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PRN Episode #9 Paul Wheaton

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In this episode David interviews Paul Wheaton the Bad Boy of Permiculture

As well as Permaculture, Paul discusses everything Homesteading related, from raising animals to how to save money on your monthly heating bill.

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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.

I am a fan of Paul Wheaton, now I have said before that I don’t enjoy his sense of humor much, but I totally respect what he has built and the knowledge he has acquired. As a matter of fact, when I have a sticky problem I normally start my search for a solution at the forum that Paul Wheaton runs – permies.com.

Permies is one of the best permiculture websites on the planet. The have threads on homestead building, plants, tools, and all manner of things related to homesteading. They have a strong culture in the forums, I have always gotten some help when I ask questions on the site.

His guys are pretty helpful and are definitely knowledgeable. I really admire the work he has done at permies.

March 17, 2013
PRN Episode #8 Interview Covert Prepper

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In this episode of the Shepherd School, David talks with James Smith aka The Covert Prepper.

The Covert Prepper has an interesting background, he covertly raised chickens on a small lot gardens without people recognizing the food items, and does all manner of preparedness activities without drawing attention to himself.

While I don’t try to be covert in my prepping, I do see the attractiveness in doing so.

Actually If I had to do it over again I probably would have spent more time working at being anonymous in my work.

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During this podcast We discuss covert gardening, caching, codes, and share some philosophy talk. You can visit him online at his YouTube Channel.

March 10, 2013
PRN Episode #7 John Wesley Smith

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Join David as he interviews fellow PRN host John Wesley Smith of Destiny Survival Radio.

David and John will discuss new developments in prepping their personal experiences with prepping and what 2013 hold for all preppers.

Destiny Survival and John Wesley Smith are well known in the preparedness world as he has been doing this for a long time. I learn a lot from listening to him, and I enjoyed talking with him

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.

*Update, I just found out Destiny Survival Radio is going out of business, I wish John the best in all his future endeavors and will miss his contributions to the field.

March 3, 2013
PRN Episode #6 Self Reliance
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In this episode David talks self reliance. Being able to take care of yourself is a vital concept to preppers. But self reliance is not always easy. We discuss:
- You can wait until you have the perfect situation, or you can just get started
- Urban Homesteading, and what food production systems David has at his suburban home
- Essay I,Pencil and why nobody can be truly self-reliant, but everyone should try
- DIY project for making, testing, and storing homemade vinegar
- How David builds his prepping network
Once again, no one can be totally self-reliant because no single person can know or do everything. Additionally even if you can do everything you sure can’t do it all at the same time. Remember TANSTAFL there is no such thing as a free lunch. You will have to bend a little and join or build a team if you want to be truly disaster resistant.

This is a problem for me, I am not the most social person. But I try and so should you.

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.
February 24, 2013
PRN Episode #5 What to Do After a Shooting

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In this episode David talks about What to Do After a Shooting.

Its easy to learn how to shoot. However, it is harder to learn when to shoot. Even more so what to do after. Because that is not always addressed in some classes.

There are two schools of thought when dealing with the police, and David discusses them both

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.

I have several blog posts on this subject and have written about this on other sites like guns.com as well. It is my view that there are many people teaching how to shoot, and a few teaching when to shoot, but learning What to Do After a Shooting is not as well covered in the instructor world.

If you don’t know how to handle yourself during police questioning you can find yourself a suspect instead of a crime victim. The justice system has two different paths depending on its view of you as it relates to victim or subject. Officers quickly decide which path to put you one, and it is extremely hard to get back if you have been derailed off of the crime victim track. This is a topic I have written extensively about.

February 17, 2013