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TweetToday on The Survival Podcast I take your calls t0 866-65-THINK Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on bread, kerosene heat, ammo, skills, brewing, food storage, business ownership, public education 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 I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss… Of bread machines and sour dough bread Keeping kerosene heaters running optimally Thoughts on storing ammo and vacuum sealing DIY.org – great skill development site for kids Thoughts on making fruit beers Dealing with and preventing bloody deer meat How to prepare clay soil for planting Thoughts on gold lined paint cans Thoughts on business ownership and tax deductions Turning weedy fields into “pasture” Schools now advertising to encourage enrollment – yep!  The writing is on the wall! Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1483 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom GenForward.com TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com JM Bullion – (sponsor of the day) The Berkey Guy – (sponsor of the day) Real Sour Dough Bread from a Bread Machine Turkish 8MM Bandolier Ammo DIY.org Gold Lined Paint Cans My review of the vaccucanner The VaccuCanner Website 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetJohn Pugliano of Investable Wealth John Pugliano is a late blooming entrepreneur and the founder of Investable Wealth, LLC an independent fee only investment advisory firm. John served in the military for 7 years before starting a 20 year corporate career in sales and marketing of industrial products. More importantly he followed his passion and honed his skills as an individual investor for over 25 years before becoming an investment adviser. Understanding the plight of the retail investor, he advises clients using the experience he gained while managing his own portfolio. John has recently launched the Wealthsteading Podcast. John practices what he preaches. He believes in first being a disciplined saver, getting your preps in order, and then investing in the stock market. John is a long time TSP listener, he’s a MSB member, and a PermaEthos Founder. Today he joins us to discuss small business ownership as a primary method of building wealth.  In this show John discusses getting mentors, developing entrepreneurship groups, funding your start up, building local and then reaching out nationally or internationally. He then goes into why value add is a great entry method into business start up.  How you can gain insight by talking to local businesses and business owners.  John also explains the necessity of a simple business plan, keeping employee head count low or even to zero and learning from your mistakes. Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1482 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom GenForward.com TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com Harvest Eating – (sponsor of the day) Western Botanicals – (sponsor of the day) Investable Weath – John’s Main Site The Wealthsteading Podcast 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetGoji Cuttings Rooted in 5 Days Flat! In the last two years I have planted over 400 trees, bushes, vines, etc. on my property.  Right now I have 150 small support trees (locust and autumn olive) waiting to be planted into my food forest. The sheer variety of what will be budding out and going into full on growth mode in 2015 has me very excited.  There are over 20 varieties of apple, an equal if not higher variety of plumbs, 6 different low chill cherries and more.  I still have to find a home that will meet the needs of 10 bush hazels. I have even found a spot I call current row and it is now planted with 7 currant varieties, this little sweet spot is perfect to help currants survive my harsh climate.  I have many varieties of autumn olive going like gang busters, three different mull berry species and comfrey nestled down for the winter everywhere. It has all been a ton of fun, but let me tell you what I have learned during this time… 1.  Plants are trees are fascinating 2.  The variety of what is available in any climate is staggering 3.  Even small spaces can be planted with dozens or hundreds of trees 4.  For every tree you are going to want 10 or more other perennial plants 5.  Finding what you want is often difficult and highly seasonal 6.  The big one, plants and trees are expensive! This has led me to begin the planning and development of my own back yard nursery.  Today I will discuss that and the things are are currently building and installing. I will also discuss the opportunity that exists in this space for running your own business and the various ways you can get started. Join Me Today to Discuss… My current plans (phyical build happening now) Intermittent Misting Beds Tree seedlings and grow out beds Nursery work station Future plans High quality green house Highly Insulated Rear wall solid, no glass Lean-to style roof Power and automated watering Really a small house with plants in it Will use a thermal battery (earth based) Delayed until next season (wife is getting her kitchen first) Why this makes a good business model Value creation – product production Current demand exceeds supply Allows for story based marketing You are selling an appreciating asset Countless niches Cider Apples Medicinal Plants Regional Specific Build a Guilds What Can You Think Of Creates repeat and referral business Legal hurtles are small (nursery permit) Product can be sold local, shipped or both Good margins, room to cut deals Easily started, not easily replicated Many small producer advantages over the “big guys” Some Plants I am Excited to Work With Goji Berry “Designer Autumn Olive” and Goumis  Various “seedling” and “spitter” apples Bush Cherries Elders Plums Figs Final Thoughts Resources for today’s show… Pre-Register for Nick Ferguson’s Plant Propagation Course Join the Members Brigade The Year 1481 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom GenForward.com TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com Fortress Defense Consultants – (sponsor of the day) Ready Made Resources – (sponsor of the day) 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 (866-658-4465866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who suppl[...]

TweetPerhaps Not Such a Bad Idea Note - There will be ZERO teacher bashing in this show.   Well zero teacher bashing as a wholesale group anyway, I promise. Yesterday I pointed out how many problems and divisions in society would not even exist if the state were not involved in key issues.  Once again I dared touch the sacred cow of pubic education.  Once again my inbox is crammed full of hate mail because I am “bashing teachers” when the truth is the word teacher wasn’t even used in yesterday’s show. Why this reaction?  Because logical and other wise intelligent and sane people become irrational even to the state of temporary insanity when something they see is necessary is called unnecessary.  They may not know why they even believe it to be necessary, they just do and that alone causes at times even a violent response when anyone even infers that they are wrong. School is important and an education is priceless.  Every child has a fundamental right to an education, everyone knows that right?  There are both truths and inaccuracies in those statements and combined they create what we call a logical fallacy.  What is a logical fallacy?  Logical fallacies are unsubstantiated assertions that are often delivered with a conviction that makes them sound as though they are proven facts.  This is often done by taking true facts and combing them with total fabrication or unsubstantiated conclusions based on some of the actual facts. In this case “school is important”, well no, education is important, but school is only one form of education.  School is not required for education to even occur. Every child has a right to an education is another one.  We must first understand that a right as used above means the following… A moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way. This means that there is a moral and legal obligation to provide everyone with an education.  Is that actually the case?   I don’t believe it is, not in the way we are led to believe anyway. This also omits a critical reality, that every right comes with corresponding responsibilities.  Further that the State is to ensure rights primary by not oppressing them or allowing others to oppress them. For instance your right to free speech comes with responsibility to not say incite violence or yell fire in a crowded theater.  More over, the state isn’t responsible to provide you a venue for your free speech nor to force people to listen to you, only to ensure your rights are not trampled on, nor are they permitted to impede them.  This brings us to yet another fallacy, the “fallacy of omission” which is… Errors occur because the logician leaves out necessary material in an argument or misdirects others from missing information. The reality is there are hundreds of fallacies and almost all of them at one point or another could be applied to most things we hold sacred such as public education. Today I would like to examine what a true free market education system might look like.  Once we do I ask that you use logic and reason to determine for yourself not if such a system would be perfect, only would it be better than what we have.  Every system is flawed, this doesn’t mean a system with flaws can’t be better than a system with even greater flaws.  To assert that a flawed system isn’t a better system simply because it has some flaw, when the underlying system itself has greater flaws, is also a fallacy, can anyone name that fallacy? Join Me Today to Discuss… Is every child entitled to a good education Does the current system provide a good education to every child Who’s children are they anyway Why teachers are not to blame Why teachers can’t fix the system and why many would not if they could Answering the big but what if style questions… But who decides if an education is valid How would we ensure standards are met or t[...]

TweetJoin Me Today as I Answer Your eMails Today on the Survival Podcast I take your emails on Eric Garner, personal liberty, legal issues, social security 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 Emails On Why I was wrong about the Eric Garner case and why it makes things worse Which wolf are you feeding, a cool facebook meme that makes you think What happens to our biggest arguments if the state is removed How lawyers scalped 1.2 billion from social security last year Have our people become cowards that actually fear liberty Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1479 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com GenForward on IndieGogo Knife Kits – (sponsor of the day) Backwoods Home – (sponsor of the day) Lawyers Scalp 1.2 Billion from Social Security This Monday’s Prepper Scenario This one is strait from my interview with Masaad Ayoob if you remember it.  Whether you do or do not put yourself into this scenario.  A man attempts to break into you home and manages to do so.  You hear the commotion and pick up your gun.  You find the man in your home, you order him the ground but he comes at you, you shoot him, he is down dying in a pool of blood.  For what ever reason you are alone in your home, no other witnesses.  You now must dial 911, how do you handle everything from this point forward. Last Monday’s Prepper Scenario Riots have erupted in your area, similar to the Ferguson riots. The cause is not really relevant so we will leave it out. The key is that these riots are not likely to spread to your house BUT you and your spouse (if you have one) work near the area where they are occurring. Additionally you have some concern over the location of your children’s school. What are your procedures and protocols for travel, when to stay home and how to deal with potential spread of the danger. 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetToday on The Survival Podcast I take your calls t0 866-65-THINK Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on politics, permaculture, brewers grain, cooking, back up heating, the ruble and foreign currency, urban homesteading 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 I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss… Just as I said, the GOP is selling out its supporters on immigration – what it means How and why do trees often create frost umbras Feeding spent brewers grain, what you need to know Chef Keith on cooking organ meats and high altitude baking Staying warm during power outages in winter Should you buy Russian rubles right now, I won’t here is why Will the presidents actions about Ferguson do any good, such as body cameras, NO Remediation of soils Small scale and urban style homesteading Of indoor lettuce and aphids Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1478 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom GenForward.com TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com Harvest Eating – (sponsor of the day) Western Botanicals – (sponsor of the day) The GOP to Grant Full Amnesty More on Feeding Brewers Grain to Animals Wiring a Gas Furnace to Run a Generator EverBank Foreign Currency CDs All About Urban Homesteading 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetKenton Zerbin of PRI Barbados Kenton Zerbin is an inspirational speaker, teacher & consultant who empowers others to repair degraded landscapes, grow food and build community. A teacher by training, Kenton specialty is in facilitating a quality education as a professionally certified Permaculture teacher. He has spent the last 3 years studying, designing and teaching Permaculture across Australia and Canada, designing properties and guest speaking for gardening groups, conferences and Universities alike. He now serves as the PRI certified Permaculture Teacher & educational program planner for The Caribbean Permaculture Research Institute of Barbados. Kenton joins us today to discuss the power of community funding and a brand new permaculture research Institute in Barbados.  We also discuss Self-sufficiency vs. inter-dependency along with our view of what permaculture really is all about. We further examine the question of can humans be a regenerative force or are we a virus bent on paracitism of the planet.  We continue with why Kenton feels that “self-sufficiency” a commonly misunderstood concept.  From there we discuss the solutions offered by permaculture thinking.  We also discuss if there is any real escape from humanity’s current circumstance? From there we discuss education and how it is both the problem and a potential solution to many of our issues.  We finish up with a discussion on Crowdfunding and how even a failed campaign ended up helping to fund the PRI in Barbados.  We also discuss why they built on in Barbados and how Barbados is actually in one way a bit like the famed Easter Island. Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1477 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom GenForward.com TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com JM Bullion – (sponsor of the day) Ready Made Resources – (sponsor of the day) Ready Made Resources Current Awesome Night Vision System Deal The CPRI in Barbados 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetMoney Can Make You Put on Your Own Chains Today I am going to really discuss money at a high level, perhaps in some ways at a beyond PhD level, since many PhD’s in economics frankly don’t truly seem to understand money themselves. At this higher level on some of today’s content things may sound a bit metaphysical, they are not, there is just a certain stigma to certain words at this point like energy and matter and intention. Additionally some of the higher concepts may seem hard to understand or perhaps more ethereal then concrete and actionable.  Some of you might feel an urge to skip or gloss over them as not being that important. But do you want to know the truth?  Do you really? The concepts I will explain today about money are the blueprint for the enslavement of a society by those in power.  The oligarchs, the plutocracy and the State.  It is the very means by which individuals are controlled and it is nothing but an illusion. The problem though is unlike many illusions, this one causes multiple collective delusions and those create new realities that we much actually contend with.  Do you want to fully understand what all of that complex language means?  Then tune in today and it will all become clear. Join Me Today to Discuss… What is money How does money obey the laws of energy What does energy and money teach us about Durable Materials Fuel Energy Health Food Transportation Monetary Creation, Manipulation and Movement How is US money created and why does it work What is inflation and how does monetary velocity effect it Why anyone can create money but not all money works Why money fails How money created freedom How money then created slavery How to use this knowledge to your own advantage What you can and can’t control Why real value is the path to liberty Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1476 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom GenForward.com TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com Safe Castle Royal – (sponsor of the day) Fortress Defense Consultants  – (sponsor of the day) 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetBeef Shank/Shin An Underrated Cut of Beef We cover some really heavy topics here at times.  As we near the end of another year I want to toss in some fun and practical stuff.  Today we will talk about cooking and specifically cooking for this time of the year, stuff that warms your insides when the outside is cold. Now only do I consider cooking a prepper topic for a variety of reasons todays episode will also include many dishes tailor made to portion out and freeze or can, which can add to your food preps. I will also talk about using lower cost cuts of meats that Americans have forgotten how to use and frankly forgotten how great they taste.  Things like beef shank, pork butt, lamb shoulder chops, beef heart and more. Join Me Today to Hear… Why cooking is a prepper topic Being well fed is good for morale Being a good cook saves MONEY Being a good cook makes use of what you produce What makes food really taste great Good techniques Complimentary flavors Depth of flavors Simplicity Some of my favorite things to cook and how I cook them Beef Shank (shins) Simple Beef Stew Squirrel/Rabbit/Hunters Stew Absolutely Simple Pulled Pork “Taco” Shredded Chicken Chicken Soup Lamb Shoulder Chops Braised Beef Heart Roasted Chicken Thys/Quarters Garlic Chili Chicken Wings Sheppard’s Pie – only slightly not paleo Final Thoughts Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1475 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com GenForward on IndieGogo Sawtooth Tactical – (sponsor of the day) Bulk Ammo – (sponsor of the day) Bob Wells Plant of the week - Mollies Delicious Apple – Adaptable from zone 5 – zone 8.  A favorite Red Delicious type apple for mild winter climates. Sweet, flavorful, aromatic and very disease resistant. The color of the apple is a beautiful red blush over yellow. It requires 400-500 chill hours. Pollinate this apple with a Fuji or Granny Smith Apple.  Find Mollies Delicious Apple and more at Bob Wells Nursery. Bob Wells Nursery specializes in anything edible: fruit trees, berry plants, nut trees, as well as the hard to find specialty trees. Find them at BobWellsNursery.com 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetJoin Me Today as I Answer Your eMails Today on the Survival Podcast I take your emails on “the holidays”, riots in Ferguson, the presidents executive order on immigration, 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 Emails On A message from Jack  on sanity and good will for the holiday season PermaEthos is looking for our 2014 Interns, find out from Jesse Tegtmeier how to join us What Law Enforcement must do to prevent more Fergusons Why the president’s executive order on immigration is largely meaningless, for now What is going to happen in Europe and their “banking crisis” It is starting to become more clear that the public education systems knows itself to be obsolete Final thoughts – what is really matters as we wind down 2014 Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1474 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com GenForward on IndieGogo Knife Kits – (sponsor of the day) Backwoods Home – (sponsor of the day) EU Banking Supervision Website Finland Dumps Handwriting for Keyboarding in Public Schools This Monday’s Prepper Scenario Riots have erupted in your area, similar to the Ferguson riots.   The cause is not really relevant so we will leave it out.  The key is that these riots are not likely to spread to your house BUT you and your spouse (if you have one) work near the area where they are occurring.  Additionally you have some concern over the location of your children’s school.   What are your procedures and protocols for travel, when to stay home and how to deal with potential spread of the danger. Last Monday’s Prepper Scenario Look at Buffalo New York and the surrounding areas right now. First they were hit with about 8 feet of snow. Now as the melt comes flooding is probable. During this event no help could be sent in. Frankly the melt might be a disaster unto itself but it is also a blessing. With 8 feet of snow there really isn’t many places to push it out of the way to. In such an event you will likely be stuck inside your home for at least a week, if power goes out cold weather is a big problem. Regardless of where you live how would you personally prepare for such an event? 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetNote – You can get a full transcript of the original portion of this show here. Many families read this and the Christmas show as part of their holidays. Today one day before the great American Holiday we stop and pause to think about what we have to be thankful for. The beginning of today’s show is new, most of it is rebroadcast of the first year I did this show. The beauty of this show is I feel it is something you can share with friends and family. The real history of Thanksgiving is actually a lot more interesting and special then many of the myths. Tune in today to hear… How thankful I am for all that has happened so far in 2014 Why much of what we learn about Thanksgiving is wrong or at least inaccurate How Thanksgiving was at one time considered a “damn yankee holiday” How Thanksgiving became a way for our nation to heal and reunite How the date of Thanksgiving has often been moved around and why The truth about those big buckles the pilgrims wore and all that black clothing What feasting meant 100 years ago to our prior generation that we have forgotten 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 and you might hear yourself on the air. Photo Credit Above to Vicki’s Nature

TweetCheck Out Harvest Eating for More Great Stuff from Chef Keith Snow. Tune in today for a special edition of The Survival Podcast with Chef Keith Snow. Keith is the creator of HarvestEating.com which focuses on eating seasonally and cooking with food you can grow in your backyard of obtain locally. He is also a daily listener to our show and shares many common ideals with the Survival Podcast audience. So I thought who better to bring on the air in preparation for Thanksgiving then Chef Keith. Whether you are going though having the “in laws” over for the first time or just want to have the best Thanksgiving meal you ever cooked, today’s show is for you. Today we discuss the way to get a perfect turkey every time, how to make potatoes that are perfectly fluffy and other “non survivaly stuff”.  The key though is that family is important and this is a time to pause, enjoy each other and just relax.  So instead of some  hard hitting Tuesday show let’s just all enjoy the kick off to the holiday season with Expert Council Member Keith Snow. Tune today to learn… Simple steps to a perfect turkey Easy great gravy without the paper envelope Perfect and simple mashed potatoes Root veggies beyond the potato – parsnips, turnips, etc. Awesome roasted sweet potatoes with special secret ingredient A great way to do green beans Greens and Brussel sprouts for Thanksgiving, yep Sweet Potatoes – without the marshmallows Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1472 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom GenForward.com TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com Harvest Eating – (sponsor of the day) Western Botanicals – (sponsor of the day) Chef Keith Snow’s Links HarvestEating.com Chef Keith’s Youtube Chef Keith on Twitter Harvest Eating on Facebook Keith’s Video on Turkey Roasting Keith’s Video with the Perfect Turkey Recipe – Boneless Breast Chef Keith Video on Making Gravy Chef Keith Video on Making Giblet Gravy Chef Keith Video on Cornbread Stuffing Chef Keith Video on Calibrating your Cooking Thermometer Chef Keith Video on Mashed Potatoes Chef Keith Video on Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple Sage Chef Keith Video on Flourless Chocolate Cake Simple Apple Sage Stuffing Harvest Eating Recipe Index Harvest Eating Store Harvest Eating Blog PAW PAW TREE  Highly adaptable from zone 4 to zone 8 Also called “The Custard Apple” because of its delicious taste of vanilla custard. The trees grow to about 25 feet and the fruit is 3-6 inches long. They work best if you plant two for pollination. Some people refer to the Pawpaw as the “Miracle Fruit” and attribute their good health to it. The tree makes an attractive ornamental tree as well. Pawpaw plants are easy to grow. Find this plant and more at Bob Wells Nursery. Bob Wells Nursery specializes in anything edible: fruit trees, berry plants, nut trees, as well as the hard to find specialty trees. Find them at BobWellsNursery.com 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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[...]

TweetJoin Me Today as I Answer Your eMails Today on the Survival Podcast I take your emails on crowd funding, agriculture, soil amendments, politics, education, guns, law enforcement 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 Emails On GenForward passes 10K in crowd funding, a quick thank you Nine Mile Farm is officially a reality White sugar vs. horticultural molasses and improving soils What is the ROI on lobbying 750 to 1, yea I’d invest in that too What one man learned about letting children self direct their education Why the current education will fail, it has to, in fact, it already has Are guns a good investment, depends on how you define investment A story of cops standing up to a corrupt system Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1471 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com GenForward on IndieGogo JM Bullion – (sponsor of the day) The Berkey Guy – (sponsor of the day) The ROI on Lobbying is 750 to 1! Defining the Machine – Why Party Dues Always Trump Political Promises TED Talk I Played on Education The full Movie Harrison Bergeron on Youtube Common Core will make the US More like China, and that Ain’t Good Illinois Cops Sue Over Arrest Quotas This Monday’s Prepper Scenario Look at Buffalo New York and the surrounding areas right now.  First they were hit with about 8 feet of snow.  Now as the melt comes flooding is probable.  During this event no help could be sent in.  Frankly the melt might be a disaster unto itself but it is also a blessing.  With 8 feet of snow there really isn’t many places to push it out of the way to.  In such an event you will likely be stuck inside your home for at least a week, if power goes out cold weather is a big problem.  Regardless of where you live how would you personally prepare for such an event? Last Monday’s Prepper Scenario Somehow you have screwed up and are in a bad situation. You are in an alley way with two men in front of you and two behind you. You do not have your gun for whatever reason. Anything else you keep in your EDC can be used here but again you have NO GUN. The men are approaching from both sides, they definitely mean you harm, you are outnumbered and you know it, what do you do? 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetToday on The Survival Podcast I take your calls t0 866-65-THINK Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on economics, jobs, music, grazing, hugulkultur, diabetes, composting, chickens, planting trees, virtual nations 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 I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss… First thank you guys and WHAT A WEEK! Thoughts on future employment, contracting and mobility You can now download our theme song in full Thoughts on mob grazing and holistic management vs. conventional thinking When it comes to hugulkultur, forget about the nitrogen “loss” and rock on Herbs for diabetics and are diabetics dead meat if TSHTF How to deal with beaver from a permaculture perspective How to deal with excess acidity from coffee when vermicoposting Hog panels for chicken tractors, what works and what doesn’t When and how to plant Mimosa Trees from seed Cooking ground hogs What video games can teach us about the virtual nation concept Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1470 Join Our Forum Walking To Freedom GenForward.com TSP Gear PermaEthos.com AgriTrue.com Fortress Defense Consultants – (sponsor of the day) Ready Made Resources – (sponsor of the day) Allan Savory on Grazing Cattle to Reverse Desertification Greg Judy Presentation on Mob Grazing in MO Doom and Bloom Article on Diabetes TSP Episode that Talks about Crepe Myrtle for Diabetics Article about Crepe Myrtle for Diabetics 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. Also remember we have an expert council you can address your calls to. If you do this you should email me right after your call at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with expert council call in the subject line. In the body of your email tell me that you just called in a question for the council and what number you called in from. I will then give the call priority when I screen calls. 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.

TweetWe Need You at CAC! In October of 2012 I rolled out of my warm bed, headed to my kitchen and poured a hot cup of coffee.  I walked my dogs, breathed cool beautiful fall air and got ready to head to my office (at the time called The Ant Hill).  I went inside and turned on the news to see how things were going for victims of Hurricane Sandy. I sat there for many minutes awestruck at what I saw.  Not so much the devastation, it was expected and I  had followed the storm closely.  I was mostly struck by how little people had, how unprepared they were.  I watched upper middle class people dumpster diving for food after only two days of aftermath.  I watched as people clamored where there was power to use small power stations people had set up just to charge up cell phones and tablets. I saw people who had waited for days for some level of help, get no help.  Some I felt like, why the hell don’t you get out of there and go to where you can get help, get supplies, etc.  Others I realized had no where to go, no car or their car was dead from storm waters. I watched big charities like the Red Cross run countless TV commercials to raise funds but not do much for the first week.  Later we would hear from the Red Cross’s own employees that funds and assets were diverted away from the Storm Response.  Based on the Red Cross’s Haiti Response this I already suspected things like that would happen. After considering this I climbed into my big old red F-350 and drove to the Anthill, during the 15 minute drive all I wanted to do was go home, load up some stuff and drive to NJ/NY and “help”.  Yet I realized I wasn’t prepared to help, I would not really know where to go, who to help, what to do, how to do it and likely the first responders there would see me as a hindrance and prevent me from helping. I started to conceive of a faster, more agile response force.  One run by preppers that would ignore a lot of red tape yet be official enough to operate without interference by other responders.  One that would simply go where the other organizations were not helping yet or where they were never going to help.  It would provide food, water, power, communications, a place to clean up and some guidance of what to do next. The critical thing was we could help in the first 72 hours when the big companies were just “getting set up” so that the eventually could help.  A group where inbound volunteers would communicate with on the ground scouts and buy what was needed on the way in.  So if you contributed to help today, your contribution could help today for the event you contributed to. That day I floated the idea on the air, 13 days later the idea had coaleced into a concept I at first called the TSP-DRT with DRT standing for Disaster Response Team and did this podcast about the concept.  From there I assembled a “Honcho Team”, two of whom Greg Gray and Steven Harris join us today to discuss the final result, Citizens Assisting Citizens. Join Us Today to Hear… What is the CAC Team What is the mission of the CAC Team What types of positions are open at CAC What we are looking for in volunteers Why we do background checks on all volunteers How you can join and or contribute to CAC Why and how we are setting up “scout/anchor” vehicles The “feeder vehicle” concept and how it works with anchor vehicles How we will equip our scout/anchor vehicles What are the initial services and items we will be providing to disaster victims Why type of disasters will CAC respond to How long can a volunteer expected to be deployed for How we will empower volunteers to purchase supplies en route to the disaster What percentage of funds donated to CAC will go to actual disaster relief What are CAC’s plans for future growth and development of services  Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade The Year 1469 Join Our Forum CACTeam.com Walking To Freedom TSP Gea[...]