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Episode-874- Thoughts From Jack On The Great Lie of Dichotomy

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Modern Survival| 60 Comments
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How's This for a Choice?

How's This for a Choice?

Once in a while I just need to take the time to chat with you guys about what is going on and perhaps clean up some things from past episodes as well.

Today is such a day.  Likely as in most instances when I speak my mind I will tick some of you off, hence I ask you to listen to the second bullet point today with your heart and truly think about something I am going to describe and ask you to consider.

Survival is not just waking up alive the next day, plenty of people will survive the coming economic collapse for instance but how much misery will they endure that could be avoided, we will examine that and many other things today.  Hope you enjoy the show.

Join Me Today As I Discuss…

  • The new enzyme Steven Harris is bringing to market is a big deal
  • The great lie of dichotomy and a ridiculous scenario it creates
  • Why I believe the current economic system must collapse
  • What can we do between now and “economic doomsday”
  • Why many people will likely survive economic collapse in misery
  • Why I believe we should be optimistic and hopeful going forward
  • Who wins if people ignore reality
  • Who wins if people freak out
  • Who wins if people prepare
  • Why the next president won’t really make a difference
  • Why no one can fix the problem with the current system
  • What you should do for yourself regardless of who or where you are

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-869- The Real State of the Economy – Right Where I Said it Would Be in 2009

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Modern Survival| 48 Comments
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Today the Dow is once again nearing all time highs, the spin machine tells us that unemployment is dropping and the economy is really picking up steam, Mike Gasior would call it a “wonderful fiction”.  So what do I think, I think we are right where I said we would be back in early 2009, on our way to the glorious false recovery.

Join Me Today as We Discuss…

  • A quick listen of some of my statements from 3-9-09
  • The unspoken reality of current silver and gold prices
    • The price of one share of the Dow in silver and gold
    • The price of a 150,000 dollar home in silver and gold
    • The value of a dollar in silver and gold
    • The value of four 1964 quarters
    • Buying a house with 2012 vs. 1964 quarters
  • More cities talk about bankruptcy like Stockton, CA and Providence, RI
  • What happens when “someone pulls the thread”
  • What will people do when the system fails
  • Does anybody win when the system fails
  • Is there a way out, does it hurt us even more if it happens

Resources for Today’s Show…

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Episode-837- Matthew Stein on Prepping, Herbals, Self Reliance and More

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Modern Survival| 18 Comments
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Mat Stein - Author of When Disaster Strikes

Mat Stein - Author of When Disaster Strikes

Matthew Stein is the author of When Disaster Strikes: A Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival (Chelsea Green 11/16/2011). This book has received excellent advance praise from experts on survival and disaster preparedness. Stein is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he majored in Mechanical Engineering.

As the owner of Stein Design & Construction, he has built hurricane resistant, energy efficient and environmentally friendly homes.  The mechanical engineering side of his firm specializes in product design and development. Among other things, Mat has designed consumer water filtration devices, solar PV roofing panels, medical bacterial filters, emergency chemical drench systems, computer disk drives, and portable fiberglass buildings.

He joins us today to discuss a variety of topics such as…

  • 2012 all hype, pretty much but a frightening time anway
  • Growing your own food
  • Herbal remedies you really want to know about
  • Colloidal silver the good and the mythology
  • What a financial collapse might look like
  • The skills you want to develop prior to a collapse situation
  • What we can learn from Cuba vs. North Korea about self sufficiency
  • The “pit of the stomach” exercise
  • The threat of emerging antibiotic resistant diseases like new strains of TB
  • The best case scenario for a pandemic and how bad even that would be
  • Simple steps to get on to a path of self sufficiency

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

Matthew Stein’s Links

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Episode-836- Understanding Multi System Dependence

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Modern Survival| 27 Comments
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One concept that many modern survivalists aspire to is to be less dependent on “the system“ or independent of “the system”.   I know this seems like a great goal but the problem with it is that it is not “a system” or “the system” the reality is that we are dependent today on multiple interconnected systems.

Each of these systems is becoming more globalized and centralized and the dependence upon them in growing at an alarming rate.  While there are more systems of dependency then the following today we will focus on what I consider the 8 largest systems of dependence.

It is only by beginning to break down each of these and evaluation of individual and societal dependence on each that we can begin as modern survivalists to become less dependent upon them and make better decisions about moving forward.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • The financial system
  • The debt system
  • The distribution system
  • The agricultural system
  • The energy system
  • The health system
  • The welfare system
  • The military industrial complex system

Resources for Today’s Show…

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Episode-814- Ted Lacksonen Author of “The Eagle Has Crashed”

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Modern Survival| 21 Comments
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Get the Book The Eagle Has Crashed

Get the Book The Eagle Has Crashed

Ted Lacksonen is a writer and commentator known in the blogosphere as The Country Thinker. He has previously practiced as an attorney for a major international law firm, and worked as a structural designer in the shipbuilding industry. Ted lives in the rolling hills of his home state of Ohio with his wife and son.

Ted joins us today to discuss his recently released novel The Eagle Has Crashed, which is a near-future novel that is set in 2029-30. It is the story of the day that America’s national debt leads to an economic meltdown.

The Eagle has Crashed documents the lives of several ordinary Ohioans as the nation falls apart around them. As the situation worsens it brings out the best – and worst – in Ohioans and Americans across the land.

 

Resources for Today’s Show…

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Episode-760- What Have You Done With My Country

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Modern Survival| 53 Comments
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I have a ton of things on my mind after coming back from Salt Lake City based on questions that were asked in the booth.  Many subjects came up but the number one was…

When will the economy collapse and what will that collapse look like?

The people asking this ran the spectrum from tin hat types to normal every day people who were just concerned about their families.  What shocked me the most was I would tell them what I thought, Fernando Aguirre who went though a collapse in Argentina got up on stage and told them what a collapse looks like and our words were almost identical.  Yet most of those asking questions were not very receptive to the answer to their own questions.

Today I am going to go into this subject again, I will discuss the role of the Fed, debt and the elite banking layer play in it and what you must do to be prepared for it.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • What ever the TV, novel or guy selling how to stuff says is probably wrong
  • Yes a second “great depression” is bad enough
  • Why the Fed must go and how bad it will hurt at first
  • How money is currently created and how you are taxed with inflation
  • Why a “gold standard” won’t fix the problem
  • The cold hard facts about downward class migration
  • What a 50% inflation rate means to you
  • The coming depression that has already begun
  • Why I believe one last period of false hope will proceed the big crash
  • Why time lines are less important then destinations
  • What you need to start doing right now
    • Reduce debt
    • Reduce expenses
    • Build skill sets
    • Increase self sufficiency percentages
    • Build community
    • Protect your existing assets
    • Become informed about your surroundings
    • Perform a risk assessment
    • Have both bug in and bug out plans
    • Have faith in the future

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

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Episode-759- Listener Calls for 10-10-11

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Modern Survival| 41 Comments
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Since Friday was an interview show while I was away in Salt Lake City for the Self Reliance Expo we are going to make up for missing last weeks listener calls show today.

Today we have great calls on subjects such as building community, the Federal Reserve, permaculture, gardening, the electrical grid, fermented foods, fitness, entertainment and more.

Tune in to hear me answer your questions such as…

  • Some first hand information on building community paying off
  • Will the current political climate influence the Fed’s policies
  • How to evaluate a permaculture site
  • Feed your family from the back yard and your family thinks somethings wrong
  • A thread to our electrical grid you have probably never heard of
  • More on the value of fermented foods
  • What are my thoughts on diet and fitness
  • Is “high mileage” oil worth the premium
  • Building a cache of entertainment
  • Translating backpacking skills to prepping skills
  • Shrimp or crayfish for aquaponics

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Episode-690- Not the End but a Massive Shift of the World as we Know It

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Modern Survival| 30 Comments
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One of the favorite topics on prepper forums and in doomer literature is TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it).  I think what many fail to focus on with this is the (as we know it) portion.  The fact is the world as people of their time knew it has ended many times, it will continue to end.

At one time a Roman citizen was the most advantaged in the world, so also there was a time when it was a great to be a Greek, an Aztec or a member of the Hopi Tribe.  None of these civilizations really “ended” they shifted and adapted, the decedents are here with us.  In the case of the Greeks they are now on the verge of bankruptcy but we still have Greece.  The Aztecs may be gone but their descendants are part of the blood of Mexican and Latin American citizens today as are many of their customs.

Shifts are strange, at times they benefit us, sometimes they harm us and sometimes they can all but destroy us.  Some our subtle and some are massive and even tiny shifts can cause massive change over time.  The only constant in shifts it they ALWAYS occur, they never stop and we will always have to deal with them.

Today’s show covers a few such shifts but mainly focuses on being prepared for them, no matter what form they may take.

Join me today to discuss…

  • A special farewell to my friend and brother Ron Hood
  • Why shifts must occur
  • Some current economic shifts
  • Some current cultural shifts
  • Some current climate shifts
  • Lessons from history
  • The truth about our economic future
  • How shifts don’t have to be bad but are for most people
  • Preparedness is really about needs first, wants second and luxury third

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Episode-660- Listener Feedback Economics Edition for 5-9-11

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Modern Survival| 22 Comments
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So it is Monday and I am back up in Hot Springs at TSPN (The Survival Podcast Network HQ).  This week we are doing a series of shows with an economic flair.  Tomorrow we will look at the silver and gold markets and much of the recent “drop” in silver prices.  Wednesday we are going to do a show all about ways our listeners save money and today we are going to look at a variety of economic issues and questions sent in by the audience.

Join Me today as we discuss…

  • Saving Money show submissions still being taking
  • A chance to win free seeds – see link in show notes and INSTRUCTIONS
  • Going to “cash” inside a 401k
  • Is austerity headed to America, I wish!
  • IMF says the “Age of America” is near an end
  • Protecting a paid for property if you default on another
  • How do I verify sources and analyzed information
  • Obama floats a plan to tax mileage
  • Experts say the US “can’t default as the global currency”, really?
  • Hillary Clinton warns of coming food shortages
  • Made in the USA making a comeback, not all good news.

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Episode-643- Modern Financial Survival

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Modern Survival| 23 Comments
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Financial survival is something that we often hear main stream pay lip service to.   There are countless main stream experts with the formula for a happy retirement and profitable investing on the news and on day time talk shows all the time.  Each claims to have the code cracked yet they all pretty much say the same things.

  1. Save money in the stock market
  2. Put money in tax differed accounts
  3. Debt is okay
  4. Stay away from risky investments like gold
  5. Don’t time markets, invest for the long haul

The problem with such advice is it isn’t actually financial advice, it is well formed marketing to sell a system designed to serve an apathetic society.  A system of passive investing that may or may not pay off and is subject to extensive risk due to its very nature.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • The origin of our current “smart way” to invest
  • Why the autopilot system is dangerous
  • Proof that well know gurus are idiots
  • Why gold or silver are financial insurance
  • Why 100% of long term investing in tax deferred is stupid
  • The current risk for 401K, IRA, etc monies from the greedy hand
  • What is an investment really supposed to do for you

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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