Tag Archives: listener calls

Episode-829- Listener Calls for 1-27-12

So it is Friday and we have some calls today on some great stuff.  Today we hear about attracting bees, overlooked chemical threats, dealing with mean dogs, national reciprocity, alternatives to concealed carry and more.

Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK.  The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details.  Also call from a quite area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard.  I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get most of them on.

Join me Today as I Cover Your Questions On…

  • What is real poverty really like, most of us don’t know
  • What are some concealed carry alternatives
  • What’s up with the USDA, National Agricultural Classification Survey
  • Want bees plant radishes and let them go to flower
  • Keeping bees around year round
  • Is a gas mask a good idea even for something we might call “minor”
  • A lesson given by two escaped cows
  • Doritos for making friends with dogs
  • Wood chips, nitrogen, fungus, hugelkultur and more
  • Dealing with debt contingencies in the event of a spouses death
  • Thoughts on the national reciprocity law for concealed carry

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

Episode-820- Listener Calls for 1-13-12

So it is Friday and we have some calls today on some great stuff.  Today we hear about coping as a returning vet, choosing a family dog, building ponds, net tax gotchas, choosing a bank, getting out of poverty and more.

Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK.  The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details.  Also call from a quite area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard.  I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get most of them on.

Join me Today as I Cover Your Questions On…

  • Thoughts on getting started from zero
  • Are big or small banks best for protecting your money
  • Thoughts on upgrading the transmission in a CUCV 1008
  • A returning vet discusses what its like to come home today
  • Thoughts on 100% online banks like ING Direct
  • What they mean when they say “we are going after tax loop holes use by millionaires”
  • Thoughts on building ponds where some work has already been done
  • Why I disagree (partly) with people like Karl Denninger on gold/silver
  • Another listener tells us about great experience owning a cur dog.
  • How to go from poor in debt to true wealth without a lot of income

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.

Episode-815- Listener Calls for 1-6-11

The listener calls show has returned.  I am using a few calls from the tail end of 2011 today but have really done some house cleaning so people that call in the next week have a great chance of getting on next Fridays show.  Remember the best way to get your call on the air is be brief, direct and to the point.

If you have a question get it out early and have an idea of what your are going to say before you call the think line at 866-65-THINK and leave your message of 2 minutes or less.

Join Us Today as we Discuss Your Calls On…

  • A real world example of why going it alone doesn’t work
  • When do you “take the money and run” from 401s, 529s, etc.
  • Thoughts on military hummers, and 2.5 and 5 Ton Trucks
  • Do I normally edit out comments of myself or guests (no)
  • Where did the concept of a “safe CFL” really come from (marketing)
  • The role of small tractors for  homesteaders and small farms
  • Storing food in tight spaces
  • A listen tells us the happy reality of owning a feist dog
  • Growing fruit trees with hugelkultur
  • Is methane a concern when composting inside a greenhouse

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.

Episode-778- Listener Calls 11-4-11

Time to get back into the regular rythem of listener call shows on Fridays.  To be on a show like this simply call 866-65-THINK and leave your question or comment and we will try to get you on the air.  Today we have calls on occupy wall street, composting, food forests, series I bonds, cover cropping, young entrepreneurs, zai farming, the zombie show & more.

Join Us Today as I Take Your Calls On…

  • Why I “killed” John from WV in the Zombie show
  • Managing compost and daily kitchen scraps
  • How we can practice “zai farming” in suburbia
  • My final thoughts on Occupy Wall Street and Corporate Greed
  • How to check compost for herbicide residues
  • Cover cropping when you still have production going
  • How young entrepreneurs are creating job and what it teaches us
  • Clearing pine forest the good, bad and ugly
  • Thoughts on Series I bonds and 401K/IRAs, etc.

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

Episode-764- Listener Calls for 10-17-11

Time for another round of your calls to 866-65-THINK.  Yep it is Monday not Friday but I decided to change things up a bit, we will stick to one feedback and one call in show a week (most weeks) but they just won’t always be on Fridays and Mondays.

Join me today as I answer your calls on…

  • My thoughts and the whole story on Hank Williams Jr.
  • Creative ways to hide valuables in your home
  • Using re-sublimated iodine crystals for water purification and first aid
  • Critters that may damage ponds or swales
  • Turning a lawn into a garden
  • Who designed the TSP website
  • What do I mean when I say “hold cash”
  • The reality about “cutting essential services” like firefighters and teachers
  • An easy way to clean used drums that may have held chemicals like antifreeze
  • Thoughts on buying a house right now
  • How we could actually make a difference at the ballot box

 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.

 

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

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

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.

Episode-753- Call in Friday 9-30-11

Absolutely an awesome round of calls today on a tremendous variety of subjects along with two things I had to cover today instead of waiting until Monday to discuss.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • The “useful idiots” of “Occupy Wall Street”
  • Help keep a heirloom seed company in business for 5 bucks
  • Making peanut butter
  • The nonsense of “doomer reality TV” and why I won’t touch it
  • How to sell your home and what to do if you stay
  • How to winter over peppers
  • Issues when mixing ethanol and gasoline
  • Cameras and recorders at public meetings for all, not just for who we like
  • Why the über-rich are buying farm and timberland
  • Will cities and counties sell off public lands
  • Did Sepp Holtzer influence my choice of my homestead
  • Dealing with DE when it has been over used
  • Is a refinance the same as a new loan – depends on how you look at it

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.

Episode-748- Listener Calls for 9-23-11

So it is our first Friday after the Denver Expo so of course the listener calls show has returned.  To submit a call for a show like today, please just call 866-65-THINK and we will try to get you on the air.

Today we have great calls on matched guns, gardening, gold vs inflation, the secret of oz and more.  Please keep in mind that if you do call in you should call from a quite area, know what you plan to say before you make your call and insure you are on a land line or at least a cell phone with good signal.  There will be no one on the other end of the line to let you know if you can’t be heard clearly.

Join Me Today As I Answer Your Calls On…

  • Pistol and carbines in a common caliber
  • Getting a mortgage with out credit cards
  • Pressure vs. water bath canning why not always just pressure can
  • How gold can hedge inflation along with some unseen gotchas
  • EDC – where and how does cash fit it
  • Square foot gardening is it all it is cracked up to be
  • The Secret of Oz and what it teaches us about gold and money
  • Upcoming events with Jack in 2012
  • Storing “give away” food
  • The ins and outs of mulching and chop and drop

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.

Episode-741- Listener Calls for 9-9-11

So it is Friday and we have some calls today on some great stuff.  Today we hear about blogging, emergency sunglasses, pollinators, energy efficiency, fire prevention, canned ground beef and more.

Join me Today as I Cover Your Questions On…

  • Starting up your own blog or site, things to consider
  • Space blanket sunglasses
  • Working to expand a neighborhood watch
  • Increasing pollinator activity on your property
  • Increasing the efficiency of a gas water heater
  • Books on money management and finance
  • Forest fire prevention methods for your property
  • Using a pressure canner to pressure cook
  • Canned ground beef
  • Is there a sixth survival need – sanitation
  • Thoughts on marijuana legality issues

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.

Episode-733- Listener Calls for 8-26-11

So it is Friday and we have some calls today on some great stuff.  Today we hear about more controls for squash vine borers, the seldom discussed Eisenhower warning, building raised beds with old lumber, big brother at work and more.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • More on control of squash vine borers
  • Old treated lumber for raised beds
  • Thoughts on DE use
  • A listener comments on the Norway shootings
  • Silver quarters on the cheap by keeping your ears open
  • The seldom discussed Eisenhower warning about education
  • Do you need swales for hugelkultur
  • Thoughts on monothlic dome homes
  • Uses for old rail road ties
  • Why you need to start a garden in good times
  • A tale of police abuse, perhaps
  • Community gardening brings many rewards
  • Crop rotation for pumpkins
  • Thoughts on cameras in the work place (two sides of the story)

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