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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on ducks, mead making, concealed carry, dogs, irrigation, youtube, dietary supplements, taxes 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 the hurricane, freezers, knives, flooding, encryption, kickstarters, bee keeping, getting good advice 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 18650 batteries, Texas, government oppression, cryptocurrency, precious metal ETFs, dogs, corruption 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 →

Derek Bootle is a Psychologist/therapist turned author who now dedicates himself to defending the innocent from CPS. Everything he does is dedicated to assisting people to keep their kids from the government. Derek is the author of Defending the Innocent from Child Protective Services now available on Amazon in hard copy and kindle edition. His book is a step by step guide to defending yourself against false accusations from Child Protective Services. Beginning from the first contact to family court. Detailed descriptions of real-life scenarios and a breakdown analysis of each case, what was done, what was learned and how … Continue reading →

Sometimes I feel society in on the edge of yet another split. Those that value things like gardens, back yard birds and foraging, and those who don’t but see no value in such things. These people look around and see a world when you can summon a car with a cell phone, to either take you to dinner or bring dinner to you. Unlike 2008 when I began the journey of this podcast, the economy is booming. Right now if you don’t have a job, frankly don’t really want one. Everyone is hiring. Every day some new technical marvel is … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on Hurricane Florence, careers and trades, brewing cider, seed mixes, cooking, college degrees, battery charging, professional trolls, the NAP 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 investing, uveitis in dogs, off grid living, planting in marshy areas, business, technology, fishing 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 technology, alternative news, lifestyle freedom, business, guns, real estate 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 →

– Patrick Roehrman is a welder, carpenter, handyman, homesteader, homeschooler, soaper, lineman, hunter, fisherman, outdoorsman, survivalist, entrepreneur, father of 9, long time TSP Listener, and Jack Spirko’s personal knife maker. He is also a member of the TSP Expert Council and a regular contributor to the show. Five years ago we jointly launched his MT Knives Stakeholder Program. Doing 60,000 dollars in product sales in just under 7 minutes time. This allowed Patrick to walk away from his career as a lineman but earning a full time living for a family of 11 has had many ups and downs and … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on cooking duck, first jobs, planting fence lines, off grid living, pest control, wells, septic tanks, fishing 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 natural medicine, homeschooling, cryptocoins, bee keeping, coffee, homesteading 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 aquaponics, 5g wireless, blackouts, tires, bullfrogs, wells, water filtration 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 →

James Burnette is the founder of Survival Punk. He has stated that Survivalpunk has become the most important thing in his life and the biggest achievement in his life so far. It has brought him more happiness, more friends, and more fulfillment in my life. James takes a rational, creative approach to self-reliance, applying a punk DIY ethic to survivalism without any of the fear mongering or “tinfoil hattery” found in some other areas of the survivalist movement. His site and podcast were inspired strait out of the TSP community. He even previously visited me at my old homestead in … Continue reading →

We are hitting that point in the year when it is still summer but the pending change is in the air. It is still hot out but the mornings and evenings start to be a lot more enjoyable. The breeze seems a bit different and we all know that while it still seems the height of summer this is the reality, as of today… Sept. 22 the fall equinox is only 25 days away Halloween is only 64 days away The TSP Fall Workshop will begin on Nov. 7th only 72 days away Thanksgiving will be on Nov. 22 only … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-1874- You Might Be an Anarchist If and was originally published on September 20, 2016. The following are the original show notes from that episode. Despite this phraseology today’s show isn’t a play on Jeff Foxworthy’s you might be a red neck if. Today we won’t be either poking fun at anarchists or talking about the things they do and say, as such. Rather we are going to talk about the core of anarchism and reveal to many who thing anarchism is radical, … 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 the expert council answers questions on treating wounds, pastured poultry, generators, gardening, knives, HF radios, crypto, real estate 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 bug out bags, wire, business, housing, tree propagation, grill safety, automation 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 →

Nathan Kay is a licensed professional forester in the state of Maine. He has been practicing forestry for 7 years. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Forestry and Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Maine. He believes strongly in the ability of a forest to simultaneously provide for landowner objectives and fulfill important ecological roles. He joins us today to discuss, forest management on the homestead Join Us Today as We Discuss… What is a forester? What is silviculture and forest management? How can working with a forester help a landowner attain their desired goals … Continue reading →

So we have been updating our new instagram project and have changed the channel name to @itsajacklife to make it more clear that most posts are by Dorothy about my life vs. by me. And this AM she took this photo of me at teh Miyagi pond and captioned it, Enjoying the Miyagi. It’s Tuesday morning time for a stand alone show. Jack has no idea what he will talk about today says the fish will tell him. She was right and the fish said, “hey dummy talk about us”, so today that is what we are going to discuss. … Continue reading →

  Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on social media, fishing, small business, health care, investing, zello, education, the death of the resume 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 the expert council answers questions on poison plants, auto parts, bee keeping, turkeys, peer to peer lending, homeschooling, wine 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 … Continue reading →

I reached out to expert council member John Pugliano about doing this episode with me. I feel the biggest weakness in what our young people are not taught today, above all other things how to handle, earn, manage and invest money. While not the end all be all, I find The Richest Man in Babylon to be one of the best foundations on how to think about money ever written. John and I break this classic down today using the following outline of some of the main concepts presented in the book. There are also some surprises in today’s show, … Continue reading →

Darby grew up on his family’s seventh generation farm located in Central Indiana, just 25 miles outside of Indianapolis. However he never learned anything about the family business. He began his own farming enterprise in 2007 after reading “Pastured Poultry Profits” by Joel Salatin as well as several other sources of information pertaining to small scale pasture based meat production. The operation produced 150 pastured broilers that first year that were quickly sold and generated a base of avid customers who were left clamoring for more. In 2008, the enterprise grew to 1,000 birds while pastured pork was also added, … Continue reading →

That skill in three words is simply, “how to sell”, simply put, “sales is life and life is sales”. One huge problem we have in life is people compartmentalize everything. I.E. “Sales is something sales people do, and I am not a sales person, so I don’t need to worry about it.” My one word response to this is………BULLSHIT. Have you ever asked anyone out on a date? Did you ever interview to get into a school? Did you ever try out for a team? Have you ever interviewed for a job? Did you as a child ever convince your … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on the X-year party, sanctions, food expiration dates, 5G tech, livestock, entrepreneurship, poison ivy, fishing 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 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 the expert council answers questions on lectins, grazing systems, dogs, wordpress websites, investing in the stock market, 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 formula to give you the best … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls wild fires, gun rights, fishing gear, 22 rifle ammo, dealing with CPS, 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 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. Akiva joins us to discuss tree crops as an incredible path forward on multiple levels. Akiva says that, “by understanding how we can partner with the plant … Continue reading →

Today Steven Harris and I answer your questions on Bug Out Trailers. This time we discuss bugging out in conjunction with the real world on the ground reality of the California wild fires. This is the eighth 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 →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on politics, poison ivy, greenhouses, negotiating a raise, dogs, trees, cars, ducks 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 the expert council answers questions on cb radio, comfrey, pastured poultry, farmsteads, gun lists, bees, nutrition, fans, seeing opportunity 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 … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls on salary negotiation, guns, peppers, elderberries, ducks, chickens, gardening, food storage 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 →

Sara-Chana Silverstein is a master herbalist RH (AHG), classical homeopath, a board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC), businesswoman, keynote speaker, wife, and mother of seven children. She is regularly featured on TV news shows discussing how people can integrate alternative and conventional medicine. She is a consultant to many pediatricians, surgeons, obstetricians, midwives, and is a guest lecturer for residents at New York-area medical schools. Besides being a Master Herbalist, she is also trained in classical homeopathy and am a International Board-Certified Lactation/Breastfeeding Consultant (IBCLC) where she has helped over 18,000 babies successfully breastfeed. As a doula, she has helped deliver over … Continue reading →

Over and over we hear people beating up on the millennial generation, and I am sure it will soon be Generation Z’s time to be beaten up on soon. I get it, it does bother me when a 19 year old kid doesn’t even know what a ratchet is for instance. However, how’d they get this way? We did it! The last of the Baby Boomers (aka Tweeners) and GenX we did it by not teaching them about, well almost everything. We pretty much outsourced all learning to the school system. I mean we came from it, so we know … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on pandemics, crypto loans, time shares, mead making, thermodynamics, socialism and stupidity, podcasting, books 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 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 the expert council answers questions on jet lag, livestock, water treatment, consulting, home economics, investing, debt elimination 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 chance … Continue reading →

Today I take your phone calls on gun safes, wasps and yellow jackets, crawfish, elderberries, bitcoin, trees 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 my best to … Continue reading →

Nicole Sauce began her journey as an executive trainer but quickly realized that working for a company was not her passion. After working for several software and web development startups, Nicole transitioned into the libertarian public policy arena until she saw that using a broken system to fix a broken system was the height of lunacy. Taking a more positive approach Nicole launched Living Free in Tennessee, a podcast dedicated to helping people find their pathway to independence, relaunched a website development company and established Holler Roast Coffee, a premium roastery. Nicole lives with her partner on a small Homestead … Continue reading →