Jason interviews writer and talk show host Charles Goyette. He is a libertarian commentator, who is noted for his outspoken anti-war views, his opposition to the war in Iraq and his economic commentary.  Listen in: http://www.holisticsurvival.com/category/audio-podcast/. He is the author of the book The Dollar Meltdown: Surviving the Impending Currency Crisis with Gold, Oil, and [...]

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Think you can outrun a bear in wilderness? You can’t. They’re faster than you think and can easily travel 25 mph. Not many humans, even Olympic sprinters, can keep up that pace for long. Whether backpacking in the mountains or holing up at your secret cabin after society unravels, there are a few ways to [...]

What happens in your life when you are deemed a bad credit risk? We all know the answer to that one. It’s hard to get bank loans or credit cards, and you find yourself punished financially just about every which way the powers-that-be can figure how to do it. In short, it’s a miserable situation.
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One of the most pressing issues with exposure to nuclear radiation is the development of thyroid cancer. Especially at risk are children and fetuses. While we at Holistic Survival love the idea of building more nuclear power plants to wean ourselves from Middle Eastern oil, we also remember names like Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. [...]

For decades, perhaps longer, emergency officials have drilled into us that the safest place to be during an earthquake is under something stout. Schools tell children to scramble under their desks, a maneuver known as ‘duck and cover’. Doug Copp, one of the most experienced rescue recovery experts in the world, thinks that kind [...]

The following method to fake fingerprints is easily found with a Google search. Why would you want to fake a fingerprint? One reason would be to steal identities, especially when the government and financial powers-that-be are pushing us pellmell towards using fingerprint technology to replace photo identification.
1.First find good prints of the person you want [...]

The phrase “dirty bomb” is frequently bandied about in the media as a weapon of choice for terrorists. But what exactly is a dirty bomb? In simple terms, it’s a bomb filled with radioactive material to varying extents. Back in the days of the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union each had hundreds [...]

As a modern survivalist, it is to your great advantage to keep your body in optimal health. That means, when it comes to food, put in more of the good stuff and less of the bad. It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that sugar is literally white death to your immune system. Here [...]

The stark reality in America is that more than 5,000,000 violent crimes were committed in 2008. Ponder that number for a moment. It’s a five followed by six zeros. Think there’s little chance of you ever being a victim? Think again. The odds say you might eventually, especially if you live in a major urban [...]

Widespread looting in the aftermath of the massive Chilean earthquake reminds us how treacherously close our society is to disintegration at any one moment. It’s safe to assume that at least 90% of a country’s given population is 9 missed meals (or less) from becoming hungry, unruly, ill-prepared, looting mobs.
Think about it. If you miss [...]