The Survival Podcast

Today on Friday Fusions we continue our four-part deep dive into Miyamoto Musashi’s “The Book of Five Rings”, pivoting away from physical combat and stepping directly into the boardroom. In this second episode, our hosts examine how the mindset of an undefeated 17th-century swordsman maps perfectly onto modern economic strategy, corporate positioning, and applied system design. We explore the profound business implications behind Musashi’s core concepts of mastering timing, disrupting an opponent’s rhythm, and perceiving the subtle market shifts that cannot yet be seen. Our resident historical practitioner is joined by a former corporate executive turned business consultant to translate … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions the PRIME act, daily exercise, pistol actions, dry wall repair, fruit tree root stocks, end stage societies 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 … Continue reading →

Today we are joined by Hakeem Anwar to talk about Mindful AI, a new service from Above designed to point people back toward human knowledge and creativity. Instead of keeping users inside an endless loop of AI-generated answers, Mindful AI aims to connect them with books, creators, and events. We’ll discuss why Hakeem believes we need a different kind of AI, what might set Mindful AI apart from the tools most people use today, and how the service will work. We’ll also talk about the infrastructure behind it, how Above plans to protect user data, and whether the service will … Continue reading →

We are reaching the fever pitch of an election cycles right now, as we do every two years.  This time it is a mid term with not quite the extremes of a general election but the media is doing what they always do.  Trump is of course depending on the channel you turn to the reincarnation of either Regan or Hitler.  Of course every democrat is either saving the world or hiding around a corner with a needle full of hormones waiting to “trans your kids”. Look I get it the right is bad and the left is worse in … Continue reading →

Monday Mayhem shows are a throwback to the roots of The Survival Podcast. Fast riffs on many topics in real time. No deep presentations or digging into the finer points of an aquaponics system. A mix of practical prepping, current news and economic trends, and real opinions you will never hear from mainstream or even most alternative media. Our lead story today is I will turn my proven predication ability on the 2026 election as to what happens, I will then tell you why it won’t matter. Which states will stay red, surprise victories that may happen, the battle for … Continue reading →

Today on Friday Fusions we are kicking off a brand new four-part series exploring Miyamoto Musashi’s legendary 17th-century text, “The Book of Five Rings”. While this masterpiece is historically known as a definitive guide to martial strategy and swordsmanship, we are taking a much wider view to extract its core principles. In this first episode, our AI hosts will focus directly on the literal combatant lens to explore how historical martial arts philosophy serves as the ultimate foundation for modern personal agency. Our historical researcher and modern combatives instructor dive deeply into Musashi’s emphasis on mastering multiple weapons and avoiding … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions the Iran war, Ruger discontinuing iconic guns, foraging witch hazel, Start9 servers, dogs, diet, mastering skills 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 reading →

Today we are joined by Bo Carter to talk about solar grazing and agrivoltaics: combining food production with solar energy on the same land. I’ve been talking about this idea for about ten years, including how spaced-out solar panels can leave pasture growing beneath them, provide shade for livestock and improve resilience during dry periods. I was often told the animals would destroy the panels and the whole thing couldn’t work. Bo has been doing it, so we’ll get into what actually happens on the ground. We’ll talk through the day-to-day work of managing livestock beneath solar panels, including how … Continue reading →

I thought it was time for a not so serious episode and given we are heading into the holiday season, it also seems timely.  There are plenty of parties, meals and such coming in the next few months of course.  I have also said since starting this podcast over 18 years ago that, “since we all eat every day cooking is both a survival skill and a lifestyle design skill as well. Cooking and trying new things is also something I am passionate about.  In fact one of my ongoing goals in my life is, “make at least one new … Continue reading →

Monday Mayhem shows are a throwback to the roots of The Survival Podcast. Fast riffs on many topics in real time. No deep presentations or digging into the finer points of an aquaponics system. A mix of practical prepping, current news and economic trends, and real opinions you will never hear from mainstream or even most alternative media. Our lead story today is the fact that Alberta is voting for independence, it will likely fail but I will tell you why it still matters.  Then we look at the huge Ole Miss story that vanished as soon as it wasn’t … Continue reading →