Monthly Archives: August 2024

Holly Hirshberg from The Dinner Garden – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-44

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In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Holly Hirshberg founder of DinnerGarden.org to discuss sustainable gardening and the goal of planting one garden for every 6 families in America. Today’s episode of Friday Flashbacks was originally published on 7-26-11 and was originally Episode-710- Holly Hirshberg from The Dinner Garden The show notes for the original episode with all relevant resources can be found here. Welcome to Friday Flashbacks, after 16 years and hundreds of interview shows we decided to run them as flash backs every Friday, beginning with the oldest of them going forward.  There is a tremendous … Continue reading →

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3550

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Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, technology, AI, thermal optics, fitness, cyber security, back up power, Star Link, alcohol infusions, self defense and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary ` Following that procedure makes it … Continue reading →

Alby as a Freedom Technology – Epi-3549

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We are joined in this episode by Moritz Kaminski of Get Alby to discuss how Alby empowers freedom technology as a lightning wallet and more. Allowing you to manage applications, interact with Nostr technology, take full custody of your LN bitcoin and a ton more. Moritz Kaminski is the co-founder of Alby, where he leads community and business development alongside a talented team. Before Alby, he held key roles as an investment manager at various venture capital funds, focusing on early-stage software investments. His notable experience includes working at Fulgur Ventures, a fund dedicated to Bitcoin and Lightning startups. Moritz … Continue reading →

Designing Your Life for an Uncertain Future – Epi-3548

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We talk a lot about what I call “lifestyle design” around here.  When people hear that term they get the general idea, because the words are common. Lifestyle – The way in which a person lives. ~ Design – Purpose, planning, intention and thought behind an action. ` So lifestyle design means to put purpose, planning, intention and thought into how you live your life.  So yep people generally get the basic concept, what people usually struggle with though is designing a lifestyle for today that is resilient for tomorrow. I think we have all had those moments, we are … Continue reading →

Get Ready for Turbulence with Self-Reliance Festival Skills

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If you’re serious about building a better life if times get tough—or even if they don’t—the Self-Reliance Festival, October 5-6, 2024, in Camden, Tennessee, should be on your radar. Nicole Sauce and John Willis do a great job gathering fantastic speakers and organizing interesting demonstrations, but the best part of the festival is that you leave with tangible steps to improve your life. The coming decade is likely to bring significant challenge making it essential to increase your resilience. Developing homesteading and preparedness skills, along with building your community and wealth, is key to successfully navigating what lies ahead. This … Continue reading →

The Shift Has Hit the Plan – Epi-3547

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I have been saying recently that we do appear to be in a 4th turning, perhaps even a shake up taking us more into a 5th turning as the saeculum seems to be lengthening. One way or another though there is a massive shift happening. These shifts are wonderful, frightening, awful and unavoidable all at the same time. Today we discuss the fallout from the founder of Telegram being arrested, RFK Jr’s alliance with Trump, a federal Judge says machine guns are legal and a ton more. Join Me to Discuss… RFK has joined forces with Trump, what does this … Continue reading →

Steven Harris on Bio Fuels & Energy Independence – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-43

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In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Steven Harris to discuss home energy production with biogas, solar, wind, wood gassification & all methods of alternative energy generation. Today’s episode of Friday Flashbacks was originally published on 7-21-11 and was originally Episode-707- Steven Harris on Bio Fuels for Personal Energy Independence The show notes for the original episode with all relevant resources can be found here. Welcome to Friday Flashbacks, after 16 years and hundreds of interview shows we decided to run them as flash backs every Friday, beginning with the oldest of them going forward.  There is a … Continue reading →

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3546

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Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on price controls, hunting rifles, back up power, foraging, barrel aging spirits, fodder for pigs, taking meat camping without a cooler and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary ` Following that … Continue reading →

Outdoor Edge 3.5″ RazorLite EDC – Item of the Day

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Special Note – I have now been carrying this knife daily since April of 2021 and could not be happier with it.  It is an ideal gift for any prepper, outdoorsman, etc. Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend. Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Outdoor Edge 3.5″ RazorLite EDC. A few years back I found the Outdoor Edge Razor Blaze Knife and picked up it primarily for skinning as the swapable replacement blades … Continue reading →

Natural Quail Keeping for Meat and Eggs – Epi-3545

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Today we are joined by Heather Smith to discuss how she is raising quail in a natural on the ground manner along with “edible landscaping” right smack in the middle of a blue hair HOA. If she can do this, you can too! Tune in to find out how. Heather is a dedicated listener to the TSPC and has used the show as a motivation to get serious about homesteading her .05 acre suburban property.  This led her to Jack’s magnum opus on quail and into the world of natural or on the ground quail keeping. Heather and her three-year-old … Continue reading →