Episodes
Off-Grid Climate Control: Heating & Cooling Without Electricity
What happens to your home when the power goes out and the HVAC stops? In this episode of The Survival and Basic Badass Podcast, Chuck and Kevin take on off-grid climate control—how to keep your home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter when electricity isn’t available. Long before central a...
Iran, $7 Diesel & a World That Makes No Sense
Iran, war, $7 diesel, government spending, AI, religion, school lunches—and a world that increasingly seems to make no sense. In this episode of The Survival and Basic Badass Podcast, Chuck and Kevin sit down for an unfiltered conversation about Iran, military strategy, rising fuel prices, oil and e...
We’re Not Ready for What’s Coming — With Dr. Tom Brophy
What happens when the power goes out and doesn't come back on? What happens when hospitals, pharmacies, communications, and emergency services are no longer available? Tom explains why real medical preparedness requires more than a first-aid kit and why knowledge, training, medications, and the righ...
Water Without the Grid: Wells, Rainwater & Backup Systems
What happens when the water stops flowing? Whether it’s a power outage, contaminated municipal water, drought, equipment failure, or a long-term grid-down situation, water is one dependency you can’t afford to ignore. In this episode of The Survival and Basic Badass Podcast, Chuck and Kevin break do...
Who Really Controls the Dollar? Inside the Federal Reserve (Classic)
Who controls America’s money, and how much influence does the Federal Reserve have over inflation, interest rates, debt, banking, and the everyday cost of living? In this episode of The Survival and Basic Badass Podcast, we share our opinions and personal perspectives on the Federal Reserve, the U.S...
Grow It, Raise It, Preserve It: Building Food Security
What happens when the grocery store stops being reliable? In this episode of The Survival and Basic Badass Podcast, we continue the Build a Life That’s Hard to Disrupt series by tackling one of the most important preparedness systems of all: food. Food storage is important, but eventually stored foo...
So Kevin Started Talking
Kevin Started Talking… This episode started out as a perfectly reasonable conversation about food production, preparedness, and building a life that’s hard to disrupt. Then Kevin started talking. What followed includes questionable opinions, dark humor, wild speculation, things somebody probab...
Stop Prepping for Disasters. Start Prepping for Disruption
Stop Prepping for Disasters. Start Prepping for Disruption What if we’ve been thinking about preparedness the wrong way? Preppers spend a lot of time trying to predict the next disaster—EMP, hurricanes, cyberattacks, economic collapse, pandemics, war, grid failure, or civil unrest. But the truth is,...
Build A Life That Is Hard To Disrupt
What happens when the power goes out—and doesn’t come back on? In this episode of The Survival and Basic Badass Podcast, we explore what it really means to Build a Life That Is Hard to Disrupt. This episode is based on my Prepper Camp presentation and takes a different approach to preparedness. Inst...