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Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on economics, energy, central planning, investing, education, permaculture, business ethics, leadership 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 question will … Continue reading →

Today it’s a just Jack show. We are going to talk about the Nord Stream Pipelines, are we literally begging for WWIII, building your personal board of directors, why socialism always fails and more. Join Me Today to Discuss… Nord Stream blows up, lets examine who had the most motive to do it WWIII why it is unlikely but not out of the question at this point (avoiding a path to peace) Leftists love the story of “Cuba going organic” but never tell the end of the story Evaluating people in your life with words (credit to Nicole Sauce) Building … Continue reading →

Andy hosts the Poor Proles Almanac, an eco-agricultural podcast highlighting the skills and practices we need to build today in order to be prepared for the world that is coming. Having managed greenhouses & livestock, taken Permaculture courses, and studied ecology. Andy’s ecology-first focused solutions highlights a different approach to the concept of permanent agriculture which focuses on resilient ecosystems that are capable of withstanding climate change. Today we discuss how planting for human food systems doesn’t address the ecological needs of damaged ecosystems, and by learning how to work within local conditions will not only create a more resilient … Continue reading →

Today Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee, John Willis of SOE Tactical Gear and Jack Spirko discuss the current state of affairs in the world, developments in the Ukraine – Russia war, an AAR of the Self Reliance Festival, the impact of Hurricane Ian on South West Florida and a ton more. Resources for today’s show Follow Life With Jack on Instagram Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com TSPC on Discord TSPC Group on Telegram (group chat) TSPC Telegram Channel (just messages from me) Jack on Flote Jack on MeWe Join Me on Odysee All My … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1879- Remembering Bill Mollison and first aired on Sept. 27th, 2016. The following are the original show notes from that episode Today I am “calling an audible” and dedicating this show to Bill Mollison. He is to date the greatest mentor I have that I have also never met. Many are understandably sad at Bill’s passing, but I am less so. In 2013 I spoke at length to his grandson and even that long ago the family knew Bill would not be … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-2096- Decision Making with Logic and Reason and first aired on Oct. 10th, 2017. The following are the original show notes from that episode Here is a fact, whether you like this fact or not won’t change that it is indeed a fact. The American people have been systematically programmed to be unable to make rational and logical decisions over many generations. Here are the key tenets that contributed to this… The State/Education System – Children are taught to learn a thing, … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-2289- Practical Homesteading in the Modern Age and first aired on Sept. 11th, 2018. The following are the original show notes from that episode 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 don’t but 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 … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Epi-2516- Total Lifestyle Health for Modern Survival and first aired on Sept. 24, 2019. The following are the original show notes from that episode Health is an interesting word. One most people simply think of as the absence of illness, being physically fit and may be even eating well. I also find it interesting that doctors will take 11-18 years of education to be fully certified and yet they tend to learn almost nothing about “health” beyond the absence of disease. Still … Continue reading →

Today I am joined by Jonathan Chester, founder and CEO of Bitwage. We will discuss how his service allows anyone to receive all or part of their salary in Bitcoin no matter who they work for with no need to onboard their employer. Oh and how about Bitcoin in your 401K plan? Yea we are going to talk about that too! Jonathan Chester is founder/CEO of Bitwage. Jonathan has been in the Bitcoin industry as an early adopter since 2013, running Bitwage, the most popular payroll & invoicing platform built on top of Bitcoin. He joins us today to discuss … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode 3033 – There is No Left vs. Right Only Liberty vs. Tyranny and first aired on Feb. 8, 2022. The following are the original show notes from that episode The term “right wing extremist” to me no longer means anything. I mean it never meant much but at this point it simply means anyone and everyone who dares oppose the media/government coordinated narrative of how the world should be. While CoVid exposed how bad this is, it is really nothing new. … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, war, economics, tractors, scythes, permaculture, camping, canning, living systems 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 question will … Continue reading →

What do I mean by minimalist homesteading? Simply put the least amount of work for a reasonable return of investment in food and resources for your life. Something you can do on land, small or large while working a full time job and not feel overly taxed by it. Many of us like having large designed systems, multiple gardens, 4-5 different livestock species, etc. Chopping and splitting wood, building structures, etc. Yet the average person (that might just be you) isn’t going to do this. Or often they will, then they hate it, then they get rid of everything and … Continue reading →

Today I am joined by Nathan and Anita Romero to discuss how they went from skeptical and somewhat reluctant about homeschooling to full on advocates. They now home school their kids and run the “Home School Project Podcast”. Nathan and Anita are a military family living in Northeast Ohio where they homeschool their 3 children. Prior to the military, Nathan and Anita spent several years living in the Southwest while Nathan worked as a Game and Fish Officer. They lived in a remote area of New Mexico where they began to realize their love for a simpler life. As children … Continue reading →

Today I am joined by “Kati the Russian” to discuss the concept of Plan B passports. We discuss Flag Theory, jurisdictional arbitrage, the cost of a second passport, the sovereign individual and a ton more. Katie was born and raised in Russia. as a former pro sailor and national champion, she got a US green card and at the age of 21 she immigrated to the US. 6 years later Katie is a CEO of PlanBpassport.com, a Bitcoiner and wannabe Sovereign Individual. Join Us Today to Discuss… What is Flag Theory How Bitcoin changed the game of Jurisdictional arbitrage In … Continue reading →

We had a good time with the clown world episode last week so before going back to typical episodes, why not one more? Today robbing a bank to get your own money, how China uses Tik Tok as a weapon, the left refers to illegals a “trash” and more. Join Me Today as We Examine Our Clown World In Lebanon people are now robbing banks to get their own money out – link to Brave Search Results Biden continues to say there is no inflation – link Two clowns try to put propane in their tires, tell me again about … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on gold, government power, national dependency, business, permaculture, winter prep, snake beans 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 question … Continue reading →

Today it is time for a few good laughs, vegans laying roses on steaks, the king has his pants on backwards, jelly for diabetics and more. Join Me Today as We Examine Our Clown World and Talk about Some Serious Stuff Too… Vegans offer carnivores free roses with the steaks they buy – link Let’s feed diabetics pure sugar (jam, apple butter and banana pancakes) says the American Diabetes Association – link King Charles and the Empire March as President Screw from Space Balls – link 1 & link 2 People in Lebanon are now robbing banks with toy guns … Continue reading →

Today we are joined by Aleks Svetski & Mark Moss to discuss their book “The UnCommunist Manifesto”. This book is one of the most important works of our time. We dig into how Karl Marx is actually the father of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) ideology, the current war on private property (you will own nothing) and a ton more. This was an explosive interview that went deep into today’s harsh reality. Resources for today’s show Follow Life With Jack on Instagram Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com TSPC on Discord TSPC Group on Telegram (group … Continue reading →

Today I wanted to go solo on a variety of bitcoin and lightning network topics I see popping up a lot in listener emails, youtube live chat and especially on Bitcoin Twitter. There is a lot going on, good news, FUD and some actual misinformation. You know real “misinformation” not the MSM version of the word. Join Me Today to Discuss… Why do I prefer the Fold Card over something like “BlockFi” – Get Fold How do I buy groceries or gas with Bitcoin Why do so many shitcoin projects fail so miserably What would be a good product to … Continue reading →

Time for a good old variety show today. We will talk about electrical transformer shortages, a really crappy weather pattern set to continue, three uncomfortable truths about 911 and more. Join Me Today to Discuss… Ticket Sales for TSP 22 will go on sale on Sept. 24th at 0930 CST Electrical transformers are in short supply, this is why that could be really bad – link We are going into a triple dip La Nina, more of the same is bad this time – link The 2022 drought had a huge cost to American production – link The conversation to … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on government, the military, solar installations, burn treatment, rabbits, fodder, ethanal gas, diet, personal transformation 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 … Continue reading →

Today I am going to discuss the reality of where we are. It is the end of the word. Again. Yes, again. Call it the fourth turning, call it a “great reset”, it is really the end. The end is also the beginning. Some things we can fight, some we can mitigate and some we really can’t do shit about. The key is knowing which is which and living your life in an as ungovernable manner as possible. Is it really “the 4th turning” does it even matter Massive change is always and “ending” Some serious shit is happening or … Continue reading →

Sherri Miller is a Master Cho certified instructor of Korean Natural Farming, KNF, helping people save time, labor, money, grow more and better food, improve their health and environment. Sherri is a Biologist and Researcher, including microbial field work. She’s worked on EISs, written papers for University of Hawaii including a KNF series, and presented a TEDx talk. Sherri grew Specialty Tea in Hawaii on her homestead, Moonrise Tea Garden. Her Hand Rolled Tea was so popular she once had two grown men fight over 3g of tea at the World Tea Expo. She grew Specialty Tea, herbs, spices, eggs, … Continue reading →

Today I am joined by Jesse Markowitz to discuss the Start9 Embassy server from a customer’s perspective. I have had Matt Hill on twice about digital sovereignty via Start9’s technology. But I thought the perspective of an end user might really bring value to our audience. Jesse is a Computer Enthusiast and programmer for over 35 years. He has an engineering Degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an Executive MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He started looking at Bitcoin in 2012 – but not seriously (didn’t keep any). He got back into crypto in 2017, … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on government, business, solar power, bare root trees, dental extractions, Joe Biden’s creepy ass speech scene 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 we are going to take a look at keeping chickens in small back yard situations. There are a lot of people that want chickens but are afraid they don’t have enough space or can’t do it “ethically”. No one wants to have miserable chickens. Thing is when done right a small flock can be kept in a small foot print, everything can be clean and function beautifully. And yes your birds can be happy. When I was a kid my grandparents kept their birds in a coop and run arrangement with “evening release” for about the last 90 minutes … Continue reading →

Today I had a guest schedule conflict and had to cancel our scheduled interview. So I am rescheduling my go live time and we will just roll with what ever topics I come up with and the live audience comes up with. A few Primers Came in from the MeWe TSPC Group Changing jobs during a economic down turn, good or bad idea Tools to search for land and the features it has (water, elect, etc.) A really cool mini series on Hulu (11.22.63) – IMDB Page Here Brandon is at it again, time to buy an F15 or two … Continue reading →

Blake Greiner is the founder of Muskminers who have bitcoin miners hosting sales and operations at Texas and Louisiana. They mine and host on wasted flare gas based energy. The flare gas is otherwise burned off without generating a usable asset. Essentially, muskminers take stranded energy and creates a usable asset known as bitcoin. Right now there are massive amounts of wasted and stranded energy all over the world. Not just oil well gas flares either. For instance ever large landfill in the US is flaring waste gas. Join us to learn how this energy can be harnessed and how … Continue reading →

For all the shrieking about “insurrection” on Jan. 6th we all know it was basically a riot that paled into comparison to the linty or riots that occurred all though the prior year. Thing is the media and the state both thrive on violence, whether a likely orchestrated riot like Jan. 6th or the huge number of city burning riots that proceeded it. They would also love an “insurrection” that was violent in nature. The state excels at violence and the media lives by “if it bleeds it leads”. So insurrection by force is the state’s game and it is … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on government, covid, investing, solar retrofitting, home improvement, hiking, comfrey, teaching, 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 question will … Continue reading →

Today I will have both good news and be coming off the top rope. In fact I promise to try to either offend or piss almost everyone off. The truth tends to do that. You are being played, again. We will talk about student loan BS, why I was right about XRP, what really changes things in the world and more. Join Me To Discuss… Some boostagrams and one hell of a comment on yesterday’s episode What do you think of a TSPC Branded Magic 8-Ball (with Jacksims) It is amazing how easy it is to play emotions against people … Continue reading →

Today we are joined by Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.org to discuss his work in building more resilient towns and cities along with a bottom up approach to restoring and rebuilding American prosperity. Charles Marohn is dedicated to the survival of North American cities. A retired engineer, he’s a national expert on townmaking and transportation design. In 2008, he started a blog called Strong Towns, which identified the causes of decline in our cities and challenged standard municipal management practices. Over time, this publishing effort grew into an international movement of people advocating for rigorous accounting and local leadership that’s responsive to the needs of … Continue reading →

Today Nate from Voltage joins me to discuss the lightning network, advances in bitcoin and how Voltage cloud services can allow you to deploy powerful lightning nodes in under 5 minutes. The typical Voltage customer is developing apps and wallets on the lightning network, but the service is very affordable and I have been personally running a Voltage node to learn about the technology for about two months now. Nate is the current head of Support and Education at Voltage. He has been with the company since September 2021. Nate has been a long-time bitcoiner and Lightning Network user since … Continue reading →

I thought it was about time for a good old fashioned Jack answers your questions show. Most of this came up in the past couple weeks by email and a bit here and there from some stuff on social media. Remember if you want to submit content for the show there is a simple formula. Send your email to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC in the subject line Ask your question or state your talking point in one sentace Then hit return and give any details, links etc.   The volume of daily mails I get is sort of insane … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the constitution, politics, inflation, solar subsidies, invasive plants, lightning risks, generators, the economy, real estate 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 we have another episode of “Outback with Jack”. These podcasts will be generated though live steam sessions done early early in the morning. These will have an approximate start time of 0830 -11:30 CST. These podcasts will are a lot like old school TSPC episodes on a variety of topics, many quite topical from the news and from social media. Each show will covers a bullet point list of 5-12 topics that I will handle rather rapid fire. From there we will talk about what ever the live audience comes up with. These livestreams will then be converted to … Continue reading →

Today we are joined by Bonnie made her life shifting move to to just south of Fairbanks, AK in March of 2020. She lives there on her homestead and is building a dry cabin. She joins us today to discuss leaving her “high paying job” in Oregon, what dry cabin living is all about and why last year will be her absolute last Alaskan winter in an RV. Bonnie was born and raised in Portland Oregon. She spent 14 years driving public transit before burning out on the Portland weird. In 2019 a friend convinced Bonnie to visit her near … Continue reading →

As an early(ish) adopter, Jeremy has had his finger on the pulse of the Bitcoin world since 2016. He has helped shape the industry by being a part of several crypto related start-ups, such as Obelisk Inc., Foundation Devices, and most recently as the Customer Service Manager for Fold Inc. Being well versed in a wide variety of topics and best practices, Jeremy has led multiple workshops, both domestically and abroad. His passion for helping others become self sovereign and financially secure perfectly aligns with the Bitcoin ethos. Finally, having learned his lesson from previous bull (and bear) markets, he … Continue reading →

Today it will be over 100 in much of the nation. This is our toughest time of year in central Texas. Grass is turning brown and the other thing that really thrives are snake, lizards, grasshoppers and things that eat grasshoppers. Shade is the number one commodity if you are out side. Even as a boy in Pennsylvania my Grandfather referred to this time of year as “the dog days”. What he meant was leave any outside dog alone, they might bite as they are so miserable in the heat. So it may seem like an odd time to discuss … Continue reading →

Today we have another episode of “Outback with Jack”. These podcasts will be generated though live steam sessions done early early in the morning. These will have an approximate start time of 0830 -11:30 CST. These podcasts will are a lot like old school TSPC episodes on a variety of topics, many quite topical from the news and from social media. Each show will covers a bullet point list of 5-12 topics that I will handle rather rapid fire. From there we will talk about what ever the live audience comes up with. These livestreams will then be converted to … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on China & Russia, inflation, the FBI raids, handy man tips, pasture management, permaculture, business, personal sovereignty 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 →

Chris Johnson joins us today to discuss his journey of building a house on raw land. Chris was born and raised in Oklahoma and grew up in the suburbs of Tulsa. After high school, he went to a local university to study Computer Science and met his wife, Ashley. They got married after college and started building the quintessential middle-class life in the suburbs. Following a winding path of 14 years and 4 kids later, Chris learned who Dave Ramsey was, dealt with a house break-in, bought a gun (and then a few more), listened to a bunch of podcasts … Continue reading →

Mick Morucci is the co-founder of Geyser, a reward-based crowdfunding platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning network. He built Geyser to help creatives, developers, educators launch their initiatives through the support of their community. By building on Bitcoin’s lightning network Geyser enables what Mick calls “borderless crowdfunding”: crowdfunding that can happen regardless of geographical barriers, is fully interoperable with other platforms on the lightning network without any platform barriers and without censorship. Mick has a background in Anthropology and Economics and has been studying and working in the Bitcoin ecosystem for over 6 years. He’s here to talk about Geyser, the … Continue reading →

In my recent talk with Ken Berry about home meat/egg production the subject of quail came up. It may be the easiest and fastest way into production for the largest number of people. Eggs hatch in 18 days, young meat birds are ready for harvest in 6 weeks, new layers start laying in 7 weeks. You can breed your own replacements. It can all be done in a back yard or even a garage. Today we talk about how to maximize this highly over looked aspect of home meat production. Join Me Today to Discuss… Why the quail for meat … Continue reading →

It has actually been more than a decade at this point since I first covered this concept in Epi-761 of the Podcast. I talked about it a lot after that but it became clear that some of what I was saying was being misunderstood. So in 2012 I did this YouTube video about it. Today a bit more than a decade into this we take a look at how it is playing out and what I got right and wrong. Join Me Today to Discuss… What We Must Pay For (needs) Food Water Shelter Energy Security Health and Sanitation Means … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on China & Russia, inflation, goats, business, tools, survival medicine, investing in equipment, the real “Galt’s Gulch” 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 →

In this episode I am joined by Robert Ralston. Robert is a 56 year old prepper who is also the father of a son who is now a special needs 21 year old adult. We tend not to think about this but special needs people are large portion of our population. In fact about 1 in 4 Americans have some form of disability and as many as 1 in 44 children are classified as being within the autism spectrum disorder. Robert’s son is a non verbal autistic child and it has given him unique insights into this overlooked need within … Continue reading →

The lightning network took a long time to really develop into what we were waiting for. In fact it is still maturing but it is now to the point where we are building layer three apps on top of Lightning’s layer two. That is a fancy way of saying, we are using bitcoin to monetize what we commonly call “smart phone apps”. Consider apps like Fountain.fm, Breez, etc that monetize podcasting. Users earn sats, send sats and communicate with hosts. But this is just the beginning there are already apps like Geyser for example that are creating ways to do … Continue reading →

I have always said cooking is a prepper skill because we all have to eat quite often. However the real reason is cooking is a life skill and all life skills are prepper skills. The people with the worst diets in our country today generally share the following characteristics. They eat a lot of food from restaurants, usually a lot of “fast food” What they do prepare at home comes in a bag or a box They use a microwave more than a stove, oven or grill They have very poor or even no actual cooking skills They have very … Continue reading →

Time for a change up. Last week Dr. Ken Berry asked me if I would appear on a livestream with him on his YouTube Farm Channel. Of course Ken is best known for his work with keto/carnivore diets and being an expert council member. Yet he and his family are also full on homesteaders with their own small farm. In addition to his YouTube Health Channel he is also now building a YouTube Channel Dedicated to his Farm/Homesteading work. I have interviewed Ken many times and it was enjoyable to be on the other side of an interview with him … Continue reading →