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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 →

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 generators, real estate, home safety, alternative medicine, knife quality, land management, permaculture, home schooling co-ops, gardening 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 investing, debt, mead making, money management, real estate, starting plants indoors, aquaponics, time management 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 →

Our guest Daniel Allen says that for $38 per square foot you can build a DIY off grid home finished with appliances. That it’s possible to throw a few simple tools and a pallet of cement in your truck and go build the shell of a cabin, in a month at any location you can get water to. That this is all possible with AirCrete. AirCrete is a home made cellular cement product with structural & insulating properties. When you make AirCrete cement is inflated 6 times its volume with air bubbles. When building a dome it is rot proof, … Continue reading →

We have not really dived deep into the topic of Permaculture for a while so we are going to do that today. For those who have studied Permaculture for a while today might be just a bit remedial but I will try to make it interesting for everyone. We are going to start out with the prime directive, ethics, zones of design and the layers of a forest. These four components drive the entire system thinking process of permaculture. We will then discuss 6 permaculture principles and how they apply to the modern survivalist life style. We will then finish … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on taxes, gardening, ducks, pandemic, monetizing hobbies, word policing, investing, cover crops, fruit trees 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 weight training, hiking, supplements, permaculture, cooking, generators, legal issues, the electoral college 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 is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-626- Prepping from Starting Out to Advanced Tactics and was originally published on March 17, 2011. A lot has changed since this show originally aired and a lot has remained the same. One thing is clear though my call at the time to not freak the hell out over the Fukushima incident was pretty damn accurate. The following are the original show notes from that episode… With the disaster in Japan I am getting a lot of emails from brand new people … Continue reading →

Bryan and Laura Emerson moved from a high-rise in Houston, TX to a two room log cabin – with an outhouse – in Bush Alaska, a 20 minute flight from the nearest road. They have lived there full time for six years and part time for a prior five. They enjoy a kayaking happy hour in the summer and wood fired hot tub at 10 below. They join us today to talk about the reality of living in a totally remote environment. The challenges with getting supplies, transportation where there are no roads, staying prepared when there is no other … Continue reading →

Today we take a look at a subject we really haven’t gone into for a long time, container gardening. I know many listeners have very small yards or no yards and are regulated to growing things on a balcony. Containers though to me are for everyone, they short cut soil prep time, offer many advantages and can be used in a variety of ways that improve your production regardless of your land or lack thereof. Get ready and strap in, I am on fire today with information and resources, this is one of those shows that will overload and work … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on taxes, the election, ducks, technology, guns, higher education, online media, fnords 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 diet, supplements, pharmaceuticals, mechanical maintenance, livestock, venomous animals, investing, poverty 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 →

Today Steven Harris and I answer your questions on Bug Out Trailers. This time we discuss storage options for all your gear while bugging out with a trailer or in any situation really. This is the tenth in a multi part series that began with Episode-2117- Steven Harris and Jack Spirko on Bug Out Trailers. As this is clearly going to become a multi episode series I have created the tag BOT Shows so that all of them can be found at one location. The response to the first in the series was overwhelming, Steve compiled and sent me 14 … Continue reading →

Carey Holzman is a Tech Expert who streams live on Youtube with over 230,000 subscribers and 25 million views of his videos. His videos are mostly about computers and some stuff on the music he listens to. With titles such as “How to Build a Computer”, “How to Shut Down Your Computer Faster” and “Music I am Listening to”. So imagine his surprise when, he was recently swatted while he was live streaming and the police terrorized Carey and his family to make sure we were not terrorists. He attempted to explain it to them, but they remained locked and … Continue reading →

Americans in particular are very fond of the word freedom. It always has amazed me how people so attracted to the word freedom can get so upset when someone chooses to use said freedom differently then they do. Over half of the people don’t vote, we all know this but tell someone who does vote you are going to around an election and watch them lose their minds about it. America’s main population has no idea what freedom means any longer. They think it basically means, go to school and conform. Go to college and conform. Get a job and … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on dying news organizations, toxins in your food supply, the death of retail, guns, nutrition, gardening, political violence 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 … 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 data privacy, a/v production, apps, working with developers, first aid kits, intermittent fasting, funding education 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 … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on business, project management, guns, getting started prepping, finding others of like mind, food storage, UBI 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 … Continue reading →

Joshua Sloan is a longtime listener and friend of TSP and is known by many in the community. He has been involved with Zello since 2012 and Citizens Assisting Citizens since their formation in 2013. He runs his own consultancy and has a long background marketing and technology. Joshua is the lead moderator of TSPN Zello channel, where he is known as PA Prepper, and was recently picked as the Tech and Communications Team Lead for Citizens Assisting Citizens. He is here today as an authorized spokesperson to tell us about the 6th anniversary of CAC, lessons, learned, new initiatives … Continue reading →

Anyone that has followed me on TSP for any length of time, knows that I love herbs. I love them as the medicinal gifts of creation they are. I love them for the pollinators and predators they attract. I love them for how the enhance our foods. I love them for the teas they make. And I love them simply for how they look and smell on a warm afternoon. Many people seem to think of growing herbs sort of as an after thought. Or they think of them only in a dedicated space, an “herb garden”. To me they … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on business, the census, guns, monetizing skills, grapes, health, gardening, mulching, plant propagation, CBD oils, 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 … 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 saving money, investing, alcohol stoves, backpacking, rabbits, business, back up power, skill development, composting 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 … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls on beef, reloading, soils, fish, guns, ducks, winter weather, land 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 do … Continue reading →

Blair is a wellness oriented RN. Beyond her experience as a registered nurse, she has worked as a health and physical educator, an exercise physiologist, personal trainer, and nutrition consultant. Her education includes bachelor’s degrees in Health Science, Physical Education, and Nursing as well as a Masters of Sport Science degree from the United States Sports Academy where she completed an internship at the Cooper Institute in Dallas. While living in Boulder, she studied Biochemistry at the University of Colorado. USAW Sports Performance Coach Level 1 is her most recent fitness related certification. Blair joins us today to discuss the endocannabinoid … Continue reading →

We have discussed the concept of becoming a modern renaissance man aka a polymath a few times on feedback shows, but never as a stand alone subject. I took a walk with the ducks today and was thinking about the vast array of topics we cover on TSP and together we decided it was time to take becoming a polymath to the level of a stand alone topic. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about what a renaissance man really is and for that matter what an expert really is. We are going to dig into that today. … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on gardening, generators, yard tools, cryptocurrency, real estate, guns, mead, cars, government stupidity 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 ponds, diet, permaculture, prepper groups, online business, cooking, health, solar, taxes 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 phone calls on side hustles, tools, composting, taxes, podcasting, pools, aquatics, guns, gardening 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 →

Ben developed Whole Systems Design, LLC as a land-based response to biological and cultural extinction and the increasing separation between people and elemental things. Life as a designer, builder, ecologist, tree-tender, and back country traveler continually informs Ben’s integrative approach to developing landscapes and buildings. His home landscape and the WSD studio site in Vermont’s Mad River Valley serve as a proving ground for the regenerative land developments featured in the projects of Whole Systems Design. Ben has studied architecture and landscape architecture at the graduate level and holds a master’s degree in land-use planning and design. He has conducted … Continue reading →

Today we are going to focus on soil but strictly from a garden stand point. There is so much to soil building on broad scale but where you can really do amazing things fast is at the garden scale. It is in the garden that we can manage by the 4×8 foot bed or even by the square foot. We are going to discuss building soil from a starting point of zero and how that relates to building it in the ground, a raised bed or even large containers. We are going to discuss mulching, common myths and trouble shooting … Continue reading →