Aaron Shanks

Diaries Of The Wild Ones

Society EN ↓ 118 episodes

Diaries of the Wild Ones is a collection of adventure tales shared by Aaron Shanks and the people he meets around the World. With an appetite for the unique and pushing themselves to the limits, these tales from the road, recorded on the road, will have you on the edge of your seat. Focusing on the weird, wonderful and sometimes scary elements of adventure travel both at home and abroad, it’s as much about the journey as it is getting home in one piece.

Author

Aaron Shanks

Category

Society

Latest episode

May 25, 2026

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Episodes

Steve - The Empire Expeditions 29.03.2021

Ignite your imagination and adventurous spirit as I introduce you to one of the most influential people in my life, Steve from the Empire Expeditions. A production expedition company based in the north of Iceland and servicing all the way up to Svalbard. This guy lives, works and plays in the harshest climate on the planet. It's no wonder he has some wild stories.

Conversations with an Enlightened Elder - Part 3 22.03.2021

You the listener, wanted more from the enlightened one. So as requested, I sat down with Rio and once again we had a conversation full of laughter and life contemplation.

Little Andy 17.03.2021

Andy never had it easy growing up. Fighting cancer as a young child only to beat it, she then lost her mother in the same way. Five different countries and 12 schools later this 21 year old is beaming with life. Andy took her near death experience and the loss of her mother as her biggest life lesson's to be happy and blessed by each and everyday. A deep conversation that really made me reflect ab...

Surviving Nepal's Earthquake 2015 23.02.2021

Michelle McFayden, the winner of our Wild Earth competition "Tell us your Tale", leaves us on the edge of our seats with her traumatic story of survival. Michelle recounts her escape from Nepal when she was deep in the Himalayas as the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook the country killing 9000 people and leaving Nepal in devastation and ruins.

Brett Burcher 02.02.2021

Brett Burcher is not your average surfer. He is a man with depth like no other, expressing himself through writing which showcases his life experience and his profound connection to nature. In this episode we delve inside the big wave chargers mind to what its like to cop a solid pounding on Australia's wildest slab along with a few amazing life lessons which give us an insight into why this guy i...

Norfolk Island - A Brutal Past 25.01.2021

Legends and tales of Norfolks brutal past, from the infamous Mutiny on the bounty, to the most brutal convict colony in the British empire. Norfolk Island is the 4th most haunted location in the world. In this episode we hear about the ghosts of the past and even see some while recording at one eerie location.

I Never Went South 21.01.2021

My hilarious tale of how i became a band reporter in Iceland after using my podcast gear to sneak back stage at a mucic festival to interview the biggest bands that have come out of the country.

Dr Geoff & Kitale Wilson - A Wild Life 08.01.2021

Story time with multiple world record holder and polar explorer, Dr Geoff Wilson and his rock climbing lord of a son, Kitale Wilson. The father and son combo break down stories from each others perspective, from pirate attacks in Papua New Guinea, saving each others lives in Indonesia and just what it was like in general to grow up in such an adventurous family.

EVEREST - Alyssa Azar 14.12.2020

Alyssa Azar, Australia's youngest to conquer Mt Everest, tells all. Her life leading up to the greatest challenge of her life and then strap yourself in for a wild ride as Alyssa breaks down the full story of surviving the worlds most dangerous Mountain.

Friday Throw Down - Mitch "Tap Arse" 03.12.2020

What not to do when you are in Sri Lanka and you and your mate need to run to the only toilet at the same time.

Anderson Moquiuti 23.11.2020

Escaping a rough upbringing in Brazil, Anderson Moquiuti was living the life he always dreamt of. A new carefree life in Australia enjoying surfing everyday. An accident left his whole body paralysed. With a fight in him like no other to live his life again, Anderson pushed on learning to move one finger at a time. Years later the reborn Anderson is a professional athlete, ultra marathon runner. T...

Hayden Quinn Presents - The Yacht Robbery 16.11.2020

Guest host Hayden Quinn interviews me for the 3rd part of the yacht story. This time anchored in the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia, our yacht S.V Beach House on the Moon was boarded and robbed taking all our possessions, passports, money, camera gear. $8000 worth of belongings all gone. With only one small village in the vicinity we knew the pirates were close. So, armed with machetes, dive knives...

Wanderstories - Jodie and Luen 09.11.2020

Creators of wanderstories.space and adventure couple Jodie and Luen tell their tale behind being the first to scale and summit the Far North Queensland monolithic mountain Mt Pieter Botte, overcoming everything from extreme terrain and weather through to voracious leeches.

Friday Throw Downs - "The Performance Review" 05.11.2020

The perfect practical joke for any workplace, "The Performance Review".

Friday Throw Downs - Winged my way to 250k 29.10.2020

A serious of ridiculous funny events, one after the other which all started from a simple lie on my resume to get a 250k job.

Namibia road trip, what could go wrong? 26.10.2020

3 brothers embark on an adventure of a lifetime, to road trip across Namibia with the plan of getting as far off the beaten track as possible. What could go wrong?

Friday Throw Downs - 'JAD-BOD' 15.10.2020

Friday Throw Downs is a compilation of short yet hilarious stories, the untold antics of what happens around the life we live. Kept short for the Friday afternoon drive home, setting you up with some good vibes ready for a fun filled weekend. This episode I tell the story of when i convinced the whole pub my mate 'Jad' had diarrhoea, with security genuinely concerned for his wellbeing. Jad was com...

The Yacht - Part 2, S.V Beach House on the Moon 07.10.2020

Part 2 of my own story about sailing our yacht through Indonesia, what our life was like, the storms we hit, the waves we found, how we learnt to trade fish for supplies, learning about the head hunters and how an injury wrecked it all.

Wet Tropics, Life on the Edge 22.09.2020

Every moment in time we make choices some that are helpful & some harmful to our personal wellbeing or even life & how our choices impact the natural world. The story you're about to hear is of a woman who has made two life changing choices that have set her destiny. One that kept her & a group of kayaks safe from a 6 meter tiger shark encounter on a 5km ocean crossing and how her choice to not ow...

The Life of Sarahkai 08.09.2020

An Incredible story, a heart wrenching tale of one little girls survival against Leukaemia. Sarahkai being a young Hare Krishna spent her childhood fighting for her life. In this episode Sarahkai has the courage to open up about her trauma and her struggle into woman hood, this is not just a miracle its magical. I'm so honoured to of sat down to record her story.

Fruibies - Nick 31.08.2020

Nick opens up and shares his story of growing up in the hustle and bustle of Sydney life and searching for a greater meaning. Through sickness and rock bottom lows he decided enough was enough and set out on his pilgrimage to find what life for him was all about. Healing himself with a raw food diet, this new energy in life took him to Kenya to start a utopia society of living off the land. Nick n...

The Yacht - S.V Beach House on the Moon 10.08.2020

My personal story of buying a Yacht with 2 friends in Malaysia with no experience and setting Sail for Indonesia.

A Miracle of Life 03.08.2020

A heart warming tale about life, love and one family's struggle to bring their beautiful daughters into this world against all odds.

The Mind of a Madman - Andrew Mooney 20.07.2020

Story time with surf board shaper and big wave charger Andrew Mooney. Mooney puts you on the edge of your seat as he opens up about his life as a professional surfer and explains in detail what goes through his mind when he is taking on some of the biggest waves Australia has to offer.

Tales from the bottom of a bottle 13.07.2020

Hilarious drunken episode about the other side of adventure travel, Josh Emberg and I share stories about being young, backpacking around and getting yourself into way too much mischief

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