Mastering Risk

Send us Fan Mail The series Blunt Public Policy is designed to be uncomfortable, to challenge the issues of the day, present shortfalls and assign blame as well as to present solutions that will actually work. Different from the normal preparedness episodes, these discussions inform the world around us which in turn makes us better citizens, more informed humans and therefore more prepared to weat...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone has an opinion, punditry or reference that counters your thoughts on issues - and most are more than willing to jump up into your life to make sure you are aware of how they feel.  Climate change, COVID and Supply Chain disruptions are examples of topical issues that have a direct influence on your daily life.  Your politicians, no matter whether you support them or not,...

Send us Fan Mail This week's conversation is asking the real questions about preparedness messaging, where to reach people and what they are looking to find out.  Sharon is an enthusiast who is interested in learning about preparedness, passing on the message and growing the community.  She has some great ideas on reaching those like her, what they are looking for and how governments can amen...

Send us Fan Mail Humans need each other.  We congregate in groups, we socialize and anthropological research shows that we have done so since time immemorial.  Hence, it is arguably the most important step in emergency preparedness to create, strengthen and grow your community - those group of people you can count on when the chips are down.  Who do you call at 3 AM?  Who is coming to help you jum...

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss the elements of planning, specifically for scenarios that you might face.  I focus more on the planning steps and elements than any one scenario, as there are a multitude of potential hazards that may be realized.  How do we integrate a specific scenario into my overall preparedness plan?  What could possibly go wrong and cause a disruption?  We walk through h...

Send us Fan Mail Season 3 commences with a great discussion on emergency preparedness with one of Canada's foremost experts, Ian Foss.  From a background of search and rescue, followed by service in government agencies, with a Masters from Royal Roads - Ian discusses why preparedness is necessary; challenges to get the message across and solutions for communication experts across different le...

Send us Fan Mail Lets dive right into the most controversial issue at play - the IPCC report and the world's reaction to the science, the fires all around us and those few who remain with their heads in the sand.  I offer my points on what the problem is, why humans are responsible, what are our options and how we get there.  I am tired of the toilet-level quality of the discourse on this spe...

Send us Fan Mail This world has endless possibilities, the pandemic has exposed opportunities everywhere - so how do you design the perfect life - CMPP: career, money, passions and people ! We examine how to look at this from scratch, assess opportunity, then include the ever-present minimalism and the intended purpose for physical goods in your life.  Finally, we round it out to this podcast&apos...

Send us Fan Mail A brief discussion on what preparedness means to me, some talk about confusing definitions and the ideas behind becoming a prepared individual.  We chat about self-sufficiency, self-reliance, disasters, emergencies and a myriad of other situations.  Your income is most important, you need multiple lines of income and a plan, a solid plan, when you walk into work tomorrow and your...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone loves a list. If you're looking for the quick and dirty 10 steps to becoming a prepared individual, then here you go. Simple - totally uncomplicated and easy to accomplish.  That must be the goal, otherwise barriers become reasons for off-ramping and not being prepared for coming disruptions. Brilliant - based upon the recommendations and education of the finest mind...

Send us Fan Mail The world is in chaos, panic seems around the corner and if you were to believe the main stream media and the preppier channel - societal breakdown is imminent.  We are exposed to a flurry of complex problems that cause strife in society, challenging to address and difficult to solve, involving significant public resources and the cooperation of multi levels of government.  Those...

Send us Fan Mail The apocotalk will not stop on social media and has now carried into the mainstream media in the form of dire warnings about climate change, pandemic variants, hyperinflation, end of globalization and many others.  So what is a prepared individual living in suburbia suppose to do?  Nothing.  Thats the point of preparedness and adopting a prepared life.  You have established a prep...

Send us Fan Mail As the developed world emerges from the pandemic restrictions, there is a movement afoot to adopt many of the "temporary" programs invoked during COVID-19 to help citizens manage the crisis, as permanent fixtures.  Not necessarily the benefits related legislation, but the framework legislative authority, government management and the new tools adopted in order to best se...

Send us Fan Mail Far too many preppier channels are profiting on fear mongering, raising stress in the population and therefore causing far more harm than any of their preparations would solve.  They simply are attempting to provide information and shows that will raise revenue, subscribers, Ad revenue and otherwise improve their bottom line.  Now profiting of your skills is the very essence of ca...

Send us Fan Mail A slight change of focus, but necessary as there is too much hype in the preparedness community about inflation and the terror it will bring.  This is reality, a bit of a boring but necessary explanation of what inflation is, how it is created and how the government acts to lower inflation.  No politics, just facts on how this happens.  Then a short but important reflection on how...

Send us Fan Mail Too many "experts" are selling the notion that the global and North American supply chains are at risk of collapse and therefore a pending catastrophe for food and necessities.  This pandemic has caused disruptions in corporate supply chains, as have recent geo-political issues across the globe.  In this episode, we explain why food supply chains and other necessities wi...

Send us Fan Mail 72 hrs, 60 days, one year?  How much or how far should your preparedness supplies reach out?  When do you have enough and how do I determine what is the correct set of parameters for my family?  This week we consider the most important question after you decide to become responsible for your outcomes - how long should I be self-sufficient for?  This is about building your self rel...

Send us Fan Mail This week is emergency preparedness week in Canada, the one week a year where the government attempts to focus your attention on their ideals and suggestions about preparedness.  This week's episode takes a non-sheep approach to the tag line - be prepared for anything.  This is a poor choice of wording and while it may be build on a foundation of encouraging citizens to consi...

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Send us Fan Mail This episode is about thinking how preparedness and travel come together.  As the world will eventually emerge from this pandemic and restore some basic travel, maybe even total global excursions, how do we embrace that possibility while remaining prepared.  If you have 60 days of supply in your house, you cannot take that on an airplane - so what are the best moves for you to con...

Send us Fan Mail A fun episode, for all those living at 100 MPH who don't have time to consider our 12 step plan and still wish to just buy some stuff to be better prepared.  We discuss what are the simplistic realistic things for home, car and evacuation.  Simple, but necessary in a modern developed and connected world.  No bug out bags here, no saws, canned food, axes, shelters, sleeping ba...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing our discussion on emergency preparedness, this week we offer some thoughts on those disruptions the are not fixed after the first 72 hours.  The utilities do not come back on, or whatever element of critical infrastructure that has failed.  What is your plan for after that government recommended 72 hour kit is expired?  Have you a community plan, do you know your neighb...

Send us Fan Mail A quick reminder that preparedness is cheap, simple and easy for everyone to embrace.  When we consider the basic animalistic requirements of the human species and the fact that they are readily available everywhere in the developed world, then we cannot use the financial excuse as a barrier to becoming prepared.  It is a question of your own self-reliance, how much of your needs...

Send us Fan Mail Collapse is a popular topic in today's preparedness media, many foretelling of the end of the current financial system, the Great Reset or some other apocatalk.  The reality is that every single civilization in history has terminated and to some degree, because of the decisions they made.  Through an examination of historical evidence, modern theories we discuss collapse and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I put together the micro plans from the 10 individual sectors of critical infrastructure and present my personal individual emergency preparedness plan for my family.  By navigating our dependancy on the CI that keep society running, we are poised to mitigate specific and identifiable areas where we would have a shortfall and determine the appropriate measure to mi...