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My Indoor and Outdoor Kitchen Set Ups – Epi-3924

#44 trending · Philosophy

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 co

Oct 20
2 h 26 min

Monday Mayhem on The Survival Podcast – Epi-3923

#11 trending · Philosophy

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 o

Oct 19
1 h 42 min

Friday Fusions – Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture – Part 3 – Epi-3922

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 tra

Oct 16
46 min

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3921

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 wei

Oct 15
1 h 13 min

Mollie Engelhart Exposes a Disturbing Beef Industry Mystery – Epi-3920

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

Oct 14
1 h 27 min

First Tuesday Coffee Chat with John & Nicole – Epi-3919

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 an

Oct 13
1 h 59 min

Monday Mayhem on The Survival Podcast – Episode-3918

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 o

Oct 12
1 h 38 min

Friday Fusions – Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture – Part 2 – Epi-3917

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, a

Oct 9
44 min

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3916

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 experimen

Oct 8
1 h 21 min

Getting Ready for Winter – Epi-3915

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

Oct 7
1 h 28 min

Tuesday Mayhem on The Survival Podcast – Episode-3914

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 o

Oct 6
1 h 21 min

Being Bold in the Face of Fear – TSP Rewind – Epi-325

In this episode from 2021 I talked about remaining bold in the face of fear, and did so right in the middle of the CoVid 19 scamdemic. On the day I did the original versi

Oct 5
1 h 22 min

Friday Fusions – Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture – Part 1 – Epi-3913

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, a

Oct 2
46 min

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3912

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on kratom, squirrel hunting, foraging, solar power, property taxes, dog training and more. Make su

Oct 1
1 h 29 min

Cooking Venison – TSP Rewind – Epi-324

In this episode from 2016 I talked about cooking venison. And right out of the gate if you are not into or do not have access to game, this podcast will still be advanta

Sep 30
1 h 14 min

Food Production When You Really Need It – Epi-3911

After yesterday’s closing segment I started thinking about what people should grow if they really need to grow food. More what people with average sized yards can grow a

Sep 29
1 h 46 min

Monday Mayhem on The Survival Podcast – Episode-3910

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 o

Sep 28
1 h 29 min

Friday Fusions – Lost Crops of the Incas – Part 3 – 3909

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, a

Sep 25
1 h 16 min

Expert Council Q&A – Epi-3908

Today on The Survival Podcast the expert council answers your questions on foreign policy, dog training, arthritis, Trump accounts, container gardening and more. Make sur

Sep 24
1 h 15 min

A Year of Food From the Land with Robin Greenfield – Epi-3907

Today we are joined by Robin Greenfield to discuss what it actually takes to forage 100% of your food and medicine for an entire year. No grocery stores, no restaurants a

Sep 23
1 h 16 min

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Just like a box of chocolates, I’m never sure what I’m going to get, but it is NEVER boring so I always have a handful downloaded before long flights or extended lawn mowing sessions. Jack is one of the few hosts who tells you what he thinks will be beneficial even if it might hurt your feelings - and he backs it up. That, all by itself, is a breath of fresh air.

NOT THIS ONE OMG · Oct 2026

Completely changed my life and my families life from eating, to home schooling, to supplements and economics… Mr Spirko has never led me wrong about changes that we needed to make so we could be prepared for when things get tough or even if they don’t.. I can’t thank Jack enough for what he does daily..

tlkelly53 · Jan 2024

'The Coming Decentralization' pulled together all the ways we can choose to not participate in the controlled chaos playing out today. I listened to it again hiking this morning because Jack' 15 years of organizing everything from home schooling to successful home farming and building an energy-free home made me feel free and hopeful. Won't happen here in So. California but the plan has been made! What a useful show.

Abookwriter2 · Jun 2023

There’s no other source of information that comes close to Jack. He is a knowledgeable homesteader that is informed in financials, world events & defense. Highly recommended!

Mustanger65 · Feb 2023

I finally unfollowed The Survival Podcast after listening for 14 years. There used to be a lot of shows about permaculture, homesteading, and actual survival skills. Now, there are more and more “current events” shows, and they all turn into unhinged MAGA rants. He bashes politicians that he does not agree with, but instantly loses credibility when he mispronounces their names. How can you claim to know enough about someone when you won’t even take the time to learn their names? It just comes off as ignorant, racist, and closed-minded. He is always peddling his AI-generated books and courses, when he has taken people for a ride before, with his gold coins (TSP Mint) and permaculture courses (Permaethos). I my opinion, he is just out for your money. There used to be a lot of great information, but now there are better resources out there.

JimboSqueeze · Jul 2026

This podcast is full of a lot diverse and useful knowledge. I personally have learned and used some of the information you can get from listening. The caveat is that a lot of opinions Jack has can be either dated or wrong. Don’t get me wrong, he is also spot on about a number of subjects and topics. The long short of it is to take it all with a grain of salt

Col Pestilence · Nov 2019

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