GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared

YOUTUBE VIDEO https://youtu.be/2XlOcaRnqp4 RESOURCES - https://www.ready.gov/ - National Risk Index MAP   -- https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/map - I’m Matt Damon   -- https://youtu.be/gnPWJOJYVKc - Bourne Identity Scene   -- https://youtu.be/dsJiYWv3J00 Show Notes: Hey there all you GenXers.  Great to be back again for an exciting show on Making Plans for Preparedness.  I’m Matt Marshall overall prep...

GXT-I-EP06 Hey there genx family. Our show today is meant to serve as a tribute and a time of reflection.  Matt and Ed are joined by Matt's wife Kristin to take part in this special episode.  She will share some additional thoughts on what the attacks meant to her, and to our family. This special episode began as a concept, when Ed and I first started the whole podcast adventure.  Ed realized...

GenXTalking  On Being Prepared Interviews Darren Wisdom.  Darren is a long time friend of our host Ed Wasson, and his position as Naval Military Intelligence Officer provides a great resource for our first in this series of September 11 Remembrance and Reflection episodes.   Darren was in boot camp when the terrorist attacks hit America in 2001.  And from that point gained such resolve in our coun...

GenXTalking  On Being Prepared Interviews Charles (Chuck) Young.  Chuck is a long time friend of our host Ed Wasson.  Churck served as a Marine, and in law enforcement for oveer 20 years.  With Chuck's background, he lend a powerful word to the next installment of the Series of September 11 Remembrance and Reflection episodes.   Chuck was on the ground within about 5 minutes of the plane hitt...

GenXTalking  On Being Prepared Interviews Ed Wasson.  You all know Ed (aka Wilksie) as one of our hosts on the podcast.  Ed served as a Marine, and particllay due to the events of September 11 Attacks,  made his way to Army Military Intelligence, where he served additional tours over seas.  As a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Ed did all he could to "get back in the fight".   Hope...

GenXTalking  On Being Prepared Interviews Bill Eckard.  Today we have the honor of speaking with Mr Bill Eckard.  Bill is an accomplished business man that our host Matt Marshall has had the pleasure of working with over the last couple of decades.  We both work in the Security Industry.  Bill’s path has brought him into some of the most secure places on the planet in government, finance and corpo...

Hello all you GXT fans out there, and thanks for joining us. Today we’re talking a bit about Risk assessment, determining YOUR why, and reminding us all to always be thinking preparedness… I am one of your hosts, Matt Marshall, here to remind us that with preparedness comes comfort, with preparedness comes peace, something we could all use a bit more of… Ed, in today's show, I think we’ll tak...

Hello there again and welcome back to GenXTalkin… In one of our recent shows we reviewed the several different types of bags one could build or buy to start the process of becoming more prepared.  We thought we’d take some time in this episode to review some details of what goes into building a bag, and maybe even answer the question why. Of course there could be a lot of bleed over between the se...

GXT-UP-EP03 Hello again and welcome back to the next installment of Unboxed Prepping brought to you by the team at GenXTalkin - on being prepared. Here's where you can get one... Click below SURVIVAL METRICS ON AMAZON It’s the Head for Survival Triangular Bandana and along with it comes a couple of really nice, larger safety pins. All of it folded up nicely in a little zip locked packet. It s...

Hello and Welcome to GenXTalkin Interviews...  This is the first in our interview series, and today we are talking with Kristin Marshall, a nationally certified Parent As Teacher Educator, who works with the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Healthy Start Program.   We are introducing the listeners to a serious topic that is very timely and completely preventable.  This is a National Campa...

In todays episode of Unboxed Prepping, Matt will break down the Fast Strike Personal Safety Tool.  This is a great little items I use in all of my Bug Out Bags and In my Appalachian Trail Hikes.  Hope you all enjoy! Here's their Website. https://www.faststrikedefense.com/ Would you be prepared? Are you prepared? Choosing to be more prepared every day is a skill.  One that should be honed.  Fo...

Welcome to GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared We couldn't start this podcast adventure without first reviewing the infamous bug out bag.  In this episode, Ed and Matt review the different types of packs you could use to prepare for difficult times. Remember, FEMA and most Offices of Emergency Management, whether government or commercial, recommends to be prepared, at any time, to leave within 15...

Hello there and welcome, we are GenXTalkin - On Being Prepared! In this episode, Monk and Wilksie (aka Matt and Ed) explore the question, why create an entire podcast of GenXers Talking about being prepared.   We'll lightly touch on at least one worse case scenario, we'll talk about one High Impact-Low Frequency Event, and we'll share a bit of history about ourselves.   Please join...