Tag Archives: listener questions

Episode-697- Listener Feedback for 7-5-11 [ 1:11:21 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today we have an awesome listener feedback show.  We discuss the dealing with debt, normalcy bias, saving seeds and more.  We also have an amazing story from a veteran who went through hard times and how prepping and gardening turned his life around.

Join me today as we discuss…

• Saving money at the “Salvage Grocery Store”
• Sources for seeds and plants in cold climates
• Deprogramming from normalcy bias
• A listeners EDC tip for key chain items
• How many seasons of seed should be in your seed storage
• Some Senior Citizens still paying on student loans
• Dealing with multiple debts
• Reducing the risk of a low equity home ownership
• Mushrooms in the compost pile and the garden
• States go after an internet sales tax
• A shortage of rare earth phosphors will lead to increased lighting costs
• Getting money out of a 401K if your employer says you can’t
• An amazing story of personal survival, prepping and gardening by a vet

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

• TSP Gear Shop
• ShelfReliance.com – (sponsor of the day)
• Silver and Gold Shop – (sponsor of the day)
• Sources for Cold Weather Plants
  • www.jeffriesnurseries.com
  • www.ttseeds.com
  • www.dominion-seed-house.com
• Serfdom via Student Loan Debt
• New California Sales Tax Kills a Small Business
• Rare Earth Shortage Drives up Lighting Costs
• Rare Earth Phosphor Production Cut
• Japanese Scientist Finds Huge Supply of Rare Earths in Ocean Mud
• Members Support Brigade

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-694- Listener Feedback for 6-29-11 [ 1:03:51 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Well folks I finally made good on the threat and doubled up on some listener feedback this week. The feedback folder is BURSTING from all your stuff so I went into it twice because I don’t like leaving so many emails unanswered.  If you want your comment, news story or question on a show like today’s email it to jack@thesurvivalpodcast.com

Note – At the end of today’s show I discuss an article on James Rawles’ blog SurvivalBlog.com, during that time I talk about a lot of the sensationalism and nonsense in our industry today.  I want to be clear these comments are not directly about Mr. Rawles whose work I over all respect a great deal.

Join me today as we discuss…

• Two jokes to change the pace a little bit
• Two new resources for saving money
• Making a decision on investing in solar energy
• Farmland is hot as an investment, my thoughts on this
• Debt is good for your self esteem, really?
• Did cavemen practice genetic modification of seeds
• Tennessee pass a stupid law about posting pictures online
• Are the city defaults about to begin, yes, yes they are
• Should we feel hopeless or hopeful as a modern survivalist
• Thoughts on the new show, “Doomsday Preppers”

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

• TSP Gear Shop
• Join Our Forum
• Ready Made Resources – (sponsor of the day)
• Bulk Ammo – (sponsor of the day)
• The City Bankruptcies Begin (Article on TRTAM.com)
• Farmland is a hot investment
• Debt is good for your self esteem, credit card points are just a bonus I guess
• Tennessee makes posting just about any pictures online illegal
• The cavemen had GMO crops, NONSENSE of course
• How long can you tread water, article from SurvivalBlog.com
• Ebates.com
• SmartyPig.com
• Members Support Brigade

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-665- Listener Feedback for 5-16-11 [ 1:19:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today is Monday so it is time for another listener feedback show with our articles, videos, comments, questions and commentary sent to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com.    Today we take a look at a potential new illness, a possible “education bubble”, what it looks like when governments come for your retirement money and more.

Join me today as we discuss…

• Considering debt for solar, there may be better ways
• What it looks like when governments attack private pensions
• FEMA says we want our emergency aid back please (face palm)
• MRSA now in your meat at the local market, YUM
• Methods of investing in IRA style real estate
• Real Estate funds paying 10-18% dividends
• Sovereign Citizens are like NEO Nazis at LEO conference
• The future of silver is still very bright
• Gary V says we may be in an “education bubble”
• A new “aids-like” contagious disease?  May be?

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

• Members Support Brigade
• TSP Gear Shop
• Safecastle Royal – (sponsor of the day)
• Fortress Self Defense Consultants – (sponsor of the day)
• The Irish Tax Pensions
• FEMA asks for the return of aid money from flood victims
• MRSA in your Supermarket Meat
• Chimera Investments Stock Information – (This is not a buy recommendation, just informative, make all investing decisions cautiously)
• American Capital Agency Crop Stock Information – (This is not a buy recommendation, just informative, make all investing decisions cautiously)
• Why Silver Still has a Bright Future for Investors
• Court Says You Have “No Right” to Resist Unlawful Entry into Your Home by the Police
• Report of a new Contagious “Aids Like” Disease
• Video of the LEO Conference in Little Rock with Full Info
• Video of Gary V on the Education Bubble

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-655- Listener Calls 5-02-11 [ 1:23:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It is Monday and that means it is time for another round of your emails sent to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com  Today we have some very interesting and new subjects to discuss along with some that just seem to stay with us all the time.

Of course I will also comment briefly today on the reported death of  “public enemy #1″, Osama Bin Laden.  Don’t expect much more than a minute or two on this one though.

Join me today as we discuss…

• Yes it appears Bin Laden is dead, but does it matter
• Borrowing money to buy a BOL
• Evicting critters that have nested under your home
• What to tell grasshoppers that are waking up “too late” in the game
• IMF says America’s days as number one are over
• Can you create your own micro currency
• More on coming food shortages
• The story of a boil water advisory
• GMO goes solar, this one may not be a bad thing
• Your GPS may be ratting you out to the police
• Sources of cheap kindling
• Farmers sue Monsanto, let’s hope they win
• Making your own laundry detergent and fabric softener

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

• Members Support Brigade
• TSP Gear Shop
• Join Our Forum
• Emergency Essentials – (sponsor of the day)
• HarvestEating.com – (sponsor of the day)
• IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end
• Douglas Rushkoff, “Radical Abundance: How We Get Past “Free”
• The New Geopolitics of Food
• GMO Solar Cells – Yes Really!
• Could Your GPS Rat You Out for Speeding
• Monsanto Gets Their Asses Sued
• Home Made Laundry Detergent
• Awesome Free to Read Book on Micro Livestock

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-645- Listener Feedback 4-18-11 [ 1:07:51 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Time for another round of your email, commentary and questions sent to jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com  Please remember I receive from 200-600 emails a day from the audience, so while I try to respond to many emails on air and directly it is not possible to answer them all.

The best way to get your question or comment on the air is to call in for a Friday show to 866-65-THINK and record your question, most of these calls get on the air in 7-20 days after they are received.

Today on The Survival Podcast we look at where our tax dollars actually go, we examine the need to grow our own food, we ask what the schools are feeding our children and more.

Also make sure to check out our special sale on the MSB, this time existing members can participate as well.

Join Me Today as we Discuss…

• Dealing with a spending requirement by selling silver
• Where did your income tax money go in 2010
• Shocking facts about new government debt and interst
• Why our taxes don’t balance against known spending
• Free seed programs and spreading self sufficiency
• How I plan and produce TSP
• A lesson government promises from Star Wars
• Why I don’t like physical gold in an IRA
• Stun guns and tasers for self defense
• America’s schools begin banning brown bag lunches

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

• Details on the MSB Sale – Expires on Monday the 18th!
• TSP Gear Shop
• Join Our Forum
• Ready Made Resources – (sponsor of the day)
• Bulk Ammo – (sponsor of the day)
• Where your 2010 Tax Dollars Went – (well some of them)
• My Book – The Real Truth About Money (free download)
• Chicago School Bans Homemade Lunches
• Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
• Members Support Brigade

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-638- Survival Podcast Listener Feedback for 4-4-11 [ 1:01:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We are ready for another Monday show with your feedback in the form of questions, comments and articles sent to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com.  Today we discuss new drug resistant diseases, the GMO cow that produces “human breast milk”, installing solar and wind systems, Japanese supply chain issues, Federal training of local law enforcement and more.

Join Us Today as We Discuss…

• The real threat from the Japanese disasters, economics
• Is homeland security teaching your local LEOs that you are a terrorist
• Lessons learned from new drug resistant bacteria and diseases
• Gopher control
• Local ordinances vs. local urban farmers
• Considerations for solar and wind installation
• A nice joke for a Monday for a change of pace
• Container hugelkulture?
• A lesson taught by careless behavior
• The GMO Cow that make Human Breast Milk (Really!)

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

• Members Support Brigade
• TSP Gear Shop
• Sawtooth Tactical – (sponsor of the day)
• Bulk Ammo – (sponsor of the day)
• Article By James Rawles on Homeland Security Training of Local LEOs
• Coming Ripples in the Japanese Supply Chain to be Felt in the US
• Rise of the “Super Bugs”
• Oakland Urban Farmer is Required to Get a Permit
• Genetically Modified Cows Produce Human Milk – I am sorry but WTF!
• Members Support Brigade
• Ron Hood’s Survival.com Magazine

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-637- Listener Calls 4-1-11 [ 1:21:49 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Well once again we have made it past another week and it is Friday again.  Friday is one of my favorite days, not because it ushers in the weekend as I love what I do but really because my Friday shows are all about you.  Today we take your calls to 866-65-THINK and we get to hear from the audience with questions, comments and commentary.

Today we take your questions on debt, nuclear preparations, economics, military service, buying a home, drug addicts during a SHTF and more.

Join Me Today as we Discuss…

• Setting priority paying debt out of college
• Deciding when to buy a first home
• Dealing with drug addicts during a shit hit the fan
• What problems are there with tilling your garden
• Thoughts on storing salt as part of your preps
• Dealing with dogs and your back yard garden
• Considering the military for your people today
• Will a government shut down mean our military won’t get paid
• More on nuclear prep and the Japanese crisis
• A listener recommends an old audio book, “The Death of Grass”
• How to reuse potting soil
• More info on nutrition from auquaponicly grown plants
• Killing off poison ivy with boiling water

Resources for Today’s Show

• Members Support Brigade
• TSP Gear Shop
• Join Our Forum
• Western Botanicals – (sponsor of the day)
• University of the Virgin Islands Info on Aquaponics
• Knife Kits – (sponsor of the day)
• The Backwards Beekeeper

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.