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Making Biltong with Anton van Vuuren – Epi-3404

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Anton van Vuuren was involved in various technology roles which brought him to the USA in 2015. After meeting his wife, at her behest, he opened a restaurant serving South African foods. Then in 2020 Covid caused mass shutdowns and Anton and his family had to diversify what the restaurant did in order to make ends meet. They expanded on many fronts but Biltong manufacturing was one of the key elements that helped them survive though 2020 as a business. Today Anton joins me to discuss making traditional South African biltong.  We also discuss how Anton used this niche product … Continue reading →

Shouldering the Weight – Finding Meaning by Giving Back – Epi-3397

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Today we welcome J. Carmichael to the show. J. is a singer songwriter in the alt-country/rock genre who has been writing about love, family, God and the decline of the American republic since 2009. He has released multiple independent albums and EPs, toured and opened for a number of larger independent bands and produced other projects for independent artists. After releasing his last full length album Poison in the Wires in 2012 and his first child arriving, he took some time away from the music industry to go get an “adult job”. Some of this decision was in large part … Continue reading →

Episode-2453- Joshua Sheets on Surviving and Thriving in an Economic Collapse

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Joshua Sheats, MSFS, CLU, ChFC, CASL, RHU, REBC, CAP is a leading authority on integrating lifestyle goals and money goals without conflict. He teaches normal people how to seamlessly connect the science of financial planning with the joy of goal achievement. Joshua is dedicated to helping normal people achieve financial freedom by merging the creative (and crazy) ideas from the world of personal finance with the academic integrity of formal financial planning. He simplifies the complex topics of money and makes the boring financial mumbo-jumbo less boring. Joshua is an expert financial planner with a lifelong focus on advanced education. … Continue reading →

Episode-2439- Akiva Silver Discusses Trees of Power

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Akiva Silver has a background in wilderness survival and nature awareness. He holds a deep appreciation for wildlife and trees. Akiva runs Twisted Tree Farm, 20 acres of diverse orchards and a nursery. The nursery provides Akiva and his family of 5 with their full income. He believes in the trees that he raises so much that he sees them as a path forward for humanity and all of the ecosystems surrounding us.  He is now growing around 20,000 trees a year using practices that go well beyond “organic”.  His background is in foraging, wilderness survival and primitive skills.  He … Continue reading →

Episode-2232- Gary Collins on The Simple Life Series

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Gary Collins, MS was raised in the High Desert at the basin of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in a remote part of California. Gary enjoyed, and considers himself lucky to have grown up in a very small town experiencing fishing, hunting, and anything outdoors from a very young age. He has been involved in organized sports, nutrition, and fitness for almost four decades. He is also an active follower and teacher of the self-reliant/survivalist/off the grid lifestyle. After an exciting career in military intelligence Collins worked for the U.S. State Department, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and … Continue reading →

Episode-1886- Samuel Culper on SHTF Intelligence

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Samuel Culper is a former military and contract intelligence analyst. After serving three years in Iraq and Afghanistan, he started teaching intelligence skills to the survival and preparedness community. He’s currently the director of Forward Observer’s SHTF Intelligence Center.  Forward Observer is made up of current and former intelligence professionals and special operations soldiers who believe the country is on the downward trend of empires. This is measured in terms of security, liberty, economics, morality, military power, and influence.  They feel the next generation will inherit an America and a world very different from the one its grandparents had. Samuel … Continue reading →

Episode-1865- Justin Rhodes on the 10 Hour Homestead and New Media

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Justin Rhodes is an “edutainer” creating daily homesteading vlogs on Youtube. He runs an online business, abundantpermaculture.com teaching folks how to grown their own food (mainly chicken and veggies) with permaculture. Justin made a big splash with his DVD “Permaculture Chickens” via Kickstarter over a year ago.  Since they he has worked tirelessly to simplify and hack homesteading and raising animals into the most efficient and low cost methods possible. He joins us today to discuss the concept of “The Ten Hour Homestead”.  Today we discuss that concept in detail and how the average person can produce much of their … Continue reading →

Episode-1813- Make Mead Like a Viking with Jereme Zimmerman

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Jereme Zimmerman is a writer who lives in Berea, Kentucky. He was raised and home schooled in northern Kentucky on Twin Meadows Nubian Goat Farm. He spent more than seven years living and traveling throughout the Pacific Northwest, where he returns regularly. After brewing beer using conventional modern methods for several years he became fascinated with emulating ancient brewing practices, which in-turn led to his interest in learning how to brew with local, organic, and wild-foraged ingredients. Jereme documents his research into ancient brewing and muses on the homesteading life at Earthineer.com (as RedHeadedYeti), and through articles with magazines such … Continue reading →

Episode-1655- Spy Secrets that can Save Your Life – With Jason Hanson

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Jason Hanson is the author of SPY SECRETS THAT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE: A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected.  Jason is a former CIA officer, security specialist, and successful contestant on ABC’s reality show Shark Tank. Hanson teaches everyday citizens to defend themselves at his Spy Escape and Evasion school. He has been interviewed by major media outlets for his security expertise, including The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and The Huffington Post. He currently lives in Cedar City, Utah with his Family. He joins us today to discuss his … Continue reading →

Episode-1618- Joe Mooney on DIY for Fun, Prep, Homesteading and Profit

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Joe Mooney is a passionate advocate for becoming more self-reliant and learning through DIY self-education. While a firefighter by trade, he is a DIY project junkie and amateur homesteader by passion. Growing up in both rural and urban areas around the US, Joe now calls his rural ‘homestead’ in the Arizona desert home. He and his family live off of 90% rainwater, collected from their roof and are always looking for new ways to become more self-reliant and live a more satisfying and healthy life. Joe maintains a YouTube channel called “Homesteadonomics” that chronicles many of his DIY projects and … Continue reading →