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, … Continue reading →

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. … Continue reading →

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 Brigade … Continue reading →

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 reading →

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 reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 reading →

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 reading →

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 health … Continue reading →