Monthly Archives: June 2013

Tonight’s Meet Up in Iowa, Same Place, Jimmy’s

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A quick reminder my presentation at the Midwest Self Reliance Festival is going to be from 1-3PM today. You can learn more about the Festival at The Midwest Self Reliance Festival Facebook Page.  The event run’s till 7 tonight and then I have a function with the Des Moines Prepper Group until 7:30 on site at the event. After that there is a come one, come all event at Jimmy’s.  We went there last night and had a minimum turn out of 50, likely quite a bit more folks then that, I lost count.  The staff did a great job … Continue reading →

Update on Tonight’s Meet Up for TSP Folks in Iowa

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A quick reminder we have a meet up scheduled to begin right about 6PMish at Jimmy’s Big 10 Restaurant and Bar in West Des Moines.  The address is 1238 8th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265. Just show up and we have the back patio reserved.  Note this is not the patio you pass on the way in.  Go through to the back and there is a nice covered patio that we have reserved. Getting there from the Val Air Ballroom where the Self Reliance Festival is going on couldn’t be much easier.  Just take Ashworth west about 4/10ths of … Continue reading →

Episode-1159- Listener Calls for 6-28-13

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on generators, pasture management, permaculture, silver, debt, shooting, solar energy, wells, back up power, rabies, bank regulations and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quite area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. I can’t put all calls on … Continue reading →

Beers With Jack and Other TSP Folks in Des Moines

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Okay folks on Friday and Saturday I will be at the Self Reliance Festival in Des Moines Iowa, you can learn more about that if you are late to the game here. While I will be presenting on Saturday from 1-3PM one of the biggest reasons I do these events is to simply meet audience members and also to serve as a way to make sure you guys meet not just me but each other.  So I always try to set up after hours mixers for you guys. This time we will be meeting Friday night at Jimmy’s Big 10 … Continue reading →

Episode-1158- Matthew Millar on How to Measure Preparedness or Anything for that Matter

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Matthew Millar is Manager of Consulting Operations at Hubbard Decision Research. He comes to Hubbard Decision Research from the financial and musical fields. Most recently  he was a Portfolio Manager at the firm Armored Wolf, and a founding member of Millar Futures, LLC. At Hubbard Research, the quantitatively assess difficult measurements for complex decisions; build models that creatively treat these complex decisions by teasing out and decomposing relevant variables; compute the economic value of information for every variable in the decision and conduct empirical measurements accordingly. The method they use is called Applied Information Economics and focuses on using well-calibrated … Continue reading →

Episode-1157- Rob Gray on the Future of Silver Currencies

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Today I am joined by my good friend Mr. Rob Gray of AOCS and  Mulligan Mint.  Today our discussion revolves around the future of TSP Silver Medallions and we have some very exciting news about that.  Additionally we really focus more on expanding silver’s role in America and around the world as a true currency of choice. The entire mission of AOCS for as long as I have known Rob has been  to expand the use and role of complimentary currencies and return individual sovereignty for anyone from towns to Indian nations.  Today for instance we are announcing that the … Continue reading →

T-Shirt Sale at TSP Gear Shop

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Happy Summer from the TSP Gear Shop! To celebrate, we’ve put some of your favorite shirts on sale! Until Friday June 28th, select shirts are only $17. MSB members save an additional 10%, and as always, shipping is FREE at TSP Gear Shop! Limited quantities on certain shirts, so order yours today!

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Episode-1156- Woman of Prepping Series Episode 5

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Lori Caraballo is the founder of “Prepper Chicks ~ Preparing for Survival From a  Girl’s Point of View”  She is also a wife and the mother of 5 great kids along with  being a full time business woman and entrepreneur. Today Lori joins us in our 5th installment of prepping from a woman’s point of view.  We begin with what got her into  into “hardcore prepping” and why she feels prepping is actually a very natural thing for a woman to want to do.   We even discuss alternatives to feminine hygiene, not something most men want to talk about, but … Continue reading →

Episode-1155- Listener Feedback 6-24-13

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions and emails on food preservation, back up power, tactical permaculture, debt, personal defense, Statism and more. 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 do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though … Continue reading →

Episode-1154- Listener Calls for 6-21-13

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on cooking game, fishing, concealed carry, handguns, carbines, shotguns, gardening, mushrooms and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quite area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my … Continue reading →