Today’s show is about Monsanto and the Genetically Modified Food Threat.  I wanted to take a day to really inform our listeners about how real the threat of Genetically Modified Food (GMOs) really is. Tune in today to hear… How the company that brought us PCBs, DDT and Agent Orange and told us they were all “perfectly [...]

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The show notes will be brief today because not much is required.  Today I will talk about the first Thanksgiving and some of the truth and some of the myth that has become part of the holiday.  I will also give you a unique view of Thanksgiving from the eye of early Americans that were [...]

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Today’s show covers ideas and options for various forms of container gardening to allow production by urban survivalists that rent, have an apartment or need to garden in winter. Tune in today to hear… An announcement about the Listener Appreciation Contest Thoughts on some of president Bush’s pardons (a slap in the face) A unique concept for a cinder [...]

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Can you really run a revolution with a “garden trowel”?  Yes, yes you can!  Today I was going to talk about survival gardening with a container gardening method but got deeply into why we all need to be gardening on some level. Tune in today to hear… More about Stockings for Soldiers, please participate How gardening in containers [...]

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Recently a listener put together a promotional video for us here at The Survival Podcast about Gerald Celente with a plug for our show at the end.  After watching it I decided to dedicate today’s show to Mr. Clente’s predictions for the next 4 years and my thoughts about them. Tune in today to hear This weeks [...]

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Today we have a lot of ground to cover with most of the show focusing on the Russian Martial Art known as “Systema” and the psychology of confrontation as explained by Russian Martial artists.    We also cover some information about the Listener Contest, the Listener Forum and Media Bias. Tune in today to hear… What happened to [...]

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Right now more homes are in foreclosure then any other time in history.  For many Americans this is a disaster but for those who have lived within their means this is one of the greatest times in history to buy real estate and the opportunity will get even better over the next 6-12 months. Tune in [...]

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Today we will take a look at what we can learn about what is coming from the bail out requests by Ford, Chevy and Chrysler.  We also are giving away another group of tactical Christmas Stockings from John Willis at SOE Tactical Gear. Tune in today to hear… Why bailing out the big three automakers on some [...]

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Today’s show is a bit of a change up with some thoughts on training to be a better rife and pistol shot in the field (hunting) and my thoughts on simple physical conditioning and mental exercise and mental rest as well. Tune in today to hear… We are giving away 5 of SOE Tactical’s tactical stockings today [...]

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I decided after doing a bit of checking into some of the latest economic news that it was time for another show on the future of our economy.  Yes gas prices are down but the reason behind it and the reality of most other economic indicators is quite troubling. Tune in today to hear… Why gas will [...]

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Warning today’ show had a technical error and has bad background noise for the first 30 minutes.  I apologize and have taken measures to prevent it in the future. Today’s show explains how things like gardening, permaculture, reloading and other “preps” should be viewed as long term investments.  We also cover some things that have been [...]

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The notes for this show will be very brief as it is simply a show dedicated to our Veterans with a background on why we celebrate Veteran’s Day on November, 11th.  They guns fell silent on the “11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918″.  Yes it sounds cool but setting [...]

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In today’s show we dig into companion planting as part of building sustainable survival gardens.  Tune in today to hear…. How organic gardening is more about what you do then what you don’t do How organic gardening is a holistic system not just the absence of chemicals Why companion planting is more “natural” then isolated planting Combinations such as… Cabbage [...]

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Due to a minor family emergency today’s show notes will be very brief at first.  I will back fill them this weekend with some links and resources, etc.  Tune in today to learn all about the 22 long rifle for survival and training uses, good options for several different models and a lot more. I will [...]

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I don’t know may be I am taking the Barack Obama victory better then most freedom loving, fiscally conservative Americans that love the U.S. Constitution.  Why?  I think it is like loosing a loved one to a tragic accident rather then a long term illness.  A lot of people opposed to Obama and many of [...]

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Today’s show is brief and only 20 minutes long.  Of course we talked about the election today and what we might see during the day, tonight and in the next few months.    Even today’s show notes are brief but tune in today to hear… What the future of gun control might be? Will the assault weapons ban [...]

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This is a question I think many people in the survivalist community hear from those that tend to stereotype us all as separatist militia tin foil hat types. My view is that survivalists and survival philosophies take many forms. Tune in today to hear… How the lifestyle of a modern survivaist is not that much different then [...]

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Today we wrap up with some tips and tricks to get the most out of your garden in the winter or just use winter to get your garden ready for spring. Tune in Today to Hear… How to use hot water barrels or a black drum of water to fight off a freeze The proper way to start [...]

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After returning from a two day trip I found a great new thread on our forum about predictions for the next few week, months and years.  I decided to use it as the basis for today’s show. Tune in today to hear… Why the site was down for most of yesterday My response to Dudley Storey from Episode [...]

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Today’s show expands on Part 1 from yesterday and covers various ways to improve your winter gardening efforts to expand the production of your survival gardening efforts.  This show was recorded a day in advance and is being posted during my absense on a business trip. There most likely will not be a show tomorrow, please [...]

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Today we are going to go over some of the things you should be thinking about in regard to gardening during winter when it is often over looked.  We do have to start out on two things from the political realm and the Obama campaign though.  First a statement by Senator Biden that was inaccurately [...]

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Today we will explore some of the often considered as well as the often over looked characteristics that make up a perfect homestead for the survival minded individual in modern times. Tune in today to hear… How “perfect” is possible but different for each family or individual The system of checks and balances that applies to all real [...]

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How in the world can we have a quadrillion dollar problem when there isn’t anywhere near a quadrillion dollars in the world?  What the hell is a derivative and why should the average person care?  This may not be the most practical action podcast we do and it may be a bit hard to understand [...]

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I decided today that with all the growth in our community and our audience that we should take a moment to evalute the goals for the show.  Today’s show is just my heart felt plea to anyone who listens to begin educating yourself to the threats not only to our phyical survival but to the [...]

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With the elections close at hand and the campaigns heating up I decided to do a show on politics to get it out of my system for a while.  Today’s show will examine how most people have no clue what candidates stand for, no idea what the president can actually do and why many things [...]

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Today’s show covers a wide range of topics and announcements with a big focus on what we can do to support our local economies and online tools to help with your survival planning.  Along with several announcements about the show and our forum. Tune in today to hear…. About Dan Tanner becoming our first survivalist mentor The Survival [...]

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Today I took a shot at a show on reloading.  It may be a bit fragmented as discussion a detailed process with out video or images is difficult, but many have asked for a reloading show so we now have one. Tune in today to hear… The basic process of reloading Why custom ammo is more accurate and [...]

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Today’s podcast covers some exciting new things coming in the Solar Industry and expands on some of yesterdays thoughts on gardening along with supporting local agriculture as a combined form of new patriotism. Tune in today to hear… New prizes comming for the Listener Appreciation Contest Ren Reeder has won the first round and choose the iPod (congrats [...]

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How can growing a garden prevent the United States from falling into a socialist and global form of control?  Believe it or not it can.  In February of 2008 a startling fact was reveled; The United States is now a “net importer of food”, meaning we are no longer able to feed ourselves with our [...]

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Today’s show answers several questions from the audience and provides some information about our new survival forum.  Tune in today to hear… Another update on the Listener Appreciation Contest - We may have a new winner tomorrow We have new boards on the forum including a “Swap Meet”, “Around the Campfire”, “Lady Survivors” and more. Update on our [...]

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There has been a lot of focus on the bail out, economic disaster and falling numbers on Wall Street lately.  We even covered much of it here.  What is being missed however, is the real danger that while in this weakened state another aggravating circumstance may force us into a downward spiral.  Tune in today [...]

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Today we announced our winner of the first round of the Listener Appreciation Contest.  Then we go in to the actual return of investment on stored food items from information provided in a recent LA Times Article showing an 11% return on 16 common food items between Q3 2007 and Q3 2008. Tune in today to [...]

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Today’s show was created by quite a few, “how do I get my spouse” (or girlfriend, boyfriend, fiance) on board with preparing and doing what needs to be done in order to live that better life?   Honestly that question has been asked by almost as many women as men, hence if you are on either [...]

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So I went on vacation and came back to the following reality, the bail out came at 150 billion more then it started out, the Fed is buying up junk paper on its’ own and the Dow Average declined below 10,000 for the first time since December of 2003.  So what’s next?  What do we [...]

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There is another great thread in our forum going on about the choice between “MRE’s or Rice and Beans” and it has gone well enough I decided to do a show on the topic.  I also however, open today’s show with some thoughts on the Senates approval of the “improved bail out bill”.  Meaning they [...]

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There is a new thread on our forum about “Ideas for Extra Income“.  That has inspired today’s show, tune in today to hear over a dozen ideas on ways that you can create either full time or second incomes from the opportunites all around us.  There are not a lot of show notes today because [...]

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Well the market dove 777 points but is up 260 points already today.  The bail out failed and many folks are wondering what they should do to prepare for a possible recession or depression.  The answer is form and act upon a modern survival mindset in all walks of life.  Today’s show will focus on [...]

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I was all prepared to go back to solid “preparations” topics but questions have continued to flow in about the 700 Billion Dollar Bail Out and what it will mean, how it will work and where the money will come from.  Tune in today to hear… Where will the 700 billion come from How much will it [...]

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Today’s I am going to let you know we can expect to see happen regarding the bail out (Bush now calls a “Rescue Plan”) in the next few days.  Get ready for a great puppet show and to watch the public go from opposing the plan to begging for it by the time the week [...]

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I have been on a real tear about the economy and the 700 Billion Dollar Bail Out, AIG Buyout, etc lately.  I decided it was time to shift gears and go into a totally different topic.  Today we will go over what I feel are a few of today’s best values in firearms for everything [...]

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I have been getting a lot of questions about the new 700 Billion Dollar bail out so I took today’s show to answer these questions and comment on them.  Turn in today to hear about… How this government bail out is different from the AIG take over by the Federal Reserve Why this 700 billion will cost [...]

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I have been getting a lot of emails from people that are “freaking out” about the new developments in the economy, the 700 Billion dollar bailout and general break down of our economic system.  This is not the time to “freak out” or be scared it is now time to up your preps and get [...]

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Correction on Today’s show - Speaking of the McCain - Feingold Act near the end of today’s I said “Diane Fiengold” the Fiengold in question is Russel Feingold.  I unfortunately stated Diane as in Diane Feinstein.  This can be attributed to an unusually heavy traffic day during my mobile broadcast.  I as always strive to [...]

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Today I worked from home so I got around to what I hope will be the first of many shows answering users email and sharing their stories with the audience.  Tune in today to hear, My response to a question about the price of silver coins Ways to check silver pricing on your own Thoughts on giving silver [...]

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Today’s show will wind down my thoughts on the economy for a while and simply give you my thoughts on where we are at and where we are going.  I will also cover some new updates and cool things that will soon be added to the website. Tune in today to hear… The cause of the recent [...]

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Today we will discuss the continuing financial mess and in particular the AIG “bail out”.  We will start out with a lie that has NOTHING to do with the financial market to simply demonstrait how lies often “hide” in plain sight of anyone who bothers to look at them even casually. Tune in today to learn, One [...]

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