The Outdoor Lifestyle of Josh & Jessica from Flatlanders TV | 100% WILD Podcast Ep. 475

The Outdoor Lifestyle of Josh & Jessica from Flatlanders TV | 100% WILD Podcast Ep. 475

In this episode, Matt Drury and Tim Kjellesvik celebrate the massive 1st Phorm Summer Smash weekend by bringing in special guests Josh and Jessica Ishmael from Flatlanders TV. Josh drops incredible backstage industry insights from his 15-year career in outdoor television production, highlighting his 8 years traveling the world as the exclusive cameraman for WWE icon Shawn Michaels. From grueling 14-day backcountry moose hunts in the frozen Yukon to hilarious field outtakes. This conversation uncovers what it takes to produce top-tier hunting content under pressure.

The dialogue shifts to a mind-blowing level of high stakes as the Flatlanders TV crew details their harrowing firsthand experience surviving a direct hit from a 1.5-mile-wide tornado inside a basement in Linwood, Kansas. They recount the aftermath, where entire trucks and a kitchen table completely vanished, a boat was thrown three-quarters of a mile away, and every single deer mount was stripped off the walls.

00:00:00 – Summer Smash In-Studio: Welcoming Matt Drury & Tim Kjellesvik

00:00:46 – Introducing Josh & Jessica Ishmael from Flatlanders TV

00:02:07 – Filming WWE's Shawn Michaels: 8 Years of Backstage Production

00:02:22 – Extreme Yukon Moose Hunts & Wrestling Icon Ground Blind Outtakes

00:06:23 – Hating Bugs to Tree Stand Dates: Jessica's Rough Path to the Outdoors

00:11:15 – Youth Bowhunting Masterclass: Introducing Kids via Recoil-Free Crossbows

00:13:25 – Archery Turkey Shot Placement: Breaking Armor-Plated Wings Center Mass

00:18:12 – Traveling the Country: Bouncing Out of State for Public Land Turkey Tours

00:19:18 – THE DIRECT HIT: Surviving a 1.5-Mile Wide Tornado in Linwood, Kansas