Jon Muir is one of the world’s greatest mountaineers and explorers.
He was the first Australian to reach the summit of Mt Everest alone, and has walked to both the North and South poles.
Perhaps Jon's greatest achievement was walking alone across Australia, covering 2,500kms in 128 days, traveling through the driest of Australian deserts with only his dog Seraphine for company - totally reliant on the landscape around him for his food, shelter and ultimate survival. Jon also filmed this journey - released as a documentary titled “Alone Across Australia”.
Jon was awarded the Order of Australia medal in 1989 for his services to mountaineering, and is the recipient of two Australian Geographic Awards, including the "Lifetime of Adventure" award in 2017.
Today, Jon lives totally off-grid on a sustainable property with his wife Suzy, who also is quite the adventurer – and together they are featured in a documentary called “Suzy and the Simple Man”.
This is a truly fascinating chat with a unique human being, and we discuss so many issues including chasing your dreams and the mental toughness required a lifetime of adventure and exploration, and how to live a sustainable life in the great outdoors.
EP#16 - Tribes, Consciousness, Connection & Plant Medicine. (Bruce Parry)
EP#15 - The role of death in life, and our search for meaning. (Sheldon Solomon)
EP#14 - How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (Tyson Yunkaporta)
EP #13 - The transformative power and magic of music. (HIATUS / Cyrus Shahrad)
EP #12 - Jet Stream Superman: Embracing your fears for a fulfilled life. (Marc Hauser)
EP #11 - Rites of passage: Creating liminal space for personal growth. (Dr. Arne Rubinstein)
EP #10 - Can Indigenous wisdom change the world? (Hineani Tunoa Roberts)
EP #8 - A REBEL CLOWN : Sharing hope, love & compassion with the world (Sabine Choucair - Clown Me In)
EP #7 - Defending the rights of the world's most vulnerable (Felicity Gerry QC - Australian Barrister of the year 2020)
EP #6 - Art, activism & protest to plant the seeds of change (Chips Mackinolty)
EP #5 - Storytelling for a more conscious & compassionate world (Alan Dean Foster)
EP #4 - An Aboriginal man's personal journey towards reconciliation (Henry Purcell)
EP #3 - Meditation & mindfulness to improve mental health, wellbeing and happiness (Ray Good)
EP #2 - Epidemic modelling and analysis : Covid-19 pandemic ( Omer Tzuk)
EP #1 - Activist filmmaking as a tool for social and political change (Iara Lee)
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