Monthly Archives: April 2017

Walks With Jack Episode One – Free to Everyone

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I recently decided to add Patreon as a revenue source and needed to come up with rewards for people that support us at various levels.  Right now the highest level of support we have is 5 dollars a month. To those supporters I have pledged to make at least one “Walks With Jack” video a month, if we have enough support and questions and suggestions there will be two most months. To show what these will be like I am allowing everyone Patron or not to see the video.  The only catch is you have to visit my Patreon Page … Continue reading →

Episode-1986- Perennial Vegetables for your Homestead

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Today we are going to turn our focus on food production in our own back yards.  The plants I will describe here are wonderful for growing in just about any environment.  And even though they are perennials most will do find in containers and wicking beds, etc.  Indeed a few are custom made for such applications though normally not grown that way. Perennials are wonderful because they either come back on their own every year or they require very minimal effort to assure their return each year.  Many are even considered weeds or a nuisance by the unknowing.  Yep a … Continue reading →

Episode-1985- Listener Feedback for 4-17-17

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on Patreon, cooking quail, boating, small houses, business, setting pricing, grilling, social media and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. 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 … Continue reading →

An Important Note about Episode 1984

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If you or your app downloaded this episode prior to about 6:10 PM Central Standard time on April 14th, you are likely missing a full segment of the show due to an editing error. The corrected version is live now.  To correct this, delete the version you have now and refresh your browser, application, etc.

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Episode-1984- Expert Council Questions and Answers ~ 4-14-17

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Today its Friday so it’s time for expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today the expert council answers questions on business, night vision, lacto fermentation, cooking, sutures, permaculture, nutrition and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting … Continue reading →

Episode-1983- Listener Calls for 4-13-17

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on student debt, composting, cars and trucks, family issues, guns, fish 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 quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. While I can’t put all calls on the air but I do … Continue reading →

Episode-1982- John Suscovich on Pastured Poultry

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John Suscovich is a farmer by passion and profession. A jack of all trades, John has found a niche that scratches every itch with perennial plants and rotational livestock. He is an operating member of The Food Cycle, LLC which runs Camps Road Farm, Kent Falls Brewing Company, and Neversink Spirits. John is also the Founder and Creative Director of Farm Marketing Solutions, LLC. FMS seeks to educate and inspire the next generation of farmers. His passions are feeding people, spending time with family, and taking long walks through the pasture. Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The … Continue reading →

Episode-1981- Stranded Vehicle Successful MacGyver Stories

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Today we are doing something we have not done in a while, a truly listener generated show.  Where the community comes together to tell stories of how they accomplished something, saved money or say in this case got out of a jam. Recently a buddy got stranded on the far side of BFE (Bum F’d Egypt) with a dead battery and used a great solution to get home.  (tune in to hear about it)  This made me remember a few of my own and an idea came up, with a community of this many people surely there are many such … Continue reading →

Episode-1980- Listener Feedback for 4-10-17

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on Syria, gardening, dogs, silver, bitcoin, farming, economics, worm composting, fishing and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. 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 … Continue reading →

Duck Chronicles – Episode 14 – Little Ducks in Fields of Green

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Today on Season Three – Episode Fourteen – Little Ducks in Fields of Green –  we start out with the babies giving them first crack at the newly filled pools before the “big kids” come take over. Then we let the adults out and Charlie finally draws a bead on the “bad bird” we always have him looking for.  You will see the bird dog come out in him as he instinctively goes into a point, even though the bad bird (a Blue Heron) is about 35 yards away and about 50 feet up. Charlie has done a great job of … Continue reading →