Monthly Archives: August 2012

Reminder Beers with Jack Tonight in Burlington VT

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Reminder for those near Burlington VT that might want to grab a beer with me and a few other TSP folks. I will be at the bar at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel from 6-9 PM tonight. The bar is actually called Tuckaway’s Pub. I have heard from a few people that will be coming so get on out and meet some TSP folks from your area if you can. Here is the address for the hotel… Sheraton Burlington Hotel 870 Williston Road Burlington, Vermont 05403 Here is the Hotel Website Hope to meet a few of you there.

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Episode-963- Josh Wolf on Algae Based Bio Fuel

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I first covered the work being done by Josh Wolf (a high school student) in Episode 905 back in May of this year.  Josh is currently a Junior at Elk River High School and he is creating bio-fuel from algae at a low cost that competes with industrial professionals.  His process produces raw oil at a cost as low as 3 cents a gallon and finished fuel at about 2-3 dollars a gallon. Josh is also making bio fuel from waste fry oils this began about a year ago with his idea to reuse waste oil from Elk River High … Continue reading →

Episode-962- The Bug Out Bus with “stateofmind” (Paul) From the TSP Forum

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Paul better known as “stateofmind” on the TSP Forum has had a huge hit with his thread entitled “Bug Out Bus“, which chronicles his multi-year journey of the transformation of a diesel powered Blue Bird School Bus into one hell of a kick ass RV and BOV. Paul joins us today to discuss a variety of things, such as why he chose to customize a school bus vs. buying an RV.  How much work is required for a project like this and how making it a hobby and taking your time will be a huge help in getting it the … Continue reading →

Episode-961- John Kohler of GrowingYourGreens.com

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John Kohler has been growing food for over 12 years.  Just 3 years ago he decided to expand his garden to include his whole front yard in his standard 6000 square foot suburban lot. He has filmed the process of converting his yard from consumer to producer.  He entire property is now dedicated to the production of edible plants. John’s transformation of the property has created what he calls his own “personal grocery store”, where he currently grows 90-95% of the vegetables he consumes.  He feels, “every American should have started growing their own food yesterday.” John Joins Us Today … Continue reading →

Beer with Jack in Burlington VT, on 8-20-12

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Tomorrow I am headed to Burlington, VT for Ben Falk’s Permaculture Design Course where I will be a guest attendee and a guest lecturer.   This hasn’t been promoted much because it is a private appearance for Ben’s students of his PDC. However since I have to fly back out of Burlington on the 21st at like 6AM I have decided to spend the night of the 20th at a hotel near the Airport.  I figured some folks in the area might want to meet up so I picked a hotel with a decent bar and will be hanging out there … Continue reading →

Episode-960- Keith Pendlebury on Alternative Cancer Prevention and Treatment

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Keith Pendlebury lives in British Columbia, Canada and has lived, with his wife and 6 week old daughter in Yukon, over 70 miles from the nearest town. Keith panned for gold, hunted moose and caribou and lived close to wolves, grizzly bears and black bears. With the coming of more children, he moved to civilization while trying to keep the principles of self reliance and independence. Keith has been a small publisher and printer for many years and has focused on learning all he could through health and nutrition research for 40 years with a particular emphasis on what causes … Continue reading →

Jack Spirko to Present at the Self Reliance Expo in Hickory NC

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I have been asked to speak as a key note speaker once again by Ron and Scott at the Self Reliance Expo in Hickory, NC on Sept. 14th and 15th. You can see some of the currently booked speakers here and you can get tickets to the event at the main Self Reliance Expo Site. We have not sorted out details of an early meet and greet like we did in Arlington yet but it looks like we will have one.  I will be doing two presentations, one on creating a Bug Out Bag and the other on the 12 … Continue reading →

Episode-959- AAR from Rob Gray about his Testimony on Parallel Currencies

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On August 2nd, 2012 Rob Gray, the Executive Director of the American Open Currency Standard was summoned by Congressman Ron Paul to appear before a House Committee on Parallel Currencies and the role they might play in the future of our economy. Rob did a great job and learned a lot of things behind the scenes of the congressional machine, mainly that it isn’t as big a deal many times as we are led to believe and that it is in fact easier to get into Congress then to get on a plane.  You can read about his experience on … Continue reading →

Episode-958- Listener Feedback for 8-13-12

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It’s Monday and time for another round of you your feedback, questions and commentary sent to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Today we discuss the economy from a variety of sources that have been sent into me over the last few days.  I know the economy isn’t everyone’s favorite subject but today we discuss some dangerous mental corners that have been turned and the future … Continue reading →

Episode-957- Glen Tate – Author of the New Book Series “299 Days”

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Glen Tate is the author of the ten-book prepper novel series “299 Days” published by Prepper Press.  The books describe an average guy who prepares for, and lives through, a partial collapse of the United States. The story line of this new series is as follows, In it, the main character, Grant Matson, has a job that allows him to see what’s wrong with government.  He realizes he needs to prepare for what’s coming and he does so.  His wife, Lisa, is reluctant to prepare because she thinks things are just fine.  When the civil unrest and political collapse hit … Continue reading →