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Episode-515- An Interview with Chris Martenson – Author of The Crash Course

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Modern Survival| 33 Comments
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Chris Martenson Author of The Crash Course Today on The Survival Podcast we are fortunate to have with us as a guest Chris Martenson who is the creator of “The Crash Course”. Crash Course is an incredible look at our global population and resources that we require as a population.

The Crash Course is definitely not “feel good” viewing but I think every American should see it and after we visit with Chris today I am sure you are going to want to check it out, perhaps even watch it again if like many listeners you have already watched it before.

Join Chris and I today as we discuss…

  • What is “The Crash Course and what is its message?
  • Why is population growth itself a potential disaster?
  • Which resources will first feel population driven shortages?
  • Why are we on course for an energy shortage soon?
  • Why more oil, gas, alternative, nuclear etc. isn’t enough?
  • What are the biggest pending dangers to our economy?
  • How is money loaned into existence?
  • What is meant by primary, secondary and “third order” wealth?
  • What does it mean to become “resilient”?
  • Why is community important for preppers?
  • What are some methods of individual energy independence?
  • What are some easy methods of food and water storage?
  • Why is growing your own food so important?
  • Why does it make sense to invest in productive land?

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Episode-501- The Real State of the Economy

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Modern Survival| 21 Comments
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I haven’t really discussed the economy in quite a while much less the current state.  I know these shows are not everyone’s cup of tea but if you are concerned with your future you really do need to be informed about the current risks.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • Forget left and right – conservative and liberal, this is about math!
  • Social Security not takes in less money than it pays out – insolvency has begun
  • Is Alan Sloan right, is a social security bail out next
  • The economic geniuses say screw the deficit grow the economy – WTF!
  • What the hell is going on the Dow should go under 10K today
  • The U.S. Debt Clock and the numbers we never look at
  • Peter Schiff says the bond market is the “mother of all bubbles”
  • Where is the recovery?  China and India
  • What does it mean for us?

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Episode-475- What a Few Big Disaster Scenarios Might Be Like

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Modern Survival| 10 Comments
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I thought it was time for a bit of a change up today so I am going to go over a group of really big disaters, national/global in scope and tell you what I think the results would be like, the down fall, the response and the rebuilding.

Join me today as we look at scenarios like…

  • A real pandemic with a high mortality and morbidity rate
  • A second great depression
  • A solar storm that takes out the electrical grid
  • A global food shortage due to crop failures and other factors
  • The realization of true “Peak Oil”

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Episode-471- Mike Gasior on the State of the Economy

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Modern Survival| 27 Comments
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Mike Gasior is with us today, Mike is a consummate expert, he has authored ten textbooks on investments and the investment markets, and over 700,000 people worldwide read his monthly newsletter. His breakthrough radio program “Big Money with Mike Gasior”, which aired worldwide on the VoiceAmerica Radio Network, was one the first shows ever to focus on the needs, concerns and issues faced by the world’s largest investors and Mike is a regular guest on the “Naked Short Club” show in London.

He is also the founder of AFS Seminars in 1989 after spending time with several Wall Street firms and a major European bank. In his teaching he uses anecdotes and lessons drawn from his lifetime of experience with economics, investments and the financial markets to deliver knowledge with a dynamic, interactive teaching style that I find to be among the best in the industry.

And we are fortunate to have him here with us today on The Survival Podcast.

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Episode-429- Listener Feedback 5-3-10

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments
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Today we have your feedback and questions on covert gardening with permaculture, a huge cap and trade scam involving Fannie Mae, a new killer fungus, a huge unknown identity theft risk, economic collapse and more.

Tune in today as we discuss…

  • If the dollar and euro collapse what currency is safe for your money
  • Congressman Ron Paul’s answer to the above question
  • A new bill that will allow unlimited detention of U.S. citizens with out any charges or Miranda rights
  • What’s up with all the packaging, the deeper story about dependence
  • Can a permaculture garden not even look like a garden
  • Advice for young people joining the military
  • A tax on tanning is in the health care bill, YES, really
  • A success story on reducing your tax footprint
  • How deadly is the new “killer fungus” that has shown up in Northwest North America
  • Fannie Mae owns the trading scheme for the residential part of cap and trade
  • The secrets about you that may be on their way to other parts of the world on used copiers

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Episode-428- What Will a U.S. Economic Collapse Look Like

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments
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Note – there is a MSB discount in today’s show it will expire on Sunday night.  It is mentioned at the end of the house keeping segment.

What Will a U.S. Economic Collapse Look Like?  More important than what it looks like may be what will the consequences be?  Survival fiction is full of ideas about this concept that range from a second period of time like the great depression to the total end of all civilization.  As usual my opinion is that most often the reality is closer to a middle ground.  Today we will examine some current issues and consider what it would mean for us if the dollar collapses.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • First could I be wrong about the false recovery – could this be as good as it gets before the next crash?
  • What is an Alt-A Loan and what happened to FAS 157
  • Then a blast from the past as I replay part of my show from July, 23rd 2008 about FAS 157
  • Exactly what could really trigger the next crash
  • Why the big banks are “making nice” with the Feds
  • The danger that we lack skills in this nation
  • The lack of any real savings in America
  • The debt that has not gone away
  • The ostriches that simply think it can’t happen to me because they made it this far
  • When food fails so does everything else
  • Return of the “large family”
  • Fleeing to and away from cities – the death of the suburbs
  • Why you should act now, not tomorrow

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Episode-420- What Will the False Recovery Look Like

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Modern Survival| 20 Comments
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Well, long before the full brunt of the crash was felt I was already forecasting a false recovery.  I decided today I would go on record with what it might look like, how we might deal with it and the signs we will see when it is about to go into the second big down turn.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • Why I could be wrong – Gerald Celente says I am wrong
  • Why I believe I am right but what you believe is most important
  • Please understand we have seen this pattern in recent history
  • Previous time lines and the inflation that went along with them
  • The experts are right about one thing – “nothing has been fixed”
  • Inflation initially creates the illusion of economic growth
  • Socialism is leading the way – another illusion
  • Cap and Trade will happen by hook or by crook – watch out for the hook
  • The new health care bill increases “government revenues” long before “cost”
  • People are not the ones “holding the money” right now banks are
  • The effects of flat wages, inflation and no access to more credit
  • Gold is being held but you have to cash it in for chips if you want to play at the casino
  • The real “political party” and why they won’t shut off the music
  • The false recovery isn’t good news and it is truly false

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Episode-412- The False Recovery is Beginning

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Modern Survival| 22 Comments
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Notice I did not say the recession is ending but that the false recovery is beginning.  I have been talking about this even for about 18 months now before the crash was even fully realized.  Today we examine the factors in the US and around the world that are going to lead to a raging recovery with a bigger crash that ever on the other side.

Join Me Today as We Discuss…

  • A special deal for the Members Support Brigade – Don’t skip house keeping today
  • A special contest from the Berkey Guy – Again don’t skip house keeping today
  • Response by local governments to the recession, write more traffic tickets
  • How government handles a short fall in revenue – send someone else the bill
  • How better fuel economy will lead to a national toll road system
  • The most new jobs in three years were added in March 2010 (note my side comment about the census)
  • The Wall Street Journal calls 162K jobs in March 54K jobs a month for Quarter 1 – Why?
  • US stocks rise for 5 strait weeks – why it isn’t that big of a deal
  • China pisses off salt mining women in Africa
  • China need for “New African Colonialism”
  • The roles of “Carbon Trading” and “Heath Care” in restarting “the casino”
  • What you can do to ensure your future no matter what happens
  • When the recovery begins remember your promise to yourself of “never again”

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Episode-373- News Events from Listeners

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Modern Survival| 19 Comments
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Rather than a typical listener question show today I decided to bring together 5 news events that were sent in by various listeners.  The first one is not that obvious as to why it applies to the other four but I bring them all together at the end.  We also bring in a recent 5 minute speech from Congressmen Ron Paul today.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • Azle Texas is out of water due to a single line breaking and needs help from 15 cities to fix it. – (Link to the source story)
  • Social Security and Medicare are both currently bankrupt according to Gary North – (Link to the source story)
  • Paying off the National Debt is now “mathematically impossible” – (Link to the source story)
  • In 2009 the Federal Reserve bought 80% of its own securities – (Link to the source story)
  • Video warning from Dr. Ron Paul – (Link to the video) – note the audio is very soft in the video, I boosted it and played the audio in today’s show

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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…

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