The Josh Smith Show

Crazy stories and fun convo with these 3 badasses on this weeks episode. -Laura Zerra is an American survivalist, adventurer, and television personality known for her appearances on outdoor and survivalist shows. She gained recognition as a contestant on the reality TV series "Naked and Afraid". Laura has demonstrated her survival skills and knowledge of the wilderness in various...

Alabama-born and Southern-raised, Brett Benton is a husband, bear hunter, and musician who has been obsessed with country blues ever since he was a child. Known for his fierce rhythmic finger picking, melodic slide guitar and booming voice. His passion for music and the loss of a good friend, fueled the start of the nonprofit @thecampfirefund that raises money to support men’s mental health. Now l...

The Flip Flop Guy aka Andy Moeckel is a 3rd generation grill master. This episode is a deep dive into the BEST WAY to cook venison, and how he got the name "The Flip Flop Guy". We are also joined by Brice Suhay, an avid outdoorsman living based out of Bozeman, MT. They talk about hunting, using hounds to tree cats and bear.

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Jordan Leitsch is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Program Charity Coordinator for Ravin Crossbows. Jordan has taken point on making sure efforts to support organizations like Helicopters for Heroes, Boot Campaign, and the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation make a real difference. Jordan’s job is to coordinate with beneficiary organizations, assist with hunting excursion logistics so stories ca...

Will Stelter is a skilled knife maker based in the Bozeman, MT. With a passion for metalworking, he has honed his craft over several years and has developed a reputation for creating high-quality, handmade knives that are both beautiful and functional. Will's knives are known for their attention to detail, exceptional sharpness, and the use of high-quality materials. His work has been featured...

Jessica Taylor Byers is a prominent figure in the hunting community and is known for her work with the Huntin' Fool, which is a hunting membership and consulting service that provides information, guidance, and resources to hunters. Huntin' Fool provides information on hunting opportunities, access to hunting units and draw odds, gear recommendations, and hunting tactics for various specie...

John Barklow spent over two decades in the military initially as a Navy Diver then after 9/11 as a member of a select instructor cadre teaching and developing equipment for US Special Operations troops to survive and thrive in austere mountain environments. John took his decades of experience into the civilian sector and currently develops technical hunting clothing and equipment systems as the Se...

Derek Wolfe is a retired American football defensive end who played in the NFL for 10 years. He won the SB 50 championship with the Denver Broncos. Throughout his career, Wolfe was known for his toughness, versatility, and ability to disrupt opposing offenses. He’s also an avid outdoorsman who just started a YouTube channel called “Wolfe Untamed”. Derek is now the co-host of The Drive on @denversp...

Jim Miller is a professional mixed martial artist and UFC fighter known for his impressive grappling skills and toughness in the octagon. As a professional fighter, Jim Miller has a record of 32 wins, 16 losses, and one no contest, with the majority of his victories coming by submission. He is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has also trained in wrestling and Muay Thai. Off the mat, Jim Mil...

Andy Stumpf is a retired Navy SEAL and a renowned American athlete, speaker, and writer. He is best known for his exceptional athletic abilities, particularly in skydiving and wingsuit flying, and his dedication to public service. He joined the Navy in 1995 and served for over 17 years as a SEAL. During his time in the military, he completed multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, ear...

Josh Smith sits down with Sloane Brown, the Community Marketing Manager  for MKC. Sloane  was born and raised in west Texas. He grew up hunting and fishing, but  as he got older he began spending less and less time in the outdoors as  he developed a life threatening heroin addiction. After several trips to  rehab and a few overdoses later, Sloane found himself recovering i...

Josh Smith sits down with Dennis Zuck for an in depth look at what the  Leader of Innovation of Sitka Gear does. This is a conversation you will  not want to miss!   Dennis Zuck is an avid hunter and fisherman based out of Bozeman, MT.  He  has an extensive history with many companies and who’s titles include :  Innovation Leader at Sitka Gear / Gorewear / Viev A...

Josh Smith sits down with Tyr Symank for over 3 hours. This is a  conversation you will not want to miss!   Tyr Symank, who also writes under the nom de guerre Charlie Martel, is  an Army Special Forces veteran, contractor, and occasional writer. He  enlisted shortly after dropping out of journalism school and has since  deployed worldwide as a Special Forces medic, o...

We are excited to announce that the Josh Smith Podcast is official RE-LAUNCHING next week!

Will Stelter is one of most impressive people I know.  His knowledge and ability is well beyond his years.  Will started into knife making around the age of 11.  He's now become a young star in the knife making world.  Will became widely known while working with Alec Steele.  Their YouTube videos get millions of views and have been a huge source of knowledge and entertainment for those intere...

After a long weekend of forging and grinding knives I was joined by 10 veterans to discuss the weekend we had together.  Last spring we raised money through a raffle knife to help bring veterans to our shop here at Montana Knife Company.  The weekend of August 21st we brought about 15 veterans to our shop to teach them how to forge and grind.  I thought this may give them a hobby or distraction to...

This isn't your typical political conversation!  Steve Daines is one of Montana's two United States Senate representatives.  Instead of diving into more politics in this episode Josh and Steve talk about hunting, public, lands, and grizzly bears.  It's refreshing to hear that we do actually have representatives in Washington that actually hunt, fish, and hike on our public lands.  I...

Geoff Feder is an accomplished artist in multiple mediums.  He has a special ability to be unique and find interesting and different ways to set his art apart from others.  Geoff is incredibly talented with a hammer in his hand.  In addition to sculpture and blacksmithing Geoff has become well recognized in the culinary industry.  If you follow him on IG you'll see Geoff routinely working on...

This podcast is by far the most intense and incredible that I've recorded to date.  I had no idea about Mike's story when we sat down, but I quickly realized Mike's life has been incredible.   Mike Clancy served as a Force Recon Marine for 8 years and GRS (global response staff) for 4 years.  He did 13 total tours in Iraq and Afghanistan including the initial invasion into Iraq.  3...

Bert Sorin has quickly become known throughout the strength and conditioning world and the hunting community as a respected leader.   As a four time All American Hammer Thrower Bert gained respect in the athletic community as a force to be reckoned with.  Bert even competed in the Olympic Trials twice narrowly missing the games.  After the trials he transitioned into a leading business man and inn...

In this short solo podcast Josh talks about one of the overlooked aspects of building a business.  The how to instruction is great.  But how do you get that instruction?  How do you get the information you need?  Is it all online videos?  There is no measure for how important personal face to face relationship building is when building your business.  Hopefully this podcast will make you consider...

Francesa Ritchie has become one of the best sheath makers in the world.  In addition to sheaths Francesca and her husband Zach have quickly grown their company into a highly successful leather goods business.  Her career started as a young girl under the eye of her Master Bladesmith father Aaron Wilburn.  She quickly grew out from under her fathers shadow and now cast a huge shadow of her own in t...

Master Bladesmith Harvey Dean is one of the living legends of bladesmithing today.  Harvey is known for his ability to make masterpiece bowies followed up my the most detailed incredible folders.  Harvey also makes amazing damascus steel.  When he pairs that with his engraving, gold inlay, and attention to detail the results are stunning.  Harvey is also a member of the exclusive Art Knife Invitat...

"Die with more memories than dreams." Montanan Jeff Shapiro lives life to the fullest.  As a competitive paraglider Jeff has seen more places on earth than most of us ever will.  Jeff is the guy who doesn't just dream of things to do.  He thinks of them and then does it!    Besides paragliding around the world Jeff also is an accomplished rock climber, base jumper, pilot, and falcon...