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Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, garden ponds, permaculture design, business, websites, Operation Suckerberg, food forests, armed citizens, quail and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on surveillance, citizen’s arrest, cooking, guns, investing, wound treatment, dogs, aquaponics and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give … Continue reading →

I recently got an email about getting new guns, not to pick on the guy but here it is to show the problem I want to fix today, some specifics redacted for privacy. I have a different take on a gun build question. I would like your help in building the ultimate prepper / hunter / red neck arsenal starting from near zero. Based on your expertise and the objectives I outline, I’d like you to tell me how many guns I should have, what calibers, what accessories, etc to most efficiently accomplish what I’m trying to do. Your budget … Continue reading →

Joshua Sheats, MSFS, CLU, ChFC, CASL, RHU, REBC, CAP is a leading authority on integrating lifestyle goals and money goals without conflict. He teaches normal people how to seamlessly connect the science of financial planning with the joy of goal achievement. Joshua is dedicated to helping normal people achieve financial freedom by merging the creative (and crazy) ideas from the world of personal finance with the academic integrity of formal financial planning. He simplifies the complex topics of money and makes the boring financial mumbo-jumbo less boring. Joshua is an expert financial planner with a lifelong focus on advanced education. … Continue reading →

I have gotten quite a few emails as of late about setting up remote properties, bug out locations etc. They have ranged from people who are property hunting, to those who just acquired raw land and some with partially developed properties. Today we discuss remote land/home ownership and the unique advantages and challenges it represents. Far to many see a BOL solely as a place for when the shit has really hit the fan, like TEOTWAWKI level stuff. The reality is a BOL serves a variety of functions. In our case we haven’t had a BOL since 2011 when we … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, vehicle accidents, business, gardening, productivity, flooding, dealing with neighbors, generators and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on law enforcement, word press, thyroid health, mosquito control, the inverted yield curve, AirBnB Experiences, social media and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on gold, banks, water catchment, drip irrigation, investing, modern medicine, food shortages, bow hunting, ducks and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. While I can’t put all calls on the … Continue reading →

Gary Collins has a very interesting and unique background that includes military intelligence, Special Agent for the U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Collins’ background and expert knowledge brings a much-needed perspective to today’s areas of simple living, health, nutrition, entrepreneurship, self-help and being more self-reliant. He holds an AS degree in Exercise Science, BS in Criminal Justice, and MS in Forensic Science. Gary was raised in the High Desert at the basin of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in a rural part of California. He now … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, cryptocurrency, parenting, gardening, higher education, seeds, aquaponics, distilling, silver, gold and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on choosing a doctor, home schooling, chemistry, investing, selling online, banking, trucks, social media and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the … Continue reading →

Time for a bit of a myth busting show today. There are so many things people are sure about, that just are not the way they are sure they are. Take the argument, “America is not a democracy”, we will shred that one today. How about “I am not an atheist, I am an agnostic”, the problem there is one of those words does not mean what most people think it means. Some may say why bother with a show like this? My view is one of the chief ways we are kept divided by the power elites is to … Continue reading →

Joel Karsten pioneered the Straw Bale Gardens method almost 30 years ago, and has written five best selling books on the topic. He was featured in a major newspapers, network news and magazines not only in the US but around the world. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and the technique has been adopted by Gardner’s and populations around the world. Some of which have struggled to grow food due to climate or local soil conditions previously, until introduced to the SBG method. Helping to solve world hunger, and helping to simply allow people everywhere to … Continue reading →

Today we are going back to one of the fundamentals of modern survival living, that is financial management and debt elimination. Economics and the reality of unfunded liabilities, the national debt along with everyday financial worries is the number one reason people get into the preparedness lifestyle. Sometimes it is from a practical approach but just as often it is panic and fear based. Today we set aside panic and establish a base of common sense and pragmatic techniques to build, preserve and protect wealth. Join Me Today To Discuss… The number one wealth killer – poverty consciousness The number … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, saving money, jobs, automation, future trends, airguns, diet, health, business, black solider flies, storing fuel, student loans and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on solar, mechanical work, hiking, N95 masks, diet, nutrition, mulch, parenting, liberty and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on law enforcement, house fires, underground structures, technology, government, CBD, Ruger rifles, making cider and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. While I can’t put all calls on the air … Continue reading →

Akiva Silver has a background in wilderness survival and nature awareness. He holds a deep appreciation for wildlife and trees. Akiva runs Twisted Tree Farm, 20 acres of diverse orchards and a nursery. The nursery provides Akiva and his family of 5 with their full income. He believes in the trees that he raises so much that he sees them as a path forward for humanity and all of the ecosystems surrounding us. He is now growing around 20,000 trees a year using practices that go well beyond “organic”. His background is in foraging, wilderness survival and primitive skills. He … Continue reading →

Long ago I coined the term, “walking to freedom” to explain the concept of movement within a republic. Some of the sates that seem the most oppressive such as California, New York and Illinois are east to “escape from”. This isn’t like the days of the Soviet Block in Europe. There is no Berlin Wall keeping you inside a shit hole like New Jersey. (and hey I was born there, I get to call it what I want) All it takes is some planning, a U-Haul Truck and a new destination. Today we are going to discuss the concept of … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, crypto currency, automation, business grants, pandemic, ebola, parenting, government, soil fertility and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on sheep, chickens, marketing, diet, chagas disease, investing, law enforcement, batteries, profitable hobbies and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula … Continue reading →

Six weeks ago I realized that we have not really dived deep into the topic of Permaculture I began this current series on Permaculture. So far we have completed part one, part two, part three and part four of this series. If you have not listened to them you may want to before proceeding in the series. You can find the entire series here. Today we are going deep into how to actually set up and design a small permaculture property, or a zone one for a larger property. While I am going to come at this process from the … Continue reading →

Melissa is the first legal female extractor of hemp in NC and founder of Hemp Magik. She created the company while trying to help her dog, Luna heal from very severe Grand Mal seizures. She used many CBD products and was unsatisfied with the quality. She passionately researched what would make CBDs from hemp the most effective and ended up extracting her own CBD products that met her expectations of what CBDs from Hemp can really do for the health of all beings.She sought out the highest manufacturing and product purification standards, hired biologists and biochemists, and researched effective methods … Continue reading →

I had to think a bit about the title of today’s show. It was spawned by this quite anti capitalist article at The Exiled. Let me say I feel the author Yasha Levine is coming at things from a leftist anarcho position, however the article is absolutely accurate in its telling of history. The upshot, capitalism is bad! And yet I am a self described “anarcho capitalist”. So is capitalism bad, or is it good? As always, it depends! This led me to the distinction between a system of capitalism (in general statism in the form of modern fascism) and … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, water, economics, economic migration, guns, local groups, foraging, snake bites, anarchism and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so … Continue reading →

NOTE – Due to an error Paul Wheaton’s segment got double played on the show today. I have fixed it and the current file is good. If you downloaded the show in the first 20 minutes after it was published you may have the one with the double play on it. Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on permaculture, … Continue reading →

Before we get deep into today’s topic I am going to go a bit deeper with some planned changes in the show’s format. Don’t worry TSP isn’t changing per se just some changes in the schedule, format, etc. to keep stuff fresh. Then I want to discuss the subject of personal responsibility in the world today. I was recently asked by a guest if I really believed the quote buy Permaculturist Geoff Lawton… “All the worlds problems can be solved in a garden.” My response was, absolutely, but you need personal responsibility as well. The response came back, “Personal responsibility … Continue reading →

Dr. Jeffery K. Tomberlin is a Professor & AgriLife Research Fellow in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University. He is also the Director of the Forensic & Investigative Sciences Program at Texas A&M University, and the principle investigator of the Forensic Laboratory for Investigative Entomological Sciences (F.L.I.E.S.) Facility at Texas A&M University. Research in the F.L.I.E.S. Facility examines species interactions on ephemeral resources such as vertebrate carrion, decomposing plant material and animal wastes in order to better understand the mechanisms regulating arthropod behavior as related to arrival, colonization and succession patterns. The goals of his program are numerous; … Continue reading →

Cory McElroy is the founder of Aquarium Co-op a tropical fish based business specializing in fish, plants and accessories. Cory has been passionate about business and fish for a long time so he set upon a path to fulfill a dream of owning his own store. Cory’s brick and mortar store is located just a bit outside of Seattle Washington. He also markets and sells heavily online and just acquired a warehouse to handle is growing online business. Social media has been a cornerstone in his success, his Youtube Channel has over 300,000 subscribers and contributes heavily to his business … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on ponds, boom and bust cycles, local prepper groups, guns, social security, military service, voluntarism and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1582- Why Blind Patriotism is a Greater Danger than State Oppression and was originally published on May 27, 2015. The following are the original show notes from that episode… I could simply say as to today’s topic that blind patriotism is a greater danger to liberty than state oppression because the former enables the latter but that would be an over simplification. This is actually a highly complex and I believe a very important subject. I have been struggling with how to … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-907- Geoff Lawton on the Future of Permaculture and was originally published on May 23, 2012. The following are the original show notes from that episode… Since 1985, Geoff Lawton has undertaken 1,000’s of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in seventeen different countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non government organizations and multinational companies. In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1773- Outdoor Cooking, Grilling, Smoking and More and was originally published on April 26, 2016. The following are the original show notes from that episode… This is yet another Tuesday show chosen by an audience poll. It also wraps up Tuesday shows for April. But remember you still have until May 3rd to vote on May’s Tuesday “Just Jack” shows. Today we talk about one of my favorite things, cooking and doing it out doors. If I took a guess I would … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1120- Designing Small Scale Forest Gardens and was originally published on April 30, 2013. The following are the original show notes from that episode… At the presentation I just did at the Self Reliance Expo there were two main things people had major questions about when it comes to food forestry. The first was “what trees and plants work in Texas” and that really is what will work in most of the US. The second is how does this all apply to … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1334- Of Wolves and Liberty and was originally published on April 15, 2015. The following are the original show notes from that episode… Recently I have pointed out a lot of things wrong with our nation. From our own government spying on us, to the IRS taking money from the children of dead parent to the crumbling system we call public education. I have also discussed the rigged political system and repeatedly said voting right now won’t fix anything. I have explained … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on cooking, probiotics, mead, investing, taxes, solar power, parenting, farming, dogs and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give … Continue reading →

My wife had some morning talk crap on earlier this week. Can’t remember what it was but it was two gals sucking down wine in the morning and cackling about stuff. Anyway they started talking about the concept of “snow plow parenting”. Okay I will listen, may be if I had some of that wine…….. Well it was a decent segment, they were talking about how young adults 18-27 were no longer developing life skills. One of the gals talking was a late menial (37) the other a mid GenXr (46 like me). What they were saying was that snow … Continue reading →

Aaron McKeon is a husband, father of two young children, and Survival Podcast listener who several years ago decided to set his family on a course towards resilience, un-dependence, and a more fulfilling lifestyle better aligned with their personal values. As part of that journey, he and his wife decided they wanted to homeschool their children but quickly learned how intimidating executing on that decision could become. Recognizing a gap in the resources available to would-be homeschoolers, Aaron decided to create the online resource he had hoped for from the beginning. He’s taken advantage of his background as a web … Continue reading →

Four weeks ago I realized that we have not really dived deep into the topic of Permaculture I began this current series on Permaculture. So far we have completed part one, part two and part three of this series. If you have not listened to them you may want to before proceeding in the series. You can find the entire series here. Today we are pulling back a bit from a pure design discipline approach to talk about what I see as the goal for the majority of TSP listeners that want to bring permaculture into their own back yard. … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on organic fruit growing, real estate, taxes, wicking beds, pistol caliber carbines, permaculture, debt and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on permaculture design, probiotics, website security, lawn tractors, ebola, back packing meals, aquaponics and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on marriage, money, banking, guns, immigration, aircrete, underground houses, modern monetary theory and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. While I can’t put all calls on the air but I … Continue reading →

Prof CJ has multiple history degrees and has taught college history for eight years. He is also the host of a podcast called Prof CJ’s Dangerous History Podcast, which covers a wide variety of historical and related topics from a skeptical, libertarian, individual anarchist, anti-establishment viewpoint. Prof CJ has been teaching college history since 2006, but he has been a smartass, iconoclast, and a cynical questioner and critic of authority since he was a little whippersnapper. Naturally, these attitudes have influenced his take on history. Prof CJ likes his teaching job and does his utmost to incorporate his radical critiques … Continue reading →

Three weeks ago I realized that we have not really dived deep into the topic of Permaculture I began this current series on Permaculture. So far we have completed part one and part two of this series. If you have not listened to them you may want to because today we are going into techniques and tactics. In general when people jump into techniques and consider the technique itself “permaculture” we get “type one errors”, and we don’t want that. Today we expand on our series as we continue with techniques, tactics and strategies as they relate to Permaculture design. … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on business, taxes, real estate, permaculture, self defense, dehydrating, mulching, schools, anarchy and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on hiking, investing, geo thermal systems, dogs, rv living, blood pressure, trucks, strategic relocation and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on container gardens, salvaged materials, investing, guns, aquaponics, drip irrigation, back yard ponds and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. While I can’t put all calls on the air but … Continue reading →

Jason Justice is an Amy logistics officer and recipient of the Bronze Star Medal, who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. He is also the owner of Justice Label Distillery in Sinton, TX and founder of the Veterans Alcoholic Beverage Competition and Freedom Fest designed to benefit our veterans and promote entrepreneurship. Jason joins us today to discuss distilling and the science behind it. Along with how he started out small time and took his passion and family tradition of distilling into a full time business. We will discuss how the industry is no where near as … Continue reading →

Last week I realized that we have not really dived deep into the topic of Permaculture for a while so last Tuesday I did part one of this series. If you have not listened to it you may want to listen to it for a basic understanding of the science of permaculture, especially if the topic itself is new to you. Today we expand on Part One and discuss sectors of design and basic earthworks. We also discuss property evaluation though the permaculture lens of “water, access, structure”. I also expand on the prior episodes design principles with 6 more … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on careers, tree propagation, barter, helping neighbors, guns, real estate, lighting, livestock, legal issues, economic issues and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the … Continue reading →