new controversy, with breathless media narratives and the same loud voices rushing i...
The Dirtbag Diaries
This is what adventure sounds like. Climb. Ski. Hike. Bike. Paddle. Run. Travel. Whatever your passion, we are all dirtbags. Fitz Cahall and t...
Wild Ideas Worth Living
High-impact interviews for those who love adventure and the outdoors. Host and journalist Shelby Stanger interviews world-class explorers, athletes...
Backpacker Radio
From the Appalachian Trail to the Pacific Crest and everything in between. Backpacker Radio is a show all about the wonderful world that is thru-hi...
Adventure Sports Podcast
Backpacking, Adventure Travel, SCUBA, Sailing, Biking, Skiing, ADVENTURE! Listen to in-depth interviews three times each week from adventure sports...
Surviving Reality
Surviving Reality is the snarky, weekly recap podcast hosted by Corey and Carly that covers unhinged reality TV, true crime, documentaries, and all...
EverydaySpy Podcast
Hosted by former covert CIA intelligence officers Andrew Bustamante and Jihi Bustamante, the EverydaySpy Podcast gives you practical, powerful spy ...
Rewilding Earth Podcast
The Rewilding Earth podcast, hosted by Jack Humphrey, highlights the work of the people involved in saving nature’s building blocks, whether they b...
The Adventure Podcast
An ongoing series of long-form conversations with individuals at the forefront of exploration and adventure in which filmmaker Matt Pycroft speaks ...
Not Today
Not Today covers unbelievable but true stories of survival. Join Steph and Alex as they discuss real incredible people who made it out of unimagina...
Dan Becker Podcast
One moment you're living life normally — the next, you're fighting to stay alive. This podcast shares real conversations with people who faced the ...
Practical Prepping Podcast
Practical Prepping Podcast Real solutions for real emergencies—no apocalypse required.The Practical Prepping Podcast cuts through the noise of...
Prepping Academy
The Prepping Academy Radio Show is a live broadcast aimed at discussing various topics related to prepping, survival, and self-reliance, while also...
Work in Progress with Sophia Bush
Work in Progress with Sophia Bush features frank, funny, personal, professional, and sometimes even political conversations with people who inspire...
The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
On the Divorce Survival Guide Podcast we have open and honest conversations about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of al...
Anchored with April Vokey
Join renowned angler April Vokey for intimate, face-to-face conversations with fly fishing’s most fascinating voices. Each episode blends storytell...
Fieldcraft Survival
The guys from Fieldcraft Survival host this informative series in survival, tactics, defense, gear, fitness, overlanding, mobility, military, and m...
Out Alive from Backpacker
Raging rivers, hungry bears, huge avalanches—no matter how prepared you are, a walk in the woods can go from innocent to disastrous in the blink of...
How To Survive
Join the Webby Award-winning series 'How to Survive' as it offers a captivating guide to overcoming life's unexpected obstacles. Learn essential su...
IN THE BUSH Podcast
IN THE BUSH is where wilderness survival, hunting and ancestral knowledge meet something deeper. Hosts Cole and Joel go beyond the how-to of bushcr...
Backpacking Light Podcast
The Backpacking Light Podcast explores the technology, gear, skills, and philosophy of backcountry wilderness travel through stories, interviews, a...
Survival and Basic Badass Podcast
Welcome to the Survival and Basic Badass Podcast, where we dive into the world of off-grid living, guns, prepping, survival, and a touch of intrigu...
The Survivalist Prepper Podcast
Survivalist Prepper, all about survival skills, prepping, preparedness and living off the grid without too much “tin foil hat” stuff. Learning how ...
Primitive Camping & Bushcraft
Primitive Camping & Bushcraft is a weekly podcast hosted by Chris Speir, outdoorsman, author, and founder of the Primitive Camping & Bushcraft comm...
The Paul Kirtley Podcast
The Paul Kirtley Podcast concentrates on bushcraft, survival skills and wilderness adventures. Paul Kirtley is a renowned bushcraft instructor, can...
Canadian Prepper Podcast
A podcast dedicated to Preppers, Homesteaders, Survivalists, and overall emergency preparedness.
The Backcountry Fly Fishing Podcast
Tired of overcrowded water? In love with catching wild fish in wild places? Addicted to exploration? Awed by the rugged beauty of nature? Then this...
I'd Survive
What’s your favorite scary movie… and would you survive it? It’s easy to sit comfortably on our couches, yelling at horror movie characters to save...
#AskPaulKirtley
Answers to listener questions on wilderness bushcraft, survival skills and outdoor life.
the Sharp End Podcast
A podcast produced/hosted by Ashley Saupe, sponsored by Rocky Talkie and supported by the American Alpine Institute. This podcast aims to minimize ...
Essential Survival Skills
Understanding the Basics" provides an overview of essential survival principles and skills necessary for navigating challenging situations. It emph...
Prepping 2.0
It's time to step-up to the next level of prepping! Prepping 2.0 is about the intermediate level of prepping. Learn from Glen Tate, author of the 2...
Luxury Outdoor Living Podcast
Dive into the world of pools and outdoor living bliss with ’Luxury Outdoor Living’ the podcast designed exclusively for homeowners eager to transfo...
Prepper Broadcasting Network
We are your 2026 homesteading, survival gear, prepper news headquarters, covering all things #Survival, #Prepping, and #SelfReliance.Prepare with o...
She Explores
Come find inspiration with women in the outdoors. Interviews, in-the-field recordings, and listener submissions make up a tapestry of episodes cove...
Outdoor Lives by Mike Raine
A podcast for hillwalkers and climbers about the people we share the hills with. Get to know some of the other users, managers, and owners of our u...
Modern Outdoor Survival
Brought to you by Outdoor Professional.A wilderness skills and outdoor safety podcast about realistic and relevant survival skills in the outdoors,...
Wilderness Wavelength
Nestled in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and recording from Hinton Alberta, this podcast is all about embracing the great outdoors! Featuring interv...
Baird Country
Jim Baird chats with other well-known outdoors people, entrepreneurs and inspiring individuals in his new podcast Baird Country.
Out of the Ashes
For fans of dark fantasy and supernatural thrillers, Out of the Ashes is a modern fantasy audio drama set in a post-apocalyptic world where myths, ...
Radio de Supervivencia
Sintoniza tu Instinto de Supervivencia con "Radio de Supervivencia"¿Sabrías cómo reaccionar ante una emergencia en la ciudad o en la naturaleza? "R...
How We Survive
“How We Survive” is an award-winning podcast from Marketplace about the messy business of climate solutions. From the glitz and glam of Miami to th...
Doom and Bloom
Our future is undecided—how will we use our collective imagination to design a better world for all? Through unfiltered conversations, we unpack to...
Survival: Beyond the Bug-Out Bag
We all agree that being prepared for an emergency is essential. That's why preparing a "Bug Out Bag" that you can grab and go in an emergency can b...
Live Like the World is Dying
How do we live in a world that might be ending? By preparing to survive that end and by working to prevent it. A production of Strangers in a Tangl...
The Cult on the Cape
This is podcast about the Community of Jesus in Orleans, Massachusetts and its affiliated boarding school, Grenville Christian College. Join us as ...
Canadian Outdoor Survival Podcast
The Canadian Outdoor Survival Podcast is a Monthly Podcast created to help explain Outdoor Survival, as well as highlighting some of the real chall...
How to Prepare
"How to Prepare" is your ultimate podcast for practical strategies and actionable advice to tackle life's uncertainties. From natural disasters and...
The Wild Dispatch
Never-not intrigued by the outdoors? The Wild Dispatch pinpoints the wildest stories & guests on earth: World-record expeditions, ancient hunti...
Busted Knees & Pretty Trees
If your idea of a good day includes a worn-out trail, a quiet campsite, or a paddle cutting through still water, then you've found your podcast!Wel...
Warrior Life
Join award-winning podcast host Pam Palmater, Mi’kmaw lawyer, prof, best-selling author & human rights advocate, as she shares the stories of I...
"Make It Out Alive" (M.O.A.)
Stay Sharp. Stay Ready. Stay Alive.Welcome to Make It Out Alive (M.O.A.) with Sam Wilson, the ultimate radio show for those who refuse to be caught...
Adventures Gone Wrong
Welcome to Adventures Gone Wrong — a podcast where outdoor adventures take a turn, survival is optional, and questionable decisions are part of the...
Tragedy with a View
Nature is breathtaking, but it is also unforgiving.Tragedy with a View is a true crime and outdoor survival podcast exploring real life tragedies, ...
Ready Your Future - A Prepper Podcast
Welcome to the Ready Your Future Podcast - your resource for preparedness, survival, homesteading, and more, designed to help you build a better fu...
Black Knuckle Ranch
Black Knuckle Ranch Podcast provides raw perspective into what it actually takes to train horses, run a working ranch, and make the numbers work. W...
Butterflies and Bravery
Butterflies and Bravery is a podcast created and hosted by two cult Survivors and best friends who were born into the notorious Children of God cul...
I Survived The Wild Outdoors
Brad Mathewson hosts, I Survived The Wild Outdoors! A podcast where outdoorsmen & women share their courageous tales of survival. Share your st...
How to Survive the End of the World
Join Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown, two sisters who share many identities, as writers, activists, facilitators, and inheritors of multiraci...
Last Day
This is a show about the moments that change us, fundamentally and forever. Each week, host Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Lemonada’s co-founder and awar...
The Trail Less Traveled
Dedicated to documenting humanity by gathering stories & sounds from the most remote locations around the world. The goal for the show is to ta...
Offgrid Journey
I spent 20 years in the Navy before retiring. Now, I live on a homestead in South Carolina, where I enjoy the off-grid lifestyle. I’m also a publis...
Dark Outdoors
Dark Outdoors® is a multiple award-winning podcast that investigates terrifying encounters, unsolved mysteries, crime, and dangerous wildlife. Host...
The WarDawg Trail™ | War - PTSD - TBI
*Now on Fire TV, Roku, Spotify, Patreon & Android app* YOU MUST GO TO *SPOTIFY* TO LISTEN TO THE NEWEST EPISODES 150+ AND BECOME A SUBSCRIBER. The ...
Wilderness Bonescapes Podcast
Hello friends! Welcome to Wilderness Bonescapes podcast, where the wilderness tests its limits…and yours. Where the wild isn’t just beautiful—it’s ...
Skillist
Two experienced wilderness skills practitioners and instructors pick fights and talk shop on topics from long term wilderness living skills and anc...
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