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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 →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on government incompetence, rabbits, business technology, canning, knives, permaculture, diet, the food supply 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 →

Billy is a former US Army Airborne Sapper, IBEW trained journeyman electrician, former talk radio host, trained butcher and permaculture evangelist. He and his family have built several permaculture farms in Kansas, Texas and North Carolina. Billy and his family own Perma Pastures Farm where they raise nearly all of their meat for little to no cost using sound permaculture methods and waste streams. Through social media and on-site demonstrations, Billy and his family spend a great deal of time educating others on all things “permaculture” and how to create abundance in these crazy times. I met Billy in Tennessee … Continue reading →

Texas Slim is a 7th generational Texan on a mission to improve the health and security of our local communities. To do so he is expanding market access to quality animal protein by building decentralized networks of value-aligned ranchers, processors, distributors, butchers, grocers, restaurants, and consumers. Slim is focused on providing tools and access to the tools necessary, including bitcoin, to form more secure localized food supply chains. Slim has been traveling around the country for 3 years engaged in performing boots on the ground relationship building. In doing so he is building networks with like minded individuals and communities … 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 going to face six simple phrases that most people’s minds will attempt to reject the second they are heard or read. In other words today I am going to guide you on a journey where you must confront the most difficult adversary you will ever face. Yourself. Our lead phrase is a perfect example, when I say, “respect is given when it is required” I am going to bet you think, “bullshit, respect is earned”. When you hear how I challenge that I hope that it makes you start to question many things. Things about yourself, what … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on green energy, covid policy, gold, chickens, compost, cold frames, hiking, diet, tires, getting things done 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 →

Michael Whisler is a professional gardener who builds backyard urban and suburban vegetable gardens in Indianapolis, Indiana. With a background in parks, recreation and human ecology and a passion for Permaculture, he addresses the complex problem of the centralized food system with a simple solution. Backyard gardens via his business, EasyPeasy Garden Solutions. He is also hosts “The EasyPeasy Podcast” where he goes by “Mike The Polymath”. In February of 2018, Whisler began EasyPeasy Garden Solutions, an edible landscaping company based in Indianapolis, Indiana. EasyPeasy installs and maintains raised bed vegetable gardens, berry patches, and various other landscaping elements. EasyPeasy’s … Continue reading →

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, purchasing books online for crypto and learning how it works. In 2019 he was answering questions for family and friends and even giving talks for small groups. By 2020 and throughout 2021 he traded Bitcoin and Alt Coins actively (and did staking, mining, liquidity pools, DeFi) … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-706- Getting The Life You Want So You Can Live It and first aired on July 20, 2011. The following are the original show notes from that episode From the very beginning I have made The Survival Podcast a positive presentably of survival and preparedness planning with the slogan… “Helping you live the life you want, if times get tough, or even if they don’t” It breaks all the rules of marketing for a tag line, it is too long, it is … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1869- Growing Up in the Florida Swamps and Pennsylvania Woods and originally aired on September 13, 2016. The following are the original show notes from that episode Today we get a lighter show and I think we could use one. I was happy to see this subject come in second place in the polls for September’s shows. Those of us that grew up in the 70s and 80s may be the last generation of children who knew true freedom as children. We … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the politics of hate, bombs for oil, permaculture, diabetes, ponds, tax strategy, food preservation, home repairs 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 →

Towdy Meyer is a former financial executive who was fired for not mandating the jab to his employees. So he made a big life decision to take back freedom in his life. To do so he and his wife moved off grid an amazing home they built themselves. They now live with absolutely no tie in to the utility grid. They now produce all their own water, power and a large portion of their food. He has built a YouTube Channel with the purpose of spreading freedom. Towdy’s channel is small but growing, recently hitting 3k subscribers. Their channel is … Continue reading →

Recently I made a simple post on twitter, it was simply, “tell me what questions you would like me to answer or talk about in relation to Bitcoin”. A metric ton of questions poured in. So many there is no way I can do them in one episode. So I will do about 10 of them today. This is what we will cover today… Does sub dividing Satoshis actually make bitcoin inflationary? What is bitcoin maximalism vs. “toxic maximalism” and what would I call myself? Some say bitcoin is an inflation hedge, some say it isn’t, what’s the reality on … 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 -13:00 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 inflation, Ukraine, gardening with tires, knives, diet, fruit trees, herbal medicine, conspiracy theories 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 →

Today we are joined by Natalie Brunell host of Coin Stories and The Hard Money Show. Natalie has had a fantastic journey starting out as an award winning main stream journalist. She has over time transitioned to fully independent journalism and dedicated her time and talent to exploring everything Bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Her popular show, Coin Stories, features interviews with Bitcoin thought leaders about their backgrounds, conviction for BTC, and headlines related to finance and economic issues facing society. Coin Stories is the #1 woman-hosted Bitcoin podcast in the world. Natalie is also a video contributor to Bitcoin … Continue reading →

On this episode of The Survival Podcast we discuss self reliance though financial independence with Joshua Irvine. Josh joins us to discuss a 10 year journey to total debt freedom, outright ownership of two home and enough passive income for complete independence. And all this with a family of 6 and a single income home. Josh was born and raised in Arizona and claims Flagstaff as his home. He had a desire to serve in the military when he was young and initially tried and failed to enlist in the Marine Corp. Having been home schooled from junior high on … Continue reading →

Guy Swann is literally ,“The Guy who has read more about Bitcoin than anyone else you know.” Guy is a speaker, Podcast Host, Educator, Narrator, Filmmaker, & Entrepreneur who went down the Bitcoin rabbit hole in 2011 & has never been able to find his way back out. At 1,000s of hours reading, exploring, & engaging with works on the topics, Guy is well versed in the Economics, Philosophy, Cryptography, History, Game Theory, Energy dynamics, Politics, & Revolutionary nature of the Bitcoin Monetary System. He joins us today to discuss how bitcoin and freedom go together and some of the … 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 economics, sanctions, technocracy, tress, surgery, power tools, knives, homestead security 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 →

Stephen Raisner is a leading aquaponic consultant and founder of Potent Ponics. He has helped pioneer many of the methods now use for high value and hard to grow crops in aquaponics and has worked on projects around the world including Canada, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and across the US. During his time working with aquaponics he developed a method now known as dual root zone planting which allows for a much wider range of crops to grow via aquaponics than was previously possible with traditional methods of production. Steve is also the host of the Growing With Fishes Podcast … Continue reading →

Today we are going to talk about the shotgun. My goal is to give the listener a fundamental understanding of exactly how shotguns work. What all the jargon like shot size, choke, gauge, etc. means and more importantly why it matters. I also would like to dispel some myths and explain why in my view, the shotgun is the ultimate prepper gun. Join Me Today to Discuss… What exactly is a shotgun and where did it come from What is “shot” and what do those numbers mean What exactly is a “gauge” and what relation does it have to caliber … Continue reading →

Today we are going to talk about the Lightning Network which is a “Layer 2” solution for bitcoin transactions. If that sounds complicated, don’t worry I will help you make sense of it all today. There is a lot of Fud about Lightning, generally this comes from shitcoiners in general but mostly from Bitcoin Cash holdouts who chant nonsense such as, “Bitcoin Cash is the Real Bitcoin”. The reality is Lightning is exactly the type of solution bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned for bitcoin and its perceived shortcomings. Nakamoto wrote the following in 2010… “The nature of #Bitcoin is such … 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 red flag laws, the energy crisis, monetary policy, diet, tools, permaculture, investing, rabbits, prepper fantasy land 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 →

Josh is an independent butcher, entrepreneur and agorist. After stumbling into a career at a full service meat processor and learning a dying art, he stepped away to help individual ranchers and homesteaders process large livestock at home. He currently is working to navigate the state’s stance on professional processing, while offering consultations and training for those looking to learn home processing as Liberty Meat Solutions. In addition to consulting, he runs a live broadcast and podcast by the same name, and is launching Renagade Butcher seasonings through crypto-only crowdfunding. He joins us today to discuss decentralizing meat processing, self … Continue reading →

Today I asked the audience what they most wanted to hear about. There was a ton of typical permaculture homesteading type stuff but more of a theme of dealing with the coming problems, the ones everyone can see. While I am big on solutions over problems these questions and talking points are a great way to handle both. This won’t be a current events type episode, we won’t talk about Bidens Bike Crash or anything like that. Honestly what made me pull this topic was one specific, question comment, from “Hitem20” on our MeWe TSPC Group… I have been trying … Continue reading →

This is going to be a very basic episode but one I have been asked to do many times. I am going to talk about how to actually buy, hold, transfer and spend bitcoin using various services. Today specifically we will talk about four platforms to buy bitcoin one. Those will be CoinBase, Swan Bitcoin, Strike and CoinEx. I will also cover how to send bitcoin with two of those platforms, those will be Strike and CoinBase. Further I will cover how to “spend bitcoin” without actually spending your bitcoin when you want to pay merchants that accept bitcoin. Additionally … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-451- Seven Underrated Centerfire Rifle Calibers and originally aired on June 9th, 2010. The following are the original show notes from that episode I need a bit of a fun change up today after the recent server issues (which are now solved for a while) so I though I would break out with some lesser known rifle calibers. In out current world shooting seems to revolve around the 223, 308, 30-06, 30-30 and a host of the magnums. Sure there are quite … Continue reading →