The Book of Five Rings – Part 1 – The Combatant Lens – Epi-3927

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Today on Friday Fusions we are kicking off a brand new four-part series exploring Miyamoto Musashi’s legendary 17th-century text, “The Book of Five Rings”. While this masterpiece is historically known as a definitive guide to martial strategy and swordsmanship, we are taking a much wider view to extract its core principles. In this first episode, our AI hosts will focus directly on the literal combatant lens to explore how historical martial arts philosophy serves as the ultimate foundation for modern personal agency. Our historical researcher and modern combatives instructor dive deeply into Musashi’s emphasis on mastering multiple weapons and avoiding … Continue reading →

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3926

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Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions the Iran war, Ruger discontinuing iconic guns, foraging witch hazel, Start9 servers, dogs, diet, mastering skills 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 about 100X … Continue reading →

Anker Soundcore Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker – Item of the Day

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Note – I am bringing this little amazing speaker around again today because it is awesome as heck and on a daily deal right now for 33% off on a “limited time deal”.  Even at full price this is one of the best values there is.  In fact this item was the 4th highest selling item on TspAz in 2024 and 6th highest selling in 2025. 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 … Continue reading →

Grazing Beneath Solar Panels with Bo Carter – Epi-3925

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Today we are joined by Bo Carter to talk about solar grazing and agrivoltaics: combining food production with solar energy on the same land. I’ve been talking about this idea for about ten years, including how spaced-out solar panels can leave pasture growing beneath them, provide shade for livestock and improve resilience during dry periods. I was often told the animals would destroy the panels and the whole thing couldn’t work. Bo has been doing it, so we’ll get into what actually happens on the ground. We’ll talk through the day-to-day work of managing livestock beneath solar panels, including how … Continue reading →

Anker Powerline II 3-in-1 Charging Cable – Item of the Day

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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 Anker Powerline II 3-in-1 Charging Cable.  Guy and gals this little thing is slick.  On one end it is a standard USB connector for plugging into the power side of things for charging.  But on the business end of things it has multiple options and all are on a handy little tether so you do not lose them. With these tips … Continue reading →

T-Shirt I Wore On Today’s Stream – Because You Asked

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So I was wearing this shirt in the live today and it created a bunch of chat and questions.  The way I came to own this started with a text message from JR Haley who many of you know.  He sent a pic and simply said, “you and Joel (meaning Joel Ryals of course) need this” and I responded simply with “yes”. Anyway I looked it up on Amazon and soon ordered four.  Anyway one of the days at the work shop in Nov. I and Joel along with our wives (Dorothy and Wendy) will all be in uniform, just … Continue reading →

My Indoor and Outdoor Kitchen Set Ups – Epi-3924

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I thought it was time for a not so serious episode and given we are heading into the holiday season, it also seems timely.  There are plenty of parties, meals and such coming in the next few months of course.  I have also said since starting this podcast over 18 years ago that, “since we all eat every day cooking is both a survival skill and a lifestyle design skill as well. Cooking and trying new things is also something I am passionate about.  In fact one of my ongoing goals in my life is, “make at least one new … Continue reading →

Monday Mayhem on The Survival Podcast – Epi-3923

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Monday Mayhem shows are a throwback to the roots of The Survival Podcast. Fast riffs on many topics in real time. No deep presentations or digging into the finer points of an aquaponics system. A mix of practical prepping, current news and economic trends, and real opinions you will never hear from mainstream or even most alternative media. Our lead story today is the fact that Alberta is voting for independence, it will likely fail but I will tell you why it still matters.  Then we look at the huge Ole Miss story that vanished as soon as it wasn’t … Continue reading →

Olitans T058 Folding Titanium Scalpel – Item of the Day

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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 Olitans T058 Folding Titanium Scalpel.  A week ago I reviewed the Olitans T010 Folding Titanium Scalpel and noted that Olitans had some other cool options.  The T058 showed up on some of my sales reports so I checked it out and decided right away to order one. Everything that is great about the T010 is also true for the T058 it is … Continue reading →

Friday Fusions – Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture – Part 3 – Epi-3922

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Today on Friday Fusions we wrap up our three-part exploration of J. Russell Smith’s 1929 masterpiece, “Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture”. In this final episode, we transition to the heavy caloric producers, the staple nuts. These are the trees that provide the dense fats and proteins necessary for both human sustenance and finishing livestock without reliance on fragile annual grain systems. The hosts break down the massive yields of chestnuts, which Smith famously dubbed the “corn tree,” along with oaks, walnuts, pecans, and hickories. We explore why acorns are the ultimate pig forage and how to integrate these large trees … Continue reading →