The Survival Podcast

Today we are joined by Phillip Fry, host of the All About Pigeons podcast and a man who has spent years studying one of the most overlooked animals in human history. Phillip lives off grid in Arizona where he built his own home and maintains a self sufficient lifestyle that includes raising pigeons for both practical and historical reasons. Beyond the hobby side of things, Phillip sees pigeons as a serious tool for communication, food production, and resilience in a world increasingly dependent on fragile modern systems. Phillip’s podcast covers every corner of the pigeon world including racing birds, ro...

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council covers a wide range of real world topics. We kick things off with Joel Ryals on getting obedience from your dog the first time, every time, without turning your relationship into a constant battle. Jesse Markowitz then digs into whether Start9 actually makes sense for data storage and remote access, or if it is just another shiny tech toy for privacy nerds. Matthew Sercely follows that up with a hard look at whether social media “experts” pitching trusts as magic tax savings tools are selling real strategy or just reheated snake oil. … Contin...

Time for a fun show that isn’t so serious yet one that addresses a very serious topic.  That is of course the cost of food in a very inflationary economy.  I am also not going to bind myself to a keto diet today as many of you do not live that way anyway.  I will give you some cooking hacks to simply get better results. I will also give you a ton of recipie ideas including many I self developed over time.  Finally we will finish up with some memories from my depression era grandmother’s kitchen that fed a large...

Today we discuss why I don’t give one F about Hantavirus and why you probably shouldn’t either. We also get into why Saylor hatred has become a failed IQ test for Bitcoin maxis, what Elon’s DODGE really was, and why calling it a “once in a lifetime opportunity” is true, just not in the way most people mean it. We also talk about the White House Ballroom fight and why it may be one of the dumbest political hills Democrats have picked lately. From there we move into silver and ask whether 70 to 80 dollar silver is the new … Cont...

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council covers a wide range of real world topics.   Ron Paul and Chris Rossini lead off today a simple question.  If ships are moving though the strait why pause “Project Freedom”?  The Mike Milito talks about hunting spring turkeys.  Nick Ferguson weighs in on ship mast black locust.  Doc Bones tells you what you don’t know about Michael Faraday beyond the Faraday cage.  Joel Ryals will talk about dog training for when distractions derail your efforts.  Jesse Markowitz will tell you why there is actually no bitcoin inside your Bitcoin wallet.  And to … Continue r

Today Hans Hageman joins us to discuss the growing crisis facing boys and young men, why “resilience” by itself is no longer enough, and what it really means to become anti-fragile. This is a conversation about what happens when young men grow up without purpose, structure, challenge, or direction, and why so many of the systems that claim to help them are actually failing them. Hans has spent his life working with boys and men in some of the hardest environments imaginable, from East Harlem to maximum security prisons, and he argues that what young men need is not protection … Contin...

Today we have our first Tuesday Coffee Chat with John Willis of SOE Tactical Gear and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee. These discussions are always a wildcard and can go anywhere. We usually hit on some current events of course. We also tend to talk about things like entrepreneurship, homesteading and a ton more. In general we try to inspire you a bit, make you laugh a few times, entertain you and teach you a thing or two along the way. Today though we went down many rabbit holes about why people fail in life and some conspiracy … Co...

Today I woke up and thought to myself, “that decade of flux you forecasted all the way back in 2010, yeah man it is here and it is happening, may be you need to talk about it”.  For those new to the show I said back in 2010 that “the decade of flux we will experience from 2020-2030 will be the most radical shift any living person has ever seen.  That said as we approached the mark I punted my prediction out 5 years, making the call 2025-2035 and that is now locked in. We are indeed currently in totally … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council covers a wide range of real world topics.   Ron Paul and Chris Rossini lead off today with why the warfare and welfare states can’t continue to coexist.  Andy McCann discusses what VO2 max is and why it matters. Jesse Markowitz talks about new EU privacy laws and how freedom tech evades them.  We get the run down from Kerry Brown on the herb cleavers and Nick Ferguson talks orchard fencing.  Joel Ryals begins a new series on dogs, this one on bringing home a new dog.  I then wrap thing up in … Con...

Aly Nickling Riddle joins me today to break down why so many people fall in love with the idea of homesteading and then walk away from it a few years later. A lot of people get hooked by what they see on a screen, fresh eggs, clean gardens, slow mornings, and a sense of freedom. What they don’t see is the grind behind it. In this episode we get into the gap between the fantasy and the reality. We talk about why so many people quit, the bad decisions made before land is even bought, and the hard truth ab...

I have dripped bits and bobs about a practice I began and then further developed in my life beginning in November last year.  I had not wanted to really go deep into it on air until I first had a chance to present it in a more public live audience situation.  That all just happened as when Nicole Sauce asked me to present at LFTN-26 it is the topic she asked me to talk about. Well, I have just returned so today what you will get is a slightly longer version of the presentation I just gave in Tennessee.  Some … Conti...

Today I want to discuss the concept of critical thinking and how we are often led by those in power.  How many “issues” are presented to divide us yet they really shouldn’t.  Most if actually examined critically would result in people either realizing the issue doesn’t matter and nothing should be done, or in general agreeing on the solution. Those in charge can’t have this, a people divided are easily led, in fact a divided people given their consent to being controlled, having liberty taken and are in general okay with the oppression of their fellow man. Way back in...

In this episode from 2012 we discussed what I call “the great lie of dichotomy” and while 14 years have passed you will soon see that very little has changed at least in regard to this concept. Once in a while I just need to take the time to chat with you guys about what is going on and perhaps clean up some things from past episodes as well. Today is such a day.  Likely as in most instances when I speak my mind I will tick some of you off, hence I ask you to listen to the second … Continue reading →

In this episode from 2011 we examined liberty to truly understand what we are working for with self sufficient lifestyles.  Liberty seems like a simple concept at first, are you free or not?  But what really defines freedom, what really is the difference between liberty and captivity and are their shades of gray that deceive us? Join me today as we discuss these thirteen facts about liberty… Liberty can not exist in a pure democracy Liberty can not be defined except by the one experiencing it Government can not create liberty only defend it Liberty is about equal opportunity not … Continue readin

In this episode from 2010 look at developing eight conventional and unconventional skills for the survival gardener.  Ways that you can maximize production, protect your crops, extend your seasons and maximize space. I am also going to do a follow up on my comments about the Arizona immigration bill yesterday, giving you what Paul Harvey would call “the rest of the story”. Join me today as we discuss… Succession planting Trellising Guerrilla gardening Companion planting Container gardening Sheet mulching and rough mulching Water harvesting Wildlife identification ` The original show was titled Episode-425- Eight Essential Survival Gardening Skills and was … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council covers a wide range of real world topics.  Today we start with a question is taxation just fractional modern slavery.  We move on to the real reason Iran asked for tolls to be paid in bitcoin.  Then Dr. Joe Alton tells us all about “bone contusions” and how to deal with them.  Then we dig into other subjects like rucking for fitness, creative tax dedications, the future of the US economy, what silver tells us about inflation and more. Make sure if you submit content for an expert council show you do … Continue r

Zack Smith returns to TSPC today to talk about updates to his stock cropper system and give up some information on a new product release called the “ClusterCluck Drive”.  The ClusterCluck Drive is a solar-powered electric drive unit that bolts onto your existing portable coop or pen and moves it for you, manually with a Bluetooth key fob or on a fully autonomous straight-line schedule through our web-based app. No extension cords. No dragging. No sweat. Zack is a 5th generation farmer from northern Iowa who worked for 15 years in Big Ag and walked away to create a better … Continue reading

My hope today is to help you understand money from as many new perspectives as possible.  If you think about it nothing in general has a greater effect on the lives of most Americans than money.  Money is why we work, how we provide our housing and food, how we are taxed and how our class structure is defined.  We can deny this if we choose to but a family with a gross income of 100,000 dollars a year lives a much more comfortable life than one with a gross income of say 25,000  a year. Yet if you ask … Continue reading →

Welcome to another week and this time we lead off on a Monday by taking a look at some of the both big and lesser known news stories that have happened over the weekend.  We will lead off with Trump new seemingly crazy plan to block the Strait of Hormuz after demand Iran open it.  Is this an unhinged Orangeman thing or is there actually a strategy behind it? Next we dig into an article about China making massive strides in AI and why current US policy is helpless in slowing it down by preventing the export of hardware.  So … Conti...

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council covers a wide range of real world topics.  Today we start with a question, how similar is the Iran conflict to Afghanistan or Vietnam?  Then should you sell your home yourself or get a realtor?  Thoughts on harvesting tree fodder and storing it as “tree hay”.  Then we talk about inspecting and modifying older guns such as military surplus arms. 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 … Continue rea

Today we are joined by Stephen Brass, a fourth generation farmer from northern Illinois who walked away from the conventional grain model to build a regenerative beef operation. Growing up in the Corn Belt meant a steady diet of synthetic fertilizers and heavy tillage. These inputs maintained a status quo while the topsoil literally washed away. For Stephen, the turning point was realizing that the land was not being improved, only managed through chemical dependence. He eventually traded the plow for perennial pastures, transitioning his family acreage into a biological powerhouse fueled by grazing rather than grain. The shift required … Co...

The typical story about disease and vegetables is something like this from the all natural crowd…. Just use compost and good organic fertility, build good soil and it won’t be a problem. Yea, um, about that, look good soil, good fertility and abundant soil life and minerals go a long way to healthy plants, but they don’t eliminate all diseases.  They also take time to develop in your garden soil.  Some years my beans develop a fungus referred to as rust.  Why?  It is typical when it is wetter then normal.  In those years the same beds are growing jal...

Everyone is looking for the ‘Killer App’ for AI. They want the one plugin or the one prompt that changes everything.  They’re looking in the wrong place. AI is a mirror, it is a leverage tool, it’s a management flight simulator and a leadership training program all in one. If you can’t lead a machine that has no ego and works for free, you aren’t ready to lead anything else.  The real Killer App of AI?  It’s Personal Sovereignty.  It is a way for every human to have personal agency or more accurately own an agency of experts...

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council covers a wide range of real world topics, from what is actually happening on the global stage to the practical decisions you can make at home to stay more resilient and self reliant. We dig into shifts in military posture that most people are ignoring, along with smarter ways to build systems on your property that actually produce instead of just keeping you busy. We also get into protecting your personal data in an increasingly exposed digital world, improving land with better grazing practices, using composting systems that turn waste into value, … Co...

Today Expert Council member Kerry Brown joins us to discuss what it really means to build systems that actually support your life instead of quietly draining it. Kerry is a fourth generation land steward out of Tennessee who is not playing hobby farm. He is restoring family land, applying permaculture principles, and building something that works in the real world, not just on paper or social media. What we dig into today is where most people get this wrong. They confuse activity with progress. They stack chores, animals, projects, and expectations until the whole thing collapses under its own weight. … Co...

Today we have our first Tuesday Coffee Chat with John Willis of SOE Tactical Gear and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee. These discussions are always a wildcard and can go anywhere. We usually hit on some current events of course. We also tend to talk about things like entrepreneurship, homesteading and a ton more. In general we try to inspire you a bit, make you laugh a few times, entertain you and teach you a thing or two along the way. Resources for today’s show… Find Me on Nostr Article Explaining the GrowNostr Initiative Join the Members Brig...

This show is of course The Survival Podcast.  So often when people first find it they are expecting only topics like storing and growing food, building bug out bags, guns and perhaps planing for the end of the world.  The reality is we have talked about plenty of things like that, but. great deal more as well. We discuss diet and health.  We discuss entrepreneurship and lifestyle design.  We discuss news and world events from a critical thinking angle.  And we discuss economics, technology impacts and investing. Why? They are all survival topics that match the show credo, “Helping You … Continue

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the Iran war, hunting dogs, back up power, technology, gun optics, tax strategy, prep security 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 the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary ` Following that procedure makes it about 100X … Continue read...

Expert Council Member Mike Milito joins me today to discuss the concept of the truck gun, where it came from, and how it fits into modern American life. We dig into the historical roots of keeping a firearm in a vehicle, from ranch rifles and old hunting guns to the practical setups people relied on decades ago, and how those ideas have evolved. From there, we get into why someone today might consider a truck or trunk gun at all. Mike breaks down realistic use cases, not fantasy scenarios, and explains how mobility, response time, and environment all factor into … Co...

Most people are familiar with “The Serenity Prayer”.  This prayer was actually written by the American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971).  The long version is seldom spoken of and it is much more what you would expect from a truly religious prayer.  You can learn more about that if it interests you here. The version most know, the one on necklaces, coffee cups and used in many 12 step programs is very simple and yet very profound, even for those like myself or are non religious people, is simply states… God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot … Continue reading →

Mostly what we hear about AI right now is really only about one or two major impacts.  The first is the classic it is going to take all our jobs type fear mongering.  This is pretty common with just about any and all emergence of a truly disruptive technology.  The second is essentially “AI is going to cure cancer”.  Of course it goes into all aspects of medicine but cancer grabs the most attention. How big will those two impacts be?  Likely larger than the people who wave them off can imagine.  Yet at the same time likely a lot … Continue rea

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on foreign policy, guns, escalation of force, herbal medicine, diet and fitness, technology, knives, AI 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 the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary ` Following that procedure makes it about 100X more … Continue read...

Join Expert Council Member Ryan Steva and I today as we discuss the concept of water for every homestead. Today we cover things like, how to think about capturing, distributing and storing water in the land scape as well as in tanks and other systems.  A wholistic approach to thinking about and implementing tactics that make a homestead more water resilient/independent and it plays on the title from PA Yeoman’s famous book. Ryan Steva is focused on building regenerative, resilient homesteads the right way, not the romanticized version people talk about online. His journey started the hard way. A h...

Note that title of today’s show is “in THE golden age of” not “in A golden age of”.  That was a conscious choice I made because I do feel today is the greatest age of propaganda humans have ever lived in.  Not because those in power are any worse than at other times, simply because the tools they have available to them are superior to even a couple decades ago. Today we are going to take a look at the last 150 years of the development of tools which enable propaganda.  We will talk about how those who use propaganda … Continue readin

I had pleasant surprise this weekend in regard to the Iran war.  Instead of taking my analysis and interpreting it as pro or anti war they simply asked, “will anything we do in Iran improve the life of the average American”.  No tribal BS, no calling me either a warmonger for Israel or a idiotic lib-tarded hippy, just an honest and important question. I loved this question because it cuts right into the only reason we do shows like today’s.  Shows where we talk about at least some of the same things they talk about on AM radio talk shows.  …...

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on military service, EDC knives, knee and elbow injuries, good values on guns, solar power inverters, economics, investing 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 the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary ` Following that procedure makes it … Continue read...

Everyone wants land. Land land and more land. I need 80 jillion acres, cattle and pigs. Do you though? An intensively managed small holding is more than most people really need. Today we will discuss how you can meet a ton of your needs for food, fiber and medicine on even a .25-.75 acre lot. We will also learn a lot about strategy and context and how those lead to proper implementation of tactics and techniques. Join Me Today to Discuss… First we must develop context Strategy begets tactics and techniques Interviewing yourself like you are your own client Do … Continue read...

Do a quick search on YouTube and you will find plenty of videos on this subject.  Some pretty useful but most are full of hype as they attempt to cram as many varieties of things into them as possible.  You will also find a great deal of “debunking” videos saying the entire practice is pointless and doesn’t work.  That just because a celery core grows some roots doesn’t mean you can get celery from it. In this case both sides sort of have a point.  Something really are not worth the effort even if minimal production can be acquired.  S...

I want to lead off today and explain that I am talking about individual leadership vs. corporate or political leadership.  In fact it is the herd that follows such so called leadership.  Additionally Monday shows are often about current events and while today’s is not, it does apply to them. Consider that right now there are honestly two herds in existence.  One herd is blindly pro-war in spite of that particular demographic having called for less conflict for at least a decade.  They fall in behind one level of political, media and corporate leadership and toe the party line.  The … C...

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on war in Iran, joint pain, bull pups, foraging, business, cooking, dogs, homesteading 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 the question for in one coherent sentence Hit the return key a few times and then give all the details you think are necessary ` Following that procedure makes it about 100X more likely your … Continue read...