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My conversation with Bruce Ford on Wednesday got me thinking about mead making. Bruce is a bee keeper of course and while our conversation started on tax reduction though ag exemption, we ended up in a discussion about parallel economies. When we did that I brought up the subject of mead and it kind of stuck in my head. So since I gave the Expert Council the week off, I will take up that topic today. Honestly we have not talked about it since at least before all the CoVid BS started. Mead is a fascinating thing, it is chemistry … Continue reading →

Today we step into the world of the unknown. There is no way to answer then question other then with guess work. We all know the ability of the US to act as the police force and welfare daddy to the rest of the world is ending. Fiat currency and central banking are reaching the limits of delusional money printing. Also the developed world is beginning to see population peak, then decline. The last one gets over looked but no serious discussion about this topic should do that. In 1970 we had 3.7 workers paying into SSI for every 1 … Continue reading →

Today I am joined by Bruce Ford. In addition to running a small farm he consults with new land owners on how to get ag exemptions with bees and wildlife management programs. This can be done in many states with as little as 5 acres. Saving land owners thousands of dollars every single year. I had at least half a dozen great conversations with Bruce this year at The Greater Reset in Bastrop, so I asked him to come on TSPC, join in today this will be awesome. We will talk about reduction of your tax footprint, building a business, … Continue reading →

Like many I initially came to Bitcoin due to the simple concept of “number go up”, that was a long time ago and all I can say is I regret every bitcoin I didn’t buy and every bitcoin I ever spent. I traded shitcoins for a while, mostly successfully as to profit. Yet the simple act of DCAing and HODLing Bitcoin would honestly have me ahead right now, had it been all I had ever done. In that time, I became a 99% Bitcoin Maxi. I still see the case for a privacy tool like Monero and remain open to … Continue reading →

In this listener feedback episode I answer a variety of recent questions and feedback that you guys have sent me by email, social media, YouTube comments, etc. Today we cover last weeks poll results & bootagrams, drip irrigation, fire dangers, composting, AI taking jobs, biochar, fodder, lightning payments, remote work, Agenda 2030 and more. If you want to submit content or questions for a show like today’s the best thing to do is send an email about your topic or question to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with TSPC in the subject line. Ask your question up front in one sentence or … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, warmongering, national divorce, finding your tribe, homeschooling, parenting, damns, earthquakes, CoVid fallout and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary   Following that procedure makes it about 100X more likely … Continue reading →

CJ Kilmer from the Dangerous History Podcast is joining me for this one, not as a guest but as a co-host. Ever since Congressman Marjory Taylor Green make her now famous tweet on Monday there has been more discussion on this topic than any time in my life. I decided to do this episode on Wednesday morning and reached out to CJ and asked him to come on and he agreed to do so. I think this is an import discussion to have, wether we end up with anything coming of it or not directly. There is a lot more … Continue reading →

Charles Mayfield has raised pastured beef, pork, chicken and turkey for local customers through his buying club. Farrow launched in 2022 and is a derivative of his regenerative farming practices. He returns to TSPC for his third appearance to discuss Swine, Salt & Time: hyper niche pork production at homestead level to secure food for years. The ancient methods of salt curing, smoking and aging pasture raised pork can feed you now and later. Discussion of tips, tricks and considerations for securing healthy protein for years. Find a few neighbors and create amazing charcuterie and experience for you and your … Continue reading →

Today I am solo and am simply going to discuss what is actually the primary reason I started The Bitcoin Breakout as a production of The Survival Podcast. Simply put in the last 4 years I have watched many bitcoiners on Twitter and elsewhere post pictures of new homesteads, solar arrays, gardens, grass fed beef, new homesteads, etc. I’d say the big topics that bitcoiners come into after fully being onboarded are in no particular order… Growing your own food Carnivore/keto/paleo diets Permaculture/Regen Ag Alternative energy Libertarian values Guns Skillset Development Prepping   The big issue though is all these … Continue reading →

In this listener feedback episode I answer a variety of recent questions and feedback that you guys have sent me by email, social media, YouTube comments, etc. Today we cover last weeks poll results & bootagrams, drip irrigation, fire dangers, composting, AI taking jobs, biochar, fodder, lightning payments, remote work, Agenda 2030 and more. If you want to submit content or questions for a show like today’s the best thing to do is send an email about your topic or question to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with TSPC in the subject line. Ask your question up front in one sentence or … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, warmongering, investing, solar power, water security, remote land management, food poisoning, goal setting, parenting and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary   Following that procedure makes it about 100X … Continue reading →

Today is really more than a podcast. I would consider it a full on introduction workshop for making, using and understanding biochar. It will be geared to the homestead or small farm level of things. We will talk just a little bit about what larger systems can do, but 95% of what you learn today will apply to any backyard garden or small to medium homestead property. Honestly this one has so much in it, I should be charging for it as a paid virtual workshop, but that isn’t me, it is free to all. Resources for today’s show… Join … Continue reading →

Elsie Pickett joins me today to discuss growing in small spaces and creating urban homesteads, why growing food can be an entry point literally anyone can achieve and can actually prove much more productive and sustainable than most people think. The Urban Harvest was created by Elise Pickett in 2013 to help others cultivate a more sustainable home and healthy diet by teaching them about growing their own vegetables at home. Her journey to healthy eating and growing her own food began when she learned about our current food system and the impacts that it has on our health. The … Continue reading →

Sometimes I feel society in on the edge of yet another split. Those that value things like gardens, back yard birds and foraging, and those who see no value in such things. These people look around and see a world when you can summon a car with a cell phone, to either take you to dinner or bring dinner to you. Unlike 2008 when I began the journey of this podcast people are not in touch with our current economic situation. While I feel we are on the verge of a recession that will be worse than 2008, currently if … Continue reading →

In this listener feedback episode I answer a variety of recent questions and feedback that you guys have sent me by email, social media, YouTube comments, etc. Today we cover last weeks poll results & bootagrams, the Ohio chemical disaster, school closures, the urban trap, biosolids compost, remote land permaculture, chem trails, carnivore diets, taxed by the mile and more. If you want to submit content or questions for a show like today’s the best thing to do is send an email about your topic or question to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with TSPC in the subject line. Ask your question … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, war, building community, solar panels, parenting, design software, investing, AI, biochar and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary   Following that procedure makes it about 100X more likely your … Continue reading →

The 13 Stomps are based on a series of introductions to rewind episodes I did in the summer of 2020 when I went on vacation and spent three weeks on the beech instead of hiding from CoVid in my closet. Having never left that long from TSPC before I came up with a series of intros that became known as the 13 Stomps to Success. If you have not listened to Part One it was Episode 3243 and you can find it here. Since that time I have gotten at least a couple hundred emails thanking me for that series … Continue reading →

Today CJ Kilmer returns to The Survival Podcast to discuss the decline and eventual fall of empires. We also discuss the patterns we see no repeating themselves in the present day and what it says about our probable future in America. CJ Killmer holds BA & MA degrees in history and taught college history for 16 years. In 2014, he started a show called The Dangerous History Podcast, a show which covers a wide variety of topics from a libertarian-anarchist perspective. The show began as a hobby, grew into a side-hustle, and in 2022 CJ walked away from academia to … Continue reading →

The 13 Stomps are based on a series of introductions to rewind episodes I did in the summer of 2020 when I went on vacation and spent three weeks on the beech instead of hiding from CoVid in my closet. Having never left that long from TSPC before I came up with a series of intros that became known as the 13 Stomps to Success. Since that time I have gotten at least a couple hundred emails thanking me for that series and now about 2.5 years lager those emails along with requests to break them out by themselves still … Continue reading →

In this listener feedback episode I answer a variety of recent questions and feedback that you guys have sent me by email, social media, YouTube comments, etc. Today we cover last weeks poll results & bootagrams, the balloon, chicken feed, getting stuck in a mental loop, greenhouses, selling plants, biochar feedstock and more. If you want to submit content or questions for a show like today’s the best thing to do is send an email about your topic or question to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with TSPC in the subject line. Ask your question up front in one sentence or do … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, the twitter files, economics, teaching kids to cook, magna cut steel, booster packs, windbreaks, mentorship and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary   Following that procedure makes it about … Continue reading →

Today I am solo and am simply going to cover a variety of Bitcoin topics including some current events, looking at the future of bitcoin and how we really still are at the very beginning of the opportunity and story that is bitcoin. Join Me Today to Discuss… Remember the cycle is constant and we are still about 13 months from the next halving Why DCA is the way with Bitcoin for 99% of people Why the next Altcoin, etc. doesn’t matter if you are focused on the right time preference What is going on with Prime Trust in Texas … Continue reading →

In 2016, Nicole Sauce founded the Living Free in Tennessee podcast, which blossomed into a strong community of independent individuals who provide mutual support. Often, the community joins forces to jumpstart labor-intensive projects for one another. These shared experiences have served as a foundation for trust and goodwill that permeates the community’s culture. The community of doers spans 50 states and 10 countries, working together to “lift all boats.” Nicole has always been keenly involved in food independence. She founded a coffee roasting company, Holler Roast, starting with a cast-iron skillet and growing to a commercial operation. She also helps … Continue reading →

Today I’m joined by Michael Wittman who is “Char-man of the Board” of Blue Sky Biochar. We will discuss making back yard biochar, the larger biochar industry, soil health, composting and a ton more. I went out to find the best hands on how to guy I could in the biochar and found Michael. I am very excited to bring you guys this one, it will blow you away I promise. Michael has long been an environmental activist for an ever-growing number of national grass roots movements. He brings to bear a lifetime of experience in alternative energy and soil … Continue reading →

In this listener feedback episode I answer a variety of recent questions and feedback that you guys have sent me by email, social media, YouTube comments, etc. Today we cover last weeks poll results & bootagrams, algae in aquaponics, bugs in your food, biochar feedstock, poverty mindset, the 13 stomps, cooking venison, a doctor speaks up and more. If you want to submit content or questions for a show like today’s the best thing to do is send an email about your topic or question to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with TSPC in the subject line. Ask your question up front … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, vax lies, community, dam wall management, solo hiking, investing, land management and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary   Following that procedure makes it about 100X more likely your … Continue reading →

Today I answer a variety of recent questions and feedback that you guys have sent me by email, social media, YouTube comments, etc. Including an epic rant because some of you are offended by a plant! Don’t miss this one. If you want to submit content or questions for a show like today’s the best thing to do is send an email about your topic or question to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with TSPC in the subject line. Ask your question up front in one sentence or do the same with your point. Then provide any additional details, references, links, etc. … Continue reading →

Today we discuss the cannabis industry and emerging trends in it with Rand Gifford of Akira Botanicals. We cover industrial, medicinal and recreational elements. The current trends in legislation and economic opportunities and more. Rand started his farm in 2016 out of his grandma’s backyard. Using the Curtis Stone model, he grew microgreens and salad greens for chefs in the Chicagoland area. With one season of gardening under his belt, he decided he was ready to be a full-time farmer. The following season, he moved his family to North Carolina and started a farm from scratch. (see Greenshine Farmers YouTube … Continue reading →

Today I am joined by Moses Sahontatoken to discuss a plant that I have talked about many times. Azolla a floating aquatic fern that can fix nitrogen from the air eliminating the need for nitrogen fertilizers, feed livestock and be grown rapidly enough to be a valid energy source when converted into dry pellets. A true miracle plant. Moses Sahontatoken is a Métis Bitcoin advocate and anarchist from Turtle Island (colonial Canada). Moses is a visionary and economic strategist; developing concepts and ecosystems in the realm of indigenous self governance, circular ecologically based modular biospheres, and parallel economic architecture. “All … Continue reading →

So the title of this episode should be “How F’d is Our Food System and what can we do about it, but that is too long. You guys know me though I don’t poke problems without corresponding solutions. Today though you likely think we are going to dig into supply chains and droughts, not really. I am talking food quality today. I ran a poll on Twitter today asking simply, how much uranium (yes URANIUM) do you think is annually spread onto our fields via contaminated phosphorus globally. The answer will be on today’s show but not given in the … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-2950- Neal Spackman on Restoring Desert and Marine Ecosystems was first published on September 7th, 2021. The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Neal was cofounder & director of the Al Baydha Project, and is currently founder/CEO of Regenerative Resources Co, a company that seeks degraded landscapes and transforms them into functioning agroecologies. While cofounder and Director of the Al Baydha Project in Saudi Arabia, Neal lived and worked with tribes of bedou to convert deserts into savannahs. … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1727- Geoff Lawton on the Big Picture of Problems and Solutions was first published on February 9th, 2016. The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is always an extreme pleasure to have Geoff Lawton on the show. Geoff is who I received my PDC certification from, he is also my biggest mentor. It is my firm belief that like attracts like. The common bond Geoff and I share isn’t really permaculture it is a fundamental desire to … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1532- Peak Food is the Real Long Slow Emergency was first published on March 11th, 2015. The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peak oil? Whatever, there is a LOT of oil and gas and we are rapidly figuring out more and more alternative energy strategies. It isn’t that it is not a problem, it just isn’t the big ass mastodon in the room. What, you say mastodons are extinct, good point, it was mine as well! Peak … Continue reading →

On Friday I covered the unholy link between DaVita and the American Diabetes Association. I do a quick review of that today then we will dive into how the government now says Lucky Charms are twice as healthy as steak, and a fake egg fried in seed oil is healthy but a real one in butter is to be avoided. I’m not kidding and it will all get worse from there. Join Me Today to Discuss… Rewinds are coming don’t skip them! (Ben Falk, Neil Spackman & Geoff Lawton) A quick reminder about how a dialysis company recommends sugar to … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on fear of freedom, vaxx mandates, dome homes, freeze dried eggs, fodder for cattle, chestnuts a criminal unholy alliance literally killing diabetics and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary   Following … Continue reading →

Do you think billionaires “cheat on their taxes”? Do you think if we “taxed the rich” anything would change? Do you think you’d be more successful if we “changed the system”? Do you think anyone will ever fix “our problems” for us? If so you are in for a world of fire and brimstone today! Everything is all on you and it always has been! Accepting it is the hard part. Join Me Today to Discuss… How absolutely broke I was at one time in my life but why I was never “poor” How this topic came up, my Twitter … Continue reading →

Benjamin Page of Pastos Verdes Farm returns to TSPC today for the 3rd time. This time we talk natural medicine and specifically comfrey along with how animal systems work with human health as well. Ben is a father, a husband, author, podcaster, meat eating, garden growing chiropractor. He is on a mission to bring the garden and our connection to nature and earth into the forefront of our journey for greater health and well-being. He believes enjoying the earth beneath us is the only way to achieve sustainable health as an individual and continuous sustainability for the human race as a … Continue reading →

Trent Dudenhoeffer is a Certified Financial Planner focused on the convergence of traditional finance and bitcoin. He is one of the cofounders of the Kansas City Bitcoin Meetup. Trent is in a unique position to assist clients with traditional financial planning advice, while also educating and onboarding new bitcoiners. Trent feels there is still too many financial advisors that don’t maintain an opinion on bitcoin because they don’t know enough about it. Can you believe that? Not knowing enough about the investment that has been grabbing headlines for nearly a decade and used by millions across the world. Trent believes … Continue reading →

Time to take another look around us and see what the clowns are up to. Last week I made the following statement, Politics is a game designed by psychopaths, run by sociopaths and played by idiots. So with that in mind what do we want to talk about today. How about the political theater in electing McCarthy as speaker, immigrants shoved under the bed before Biden’s visit, a total lack of trust in media & government, home buyers in a holding pattern & more. Join Me Today to Discuss… The Biden Admin has immigrants hidden under the bed and in … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the FBI, inflation, ebikes, battery tech, pex, covid, plants, investing, recession, managing remodels, critical thinking and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary   Following that procedure makes it about 100X … Continue reading →

I get a lot of requests for more “old school” episodes of TSPC and most of those focus on homesteading, permaculture, hard skills, etc. which lead us to the pillars of homestead series that we will continue today. In part four of this series we are going to cover the fourth pillar, local hunter gather knowledge, aka foraging and trade. Note this series is not about commercial farming for a profit, scaling food production to feed 50 families, etc. Rather old school American homesteading like our grandparents & great grandparents did. Feed yourself, store surplus and share surplus with your … Continue reading →

I am joined by Daniel Allen of TinyGiantLife today to discuss building the 80% lifestyle. That is.. Creating/building a lifestyle that supplies 80% or more of your needs/wants. From income to homes, to gardens to community and independence. Exploring what is possible. Imagine if you could produce 80% of your needs and wants on your own homestead. Think about the freedom and independence that would bring you. With your own homestead, you could grow your own food, raise your own animals, and even produce your own energy. You would no longer be heavily reliant on grocery stores or energy companies … Continue reading →

John Bush is one of Bitcoin’s true OGs, proceeding even myself into the Bitcoin space. He even once drove “The Bitcoin Bus” across the country living on Bitcoin long before most people even knew what it was. So I asked him to join me for this episode to discuss Bitcoins path though 2022 and were we are going in 2023. Join John and I Today as we Discuss… The Greater Reset 4 and What it has to do with today’s subject What are CBDCs and can bitcoin or any crytpo really do anything about them Why do people continue to reject bitcoin … Continue reading →

I see 2023 in two ways. The first is a coming economic shit storm like nothing most living Americans have ever seen. I am talking get ready to reminisce about the good old days, like the dot com crash and the 08-09 recession. The other side is extreme opportunity for those who are prepared for it. Now before you get too excited about the “opportunity”, I have a question are you prepared for it. The goal of the Fed right now is to cap inflation and do so by causing a recession on purpose. The Fed believes it can do this … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1486- 20 Simple Prepper Steps Every American Should Take was first published on December 17th 2014. The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yesterday I did a “back to fundamentals” show on permaculture, today I am going to do one on basic preparedness. On some levels it is great that prepping has become its own “industry”. This brings some unique products to the market and allows preppers to buy from companies that think like they do. On the … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1269- You Are Your Only Solution was first published on December 18th 2013. The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Day in and day out I get emails from listeners that mean well, but frankly most don’t get it. They are emails about passing a law for this or that, as if that would really fix anything. Franky I am at a point where the only laws that need be passed would be a law undoing an existing … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1038- Understanding the Coming Shifts in Society was first published on Dec. 11, 2012. The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recently I have had to explain many times that TSP is not about “the end of the world” in the way prepping is portrayed in “Doomsday Preppers” and other such mass media things. I don’t mean on the air, I mean in real life and in some email exchanges. This is part of why I hate things … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-809- Passion, Persistence and Planning Always Beat Paranoia and was first published on Dec. 22, 2011 The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you asked me to sum up my view of prepping in some plucky marketing way, I would say it comes down to Three P’s Passion Persistence Planning   Unfortunately many people in the prepper world have a fourth P that over rides their entire life, paranoia. I have been told that you are not … Continue reading →

Most of today’s show is a recreation of 2008’s Christmas special. Today we pause and take a moment to reflect on Christmas and how it has become the Holiday we celebrate today. Many American’s have no idea just how Christmas became unique here in America, the role it played in bringing our nation together after two wars of independence and the civil war. Christmas is special and a time to pause and reflect. Christmas is indeed a special time of year, today I will cover many aspects of it that may make this Christmas just a bit more special. Tune … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-561- Building Your Own Long Term Rations The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week a listener asked about question about building your own meals for a bug out bag or for back packing etc. As it was a feed back show I gave the 5 minute answer to the question. Today we dig deeper, I will give you some methods of creating long term storeable but ready to cook rations to supplement products like Mountain House, … Continue reading →