Beware The Wild Animals

Welcome to a rare solo episode of Beware The Wild Animals. There’s a reason my solo episodes are rare. When I am sans guest, I have to over plan what I’m going to say. I also think I’m funnier than I really am. Put these things together, and you get a short and sometimes cringeworthy experience to behold. Most podcasters would never release an episode that fits this description. But, I’m not most...

We are taking a break this month in order to focus on some other projects. Our plan is to be back in October with an all new episode, but in the mean time, we hope you enjoy this encore presentation of our most popular episode. In September, 2023, we spoke with Niki about her unique career choices and being a female in a male dominated community. This is also a great time to revisit the show catal...

Maria Joyner is a 4X founder and Marketing Technologist. In 2015, she traveled to Costa Rica to spend 3 months at a self-sufficient, off-the-grid, permaculture farm. That experience altered her life so much that she sold all of her belongings and moved to Costa Rica. For the past 9 years, she's been running a business remotely and enjoying the Pura Vida life. She currently serves in two roles...

Michael J. Reinhart travels to the world’s wild places to experience the people, cultures and wildlife that live there and bring back their stories. His travels have taken him into the jungles of Borneo and Cambodia, the highlands of Guatemala, across Europe, and among the villages of Kenya. Whether it is a remote Mayan village in Southern Mexico or the streets of Istanbul, Michael possesses an ab...

Niki Norlock is a Canadian born author and indie film producer. Niki is all about loving living; pouring as much enthusiasm as possible into her creations, to inspire others to find ways to see their world through newly opened eyes. Believing that children have the edge due to their untainted view and ability to color outside the lines, she does her best to emulate their unique perspective. This b...

A born explorer, Joel David Bond has spent over two decades living and working around the world, from farm work in Italian vineyards to jet-setting as a London-based flight attendant. His recent work in Iraqi Kurdistan built bridges between some of the region’s most elite students and the locally marginalized refugee community through service-learning. He holds a Master’s in Education from the Uni...

Wandering Individuals Network RV Club is a woman founded (1988) and owned club that caters exclusively to the solo RV traveler. Providing trip itineraries and a ready-made community of like-minded people, this is the club to join if you have ever considered a fulfilling life on the road or want to vacation for a week or a few months with your new road friends. At 60 years old, Jenell Jones sold ev...

Jon McGrath started keeping the beat on drums when he was 12 and picked up bass two years later.  He pursued a music degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University, released his solo album “Funky Bus” in 2019, and is now a professional bassist living in Nashville, Tennessee.  Since moving to Nashville in 2020 he has quickly found his stride as a full-time musician in Music City. Jon has toured the US...

Charlene "Charlie" Tooch is currently serving as a health volunteer in the Peace Corps in Uganda, Africa. Currently she works with the youth in a village afflicted with AIDS. She discusses the ups and downs of living in a community so different from anything she has ever known. Prior to this experience, she was a fitness and finance professional. She likes to say she stretched muscles by...

Welcome to Season 2! From a former traveling shoe model to a wife and homeschooling mom of 4 and Geema (grandma) to a new granddaughter, Holistic Garden designer and consultant, Community leader and Business woman, Jackie Reiter reflects the inner beauty found in all of life's waves of responsibility. Jackie is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition with over 12 years experience...

In this episode, I put my money where my mouth is and took off for a road trip with my partner in crime, John Puritz. We recorded our experiences and lessons learned as we lived them during a recent trip up north. Join us for the fun. To follow me, T.J. Puritz, and keep up with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at tjpuritz.com or search for @tjpuritzauthor on most social media platforms. And...

Jamie Presser is originally from Connecticut, but she attended nursing school in Virginia, which is where she also started her career as a registered nurse.  For the past 4 years, she’s been a travel nurse living all over the country in places such as Alaska, California, Washington, Arizona, Idaho, and more. Last year, she decided to attempt one of her dreams -  completing a thruhike called the Pa...

Sara Anastasi is a registered nurse, wife, and mom of 2 kids. She is adventurous and a hard worker. Sara grew up mostly in Florida, although she moved around a lot as a child. She’s been a nurse for the past 6.5 years and has been in healthcare for 9 years total. She has spent some time on the road as a travel nurse and is now settled down at a local ICU. When she’s not working she is home spendin...

Niki was breaking ground as a rebel and a female in the military before this was a common career path. Today, she works for the government in a different capacity, and she's sharing what it takes to embrace this life path. She has lots of funny stories to share about her wild adventure, and some helpful suggestions too. One resource she mentioned is Go Zero Gravity https://www.gozerog.com/ Unf...

Growing up in New Jersey as the black sheep of six kids, there is no earthly reason why Lisa Ruoff took such a unique life path. Along with crazy international adventures, she was also a sea kayak guide in Alaska, a chef for over two decades, and she’s renovated an 1820s farmhouse on an island in Vermont. She is now "settling down" to build a house on a mountain side in Colorado at 8200...

Welcome to the crazy ride that is Beware the Wild Animals. We’re a community of people living our one wild life with purpose and passion. Everyone has a story and sometimes those stories are a little crazier and more wild than you’d expect. Get ready for adventures, excitement, challenging opinions, and lots of rule breaking. Hold on tight. Here we go!