Veteran’s Day landed on a Sunday today, so we are a day late.  But I will never let a year go by without this show.  So it is time yet again for our special Veteran’s Day edition of The Survival Podcast. I have also removed any time based references so that this version can be timeless. There is no commercial content today as the entire show is dedicated to those that serve our nation. You will notice more music in today’s show, hopefully no lawyers for Trace Atkins, Tim McGraw or Toby Keith will come after me for today’s show … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-1410- 12 Herbs Every Modern Survivalist Should Grow and was originally and was first published on August, 21st, 2014. The following are the original show notes from that episode… Okay you don’t want a garden, you don’t want the work I get that. You don’t want to do permaculture, food forestry, raise chickens, etc. Well fine, but if you have even a tiny yard these are 18 plants you should consider growing. If nothing else you will cut less grass. Now for … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally and was originally Episode-1371- All About Comfrey the Miracle Plant and was first published on July, 19th, 2014. The following are the original show notes from that episode… Why do I call comfrey a miracle plant? Well if I said their was one plant that could help heal broken bones, speed wound healing, heal skin ulcers that nothing else could close, provide fertilizer, provide mulch, feed livestock and be as easy to grow as breaking off a piece of a root and … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally and was originally Episode-1253- Brandon Sheard the Farmstead Meatsmith on Curing Meats and was first published on Nov. 21st, 2013. The following are the original show notes from that episode… Brandon Sheard came into traditional slaughter, butchery and curing right after finishing his graduate work in Renaissance English Literature. After marrying Lauren, he quit his job at Whole Foods in the supplement department and started work on a small, multi-species and pasture-based farm on Vashon Island. After two years of working on … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally and was originally Episode-648- Reaching the Unreachable and was first published on April 21st, 2011 . The following are the original show notes from that episode. Every day I get emails from people that say my ______ just doesn’t get it. I have tried explaining _____ and ______ and ______ and they still don’t think there is any reason to have a preparedness plan. What else can I say to reach them. Now it is easy to write off people, call them … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today’s episode was originally Episode-123- There is No Downside to the Survival Lifestyle and was originally and was first published on Jan. 15th, 2009. The following are the original show notes from that episode. Today we examine some misconceptions about what survivalism is, how survivalists prepare and what actually being a survival minded person is all about. The media paints us all as camouflage fatigue wearing, war game playing, gun nuts that live in bunkers full or rice, beans and MREs. Nothing could be further from … Continue reading →

Today its Friday so it’s time for expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line. Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on gout, cryptocurrency, permaculture, revenue models, solar power, investing vs. the election, community building and more. In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your phone calls on prepping at work, back yard meat, suicide, garlic, poultry, cider making, cabins, skill development and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard. While I can’t put all calls on … Continue reading →

Noah Tetzner is 17 and hosts a popular podcast called The History of Vikings. Despite being a mere 5 months old, the podcast is listened to by over 50,000 people and has been trending among the top history podcasts on iTunes for some time. Noah is a lifelong homeschooling advocate, and has appeared on The School Sucks Podcast, The Tom Woods Show, and The Dangerous History Podcast! He is most passionate about helping young people to realize their unlimited potential! He joins us today to discuss how young people have traditionally been high achievers, America’s system of education, self directed … Continue reading →

I feel we need to do more fundamentals shows than we have been doing lately.  I almost called them beginner shows but I don’t feel that is really what they are.  While great for beginners fundamentals are for everyone. Back when I played various sports, even when I got to an advanced level we often worked on the same fundamentals we all had started with say 10 years earlier.  There is a reason, in any discipline when your fundamentals are solid everything you add to them improves things.  Yet, when those fundamentals are weak the opposite happens, everything you makes … Continue reading →