The Survival Podcast

Time for a bit of a myth busting show today.  There are so many things people are sure about, that just are not the way they are sure they are.  Take the argument, “America is not a democracy”, we will shred that one today.  How about “I am not an atheist, I am an agnostic”, the problem there is one of those words does not mean what most people think it means. Some may say why bother with a show like this?  My view is one of the chief ways we are kept divided by the power elites is to make sure we have dichotomies, generally false ones.  To do this they sow a bit of disinformation, present the extreme cases on both sides, change the meaning of a few words and sit back and let us act like the fools they expect us to be. Imagine you are tying to talk to a person, they speak say Ukrainian and you speak English.  Well at least you know you don’t understand each other.  But what if you speak Russian, a very similar language to Ukrainian.  You are not a native speaker of Russian but you are pretty good, you can talk to Russians and have almost no problems being understood or understanding them.  Now you meet a Ukrainian, he doesn’t tell you he is Ukrainian, you don’t tell him you are speaking Russian. In time you would likely figure it out, but until then might you have some major disagreements just because a word you know, doesn’t actually mean to him what it means to you?  It is like that only worse with many of the things we will talk about today.  And it might just be if we can mean the same thing, when we say the same words, we can have more productive discussions, especially when we disagree about something. Join Me Today to Discuss… Why we are doing this, a lesson from a hypothetical time traveling expirment Why the second amendment applies to the states and the individual despite arguments against it that are correct The difference between GMOs, Hybrids and Heirloom seeds and some really unhinged beliefs about them Why the complete destruction of an entire business sector or industry is not really a bad thing The belief that taxes are voluntary in America and the fact that some people don’t even know that its a thing Why private businesses have every right to limit your speech and/or refuse you service The United States is a democracy and a republic the two are not exclusive from one another If you mulch with wood chips they will “steal” nitrogen from your soil The belief that something is bad just because it is illegal The real reason there are not as many electric cars on the road as there could be Countering the claim that “organic food is not any more nutritious than conventional food” The boiling frog analogy may be useful but it is also based on a lie No, eating rabbits won’t cause you to starve Agnostic is not atheist light   Resources for today’s show… Follow Life With Jack on Instagram TSP Facebook Group Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Bullhead Fishing Forum – A new little site I started Binance.com Biltong for Breakfast Find Your TSP Facebook Group for Your State Looking for the Next Best Thing – Warren Zevon   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Joel Karsten pioneered the Straw Bale Gardens method almost 30 years ago, and has written five best selling books on the topic. He was featured in a major newspapers, network news and magazines not only in the US but around the world. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages and the technique has been adopted by Gardner’s and populations around the world. Some of which have struggled to grow food due to climate or local soil conditions previously, until introduced to the SBG method. Helping to solve world hunger, and helping to simply allow people everywhere to plant vegetables in their own backyard and get all of the benefits with almost none of the work involved in a traditional soil garden. Resources for today’s show… Follow Life With Jack on Instagram TSP Facebook Group Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Bullhead Fishing Forum – A new little site I started Binance.com Biltong for Breakfast Find Your TSP Facebook Group for Your State That’s a Man – Jack Ingram   Joel’s Links StrawBaleGardens.com Joel on Instagram Joel on Twitter Joel on Facebook Joel on Pinterest   Sponsors of the Day Butcher Box Harvest Eating   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Today we are going back to one of the fundamentals of modern survival living, that is financial management and debt elimination.  Economics and the reality of unfunded liabilities, the national debt along with everyday financial worries is the number one reason people get into the preparedness lifestyle. Sometimes it is from a practical approach but just as often it is panic and fear based. Today we set aside panic and establish a base of common sense and pragmatic techniques to build, preserve and protect wealth. Join Me Today To Discuss… The number one wealth killer – poverty consciousness The number two wealth killer – consumer age thinking The number three wealth killer – false optimism and or pessimism Why debt is cancer and must be eradicated Why saving is more important than investing for most people The lessons of alternative energy Start with increasing efficiency (income) Reduce losses (spending) My rules for truly becoming financially resilient Increase your economic IQ – daily for a year at least If you want to believe education is an investment, you should treat it like one Save money, determine what you can save, then do a bit more Reduce expenses in small ways, put at least half of it away Create additional income (business, second job, more hours) Save money (cash on hand, cash in bank, CDs, bonds) Become a land owner on some level Put some money into silver/gold (5% of NW) Put some money into bitcoin/crypto (a little each month or quarter) Become a producer of food, yes, really Plant trees Buy the best you can afford once vs. cheap every few years Become highly skilled at fixing your own problems See opportunity everywhere because it is everywhere Become a great cook Invest in only what you understand and only when it makes sense Get out of the way of telegraphed punches, yes time the market Pay off all debt asap, I know I said it before and I will keep saying it Become adept at using Excel, it never lies Final thoughts – The game is rigged, it is a big club, you are not in it!  But you can still win the game.   Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club This Week in History in 1927 Lindy Lands in Paris The absolute best free Excel Tutorial I have found Investopedia Term of the Day Highway 20 Ride on SongFacts.com Highway 20 Ride – Zac Brown Band   Sponsors of the Day Ridge Wallet Backwoods Home Magazine   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, saving money, jobs, automation, future trends, airguns, diet, health, business, black solider flies, storing fuel, student loans and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming. Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss… Monday’s community revitalization segment – the power of community gardens Please Call the JERK Line and be part of episode 2500 Millions are one paycheck from poverty, why is the real question here Ford’s cutting 7,000 white collar jobs it is only the beginning of the disruption The limits to airguns for hunting, defense and survival A study says processed foods cause weight gain, but they don’t know why, well I do know why A cool way to grow black solider flies cheap and a warning about dogs More advice on getting grants for a business How long can you really store gas, well at least 5 years A billionaire is paying off an entire classes student loans but it that really a solution   Resources for today’s show… Follow Life With Jack on Instagram TSP Facebook Group Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Binance.com Biltong for Breakfast Find Your TSP Facebook Group for Your State Millions One Paycheck from Poverty Ford to Cut 7000 White Collar Jobs Tony Seba Video I Mentioned A cool black solider fly system Study on Processed Foods Billionaire Pays off Student Loans Wonder Why We Ever Go Home – Jimmy Buffett   Sponsors of the Day Bulk Ammo JM Bullion   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on solar, mechanical work, hiking, N95 masks, diet, nutrition, mulch, parenting, liberty and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting on the air. I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between. To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise. Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss… A cool solar power workshop in TN – Shawn Mills Getting started as a shade tree mechanic – Derek Bonpietro Choosing the right sleeping pad for hiking – Jessica “Dixie” Mills All about face masks from M95 to surgical and more – Nurse Amy The difference between paleo and low carb eating – Gary Collins Using mulch from commercial sources – Geoff Lawton Parenting young children into adults – Mike and Sue Laprise More on parenting and discipline – Jack Letting government define the meaning of a day  – Jack   Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com – support TSP when you shop on Online Granddaddy’s Gun Club Biltong for Breakfast TSP Android App TSP iPhone App Song of the Day Playlist – 2015 Song of the Day Playlist – 2016 Song of the Day Playlist – 2017 Exploring Alternatives – YouTube Channel of the Week I Want to Make the World Turn Around – The Steve Miller Band   Websites of the Expert Council Members Home Made Wonderlust Affordable DC Generators Hack My Solar MT Knives Living Free in Tennessee Harvest Eating Old Grouch Military Surplus Steven1234.com Permaculture Classroom A Bee Friendly Company Investable Wealth Permies.com The Simple Life Now GeoffLawton.com DarbySimpson.com Whole Systems Design Doom and Bloom HaloBySue.com HackMySolar   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on law enforcement, house fires, underground structures, technology, government, CBD, Ruger rifles, making cider and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. While I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get as many of them on as I can. Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss… Rural law enforcement vs. suburban/urban law enforcement Fire considerations with a multi story home Some considerations with underground structures such as buoyancy Keeping up with technology when your position isn’t tech heavy How can you apply “the problem is the solution” to government Concerns about CBD and drug testing The Ruger American Rifle Getting citrus flavor into ciders and meads without ruining them   Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com – support TSP when you shop on Online Granddaddy’s Gun Club Biltong for Breakfast TSP Android App TSP iPhone App Song of the Day Playlist – 2015 Song of the Day Playlist – 2016 Song of the Day Playlist – 2017 Episode on Fire’s Aftermath Hickcock45 on the 7.62×39 Ruger American – Part One Hickcock45 on the 7.62×39 Ruger American – Part Two MicroPlane Zester Okuma Reels Rock’n Me – The Steve Miller Band   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

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 has been observing nature intensively for the last 20 years and cultivating a deep appreciation for life. Akiva says that, “by understanding how we can partner with the plant world, we can stabilize and build soils, increase wildlife populations, feed ourselves, manage the carbon cycle, and provide ourselves with abundant income.” Today we discuss Akiva’s new book called Trees of Power.  A resource that breaks out 10 unique trees and how we can work with them as allies to build a better world. Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TSP Gear PermaEthos.com TspAz.com – support TSP when you shop on Online Grandaddy’s Gun Club Bullhead Fishing Information Biltong for Breakfast Find Your TSP Facebook Group for Your State Twisted Tree Farm Akiva’s First Interview on TSP Trees of Power – Akiva’s New Book The Ten Percent Project The Joker – The Steve Miller Band   Sponsor of the Day Western Botanicals Ready Made Resources   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Long ago I coined the term, “walking to freedom” to explain the concept of movement within a republic.  Some of the sates that seem the most oppressive such as California, New York and Illinois are east to “escape from”.  This isn’t like the days of the Soviet Block in Europe.  There is no Berlin Wall keeping you inside a shit hole like New Jersey. (and hey I was born there, I get to call it what I want)  All it takes is some planning, a U-Haul Truck and a new destination. Today we are going to discuss the concept of walking to freedom that way and another way as well.  Consider my property, where I live I can pretty much do anything I want.  I have built 3 sheds since coming here and done two major remodels on parts our our house.  Permit?  We don’t need no stinking permits!  Seriously where I live they don’t even exist.  Once or twice a year I have anywhere from 25-75 people camping on my property for 5 days.  Drinking, hanging at campfires, etc.  No one cares, if they did care, it wouldn’t matter they have zero recourse!  It is about as free as you can live with regard to do as you wish with your own property in our country. Thing is I don’t live in the sticks.  On an off traffic time I can be in downtown Fort Worth in 20 minutes, 30 with traffic.  And that is on a road with a lot of stop lights!  Guys I am literally by road only 13 miles from Fort Worth down town and I can do anything I want.  Yet two miles away in a town called “Lakeside” with a population of just about 1300, they don’t have HOAs because the towns cops are like a government HOA.  One guy actually got a ticket for parking his car on his OWN LAWN.  The point is freedom might be a few states away, a single state away, a few counties away or even just across the street. The key is while liberty is universal it means something different to everyone.  To some it is having chickens in your back yard, for others it is not having chickens that make noise next door.  Now I don’t understand the second type of person but they have as much right to find a place to their liking as I do.  That is why we are so blessed that to be blunt this nation is so freaking big and so diverse from a cultural and a climate angle both.  What you want you can find in the US, the key is before you even start looking, you must define exactly what that is. Join Me Today to Discuss… Do you want to move, if so why, make sure you really do What exactly is freedom, more importantly what is it to you Making your liberty checklist Understanding the concept of a tax foot print The basic types of property we can consider Urban/Suburban Neighborhoods Planned communities Truly rural property Full on farm land Very remote land The urban rural fringe What things are important to you beyond the property itself Neighbors Church Community Culture Shopping Medical Facilities Schools Job Options Family Needs and Wants Making the move Use your checklist Visit and really learn the place Shop and shop and shop, on and offline Be prepared to walk away from any deal There is no such thing as an offer that is too low If it sucks yes, you can “go home again” Thinks that expand your options Building on raw land, it ain’t always easy though Own a business or work remote Being patient Looking closer to where you are now Cash buyer or heavy on cash equity Being willing to rough it, at least at first No this isn’t for everyone, some questions to ask How can I have more of what I want, where I am at Might I just need to move a few miles, perhaps 20ish, driving won’t kill you Do you need to get things more in order before doing this It comes back to what you really want, but your dash is shrinking, don’t wait forever Final Thoughts   Resources for today’s show… Follow Life With Jack on Instagram TSP Facebook Group Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To F[...]

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, crypto currency, automation, business grants, pandemic, ebola, parenting, government, soil fertility and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming. Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss… Monday’s community revitalization segment – another look at crypto and local currency Please Call the JERK Line and be part of episode 2500 More robots are coming to Amazon and the real lesson it teaches How one listener took a TSP episode’s advice and turned it into 2K in free money A lesson from the Ebola outbreak that really has nothing to do with Ebola Developing responsibility in children using chores and allowances Turning sand into fertile soil, you do it the same way you do with every other soil type More on young people entering the military and a lesson in parenting from it Another lesson in how not to do things from Illinois and the genesis of most modern laws   Resources for today’s show… Follow Life With Jack on Instagram TSP Facebook Group Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Binance.com Biltong for Breakfast Find Your TSP Facebook Group for Your State Article on Creating Tokens Amazon rolls out more robots Ebola causes attacks on health care facilities Do you have a license to plant that ground cover sir? Serenade from the Stars – The Steve Miller Band   Sponsors of the Day Harvest Eating The Berkey Guy   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on sheep, chickens, marketing, diet, chagas disease, investing, law enforcement, batteries, profitable hobbies and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting on the air. I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between. To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise. Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss… Running sheep and chickens together – Darby Simpson The reasons for inflammatory responses to the US food supply – Gary Collins Getting started as a new marketer – Nicole Sauce How likely is chagas disease in dogs and cats – Doc Kelly 5 Investing questions in one response – John Pugliano A officer responds to a video about shooting cops – Officer Steve Wise Another update on the battery issues at Amazon and counterfeit batteries – Steven Harris How to make your hobbies pay for themselves without ruining them – Jack   Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com – support TSP when you shop on Online Granddaddy’s Gun Club Biltong for Breakfast TSP Android App TSP iPhone App Song of the Day Playlist – 2015 Song of the Day Playlist – 2016 Song of the Day Playlist – 2017 Larken Rose on Shooting Police Officer Steve Wise was Responding To Larken’s Response to an Officer Who Commented on the Above Video YouTube Channel of the Week – Living Traditions Homestead Everyday People – Sly and the Family Stone   Geoff Lawton’s Permaculture Videos 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video-1 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 2 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 3 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 4   Websites of the Expert Council Members Home Made Wonderlust Affordable DC Generators Hack My Solar MT Knives Living Free in Tennessee Harvest Eating Old Grouch Military Surplus Steven1234.com Permaculture Classroom A Bee Friendly Company Investable Wealth Permies.com The Simple Life Now GeoffLawton.com DarbySimpson.com Whole Systems Design Doom and Bloom HaloBySue.com HackMySolar   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Six weeks ago I realized that we have not really dived deep into the topic of Permaculture I began this current series on Permaculture. So far we have completed part one, part two, part three and part four of this series. If you have not listened to them you may want to before proceeding in the series. You can find the entire series here. Today we are going deep into how to actually set up and design a small permaculture property, or a zone one for a larger property.  While I am going to come at this process from the stand point of a typical suburban yard, it absolutely will apply directly to zone one on larger properties as well.  This should make it broadly appealing to the majority of the audience. Join Me Today to Discuss… Lets review again the significance of agriculture vs. horticulture Going back to TSPs very early roots, this is really about moving from home to homestead Some advantages to small properties and zone one design You can mulch and irrigate everything You can build the most productive soil in the world It forces you to think about every decision Your system ends up easy to maintain and you don’t get in over your head The truth – You actually already know how to do this – you just need to give yourself permission to act Systems and Techniques for Urban Design Aquaponics Wicking Beds Micro Earth Works Water Catchment Garden Ponds Columnar Apples or Spindle Apples Trellises Succession and layer planting Composting Wildlife habitat creation Animal Systems – quail, chickens, rabbits, pigeons, fish, worms Permaculture Principles for Small Space Design Do the least work for the highest return Everything should serve multiple functions The problem is the solution Diversity is only as powerful as the interconnections it creates Slow, spread and soak water and hence nutrient Humans are native to earths ecological systems Water is life, but so is soil – if soil isn’t lost it is being built Final Thoughts   This continues a multi part series on Permaculture, next time we will discuss, harvesting, using, and storing surplus. Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Biltong for Breakfast Toby Hemenway’s Books Spindle Apple Resources from U-Mass More on Spindle Apples Play List on Spindle Apples on Youtube Photos this Morning of Some of my Wicking Beds TSP Episode on Aquaponics TSP Episode on Wicking Beds Somewhere in Neverland – All Time Low   Permaculture Videos Check out these free videos, you are going to love them… 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video-1 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 2 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 3 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 4 Expanded Permaculture Master Class Playlist on Youtube Interview I did with Verge Permaculture 16 Part Permaculture Design Series I did on Youtube Five Primary Functions of Swales An Explanation of Swales as a Design System   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

Melissa is the first legal female extractor of hemp in NC and founder of Hemp Magik. She created the company while trying to help her dog, Luna heal from very severe Grand Mal seizures. She used many CBD products and was unsatisfied with the quality. She passionately researched what would make CBDs from hemp the most effective and ended up extracting her own CBD products that met her expectations of what CBDs from Hemp can really do for the health of all beings.She sought out the highest manufacturing and product purification standards, hired biologists and biochemists, and researched effective methods in a never ending passion in helping her redefine the Magik of Hemp Health. With Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP)-compliant facilities, Melissa is setting standards for the industry. She is currently working with state legislators to push high quality standards for CBD products in North Carolina.  She is also the founder and owner of Hemp Magik a Members Support Brigade Supporting Vendor and my personal choice for CBD Oils for Jack’s family. Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Biltong for Breakfast The Transcontinental Railroad was Completed this Week in 1869 Hemp Magik on LinkedIn Hemp Magik on Facebook Hemp Magik on Instagram HempMagik.com And the House Fell Down – Elton John   Sponsors of the Day Butcher Box Backwoods Home   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

I had to think a bit about the title of today’s show.  It was spawned by this quite anti capitalist article at The Exiled.  Let me say I feel the author Yasha Levine is coming at things from a leftist anarcho position, however the article is absolutely accurate in its telling of history.  The upshot, capitalism is bad!  And yet I am a self described “anarcho capitalist”.  So is capitalism bad, or is it good?  As always, it depends! This led me to the distinction between a system of capitalism (in general statism in the form of modern fascism) and natural capitalism.  To me natural capitalism is the only truly natural system of economics we have.  Natural capitalism recognizes that people acquire things and if they do so by legitimate means it is their property.  Further that some people are better at or like to do some things more than others.  Hence trade is a way for people to gain that which they do not have and in doing so both parties are better off for it. Further natural capitalism recognizes that most people don’t want to hurt or kill others.  Even more so that most people do not want to be hurt or killed.  So it simply is better for everyone to conduct trade between individuals, tribes and nations rather than to take by force what one wants.  Even when you are the type that will steal, harm and kill, the reality is if you do it long enough, someone is likely to do it back to you. When most people use the term capitalism in a positive way, this is what they mean.  I grow food and sell the surplus to Tom.  Tom’s money is now mine to keep or spend, my food is now for Tom to eat, share, resell, do what ever he wants to with it.  The trade is based on our mutually agreed upon view of value, it is also a voluntary exchange and both of us are free to trade or not to, it is our choice. Well, that is all good and well but what happens when the state gets involved and something natural is made forced, unnatural and coerced?  Well as we shall see today, many times some very bad things.  We can say the same thing about the supposed antonym of capitalism, socialism.  We think of socialism as a form of economics, but it really isn’t, until the state forces it to be such.  Socialism in its natural state is only cooperation by humans because those cooperating view it as beneficial.  If 20 people settle around a lake and see it as vital to their lives and hence set up some agreements, it is socialism, natural socialism that is. These agreements may be on how many fish can be taken, perhaps even a way where fish are shared.  How much water can be used, what can and can’t be dumped in the lake.  If it needs maintenance the people may pool labor or simply pool money to pay for it, etc.  This is pure, honest, socialism.  The choice is up to the individual, if you want to be part of this group, these are the rules.  Systemic socialism is when a person is required to be part of a group they never asked to be part of and their property is taken in the name of collective good. As we will see today, capitalism and socialism are both wonderful things when humans are left to their natural inclinations in using them on a voluntary basis, but once the state gets involved either can be used to enslave a population. Resources for today’s show… Follow Life With Jack on Instagram TSP Facebook Group Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Binance.com Biltong for Breakfast Find Your TSP Facebook Group for Your State Hey Cinderella – Suzy Bogguss   Sponsors of the Day Ridge Wallet J.M. Bullion   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.[...]

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on community, water, economics, economic migration, guns, local groups, foraging, snake bites, anarchism and more. Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming. Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss… Revitalize the community Monday – Cash Mobs and Facebook Friday If you live in California the water may give you cancer Immigration has been hiding how many people are leaving California Once again we see the truth, money goes where it is treated well 9mm ammo for the self defense carbine Creating “mutual aid groups” – or how about simply “networks” What is spicebush and what is pepper grass Why “snake bite kits” are largely useless More on military service, anarchism and personal responsibility   Resources for today’s show… Follow Life With Jack on Instagram TSP Facebook Group Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Binance.com Biltong for Breakfast Find Your TSP Facebook Group for Your State Cash Mobs Website Study about Cancer and CA Drinking Water California’s Bleeding Population Millionaires Flee Their Homelands Info on the Spicebush Snake Bite Basic First Aid Why it costs 14K to treat a snake bite with 14 bucks worth of anti venom Eat the Weeds Segment on Pepper Grass More on Pepper Grass Video on Spicebush How to ID Spicebush Enter Sandman – Metallica   Sponsors of the Day Western Botanicals Ready Made Resources   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.

NOTE – Due to an error Paul Wheaton’s segment got double played on the show today.  I have fixed it and the current file is good.  If you downloaded the show in the first 20 minutes after it was published you may have the one with the double play on it. Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on permaculture, the kissing bug, dogs, pastured turkey, investing, insurance and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting on the air. I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between. To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise. Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss… Call the JERK Hotline at 877-644-1345 to be part of episode 2500 YouTube Channel of the Weeks is Green Dreams Fla. An update from Paul Wheaton on his KickStarter (you can help and get the book here) Truth vs. hype about the “deadly kissing bug” – Doc Bones A random assembly of nonsense from the LFTN 19 Workshop – Nicole Sauce and Others Dealing with allergies in dogs – Dr. Kelly Growing pastured turkeys and shelter for them – Darby Simpson Big news about batteries and Amazon.com – Steven Harris The concept of timing the market vs. day trading – John Pugliano Life insurance for the young, healthy and single – Jack   Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TspAz.com – support TSP when you shop on Online Granddaddy’s Gun Club Biltong for Breakfast TSP Android App TSP iPhone App Song of the Day Playlist – 2015 Song of the Day Playlist – 2016 Song of the Day Playlist – 2017 Paul Wheaton’s Kick Starter – Global Solutions in Your Own Backyard YouTube Channel of the Week – Green Dreams Fla – Pete Kanaris What Are You Listening To – Chris Stapleton   Geoff Lawton’s Permaculture Videos 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video-1 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 2 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 3 2019 Permaculture Masterclass :: Video 4   Websites of the Expert Council Members Home Made Wonderlust Affordable DC Generators Hack My Solar MT Knives Living Free in Tennessee Harvest Eating Old Grouch Military Surplus Steven1234.com Permaculture Classroom A Bee Friendly Company Investable Wealth Permies.com The Simple Life Now GeoffLawton.com DarbySimpson.com Whole Systems Design Doom and Bloom HaloBySue.com HackMySolar   Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.