Monthly Archives: April 2010

Episode-428- What Will a U.S. Economic Collapse Look Like

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Note – there is a MSB discount in today’s show it will expire on Sunday night.  It is mentioned at the end of the house keeping segment. What Will a U.S. Economic Collapse Look Like?  More important than what it looks like may be what will the consequences be?  Survival fiction is full of ideas about this concept that range from a second period of time like the great depression to the total end of all civilization.  As usual my opinion is that most often the reality is closer to a middle ground.  Today we will examine some current issues … Continue reading →

Episode-427- The Economic Shell Game Continues

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Things are getting better right?  The “green shoots” are starting to “bear fruit”.  The mighty bail outs have worked!  I mean come on, last winter CITI paid back their loans, GM’s President just did a commercial saying that, “repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule.”  The Dow is up above 11,000 today when it was down to 6600 in March of 2009.  Everything is wonderful right?  Not so fast! Join me today as we discuss… Did GM really pay back the American people “with interest”, NO! Did CITI really make good out … Continue reading →

Episode-426- Developing Survival Knowledge While Camping

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My view on survival planning is that running out into the forest to hide if the shit hits the fan is generally a very bad move, well in most situations.  Today though we are going to look at camping in another light.  When you camp you deal with out a lot of the conveniences we tend to take for granted, families communicate better (sometimes by force) and opportunities for leaning and contingency plan development present themselves. Join Me Today as we Discuss… New MSB Supporting Vendor CampingSurvival.com (MSB get 5% off all orders) Camping to learn about survival vs. survival … Continue reading →

Episode-425- Eight Essential Survial Gardening Skills

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Today we take a look at developing eight conventional and unconventional skills for the survival gardener.  Ways that you can maximize production, protect your crops, extend your seasons and maximize space. I am also going to do a follow up on my comments about the Arizona immigration bill yesterday, giving you what Paul Harvey would call “the rest of the story”. Join me today as we discuss… Succession planting Trellising Guerrilla gardening Companion planting Container gardening Sheet mulching and rough mulching Water harvesting Wildlife identification Additional Resources for Today’s Show Members Support Brigade TSP Gear Shop Join Our Forum Common … Continue reading →

Episode-424- Listener Feedback 4-26-10

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Today we have another round of your questions including things like Arizona’s new immigration bill, left handed AR shooting, China’s growing influence in Africa, the movie Food Inc and more. Join me today as I discuss your feedback on… The reality of the new Arizona Immigration Law\ Could we have State level deportation, well sort of if I was Governor Watch Food Inc. be aware it may change how you see food How Food Inc. and illegal immigration are linked How do you set priorities in dealing with debt and living in a place you don’t like Should left handed … Continue reading →

Episode-423- Thoughts on the Use of Deadly Force

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I get a ton of questions on “guns for survival situations”, “handguns for self defense”, the “best knife if you need to defend yourself with a blade” and more like that all the time.  Of course I believe in being armed to what ever level your local laws allow, I am all for defending yourself with lethal force if you need to and I do think being trained with your weapons is a great idea.    Yet the number of such questions has led me to ask do people really think about the ramifications of being faced with a lethal force … Continue reading →

Episode-422- The Damage Done By Agriculture

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We rely on our modern agriculture system to feed the planet.  While most people in the modern world seem to believe food comes from a store it most certainly does not.  The bright lights and shiny packaging at the grocery is simply the last step in a long chain of systems. The reality is be it animal or vegetable it all starts in the farm fields of the world and those fields are sick and dying for a variety of reasons.  Of course man’s solution is genetic engineering, new chemicals and attempting to adapt to the damage we are doing … Continue reading →

Episode-421- How to Develop Your Personal Survival Plan

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Monday I responded to a listener who asked a question about planning and he was hoping for a checklist.  My response was that I can’t really give you a hard check list because you must develop your own plan (Tenet Ten of Modern Survival Philosophy).  From the beginning of TSP I have stated that to be the case, I also realized that it has been a long time since I did a show on planning and that I have never really dissected the personal aspect of planning for the needs of the individual and their immediate family.  So today we … Continue reading →

Episode-420- What Will the False Recovery Look Like

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Well, long before the full brunt of the crash was felt I was already forecasting a false recovery.  I decided today I would go on record with what it might look like, how we might deal with it and the signs we will see when it is about to go into the second big down turn. Join me today as we discuss… Why I could be wrong – Gerald Celente says I am wrong Why I believe I am right but what you believe is most important Please understand we have seen this pattern in recent history Previous time lines … Continue reading →

Episode-419- Feedback, Articles and Commentary for 4-19-10

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I am going to try to start making the feedback shows more engaging with a lot of different sources.  So today we have your questions by email, your feedback by phone, some interesting news stories and even some audio off of Youtube on money creation to help answer one of your questions. Join me today as we discuss… What about making your own solar panels Should a young grad buy land even if they are not ready to build How do you set priorities and “pull it all together” Exactly how is money created by “lending it into existence” CITI … Continue reading →