How To Survive 2025

In the conclusion of this special two-part limited return engagement, Jim Cobb, Dacia Arnold, and Brian Keene discuss frugality and financial preparedness in a time of high gas prices and economic uncertainty, with simple everyday tips on how to save money, spend money, and get more for less. 

Jim Cobb, Dacia Arnold, and Brian Keene are back for a limited return engagement of everyone's favorite preparedness podcast. This week, they focus on dealing with the anxiety, depression, and other emotions many are currently experiencing, and offer realistic strategies for adaptability, mental toughness, emotional resilience, and gratitude.

In the final episode of our limited series, Jim, Brian, and Dacia refresh your preparedness knowledge and take you step-by-step through the previous 23 lessons, leaving you prepared for 2025 and beyond.

In our penultimate episode, Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss operational security -- how to safeguard and protect your loved ones and yourself from those who might wish to take advantage of your preparedness.

Jim and Dacia discuss the proper care and maintenance of firearms, knives, vehicles, generators, and other preparation gear.

Drills and practice runs allow us to test our plans and gear in a reasonably safe and controlled environment. Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss how to learn from making mistakes without too much risk.

Brian, Jim, and Dacia discuss ham radios, cellular and satellite phones, 'walkie talkies, whistles, signal fires, flares, and other ways of communicating in an emergency situation.

Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss "Dirt Time", prepping practice, gear familiarity, and how to prioritize and balance. 

Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss the importance of "soft skills" such as critical thinking, leadership, communication, empathy, and conflict resolution.

Jim schools Dacia and Brian on where to find and purchase the best survival and prepper gear. 

Jim, Dacia, and Brian take a break from the serious stuff to discuss and recommend their favorite prepper-related books, movies, and television shows.

There are times when the best preparedness involves being nondescript and unnoticed. Jim and Brian discuss situational awareness, hiding in plain sight, and how to blend with your surroundings and leave no trace behind.

An important but often overlooked part of prepping is taking a break from prepping. Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss the unhealthy impact "Doomscrolling" can have on your mental, physical, and emotional health and how that impacts your overall preparedness.

Dogs. Cats. Birds. Hamsters. Snakes. Goldfish. When disaster strikes, it doesn't just impact us. It also impacts our furry, feathery, and scaly friends. Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss pet-centric preparedness, and what you should do now to make sure your animals are okay in the future.

The Four Pillars of Financial Preparedness. This area of prepping is very neglected, but on a day-to-day level, it's critically important. Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss Debt Reduction, Emergency Savings, Retirement Planning, and The Death File.

In this episode, Jim Cobb, Dacia Arnold, and Brian Keene open the listener mailbag and answer all of your questions about preparedness in the days and months ahead.

Expert Craig Caudill, Director of Nature Reliance School, joins us to discuss situational awareness, surviving active shooter and mass casualty scenarios, and the importance of reading pre-event indicators.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the team discusses the lessons from our first eight episodes, and how they can all be applied to these dire current events, and how to prepare for the inevitable next storm.

The team gives our listeners some easy to follow guidelines on what to stash in grab-and-go bag for easy and quick egress. In addition to what you should pack, learn how long you should pack for, what to use for a bag, and much much more. Jim Cobb takes the team to school in this episode of How to Survive 2025.

Most disasters do not require people to flee from their home, but as the country is experiencing the aftermath of Hurricane Helena, some do. Our resident preparedness expert, Jim Cobb, gives our listeners some key tips to know when to stay and when to go, how to decide where to go, and how far one should go when evacuating. Our thoughts are with our friends and family displaced or dealing with the...

The team interviews special guest, emergency room physician and highly decorated army veteran, Dr. Todd Baker, on common myths circulating in the preparedness community, techniques he employees to keep calm in crisis, and what medications should be in a basic first aid bag. Dr. Baker also shares a tip to help you and your family avoid ending up in the emergency room. Put your tampons away and lear...

Water is vital for life. The team talks about finding, filtering, and purifying water. Plus helpful tips for how much to drink and how much to store. Don't miss this essential episode on How to Survive 2025.

When it comes to preparing your pantry, you don't need to spend a ton of money on special "survival" foods. Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss the shelf-stable foods available at your local grocery store. Even better, knowing how to preserve food can help you take better advantage of store sales and garden produce. "Store what you eat, eat what you store."

Everyone talks about how to survive a disaster, but what about surviving the aftermath? Be it financial devastation, the loss of personal property, or the mental and emotional toll of PTSD, anxiety, or grief, you need skills to see you and your loved ones through it. Jim, Dacia, and Brian discuss. 

How does one get into the preparedness frame of mind? How do you overcome anxiety, Doom Scrolling, and the "what if" spiral? Understanding panic and what to do when it sets in.