The Survival Podcast

Join Me Today as I Answer Your Calls to 866-65-THINK Today I take your calls on special property tax rates for the elderly, ammo storage, teaching children self sufficiency, business, 2012 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 quite area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get most of them on. Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls On… Should seniors and non seniors pay different property tax rates How we can encourage self sufficiency in children especially our daughters A shout out to a great organization helping our injured soldiers Making Dec. 21, 2012 a “day of great change” by choice in your own life Hugelkultur – again guys in most instances wood is wood is wood, just bury it Thoughts on business model emulation How to know if straw mulch is safe to use and herbicide free Using hand warmers as O2 absorbers with stored ammo The role of low caloric veggies in paleo nutrition Separation distances for seed saving Resources for today’s show… Members Support Brigade Join Our Forum TSP Copper MURS Radio – (sponsor of the day) Bulk Ammo – (sponsor of the day) WarriorHike.com Seed Saving Separation Distances and Procedures Squash Species Varities Calorie and Carb Count in Vegetables 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.

Polyculture is Often the Answer When I speak or do videos or even do a podcast there are common questions that always seem to pop up. Given that is the case I figure most people could learn from at least a few of them, so today’s show is dedicated to answering some of the more common ones and a few of the more complex ones. My feeling is that in many instances people over think some of these issues and in other areas many people simply under think them. In many ways we simply need to understand that nature knows what she is doing, on the other hand we need to understand nature so we can best channel the existing energies. Join Me Today As I Answer…. Is it really best to grow from seed or start plants as seedlings If you do hugelkultur does it mean you never have to water How long does the wood “last” with hugelkultur How can I do contour based design if my land it totally flat How do I deal with clay soil, sandy soil, etc. Do swales become “weed beds” once established Do you need to inoculate soil to encourage fungal activity How do you know when to practice “chop and drop” in your climate In a 7 layer forest system how do herbs and ground covers obtain enough solar exposure How do I develop a “seed mix” for my climate, region, need, etc. The big ones, “but what if” and “can I” Resources for Today’s Show… Members Support Brigade TSP Copper Join Our Forum Sawtooth Tactical – (sponsor of the day) Ready Made Resources – (sponsor of the day) My Permaculture Principles Video Series on Youtube 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.  

Anthony Veltri - Author, Scientist and Trainer Anthony Veltri served as a lead physical scientist in charge of the Department of Homeland Security’s iCAV geospatial system and 24×7 geospatial mapping production center which is charged with map production for a variety of natural and man made incidents. In short, if it made the front page of CNN.com and it had the potential to impact the nation’s critical infrastructure and key resources, chances are, his team made geospatial products for it. He is a long time listener to TSP podcasts and an avid lurker on the forum. He is also the author of Katrina – A Journey of Hope, which recounts his experience as a member of the Rhode Island Urban Search and Rescue Task Force during their deployment to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Anthony joins us today to discuss what being versatile can mean for you in a disaster situation, both during the disaster and long-term. What to expect and how to interact with emergency services professionals. He feels his experience in the Gulf Coast after the Landfall of Hurricane Katrina needs to benefit someone other than me and he wants to make sure people have good information to keep themselves safe. He will also discuss his experience in working in the technology sector with government employment and contracting and how young graduates can gain a competitive advantage in some non traditional ways.  Along with how 30-40 year olds caught in the middle of current technology migrations can adapt to change and continue to compete and excel. Resources for today’s show… Members Support Brigade TSP Copper Join Our Forum Harvest Eating – (sponsor of the day) Western Botanicals – (sponsor of the day) Anthony’s Links A Journey of Hope – TSP Special Welcome Page A Journey of Hope on Amazon Distinguished Graduate TSP Welcome Page Distinguished Graduate Main Site The Death of Yugoslavia - Youtube Video National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS)  Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) 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.

Buff Orpington an Efficient Dual Purpose Bird I get a lot of questions from recent paleo converts as to how do I homestead and prep with paleo in mind.  Since I have decided that large amounts of rice and bean are not as useful to me as moderate amounts of meat and veggies, well things have actually gotten a lot easier, not harder. Today I want to discuss building efficient food production systems, most, not all of this can be done on small homesteads like suburban lots, some of what we will discuss will require at least a few acres but as usual pick and choose what works for you. Join me today as we discuss… Top picks for efficient protein production Hens or ducks (mostly for eggs) Rabbits Aquaponics (not all it is cracked up to be) Aquaculture Top efficient trouble free crops and what to do with them Cucumbers Sweet potato Jerusalem Artichoke Ground Nut Old grains, Amaranth, Quinoa, Millet, Sorghum, Old Corn, Sunflower Weeds, plantain, lambs-quarters, dandelion, chickweed, etc Cow pea, black eyed pea, etc. Okra Underutilized greens, huauzontle, New Zealand spinach, malabar spinach, orach, vegetable amaranth Peppers (yep) “Green” beans Winter squash (butternut and long neck beat borers) “hull-less seed pumpkins” jury is still out Resources for Today’s Show… Members Support Brigade TSP Gear Shop Join Our Forum ShelfReliance.com – (sponsor of the day) Free State Project – (sponsor of the day) Links for Seeds on Many of the Items I discussed Hulless Pumpkin Huauzontle  New Zealand Spinach Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers (lots of great varieties, good source) Menonite Sorghum Millet Seed Varieties Aukses Millet – Very Productive Quinoa Seed Varieties Bucks Horn Plantain  Malabar Spinach Purslane – I should have mentioned this one as well 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.

Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails It’s Monday and time for another round of you your feedback, questions and commentary sent to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com. 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. Today we discuss chickens, economics, a view of US collapse similar to the Soviet Union’s, college debt, senior gardening programs and more. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I 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 Dealing with chicken territorial-ism with a neighboring flock When is it time to get your money out of the bank How gardening can help with senior health care costs Lessons from 3 months on the Appalachian Trail What happens when indebted students drop out early China and Japan start direct trade without the dollar Dmitry Orlov discusses lessons from the USSR’s collapse and how they apply to the US Resources for Today’s Show… Members Support Brigade TSPCopper.com Join Our Forum The Berkey Guy – (sponsor of the day) Silver and Gold Shop – (sponsor of the day) Dmitry Orlov on a Potential US Collapse Dmitry Orlov’s Blog Japan and China Begin Trade Without the US Dollar Student Debt Without the Degree  Senior Gardening Improves Quality of Life and Reduces Health Care Costs 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.

Join Me Today as I Answer Your Calls to 866-65-THINK Today I take your calls on  and more kerosene, trap crops, rural property, BOBs, deer deterrents, cleaning up a bad reputation with the law, guns, permaculture 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 quite area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get most of them on. Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls On… Questions about old kerosene Radishes grown for  predator habitat drawing in cabbage flies, is that a problem Questions on rural property and issues like wells, septic tanks, garbage, etc Thoughts on rotation of items in your bug out bag, (BOB) Ways to deter deer and other animals that may be a problem Cleaning up a deserved bad reputation with a new attitude and new life What uses are there for sweet gum trees Keeping batteries well stored in a BOB Thoughts on 22 conversions for the 1911 Fish as fertilizer and compost Thoughts on acreage that is mostly manicured grass Resources for today’s show… Members Support Brigade Join Our Forum TSP Copper Back Yard Food Production – (sponsor of the day) Fortress Defense Consultants – (sponsor of the day) Episode 910 On Goats Field Stripping an MRE by ITS Tactical Virgina Tech PDF on Sweet Gum Review of the GSG 1911 22 What 10 Years of Permaculture Does to a “Blank Slate” 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.

No this really isn’t about the election or who our next president will be, I think that won’t really matter much anyway.  This is about our role in our own futures, from my view point most of the dice have been already rolled and there are going to be severe economic consequences and we are going to face them. Join Me Today as I Discuss…. How bad the debt really is and how bad it is going to be A bit of debt history and what it can teach us What the economic end game might look like Why people are running to the dollar right now and why its a bad sign What ignoring the current problems will lead to for many Thoughts on where a good place to live is right now Make sure where ever you move to you want to be for 30 years or more Why I would not currently be putting money in most 401Ks Know where you would move your money and make sure you can actually do it Resources for Today’s Show… Members Support Brigade TSPCopper.com Join Our Forum Safecastle Royal – (sponsor of the day) MURS Radio – (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 and you might hear yourself on the air.

Ben Branam of Modern Self Protection Ben Branam served 10 years in the Marine Corps Reserve along with 2 years on active duty, during his active duty service he was as part of an anti-terrorism unit in California after which he served during  the invasion of Iraq. He also has been through 2 separate police academies and has a law enforcement degree yet today is not serving in law enforcement because in his words he discovered, “I determined it was not for me”.  He also worked for an Armored Car company for 7 years In 2008 he returned to Iraq this time as a Private Security Contractor.  Ben has been shooting IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) style competitions for almost 10 years now and loves it.  He has also been listening to TSP for about 3 years, started his first garden last year.  And has begun working on building his own business at ModernSelfProtection.com  Ben Joins Us Today to Discuss… Exactly what IDPA is How IDPA can help you in real life self defense or a social breakdown The limitations of what IDPA or any training can do The types of shooting scenarios IDPA entails How IDPA directly helped Ben in a real combat scenario How are matches set up The low cost of participating in IDPA matches How to find a club in your area How to get started and common gear used How IDPA clubs insure safety of all participants and spectators Things you can learn shooting IDPA, that you can’t learn elsewhere How IDPA relates to TSP The opportunity IDPA presents to find other like minded people near you  Additional Resources for Today’s Show Members Support Brigade TSP Copper Join Our Forum Ready Made Resources – (sponsor of the day) Bulk Ammo – (sponsor of the day) ModernSelfProtection.com IDPA.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 and you might hear yourself on the air.

Properly Managed Goats Improve Soil Mike Canaday has 30 years experience in ranching and training Border Collies and Guardian Dogs to work with and protect livestock. Goat grazing is a cost effective, ecologically sound way to clear land and promote growth of native grasses and beneficial plants, particularly for large acreages and difficult terrain. It has been proven to efficiently handle areas that are inaccessible or difficult to manage with mowers, areas where burns are inadvisable, and sensitive areas where the application of herbicides is not appropriate. The crazy thing is even if you don’t own a lot of land you could still own a lot of goats.  With advances in portable electric fences, the goats ability to forage land unsuitable for cattle, the cost effectiveness over mowing or herbicides and their ability to improve soil, many people actually pay to have goats graze their lands. Mike Joins Us Today To Discuss… Getting started with sheep and goats Why sheep and goats, why not cattle How to properly use electric fencing for predator protection and paddock shifting What to look for in an electric fence How much power a fence needs to be effective and what can cause power loss Using dogs for both working and protecting your live stock How you get other people to pay you to put your goats on their land Finding properties that will be usable for your herds Why some people say “electric fencing doesn’t work” and why they are wrong Scaling goat grazing up and down based on property size and needs Keeping dogs fierce enough to protect a herd by still sociable when not “on duty” Channeling instinct in a dog vs. relying on their “intelligence” Dogs for homestead security Resources for Today’s Show Members Support Brigade TSP Copper Join Our Forum Sawtooth Tactical – (sponsor of the day) Knife Kits – (sponsor of the day) California Grazing – Mike’s Website CowDog.org 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.

Join Me Today as I Answer Your Calls to 866-65-THINK Today I take your calls on permaculture design, aquaponics, composting, judicial elections, dehydrated food, political incompetence vs. malice, beer 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 quite area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get most of them on. Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls On… Questions for judicial candidates and selecting  a “good judge” The storage life of dehydrated veggies Composting with daily wastes, a few ways to make it work Seeds growing from your compost, what will the results be like Thoughts on “clean slate” permaculture design of raw land Is our government malicious or incompetent or is it not so easy to pin down What kind of beer do I drink/brew and why How we can use swales to stop erosion Can store bought lettuce kill tilapia, in at least one instance yes Resources for today’s show… Members Support Brigade Join Our Forum Harvest Eating – (sponsor of the day) Western Botanicals – (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 and you might hear yourself on the air.

Does a UTV Belong on Your Homestead? Jacob Farley is 21 years old and has grown up working on his families cattle ranch in Michigan.  He also worked for his fathers automotive repair shop for over five years and has developed a love for all things outdoors like fishing, hunting and especially off road driving. He joins us today to discuss considerations in choosing an ATV (all terrain vehicles) or UTV (utility terrain vehicles) for homesteading and prepping, accessories, optional equipment and other options for OHV (off highway vehicles). UTVs and ATVs have become increadibly popular, they are a lot of fun and can be a workhorse on the homestead.  They can also be expensive, high maintenance and insufficient for the job at hand unless properly selected.  Jacob joins us to help you make the right choice if a UTV or ATV is in your future plans. Join us today as we discuss… Various types of OHVs Advantages and disadvantages of UTVs vs ATVs Specific OHVs to avoid The best OHVs for homesteading Useful attachments and accessories and useless ones The Rokon motorcycle, awesome sauce or hype Front end costs vs. long term expenses Resources for Today’s Show… Members Support Brigade TSP Gear Shop Join Our Forum ShelfReliance.com – (sponsor of the day) Free State Project – (sponsor of the day) Links Provided by Jacob for More Information… http://olive-drab.com/od_milveh_guide.php http://www.expeditionportal.com/ http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_1/652161_An_outdoor_enthusiast_s_guide_to_4x4s.html http://www.kolpinpowersports.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 and you might hear yourself on the air.

Geoff Lawton - Managing Director of PRI Australia Since 1985, Geoff Lawton has undertaken 1,000’s of jobs consulting, designing, teaching and implementing in seventeen different countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non government organizations and multinational companies. In October 1997 Bill Mollison, upon his retirement, asked Geoff to establish and direct a new Permaculture Research Institute on the 147 acre Tagari Farm previously developed by Bill. Geoff Lawton developed the site over three years and established The Permaculture Research Institute as a registered charity and global Networking centre for Permaculture projects. Geoff Lawton is the managing director of The Permaculture Research Institute. Geoff joins us on TSP today to discuss the future of Permaculture along with many other cool aspects of permaculture, earth works, unusual plantings, temperate climate exchanges for common tropical plantings, common sense environmentalism and how we can help the Permaculture Institute in its mission to create solutions to many of the worlds most insidious problems. Resources for today’s show… Members Support Brigade Join Our Forum The Berkey Guy – (sponsor of the day) Silver and Gold Shop – (sponsor of the day) The Permaculture Research Institute of Australia Permaculture Global – (consider making a donation to help them out with their mission) Get all 5 of Geoff’s DVDs with a 10% Discount One source of Austrian Hulless Pumpkin Seeds I found – (Steria is an region in Austria) Geoff’s Article on Salad Mallow Source in the UK I Found for Salad Mallow Seed (yep they ship to the US, note I misspoke in the episode shipping was CHEAP, the seeds were expensive partly due to the dollar’s weakness to the Euro) Links Geoff Provided on the Plants He Mentioned Austrian Hulless Pumpkin  http://www.koanga.org.nz/shop/seeds/austrian-hulless-pumpkin Ethiopian Cabbage  http://permaculture.org.au/2010/07/27/permacooking/ Salad Mallow   http://permaculture.org.au/2009/05/06/permaculture-main-crops-of-special-importance-salad-mallow/ And Chia  http://permaculture.org.au/2009/04/06/chia-crop-potential-and-uses/ 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.  

A Recent Training Exercise at Lone Star Medics Caleb Causey is the owner and Director of Training for Lone Star Medics.  Caleb started his career riding out with Medstar ambulance services in Fort Worth Texas; as part of the Boy Scouts of America’s Explorer program at the age of 16. After high school he joined the U.S. Army as a Combat Medic. Caleb has been deployed to various locations in the Balkans; where he has worked as a line medic with the 82nd Airborne and in the ER of the 212 MASH. He especially enjoyed his duty as an OPFOR Medic while stationed in Louisiana. After serving his country, Caleb joined the City of Benbrook’s Fire Department and served there as a volunteer Firefighter/EMT. Over the next several years Caleb was involved with the department’s rescue dive team and worked as the Tactical Medic with local area SWAT team. Caleb also has worked with multiple Private Military/Security Companies as a Medic and as an Operator. Caleb completed Paramedic school in College Station, Texas. This is where he attained his American Heart Association’s BLS Instructor, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications, Heartsaver Instructor, and Emergency Medical Services Instructor for the state of Texas. Caleb has proven to have a true passion for teaching medicine to people of all walks of life. Most of his classes are full of knowledge, experience, and laughter.  He joins us today to discuss the role of tactical medical training for the preparedness lifestyle.  After today you may see the phrase “tactical medical” in a new light as it doesn’t always involve bullets and an active shooter scenario.  Anytime there is a lack of support, an element of danger (natural or man made) and an imminent need for treatment, we can find ourselves in a “tactical situation”, which of course means it can happen any given day of the week. Additional Resources for Today’s Show Members Support Brigade TSP Copper Back Yard Food Production – (sponsor of the day) Fortress Defense Consultants – (sponsor of the day) Lone Star Medics 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.

Join Me Today as I Answer Your eMails It’s Monday and time for another round of you your feedback, questions and commentary sent to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com. 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. Today we discuss controlling fear and anger, the safety of a Credit Union vs. a bank, the first public pension fund goes bankrupt, solar power, broke cities and more. Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air. I 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 The “If I Wanted To Save America” contest voting has begun (vote here) BOBs for all or All for BOBs – it will make sense on air I promise! One listener tells us how TSP won her over and I tell you the lesson for all of us in it The solution to cheap solar, make it cost more, only politicians can understand this one Do credit unions loan via fractional reserve banking 1,000,000 miles and still going strong, the power of a diesel motor Biodiesel form algae, is it possible, well for a 16 year old kid yes it is Resources for Today’s Show… Members Support Brigade TSPCopper.com Join Our Forum Safecastle Royal – (sponsor of the day) MURS Radio – (sponsor of the day) Vote for Your Favorite If I Wanted To Save America Video The Problem Solar Panels are Too Cheap, The Solution Tax Them – Yes your government thinks this makes sense, seriously! 1,000,000 Miles for this Diesel Pick Up Truck Algae into BioFuel with No Waste for 3 Bucks a Gallon Field Stripping and MRE by ITS Tactical – Video 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.