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8 Sep 2013

PRN Episode #34 Pathway to Preparedness

Disaster Resilience is not about how much stuff you can buy, but rather how to balance skills, mindset, training, and then equipment and supplies to allow you to cope with disaster effectively.

Today’s podcast is based upon the Pathway to Preparedness which is one of David’s more popular talks that he gives to preparedness groups.

The show is scheduled for Monday at 10pm central time at this link.

If you cannot listen on Monday, you can always download the podcast for listening at your own leisure.

Pathway to preparedness sets out a path that anyone can follow to become more prepared. Being prepared is more of a journey than a destination. No one can ever become 100% prepared. However, anyone can become more prepared.

All you need to do is take stock of where you are and to make effort to increase your level of readiness.

This is podcast #34 and the goal of these podcasts are to help people become more self reliant without making the same mistakes I did as I started out.

I still make mistakes in preparedness, but those mistakes are well documented so you can succeed.

I gave this talk at a state preparedness conference and felt I should share it here.

1 Sep 2013

PRN Episode #33 Interview with Joe Hildreth

PRN Episode #33 Joe Hildreth — Buy at Amazon

I have noticed that not everyone shares the same belief systems that cause people to be “preppers” or interested in DIY or self-reliance, and that sometimes people can even think that those that want to do things themselves and take responsibility for their own life are “weird” or “strange”.

Because of this, whenever I find others that share my belief systems and live nearby I embrace them and treasure finding those that are like minded.

Today I get to share with you one of those people – a brilliant mind that not only shares a lot of the same hobbies as I do, but has surpassed me in many of them…

I hope to have today’s guest on more in the future as Joe Hildreth is a leader in the Middle TN conservative movement, coordinates and teaches financial peace classes, and has built his own CNC machine –

But today, we are going to talk about casting metal. We will talk about the basic premise, how to get started, why its something preppers should consider learning and give some good tips and books to learn more if you are interested.

Of all my interviews, this one was one of the most enjoyable, and I found myself asking questions that I wanted to know…

I would recommend that if you enjoyed the show with Joe Hildreth today, you visit his website at:

www.myheap.com

Some of the books we discussed on the show today can be found here:

The Charcoal Foundry

Metal Casting: A Sand Casting Manual for the Small Foundry, Vol. 1

Foundry Manual

The show is scheduled for Monday at 10pm central time at this link.

If you cannot listen on Monday, you can always download the podcast for listening at your own leisure.

18 Aug 2013

PRN Episode #31 Steven Wright

In today’s show we interview Steven Wright of 4 Walls International, Steven has earned B.S. in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Evolution and Ecology from the University of California Riverside (2006) and is co-founder and executive director of 4 Walls International, a California based non-profit that uses abandoned tires and other trash to build sustainable housing in Tijuana Mexico.

The mission of 4 Walls is to to address and solve current and future environmental challenges while improving overall quality of human life.

Their program unites the community in the common goal of building dependable shelters that promote agricultural production and sustainability, we will encourage recovery of finite natural systems and promote education for a more environmentally conscious future.

With self-reliance as a goal, they have a lot in common with preppers – I have long said that our community can learn a lot from appropriate technology advocates, missionaries, and Non-governmental organizations working in third worlds.

If they can build sustainable communities in areas lacking resources and infrastructure, there is no reason why we cannot do the same here in America.

http://www.4wallsintl.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFalupSVczc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqUwhvx0TF8(Great Construction Pictures, but the audio is in Spanish)

The show is scheduled for Monday at 10pm central time at this link.

If you cannot listen on Monday, you can always download the podcast for listening at your own leisure.

11 Aug 2013

PRN Episode #30 Interview Diane Teagarden

Diane Teagarden is an author and soon after completing her first book, she opened her own self-help book publishing company. She named it “Firewalker Publications” to remind herself of how she had “come through the fire” by facing her worst fears.

She has several books dealing with divorce, domestic abuse, and fiction, but today David talks with her about her latest book, Budgeting on a Dime- 10 Steps to Financial Independence.

Diane Teagarden gives good advice on budgeting without feeling poor, on saving money, and making lifestyle changes to get control of family finances.

*In doing a broken link check I found that firewalker publications is no longer a valid website. I hope Diane Teagarden is still active in the publishing word because I really enjoyed her book and felt it was useful to all. It seems that a lot of self reliant advocacy buisnesses are failing lately. I hope that is not a trend.

This book is about personal responsibility, and has a lot in common with basic preparedness concepts.
You can learn more about her books at firewalker publications
The show is scheduled for Monday at 10pm central time at this link.
If you cannot listen on Monday, you can always download the podcast for listening at your own leisure.

4 Aug 2013

PRN Episode #29 Best of – Plus last 6 months of Shows

52 Unique Techniques for Stocking Food for Prepper — Buy at Amazon

We have been podcasting with the Preparedness Radio Network PRN for 6 months now. I am pleased with the quality of information we have been able to provide.

I was working on a consolidated list of shows to celebrate this 6 month milestone. However, while doing so, our audio editor had a major heart attack.

We aren’t going to have a live show this week in order to give him some time to rest.

So instead of a live show, we are going to have a “Best Of” episode. I will put a consolidated list of shows with links below.

That way you can catch up on any shows you may have missed.

The show is scheduled for Monday at 10pm central time at this link.

If you cannot listen on Monday, you can always download the podcast for listening at your own leisure.