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Episode-804- Steve Aukstakalnis from Alerts USA and Threat Journal

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Modern Survival| 49 Comments
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AlertsUSA.com Keeps You Informed About Threats via Your Mobile Device

AlertsUSA.com Keeps You Informed About Threats via Your Mobile Device

Today I am joined on The Survival Podcast by Steve Aukstakalnis.   Steve is the founder of AlertsUSA, a Miami based risk management firm providing one of the nation’s most widely used terrorism and national security threat alert services for mobile devices. He started the firm in late 2001 out of a two bedroom apartment following the attacks of 9/11.

The company now serves a client base that extends to more than 20 countries, from government agencies all the way down to business travelers and the average guy or gal on the street that wants to keep up on breaking events.

His information sources and contacts provide a unique perspective on national and international events and the potential impact here at home. He is with us today to talk about storm clouds building on a number of fronts.

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

Steven’s Links

  • Alerts USA – Special Link to Get the Special Price MSB Members check your private member’s area for an even better deal.
  • Threat Journal – Subscribe to Threat Journal for Free and Get Entered Automatically to Win one of Five Nuclear Radiation Safety Packages each includes.
    • (1) NukAlert Personal Radiation Monitor and Alarm
    • (5) Radsticker Peel and Stick Dosimeters
      (1) Box ThyroSafe Potassium Iodide Tablets (65 mg)
    • These packages are valued around $200 each.

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Episode-803- An Interview with The Berkey Guy

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Modern Survival| 8 Comments
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Jeff Gleason has been a stead fast supporter of the show for more than two years (will be three this March).  He is of course the famous “Berkey Guy” and he joins us today to discuss the role water should play in our prep planning and our daily lives.

Join Us Today to Hear…

  • How water and its availability is often over looked in prepping
  • The value of a well
  • Why better tasting water is good for your health
  • Our thoughts on chlorine, arsenic and fluoride
  • Where the fluoride in your water actually comes from
  • Thoughts on removing at least chlorine from your bathing water
  • Several instances where systems failed to catch contaminated water
  • Biological contaminants like cryptosporidium and giardia

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-800- Robb Wolf on Paleo Nutrition and Permaculture

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Modern Survival| 48 Comments
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Robb Wolf Collaborating on Another Best Seller!

Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist is the New York Times Best Selling author of  The Paleo Solution – The Original Human Diet.  A student of Prof. Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet, Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top ranked iTunes podcast, book and seminars.

Robb has functioned as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, is co-founder of the nutrition and athletic training journal, The Performance Menu, co-owner of NorCal Strength & Conditioning, one of the Men’s Health “top 30 gyms in America” and co-owner of Paleo Brands Inc. a paleo food company selling meals and snacks featuring grass fed meat, wild caught fish and all organic ingredients.

Today he joins us to discuss paleo nutrition and the misconceptions in modern nutritional science.  We also discuss his new entry into the world of Permaculture.  Interviewing Robb was like talking to an old friend and more like having a bad ass co-host then a typical guest interview.  I loved learning from him and I loved his openness to learn more about modern agricultural problems as well.

Some of you guys have questioned if this is a real “survival topic”, well friends I have given you 800 episodes now, do me a favor and give this an open minded listen and please listen to my explanation of why this is indeed a survival topic in today’s intro/housekeeping segment.

Resources for Today’s Show…

Robb Wolf’s Links…

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Episode-788- Trevor Van Hemert on Composting

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Modern Survival| 14 Comments
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Trevor Van Hemert of PedalToPetal.com

Trevor Van Hemert of PedalToPetal.com

Trevor Van Hemert runs Pedal to Petal a company that picks up food scraps from all over the city of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Pedal To Petal is a permaculture-based collective of bicycle loving food security activists who are taking direct action to reduce carbon emissions and landfill waste and to feed the soil and the city’s hungry.

They do all their pick up and transport via the use of bicycles with zero use of any fossil fuels. The finished compost is used to grow food in the same city where the components are collected and the compost is produced making Pedal to Petal a truly local business.

While most people would tend to expect Pedal to Petal to be a non profit business it is actually a very successful for profit enterprise proving that a business can be successful, profitable and still have a soul and a noble purpose.

Join Us Today as we Discuss…

  • What exactly is compost
  • What is compost useful for
  • How does nature make its own compost
  • What can and can not be composted
  • The science of composting
  • How long does composting take
  • Stages of the compost cycle
  • Carbon and nitrogen sources and ratios
  • Rat proofing compost bins
  • Composting with worms
  • Multi bin systems
  • Heating with compost
  • Aerobic vs anaerobic composting
  • Making bio gas
  • Composting humanure
  • Compost pit for water storage

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-782- James Sellars on Dealing With Anxiety

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Modern Survival| 13 Comments
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James Sellars

James Sellars, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of New York. His practice focuses on assisting people through marital issues and divorce, as well as, the ugly aftermath it can leave behind.

Mr. Sellars specializes in counseling people on co-parenting issues, emotional problems in their children, stress, anger management and substance abuse.

Lately he has noticed a large trend in his practice dealing with people’s uncertainty and anxieties regarding the state of our world.   Today he joins us to discuss the mental health issues surrounding disasters and economic collapse.

Join us today as we discuss…

  • Why people are more fearful in today’s world
  • The difficulty in counseling a person with a legitimate fear
  • Why prepping is a positive step to reduce anxiety
  • The role that out door activity has in restoring a positive mental state
  • The multigenerational entitlement attitude and its damage to modern society
  • What a vidiot is and how to avoid letting your child become one
  • How gardening can actually treat mental illnesses
  • The role of animal husbandry in metal health
  • Disconnecting from the digital world

 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-781- Fernando FerFAL Aguirre on Surviving an Economic Collapse

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Modern Survival| 50 Comments
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Surviving the Economic Collapse is a First Hand Account of a Modern Economic Collapse

Fernando “FerFAL” Aguirre is 31 years old and lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife and two children. He started writing about urban survivalism after experiencing first hand the socioeconomic collapse of his country in 2001. The everyday experience of living in Argentina after the collapse provides Fernando a wealth of experience that he shares with his readers through his blog and book.

Fernando is the author of “Surviving the Economic Collapse” which has been a Emergency and Disaster best seller since its release in 2009.  He brings a voice of realism to this topic of economic collapse.

Basically Fernando’s message is everything the TV and Hollywood have told you bears very little resemblance to reality.

Join Fernando and I today as we discuss…

  • What exactly happened in Argentina in December of 2001
  • What can Americans learn from what happened in Argentina
  • What can we do now to protect ourselves from what is coming
  • The role of precious metals in a collapse economy
  • Why cash is still king in a economic collapse
  • What effect does an economic collapse have on criminal activity
  • Why small town rural areas beat out both remote retreats and cities
  • Setting up effective home security
  • The role dogs play in home security
  • What to carry in way of guns, knives and other defensive tools
  • Learning to defend yourself in real combat scenarios
  • Why bugging out may be leaving the country at certain times

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-780- Anitra Kerr from Simply Living Smart

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Modern Survival| 28 Comments
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Anitra Kerr of Simply Living Smart

Anitra Kerr has been working to help people become more prepared for over five years.  Since 2006, her mission has been to teach people all over the world how to live simpler and smarter lives thru healthy eating and organization.

Anitra believes iving simpler and smarter leads to a healthier and less stressful life. Plus, learning how to use your food storage in your daily living saves money!

Today she joins us to discuss…

  • Using whole grains in your storage and daily cooking
  • Why it is important to store grains other than wheat
  • The role herbs play in cooking and health
  • How simple living can create a more rewarding life
  • Sources of protein for vegetarians
  • Cooking with dehydrated vegetables
  • Grinding grains and making multi grain flours
  • Sprouting grains
  • Making ezekiel bread
  • Using your “preps” in daily life

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

Anitra on FacebookAnitra on Twitter
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Episode-777- Alcohol Fuel Questions and Answers with Steven Harris

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Modern Survival| 14 Comments
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Steven Harris - CEO of Knowledge Publications

Today one of our all time favorite guests, Steven Harris returns.  In episode 755 Steven went over exactly how to make alcohol fuels at home and how to use alcohol fuels in modern vehicles.  Today he comes back to answer the massive number of questions that episode yielded.

Steven Harris is a consultant and expert in the field of energy. He is the founder and CEO of Knowledge Publications, the largest energy only publishing company in the USA.

Mr. Harris came to his current position to do full time work on the development and implementation of hydrogen, biomass and solar related energy systems after spending 10 years in the Aero-Thermal Dynamics department of the Scientific Labs of Chrysler Corporation.

Join us today as we discuss…

  • Why small scale production is where to start
  • How to ensure you get a full mixture with gas and ethanol
  • The pros and cons of running ethanol fuel
  • Why some people get good mileage with ethanol and others do not
  • Using ethanol for alcohol stoves and smaller engines
  • Running E85 and Gasoline mixes in your modern vehicle
  • Ethanol yields per pound from stale bread you can get for free
  • With ethanol “unclog existing crud” and cause problems in older vehicles
  • Where all the FUD comes from in the Ethanol Fuel World
  • How anyone can get a permit to make ethanol for free
  • The storage life of ethanol fuels

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-772- Trevor Van Hemert from Pedal to Petal

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Modern Survival| 35 Comments
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Trevor Van Hemert of PedalToPetal.com

Trevor Van Hemert of PedalToPetal.com

Trevor Van Hemert runs Pedal to Petal a company that picks up food scraps from all over the city of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Pedal To Petal is a permaculture-based collective of bicycle loving food security activists who are taking direct action to reduce carbon emissions and landfill waste and to feed the soil and the city’s hungry.

They do all their pick up and transport via the use of bicycles with zero use of any fossil fuels.  The finished compost is used to grow food in the same city where the components are collected and the compost is produced making Pedal to Petal a truly local business.

While most people would tend to expect Pedal to Petal to be a non profit business it is actually a very successful for profit enterprise proving that a business can be successful, profitable and still have a soul and a noble purpose.

Join us today as we discuss…

  • What is Pedal to Petal and what makes it unique
  • The importance of building a “transition business” in modern times
  • How Pedal to Petal is able to successfully compete with larger competitors
  • Why/how the Amish business model has a 99% success rate
  • Why you may want to cap the growth of a business
  • The concept of “spin farming”
  • What is a compost host
  • How yard and food wastes can be profitable
  • Why it is better to charge to pick up waste then for finished compost

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-771- Ben Falk on Growing Rice in Cold Climates with Permaculture

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Modern Survival| 7 Comments
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Ben Falk of WholeSystemsDesign.com

Ben Falk of WholeSystemsDesign.com

Ben Falk developed Whole Systems Design, as a land-based response to biological and cultural extinction and the increasing separation between people and elemental things. Life as a designer, builder, ecologist, tree-tender, and back country traveler continually informs Ben’s integrative approach to developing landscapes and buildings.

His home landscape and the WSD studio site in Vermont’s Mad River Valley serve as a proving ground for the innovative land developments featured in the projects of Whole Systems Design. Ben has studied architecture and landscape architecture at the graduate level and holds a master’s degree in land-use planning and design.

He has taught design courses at the University of Vermont and Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum as well as on permaculture design, microclimate design, and design for climate change. He serves on the Board of Directors and Faculty at the Yestermorrow Design-Build School.  Ben joins us today to discuss growing rice with terraced systems in cold climates along with permaculture design considerations.

Join Ben and I Today as we Discuss…

  • Why grow rice in the first place
  • The methods of hill side agriculture that make a rice system practical
  • Lessons learned by cultivating rice in a climate not know for it
  • Integration of water fowl into a rice based system
  • Pest control via the attraction and introduction of predators
  • What hiring a permaculture design consultant can do for you
  • The most common mistakes people make setting up a site
  • The first things Ben looks at when evaluating a site
  • Several ways you can save yourself thousands of dollars in mistakes when buying land
  • A few uncommon crops and what they can do for your system

 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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