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Episode-796- The Future of The Survival Podcast

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Modern Survival| 63 Comments
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I feel that we have been on sort of a whirl wind tour with awesome guests, interesting topics and world events.  That’s great of course but it also has me thinking more about the show’s roots and our core message, things I very much never want to loose.

Some long time listeners may be wondering if we might drift from those root messages and core values, the answer is a solid no.  Join me today as I discuss what my goals are for the TSP community in 2012 and how I plant to get us there.

Join me today to hear…

  • The core messages that have built TSP
    • You are not alone
    • What you do matters
    • Understand what you are, a human being
    • Preparedness is a virtue
    • Times may or may not get really tough
    • There is much to be optimistic about
  • Why I am going to cap guest shows in 2012 at 2 a week maximum
  • Why I am working hard to do “Five Minutes with Jack” in addition to TSP
  • My personal biggest concerns for our future
    • The economy
    • Downward class migration
    • Long bell curve peak oil
    • Climate shifts (no I haven’t crossed over to the AGW Church)
    • Agriculture failures
    • Water shortages/conflicts
    • Global socialism
    • Pandemic
  • What I believe we can do about the future
    • Preserve skills, knowledge and values
    • Believe in a better future rather then “false nostalgia”
    • Move to a system based purchasing model
    • Speak the truth about liberty daily
    • Be the real “first responders” in a crisis
  • Some of my other plans for 2012
    • More public appearances
    • Developing a educational program for “warrior permaculture”
    • More “regular guy/gal” guests
    • Podcast from “the road” (not mobile studio)
    • Get out and video what you are doing
    • Show you everything we are doing at our homestead
    • Do something totally awesome for episode 1,000

Additional 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-728- Personal Liberty and Actionable Garden Intelligence

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Modern Survival| 19 Comments
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Two we have a two part episode.  In the first part I discuss more about Jan Cline and a progress report on what the TSP audience has done so far.  As of this morning Jan had received over 16,000 and the TSP community by my best count has chipped in over 5,000 of that 16K.

Additionally we discuss personal liberty and why standing up in situations like this is important for everyone’s liberty including our own.  I am also asking you to call the Mayor of Salem Oregon today and tell her what a waiver is!  She stated that they are “looking for a solution to the problem are trying to find some commercial property she can use for her sales”.  Only politicians are stupid enough to see this as a solution.

Apparently this mayor thinks it is okay to expect a woman so riddled with bone cancer to carry her stuff to some “commercial property”.  A woman so riddled with cancer that in her own words, “I could break my leg by walking”.

Personally I feel that at this point that Jan won’t need the sales anymore.  Her real hope though was, “I hope no one else ever has to go through this”.  Well we have come together to help Jan financially now today let us come together to make that wish come true at least in Salem.  Please call the mayor and explain to her that she could and should fix this in 5 minutes with a waiver if she had courage to use her power to do just that.  You can find contact information for Salem’s mayor here.

In part two of the show we discuss the lessons I have learned with my bag and container gardens this year.

Some of the things I  have learned this year…

  • Mason wasps are cool
  • Red wasps patrol your plants looking for prey
  • Cope’s Gray Frogs like dog dishes and blossoms for mini ponds
  • Green anoles are very prolific
  • Swifts and skinks like wood and rock piles
  • Black ants may kill squash vine borers (not sure yet)
  • Bag gardening works great you just have to water often
  • Watermelons grow beautifully in my area

Additional 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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Win a Free AR7 Survival Rifle From Ready Made Resources!

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Modern Survival| 32 Comments

How would you like to win an AR7 Survival Rifle? Silly question isn’t it, of course you want a free gun, well now you can get one for practically nothing. Okay well you do have to be a U.S. resident and you do have to pay the 20 dollar transfer fee to a local FFL so everything is nice and legal like but that is still a pretty sweet deal.

Like the original Henry US Survival Rifle, the latest take on this innovative, semi-automatic rifle is lightweight (just 2.5 lbs) and highly portable. At just 16 ½” long (when all the components are stowed), it fits easily into the cargo area of a plane or boat or in a backpack. And because it’s chambered in .22LR you can carry a large quantity of ammunition, without adding much weight to your gear.

When disassembled, the pieces fit inside the impact-resistant, waterproof stock, which will float should it take a trip overboard. Assembly is as easy as attaching the receiver to the stock, inserting the barrel and screwing on the barrel nut. In just a few seconds, without the need for any tools, the Henry U.S. Survival AR-7 is ready for action.

These rifles retail for 275 dollars and you can find them at the Ready Made Resources website but hey you want yours free right?

All you  have to do then is fill out one simple form and of course Ready Made Resources will never share your information with anyone.  The contest will run from now until midnight June the 17th.

But it Gets Better!

How you ask?  Well how would you like to see me do a full tilt review of this rifle?  To do that I need one of my own and you can help me get one, just share this contest with your friends by giving them a link to this page, post it on facebook, forums, twitter etc.  If 2,500 people or more enter the contest Rob at Ready Made Resources will send me one as well!  How is that for awesome?

Is that Really Better?  What’s in it for You

Well this is a great way to promote The Survival Podcast and build our community.  Yet I admit getting a gun for myself and lots of visitors is kind of self serving so I went out and got a bigger commitment from Rob, if we hit the 2,500 mark not only do I get a gun, in July Robert and RMR will run another contest this time for an awesomely tricked out AR15 Upper valued at over 800 dollars.

So do a favor for yourself and the TSP Community and take the following steps.

1.  Use the form on the Ready Made Resources Site and Enter to win.

2.  Tell your friends to take a shot at winning to, do it on facebook, twitter, by email, whatever NO SPAMMING PLEASE.

3.  Consider “liking” The RMR Fanpage on facebook as a way of saying thanks to them for such an awesome contest.

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Episode-345- An Interview with Christopher Nyerges

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Modern Survival| 6 Comments
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Join me today as I interview Christopher Nyerges from the editorial staff of Wilderness Way Magazine.  Christopher is also the author of quite a few books and a wealth of knowledge on gardening, permaculture, botany, alternative energy, wilderness survival skills and more.

Note of Correction – In today’s show I mention a 5000 year old food forest, that was an error it was a 2000 year old forest.  I apologize for the misstatement and a link to the Youtube video is in today’s show notes.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • Christopher’s new book, The Self Sufficient Home
  • How to be cost effective with solar, wind and other energy projects
  • Why being part of the effort is key to success with alternative energy projects
  • The parallels between surviving urban/suburban disasters and wilderness survival
  • The importance of caring for others in a survival situation
  • Why political awareness is important for modern survivalism
  • The three illusions of money
  • Why Christopher choose the format for his new book of showing multiple families and communities with real world projects
  • The importance of growing your own food
  • Methods of harvesting water and why it is key to your success
  • Why “resource shortage” is more important that political concepts like global warming

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-322- The True Wealth of Land Ownership

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Modern Survival| 3 Comments
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Today we discuss another tenet of modern survival philosophy, that of “owning land it true wealth”.  My view is that many simply do not truly understand what that means and how special it is that the U.S. still has and was built on the right to own private property, for all, not just “nobles”.

Tune in today as we discuss…

  • How private property in America was seen vs. the feudal system that was in place in much of the world all the way up to and in some cases past 1900
  • It was land that brought early settlers to America
  • Why land is the real “store of value” for all time far more so then gold, etc.
  • The attack on land ownership and why governments love cities and suburbs
  • The Ag Zoning trap and how it kills small farms and creates mega commerical farming that destroys land
  • Why you should own land out of the city limits and own more then one piece
  • The value of livestock even just a few smaller animals
  • What owning your lands production means
  • How to use land to build a local barter economy
  • Bartering production for skills and learning skills so we don’t loose them to the ravages of time
  • Learning to do more with smaller tracts of land to truly beat the system
  • How to make it happen and become a land owner

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-314- Planning to Bug In

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Modern Survival| 6 Comments
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So if the SHTF in most instances you plan to bug in, you have your generator, you have your food, you have a means of defense and you are prepared for whatever may come, or are you.  Today we step back a bit from the obvious and from some common thinking that isn’t very realistic to examine how prepared we are for bugging in.  Please note even if you “bug out” you are going to another location and once you get there, guess what you are going to be doing, bugging in of course.

Join in today as we discuss…

  • Two new eBooks free for Support Brigade Members
  • Storing food for everyone possibly even some for neighbors and definitely for your pets and stock
  • The need for personal hygiene products, bigger then you might think it is
  • Back up power sources both short and long term
  • The advantages and failings of generators
  • Why you need to plan to keep the garden growing
  • The need for and functionality of “security protocols” including during increased threat periods
  • Why you need to quickly contact all family/close friends at the beginning of a SHTF especially if you are bugging in
  • The importance of taking an inventory and sorting into needs, good to have and don’t need it at all
  • How inventory and sorting will help you in barter situations
  • Keeping communications up as long as possible including radio, TV, Ham, MURS, etc.
  • The importance of maintaining a sense of normalcy during a bug in
  • How drills are about more then finding weaknesses, they are also about acclamation

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

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