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Episode-279- The Foundational Principle of Modern Survivalism

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Modern Survival| 3 Comments
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Today we discuss principle one of modern survival philosophy,

“Everything you do to prepare for disaster should improve your position in life even if nothing ever goes wrong.”

Today I give you the background on where that principle came from, how I was inspired by many already living by it but just not putting it that way yet.  I tell you the story of my slumber during my years of success and what led me to forget what I knew to be true.  How over time many events led me to reconnect with what I was taught about frugality, common sense, preparing and nature from my childhood.

More importantly I will tell you what I discovered about why people don’t prep, why they ignore stark reality and how to use the first principle to reach people who are just looking for something that makes prepping “okay” in their minds.

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Episode-195- Will Survivalism Turn You Into A Libertarian?

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Modern Survival| 39 Comments
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In my last show I gave a warning, “if you keep practicing survivalism you are going to sooner or later turn into a libertarian”.  I have gotten more then a few questions about what that means.  Is TSP a secret plot to brain wash people into a libertarian mindset sort of like those alien Hulu commercials?  No not at all but there is a reality that once you are self sufficient, well prepared and have the mentality of a survivor the way you view the world will start to change.

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Episode-173- Do You Hide Who You Are

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Modern Survival| 6 Comments
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If you listen to this podcast you are probabally a survivalist on one level or another.  Some are simple homesteader types that live in the country and try to be self sufficient.  Some are more the sterotype and into beans, bullets and bandaids.  Still others live in urban areas, work typical jobs and just make sure they have some extra food, supplies, etc around incase something goes wrong.

My question though is “do you hide who you are”?  Clearly I can’t, by doing this show I must put myself out there.

Yesterday this show and I were featured in the Sunday Edition of the Fort Worth Star Telegram.  The article prompted a lot of questions from listeners such as “is it really wise to tell people you prep”?  Today’s show discusses that issue and many others stirred up by the article.

If you want to comment on this today is a day where you really may want to listen to the audio of the show first.

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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.

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Special Note – The reporter who did the article in the Fort Worth Star is named Melody McDonald her email is mjmcdonald @ star-telegram.com  If you appreciate the effort she put into this article to be fair, balanced and honest drop her a quick email and just say thank you.

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Episode-157- The View of Survivalism in the Media vs. Reality

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Modern Survival| 10 Comments
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The media’s veiw of survivalism and modern survivalist philosophy are greatly disconnected from realtiy.  Join me today as I discuss a recent episode of the T.V. show “Medium” (yes the show sucks I watched it just for you so tune in) where a survivalist was painted as and eccentric killer.

In my view this media bias is actually quite dangerous and could cause a lot of suffering or even cost lives in the future.  Tune in today to get some thoughts on countering this bias, why it is important to do so and how we can reach people who are starting to ask the magical question, “what if”.

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Episode-147- What Type of Survivor are You and the Government Lies to us Again

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Modern Survival| 13 Comments
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The first thing I want to say in todays show notes is that I apologize for how bad my voice got during today’s show.  I am fighting off another bout of alergies and it is making me horse to say the least.

Tune in today to hear…

  • Some thoughts about last Fridays T.V. episode of Glenn Beck’s Show
  • A book called “The Survivors Club”
  • What is your survivor type, fighter, realist, thinker, connector or believer?
  • Take the survivor type quiz and do you agree with the results
  • May be a survivalist should learn to cultivate all 5 characteristics
  • 285 Billion to save the value of your home, not unless you live in CA, FL, NV, MI or
  • More on the mutual fund lie, your money now break even over a 12 year span, if you are lucky
  • The government goal with mutual funds, “keep money in the market”, nothing more
  • Is it time for an “I am pissed off because” page in your journal
  • Salute of the week to the Governor of Mississippi (Haley Barbour) for turning down stimulus money
  • How the stimulus is another way the Federal Government is eroding states rights
  • How the stimulus will remove the work requirement from welfare reform for the states that take the money

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Episode-123- There is No Downside to the Survival Lifestyle

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Modern Survival| 5 Comments
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Today we examine some misconceptions about what survivalism is, how survivalists prepare and what actually being a survival minded person is all about.  The media paints us all as camouflage fatigue wearing, war game playing, gun nuts that live in bunkers full or rice, beans and MREs.  Nothing could be further from the truth…

Tune in today to hear…

  • How you save money as a survivalist vs. blowing your life savings on MREs and Guns
  • Why storing food will make you sleep better at night and not cost you a penny more then you will spend on food anyway, if you follow the mantra, eat what you store and store what you eat
  • How being prepared helps you live a longer, healthier stress free life
  • Why you are better off as a prepper even if nothing ever happens and something always happens sooner or later
  • Why prepping and survivalism is for everyone but modern media hype turns off so many
  • The reality that the good guy doesn’t always win and what it means to you
  • How realizing your own mortality leads people into practical common sense survivalism
  • How businesses save money with capital deferrals and so can you
  • Why stored food often out performs many investments
  • Yes guns are a great investment (no guys you can’t now use this excuse to buy every gun you want, don’t tell you wife I said that)
  • More in developing independence from multiple systems
  • What we can learn about prepping from failures by dieters
  • Why silver and gold are good long term insurance policies that have no down side
  • The greatest survival investment is knowledge and skills

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Episode-116- Making Due With What You Have

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Modern Survival| 8 Comments
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This is my first show after returning from my vacation that ran from Dec. 25th till January 4th.  We took that time to go up to our retreat property in Arkansas and do some improvements and got the opportunity to run a bit of a “readiness drill” that we had not planned.

Tune in today to hear…

  • A reminder that I want, enjoy and appreciate your feedback even when you disagree with me
  • “Global Warming” strikes again (smirk) the roads in Dallas are iced over and I am broadcasting from home
  • How we dealt with our well being out of service for three days during our vacation
  • Saved by our rain catch system, you learn to appreciate a flushing toilet
  • Using a wheel barrel for additional rain water catching, it worked and it was what we had
  • Building raised beds with native stone (pictures coming soon)
  • Considering a pool, there are more then one advantage to one
  • Thinking about “improvements” the difference between country and city improvements when considering resale value
  • The strawberry tower, an idea that will produce strawberries year round
  • Chery bushes that produce in their first year
  • Cant afford a rain barrel, how about a 10 dollar rubber maid trash can from Walmart
  • Using your mind to improvise what you have on hand and the advantages specific to your situation
  • 100-200 dollars cuts your hot water costs forever
  • Some cool container gardening ideas to get production in any home
  • Cheap grow lights?  Check Walmart again, 10 bucks each including bulb and fixtures
  • Consider “dwarf” trees and bushes if you plan to move in the next few years, take your trees with you when you leave

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Episode-50- How to Survive – An Overview of Modern Survivalist Philosophy

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Modern Survival| 4 Comments
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Last night I was asked a simple question, “well if you run the survival podcast, then tell me, how do you survive”.  This inspired todays show on Modern Survivalist Philosophy.

Tune in today to hear…

  • How the creation of the Federal Reserve has led to volentary enslavement of the American People
  • Why debt freedom creates individual freedom
  • Why debt was the only way to take over the America of the 1800s and how it took generations for it to occur
  • The freedom of producing your own food
  • How Tax is theft and how a bloodless revolution could reclaim America
  • The “investment value” of stored food
  • The logical way to use and view alternative energy
  • The true wealth of land ownership
  • Using “the system” in modern survivalism with down to earth things like insurance and investing
  • The lesson of the immigrants that built our rail roads and mined our coal – use the system to get out of it
  • Why our personal survival philosophy is more important to you then anyone elses
  • The fundmental truths of survivalism, liberty and knowledge

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Episode-49- Around the Survivalist Blogoshpere – Take Two

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Modern Survival| 5 Comments
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Back on August 22′nd I did my first “Around the Survivalist Internet” show and it seemed to get good feedback so I figured it was time to do one for September.  Today we discuss six stories from blogs and online news sources and what they mean to us. Tune in today to hear…

  • What we are in store for with Hurricane Ike
  • Why some residents of New Orleans may end up in real trouble and why I don’t care (it ain’t being mean, listen to the show and it will make sense)
  • What is going on with a government take over of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the good, bad and ugly)
  • Thoughts on keeping cash and other supplies on hand
  • The reality of not being able to “pick things up on the way out” during an evacuation
  • Investing in Silver – Is eBay a good source of silver coins?
  • Venezuela to host “Russian Navy Exercises” in the Caribbean
  • Chavez sending the message, “the Russians have my back”
  • Its’ official the City of Vallejo California is Bankrupt – “no blood from a stone” for the police and fire department unions
  • The damage done by the “Tin Foil Hat” type survivalists
  • Blowing the cover of those who lie about service and being a “war hero” etc.

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Episode-39- Survivalism Around the Blogosphere

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Modern Survival| 5 Comments
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Today I decided to do something a bit different and I have pulled 5 topics currently being discussed by various bloggers. Tune in today to hear my thoughts on the following posts -

1. Government May Have Massive Surveillance Program for Use in “National Emergency” – From The Ignorance is Futile Blog.

Summary - There may be as many as 8 Million Americans that are in a database as a potential threat during a national emergency. The article cites the following – 1. “According to a senior government official…”There exists a database of Americans, who, often for the slightest and most trivial reason, are considered unfriendly, and who, in a time of panic, might be incarcerated. The database can identify and locate perceived ‘enemies of the state’ almost instantaneously.”

2. Ramen Noodles as a Food Storage Supplement – From The Survival Blog

Summary – The value and cheapness of Ramen Noodles is offset by they lack of nutritional value. Protect from rodents. Hey why not post your Ramen Noodle recipe ideas in the comments section.

3. Forget Global Warming we may enter a “Little Ice Age” from the Know the Lies Blog

Summary - Sun spot activity is decreasing and while NASA expects a major increase in 2012 even some of their scientists predict a major decline from then into 2015. From 1645 – 1715 we had the Maunder Minimum that was the cause of the Little Ice Age during the “dark ages”. The Armagh observatory predicts a 2 (about 3.5 Fahrenheit) degree decline over the next 20 years.

4. CNN Talks about Peak Oil – from OffGridSurvival.com

Summary - CNN did a story with a video available at the blog about a man in Main that is growing food, storing wood and using alternative energy to prepare for peak oil. An embeded video from CNN shows solar car and homestead put togehter by a really cool guy who is a school teacher in Maine.

5. Major Banks May Fail – from the “Texas Preppers Network”

Summary – Former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff (biw Harvard Professor) stated – “The worst of the global financial crisis is yet to come and a large U.S. bank will fail in the next few months as the world’s biggest economy hits further troubles.”

Mr. Rogogg further stated, “We’re not just going to see mid-sized banks go under in the next few months, we’re going to see a whopper, we’re going to see a big one, one of the big investment banks or big banks”

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