Monthly Archives: December 2009

Episode-338- Global Economics and Food Shortages

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Modern Survival| 4 Comments
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Today it is time for a change up.  We are going to look at 8 news stories some here in the US and others around the world and see what they tell us about what we can expect to see in coming years.

Tune in today as we discuss…

  • Excessive Inflation in China – Story Link
  • Unemployment benefits extension buried in a “defense spending bill” – Story Link
  • Federal Government backdoors billions in tax breaks to CITI Bank in return for TARP repayment- Story Link
  • The Federal Government can now break up a bank for being to big to fail- Story Link
  • Ben Bernanke is Times “Man of the Year”  WTF – Story Link
  • Schiff says the economic recovery is a farce – Story Link
  • Britain will have a bleak future with many food shortages – Story Link
  • Food prices in India up 19% due to a grain shortage – Story Link

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-337- Individual Sovereignty and Defining Liberty

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Modern Survival| 10 Comments
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This is a deep topic today but it is absolutely critical to modern survival living.  If you are preparing to deal with out systems of support you must first remove the fear of their loss.  Modern survivalists act in power, not in fear.  We prepare in order to abolish fear, not to appease it.

Join me today as we discuss..

  • What do you fear loosing
  • Why do you fear its’ loss
  • How can your remove your dependence on support systems
  • Why are societies built upon dependence on their governments
  • What is a peaceful revolution
  • What is liberty (this is more difficult then you might think)
  • What is individual sovereignty
  • What is legal compliance and systemic anarchy
  • Why is dependence and theft by government done via policy and code vs. law in most instances
  • What should you do next
  • Do your actions really matter, do they scare the establishment
  • Why do many in our government hate it when people cite the constitution
  • How do you create change, real change

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-336- Listener Questions and Feedback for 12-14-09

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Modern Survival| 28 Comments
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Today we answer some listener questions on subjects like home defense shotguns, getting started with hunting, back up heating options, green house construction, water filtration and more.

Join Us Today as we Discuss…

  • Ron Hood is about to release “Survival.com Magazine“
  • New book coming from James T. Stevens that I will be a co author for
  • The bridge to Prince Edward Island is closed for 48 hours, grocery stores run lean on food
  • How do you get started hunting with out a teacher close by and with out spending a fortune on guided hunts
  • What options are there for back up heating for a person who uses mostly electric and a gas log fireplace
  • What should you consider as far as panel clarity when building a green house
  • What is up with fluoride in our water, how do you get it out, how bad is it really
  • For a home defense shotgun, should you bother with a pistol grip or stick to a shoulder style stock
  • What are my thoughts about the E.U. Times article saying we will soon have a civil war in the U.S.
  • What does the term numismatic mean
  • Is debt okay for home improvement projects in some instances
  • If you have to replace a heater or windows in a home, which one is first and why

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-335- The Illusion of Freedom

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Modern Survival| 18 Comments
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We often talk about what to do if the shit hits the fan.  We also tend to acknowledge that at personal and regional levels the shit does in fact hit the fan on a daily basis for many people.  However, I submit to you that the shit hit the fan for the American way of life long ago and has been flying off the blades for more then a century now.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • The old concepts of slavery and indentured servitude
  • What was a company store, do we still have them today
  • Is the feudal system really gone
  • How has the concept of royalty and the merchant class changed in today’s world
  • What is a communist democracy, how does it parallel a “two party system”
  • How can we define slavery in 2009
  • What is the difference between dependence and choice
  • Who does the Constitution and Declaration apply to
  • What is individual sovereignty
  • Why everyone is “born into captivity”
  • Natural captivity vs. imposed captivity
  • How you can get rid of the illusion of freedom and claim true freedom

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-334- Listener Feedback and Emails for 12-10-09

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Modern Survival| 16 Comments
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I am once again in the home studio today and decided to go into some of your more detailed emails that simply can’t be read on the road.   Today we discuss economics, politics, debt, generators, changes people are making in their lives and more.

Tune in to hear…

  • Tips on storing medications and antibiotics from a pharmacist
  • How to choose the right generator for your home
  • One of my “hate mail” emails I get often (for the ironic humor and to let opposing views be heard)
  • What is the Appleseed Project and why you should get involved
  • Thoughts on fire in high rise office buildings
  • The move to control CO2 emissions most people missed while focused on Denmark
  • Why I actually don’t “dislike Alex Jones” and where we agree more then disagree
  • The story of a family that took back their freedom and how TSP helped them
  • Thoughts on why soldiers do what they do when they finally come home
  • How the finances of the UK and the US overlap
  • How the Federal Reserve is as much a part of Britten as the U.S.
  • Why most people are actually libertarians and just don’t know it
  • Why the government wants us divided and how they keep us that way
  • What you can do to create your own liberty that is more powerful then any political action

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-333- Listener Feeback 12-09-09

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Modern Survival| 20 Comments
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Today we take some questions and comments that would have been impossible to read on the road because I am at home rather then in the mobile studio.  We have questions and comments on guns, shotguns, debt, building an AR15, dealing with the IRS, aquaponics, reloading 22 long rifle.

Tune in today as we  discuss…

  • Can you negotiate with the IRS to reduce your debt
  • How to not give a damn if you loose your job
  • Choosing the perfect scope for a 22 rifle
  • Is there a hand held GPS that works in cold temperatures, (help me out on this one folks)
  • Which caliber of rifle for a first center-fire, does shooter size really matter
  • Winchester Model 70 or Remington Model 700 which one and why
  • Is it ethical to shoot bedded game
  • Remington, Winchester or Mossberg for a shotgun, which one and why
  • Is building your own AR to avoid the Federal Excise Tax a good idea
  • What about aquaponics as a career, what employment opportunities exist there

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-332- Seven Bad Pieces of Financial Advice

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Modern Survival| 1 Comment
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Join me today as we discuss 7 pieces of career, lifestyle and financial advice that most people simply assume is good advice because “everybody says so”.  Much of this advice isn’t exactly wrong, it just doesn’t work in the one size fits all way it is handed out by the semi informed and countless marketing efforts.

Join in today as we discuss advice such as…

  • Due to inflation and wage increases debtors do better then savers
  • Wealthy people lease cars instead of buying them, you should too
  • Going to college is for everyone and guarantees better earnings then not going
  • Once you have a 90 day cash fund put all other savings into a retirement account
  • Buying mutual funds diversifies your investments by investing in many companies and mutual funds are run by experts who actively act to maximize profits and reduce risk
  • Due to __________ put all your money into ___________
  • Find the job that pays the highest wage you can get

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-331- Listener Questions for 12-07-09

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Modern Survival| 5 Comments
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Today we do another round of listener questions.  We have great questions today bout currency devaluation, consumer credit, edible container plantings, the 280 Remington, lead in drinking water and more.

Tune in today as we discuss…

  • Why does Cap and Trade Suck even if you believe in CO2 based climate change
  • If you don’t need credit cards what about insurance companies that factor FICO scores into rates
  • Can you filter and reuse old motor oil, does it ever “break down” or just get dirty
  • Where can you get parts for an old gun
  • How do you get rid of surface rust on a rifle
  • What is the deal with the 280 Remington, is it a 7MM, what is a 7MM Remington Express
  • How do you shift from employed and renting to self employed and owning land
  • What are good trees to plant in containers and only bring inside in winter
  • Could shooting near a well infect the ground water with lead
  • If a currency is revalued is the debt revalued at the same time
  • How important is good dental upkeep to prepping
  • What solution is there to health care costs outside of the system

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-330- Starting Running and Growing a Business

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Modern Survival| 26 Comments
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Big time shifting in gears today folks.  I think if you want security and you want to have a better life that a business of your own is a great way to make that happen.  There are rules to business though,

Join me today as we discuss a few of them such as

  • Find your why first
  • Follow your passion
  • Use your way and passion to find your what
  • In the middle of a recession a guy will buy a 800 dollar surf board and then turn off extra lights to save money
  • Do NOT pay attention to what other people are selling BEFORE you find your why, your passion and what
  • You must know and I mean know the answer to “who do I serve”
  • You can’t sell to the ignorant or the poor
  • Always sell what people want, don’t bother with what they “need”
  • Give a shit about your customers (listening is bullshit you have to care)
  • Know what ARPU and VPV are, with out them you are screwed
  • How you price items, how you know your price is right
  • Why no one stole your idea, that is a bullshit cop out
  • As a small business you should create markets not capture market share
  • You don’t set your price your market does
  • If you know what a visitor is worth you can’t loose money

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Episode-329- My Predictions from Oct 2008

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Modern Survival| 12 Comments
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On Oct. 30th, 2008 I did a show called 9 Predictions for 2008-2011, today we take a look at those predictions and where I got it right, were I got it wrong and even honestly where it looks like I was right but wasn’t totally right.

Tune in today as we discuss

  • The results of the 08 elections
  • Stimulus Two
  • The proposed assault weapons ban
  • The fairness doctrine
  • Depressions and False Recoveries
  • Violent Crime
  • The Afghan War
  • The Iraq War
  • The Unemployment Rate

Resources for today’s show…

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.  Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

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