Monthly Archives: September 2021

Courtney & David Gleason on Building a Resilient Lifestyle – Epi-2960

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In 2014, David and Courtney Gleason and their two (at the time) small children left their suburban Charlotte, NC home, moving to a dilapidated farmhouse on five acres. Their original intention was to raise their own food under the highest standards, and to live a more sustainable, financially resilient life. In addition to homesteading, David works full time in the tool industry, and Courtney works part-time managing a residential real estate portfolio, plus she homeschools their (now) four little kids. Within a few years of starting their homestead, they began producing more food than their family could eat, with the … Continue reading →

I’m a 30 Something Finally Making Bank, Now What – 2959

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I got and email today and thought, man that would make a great TSPC episode, here is that it said…. Jack, Could you do a show for the people like me? I am in my mid 30’s making more money than I have ever before but do not have very good financial role models. I am good at saving but have way too much cash in the bank and not working for me. I am buying crypto in a dollar averaging kinda of way but not enough. Thank, SB This is a great question because we are at a unique … Continue reading →

Sorry for the Interruptions – Here’s the Deal

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So I am hoping to have a regular edition of TSPC out later today, later than normal but a new episode.  On Saturday evening (good humored sarcasm on) engaged in the highly dangerous act of simply walking to my back door (good humored sarcasm off) I heard a loud pop and my left achilles tendon popped.   It clearly did not break but it stretched out a lot and it was not fun. Of course I am applying comfrey and have already gotten off crutches.  I am going to a doc today only to get a referral for imaging to be … Continue reading →

Blind Patriotism is a Greater Danger than State Oppression – Episode-167- TSP Rewind

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Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1582- Why Blind Patriotism is a Greater Danger than State Oppression and was originally published on May 27, 2015. The following are the original show notes from that episode… I could simply say as to today’s topic that blind patriotism is a greater danger to liberty than state oppression because the former enables the latter but that would be an over simplification. This is actually a highly complex and I believe a very important subject. I have been struggling with how to … Continue reading →

Miyagi Mornings Recap for 9-17-21 – Epi-2958

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Welcome to Miyagi mornings weekly recap, a podcast version of our daily video series Miyagi Mornings, links to the video version of each segment can be found in the show notes for this episode. These recap episodes are part of The Survival Podcast feed but are numbered independently as a special weekly edition of our show, in all podcast feeds. This week the Miyagi Mornings weekly recap podcast covers economic shifts, inflation, deflation, lifestyle design, entrepreneurship, bitcoin and more.  A link to the video episodes for each segment is included below, any resources mentioned in any of the segments can … Continue reading →

TSPC Expert Council Q&A 9-16-21 – Epi-2957

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Today on The Survival Podcast the expert panel answers your questions on heart issues, electric vehicles, engine swaps, handyman work, home school, rotted wood, fodder trees, life philosophy 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 … Continue reading →

Knowing When You Need to Take a Step Back – Miyagi Mornings Epi-170

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I attempt to live my life based on a series of principles I call “Spirko’s Laws of Life”. A few of them literally are mine, as in I created them, most though are not. They are either sayings from other people or variations of things that have been said many times in many ways. This one though really is my own… “You are a battery and a battery needs to recharged from time to time”. While I teach these laws both directly and indirectly sometimes I find myself failing to truly live by them. In may ways I am the … Continue reading →

Betsy Dewey on Knowing, Using & Keeping Your Rights – Epi-2956

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Betsy Dewey is a self described “freedom junkie” and American patriot. She is also a homeschool mom, a home birther, a musician, a Constitutionalist and a pioneer of light. She says, “My intention is to bring you the most important voices and information of our times, and to have fun doing it”. Betsy started her website and podcast at Freedom Junkie Radio because she feels present day journalism has become a farce. Industrial farming is destroying our planet. Our education system is churning out robots with very little capacity to think for themselves. After all, critical thinking is dangerous to … Continue reading →

It isn’t All Inflation, Some Crazy Shit is Coming – Miyagi Mornings Epi-169

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Yesterday I discussed how inflation and deflation occur at the same time in our world. Due to money printing on one side and technology pushing costs down on the other. It is not that simple though, nothing on a scale like this can ever be simple. There are many dynamics at play. Right now we have one that people are talking about but I don’t think fully understanding. Supply shortages, even without direct inflation simple supply and demand says, if you have less items than people want the cost of them will go up. We have a lot of this … Continue reading →