The Survival Podcast

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 Join the Members Brigade TspAz.com TSPC on Discord TSPC … Continue reading →

Monday Mayhem shows are a throwback to the roots of The Survival Podcast. Fast riffs on many topics in real time. No deep presentations or digging into the finer points of an aquaponics system. A mix of practical prepping, current news and economic trends, and real opinions you will never hear from mainstream or even most alternative media. Our lead story today is what I am calling “InstaFluencer Doomsday” and of course I mean all the chatter around governments supposedly getting ready for WWIII. I will explain why I barely even care and why you shouldn’t either. We will then … Continue reading →

Today on Friday Fusions we continue our four-part deep dive into Miyamoto Musashi’s “The Book of Five Rings”, pivoting away from physical combat and stepping directly into the boardroom. In this second episode, our hosts examine how the mindset of an undefeated 17th-century swordsman maps perfectly onto modern economic strategy, corporate positioning, and applied system design. We explore the profound business implications behind Musashi’s core concepts of mastering timing, disrupting an opponent’s rhythm, and perceiving the subtle market shifts that cannot yet be seen. Our resident historical practitioner is joined by a former corporate executive turned business consultant to translate … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions the PRIME act, daily exercise, pistol actions, dry wall repair, fruit tree root stocks, end stage societies 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 … Continue reading →

Today we are joined by Hakeem Anwar to talk about Mindful AI, a new service from Above designed to point people back toward human knowledge and creativity. Instead of keeping users inside an endless loop of AI-generated answers, Mindful AI aims to connect them with books, creators, and events. We’ll discuss why Hakeem believes we need a different kind of AI, what might set Mindful AI apart from the tools most people use today, and how the service will work. We’ll also talk about the infrastructure behind it, how Above plans to protect user data, and whether the service will … Continue reading →

We are reaching the fever pitch of an election cycles right now, as we do every two years. This time it is a mid term with not quite the extremes of a general election but the media is doing what they always do. Trump is of course depending on the channel you turn to the reincarnation of either Regan or Hitler. Of course every democrat is either saving the world or hiding around a corner with a needle full of hormones waiting to “trans your kids”. Look I get it the right is bad and the left is worse in … Continue reading →

Monday Mayhem shows are a throwback to the roots of The Survival Podcast. Fast riffs on many topics in real time. No deep presentations or digging into the finer points of an aquaponics system. A mix of practical prepping, current news and economic trends, and real opinions you will never hear from mainstream or even most alternative media. Our lead story today is I will turn my proven predication ability on the 2026 election as to what happens, I will then tell you why it won’t matter. Which states will stay red, surprise victories that may happen, the battle for … Continue reading →

Today on Friday Fusions we are kicking off a brand new four-part series exploring Miyamoto Musashi’s legendary 17th-century text, “The Book of Five Rings”. While this masterpiece is historically known as a definitive guide to martial strategy and swordsmanship, we are taking a much wider view to extract its core principles. In this first episode, our AI hosts will focus directly on the literal combatant lens to explore how historical martial arts philosophy serves as the ultimate foundation for modern personal agency. Our historical researcher and modern combatives instructor dive deeply into Musashi’s emphasis on mastering multiple weapons and avoiding … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions the Iran war, Ruger discontinuing iconic guns, foraging witch hazel, Start9 servers, dogs, diet, mastering skills 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 →

Today we are joined by Bo Carter to talk about solar grazing and agrivoltaics: combining food production with solar energy on the same land. I’ve been talking about this idea for about ten years, including how spaced-out solar panels can leave pasture growing beneath them, provide shade for livestock and improve resilience during dry periods. I was often told the animals would destroy the panels and the whole thing couldn’t work. Bo has been doing it, so we’ll get into what actually happens on the ground. We’ll talk through the day-to-day work of managing livestock beneath solar panels, including how … Continue reading →

I thought it was time for a not so serious episode and given we are heading into the holiday season, it also seems timely. There are plenty of parties, meals and such coming in the next few months of course. I have also said since starting this podcast over 18 years ago that, “since we all eat every day cooking is both a survival skill and a lifestyle design skill as well. Cooking and trying new things is also something I am passionate about. In fact one of my ongoing goals in my life is, “make at least one new … Continue reading →

Monday Mayhem shows are a throwback to the roots of The Survival Podcast. Fast riffs on many topics in real time. No deep presentations or digging into the finer points of an aquaponics system. A mix of practical prepping, current news and economic trends, and real opinions you will never hear from mainstream or even most alternative media. Our lead story today is the fact that Alberta is voting for independence, it will likely fail but I will tell you why it still matters. Then we look at the huge Ole Miss story that vanished as soon as it wasn’t … Continue reading →

Today on Friday Fusions we wrap up our three-part exploration of J. Russell Smith’s 1929 masterpiece, “Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture”. In this final episode, we transition to the heavy caloric producers, the staple nuts. These are the trees that provide the dense fats and proteins necessary for both human sustenance and finishing livestock without reliance on fragile annual grain systems. The hosts break down the massive yields of chestnuts, which Smith famously dubbed the “corn tree,” along with oaks, walnuts, pecans, and hickories. We explore why acorns are the ultimate pig forage and how to integrate these large trees … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the DC swamp, physical gold, investing during panic, making cheese, storm prep, fitness and weight loss, political reality 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 … Continue reading →

Today we are joined by Mollie Engelhart to discuss disturbing research showing that male cattle are producing milk. A study of over 20,000 cattle found that 14.5% of beef steers and nearly 20% of dairy-cross steers were lactating at slaughter. One possible explanation involves hormonal growth implants used in commercial beef production. While no direct connection has been proven, the findings raise serious questions about modern agricultural practices and their unintended consequences. We will discuss how Mollie discovered this research, what might be causing this bizarre phenomenon, and what needs to happen next. We will also examine beef imports, industry … 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. Today we discussed a great deal about business and entrepreneurship and growing business when the economy is … Continue reading →

Monday Mayhem shows are a throwback to the roots of The Survival Podcast. Fast riffs on many topics in real time. No deep presentations or digging into the finer points of an aquaponics system. A mix of practical prepping, current news and economic trends, and real opinions you will never hear from mainstream or even most alternative media. Our lead story today is how one man in Canada literally turned Flock Camera technology back on the government. I will also tell you why I think he’s on to something and we need to build an entire network of these things. … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of Friday Fusions, a series that combines my direction and source selection with the virtual AI hosts in Google Gemini Notebook. I choose the topic, assemble the source material and give the AI specific instructions on how to approach it. The virtual hosts then turn that information into a conversation. These Friday episodes let me bring you additional content while continuing to produce the four regular TSPC episodes I host each week. AI can make mistakes, mispronounce words or occasionally state something with more confidence than accuracy, so verify anything important before acting on it. The … Continue reading →

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on foreign policy, wearable health tech, AI, the plague, private roads, the utopia mouse experiment 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 →

One of the quotes the audience really loved from early days of this podcast all the way back in 2008 was, “winter is coming it always does”. Well it is coming again, as it always does. And now is the time for us to get prepared because now is when we have the time to look forward and can logically find solutions before we are hit by the stress of emergency reaction mode. Additionally with the “mega Nino” we seem to be in it could be a very weird winter. The jist of this is. The North East US should … Continue reading →