Monthly Archives: November 2019

Episode-2556- The Thanksgiving Special for 2019

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Note – You can get a full transcript of the original portion of this show here. Many families read this and the Christmas show as part of their holidays. Today one day before the great American Holiday we stop and pause to think about what we have to be thankful for. Last year I rerecorded the original portion of this show into much better audio quality, I do hope you enjoy it. If you would like to hear the first version of it as it was recorded in my car you can find the original that was published on Nov. … Continue reading →

Episode-2555- Planning and Skill Development in the Coming Down Time

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A common theme I tend to point out this time of year is that the winter months often come with an abundance of time to do things that simply don’t get done in busier times of the year. As a teen in Pennsylvania I came to fully understand the concept of “cabin fever”.  The spring was full of gardening, trout fishing, chores, etc.  Then summer brought more fishing (bass and catfish), harvesting, berry picking, scouting for hunting season, ground hog hunting.  Fall would come and it was three months of bird hunting, sitting in tree stands, butchering deer and more.  … Continue reading →

Episode-2554- Fun Foods for Thanksgiving

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Okay I am going to try to have fun with my two days of work this week and not be too serious about anything.  Today we are going to talk about some fun foods for Thanksgiving.  I’ll say a little bit about turkey but we have done enough of that over the years, so you can reference this past episode for Keith Snow’s Turkey How To for a standard roasted turkey. I want to focus on some side dishes, some additional meat options and yea even some keto/low carb options.  However, let me say Thanksgiving is one day a year.  … Continue reading →

Episode-2553- The Expert Council Show for 11-22-19

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Today its Friday so it’s time for the 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 on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on snow tires, homeschooling, business, bee keeping, tax issues, investing, legal issues, marketing 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 … Continue reading →

Episode-2552- Listener Calls for 11-21-19

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Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on CWD, relocation, keto diet, food storage, mercuric in fish, sous vide, lighting, cats 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 … Continue reading →

Episode-2551- Morgan Rogue on Prepping with Kids

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Morgan Rogue is a wife and mom of two daughters (3 year old and 4 month old) living in TX. She has been prepping for the past 10 years. She is on a mission to encourage the ordinary person to prep, as well as continue to gain knowledge from the prepping community. Morgan and I get together today to surviving anything with children. According to Morgan kids are tough, especially younger kids who might not have a total grasp on what’s going on and can get scared easily. Her family has done several mock bug out drills with the kids … Continue reading →

Episode-2550- A Tuesday Chat with Jack

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Today I am just going to talk about some plans I have on the homestead and some other things that are on my mind at the present moment.  I will even tell you what I think about the entire Trump impeachment fiasco and remind you that no matter what you think, your life is largely unaffected by such things. Sometimes I just feel it is important to discuss the ramblings in my head with this audience.  So join me today for a totally random chat with Jack. Join Me Today to Discuss… Quote of the Day – “Go west young … Continue reading →

Episode-2549- Listener Feedback for 11-18-19

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Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on liberty, hacks, hydroponics, cooking, composting, worms, mead, investing, research, real estate 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 so keep … Continue reading →

Episode-2548- The Expert Council Show for 11-15-19

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Today its Friday so it’s time for the 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 on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on heating, vehicle troubleshooting, laying hens, home child birth, investing, UBI 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 … Continue reading →

Episode-2547- More on Hydroponics

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Just so guys there is a method to my madness here, two hydro shows in one week?  Yep so here is the reasoning.  As many of you know I consider myself a polymath and encourage you guys to work at that as well.  Here is a secret to making it happen, temporary obsession. It works like this, a new concept comes into your mind, you find it interesting and initiate an obsession with it.  Not the unhealthy kind that consumes your life, a short term obsession to learn as much as you can, as fast as you can and expand … Continue reading →