The Common Sense Practical Prepper
By Keith Vincent
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Welcome to The Common Sense Practical Prepper: No doom, no zombies—just straightforward, budget-friendly tips for real-life preparedness. From food storage myths to bartering basics, I share what works for everyday folks.
I’ll also dive into situational awareness to stay sharp in any crisis, personal safety tips to protect yourself. Each episode ties real-world examples to current events, like recent storms or supply shortages, to keep you prepared. Have feedback or ideas?
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| Episode | Date |
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Constant Fear Does Not Make You Prepared
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May 09, 2026 |
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The Lone Man On The Ridge - Episode Three: The Road Down
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May 06, 2026 |
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If Everything Went Sideways Tomorrow, Would You Be Ready?
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May 05, 2026 |
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The Lone Man On The Ridge - Episode Two: Five Weeks Of Silence
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Civil Unrest Prep Basics
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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The Lone Man On The Ridge - Episode One: The Line
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Why Paper Money Beats Cards In Emergencies
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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You Cannot Assume You Are Safe Anywhere
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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A Simple Hygiene Plan Keeps You Alive In A Crisis
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Water Basics For Real Emergencies
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Build A Budget Pantry With Real Grocery Food
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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TSA Funding Chaos And How To Travel Prepared
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Hormuz Shockwaves
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Hormuz Shock And Your Grocery Bill
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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What Virginia’s 2026 Assault Firearms Ban Changes For AR Owners
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Homemade Bombs In New York And What Comes Next
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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A Movie, A Misleading Headline, And Why We Still Prepare
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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Global Turmoil, Local Mindset
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Tiny Steps, Big Resilience: A Mailbag Of Real-World Prep
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Pajamas Won’t Save You When The Grid Fails
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Silver Sense For Real-World Preppers
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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I Survived Lawn Darts; I Can Survive A Grid Down
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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Cold Truths Of A Fragile Grid
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Prepare For Weather; Prepare For People
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Winter Storm Fern Postmortem
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Fern Sounds Cute Until Your Pipes Explode
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Richmond Braces For 2 Feet Of Snow
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Building A Post‑Apocalyptic Tool Bag From Your Junk Drawer
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Practical Off-Grid Cooking For Blackouts And Storms
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Practical Prep To Navigate Protests And Shutdowns
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Your Grandma Was Sweet, Not Sterile
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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New Year, Real-World Readiness
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Define The Disaster Before You Stock The Shelf
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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Why Your Prius Might Outrun The Apocalypse And Other Practical Prepper Lessons
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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How To Survive Crowd Chaos With Common Sense
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Campus Safety Failures Laid Bare
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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From Brown To Bondi, Misinformation Is Worse Than No Information
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Cold Snap Prep: Barter Smarts And Basics
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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How To Pick, Power, And Safely Run A Home Generator
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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You’re Not Jason Bourne, And That’s The Point
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Preparedness Is Comfort You Pack Before You Need It
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Toxic Masculinity Isn’t The Problem, Waiting Is
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Mailbag Masterclass On Low-Budget Prepping Basics
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Prepper Mindset vs Normalcy Bias
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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From Political Threats To Everyday Readiness
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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A Practical Guide To Winter Power Outages
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Ten Prepping Essentials Under Ten Dollars
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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SNAP Shock And The Ripple Effect
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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What Happens When SNAP Stops Paying And How We Step Up
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Twelve Stores Looters Will Hit First And How Prepared People Stay Home
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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From Alameda To The White House: Patterns You Can’t Ignore
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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December Threat Window: Practical Steps To Stay Safe
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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When Half The Internet Fails, Your Plan Shouldn’t
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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How A $53 Ounce Changes Barter, Budgets, And Bug-Out Plans
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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You don’t need a $300 kit to prep smart—here’s how to assemble a safe, legal stockpile for a fraction of the price
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Building a smart, affordable SHTF medical cache that actually lasts
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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I tested gear at Prepper Camp and learned how to sleep warmer, eat safer, and talk off-grid without cell towers
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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From Benghazi Lessons to Everyday Readiness: Sarah Adams’ Alarms and What You Can Do Today
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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From Bug-Out Trucks to Off-Grid Homes: Lessons from EJ Snyder, Rick Austin, and Survivor Jane
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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Inside Prepper Camp: Saluda’s charm, real-world gear, and why community matters
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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From Prepper Camp to Real-World Tragedies: Staying Ready When Disaster Strikes
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Prepper Camp 2025: The Ultimate Off-Grid Weekend Guide
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Run, Hide, Fight: Your Active Shooter Survival Guide
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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From NOAA to Ham: Building Your Off-Grid Communication Strategy
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Emergency Bags: What You Need When SHTF
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Smoothing Life's Turbulence Through Practical Preparation
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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The Garmin inReach Mini 2: Your SHTF Communication Lifeline
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Berlin Reflections: A Wall, A Memory, A Legacy
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Sunshine in a Box: Making Sense of Portable Solar Power
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Mason Jars vs. Emergency Buckets: Prepping Storage Solutions Examined
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Beyond Silver: Practical Items for Post-Disaster Trading
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Surviving World War III: A Prepper's Reality Check
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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Urban Survival: Securing Your Space When Options Are Limited
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Tropical Storm Erin Is Coming: Here's How to Prepare Your Home
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 8/11/2025 Fire Starter Material
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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From Panic to Preparedness: Strengthening Your Prepper Mindset
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Battling Stigma: The Global Rise of Practical Prepping
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Beyond the Forecast: The Critical Path to Weather Preparedness
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 7/29/25 PSA Check
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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7/25/2025 Bartering With Silver?
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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7/16/2025 Who is the Real Enemy?
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 7/16/25 Jump Box?
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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7/8/2025 Are We Truly Prepared?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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7/2/25 Am I Anti Government?
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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6-29-2025 Being Prepared Is The Great Equalizer
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 6/25/25 My AC Died
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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6/23/2025 Thanks To All My Listeners, Weather, Iran and Chickens
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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6/23/25 Hypothetical Question
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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6/17/2025 US Bombing Iran??
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Friday the 13th Israel and Solar Projects
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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6/10/2025 Los Angeles Has Fallen
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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6/7/2025 I Should’ve Taken My Own Advice
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Terror Attacks Will Continue to Increase
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 5/23/25 Entitlement?
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May 23, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 5/11/2025 Cash
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May 12, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 5/7/2025 Meds?
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May 07, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 5/1/25 Tough Decisions
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May 01, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 4/25/25 Fuel Storage?
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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4/15/2025 Just Take The Win
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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4/7/2025 This Too Shall Pass
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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4/2/2025 Hope Is Not A Plan
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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3/30/2025 Teslas,Tariffs and Eggs Oh My!
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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One Minute Senilty Tip for 3/19/2025 Teslas??
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Will you be prepared when..?
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 3/10/25 Recession?
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip For 3/6/25 Gas $2.49?
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Egg Prices Too High?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 2/16/25 Get Home Bag
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip For 2/12/2025 Power is Kaputt
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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2/8/2025 I’ve Been Played This Entire Time
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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1 Minute Survival Tip For 2/5/2024 Does Any of This Really Matter?
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 2/1/2025 Medical Directive…
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 1/27/2025 Proficiency
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 1/21/2025 The Bad Guys are Already Here
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 1/19/2025 Emergency Candles?
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 1/15/2025 Situational Awareness (again)
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 1/9/2025 Water Issues in Richmond
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 1/6/2025 Prepper, by Tom Abrahams
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip For 1/3/2025 Stay Focused
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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One Minute Survival Tip For 12/31/2024 Happy New Year
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 12/28/2024 Fire Blanket?
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 12/24/2024 Generator Safety
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 7/30/24 Mental Health
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 7/16/2024 This won’t end well.
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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One Minute Tip for 7/13/2024 Get Off the Plane!
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 7/8/2024
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 6/26/2024
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 6/23/2024
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 6/20/2024
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 6/13/2024 Information
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 6/4/2024
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 6/1/2024
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 5/30/2024 FIFO Food
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May 30, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip 5/27/2024 Water Storage
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May 27, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 5/24/2024
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May 24, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 5/23/2024
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May 23, 2024 |
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One Minute Survival Tip for 5/22/2024
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May 23, 2024 |
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Your Survival Minute Tip 5/21/2024
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May 21, 2024 |
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Episode #66 Key Bridge, Social Media and Inflation
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Episode #65 Generators 101
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Episode #64 When the SHTF, your social status...
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Episode #63 Be an Advocate and Washington DC
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Quick Update Reference my Absence
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Episode #62 Bully Pulpit and Question Everything
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Quick Update - Bugging In versus Out
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode #61 Corn Index, White House Breach and Action v Reaction
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode #60 Corn Index, Hamas and the Media, and Get Home Bag Update
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Episode #59 We Are Heading Down a Dark Path
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode #58 The Middle East is on Fire, How Does This Effect Us?
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode #57 The World has gone Mad! Direction of my Preps
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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What I was doing on 9/11/2001
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Sunday Short for 9/10/23
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Episode #56 Food Prices, AI and the Recession Finally Hits home
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode #55 Maui, Mortgage Rates, COVID?, and the Mailbag
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Episode #54 Don't Ever Be A Victim, Garden and Chicken Update
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Episode #53 Please search Oliver Anthony on YouTube
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Episode #52 Chinese Bio Lab, Non Cash Fee? and a Garden Mishap
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Episode #51 Bumblefoot has been cured, UPS strike? Societal decay
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Episode #50 Bumblefoot?, FIFO, Silver Rounds, I don't care...
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode #49 Sick Chicken and Cat, Pantry apps and, "One ping only Vasili."
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Episode #48 Part 2, Prepping with Adult ADHD
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Episode #47 Part 1, Prepping with Adult ADHD...Oh look, a squirrel
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Update from Germany
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May 28, 2023 |
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5/19/2023 Five Minute Friday Podcast.
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode #46 Uneasiness in the World is Another Reason Why I Prep.
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May 13, 2023 |
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Episode #45 Prepper Camp '23, Physical Silver and My Garden
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May 05, 2023 |
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Episode #44 You Are On Your Own, My Garden and Feral Farm Chickens
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Episode #43 Stay Focused and Don't Get Distrac...Oh Look, a Butterfly
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Episode #42 Mary Poopins passed away, Direction of my Preps, and Precious Metals?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Episode #41 Chicken Update, and Something Has To Give...
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode #40 Sick Chicken, Pizza Eating Cat, and Freeze Dried Biscuits and Gravy
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode #39 Delta Pro Problem? New vacuum sealer and more bank failures?
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Episode #38 Freeze Dryer, Solar Update and Keith gets political :)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Episode #37 War with China? Solar and Freeze Dryer Update
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode #36 Balloon update, Biden to Ukraine and my solar plans
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Episode #35 More "UFOs", Nordstream 2, Disaster in Ohio and what's in my freeze dryer?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Episode #34 Spy Balloon, Off on a Tangent, Tik Tok and Earthquakes
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Episode #33 Eggs, Tin Foil Hat Brigade, Memphis, and What's in my Freeze Dryer
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Episode #32 My Freeze Dryer, Poop in My Coop, Fraud in Ukraine and a Salute to Blacklick, Ohio!
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Episode #31 Eggflation, Debt Ceiling and Freeze Dryers.
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Episode #30 Misinformation, Transitory Inflation?, Stay in Your Zone and Freezer Meals.
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Episode #29 Winter Storm, Update on the Twitter Files and the WEF
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Episode #28 Twitter Files and Censorship, $$$ to Ukraine, and Winter Storm!
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Episode #27 Latest CPI, Crypto Collapse, Meds From China and the Flu is Back?
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Episode #26 China Crackdowns, Chicken Poop, and The Prepper Mindset.
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Episode #25 Protests in China, Price Gouging, and The Pending Food Shortage?
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Episode #24 Snow in Buffalo, Spaceman Ice Cream and My Review of the EcoFlow River 2 Max
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode #23 Out of Control Missile, Tornado Near My House, and I Made Butter!
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Episode #22 Go Vote, Peaceful Satellites in Space, and Generator Types.
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode #21 Who Forgot to hit the "Make The Diesel Button?"
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Episode #20 Yet More Escalations in Ukraine and my MedicAlert Dogtag.
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode #19 Suicide Drones hit Kyiv. EDC bag coming together and a big tease !
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Episode #18 Mid Week Update - Escalations in the Russian/Ukraine War
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Episode #17 OPEC production cuts, Ian Update and a cool FEMA app
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode #16 New Intro, Proxy Wars and "One Ping Only".
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Episode #15 Ian Update and GMRS Radios for Communications?
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Episode #14 Ian, Putin and leaky pipes.
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Episode #13 This week In Prepping
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode #12 This Week in Prepping
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Episode #11 Car Talk
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Episode #10 Grab Bag
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode #9 Covid finally got me :(
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Episode #8 High Quality H2O
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Episode #7 We are in a recession, let's move on.
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Episode #6 Not Much to Celebrate
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Episode #5 FIFO
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode #4 Making A Plan
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Episode #3 Fear Mongering!
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Episode #2 Supply Chain, What is Prepping?
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Episode #1 Introduction
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Jun 26, 2022 |