SARCast - A Search and Rescue Podcast

A Search and Rescue Podcast from the UK but aimed at a global audience. This podcast is hosted by SAR team members past and present, with special guests and topics relevant to the world of SAR, mountain rescue, USAR and wilderness travel.

Episodes

SARCast S3 Ep 3- Training, Bristow Winch-Paramedic and International Search and Rescue

December 13, 2023 • 174 mins

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 3 of SARCast - On episode 3 the gang is back together!

Ben takes us on a windy but deep road of being a training officer.We discuss what he gets up to, how to train, different training styles, improvements and our review our experience of training / being trained.

The gang talk about gear purchases ranging from Helly Hansens boots to Motorola Defy satellite links.

We have teamed up with Sony Music Entertai...

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SARCast S3 Ep 2- Update from the Arctic, AI SAR & 4x4 Response

August 25, 2023 • 86 mins

Welcome to Season 3 Episode 2 of SARCast - Luke is joined by Ralph Simonsen aka Famous Ralph. It is a jammed packed discussion covering a wide range of subjects including the Icelandic ICE-SAR Conference, Avalanches and a good update on what Ralph has been up to in the Arctic Circle! At the end of their discussion they discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in Drone search and rescue.

Later Luke is joined by Sam Vincent from Derby...

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SARCast S3 Ep1 - Tactical Tim, earthquakes and Ben spends!

May 5, 2023 • 63 mins

Welcome to Season 3 of SARCast - Luke is joined by Tim, a Tactical Commander, SAR Medical Lead and JESIP master. They discuss the journey into SAR and the day job which keeps Tim busy!

Later Luke and Ben discuss some of the latest news stories from around the globe, including earthquakes and some SAR training here in the UK. This then follows with a dive into the world of Mr Ben, and we find out exactly what he has been spending his...

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Ep.4: End of season review

January 30, 2023 • 37 mins

A recap and update on SARCast

Luke and Richard catch up and discuss what has been going on, why we have been quiet, and what's in store for 2023!

Links

@sarcastuk
@stonestreet_sar_store
Discord
SAR Store

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Ep.3 : Southport Offshore Rescue Trust

July 18, 2022 • 57 mins

This is a very special episode, it encompasses what we want SARCast to be all about, showcasing SAR teams from around the world.

Southport Offshore Rescue Trust, aka Southport Lifeboat, is an independent lifeboat organisation based in Southport, UK. They contacted us about visiting their new boathouse, and after a bit of organisation Richard and producer Amy headed up there to meet the team. The resulting episode is the sum of us t...

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Ep. 2 : Map apps, Interoperability and the Personal costs of SAR

May 6, 2022 • 61 mins

The team catch up about the interview with Ralph and some of the interesting takeaways, then move on to hear about a recent body recovery which Luke was part of. They talk over what worked and where improvements could be made regarding interoperability as well as the difficult nature of the search area. Ben leads the way giving his thoughts on Outdoor Active and it's use in SAR vs other similar apps. Then the discussion turns to th...

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Ep. 1 : SAR in the Arctic Circle

February 25, 2022 • 86 mins

For this episode of SARCast we welcome a guest into the fold, someone who we met through the discord server who lives life a little bit differently to what we are used to, and has been part of some very interesting developments in the SAR world.

Ralph is a member of a SAR team in Norway, quite far North in Norway in fact. He joined Richard for a conversation about life above the Arctic circle, how SAR is managed there, and the diffe...

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SARCast - A Search and Rescue Podcast

Episodes

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SARCast S3 Ep1 - Tactical Tim, earthquakes and Ben spends!

Ep.4: End of season review

Ep.3 : Southport Offshore Rescue Trust

Ep. 2 : Map apps, Interoperability and the Personal costs of SAR

Ep. 1 : SAR in the Arctic Circle

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SARCast S3 Ep 3- Training, Bristow Winch-Paramedic and International Search and Rescue

SARCast S3 Ep 2- Update from the Arctic, AI SAR & 4x4 Response