TweetToday is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes.  Today’s episode was originally Episode-305- You Can’t Lose as a Modern Survivalist originally published on Oct. 28th, 2009.  The notes below are the original notes from that episode.

The number one question I get from non preparedness minded individuals when I tell them about The Survival Podcast is simply, why?

Why takes many forms such as…

Why do you worry about so many things you can’t control?

Why do I need to do anything different then I am doing now, I got this far OK, right?

Why should I spend money on things I may never need or even use?

Why should I sacrifice just to be “debt free” because “you’re no one unless you own money in the nation anyway”?

Why should I store food?

Why do I need a gun, we have a nice town and a great police force?

Why do you feel the need to be an alarmist?

Oh and that list of why’s goes on and on, I assure you.  Yet I always answer every single why with the same answer, “because the way I do things my life is better even if nothing bad ever happens”.

Tune in today as we discuss this concept and thoughts on how…

Living debt free is the only way to have the freedom we all desire

Why most people tolerate things in their life they should never allow

Why tax is theft and why understanding it creates freedom

Why no matter what people say you do need to prepare for bad times

How the media and the government create plastic lifestyles that we choose to live within

Why storing food will always pay itself back even if you never have to rely on it directly

Why a garden is liberating and a financial gain

Why so many people that start to prep fail and fall out and how to change that

Resources for today’s show…

Members Support Brigade

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Tea Party Silver – (sponsor of the day)

Safe Castle Royal – (sponsor of the day)

We Did It – 1 Million Downloads (Thank You All!)

Food Will Never Be So Cheap Again – (LewRockwell.com article from today’s show)

TSP’s Youtube Channel

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TweetToday is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes.  Today’s episode was originally Episode-539- A New Understanding of Money – Part Two and Aired on Oct. 27th 2010.  The notes below are the original notes from that episode.

Today we shall continue with Part Two of  “A New Understanding of Money”.  This subject is deep and complex yet once we peal back the layers it is remarkably simple.  Yesterdays show set up the fundamental underlying knowledge necessary to comprehend the real mess that has been made of our monetary system.

Today we will learn about the way our money is supposed to be created and managed and the common misconceptions about gold and currency in relation to the United States dollar.  We will build a fictional currency of our own to work in a barter economy, this will be like studying Latin to actually understand the structure of English but a lot more entertaining.

When you finish with today’s show and add it to yesterday’s you will know more about our currency than 99% of Americans with Bachelors Degrees.    Indeed you will know more about what really maters then may with degrees in economics and finance.

Join me today to learn…

The real issue is the private control of public money

Money creation and control is one of the Federal Governments few assigned constitutional roles

Why the House should be the most powerful force in government

Why the House was designed to be subject to the will of the people

How the Senate is supposed to be a “States check” on the House

More to 1913 then just the Federal Reserve

To correct the system Congress must retake control of the creation of money

What is money really?

Creating a barter currency to understand reality

Requirements for a functional currency

Total quantity must be limited

Expansion of the supply must be possible

Durable

Divisible

Backed by an intrinsic value

Have greater face value then its physical worth

Difficult or impractical to counterfeit

Able to be exchanged for goods and or services

Convertible into external currencies (useful outside its internal economy)

Have the confidence of its users

Fixing our current monetary system

A gold standard alone is not the answer, perhaps no answer at all

How moving both to and from gold have both been used to steal public wealth

What do we really need our currency to do and what value should it reflect

What you can do for yourself and your nation

Be an informed, educated and polite evangelist

Understand the money supply is not about politics

Accept that the current system will change but that we can’t know how

Exist outside the system where you can

Base your personal economy on value

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

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Silver and Gold Shop – (sponsor of the day)

ShelfReliance.com – (sponsor of the day)

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Ron Hood’s Survival.com Magazine

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TweetToday is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes.  Today’s episode was originally Episode-538- A New Understanding of Money – Part One and Aired on Oct. 26th 2010.  The notes below are the original notes from that episode.

My hope today is to help you understand money from as many new perspectives as possible.  If you think about it nothing in general has a greater effect on the lives of most Americans than money.  Money is why we work, how we provide our housing and food, how we are taxed and how our class structure is defined.  We can deny this if we choose to but a family with a gross income of 100,000 dollars a year lives a much more comfortable life than one with a gross income of say 25,000  a year.

Yet if you ask most people, “what is money” they really have no idea.  Now if you are going to answer that question with something like, “gold and silver” you really don’t have the answer either.  Money is far deeper than to try to simply define it with a group of commodities.  I promise you that no matter what you think about money from its constitutional basis, national purpose or method of creation that today’s show will expand your horizons.  It may also challenge you.

As always, I reserve the right to be wrong and that includes today, but I have spent more effort on gaining a new perspective on this issue than any other in the past year.  So tune in with an open mind today and when you feel challenged really think about what I have to say, examine and re examine it but please don’t dismiss anything due to political allegiance or personal bias, that is all I ask.

Join me today to discuss…

How money is created today in the US

The birth of dollars

The dollars have children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and so on

Buying nothing, with nothing and creating something

How does money derive worth

Inflation

Deflation

Monetary Velocity

Vanishing dollars

Paying off debt eliminates money

Defaults on debt eliminate money

The shrinking M3 Supply – how is it possible

The Monetary Systems Traps

Total debt is always bigger than total supply

Elimination of debt contracts the money supply

The income tax exists to service the debt not primary spending

New Federal Debt in 2009 was 1.1 Trillion

The expense of interest alone in 2009 was 383 Billion

Personal Income Tax Receipts in 2009 where 1.21 Trillion

We spent 1.48 Trillion to service debt in 2009 about 200 Billion more than income tax receipts

Resources for Today’s Show

Members Support Brigade

TSP Gear Shop

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Back Yard Food Production – (sponsor of the day)

Safecastle Royal – (sponsor of the day)

The Creation of Money by Chris Martenson – Chapter Six and Chapter Seven

Modern Money Mechanics (PDF so right click and save as for best results)

Members Support Brigade

Ron Hood’s Survival.com Magazine

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Members Support Brigade

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Back Yard Food Production – (sponsor of the day)

Safecastle Royal – (sponsor of the day)

Members Support Brigade

Ron Hood’s Survival.com Magazine

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TweetToday is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes.  Today’s episode was originally Episode 747 and Aired on Sept. 22nd, 2011 and was titled One Nation full of Ants.  The notes below are the original notes from that episode.

We had a blast at the Denver Self Reliance Expo and can’t wait to meet more of you guys at the Salt Lake City Expo coming up on the 7th and 8th of October.   During the show we released our new T-Shirts, the back of which have a flag where all the stars are replaced with ants, under the flag is the slogan, “One Nation Filled with Ants”.  You can see an example of this here.

We also had this message on our banner at the booth.  I would say the reactions people had to it could be broken down into three groups.

About 50% of the people got it, instantly.

About 25% got it when asked, “Remember the story of “The Grasshopper and the Ant”.

About 25% had never even heard of the Grasshopper and the Ant”

The last group really shocked me, I simply could not imagine that 25% of people in general let alone 25% at a prepper expo would not be familiar with the old fable.  Overall this is what inspired today’s show.

Can America Become One Full of Ants Once Again?

Join me Today as we Discuss…

A reminder of the old fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper

How we became one nation full of grasshoppers

Are we turning a corner if so in which direction

Can a divided nation be full of ants

Is belief in America belief in government or the fed

If we come out better than we are now, is it worth the pain

What is “winter in July” and how long can it last

What can we personally due to be prepared to rebuild

Opting out vs. opting out of the expectation of others

How we really can become “One Nation, Filled With Ants”, yet again

Additional Resources for Today’s Show

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Ready Made Resources – (sponsor of the day)

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Members Support Brigade

Aesop’s Fables

Video of me telling the Ant and Grasshopper from the car days, made by a listener.

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

TweetToday on the Survival Podcast I respond to your emails on Spain, plants, automated teaching, technology, aquaculture, civil asset forfeiture and more.

Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process.

Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air.

I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Emails On

Spain has had no federal government for 290 plus days and they are happier for it

Looking for a short,  productive good looking plant, try blueberries

Some teachers are already replaced they just don’t know it yet

Another software engineer talks about automation and job elimination

Finding the right fish for aquaculture in your climate

A new way to communicate about GPS locations with three little words

A cop tells us about an inside view of civil asset forfeiture

A simple way to kill off automated dialers to your cell phone (but a possible gotcha)

How can we expect people support themselves if half of all jobs go away

Resources for today’s show…

Join the Members Brigade

The Year 1883

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Walking To Freedom

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AgriTrue.com

TspAz.com – Support TSP When You Shop on Amazon

GrandaddysGun.Com

Video of an idiot exploring Anak Krakatoa

Spain Seems Better Off Without a Government

What3Words.com

Today’s Tom Sawyer – Rush

Sponsors of the Day

TSP Gear

Western Botanicals

Ninja Prepper

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TweetA Law is Merely the Threat of Violence at the Point of a Gun.

Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on universal basic income, autonomous vehicles and their impact on law enforcement, managing debt, ICANN, guns 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 the air but I do my best to get as many of them on as I can.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss…

Could a UBI system ever work?  It is socialism isn’t it?

What are the economic implications of eliminating DUI and traffic offenses?

Should you sell a house to become debt free?

Raising quail in an aviary, what are the concerns?

What is ICANN and are we turning over the internet to the UN?

How practical is a lever action 22?

Thoughts on the book Lights Out by Ted Koppel

Resources for today’s show…

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The Year 1881

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Walking To Freedom

TSP Gear

PermaEthos.com

TspAz.com – Support TSP When You Shop Amazon

The Granddaddy’s Gun Club

The Grand Illusion – Styx

Sponsors of the Day

Safecastle Royal

The Berkey Guy

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Robert G (Bob) Brown has a bachelors degree in chemistry (SUNY Stony Brook) and a masters in computer science (New York Institute of Technology) but considers his pursuit of life long learning far more important than his formal education.

He started out teaching science but has been an embedded computer systems engineer for three decades. As an engineer he is listed as the inventor on several patents and has written over a dozen articles on computer and electronic topics.

He is a knowledgeable investor who has been expanding his investment strategies beyond just the financial for several years now. Born in the middle of the baby boom years, he is also focused on health and wellness so that he can keep pace with his two teenage children and remain an asset for them as he gets older.

This has lead him to study and practice permaculture, which is an ethics based design system for meeting human needs while caring for the planet.  He joins us today with an engineers perspective on how automation is changing the world.

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The Year 1880

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Walking To Freedom

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AgriTrue.com

TspAz.com – Support TSP When You Shop on Amazon

GrandaddysGun.Com

Investing With Nature – Bob’s Site

Stuck in the Middle – Stealers Wheel

Sponsors of the Day

Harvest Eating

Bob Wells Nursery

My DIY Solar House

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Also remember we have an expert council that can answer you questions. If you have a question send it to jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with TSPC Epert in the subject line. Ask your question in one to two sentences so it is clear then provide any additional details. Make sure to tell me what council member the question is for. You Meet the Expert Council at this Link.

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TweetToday on the Survival Podcast I respond to your emails on a teachers strike, future proof jobs, dealing with ADD, walking to freedom, training kids to use guns and more.

Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process.

Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air.

I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Emails On

What if teachers strike and no one cares

What jobs if any are “safe” from automation

How to deal with ADD without drugs

A walking to freedom story

How to begin training a young child in gun use and safety

Proper grill care and maintenance

Starting chestnuts from seed

How we manage our feed rate for our ducks

A male officers perspective on female officers (don’t shoot me, I’m just a messenger)

Grilling the perfect squirrel – yea really

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Join the Members Brigade

The Year 1878

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Walking To Freedom

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AgriTrue.com

TspAz.com – Support TSP When You Shop on Amazon

GrandaddysGun.Com

Chicago Teachers to Go on Strike

VHT Rust Converter

Video on Planting Chestnuts

Freewill – Rush

Sponsors of the Day

TSP Business Directory

JM Bullion

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Today is Friday so it is time for our ask 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 the expert council answers questions on mil surplus vehicles, ham radio, battery back ups, cooking turkey, riots and protests, automated vehicles 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 to give you the best chance of getting on the air.

I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between.

To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise.

Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss

The military mobile kitchen trailer – Tim Glance

No, no, no, no, to used batteries for your battery bank – Steven Harris

Dealing with demonstrations and riots – Bryan Black

Cooking turkey with the souis vide technique – Keith Snow

Building a HAM Radio Antenna and Shack – Tim Glance

Perspective on the rise of autonomous vehicles – Jack

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Join the Members Brigade

The Year 1877

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Walking To Freedom

TSP Gear

PermaEthos.com

TspAz.com – support TSP when you shop on Amazon

Grandaddy’s Gun Club

ITS Tactical Article  on Dealing with Dangers in Public

The Bradley Smoker

Fords Self Driving Car Coming in 2021

Working For The Weekend – Loverboy

Sponsors of the Day

Bulk Ammo

Self Reliance Magazine

Websites of the Expert Council Members

ITS Tactical

Harvest Eating

Old Grouch Military Surplus

Steven1234.com

Permaculture Classroom

A Bee Friendly Company

Investable Wealth

NW Edible

Permies.com

Primal Power

GeoffLawton.com

DarbySimpson.com

Whole Systems Design

Doom and Bloom

HaloBySue.com

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on bombings, shootings, sick trees, life balance, planting trees, economics 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 the air but I do my best to get as many of them on as I can.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss…

Work with Jack Weekend Sign Up by Noon Friday

A speak pipe update

Fall has begun, tick-tock, the clock ticks for us all

My take on the Oklahoma shooting

Dealing with sick trees

Balancing family prepping with community living

Responding during a bombing if you are near it

Prepping the ground for tree planting

The current long term economic outlook

Function stacking grapes and dogs, yea really

Bottling wine the easy way, aka the Spirko way

Resources for today’s show…

Join the Members Brigade

The Year 1876

Join Our Forum

Walking To Freedom

TSP Gear

PermaEthos.com

TspAz.com – Support TSP When You Shop Amazon

The Granddaddy’s Gun Club

Uline 2.5 Gallon Carboy

Sick Tree Treatment by Howard Garrett

Come Join the Murder -The White Buffalo & The Forest Rangers

Come Join the Murder – Lyrics Meanings

Sponsors of the Day

TSP Gear

Western Botanicals

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