Show overview
Survive the Jive on Odysee has been publishing since 2023, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 50 episodes. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 1 min and 27 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 9 months ago. The busiest year was 2024, with 37 episodes published. Published by Survive the Jive.
From the publisher
I make history videos, mostly about ancient pagan religions. I'm a qualified historian and documentary film maker. I focus mainly on Indo-European cultures and most specifically on Germanic/Norse paganism, because I am a pagan, but I also make videos on other subjects too. For business enquiries, PayPal donations and collaboration proposals, please email me.https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive
Latest Episodes
View all 50 episodesWhen the Muslims took an L in Spain
Most of Iberia was under control of the Umayyad Muslims in the 8th century, but the tables were turned after their defeat at the Battle of Covdonga in 722 by the Visigoths led by Pelagius. They fled on what is now a beautiful hiking trail called Ruta de la Reconquista in the Picos de EuropaThis channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJiveMusic by Sound Signal...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HHRBy7p0QU
Britain Started Europe’s Bronze Age 🇬🇧
Learn about bronze metallurgy and more in The Book by Hungry Minds! Get 10% off with code SURVIVE before 11th August https://mdsh.io/ix55im556nDiscover the pivotal role Britain played in sparking Europe’s Bronze Age in this free history documentary! 🌟 Unearth the secrets of the Beaker folk, who mainstreamed tin-bronze in the British Isles around 2200 BC, revolutionising metallurgy with Cornwall and Devon’s rich tin deposits. Focusing on the iconic Huntshaw dagger, explore how such early bronze weapons, buried in sacred barrows, symbolised power and spirituality. 🗡️ Dive into the history of tin trade, ancient craftsmanship, and the cultural significance of Bronze Age daggers, including exclusive insights from master swordsmith Neil Burridge. 🛠️ Why were these state-of-the-art weapons buried with the dead? Watch to uncover the mysteries of Britain’s Bronze Age legacy! #bronzeage #britishhistory #ancientweapons Full interview with Neil Burridge sword smith: https://youtu.be/HoL7xO4j99c?feature=sharedDrone and additional camera work in Cornwall by @ROTPband More on the Huntshaw barrows: https://youtu.be/b_o3AAetzU0?feature=shared Second channel for streaming @jivetalk Art of Beaker chief by Christian Sloan HallBronze Age map by Dan KogosovMusic: Intro theme by WolcensmenHildigaldra - Sun in TimeStyrkr -Old fatherRealisation of a new Earth - I think I can help youBark sound productions - EGDBark sound productions - FornBorg - The choosing ceremony Tom May - Atlantis FallingElegiac - Invocation of IngwazOutro = Xurious - Steppe expansionSources:Doe, G.M. The Examination of two Barrows near Torrington.(1875)Jones, Quinnell. ‘Daggers in the West: Early Bronze Age Daggers and Knives in the South-west Peninsula’. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society (2013)Wang, Strekopytov, Roberts,’Copper ingots from a probable Bronze Age shipwreck off the coast of Salcombe, Devon: Composition and microstructure’ Journal of Archaeological Science, Volume 97, 2018.Williams et al. From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transform the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean?. Antiquity (2025) https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/2016/03/17/ham_dagger/ 00:00 Introduction00:37 Beaker Folk discover tin06:03 The Book07:33 Early bronze weapons09:08 A bronze sword smith explains the process13:59 The Huntshaw dagger20:18 Why were weapons placed in graves?...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2wdHen1hYk
Should Heathens use Stone Circles?
Neopagans love stone circles but do they have anything to do with Germanic Heathen religion? This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTcdHfbCfjo
Sagas of the Raven Land: Trailer
A new documentary film by Tom Rowsell about the medieval Icelandic stories of the Viking people: the sagas. Available to watch for free on YouTube now.https://youtu.be/GKjAK8d17qQ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZznWp3MUvp0
Iceland’s Viking Heritage 🇮🇸 / History documentary
'Sagas of the Raven Land' is a a history documentary in which historian Tom Rowsell journeys to Iceland, immersing himself in the landscapes that inspired the Icelandic sagas of the Viking Age. He rides native horses across the fells, bathes in hot springs, and traces the footsteps of legendary saga heroes like Eirik the Red and Egill Skallagrimsson.Filmed with help from @northhugr Most art by Christian Sloan HallEgil as a child cartoons by Ryan MurrayThis channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKjAK8d17qQ
Playing the Thule
Coming soon: a new film "Sagas of the Raven Land" about the Viking sagas of medieval Iceland. I travelled this epic land in search of the heroes from 1000 years ago. The documentary will be available here on my YouTube channel for free!This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WMOgUd_HOs
Middle Aged Werewolf: Paul Waggener
Fitness guru, life reform advocate and Heathen community leader Paul Waggener of the Wolves of Vinland joins me on JIVE TALK to discuss how to handle burnout, enduring hardship over time and staying true to your principles as you face the challenges of different stages of life. Paul's stuff is https://operationwerewolf.com/Take the Starting Heathenry course to learn about Heathen rituals:https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com/Please support Survive the Jive: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive
The Symbol of Odin!
Watch the full video to learn why the swastika was connected to the cult of Odin!This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAacOch9dUg
The Ancient Germanic Swastika: Documentary
The forgotten ancient history of the swastika in Germanic Europe. The sacred symbol may pertain to the cult of the war god, Odin! This video shows archaeological evidence from thousands of years ago.This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJiveStarting Heathenry: https://startingheathenry.thinkific.com
Pagan burial ground with @TheGoldenOne #vikingheritage #archaeology
This grave field is called Åsa gravfält (the grave field of the Aesir) and it is full of pagan burial mounds as well as a stone ship setting....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ6zkZYq7AI
The Goddesses of Winter Solstice
The Anglo-Saxon pagan equivalent of Christmas eve was called Mōdraniht "Mother's Night", and was held for goddesses called the Matres / Matronae. It was related to the Norse festival of Dísablót. It always took place during the two months of Yule. This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvd7WtzqAgM
Donald Trump's Celtic Germanic WARRIOR Roots
Go to https://www.magicmind.com/SURVIVE20 and use Code: SURVIVE20 for up to 48% off your first subscription for the next 10 days or 20% off for a one time purchase.President Donald Trump descends from several Celtic and Germanic tribes from Germany, Britain and Scandinavia. In this video I describe the sources of his ancestry; the Gaels, Vikings Suebi and other warrior peoples who made him a fighter. Watch next: Tour of the Hebrides https://youtu.be/bhPPG5pM4oMAnglo-Saxon origin of King Charles III https://youtu.be/TDcupqtEgA4This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive'Edited with WS'Sources: McColl et al ‘Steppe Ancestry in western Eurasia and the spread of the Germanic Languages’ 2024Gretzinger et al 'The Anglo-Saxon migration and theformation of the early English gene pool' 2022Martin Martin A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland (1703)00:00 Intro02:54 German ancestry08:09 Scottish ancestry...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWOPUDN-Tfo
Viking Gods on a British Cross
Nordic gods; Thor, Vidar, Heimdall and Loki carved on the Gosforth high cross in Cumbria, UK. Robert Molyneaux animated the mythic scenes with CGI for my documentary about medieval art in Britain. CGI animation by Robert MolyneauxThis channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiAXQlglLQA
Prehistoric Standing Stone In a PUB!?
The South Zeal Menhir is a 5000 year old Neolithic menhir which is inside a pub called the Oxenham Arms which was built around it in medieval times!This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJiveMusic: Aaron Kenny...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPA7t00-Nwc
The Last Celtic Pagans of England #history
Saint Brannock of Braunton was a Welsh Saint who travelled to Devon to convert the last Celtic pagans of England. He ran into some problems though!This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJiveMusic by Hiligaldr...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TT3yv067vA
The TROLL church of Norway 🇳🇴 #norwaytravel
The church at Avaldsnes in Norway was established in the Viking age right next to an ancient pagan standing stone. Local folklore now holds that Saint Olaf turned a barrow troll to stone and if it touches the church, the world will end! This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Ilmg2psKc
The five NAUGHTY Norwegian Virgins 🇳🇴 🫦
The five bad virgins are a group of 4th century pagan standing stones grouped around a small burial mound beside the Karmøy bridge near Haugesund in Norway. They have some interesting folklore attached to them!This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9VBRigw2Ak
The cradle of British Christianity BURNED by Vikings
Gaelic monks on the island of Iona in Scotland sent missions to convert the Scots and the English pagans. But then the monks were killed by Viking pagans. This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgkac4abS1c
What did Yamnaya look like? Proto-Indo-Europeans
3D forensic reconstruction of a Yamnaya male. People of the Yamnaya culture are believed to have had mostly brown eye colour, light to intermediate skin, and brown hair colour, with some variation.This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJiveArtist Robert Molyneaux https://www.artstation.com/robertmolyneaux...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NDjzbL5xDo
Older and BIGGER than an Egyptian obelisk!
The grand broken menhir of Locmariaquer in France is a 300 ton standing stone about 2800 years older than the oldest Egyptian obelisk and weighs more than twice as much as it too!This channel depends on your support:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/survivethejiveAll Links: https://linktr.ee/SurvivetheJive...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3_gNgOQ5sE