Surviving the Mind: Psychological Challenges in Competition

Jordan Jonas is a wilderness survival expert, explorer, hunter, guide, and winner of Alone Season 6, a show in which the task is to survive alone in the arctic wilderness longer than anyone else. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest competitors in the history on that show. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(11:25) – Alone Season 6
(45:43) – Arctic
(1:01:59) – Roland Welker
(1:09:34) – Freight trains
(1:21:19) – Siberia
(1:39:45) – Hunger
(1:59:29) – Suffering
(2:14:15) – God
(2:29:15) – Mortality
(2:34:59) – Resilience
(2:46:45) – Hope
(2:49:30) – Lex AMA