Jack Spirko "The Survival Podcast"
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http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/
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I have selected the best episodes for new preppers
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Do a Internet search of the episode title to bring up a link.
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Episode-5- Starting From Zero with Emergency Survival
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Episode-8- 15 Misconceptions About Surviving Disasters
and Understanding Disaster Threats
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Episode-10- 15 No Risk Survival Tactics
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Episode-11- Can Socialism and Liberty Coexist?
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Episode-13- The Individual Benefits of Green Energy
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Episode-17- A Libertarian View of our Current Government
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Episode-20- From Home to Homestead
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Episode-25- Developing Situational Awareness for
Modern Survival Living
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Episode-29- Setting and Prioritizing Survival Planning Goals
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Episode-32- Making the Move from City to Country Living
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Episode-33- The Unique Challenges of Economic Collapse
Survival Planning
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Episode-34- Seven Highly Underrated Survival Skills You Should Develop
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Episode-35- Considering Your Options When Buying a Home
for Self Sufficiency
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Episode-40- Is Global Cooling the Next Real Threat?
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Episode-41- Thoughts on Flu Pandemic and Survival Planning
for Disease Outbreaks
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Episode-42- Five Lies that Attack Individual Freedom and Liberty
and Economy
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Episode-43- Five More Lies that Attack Individual Freedom and Liberty
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Episode-47- Why We Prepare – Lesson of the Grasshopper and the Ant
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Episode-50- How to Survive – An Overview of Modern Survivalist Philosophy
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Episode-59- The Issues Test – Where do you Stand – Does it Matter?
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Episode-60- Keeping Your Head in Tough Times
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Episode-66- Secondary Income Opportunities for Modern Survival
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Episode-70- Stored Food Gives you a High Return on Investment
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Episode-71- Watch out for combined threats
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Episode-85 What if Nothing Goes Wrong
http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/what-if-nothing-goes-wrong
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Episode-91- Survival Prepping is a Good Investment
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Episode-102- Modern Survivalism Pulling it all Together – Part 1
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Episode-103- Pulling it all Together – Part 2
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Episode-116- Making Due With What You Have
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Episode-118- Understanding Multiple Systems of Dependence
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Episode-123- There is No Downside to the Survival Lifestyle
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Episode-125- Mental Simulations of Disaster Scenarios
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Episode-127- Why You Must Store Food
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Episode-128- Turning a Home into a Homestead
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Episode-129- 6 Emergency Heat Options
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Episode-131- Making Beer and Mead at Home
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Episode-137- Individual Secession from The Systems
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Episode-138- What if Climate Change Means Global Cooling?
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Episode-144- More on State Sovereignty
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Episode-150- Are all Survivalists Right Wing Politically Speaking
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Episode-151- Finding The Time To Prep
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Episode-152- Dealing With Anti Survivalist Stigma
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Episode-172- Developing the Survival Skills Kit Start 08:00
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Episode-173- Do You Hide Who You Are
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Episode-174- 12 Simple Steps Toward Modern Survival Living
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Episode-175- Planning vs Paranoia. Start at 5:35
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Episode-178- Six Potential TEOTWAWKI Threats. Start 4:50
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Episode-183- Why Do Preppers Prep? Start at 4:00
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Episode-187- Conspiracy Theories Nonsense and Reality. Start at 5:05
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Episode-190- Is a Global Food Shortage Inevitable? Start at 13:34
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Episode-191- Survival Reaction Mentality Start at 14:27
Episode-193- Debt Elimination is Survivalism 101 Start 5:21
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Episode-194 The Modern Survival Philosophy Start 03:02
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Episode-237- Listener Questions
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A New Lady Prepper asks Start at 07:33
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How do you stay positive once you wake up to danger
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Episode-239- Starting Out as a Young Survivalist Start at 09:35
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Episode-24-Audience Questions Start at 08:36
What are the advantages/disadvantages of living in the city, small towns, suburbs, remotely, etc.?
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Is cooking an important skill to learn for SHTF and daily survival?
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Episode-242- Overlooked Preps for Modern Survivalists Start at 10:28
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Episode-245- Dealing With A Job Loss Start at 10:58
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Episode-251- Prepper Mentality vs. Self Sufficient Mentality Start at 8:47
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Episode-261- The Debt Prison vs. the Survivalist
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Episode-264- The Core Concepts of The Survival Podcast Community
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Episode-269- The Issues Test, Where Do you Stand and Why?
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Episode-279- The Foundational Principle of Modern Survivalism
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Episode-281- An Interview With Listener Barb Harrington
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Episode-283- Emergency Vehicle Preparations ( Bug Out Vehicle )
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Episode-284- 20 Simple Steps to More Independence
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Episode-285-Listener Questions Start at 46:15
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What advice do I have on choosing a dog for a family companion and protector
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Episode-286- The Homestead Dog Start at 5:45
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Episode-298- Starting the Journey from Grasshopper to Ant Start at 5:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0nCQs_oCNs&feature=email
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Episode-303- It is The Systems not The System. Start 06:42
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Episode-309- 10 Thoughts on Rural Living
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Episode-310- Listener Questions. Start at 04:10
Could we ever go to a “flat tax”, why and why not ?
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Episode-313- Audience Questions. Start at 38:28
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Why am I personally so loose on Operational Security ?
What advice do I have for others on OPSEC ?
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How can you open minds about prepping in 60 seconds ?
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Episode-319- Ten Principles of Modern Survivalism. Start at 05:24
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​Episode-320- The 5 Rules of Food Storage for Modern Survivalists Start at 04:28
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Episode-324- The Evil Twins of Debt and Taxes Start 06:10
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Episode-327- Listener Questions Start at 39:23
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Settling a gun argument between a husband and wife, is there a cut and dry answer
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Episode-354- Four Rules of Storing Food Start at 04:50
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Episode-359- Can You Feed Yourself Start at 06:09
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Episode-369- The Cancer and Slavery of Debt Start 06:54
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Episode-370- Situational Awareness vs Normalcy Bias Start at 04:19
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Episode-371- 10 Under Rated Post TEOTWAWKI Skills Start at 04:52
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Episode-375- The Common Factors of Three Different Disasters Start at 06:47
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Episode-376- Underrated TEOTWAWKI Skills from the Audience Start at 10:50
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Episode-391- Individual Revolution and Freedom Start 4:02
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Episode-401- RVs as a Survival Prep Start at 06:35
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Episode-404- Food Storage for Better Living Today Start at 07:20
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Episode-416- Dealing With Violent Confrontations Start at 09:15
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Episode-421- How to Develop Your Personal Survival Plan Start at 07:00
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Episode-423- Thoughts on the Use of Deadly Force Start at 04:17
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Episode-435- The Revolution is You Start at 10:12
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Episode-437- The Road to Individual Energy Independence Start at 07:25
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Episode-441- Survival Podcast Listener Feedback Start at 52:33
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How do you negotiate big ticket purchases like vehicles, boats, real estate and RVs
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Episode-442- Listener Feedback Start at 19:50
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Thoughts on a carry gun for a Lady and problems with a Bersa 380
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Episode-443- Change Your Nation By Changing Yourself Start at 07:50
Episode-450- The Bridge Between Self Reliance and Self Sufficiency Start at 08:32
​Episode-454- Listener Feedback Start at 44:07
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How do you deal with failure in life day to day, not just in a SHTF?
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Episode-457- Putting Your House Hold in Order Start 4:52
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Episode-461- Why Survivalism? Start at 06:38
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Episode-464- Listener Feedback Start at 10:36
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Getting a worried spouse on board with gun ownership
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​Episode-465- Technology Based Tools for Preppers
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Episode-467- If the World Doesn’t End Won’t You Feel Stupid? Start at 09:00
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Episode-474- Disaster Probability, Impact and Commonality Start at 05:58
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Episode-475- What a Few Big Disaster Scenarios Might Be Like Start at 05:51
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Episode-476- Building That Better Life Start at 04:56
Episode-483- 20 Simple Steps to Basic Preparedness Start at 05:56
Episode-485- Call In Thursday Start at 32:00
Chemical dependency and disaster
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Episode-490- Establishing Local Resource Knowledge in Advance of Disaster Start at 06:00
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Episode-492- Survival Podcast Call In Start at 23:22
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How do you get a resistant spouse to be okay with prepping
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Episode-495- The Unique Needs of the Urban and Suburban Prepper
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Episode-502- Bugging In vs. Bugging Out – Answering with Logic
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​Episode-506- Why We Prep – The Real Reasons Start 04:59
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Episode-521- Why I Think The Way I Do Start at 05:08
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Episode-528- Listener Feedback Start at 35:12
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A story of how prepping for two teachers held a friend in need
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Episode-531- Life On Your Own Terms Start at 06:45
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Episode-534- Prep? Save Money? Or Enjoy Life? Start 5:18
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Episode-536- Call In Friday Start at 04:58
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How can a house hold of women deal with danger during a breakdown if unarmed
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Episode-553- Ten Ways to Test Your Preps Start at 06:34
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Episode-554- Listener Calls Start at 06:28
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A listener relays his experience with a rural black out
Back up heating options
Using motorcycles in an emergency or during an energy crisis
Episode-564- Listener Feedback. Start at 27:00
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Dealing with stigma, bias and “fringe groups” calling themselves survivalists
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Episode-610- Staying Positive in a World Full of Disaster Start at 06:10
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Episode-620- Frank Sharpe Jr. on Armed and Unarmed Self Defense Start at 04:55
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Episode-625- Keeping Your Wits When Others are Losing Their’s Start at 05:38
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Episode-626- Prepping from Starting Out to Advanced Tactics Start at 05:40
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Episode-632- Listener Calls. Start at 30:34
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The real source of bias against preppers by media and the sheeple
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Episode-635- Creating Your Vision of Liberty Start 06:23
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Episode-637- Listener Call. Dealing with drug addicts during a SHTF
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Episode-648- Reaching the Unreachable Start at 06:06
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Episode-649- Listener Calls Start at 05:34
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Self defense on vacation and situational awareness
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Self defense tools for woman where a gun isn’t an option
Episode-653- Thirteen Interesting Facts About Liberty. Start at 05:07
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Episode-670- The Power of Redundancy Start at 05:40
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Episode-672- Embracing Technology as a Modern Survivalist
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Episode-673- Listener Calls. Start at 11:44
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How do you deal with the dead in a SHTF scenario
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Episode-677- Listener Calls. Start at 41:09
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Using high profile disasters to evangelize preparedness
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Episode-680- 14 Steps to the Personal Libertarian Lifestyle. Start at 05:40
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Episode-687- Listener Calls. Start at 25:57
What can be done to get more women into survival living
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Episode-689- Dr. Kyle Christensen on Herbal and Alternative Remedies
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Episode-691- Listener Call. Start at 05:54
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Is it getting easier to share prepping and if so why
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Episode-704- Listener Feedback. Start at 50:40
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Dealing with deniers, the easy way.
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Episode-707- Steven Harris on Bio Fuels for Personal Energy Independence. Start at 05:33
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Episode-712- Listener Calls. Start at 50:54
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Keeping ( and Being an ) Every Day Carry Minimalist
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Episode-732- Leadership and Its Role for American Survival Start at 04:49
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Episode-743- Paul Seyfried on Nuclear Biological Chemical ( NBC ) Underground Shelter Construction. Start at 04:45
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http://asurvivalplan.com/utah-shelter-systems/
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Episode-755- Steven Harris on Making Alcohol Based Fuels at Home
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Episode-782- James Sellars on Dealing With Anxiety 04:40
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Episode-794- Chad Kuntz on Back Up Generators 07:52
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Episode-797- Avoiding Prepper Burn Out Start at 05:49
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Great episode for first year preppers who are overwhelmed
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Episode-798- Steven Harris on Solar Heating Systems Start at 06:24
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Episode-806- Freedom and Liberty in a World of Tyranny Start at 06:28
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Episode-809- Passion, Persistence and Planning Always Beat Paranoia
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Episode-830- Listener Feedback Start at 23:40
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Thoughts on portable back up heat
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How to get a husband on board with the self sufficiency component of prepping
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Moving from hobby farm to profitable business
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Episode-834- Listener Calls Start at 32:14
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A listeners story on lots of production from a tiny urban garden
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Episode-836- Understanding Multi System Dependence
Start at 5:40
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Episode-840- Steven Harris on Alternative Energy Technologies Part 1 Start at 5:25
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Episode-845- Ben Franklin on Modern Survivalism Star 5:45
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Episode-861- Listener Feedback Start at 1:02:04
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One listener shares his transformation story it should inspire us all.
A young listener shows up what self reliance looks like.
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What I want every listener and member of the TSP community to never forget.
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Episode-873- Steven Harris on Alternative Energy Technologies Part 2 Start at 9:19
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Episode-876- Listener Calls
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What might martial law be like and what might cause it
Pandemic ? Start at 22:21
How I now describe a vote, “my endorsement as a citizen”
Start at 37:25
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Healthy and Unhealthy Fear in Prepping Start at 46:46
Thoughts on a libertarian view of zoning laws and deprogramming Start at 1:18:32
Episode-877- CB Radio as a Practical Prep with Clay Vitis
Start at 6:48
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Episode-887- How to Talk to Others About Prepping 7:10
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Episode-889- Xavier Hawk on the Transition from Urban to Rural Living Start at 4:20
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Episode-891- Listener Feedback
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How do you control anger at all the malice and assclownery in the world Start at 7:55
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Episode-893- Why Being a Lone Wolf Won’t Work for 99% or More of Disasters Start at 6:54
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Episode-897- Steven Harris on Alternative Energy Technologies Part 3 Start at 5:06
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Episode-899- Security During a Break Down Start at 6:13
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Episode-905- Listener Feedback Start at 14:15
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One listener tells us how TSP won her over and I tell you the lesson for all of us in it
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Episode-913- Listener Calls
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Questions on rural property and issues like wells, septic tanks, garbage, etc Start at 17:16
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Episode-917- 11 Common Gardening, Permaculture and Homesteading Questions Start at 6:55
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Episode-918- Listener Calls
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How we can encourage self sufficiency in children especially our daughters Start at 15:35
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Episode-920- Building Self Reliance in Our Children 5:24
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Episode-928- Amateur Radio and Scanners with Tim Glance
Start at 7:09
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Episode-931- 15 Questions and Answers on Preparedness
Start at 6:18
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Episode-939- Steven Harris on Dealing with a Large Scale Blackout – Part 1 Start at 6:30
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Episode-940- Steven Harris on Dealing with a Large Scale Blackout – Part 2 Start at 7:24
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Episode-941- Listener Calls Start at 22:55
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Thoughts on the danger of gangs in a break down
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Episode-949- Listener Feedback
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Balancing community and personal safety along with right to privacy Start at 57:40
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Episode-972- Listener Feedback Start at 1:31:04
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Why mind set is more important than stuff
The way to have the nation of our past in the here and now
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Episode-976- Listener Calls
What can young children do to be more involved with prepping Start at 23:55
How much stock should we put into canned food expiry dates Start at 46:00
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Episode-980- Steven Harris on Long Term Fuel Storage
Start at 6:37
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Episode-1002- The Why, What and How of Modern Homesteading Start at 10:15
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Episode-1004- Steven Harris on Everything Generators Part 1 of 2 Start at 5:30
Episode-1004- Steven Harris on Everything Generators Part 2 of 2 Start at 3:55
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Episode-1007- Listener Calls Start at 1:38:39
Why do I seem to know so much about so many things
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Episode-1008- Listener Feedback Start at 30:25
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Ebay and Craig’s List for Good Deals and Income
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Episode-1011- What is Modern Survivalism Really All About
Start at 10:10
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Episode-1012- Listener Calls
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Advantages and disadvantages of eBooks Start at 10:30
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Generator terms explained and what to inspect when buying a used generator Start at 1:21:48
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Why boiling DOSE NOT make all water safe to drink 1:42:45
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Episode-1022- Listener Calls
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Thoughts on moving and weighing options Start 1:06:03
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Episode-1023- Listener Feedback
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The real reason people say “screw others” during a disaster – FEAR Start at 16:02
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Episode-1026- Building Resiliency in our Children 7:10
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Episode-1031- Listener Calls
How to increase situational awareness Start at 44:18
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Prepping for those that wear glasses and contacts 1:14:02
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Episode-1032- Listener Feedback
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How to build community by letting go of an agenda 41:44
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Episode-1036- Listener Calls
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Bugging out may be harder then you think, for a different reason then you think Start at 45:10
Thoughts on martial arts & self defense in general 1:06:22
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Episode-1044- Meals in Jars with Jennifer Ess and Starting Out as a Prepper Start at 33:36
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Episode-1045- Every Day “Disasters” and DIY Prepping and The Criminal Mindset with David Nash 17:54
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Episode-1050- Listener Calls Start at 1:28:05
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Bringing the warrior mindset into your financial life
Episode-1052- The Need for Skill Set Development in a Changing World Start at 7:00
Episode-1055- Listener Calls
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Increasing security in and around your home Start 28:30
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If you want to serve become a leader Start at 1:12:35
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Home remedies and why to avoid replacement methodology Start at 1:35:44
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Episode-1056- Zero to Prepared – Fast, Simple and Low Cost – Part 1 Start at 4:49
Episode-1057- Zero to Prepared – Fast, Simple and Low Cost- Part 2
Episode-1058- Listener Feedback
Why moving to the middle of no where isn’t necessarily a great idea Start at 32:30
Episode-1059- The Evolving Meaning of a Self Sufficient Lifestyle Start at 7:10
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Episode-1062- Listener Calls
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A listener gives GREAT prepping tips from a female perspective Start at 17:43
Prepping for Aging Parents Start at 1:16:03
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Episode-1067- Listener Calls Start at 58:35
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The importance of friends and community in a breakdown
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Episode-1072- Listener Calls
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If I only had 200 dollars how would I prep Start at 6:09
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Micro hydro for electrical production on the homestead
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Firearms training when ammo is scarce and/or expensive
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A new way of seeing “prepper groups” Start at 48:18
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Thoughts on smug attitudes toward the unprepared 1:17:26
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Episode-1073- Listener Feedback
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A pharmacist weighs in on how to stock pile 90 days of any maintenance medication Start at 12:47
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Episode-1077- Listener Feedback
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Cooking in a crock pot while driving down the road, simple and easy use of a prep Start at 1:27:50
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Episode-1078- More Listener Feedback Start at 57:57
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The most compelling case I can give you for self sufficiency
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Episode-1086- More Listener Feedback
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How Johnny Carson Cased a toilet paper shortage and what it should teach us Start at 1:09:02
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What happens when law enforcement fails, citizens fill in the gaps Start at 1:12:24
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Episode-1090- Listener Calls Start at 39:37
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Thoughts on time management for preppers and in general
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Why we need to listen to things we don’t like and disagree with Start at 1:04:19
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Building a new house, considerations for the prepper Start at 1:35:40
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Setting up BOL housing Start at 1:42:51
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Episode-1093- Michael Jordan Developing a Prepper Group
Start at 6:14
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Episode-1095- Listener Calls
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Prepping works when the SHTF for you personally 51:07
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Race considerations for the prepper community 1:12:45
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Why I work when I am sick & think it's a great idea 1:44:20
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Episode-1101- Listener Feedback
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Is it ever appropriate to criticize religious ideas, if so when
Start at 1:28:12
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Episode-1105- Listener Calls
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Getting started with making alcohol beer, wine, mead and distillation Start at 1:20:56
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Episode-1106- Listener Feedback
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A very interesting SHTF barter risk question, one I have never heard before Start at 23:15
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​The basic definition of things like liberal, conservative and lobbyist Start at 52:01
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Episode-1107- Women of Prepping Series Episode 1 11:34
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Episode-1117- Women of Prepping Series Episode 2 8:24
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Episode-1139- Women of Prepping Series Episode 3
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Episode-1140- Women of Prepping Series Episode 4 8:50
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Episode-1156- Woman of Prepping Series Episode 5 10:50
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Episode-1162- Women of Prepping Series Episode 6 8:05
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Episode-1234- Women of Prepping Series Episode 8 15:54
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Episode-1238- Jenna Woginrich from The One Woman Farm
Start at 7:54
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Episode-1265- Christine Faith on Backyard and Urban Farming Start at 10:01
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Episode-1276- Beth Warford of PrettyLoaded.Org 10:04
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Episode-1113- Fodder Systems and Small Scale Farming
with Teresa Hord Start at 5:25
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Episode-1300- Lisa Haywood on Prepping from a Legal Stand Point Start at 34:13
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Episode-1346- Demetria Clark on Herbs for Living and Healing Start at 14:05
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Episode-1846- Jessica Mills on Light Weight Back Packing and Rebooting in Nature Start at 6:50
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Episode-2010- Nicole Sauce on Building Local Demand in a Niche Market Start at 12:53
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Episode-2104- Nicole Sauce on the Prepping Mindset in Business Start at 7:00
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Episode-2113- Cat Ellis on Self Reliance though Herbal Medicine Start at 8:55
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Episode-2257- Nicole Sauce on From Side Hustle to Full Time Gig
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Episode-2262- Sara Chana Silverstein on Herbal Medicine
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Episode-2326- Teri Page on Homesteading with Children
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Episode-2502- Nicole Sauce on Making Community Count
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Episode-2551- Morgan Rogue on Prepping with Kids
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Episode-2639- Urban Gardening and 130 Varieties of Tomatoes with Emma Biggs
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​Episode-2648- Raising Meat Chickens with Shelby DeVore
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Episode-1108- Saunas for Health, Sanitation and Grid Down Resiliency Start at 7:01
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Episode-1114- Jeremy Lesniak on Martial Arts, Conflict Avoidance and Fitness Start at 11:25
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Episode-1118- Lou Hayes on 6 Core Tactical Skills 6:55
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Episode-1125- Listener Feedback
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A story of a tragedy averted that could have gotten worse and lessons learned Start at 1:12:46
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Episode-1127- Risk Assessments and Readiness Audits
Start at 17:23
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Episode-1128- Listener Calls
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Roof water harvesting and how to do it safely for drinking water Start at 26:20
Can rights be suspended under martial law, yes, should they be, it depends Start at 1:36:29
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Episode-1130- All About Urban Homesteading 9:54
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Episode-1131- Melanie Sorrentino on Tiny Houses 7:34
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Episode-1135- Prepping from a Teen’s Point of View with Austyn Lehman Start at 5:42
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Episode-1143- The Patriot Nurse on Medical Prep and Medical Myths Start at 6:35
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Episode-1145- Listener Calls Start at 45:45
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How much cash at minimum should you keep on hand
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What career paths will be valuable after a major economic shift Start at 54:32
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Episode-1149- William Golightly on Buying Rural Land 5:32
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Episode-1151- Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy on The Survival Medicine Handbook Start at 8:20
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Episode-1154- Listener Calls
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Why trying to prep specifically for a long term grid down situation is a mistake Start at 5:49
An example of a real world emergency and why you can’t bet on seasonality Start at 19:15
Why discouragement from the garden happens to all of us at times Start at 28:37
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Episode-1159- Listener Calls
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Tips for starting out a new shooter, specifically a spouse
Start at 1:34:22
How to get your wife to take a day of professional firearms training and want to go again Start at 1:38:39
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How back up power is a great way to share prepping Start at 1:50:16
A listener tells us how awesome debt freedom is 1:51:02
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Episode-1164- Curt Linville on the Power of a Prepared Community Start at 8:40
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Episode-1166- The Fundamental Mentality of Modern Survivalism Start at 5:45
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Episode-1168- Survival Podcast Listener Calls
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How do you prepare and store up resources and still be a generous person Start at 1:44:08
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