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Most of today’s show is a recreation of 2008’s Christmas special. Today we pause and take a moment to reflect on Christmas and how it has become the Holiday we celebrate today. Many American’s have no idea just how Christmas became unique here in America, the role it played in bringing our nation together after two wars of independence and the civil war. Christmas is special and a time to pa...

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-561- Building Your Own Long Term Rations The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week a listener asked about question about building your own meals for a bug out bag or for back packing etc.  As it was a feed back show I gave the 5 m...

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-342- Alternative Ways to Evaluate Property The notes below are the original notes from that episode. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you talk to most good real estate agents you will get great advice on buying property, IF, you want buy a typical house in the city or suburbs with the...

I decided to do one more “new” episode for 2022 and just woke up thinking about cooking and different techniques.  Partly due to my episode last week with Texas Slim when we talked about “cattleman feats”.  Also due to the approaching holiday meals.  Lastly, well I seldom go a day without thinking about cooking in some way as it is one of my true passions. The key to me is...

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on economic crisis, Ukraine, pellet stoves, fodder, investing, education, marketing, boots, bitcoin and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the expert you have...

I get a lot of requests for more “old school” episodes of TSPC and most of those focus on homesteading, permaculture, hard skills, etc. which lead us to the pillars of homestead series that we will continue today.  In part two of this series we are going to cover the second pillar, back yard livestock. Note this series is not about commercial farming for a profit, scaling food producti...

Clara Peto is an Australian/Hungarian Medical Scientist. President of Permaculture Central Coast local group near Sydney Australia. Passionate about urban permaculture. Amateur Mycologist and mushroom grower, Beekeeper and Chicken lady. Today Clara joins us from Australia to discuss Permaculture at the urban and suburban scale. We also talk climate extremes, involving kids, running local groups, m...

Texas Slim is the founder of The Beef Initiative, a trade group dedicated to improving the quality of our food via direct market access and sound money. Slim was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle, where his grandfather stewarded the land he grew up on. He resides on the Llano Estacado, the Caprock of the Texas Panhandle, The Desert High Plains, and the end of the breadbasket. His ancestral fa...

Today it is time for a show answering your emails and questions on social media.  If you want to submit questions, comment or news stories for coverage on the podcast just send an email to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with TSPC in the subject line and you might hear it on the air.  For best results ask your question up front in one sentence then hit return a couple times and provide any detail y...

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on government lies, censorship, economics, chickens, citrus trees, bone broth, permaculture, regional knowledge and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do the following…. Email it to me at jack @ thesurvivalpodcast.com Put TSPC Expert in the subject line Ask you question and state the exp...

Right now I am in YouTube jail for a video I made in July of 2021 that was just flagged as “disinformation”, ironically the video was about the importance of free speech.  I guess that claim was the disinformation? In any event since I am banned from YouTube this week anyway and I am only going to be on alternative video sites, why not just use today to discuss the current state of aff...

Jason Schaller is a cybersecurity professional and firearms content creator that believes in being prepared for what life might throw you. Like many Americans, Jason lived a life of continual debt that he learned from his parents. However, he and his wife broke free from a life of servitude to debt just in time to prepare for the disaster of loosing his main source of income and relying on side hu...

The entire point of bitcoin is that you can self custody your bitcoin.  In fact while many seem to think “be your own bank” means run your own node, it is really all about self custody.  Think about why we have banks in the first place.  Banking as we know it (international banking) goes back to the times of The Knights Templar. In this time people would make pilgrimages to the holy la...

I get a lot of requests for more “old school” episodes of TSPC and most of those focus on homesteading, permaculture, hard skills, etc. which lead us to the pillars of homestead series that we will continue today.  In part two of this series we are going to cover the second pillar, back yard livestock. Note this series is not about commercial farming for a profit, scaling food producti...

Yep this show is about active anarchy, didn’t put that in the title so it would not immediately shut down people that do not know what real anarchy is.  Anarchy is not spoiled young adult children living in the parents basements, listening thrash music and playing games while wearing a black shirt with an A on it. Anarchy is not burning down buildings, demonstrating in the streets or being a...

For the first time ever today we are going to do an Expert Council live session. I invited about 6 members and 3 were available.  That actually works out great because 4 is about a perfect number for a group panel.  We won’t be doing these every week but I will keep inviting council members and perhaps we can do one of these a month rotating council members as we do so. Resources for today’s...

Reed Richard is a father, permaculture enthusiasts, gardener/conductor, rouge thinker/philosopher, musician/dancer, bitcoin curious, novice builder/plumber/electrician, author, the list goes on… Living on a semi small island on the Salish Sea on unceded territory, Reed enjoys life with his family of 5, all home births, in a community on 20 acres of land, celebrating the pagan sabbath in atte...

Jonathan Kohn is a Venezuelan born Energy professional with experience in Land and BIS management for the oil and gas industry. Prior to founding BitPetro, Jonathan served as VP for Balanced Energy LLC, where he was responsible for the development and capitalization of over 70 drilling projects in Texas. BitPetro was founded in 2014, it focuses on the use of data science to provide land research a...

I get a lot of requests for more “old school” episodes of TSPC and most of those focus on homesteading, permaculture, hard skills, etc.  Today we begin a 4 part series where we will go into what I consider to be the 4 pillars of any proper homestead from a quarter acre suburban homestead to a large landholding in the country. Note this series is not about commercial farming for a profi...

Today one day before the great American Holiday we stop and pause to think about what we have to be thankful for. Two years ago I rerecorded the original portion of this show into much better audio quality, I do hope you enjoy it. If you would like to hear the first version of it as it was recorded in my car you can find the original that was published on Nov. 26, 2008 here. The beauty of this sho...

Today’s episode was originally, Episode-557- Surviving Thanksgiving with Chef Keith Snow and originally aired on Nov. 23rd 2010.  The notes below are the original notes from that episode. Remember while Rewind Shows are commercial free you can always support our show by Joining the MSB or simply by doing your Amazon.com shopping though TspAz.com Tune in today for a special edition of The Survival...

As we head into Thanksgiving week we get into what I personally call “the holidays.  People mean different things when they say that, but I mean from now until New Years.  I love this entire time of year mainly because I spend more time with family in these 6 weeks then the rest of the year in total. It also leads us into the beginning of winter.  Going into winter this year I took a different app...

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally, Episode-218- The Federal Reserves Shell Game and originally aired on June 11th, 2009.  The notes below are the original notes from that episode. Show Notes for Epi-218  Today’s we take a look at what we can learn from primitative societies that used shells as a form of currency.  T...

Time for a just Jack Thursday show today!  It’s like a twisted Hank Williams Jr song today. Prices are up and the sperm counts are down and you’re getting laid off if work downtown. Is it that bad?  Yes, it is in fact worse. Join me today for an old school fire and brim stone version of TSPC… Over 50 years the sperm counts in men have dropped 62% – source Layoffs are coming...

Jerry discovered his love for metal working back in shop class in the early 80’s. While he has earned his living in IT, what is now called being a maker has always been a part of his life. Jerry joins us today to discuss how anyone can learn to weld and add it to their sill sets.  In line with Anyone Can Farm (Mark Baker) and Anyone Can Cook (Disney’s Ratatouille) Jerry wants to presen...