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Episode-360- The 22 Rifle vs. The Shotgun for Survival Needs

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Modern Survival| 23 Comments
Episode-360- The 22 Rifle vs. The Shotgun for Survival Needs [ 45:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today we examine one of the main questions discussed in forums and news groups, which is a better survival tool, the 22 or the shotgun.  Both have advantages and disadvantages join me today as we discuss some of them.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • Why I hate the term “survival situation”
  • What are you most likely to need a firearm for, food or defense
  • How much weight and bulk are represented by 75 shot gun shells
  • Which has greater “flexibility” the 22 or the shotgun, is that question relative to the situation
  • Why the right tool for the right job is not always possible
  • Which 22 rifle would I choose for a wilderness or defensive situation
  • Why I still say to choose a bolt action for training
  • Which shotguns top my list as the best utility tool for the job
  • The real advantage of the semi auto shotgun and why it may never matter

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-320- The 5 Rules of Food Storage for Modern Survivalists

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Modern Survival| 7 Comments
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For a few shows we are going to backing up and working on some fundamentals.  Today we do that with developing and utilizing your food storage program.  Storing food makes financial and lifestyle sense in addition to helping you be ready for disasters if done properly.

Also make sure to check out the TSP Gear Shop and get your orders in, in time for Christmas.

Tune in today as we discuss the five rules…

  • Store what you eat and eat what you store
  • Take advantage of opportunity buys
  • Integrate long term storage items as extenders and adjuncts
  • Become a producer
  • Seek a holistic solution

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-274- Listener Phone Calls 9-09-09

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Modern Survival| 8 Comments
Episode-274- Listener Phone Calls 9-09-09 [ 1:06:34 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Broadcasting from the home office today so I get to do a show with your phone calls on various subjects.  Lots on the agenda today, hunting, trapping, farming, selling silver and more.

Tune in as I answer the following questions and comments…

  • Shannon Appleby fills us in on the Region Six Gathering
  • How do you find a good place to sell silver
  • What is the difference between “peoples law” and “rulers law”
  • What is modern survival at the core
  • A listener tells us how to use a giant phallus to blackmail an HOA (good laugh)
  • What would I do if I could not afford typical health insurance
  • Using a rat trap to trap squirrels and other small animals
  • What is up with Texas and secession what would I do if it happened
  • How do you prep land to garden someday if you can’t do it today
  • If the recent presidents were all “ass clowns” is there any president I did like
  • How do you protect your land from government seizure

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.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-257- Squirrel Hunting 101

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments
Episode-257- Squirrel Hunting 101 [ 45:56 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Time for a change up and we are going to talk about squirrel hunting.  I know what you are thinking, what exactly is there to talk about right?  The reality is a lot.  The squirrel offers a lot of things to new and seasoned hunters.

In the intro segment we name Barack Obama “assclown of the day” for failure to comprehend how a Town Hall Meeting in New England is supposed to work.  The hero of the day is John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods for the courage to speak the truth in spite of the political leanings of his market.

Tune in today to hear me discuss…

  • What are the unique advantages offered by squirrel hunting?
  • Why is the squirrel a perfect game animal for honing hunting skills?
  • What are the three main methods of squirrel hunting?
  • Why would you bother to manage land for squirrels?
  • What are the best methods of cooking squirrels?
  • Does squirrel taste “just like chicken”?
  • How can you built a 50 cent squirrel call with out even spending the money?
  • A bit on hunting squirrels with dogs

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.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.



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Episode-256- The Hunting Shotgun

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Modern Survival| 16 Comments
Episode-256- The Hunting Shotgun for Modern Survival [ 51:50 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We talk quite a bit about tactical stuff around here but hunting is a very different world especially when it comes to the shotgun.  Join me today as I give you a rapid fire overview of the shotguns adaptability and utility as a sporting arm and something that has been putting meat on tables for a very long time.

Today I also name Kenny MacAskill as “assclown of the day” for recommending the the release of a terrorist who killed 270 people by blowing up a Pan Am aircraft over Scotland in 1988.  Hero of the day is granted to the “Friends of the NRA” by request of a listener for their program called “Youth Educational Summit” (YES) which allows our youth to visit our nations capital and learn about our history and of course the 2nd Amendment.

Tune in today to hear…

  • Why is a shotgun the ultimate huntting arm?
  • How do tactical shotgun needs differ from hunting shotgun needs?
  • What are the merits of the single shot, the double, the pump and the semi auto?
  • What is proper “fit” for a shotgun and why does it matter?
  • What are the most common applications for shot sizes such as 9, 8, 7.5, 6, 4, 2 and BB?
  • Why do we have steel shot?  What are the problems it presents to the hunter?
  • A run down of chokes from Cylinder Bore to Full and their purposes
  • Is buckshot really a good choice for shooting a buck?
  • Why is a slug the better choice for hunting deer?
  • What is a foster style slug?
  • What are the advantages of reloading for the shot gun?
  • What is a drive key slug?

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.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-250- 5 Rules for Food Storage

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Modern Survival| 33 Comments
Episode-250- 5 Rules for Food Storage [ 52:05 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today we have a wide variety to discuss but the main topic is the 5 primary rules for food storage. Specifically how to build up a truly sustainable food storage and production program. Today’s show is mostly based on the article that I had published on Lew Rockwell today. (The Article on LRW.com).

In the intro segment today I talk about a random assclown blogger that is lying about me saying such things is I “teach isolationist survivalism” and that “I make up fantasy lies about Barack Obama” and worse that I am a right wing shill.  Clearly this twit does not comprehend that I am a raving libertarian often to the dismay of many of my conservative listeners.  I don’t mind critisim, I don’t even mind the ocassional out of context comments but this person is a liar.  Please go visit her, inform her she is a liar and make her aware that I have invited her to come on TSP to discuss these lies directly.  Her pile of crap hack piece (can be viewed here)  Oh and you do loose credit when you write about someone and can’t even spell their name correctly.

I even include an end of show bonus segment with a brief review and commentary on Episode 3 of “The Colony” a reality TV show on Discovery Channel.

The Rules We Discuss Today for Food Storage….

  • Store what you eate and eat what you store
  • Take advantage of opportunity buys
  • Use long term storage items as extenders and adjuncts
  • Become a producer
  • Use a holistic approach not a magic bullet

Resources for today’s show…

I left up these videos on Safe Deposit Boxes from Yesterday,  You Really Should View Them Both

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.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-227- Getting Started With Bowhunting

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Modern Survival| 8 Comments
Episode-227- Getting Started With Bowhunting [ 52:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tune in today and get a primer on bow hunting and learn all about the great sport of archery hunting.  I first started bow hunting at 13 and after well over 20 years it is still the most exciting form of hunting I have ever done.

Tune in to hear…

  • Choosing between long, recurve and compound bows
  • The cross bow its real advantages and the myths about it as well
  • Why some states allow cross bows in archery season and others don’t and why both are right to do so
  • How I started bow hunting
  • Your responsibility as a bow hunter
  • What it is like to be “busted” while drawing the bow on a deer
  • Different broad heads – shoot what shoots best for your bow
  • Finding a good archery shop
  • Why most should start with a compound bow
  • My feeling about mechanical releases
  • The role of the bow in survival living
  • How bow hunting makes you a true predator
  • The spiritual side of bow hunting

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.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-207- Survival Podcast Audience Questions 5-27-09

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Modern Survival| 6 Comments
Episode-207- Survival Podcast Audience Questions 5-27-09 [ 41:50 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We are continuing a series of listener questions today.   Since it was done from the “mobile studio” there are no call ins or anything.  These are all questions sent in by email, asked in comments, asked on the survival forum, etc.

I would like to do this type of show for the rest of the week so if you want to have a question answered send me an email to jack@thesurvivalpodcast.com with the subject line “question for Jack”

Tune in to hear me answer these questions today…

  • What do you do with sod if you want to kill the lawn and go with 100% functional/edible landscape?
  • Do I own dogs if so which breeds and why?
  • Which dogs are best for protection which for hunting?
  • What is a good caliber for a pistol-rifle combination and why?
  • What is the harsh reality of field dressing large game?
  • How do you keep from “going over the edge” with survivalism?
  • What are some ideas for survival planning for apartment dwellers?
  • What are some less thought of uses for paracord?
  • How do you find a survival minded spouse or how do you flip one you already have?
  • Should you have your own survival seed bank?

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.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-170- Let’s Take a Trip Back in Time

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Modern Survival| 9 Comments
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Today folks we are dusting off Michael J. Fox’s old Delorian, dropping in some Plutonium and traveling back in time to when everyone in a small town was a survivalist and didn’t know it.

When are we going back to?

  • 1829 and life on the frontier?
  • 1880 during the Indian wars and the rebuilding after The War Between The States?
  • 1918 dealing with the Influenza Pandemic?
  • 1935 in the middle of The Great Depression?
  • May be the 50s as the nation began to prosper after WWII?

Nope none of those, we only need a little Plutonium 235 because we are just taking a short trip back to 1986-1990 to my teenage years living in the three towns of Jonestown, Minersville and Pottsville in the coal region of Pennsylvania.

Listen today as I take you through a typical year back then, count how many survival skills you hear that we consider part of the survivalist lifestyle today.  In 1986 in the Appalation Mountains of Pennsylvania this wasn’t survivalism, it was just what we did.

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.

You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.

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Episode-111- Listener Questions for 12-18-08

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Modern Survival| 9 Comments
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Today will be another listener questions answered show. Today we will answer questions about…

  • Two gun safes going out in tomorrows Listener Appreciation Contest
  • Getting involved with our forum
  • Please vote in a poll for our coming TSP T-Shirts
  • Advice for a young pair of survivalists “stuck” looking for what to do next
  • Don’t fall into the “you deserve it trap”
  • Getting started with hunting
  • Recreational hunting is the way to learn to hunt, don’t wait until you need it eat
  • Basic and advanced water storage options
  • Thoughts on rain barrels, swimming pools and wells
  • Why the UAW active worker isn’t the problem for GM, Ford and Chrysler and who really is (it is still the UAW)
  • A great alternative to the auto bail out?
  • The lesson of unintended consequences that applies to everything from survival situations, to economics to politics

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.

Please get involved with Stockings for Soldiers as well.

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