The Survival Podcast

The Survival Podcast

Helping you live a better life, if times get tough or even if they don't

Episodes

August 25, 2025 116 mins
Today we talk about a new energy solution, Trump actually goes fascist for real, the real story as to why people are pissed about Cracker Barrel, the future of AI development and use, a totally unconstitutional EO from Trump & more. Join Me Today to Discuss…. AI Course and TSP 25 Workshop Reminder A not so new, new energy idea, will it work or is it more vapor ware –Video Link – Exowatt Solutions People are not pissed about the Cra...
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Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on war, underrated beef cuts, permaculture, nuclear power, taxes, road rash 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 f...
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Today we’re diving into the underground world of medicinal mushrooms with Olga from Mushroom Mountain. Olga grew up foraging mushrooms in the forests of Bosnia and Hercegovina, learning from her grandparents which ones to eat, which to toss, and how to live with the land instead of just on it. These days, she runs Mushroom Mountain, a powerhouse operation producing spawn for edible and medicinal varieties, plus mushroom extracts an...
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The earliest known use of the saying, “may you live in interesting times” is from the early 20th century. A 1936 speech by Sir Austen Chamberlain (brother of Neville Chamberlain) is often cited. He claimed it was an old Chinese curse, but he probably picked it up secondhand. Later, during the mid-20th century, it spread widely in English writing and speeches, particularly in political and diplomatic contexts.  Well no matter the re...
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Today we talk about 4 ways Bitcoin matches traditional wealth building with centuries of history behind them.  Then we will talk about why Ukraine is going to give up territory and Putin is going to accept US Troops in Ukraine. We then move on to why the US is absolutely F’d due to school bonds, a way to protest accountability with funded protests, the two income family making a comeback, the return of the cowardly Texas democrats ...
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August 14, 2025 86 mins
Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on tariffs, fitness, allergic reactions, medicinal herbs, dog training, scout rifles, AI bias, what men want in a wife 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 o...
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Kevin Fitzgerald has been a TSPC community member since the Jetta days and has been running a small mushroom business for 10 years.  He joins us today to talk about growing mushrooms for food and medicine in small indoor spaces. Join Me Today to Discuss… What substrate to grow on Sterile technique using low tech substrate How to prepare food for mushrooms Building a Martha tent for minimum cost The berst types of mushrooms to grow ...
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Tune in today as we discuss the quiet revolution happening in retirement and institutional investing. The old rules are breaking down, and the traditional 60/40 portfolio is no longer a guaranteed path to a secure retirement. Inflation is eating away at savings, bonds are offering poor yields, and a handful of tech stocks are propping up the major indexes. This is not just a problem for you and your IRA; it’s a crisis for the bigge...
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It’s Monday so let’s examine some current events from a prepper and pragmatic view point. Bitcoin is about to “uncork”, Trump is making peace & trade deals, Fort Worth just ditched DEI, we now have reverse tariffs and more. Join Me Today To Discuss… The AI Course Round Two Goes on Sale on Sept. 8th – preregister The TSP-25 Workshop goes on sale on Sept. 13th at 9:00 AM CST – more info BTC is drying up on the OTC Trading Desks – lin...
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August 7, 2025 81 mins
Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on America 1st becoming America last, shoulder sprains, meat cuts, making cheese, open source software, dog training, gerrymandering 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 que...
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Matt McInnis is a co-founder of North Spore. He joins us today to discuss mushroom cultivation as a great year-round source of food and medicine. And how mushrooms can provide high protein food, be grown indoors or outdoors in small spaces. Matt has been leading the creative vision and strategy of North Spore for over eleven years, producing engaging and informative video content for North Spore’s YouTube channel and Substack while...
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August 5, 2025 130 mins
Today John Willis and Nicole Sauce join me for our monthly First Tuesday Coffee Chat. As will be typical you just don’t know what will pop up in this episode. We will discuss a variety of current events, homestead and entrepreneurial topics. And of course take questions and comments from the live stream in real time. This time we dug into snakes for about first 30 minutes, then all the crazy violence going on, some Texas political ...
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Today we take a look around at some of our current idiocy.  The Texas democrats are going to lose a vote, so they ran away, again.  Jasmine Crocket will likely have her seat eliminated.  Will anyone care?  A new way to see tariffs and why both sides are full of crap about them.  Are we in danger of needing and internet access ID?  More stupid from the “economic experts” about Bitcoin.  Then I finish with a very deep question, who w...
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July 31, 2025 99 mins
Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the Fed, bitcoin, night vision, meat, permaculture stone lines, investing, dogs, snakes, fishing 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 sentenc...
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John Pugliano is an original member of the expert council.  He is the founder and money manager at Investable Wealth and is the host of the Wealthsteading Podcast.  He has over 40 years investing experience and has had a circuitous career including serving in the military, international industrial sales and entrepreneurship. He’s a father of 6 and grandfather of 12. John joins us today to discuss why he feels that classic retiremen...
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There are many ways to make compost but they fall into three primary methods with many overlapping on some levels.  But from a macro level almost all compost can be defined as being one of three methods… High Turn Thermophilic Composting – Regular turns, fast finish, what most people make Static Pile Composting – No turns, long duration, super high microbe product Macrofauna Composting – Using animals like worms, black solider fly ...
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Today we are going to dig into a myrid of topics and current events.  First we will start out with the new trade deal with the EU and what it means.  But more we will talk about what it signals is about to happen next.  Then we move on to the “next Epstein conspiracy” that will be created by it.  After that we will dig into a new partnership between Samsung and Tesla I told you was coming during our last “Coffee Chat” with John and...
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July 24, 2025 93 mins
Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on a domestic coup, tax law, solar power, electrolytes, books on guns & hunting, foraging primrose, building a business website 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...
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Today I welcome Matt the Libertarian Book Designer to discuss the Amazon KDP Program.  I found Matt when my book soft copies got butchered during my push to get my book published this spring.   He reached out and said, “I can have it fixed in less than a week”, which he then did. Wanting to repay his kindness I asked him to come on TPSC and talk about his business and how programs like KDB can benefit this audience.  Publishing a b...
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Many years ago, I can’t say exactly when but it would have been in the “Jetta Days”, when I still worked a full time job and was running a “regular company”.  So it had to be prior to 2010, I did a podcast on homesteading and said something akin to this…. The modern homesteading movement is here to stay.  Many are comparing it to the quickly passing back to the land movements of various flavors of the 30s, 50s and 70s but this time...
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