Monthly Archives: February 2013

Episode-1080- Glen Tate on Book 5 of the 299 Days Series

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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. Glen joins us today to discuss a bit of the plot line for book five in the 299 Days book series. Today we discuss how and ongoing collapse will play out, how it will both divide and unite citizens and human nature during the worst of times.  We also discuss the problems creating the collapse at their core, some solutions, and why some components … Continue reading →

Episode-1079- Jim Navarro on Hackerspaces and Makerspaces

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Jim Navarro is a founder and Director of the board of Bridgewire Makerspace in Reno/Sparks NV.   His group is a community workshop that is member driven and is a non profit.  They have been around for 18 months and are growing daily. He joins us to explain the fundamental of the process they used in setting up their workshop and the hurdles along the way.  Plus how they run it during day to day ongoing operations. Professionally Jim is the Director of Security for one of the Forbes 400 and an NFA consultant and Armorer for a title 2 manufacturer … Continue reading →

Episode-1078- More Listener Feedback – 2-26-13

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Today on The Survival Podcast we discuss, voting with our feet, a great greenhouse, silver and gold, state sovereignty, nullification  and more. Yes this is the type of show generally reserved for a Monday but at times the pure volume of listener questions and comments makes me feel compelled to do an extra feedback show.  Today we have some amazing content and a very cool announcement. 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 … Continue reading →

A Letter from a Military Vet, To the State of NY

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The following is a letter that was sent by William Kone a 1st Sergeant currently serving in the US Army Reserves.  1st Sergeant Kone is a good friend of the TSP community and a member of the team putting together our disaster response team, which will help fellow citizens in time of disaster.  When I received his letter I was proud to have him as a friend.  Please share this letter with friends and family and if you know anyone in the media pass it along to them as well. I have said for years that freedom of movement among … Continue reading →

Episode-1077- Listener Feedback for 2-25-13

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Today on The Survival Podcast we discuss rocket mass heaters, cordage, composting, gardening, more GMO idiocy, investing, voting with your feet and more. Yes it’s Monday so it is time for another round of 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. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also … Continue reading →

Power Point Deck from My Bug Out Bag Presentation

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Many of the people at liberty forum in NH asked for a copy of my presentation on Bug Out Bags, so I am posting it for all here.  You can get a copy by using this link. Now we are off to Manchester Airport in the middle of a snow storm to be lied to about our flight that is  according to Delta still “on time”, I won’t believe it until the plane takes off and I am not optimistic about that happening anywhere near close to “on time”. Assuming we get home today, TSP will return to our regular … Continue reading →

Episode-1076- Mark Kirkwood with Follow Up on Air Wells, Aquaponics and More

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Mark Kirkwood is the cofounder of Biotecture Training and a self proclaimed life long survivalist. He teaches aquaponics, earthship construction, sustainable living and survival through community development. He is 36 years old and his past careers have included working as a banker, health insurance professional, pest control specialist and as a construction worker. Mark is currently married with 3 children. He and his business partner have invested a year and a half and several tens of thousands of dollars to build a foundation for people to come and learn how to live free of “the systems of man”. Mark joins … Continue reading →

Episode-1075- Jim Phillips on Cold Weather Survival

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Jim Phillips is a nationally known speaker and teacher who has professionally taught thousands of classes all across the United States for 40 years. For a number of years prior to this career, his hobby was teaching cold weather safety & survival. Jim is a strong advocate of self-reliant living and family preparedness.  He developed an entire preparedness curriculum by asking himself the question “What if?” and then setting out to discover what actually does and does not work. The answers he seeks (and then teaches) must be based on true principles derived from firsthand experience.  Above all else, Jim … Continue reading →

In Defense of Liberty 2013

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As most of you know I am huge supporter of the work the Free State Project is doing.  I do what I can to help them including providing them with a free sponsorship spot on TSP and speaking at their annual Liberty Forum. Well we are off to do that as of now.  I will be out of the loop checking emails only about once a day between now and Monday.  During that time email responses will be delayed.  This is also not a good time to send me any sort of detailed proposals, if you have something like that … Continue reading →

Episode-1074- Contour Gardening and Woody Beds

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As many of you know I have suggested that we call what most (not all) people are doing in America woody beds vs hugulkultur.  I suggest this for two reasons. 1.  People who don’t know about it already understand “woody bed” but look at you like you have a snake crawling out of your ear when you say hugulkultur. 2.  It is more accurate, hugul in the term hugulkultur pretty much means high as in high bed.  As in 1.5-2 yards high.  This is simply not what we are doing in America in most instances. Since first learning about the … Continue reading →