NSP:280 Un-Domesticating Humans and Ourselves | Alex Smyth

Interview with Alex Smyth

Todays interview is with Alex Smyth from the Noob Spearo team! Alex currently runs the Noob Spearo Instagram account and as we find out, he has a very interesting an exciting history with spearfishing! We chat about practical techniques to help deal with anxiety and depression, how spearfishing reconnects you with nature and how to travel to go spearfishing as a young person on a limited budget! Hear bonus stories from the British National Spearfishing competition and how he may have been responsible for helping shoot a record Bonito! Thanks for all your hard work mate, we are glad to have you on the show!

 

Important times

00:13 Intro

05:10 Welcome Alex!

07:45 Doing your first every competition and hitchhiking with Daniel Mann

17:15 Travel and spearfishing tips

24:00 Using electronics and gear to be more efficient and better hunters

37:20 Anxiety and Depression is super common today

43:20 Spearfishing and freediving can be the best therapy, practical shortcuts

54:20 Practical tip to reduce anxiety

01:06:45 Bonito record in the UK

01:09:40 Tuna in the UK

01:14:35 The difference between Australian and British spearfishing

01:18:15 Sailing the south coast of England

01:24:10 What's next for your spearfishing?

01:25:15 Spearo Q&A

01:32:05 Were you responsible for the record Bonito??

01:34:30 Outro

 

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