Alone Australia: The Podcast

Gina and Darren reflect on how the Alone Australia season 2 finale went down, and unpack the lessons we've learned from the final three participants. Then the winner joins us for an in-depth chat. Hear what it was like to be told they were the last one left in the wilderness and what they plan to do with the $250k prize. Warning: This episode contains spoilers for the finale of Alone Australia sea...

We're reaching the business end of this season of Alone Australia. The remaining participants are battening down, ready to tough out the cold, or hitting their breaking point. Gina and Darren discuss how they're each coping as we head into the finale. Then one of the participants joins us to reflect on all the extreme triumphs, physical and emotional struggles, and tough ethical choices they faced...

Gina and Darren discuss a week of big storms, big catches, emotional revelations, and a surprising tap out. We chat with that participant about the lessons they learned on Alone and what it's been like to have all of Australia watching the journey. Plus we get a special cameo from their significant other. Then ARIA-Award winning singer songwriter Josh Pyke drops by to fan out over Alone. The serie...

There is a storm blowing in Aotearoa, and it gives Gina and Darren a change to review each participant's shelter. We weigh up their creative approaches to fishing, and what they do when someone actually lands a catch. We ask one of the participants about how an off-grid life prepared them for the Aotearoa wilderness, and the powerful resilience they've gained from facing down a life or death healt...

Gina Chick and Darren Mara chat about pushing through hopelessness to hook a fish (literally and figuratively), and how the resilience of perimenopausal women often goes unnoticed. Gina reveals how the reality of recording yourself on Alone means surviving with one hand. We ask one of the participants about how their positive mindset is helping them cope in the wilderness and where their resilienc...

There's sunshine, thunderstorms and stonkers as participants make it past the 14 day mark. Gina Chick and Darren Mara chat about the highs and lows of bow hunting, the palatability of seaweed, and getting gastro in the wild. We chat to one of the participants about their attitude to risk, and learn about Ecopsychology from psychologist Mark Mathieson who has consulted for Alone Australia. We all k...

Nature always teaches a lesson. Gina Chick and Darren Mara recap episode four of Alone Australia season 2, which seems to be a transitional moment in the experience - some participants are calling time and others are deepening their roots. We also sit down with two of the participants to hear how they've felt watching their journeys on the show. Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Alone Au...

As the first week of their time in the wilderness comes to a close, we've now been introduced to all the remaining participants. Gina Chick and Darren Mara chat through each survivalist's wins and challenges, as reality sets in and starvation begins to affect the brain. We also sit down with one of the participants for a meaty chat about their approach to hunting. How hard is it to successfully hu...

Gina Chick and Darren Mara recover from the cliffhanger ending to episode one and chat about all the different kinds of bush foods the participants have encountered – miro berries, mamaku ferns, and the first catch! Gina shares some of her wisdom on finding food while surviving in the wilderness, and predicts more stonkers as the season progresses. We also sit down with with two of the participant...

The new season of Alone Australia is here! As you're watching the series on SBS and SBS On Demand, delve deeper into each episode with this special companion podcast hosted by Gina Chick and Darren Mara. In this episode, Gina and Darren get right into the action discussing the beauty and the challenges of the New Zealand location, Aotearoa’s ruthless sandflies, and the addition of bow hunting in t...

As a new season of Alone Australia gets underway on SBS and SBS On Demand, delve deeper into each episode with this special companion podcast hosted by season one winner Gina Chick and SBS News presenter Darren Mara. They'll be analysing every moment, and taking you behind the scenes in interviews with the participants and crew of the show. Who will tough out the mountainous wilds of Aotearoa the...