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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on water filters, student loans, pastured poultry, security, ground cover, side hustles, marketing, taxes, mead 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 cooking, diet, potecting your children, pets, cars, investing, probiotics, satire 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 on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls on aquaponics, solar energy, skill development, roadkill, composting, black solider flies, gardening, solar systems, business 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 →

A specialist in biological pest control, Ron Whitehurst advises farmers and gardeners on growing food and herbs in harmony with nature. After earning a BA in Biology at Indiana University, he moved to California and got a PCA license. Over the years he has attended and presented at numerous organic farming and pest control conferences. An avid gardener, he loves making compost, building soil, and creating bio-intensive food producing landscapes. His lively discussions about insect lifecycles and predator-prey relationships make the principles of biocontrol easy to understand for both lay and technical audiences. He, engages participants in lectures and workshops … Continue reading →

Today Steven Harris and I answer your questions on Bug Out Trailers. This time we discuss security 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 pages of questions, I printed … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on quail, chickens, internet forums, potponics, ponds, schools, alternative energy, locks, economics, preparedness 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 composting, online business, diesel trucks, confrontations, home schooling, solar power, food storage, the “green new deal” 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 phone calls financial freedom, pond building, hard water, food storage, wood chippers, tools, guns, mead making 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 →

Brian Norton is the founder of CBD Specialty Coffee. A small custom roasting company that offers both CBD Infused Coffee and non infused coffee as well. His initial entry into the cannabis space was as a medical caregiver and doing genetic development of new clones for specific medicinal needs. As a caregiver Brian worked with many older patients during their last days and used cannabis to help them with their final days in as much comfort as possible and not totally pumped full of morphine. He joins us today to discuss the role of CBDs in healing core systemic inflammation … Continue reading →

Today we talk about starting seeds in a variety of ways but mostly from the stand point of starting them indoors to get plants ready to be put out after danger of frost. This is an area where a lot of people struggle and frankly a lot of mistakes are made. Today I put out a video on facebook and one on instagram. I am going to include a response to many of the concerns and issues people brought up on those platforms. Join Me Today To Discuss… Understanding how seeds germinate in the wild (this answers so many questions) … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on pattern recognition, online media, “support” of teachers and other groups of people, cooking, business, gardening 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 diet, cooking, mead making, solar energy, sharpening, radios, investing, aquaculture 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 on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls on happiness, becoming a polymath, the prepared new home owner, business, permaculture 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 →

Dr. Stephen Lewis has a long history of helping people achieve their maximum potential. Dr. Lewis stays current on the latest research pertaining to nutritional supplements and optimal health. Janet Lewis is a Certified Natural Health Consultant with a unique perspective on alternative and complimentary nutrition from studying with numerous national leading alternative health experts. Paramount in their education was their trip to China while studying with traditional Chinese medical doctors. Dr. Stephen Lewis and Janet know the importance of proper nutrition in the healing process and maintenance of the human body. They incorporate the latest medical research into the … Continue reading →

Today is an example of why you should be following @ItsAJackLife on Instagram. There were two possible shows today, Modern Homesteading or seed starting. I posted a video on Instagram asking for followers to tell me what they wanted and homesteading won about 2-1. You just never know what perks you might get if you follow and interact with us there. Anyway today we are going to once again discuss the concept of the modern homestead. We are going to stick to properties from typical 1/4 acre suburban lots up to small acreage like say 1-5 acres and even there … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on layoffs, education, guns, legal issues, pragmatic preps, business, glasses, saving money, wills 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 permaculture, nixtamalization, medical prepping, bee keeping, internet marketing, pet care, investing 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, permaculture, sales skills, home defense, guns, flooding 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 →

Jacob Cohen is a combat veteran and current Master of Science Student in Pharmacology. He served for 2.5 years in the Israeli Defence Force as a Combat Medic with a light infantry regiment and was honorably discharged. His Master’s thesis is Medical Cannabis for PTSD. His current work is under review for publication, and he has served as a witness in Parliament for an Inquiry into Medical Cannabis. He joins us today to discuss his work, his masters thesis, the difference between THC and CBD and our bodies endocannabinoid system. Resources for today’s show… Follow Life With Jack on Instagram … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on hoses, lay offs, side hustle tax implications, multiple income streams, invasive plants, soil amendments, hydroponics, investing, heating with compost, confirmation bias, higher education 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 … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-711- Lessons from The Man Who Stopped the Desert and was originally and was first published on July, 27th, 2011. I have to point out that I had forgotten about doing this episode all the way back in 2011, it has after all been about 7 years. Recently though someone posted information about Yacouba’s work to the RegenAg group on facebook. I thought about how many more people listen to TSP today than did back in 2011 and when the opportunity for … 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 dogs, sharpening knives, diatomaceous earth, investing, home schooling, parenting 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 you … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls on water filters, pattern recognition, entrepreneurship, chickens, quail, growing vegetables, gun cleaning, fish keeping 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. His website www.thesimplelifenow.com, and The Simple Life book series (his total lifestyle reboot), blows the lid off of conventional life and wellness expectations, and … Continue reading →

Today we are going to talk about one of the primary support planks that need to be in place for real modern survival living. It won’t be about storing food, the right guns, getting defense training or securing your property. All of those are incredibly important and there is a ton more that is important as well. That said, what is the primary leverage we use to get these things and many others done? The answer is money. Money is a symbol for energy, that is what it really represents, whether human labor, natural energetic systems or man made automation, … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on side hustles, taxes, fruit trees, flood zones, investing, saving money, starting plants, life insurance, mead, dogs, companion planting 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 beneficial bacteria, winter farm activities, permaculture, supporting native wildlife, rural internet, fuel, silver 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 phone calls on tools, financial education for out kids, marketing, life events, biltong, business 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 air … Continue reading →

Michael Sodini is the founder of Walk the Talk America. An organization who’s goal is to raise awareness and create a change in the misunderstandings regarding mental illness and firearms by bringing together industry leaders to reduce gun violence, negligence, suicide and the trauma created by these events. Develop programs for suicide prevention, firearms negligence, trauma mitigation, and child safety. Walk the Talk America has created alliances between the leading experts and organizations in the Firearms and Mental Health Industries. They have also established commitments from several experienced and concerned colleagues in the firearm industry that are willing to donate … Continue reading →

Today Steven Harris and I answer your questions on Bug Out Trailers. This time we discuss security while bugging out with a trailer or in any situation really. This is the ninth 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 pages of questions, I printed … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on cell phones, the government shut down, spreading preparedness, dogs, life skills, aquaponics, silver, eggs, cooking 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 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 communications, allergies, entrepreneurship, cooking, investing, brewing, mead making 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 you the best … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls on heating with wood, guns, red flag laws, brewing beer and mead, venison, meat production 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 →

Zach Weiss is a protégé of revolutionary Austrian farmer Sepp Holzer, Zach is the first person to earn Holzer Practitioner certification directly from Sepp – through a rigorous two-year apprenticeship working on projects in North America and Europe. Blending a unique combination of systems thinking, empathy and awareness, Zach created Elemental Ecosystems to provide an action-oriented process to improve clients’ relationship with their landscape. In 2018 Elemental Ecosystems worked on 5 continents, creating water retention landscapes around the world. Zach joins us to discuss creating resilient and abundant homesteads around the world. Along with the ingredients of a successful ecological … Continue reading →

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

Today its Friday so it’s time for 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 decluttering, solar power, wicking beds, cats, online selling, cooking meat, investing, guns 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 →

Please Note – the following write up on Doc Bones was written by Doc Bones himself. Not sure if he was daring me to run it with the show, but if so, don’t dare me to do shit, I likely will do it. Joe Alton is an old so-and-so who thinks he knows what he’s talking about, even while drooling on his shoes in his rickety rocking chair. He somehow has held on to his medical license for decades despite extreme views on medicine, politics, religion, and the quality of various brands of light beer. Occasionally, he puts pen to … Continue reading →

Today I was chatting with Nicole Sauce on facebook and discussing what to do for today’s show. One thing she suggested was perhaps, “why libertarians often come off as assholes and what they can do to better serve their marketing push“. It didn’t slip by me that Nicole said libertarians vs. Libertarians. In libertarian circles capital L means the LP, as in the official Libertarian Party. Like most liberty minded individuals I had my time considering the LP a viable option. I even ran for Congress in Texas as an LP party member. That one stint at running taught me … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on budgets, guns, quail, dogs, social programming, employment, herbs, education, pepper groups 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 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 livestock, investing, wound treatment, mead, cryptocurrency, finding your purpose, making tea 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 on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls on cooking, real estate, saving cash, canning, CBD products, social media, buying a vehicle 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 →

Ryan Lewellin, along with his wife Mary, runs Red Dragon Herbs, a loose leaf tea business in Des Moines, Iowa that primarily sells at farmers markets and craft shows in and around central Iowa. Red Dragon Herbs is in it’s third year of business and runs as a “side hustle” between a full time job, a couple of small children, a podcast and other distractions. Ryan joins us today to discuss how he found a passion for teas by traveling the world. How he channeled that into a small business side hustle and how taking a value added approach has … Continue reading →

As we head into Christmas time I thought another sort of fun show would be in order. First I was going to just do a show on mead today but then I realized that not everyone imbibes, so I decided to do a two fer, half on making meads and half on making sausage. While good sausage and meads do pair well, I figured this show would also pair well with last weeks stand alone show on Making the Most of Winter Down Time. I also do consider these two things, life skills. In that if you can make mead, … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on food preservation, entrepreneurship, emergency preps, interacting with law enforcement, precious metals, indoor farming, teaching firearms safety to kids 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 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 power, beef cattle, vehicle maintenance, vacations, wood stoves, radio communications, business 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 wicking beds, scavenging and salvage, community development, keto diets, marketing, kitchen knives, cooking 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 →

Nick Loper helps people earn money outside of their day job. He’s an author, online entrepreneur, and host of the award winning Side Hustle Show, which features new part-time business ideas each week. As Chief Side Hustler at SideHustleNation.com, he loves deconstructing the tactics and strategies behind building extra income streams. Join Us Today as We Discuss… What side hustles have to do with self reliance and individual liberty Getting past “but I’m not an entrepreneur” syndrome How to you pick the right side hustle The 3 main business models Nick sees Going from an idea to actually starting How … Continue reading →

Okay not everyone has winter downtime but many homesteaders do. Almost no one raises meat livestock though winter so the pigs, chickens etc. that were raised for meat are done for the year. While you may tool around in the green house most of the heavy gardening is over and most won’t be starting seeds even indoors until February. The holidays are about to be in full swing so many take or just have days off of work. The majority of folks who hunt will be wrapping things up for the year in the next week or two. The deer … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on guns, hunting, the #metoo movement, being offended, the Amber Guyger murder trial, credit, cocktails, ducks, liberty 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 … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for 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 power, jump packs, bee keeping, butchering, fermented food, kidnapping prevention, permaculture 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 →