In this episode John Pugliano was at my house for the 10 year TSP anniversary party.  This is a great episode with a couple of unexpected surprises in it, including a call from Patrick Roehrman that rang though and I actually took in the middle of the episode. John and I both manage our own finances very much in line with this book that is almost 100 years old now.  It is truly timeless widsom/ The original show was titled Episode-2273- John Pugliano and Jack Spirko on The Richest Man in Babylon and was first published on 8-16-18 and the … Continue reading →

School is marketed as key to success in life. Yet if we look at what defines real success and an exceptional life, much of what we are trained to do in school is an impediment to our goals. Today we discuss 20 things were are trained to believe that must be unlearned if you want full control over your life and future. Join Me Today to Discuss… The difference between training and teaching Why we have a school system in its current form The purpose of the system is what it does, and it does the following… Creates obedient workers … Continue reading →

When I bring up this subject most think about back yard gardens, homestead livestock and perhaps small “market gardens”. While those are pieces to this puzzle they are far from sufficient to fix our current problems. Today we dig beyond the back yard to what a real food sovereignty movement would look like. Join Me Today to Discuss… Growing your own only goes so far People have jobs and specialties Demand exceeds local production Farmers/Ranchers Need Markets We don’t really understand the scope of food production to feed the planet – Link to My Presentation As we go though this, … Continue reading →

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Jason Akers and we discussed plant histories of brassicas and tomatoes, why he does not practice raised bed gardening, why he teaches gardening based on efficiency, responsibility and sustainability and more. Today’s episode of Friday Flashbacks was originally Episode-623- An Interview with Jason Akers “The Self Sufficient Gardener” and was originally recorded on 3-14-11. The show notes for the original episode with all relevant resources can be found here. Welcome to Friday Flashbacks, after 15 years and hundreds of interview shows we decided to run them as flash backs every Friday, … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the Ukraine war, fasting & pregnancy, fitness, solar power, dogs, plasma donation, investing, entrepreneurship 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 →

Today I am joined by TSPC community member Josh Jorich to discuss building your own home. We talk design, to efficiency and finding out of the box solutions to save money and energy along the way.  We discuss a ton of cool ways to build a better home for less money.  Tactics like using lumber from your own land, acting as your own General Contractor, doing a lot of the work yourself, sourcing your own materials and more. Resources for today’s show… Find Me on Nostr Follow Me on Tik-Tok Article Explaining the GrowNostr Initiative Join the Members Brigade TspAz.com … Continue reading →

Today I join John Willis of SOE Tactical and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee for our monthly First Tuesday Coffee Chat. As usual we will cover a wide scope of topics on current events, entrepreneurship, skill sets, homesteading stuff and more. Video Version of Today’s Show ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade TspAz.com TSPC on Discord TSPC Group on Telegram (group chat) TSPC Telegram Channel (just messages from me) Jack on Flote Jack on MeWe Join Me on Odysee All My Recommend Bitcoin Tools and Resources ` Sponsors of the Day Start9 Embassy Servers JM Bullion … Continue reading →

Today we look at blowback from the Trump verdict, Tucker Carlson is saying exactly what I have been saying about Ukraine, Bitcoin is now in a state pension fund, Fauci says “the six foot rule and masking just sort of appeared”, why is the west begging for WWIII and more. Join Me Today to Discuss… They found Trump guilty on 34 counts the results seem to confuse them, a lot – link I actually want the Orangeman to win, simply because the left deserves to lose Tucker Carlson just said exactly what I told you last week about Ukraine – … Continue reading →

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Tawnya Sawyer of Colorado Aquaponics.  Tawnya is a Colorado native who grew up in the mountains raising plants and animals for food.  Tawnya joined me in this podcast to discuss aquaponics, growing local food and entrepreneurship. Today’s episode of Friday Flashbacks was originally and was originally Episode-622- Tawnya Sawyer on Aquaponics and was originally recorded on 3-11-11. The show notes for the original episode with all relevant resources can be found here. Welcome to Friday Flashbacks, after 15 years and hundreds of interview shows we decided to run them as flash backs every … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on economics, foreign policy, pregnancy, solar well pumps, food forests, dog training, food activism 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 … Continue reading →