Understanding Disease Resistant Vegetable Varieties – Epi-3829

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The typical story about disease and vegetables is something like this from the all natural crowd…. Just use compost and good organic fertility, build good soil and it won’t be a problem. Yea, um, about that, look good soil, good fertility and abundant soil life and minerals go a long way to healthy plants, but they don’t eliminate all diseases.  They also take time to develop in your garden soil.  Some years my beans develop a fungus referred to as rust.  Why?  It is typical when it is wetter then normal.  In those years the same beds are growing jalapenos … Continue reading →

Turkish Made Folding Harvesting and Pruning Knife – Item of the Day

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Special Notice – I am bringing these around again today because they are back in stock.  For how long I don’t know but almost every time they come around and I run this item it sells out in a few days.  This is the only source of this item I am aware of in the US.  And it is simply an exceptional tool for homesteading, gardening, etc.  If you want one given they sell out so frequently I’d get one now. Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many … Continue reading →

Personal Sovereignty is AI’s Killer App – Epi-3828

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Everyone is looking for the ‘Killer App’ for AI. They want the one plugin or the one prompt that changes everything.  They’re looking in the wrong place. AI is a mirror, it is a leverage tool, it’s a management flight simulator and a leadership training program all in one. If you can’t lead a machine that has no ego and works for free, you aren’t ready to lead anything else.  The real Killer App of AI?  It’s Personal Sovereignty.  It is a way for every human to have personal agency or more accurately own an agency of experts, assistants and … Continue reading →

Energizer Power Failure Lights – 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 Energizer Power Failure Lights 3-Pack.  This is one of those “why didn’t I do this sooner” items. I’ve had these little guys plugged in around the house for a while now, and every time the power goes out, I’m reminded why I recommend them. They’re not for camping or travel, they’re for that exact moment when everything suddenly goes black and … Continue reading →

Expert Panel Q&A – Epi-3827

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Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council covers a wide range of real world topics, from what is actually happening on the global stage to the practical decisions you can make at home to stay more resilient and self reliant. We dig into shifts in military posture that most people are ignoring, along with smarter ways to build systems on your property that actually produce instead of just keeping you busy. We also get into protecting your personal data in an increasingly exposed digital world, improving land with better grazing practices, using composting systems that turn waste into value, … Continue reading →

End Grain Wood Bamboo Cutting Board – Item of the Day

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Special Notice – This item is on sale today for 42.99 it’s lowest price in history on Amazon.  As boards this is the best value for the money I have ever found.  I have had mine 7 years now and paid 2X as much for it when I bought it.  It belongs in your kitchen! 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 End Grain Wood Bamboo Cutting Board … Continue reading →

When Your Homestead Owns You with Kerry Brown – Epi-3826

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Today Expert Council member Kerry Brown joins us to discuss what it really means to build systems that actually support your life instead of quietly draining it. Kerry is a fourth generation land steward out of Tennessee who is not playing hobby farm. He is restoring family land, applying permaculture principles, and building something that works in the real world, not just on paper or social media. What we dig into today is where most people get this wrong. They confuse activity with progress. They stack chores, animals, projects, and expectations until the whole thing collapses under its own weight. … Continue reading →

The Herbal Medicine Makers Handbook by James Green – 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 book, The Herbal Medicine Makers Handbook, A Home Manual by James Green.  If I had to rely on only one book on medicinal herbs and their use it would be this book. This book is hard to describe in a way as it is almost a dichotomy in itself.  On one hand it is extremely easy to read and highly approachable.  … Continue reading →

First Tuesday Coffee Chat with John & Nicole – Epi-3825

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Today we have our first Tuesday Coffee Chat with John Willis of SOE Tactical Gear and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee. These discussions are always a wildcard and can go anywhere. We usually hit on some current events of course. We also tend to talk about things like entrepreneurship, homesteading and a ton more. In general we try to inspire you a bit, make you laugh a few times, entertain you and teach you a thing or two along the way. Resources for today’s show… Find Me on Nostr Article Explaining the GrowNostr Initiative Join the Members Brigade … Continue reading →

Surviving and Thriving in the AI Revolution – Epi-3824

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This show is of course The Survival Podcast.  So often when people first find it they are expecting only topics like storing and growing food, building bug out bags, guns and perhaps planing for the end of the world.  The reality is we have talked about plenty of things like that, but. great deal more as well. We discuss diet and health.  We discuss entrepreneurship and lifestyle design.  We discuss news and world events from a critical thinking angle.  And we discuss economics, technology impacts and investing. Why? They are all survival topics that match the show credo, “Helping You … Continue reading →