Monthly Archives: December 2008

Episode-115- A Survivalist View of Christmas

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Today we pause and take a moment to reflect on Christmas and how it has become the Holiday we celebrate today.  Many American’s have no idea just how Christmas became unique here in America, the role it played in bringing our nation together after two wars of independence and the civil war.  Christmas is special and a time to pause and reflect.  Christmas is indeed a special time of year, today I will cover many aspects of it that may make this Christmas just a bit more special. Tune in today to hear about… Christmas was banned in England at … Continue reading →

Episode-114- Setting Self Sufficiency and Survival Goals for 2009

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Today’s survival podcast discusses setting plans and goals for self sufficiency in 2009 including how to improve your odds of succeeding with your goals and being accountable to yourself.  This won’t be your typical news years resolution type of thing.  Get ready to really ramp up your planning, preps and self sufficiency in the coming new year. Tune in today to hear Simple ways to track your progress and be accountable to yourself Why most new years “resolutions” fail What we can learn from having to take a person to a hospital How finding the joy in your activities can … Continue reading →

Episode-113- Eleven Non Typical Crops for the Survival Garden

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I decided to do a show today totally devoid of any economics, politics, etc.  We are close to Christmas and this is a good time to de-stress and just have fun with family and friends.  It is also a great time for garden planning and even a bit of winter gardening. So today I bring you 11 crops that are either unknown, underrated or simply considered to be hard or impossible to grown in North America.  Just about all of these can be grown in most of or all of North America.  I tried to bring in a good mix … Continue reading →

Episode-112- Planning Your Spring Garden Now

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OK we often say “be an ant not a grasshopper” here at the survival podcast.  We also often say that “winter is coming” so get prepared now.  Today we take an oppsite look (sort of) on that.  Winter is now here in much of the nations and the warm days of summer seem a long way off, but they will be here before you know it, now is the time to plan for your spring garden before you get behind the power curve. Tune in today to hear, Today’s is a listener contest day so I will announce a code … Continue reading →

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

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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 … Continue reading →

Episode-110- The Second Economic Minefield

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Today I decided to do another economy based show before going back to some more practical preparations type of content.  Why?  I am afraid the average person is being lulled into a false sense of security that is telling them, we have reached the bottom of the down turn.  Note that today’s show is a very large file compared to most shows because it was recorded on Audacity. Tune in today to hear… The Auto Makers will be bailed out, whether the people want it or not The stock market may or may not have bottomed but that doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

Podcast Announcement – Dec. 15th, 2009

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Just a quick note that we will not be publishing a show today.  Things are pretty busy at this time of year so I decided to skip Monday this week.  I will be publishing shows every day for the rest of this week and right up until Christmas Eve next week. I will then be taking a vacation up to our Arkansas retreat after Christmas.  Hence there will be no podcasts from December 25th, 2008 – January 4th, 2009.  Just so you guys don’t think that they “came and got me” or anything like that. I actually plan on recording … Continue reading →

Episode-109- The State of the Economy in December 2008

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Today’s show takes a look at our current economic situations going into some issues you will probabally never here on main stream news networks and radio shows.  There are real reasons right now to continue to prepare for tough times ahead, today we cover just a few of them. Tune in today to hear… Goldman Sach’s issues a warning about the stability of 11 States including NJ, FL, WI, CA, NV, OH, MI, IL, MA, CT and HI.  Suggesting that investors in their bonds purchase credit default swaps against them to insure their investments. Why does the government think Goldman … Continue reading →

Episode-108- Considering Unconventional Options for Bugging Out

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Today’s show is about considering your options for BOL (bug out location) but not in the typically thought of sense in the survivalist world.  Today’s show discusses… How a “bug out location” or just a rural homestead is a personal choice not a one size fits all requirement Why so many that are not even “survivalists” are seeking a bit of remote property Remote is a relative term Moving out by need, by choice or just because you feel it is time A shelter and land for only 3K, you bet, Howell Dodd did it! – Here is a pic … Continue reading →