About this episode

Jake Cassar shares his experiences with yowies and insights from his new book.

Join us as we welcome  Jake Cassar —survival and bushcraft teacher, conservationist, and author of a novel called  The Cave , which tells the story of a young man ambushed and taken captive by yowies. Jake is also one of the witnesses of  Old Fire Hands , an infamous yowie active in the Woy Woy and Kariong area of New South Wales. Today, he’s going to share what happened when he saw Old Fire Hands on a camping trip for his 17th birthday, along with some bushcraft wisdom and insights into his new book. Link to buy Jake’s book: https://booksonlineaustralia.com.au/shop/the-cave/?srsltid=AfmBOorOP0VxofLmL3B5Msaf2w3Wc29OVpUAgVMqtJ4h7ubcr0HobxOJ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Bignell

Guest: Jake Cassar

Topics covered

• yowie
• bushcraft
• survival
• conservation
• storytelling

Keywords

• yowie
• Jake Cassar
• The Cave
• bushcraft
• New South Wales

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Cave

Places: Woy Woy, Kariong, New South Wales

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