Self Sufficiency is a topic of paramount importance amongst Preppers and Survivalists. Nothing represents self sufficiency more than Homesteading. But what is Urban Homesteading? What's possible for city farmers? How long does it take? How much work does it take?

Hosts Aaron and Jonathan interview Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen - Authors of The Urban Homestead and Making It. Following the theme of The Urban Homestead, Episode 28 is a discussion about why you should be gardening and what's possible.

Homesteading in a city is a major aspect of urban survival and Kelly and Erik wrote the book on it - literally. From the "what's possible" to the "How to do it", Kelly and Erik have covered all the bases with their two books: The Urban Homestead and Making it.

~ Topics:

* What is Urban Homesteading. * What's possible for City Homesteading. * Realistic expectations of an Urban Garden. * How long does it take to for a garden to be productive. * Apartment Gardens * Getting involved with Community Gardens. * Start off right. Tips for new gardeners. * Urban Livestock * Urban Beekeeping * Food Preservation and Food Storage * Garden planning for year round production. * Biointensive Gardening * Sustainable Gardening * French Intensive Gardening

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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan discuss finding a job, keeping a job, and creating a job. On the surface talking about the way you secure your financial well-being may not sound like a "survival" show topic, but it an extremely important aspect to modern survival.

The H in Survival CHI stands for health. Health is not just about the physical. It is also your mental and financial health. As all things about Survival CHI are intertwined, if your Financial Health is under attack so too is your physical and mental health.

Working on a new start-up, Jonathan will be calling in to the show via Skype and a mobile WiFi hotspot from his temporary residence in Austin. His audio will not be the quality listeners are used to for a while.

~ Topics:

* How finding a job has changed. * Using social networks (Community) - online and off - to find jobs. * Understanding your market value. * Taking pride in your work. * The hard truth about being an entrepreneur.

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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan give reviews on several products, announce a listener contest, and discuss making the discussion to bug out or not to bug out.

Bug Out Bags are great, but there are a few questions one should ask themselves. Otherwise, it's just a bag with no plan.

* Where will I - or we - go? * When will I go? * What is the purpose of your bag?

Listen to show for contest rules and eligibility.

~ Topics:

* Listener requested product reviews and followups. * Things to consider when decided to bug out or shelter in place.

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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan are joined by Professor Bill Jahnel for a discussion on Independence Day and what we can learn from history.

Warning: Professor Jahnel is a colorful character fond of the occasional colorful expletive. Adolescent listeners or listeners with "sensitive ears" should be mindful that this episode is explicit in some instances and other adult oriented joking.

This marks the first remote interview conducted by Aaron and Jonathan. It required some technical hurdles to be over come to accommodated our specific setup. What this means for listeners is that ITRH will now be branching out and greatly expanding the interviews conducted.

~ Topics:

* What is the importance of knowing our history? * Facts and myths. * Tax vs Representation, importance in emphasis. * "How was something then and how did it change?"

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In this weeks episode hosts Aaron and Jonathan discuss their opinions about The World As We Know It "TEOTWAWKI".

Special Notice: We now have an ITRH Urban Survival Forum. Join today and come be part of the community.

~ Topics:

* Why Aaron and Jonathan joke about Zombies. * The pitfalls of focusing on TEOTWAWKI. * The Disaster Probability and Commonality Matrix. * Fallacies of the Horde. * Planning for societal break downs using environmental context. * EMPs * Red Flags in Survival Articles, Books, and Conversations * Referenced material is a related stretch. * Using Movies or TV shows to backup a stance on anything other than Movie or TV trivia. * Presenting opinions as facts and not referencing hard independent research. * Anything that references "the Hordes".

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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan discuss convincing family and friends to prep.  

~ Topics:

* Lead by example. * Focus on things that make you life better were things are good or bad. "Does this make my life better or worse?" * Argue with facts, logic, and knowledge. * Bait the hook and feed slowly as apposed to info dump. Otherwise, you just overwhelm people. * Don't preach. * Demand nothing. * Don't be an alarmist.

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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan discuss preparing for Hurricanes. Listeners not affected by Hurricanes will find the episode useful when preparing for sever weather.

~ Topics:

* Simple technologies for staying on top of bad weather. * Blackout Kits * Attic Kits * Storing water. * Storing food. * Tips for preparing your home for hurricane season. * Considerations for your vehicles in hurricane season. * Gasoline "copy canning" and storage. * Pet considerations in hurricane preparations.

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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan are joined by Ron Davis host of Confessions of an EMS Newbie Podcast for a discussion on common emergency medical myths.

~ Topics:

* Hydrogen Peroxide for treating wounds. * Butter on burns. * Use of Defibrillators. * Swallowing your tongue and seizures. * Rescue breathing for Heart Attack victims. * Tampons for bullet holes. * Hollywood style blood squirting. * Removing foreign objects from wounds. * Drinking Urine.

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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan discuss the concept of being "Grey" and give an update on the Urban Self Sufficiency Experiment.

Simply put, Grey is the idea of blending in. Some, such as Ron Hood, also refer to it as "being a Chameleon." Grey is a topic seldom fully covered or explained in the survival community. When it is talked about, heated debate ensues about the necessity and extent to which one should be Grey.

~ Topics:

* ITRH News: Update on Urban Self Sufficiency Experiment. * What is Grey. * Grey in personal appearance. * Grey in social settings and "Operational Security", acronym OPSEC. * Grey in preps, home, and vehicle.

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Hosts Aaron and Jonathan are joined by special guest Ron Davis host of Confessions Of An EMS Newbie Podcast. Ron shares five EMS expressions that will save your life and a slew of good information about Emergency Medicine.

~ Topics:

* Who is Ron Davis? * Saying #1, "If it is wet or sticky and not yours, don't touch it." * Saying #2, "Hard, Fast, and Deep." * Saying #3, "All bleeding stops eventually." * Saying #4, "Air goes in and out. Blood goes round and round, any deviation from this is a problem." * Saying #5, "Vitals are." * Differences between CERT, Red Cross, EMT, Wilderness FR, and Paramedic Training * Wilderness First Responder use in "Mass Casualty Incident", MCI acronym in Urban Settings.

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