The Survival Podcast

Predictions in Science, Economics & Politics for 2025 – Epi-3602

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The title here is someone limiting vs. the content but we will cover a ton let me tell you today.  I am going to go through more than 50 total predic...

Frank Sharpe on Coming Unrest – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-58

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Frank Sharpe Jr. to discuss the potential for major civil unrest arising from events like Occupy Wall Street...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3601

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the Fed, holiday means, fitness, investing, diet, solar, starting now, fake...

AI for Entrepreneurs with Josh Hale – Epi-3600

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Hale joined me today to discuss using AI in your business without losing the “human touch”. Ai is one of those disruptive innovations that yo...

Guy Swann & Jack Spirko on Bitcoin in 2025 – Epi-3599

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Guy Swann “the guy who’s read more on bitcoin than any other guy you know”, returns to TSPC and The Bitcoin Breakout to discuss the current bull...

Compost as the Heart of a Homestead – Epi-3598

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we discuss a variety of composting methods and making composting the core of your homestead activities. Often people say what is the best method...

Dealing with a Fire’s Aftermath – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-57

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Marc Hallee. We discussed how his family experienced the disaster of a house fire in Feb 2011. He came on ai...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3597

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on Syria, cooking for the holidays, gun cases, B17 and cancer, biochar, the NJ...

Regenerative Farming & the Beauty of Pig Fat Epi-3596

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Mayfield, regenerative farmer and founder of Farrow Skincare returns to TSPC for the third time.  We discuss lard-based skincare, its health ...

When Trust Burns, Truth Emerges – Epi-3595

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past decade, trust in institutions like the media, Big Pharma, and the government has gone up in flames—and that’s a good thing. In this ...

All Sorts of News ~ Good & Bad – Epi-3594

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So what the hell is going on in the world. The US shows it has learned nothing after 100 years of effing around in the mid east, The American Diabetes...

Courtney Clay on Unschooling – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-56

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Courtney Clay who was “unschooled” for her entire childhood, and received great benefit from this method...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3593

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the deep state, solar power, fitness, foraging in winter, stomach viruses, ...

Allan Booker on Food Freedom & Genetic Capital – Epi-3592

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I get to interview one of the people I truly admire today. Allan Booker is an amazing man, food freedom advocate and a general all around awesome guy....

First Tuesday Coffee Chat with John and Nicole – Epi-3591

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join me today along with John Willis and Nicole Sauce as we sift though a variety of topics on current events, entrepreneurship, homesteading and more...

Burning it all Down on the Way Out – Epi-3590

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Donald Trump hasn’t even taken power and some on the left are in full meltdown mode.  We literally have young women sterilizing themselves to prote...

The Thanksgiving Special for 2024 – 3589

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today one day before the great American Holiday we stop and pause to think about what we have to be thankful for. Two years ago I rerecorded the origi...

TSP Rewind – Surviving Thanksgiving with Chef Keith Snow – Epi-280

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode was originally, Episode-557- Surviving Thanksgiving with Chef Keith Snow and originally aired on Nov. 23rd 2010.  The notes below a...

Redesigning Education from Scratch – Epi-3588

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join me today to discuss a fascinating thought experiment: what if the public education system as we know it didn’t exist, and we had the chance to ...

Bryan Black on Ten Top Tactical Skills – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-55

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Bryan Black of ITS Tactical to discuss his personal top ten list of tactical skills that everyone should mak...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3587

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on endless wars, American made shotguns, Bitcoin, rabbits, H5N1 bird flu, holi...

Backyard Sheep with Nicole Sauce – Epi-3586

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee joins us today to discuss what it takes to “just raise backyard sheep”. We talk the good the bad, the eas...

AI for Everyone: Jack Spirko Interviews ChatGPT Live – Epi-3585

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I learned a cool voice hack with ChatGPT from Expert Council Member Shawn Mills at the fall workshop. This led to today’s interview with well, ChatG...

The Art of Sausage Making – Epi-3584

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Making your own sausage is a skill that saves money, delivers better flavor, and gives you total control over your food. Today, I’ll show you how to...

TSP Rewind – Planning for an Uncertain Future – Epi-279

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we covered 5 major shifts in society, 5 ways to build individual liberty, 5 pillars of lifestyle design and 5 reasons people fail to a...

TSP Rewind – 15 Underrated Plants for the Homestead – Epi-277

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I covered 15 plants that a large majority of people either don’t know about at all at least don’t know very much about.  Some of ...

TSP Rewind – Choosing a Basic 6 Gun Battery – Epi-276

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I went over the 6 guns that would cover 99% of any need most gun owners will ever have.  Don’t worry it doesn’t mean you can’t ...

TSP Rewind – Cory McElroy on Passion Driven Business – Epi-275

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I was joined by Cory McElroy from Aquarium Co-op a tropical fish based business specializing in fish, plants and accessories.  I was ...

Bryan Davis on the Food of the Ancients – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-54

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Bryan Davis of AskBryan.com to discuss what he calls, “the secret of the ancients”.  The ancients knew...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3583

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on foreign policy, Nostr Relays, guns, dogs, dental issues, cooking, education...

TSP Rewind – Lyn Ulbricht on Silk Road & the Supreme Court – Epi-274

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am running this rewind today as a tribute to Lyn and Ross Ulbricht.  Ever since meeting Lyn almost a decade ago and seeing how broken she was over ...

First Tuesday Coffee Chat with John & Nicole – Epi-3582

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us at 9:30am for our first Tuesday Coffee Chat. State of the world, preparedness and modern survival, small business start up, growing things and...

Election Predictions, Autistic Libertarians & More – Epi-3581

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have said very little about the elections this year other than covering the attempt on Trumps life in PA because frankly it needed covering. Today w...

Prepper Vehicles with Tim Glance – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-53

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Tim Glance is the owner of Old Grouch Military surplus and a veteran of the US Army where he served for 18 y...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3580

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on government spending, fitness, foraging, permaculture, pricing a product, so...

The Collapse of the Soviet Empire – Epi-3579

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today CJ Kilmer returns to TSPC to talk about how and why the Soviet Union collapse along with the lessons the US and its Western Partners failed to l...

An Unloose the Goose Reunion – Epi-3578

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we reunite 4 members of the Unloose the Goose team.  I am joined by Nicole Sauce, John Bush and CJ Kilmer to discuss the coming election, fall ...

12 Decentralized Technologies for Navigating the Future – Epi-3577

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week is going to be kind of dark in topics over all.  Tomorrow in an Unloose the Goose Reunion show, Nicole Sauce, CJ Kilmer, John Bush and I wi...

Paul Seyfried on Underground Shelters – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-52

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Paul Seyfried of Utah Shelter Systems to discuss civil defense in the US and in other nations, the continued...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3576

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on the election, dogs, guns, gardens, foraging, cooking, collapse scenarios an...

The Probability of Collapse with Col. Drew Miller – Epi-3575

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about collapse a lot, we do so from many angles. But what if I told you the same government that tells you it won’t happen has calculated th...

Developing a Systems Thinking Mindset – Epi-3574

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have been on some level a systems thinker for most of my life, some components of it are just natural to me.  I would honestly say on the base leve...

Can we Really Create a Parallel Society – Epi-3573

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about this a lot in the liberty community.  A parallel society a parallel economy, etc, but is it a legitimate goal or what I often refer to ...

Technology & Identity Security with Jim Miller – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-51

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Jim Miller to discuss how to keep your information and identity safe in our modern age were information is m...

Expert Council Q&A – Episode-3572

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on lethal force, knives, fitness, dog training, foraging, hurricane prep, educ...

Pork Production at Homestead Scale – Epi-3571

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by long time listener Kelsey Fernandez to discuss raising, harvesting and processing pork at homestead scale. We talk pig breeds, ...

Back Yard Livestock vs. The War on Meat – Epi-3570

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No matter how much they deny it, the main stream media, organizations like the WEF and the government have declared war on meat. They appear to want t...

The Truth is Worse than you Think – Epi-3569

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we talk about FEMAs horrible response in North Carolina, continued main stream media lies, the death toll America has caused in two wars, potent...

Frank Sharpe Jr. on Emerging Threats – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-50

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Frank Sharpe Jr. to discuss his years of experience including some frightening predictions he had for Americ...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3568

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on censorship, weight training, knives, solar power, cooking, propaganda and m...

Decentralized Mesh Networks with LoRa Radios – Epi-3567

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today Eric Escobar returns to TSPC to tell us about Meshtastic. A fully open source project that works with LoRa radios, requires no licenses & brings...

TSP Rewind – 10 Steps to Restoring America – Epi-273

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Right now if I am to be blunt and I always am, this country is screwed, it will take a least a generation to correct course, if we have that long.  I...

TSP Rewind – The Big Lie – Just Follow the Rules – Epi-272

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here is a fact I have observed in my life.  The happiest and most successful people in life that I know have tended to be those that “broke the rul...

Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy on Collapse Medicine – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-49

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Doctor Bones and Nurse Amy to discuss collapse medicine, everything from emergency dental needs, to creative...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3566

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on wars, diet, exercise, back up power, foraging ginkgo, vermouth, monkey pox,...

TSP Rewind – Your Mind is Powerful & That Can be Dangerous – Epi-271

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This was likely one of the most important podcasts I have ever done. The truth is this process is at work in your life, and you either use if for good...

Tuesday Coffee Chat with John & Nicole – Epi-3565

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined John Willis of SOE Tactical and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee for our monthly First Tuesday Coffee Chat. As usual we will...

TSP Rewind – Ten Great Thinkers who Explain Our Modern World – Epi-270

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discussed theories and quotes from ten great thinkers.  As we do we will see a lot of things we think are new, are not.  We will ...

Bill Wilson on Permaculture – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-48

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by of Midwest Permaculture to discuss permaculture design principles in practice and the advantages of PDC cert...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3564

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on foreign wars, diet, insulation, bullets and ballistics, dogs, food storage,...

Processing Livestock with the Back Woods Butcher – Epi-3563

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle is the owner operator of the Bodyshop 603, a custom exempt butcher shop in northern NH. He also has a growing social media on TikTok and YouTube ...

Can we still “Wake People Up” at this Point? – Epi-3562

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Talking to some of my fellow podcasters, content creators and influencers lately I have heard many of them say things like, “I don’t even bother r...

TSP Rewind – Cooking Venison and Other Fish & Game – Epi-269

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we talked about various ways to cook and prepare venison and perhaps some other types of fish and game. Given I need time this week to...

Tom Kowitz on the Last 4 US Government Defaults – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-47

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Tom Kowitz of the Baldy and the Blonde Show from WGSO 990 AM in New Orleans to discuss past monetary default...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3561

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on civil unrest, weight loss, cancer, plumbing, foraging, dogs, the EPA, socie...

Dr. Ken Berry asks Jack Spirko about Bitcoin – Epi-3560

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Berry has been asking me question after question about Bitcoin recently by text but the help you can give someone by text is limited. I was going ...

Making Major Life Decisions & More – Epi-3559

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we lead off with a bit on the Trump Assassination Attempt and some really bizarre things we have learned since yesterday.  We then move on to o...

They Tried to Kill Trump. Again. – Epi-3558

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we look at the most recent attempt on Trump’s life, the latest on the housing market is insane, Putin issued a chilling warning but did anyone...

Jason Fields of The Urban Farming Guys – Friday Flashbacks Epi-46

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Jason Fields from The Urban Farming Guys to discuss transforming neighborhoods, sustainable agriculture and ...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3557

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, pistol caliber carbines, food storage, guerrilla gardening, radio...

Stress & Anxiety are not “All In Your Head”- Epi-3556

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Stephen Lewis of Green Wisdom Health returns to TSPC today to discuss why so many Americans are dealing with stress, anxiety and depression. The l...

Home to Homestead, Recapturing our Grandparents Wisdom – Epi-3555

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The first time I used the phrase “from home to homestead” on the show was quite a while ago.  How long ago you ask?  That would have been Episod...

Dropping the Denominator – Epi-3554

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a math concept known as the “lowest common denominator” but this phrase is also used to describe people. It refers to, “the tendency to...

A Veteran First Responder on Preparedness – Friday Flashbacks Epi-45

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by veteran first responder James Stine who served in the US Air Force, a volunteer police officer, a volunteer ...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3553

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on free markets, diet, adrenal fatigue, solar irrigation systems, foraging, co...

Food Clubs for Life Outside The System – Epi-3552

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined by Joshua Longbrook who established a food club and hub in Chattanooga, TN as a means to building a parallel society where food free...

Tuesday Coffee Chat with John & Nicole – Epi-3551

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined John Willis of SOE Tactical and Nicole Sauce of Living Free in Tennessee for our monthly First Tuesday Coffee Chat. As usual we will...

Holly Hirshberg from The Dinner Garden – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-44

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Holly Hirshberg founder of DinnerGarden.org to discuss sustainable gardening and the goal of planting one ga...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3550

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on politics, technology, AI, thermal optics, fitness, cyber security, back up ...

Alby as a Freedom Technology – Epi-3549

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined in this episode by Moritz Kaminski of Get Alby to discuss how Alby empowers freedom technology as a lightning wallet and more. Allowing ...

Designing Your Life for an Uncertain Future – Epi-3548

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot about what I call “lifestyle design” around here.  When people hear that term they get the general idea, because the words are comm...

The Shift Has Hit the Plan – Epi-3547

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have been saying recently that we do appear to be in a 4th turning, perhaps even a shake up taking us more into a 5th turning as the saeculum seems ...

Steven Harris on Bio Fuels & Energy Independence – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-43

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Steven Harris to discuss home energy production with biogas, solar, wind, wood gassification & all methods o...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3546

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on price controls, hunting rifles, back up power, foraging, barrel aging spiri...

Natural Quail Keeping for Meat and Eggs – Epi-3545

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are joined by Heather Smith to discuss how she is raising quail in a natural on the ground manner along with “edible landscaping” right s...

Urban “Ditch Fishing” as a Survival Skill – Epi-3544

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When I say “ditch fishing” am a using a common term amount anglers who fish very small bodies of water in urban, suburban and even somewhat rural ...

The Top Ten Real Dangers of AI – Epi-3543

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The movies, sci-fi books, etc. have all trained us via propaganda and clever narrative to fear AI in the Terminator or Matrix aspect of things. Sentie...

Sarah Jehnzen from SarahsDeals.net – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-42

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Sarah Jehnzen of SarahsDeals.net (this website is no longer functioning). Sarah shared coupon matchups, hous...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3542

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on foreign policy, fitness, bitters, septic systems, diet, medical training, s...

Government Grants for Homesteads & Farms – Epi-3541

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if you could get your stolen money back from the Federal Government and use it to improve food production systems on your farm or even your homes...

10 Service Businesses that Can Earn you 6 Figures – Epi-3540

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wonder why immigrants tend to be successful economically when they come to the US. I will tell you why. They see opportunity everywhere because i...

Stupid People are Running the World – Epi-3539

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the woke Olympics with satanic drag queen ceremonies and suburban Karen Break dancers to Cat Lady rallies for Harris and more. The world seems as...

Rob Mies on Bat Conservation – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-41

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Rob Miles to discuss bat conservation and habitat management.  Rob Mies is an exciting and adventurous scie...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3538

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on war, privacy tech, Start9 servers, fitness, tree seedlings, investing, the ...

Backyard Rabbits with William Witt – Epi-3537

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

William “Billy” Witt lives dead smack in the middle of a suburban HOA but he produces a great deal of food right in his own back yard. On 6/10th o...

First Tuesday Coffee Chat with John Willis – Epi-3536

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Wait, what about Nicole Sauce? Well Nicole is down with some viral crud so it is just a Jack and John today. Without Nicole to keep order who the heck...

Let’s Talk About Liberty – Epi-3535

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Call it liberty, call it freedom or call it autonomy or fankly anything you want, do you really know what it means.  More does a society obsessed wit...

Dr. Eric Wilke on Survival Medicine – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-40

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode from 2011 I was joined by Dr. Eric Wilke a residency trained emergency medicine physician in practice for 12+ years.  He also direct ...

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3534

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on war, diet, communications, cyber security, homesteading, dog training, cont...

Colony Rabbits and Integrated Systems – Epi-3533

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined by Karl Rev Hodl who is a long time show listener that I met via Nostr. Karl raises rabbits as part of his integrated systems approa...