Alaska is a place of extremes, one of which is the darkness during the Winter Solstice. In this episode, while all alone in the cabin during the longest days of the year, I talk a bit about the science of the winter solstice, and what it means logistically, physically, and psychologically in the far North, where we tend to feel this time of year pr…

Two off-gridders talk! Sara of the Tending Seeds Podcast joins me for this episode as we interview each other in a bit of check in. We are fellow off grid homesteaders & podcasters, and last year she interviewed me for her show which planted the seed, pun intended, for me to start my own podcast! We talk off grid life, winter, generating income on …

In today's episode, I get into what some of the really difficult things have been for me living off the grid in Alaska. This life is full of challenges, emotionally, logistically, physically, and I've had to go through alot to get to this point. But there has also been alot to learn, and I've gained a great deal of strength & knowledge through it a…

Looking for some homesteading land in the tundra or the desert? They have alot in common as far as being extreme! In this episode, my good friend Steve Hill (who lives rural in the Sonoran Desert) and I have a comparative discussion about the differences and similarities between our environments, what it was like growing up near the hottest city in…

Want to know how to keep yourself safe in one of the coldest places on the planet? In this episode, I get into how to dress correctly for different types of cold weather, a story about the first time I experienced hypothermia, what kind of first aid skills you need for dealing with frostbite and hypothermia, and what a general set of good daily hab…

Here are some more movies that my Mom and I love during spooky season, some are just a fun ride, some very unsettling, and we went over our time on the Halloween episode talking about them so here is the spillover! Hope you all have a safe holiday, more episodes coming soon! Like this podcast? Become a Patron! Follow for Updates! Music: "Ghost" by …

Going hiking in the woods soon? Caretaking for a remote hotel this winter? Going to that secluded cabin to write a romance novel? Stationed at a remote base in Antarctica or exploring an alien planet? Even if you aren't doing any of these (or can't lol), there are many things that can go wrong, and some of our favorite Halloween flicks are about su…

Curious about what it takes to prepare for a winter off the grid in Alaska? After 8 years my list is second-nature to me, and I'm happy to share it with you all in this episode. The irony is that I have been so busy doing the things on this list that I've been a bit delayed in putting out the episode about it! So I hope you enjoy learning about wha…

How do you keep calm when something breaks down? What are the basics you need to know about fixing something yourself? In off grid homestead life, especially in Alaska, knowing how to repair things that break is a very valuable skill, and can also save you alot of money & stress. But you must have a good understanding of the basics, know how to str…

Ever wonder what it's like to travel to Alaska on the World Famous Alaska Highway through Canada? I may have done the trip a while back, but its still fresh in my head! In this episode I tell the story of my journey up this highway back in 2016 when my partner Jason and I got the call to move to Alaska, and we drove our truck & used 5th wheel trave…

Chapter Two of Rob Pyne’s Struggle and Resistance in the Far North, is Growing up in Australia. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@championoftheunderdog #RobPyne​ #ChampionoftheUnderdog #cot…

In this episode, I am proud to present an interview with my mother, Corrie, and we discuss why sewing, crochet, and being able to mend your own clothes are such valuable homesteading skills! She started doing all of these a long time ago, and I'm so pleased to have had her on the show to share her passion & insight. She creates her own garments, ad…

What are some of the most important things you should be prepared for before making a move to Alaska for a rural off-grid homesteading life? It may not be what you think! Listen for the 5 KEY THINGS to know before you head up here. I first moved to Alaska 7 years ago to live off the grid, and I've seen a thing or two, so that's why I share this inf…

Chapter One of Rob Pyne’s Struggle and Resistance in the Far North, is a glimpse into Far North Queensland politics, history and culture. It is an account of the region’s hidden stories and prominent identities. Rob gives his account in concert with his own personal story. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championofthe…

UFOs Forever was written by Robert Hunziker and published in Counterpunch. #aliens #ovnis #flyingsaucer #ufosightings #ufologia #extraterrestrials #ufos #ufology #extraterrestrial #ufosighting Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.…

Owen Bennett is the founding president of the Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union. He is currently writing a book for Interventions on trade unions and unemployment in Australia. Published in Jacobin. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.rob…

Socialist Economist Paul Oboohov talks elections and the left struggle! Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@championoftheunderdog #RobPyne​ #ChampionoftheUnderdog #cotu…

Did you miss “Australia’s Conservatives Are Cynically Courting the Far Right — and It’s Starting to Backfire Lisbeth Latham in Jacobin? Great article, so listen now. Lisbeth can be found @ revitalisinglabour.blogspot.com Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Websi…

On His Way to Theoretically Colonize Mars, Elon Musk Is Actually Colonizing South Texas By Abe Asher Published in Jacobin Rob Pyne: Champion of the Underdog! w: http://www.robpyne.com.au t: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne f: https://www.facebook.com/RobJPyne/ I: https://www.instagram.com/robjpyne/ Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.face…

As Long as Capitalism Exists, the Threat of Fascism Exists, By Pete Dolack. Published on 16 January , 2022 in CounterPunch. Episode 1 Season 2 Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@championofth…

Socialist Alliance Keeps Up The Fight 20/1 Episode 20 - Season 1 Rob Pyne - Champion of the Underdog reads "Socialist Alliance Keeps Up The Fight' by Peter Boyle from Green Left. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ Youtube: h…

If We Don’t Get Climate Justice, Shut it Down Published in Counterpunch on 28/-9/21 by PATRICK MAZZA https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/28/if-we-dont-get-climate-justice-shut-it-down/ #ClimateChange #climateemergency #climatecrises #auspol #qldpol #SDGs #GlobalGoals #SDG13 #SDG7 #ClimateAction Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.fac…

Capitalism is making us Lonely and Sick! Yet more evidence of this is provided from the article Capitalism Is Making You Lonely BY COLETTE SHADE. Long before the coronavirus pandemic, we were amid a growing crisis of loneliness. The problem isn’t social media, popular culture, or city living — it’s capitalism. Source: https://jacobinmag.com/2021/08…

Climate change- What we can learn from our reaction to AstraZeneca by Alan Kohler. Alan Kohler writes twice a week for The New Daily. He is also editor in chief of Eureka Report and finance presenter on ABC news. #ClimateChange #climateemergency #climatecrises #auspol #qldpol #SDGs #GlobalGoals #SDG13 #SDG7 #ClimateAction Support the show Follow us…

Six Love, Naomi Osaka: Defying Capitalist Decadence in Sport 17/1 By Lekgantshi Console Tleane and published in Counterpunch https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/06/14/six-love-naomi-osaka-defying-capitalist-decadence-in-sport/ Lekgantshi Console Tleane works for the University of South Africa. He can be reached at console.tleane@gmail.com Support the…

Earth Abuse and the Next Pandemic BY STAN COX This article was originally published by The Land Institute’s Land Report. Stan Cox is the author of The Green New Deal and Beyond : Ending the Climate Emergency While We Still Can (City Lights, May, 2020) and one of the editors of Green Social Thought, where this piece first ran. Support the show Follo…

This week's progressive reading is The Stockton Experiment: How a Guaranteed Income Can Actually Solve Inequality by Sonali Kolhatkar. Published in CounterPunch. Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV (Dish Network, DirecTV, Roku) and Pacifica …

This article by Sonali Kolhatkar was published in CounterPunch on Feb 15, 2021. It was originally produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV (Dish Network, DirecTV, Roku) an…

Doughnut Economics Boots Capitalism Out by Robert Hunziker as published in Counterpunch @ https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/01/31/doughnut-economics-boots-capitalism-out/ Enjoy this reading Comrades - positive and hopeful. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Web…

The Nazification of the Republican Party by LORETTA J. ROSS Published on JANUARY 20, 2021 in Counterpunch: https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/01/20/the-nazification-of-the-republican-party/ Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ …

Absence of Abortion Rights is Depriving Latin America of Agency and the Right to Thrive BY TAMARA PEARSON Tamara Pearson is a long time journalist based in Latin America, and author of The Butterfly Prison. Her writings can be found at her blog. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://t…

Raise a Fist of Solidarity! The time has come for all social progressives to reclaim the fist of solidarity on every occasion we can by Yohuru Williams, Michael G. Long Visit https://progressive.org/ Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpy…

Hoping for a return to normal after Trump? That's the last thing we need Yanis Varoufakis published in The Guardian. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@championoftheunderdog #RobPyne​ #Champ…

Talking Marx with My Mate Mick: I talk about Karl Marx and marxist theory, in a down to earth way, with my good mate Mick. Rob Pyne: Champion of the Underdog is committed to policies that help people in poverty and save the planet from destructive capitalism. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twit…

How the rich are burning our future: How the super-rich are exhausting our global carbon budget. Article by Peter Boyle in the "Green Left" October 1, 2020 Issue 1283. (Episode 7 - Season 1) Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au…

Revolutionary Reading of the week, "John Pilger: The Stalinist Trial of Julian Assange". Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@championoftheunderdog #RobPyne​ #ChampionoftheUnderdog #cotu…

Witnessing the unthinkable BY Joëlle Gergis New climate modelling suggests planetary crisis is coming much sooner than previously thought. https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2020/july/1593525600/jo-lle-gergis/witnessing-unthinkable?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Briefing%20-%20Wednesday%2022%20July%202020&utm_content=The%20Briefing%20-%20Wedn…

Check out my interview with Environmentalist, Activist and Champion of the people, Anthony Too. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Website: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@championoftheunderdog #RobPyne​ #ChampionoftheUnderdog #cot…

The Inertia Bugaboo by ROBERT HUNZIKER is our Reading of The Week. We are facing Climate Change on steroids. More articles by:ROBERT HUNZIKER Robert Hunziker lives in Los Angeles and can be reached at rlhunziker@gmail.com. Support the show Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyne Web…

Trump’s Postcard to America From the Shrine of Hypocrisy. Lynnette Grey Bull is a candidate for US Congress. Lynnette serves as Vice President of the Global Indigenous Council and is featured in the critically acclaimed Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) documentary, Somebody’s Daughter. Published in CounterPunch https://www.counterpunch.…

Episode 1 - My Worst Podcast Ever - 3 June 2020 My first podcast, recorded with Anthony Too. If you struggle, I am one your side! Solidarity! Rob Pyne: Champion of the Underdog! Disabled, Former MP, Councillor and author: A Socialist who wants people to survive and have a better life. Resist and join the struggle! Occupation: Organiser Employer: Wo…

See you at the end of the summer...Here's Tokin'!Από τον MidToker

MidToker adventured around Fairbanks on his birthday, checking out the deals being offered up, and whose birthday is on 4/20, and what are some great party strains?Από τον MidToker

Taylor, from AK Speed Eats, comes on to talk about his restaurant delivery service here in Fairbanks, Alaska. Particular interest during these emergency times.Από τον MidToker

We look back at how Far North Tokers Podcast has celebrated 4/20 over the last three years...and wishing to share tokes close. See ya SOON out there tokers!Από τον MidToker

As CV sweeps the United States, the Alaska Cannabis Control Board deliberate emergency regulations to meet health and safety mandates by Governor Dunleavy.Από τον MidToker

With Alaska going into lockdown over Coronavirus and Social Distancing, it brings up the dire need for cannabis delivery.Από τον MidToker

Mitchel Howell comes on to discuss his podcast, 49th Meal Podcast, and his recent "Suspected Confirmed" diagnosis of Coronavirus here in Alaska. He has lived with this for seven days, limited testing in Alaska last week. His reflections on podcasting and CV.Από τον MidToker

Lester Cook comes on to chat about life in Trinidad, 9/11, politics, and his LOVE of Fairbanks and its cannabis.Από τον MidToker

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