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Jack Spirko, born 1972 in New Jersey, is best known today as the founder and host of The Survival Podcast and as a renowned teacher of permaculture and preparedness.

Spirko's background is based on a variety of military, technical, marketing and sales skills. Prior to taking The Survival Podcast to a full-time business he held a variety of positions both as an employee and as a business owner.

1990 - 1993 - Spirko served in the United States Army as a Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (63S) where he was also airborne qualified and listed as an expert rifleman. He served in various overseas tours including in Honduras and Panama.

2011 - 2013 - In 2011 due to large numbers of business related questions on his Survival Podcast, Spirko set up a second podcast about building a business called Five Minutes with Jack. Business ownership is one of Spirko's tenets of true independence. The show has over 100 episodes but is on "permanent hiatus" meaning there may or may not be any future episodes. Spirko has committed to keeping the site and the episodes available in the future. He feels that the material presented is sufficient for anyone looking to get a business off the ground.

2008–Present - The Survival Podcast

2013–Present - PermaEthos

The Survival Podcast

Spirko founded The Survival Podcast in June 2008. During the first 18 months of the show (June 2008 - December 2009), Spirko recorded the show during his 55-mile commute from his personal mobile studio a 2006 Jetta Diesel TDI. The show quickly grew in popularity attracting about 2,000 daily listeners by the end of 2008, by the end of 2009 the show was being listened to by close to 15,000 people daily. At that time, Spirko decided to make the show a full-time endeavor. As of December 2014, the show attracts over 500,000 daily listeners and is referred to by Spirko as his "life's work" and his "true calling". The subtitle of The Survival Podcast is "Helping You Live a Better Life, If Times Get Tough Or Even If they Don't."

Survivalist

Spirko calls himself a "modern survivalist" and claims to have coined the phrase as well. His assertion is that all humans are at their core survivalists as they all seek to survive. Modern survivalism differs from the conventional concept of survivalism or preparedness in that it does not turn away from modern technology, rather it simply seeks to create redundancies for when technology fails.

Additionally modern survivalism is very broad including aspects of homesteading, investing, economics, debt elimination, individual sovereignty, homeschooling, permaculture along with traditional survivalist concepts like primitive skills and military tactics and strategies combined with a Constitutional libertarian perspective. Spirko has been called the face of the modern survival movement by media personality Judge Andrew Napolitano.

Spirko also bases his methods on the following concepts:

Threat probability
Impact scale
Commonality of disaster
Normalcy bias

Unlike survivalists who make dire predictions about the imminent destruction of society, Spirko takes a more pragmatic approach:

Plan for disaster in the following order of priority – Personal-Localized-Regional-State-National-Global. Despite the real possibility of a true economic melt down or catastrophic terrorist attack or some other major global disaster the most probable “disaster” for any individual is personal. Loss of a job, loss of a family member, a fire or localized weather event are the most probable threats to impact any individual. So plan and prepare for those first, then continue to build going forward.[1]

Permaculture Teacher-Gardener-Farmer-Businessman

Spirko advocates permaculture within the preparedness and survivalist communities. His primary influence is derived from the work of Geoff Lawton and focuses heavily on earth works and polyculture implementation with a heavy leaning toward food forest systems.

Spirko's belief is that permaculture is a scientific system of design that should remain free of political ideology and new age mythology. His contention is that permaculture is an anti-political system; in support of which he cites permaculture's founder Bill Mollison's statement that, permaculture is anti-political. There is no room for politicians or administrators or priests. And there are no laws either. The only ethics we obey are: care of the earth, care of people, and reinvestment in those ends.

Spirko has received his Permaculture Design Certification from Geoff Lawton and teaches several permaculture workshops a year and occasionally guest instructs at classes run by fellow permaculturists. He is currently working to build AgriTrue a libertarian alternative to USDA Organic certification that is devoid of government involvement. In 2013 he established a libertarian minded permaculture "ecovillage" and farm business he termed PermaEthos.

Podcasts and blogs

Quotes

Modern survivalism: "If times get tough, or even if then don't"
"Debt is financial cancer"
"Tax is theft"
"You are in control of your life"

External links

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-'''Jack Spirko''', born 1972 in [[New Jersey]], is best known today as the founder and host of [[The Survival Podcast]] and as a renowned teacher of [[permaculture]] and [[preparedness]].
+'''Jack Spirko''', born 1972 in [[New Jersey]], is best known today as the founder and host of [[The Survival Podcast]] and as a renowned teacher of [[permaculture]] and preparedness.
-Spirko's background is based on a variety of [[military]], technical, marketing and sales skills.  Prior to taking [[The Survival Podcast]] to a full time business he held a variety of positions both as an employee and as a business owner.
+Spirko's background is based on a variety of [[military]], technical, marketing and sales skills.  Prior to taking [[The Survival Podcast]] to a full-time business he held a variety of positions both as an employee and as a business owner.
 * 1990 - 1993 - Spirko served in the [[United States Army]] as a Heavy Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic (63S) where he was also [[airborne]] qualified and listed as an expert [[rifleman]].  He served in various overseas tours including in [[Honduras]] and [[Panama]].
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 * 2011 - 2013  -  In 2011 due to large numbers of business related questions on his Survival Podcast, Spirko set up a second podcast about building a business called [[Five Minutes with Jack]].  Business ownership is one of Spirko's tenets of true independence.  The show has over 100 episodes but is on "permanent hiatus" meaning there may or may not be any future episodes.  Spirko has committed to keeping the site and the episodes available in the future.  He feels that the material presented is sufficient for anyone looking to get a business off the ground.
-* 2008 - Present - [[The Survival Podcast]]
+* 2008–Present - [[The Survival Podcast]]
-* 2013 - Present - [[PermaEthos]]
+* 2013–Present - [[PermaEthos]]
 ==The Survival Podcast==
-Spirko founded [[The Survival Podcast]] a.k.a. TSP in June of 2008.  During the first 18 months of the show (June 2008 - December 2009) Spirko did the show during his 55 mile commute from his personal mobile studio a 2006 Jetta [[Diesel]] TDI. The show quickly grew in popularity attracting about 2,000 daily listeners by the end of 2008, by the end of 2009 the show was being listened to by close to 15,000 people daily.  At that time Spirko made the decision to take the show to a full time endeavor. As of December 2014, the show attracts over 500,000 daily listeners and is referred to by Spirko as his "life's work" and his "true calling".
+Spirko founded [[The Survival Podcast]] in June 2008.  During the first 18 months of the show (June 2008 - December 2009), Spirko recorded the show during his 55-mile commute from his personal mobile studio a 2006 Jetta [[Diesel]] TDI. The show quickly grew in popularity attracting about 2,000 daily listeners by the end of 2008, by the end of 2009 the show was being listened to by close to 15,000 people daily.  At that time, Spirko decided to make the show a full-time endeavor. As of December 2014, the show attracts over 500,000 daily listeners and is referred to by Spirko as his "life's work" and his "true calling".  The subtitle of The Survival Podcast is "Helping You Live a Better Life, If Times Get Tough Or Even If they Don't."
 ==Survivalist==
-Spirko calls himself a [[Modern survivalism|Modern Survivalist] and claims to have coined the phrase as well. His assertion is that all humans are at their core [[survivalist]]s as they all seek to [[survive]]. [[Modern survivalism]] differs from the conventional concept of [[survivalism]] or [[preparedness]] in that it does not turn away from modern [[technology]], rather it simply seeks to create [[redundancy|redundancies]] for [[Essay : When technology fails|when technology fails]].
+Spirko calls himself a "modern survivalist" and claims to have coined the phrase as well. His assertion is that all humans are at their core [[survivalist]]s as they all seek to survive. Modern survivalism differs from the conventional concept of [[survivalism]] or preparedness in that it does not turn away from modern [[technology]], rather it simply seeks to create [[redundancy|redundancies]] for when technology fails.
-Additionally modern survivalism is very broad including aspects of [[homesteading]], [[Essay : Invest in tangibles | investing]], [[economics]], [[debt | debt elimination]], [[individual]] [[sovereignty]], [[homeschooling]], [[permaculture]] along with traditional survivalist concepts like [[primitive skills]] and [[military]] [[tactic]] and [[strategy|strategies]] combined with a [[Bill of Rights|Constitutional]] [[libertarian]] perspective. Spirko has been called ''the face of the modern survival movement'' by media personality [[Judge]] [[Andrew Napalatono]].
+Additionally modern survivalism is very broad including aspects of [[homestead]]ing, investing, [[economics]], [[debt | debt elimination]], [[self-ownership|individual sovereignty]], [[homeschooling]], [[permaculture]] along with traditional survivalist concepts like [[primitive skills]] and military tactics and [[strategy|strategies]] combined with a Constitutional [[libertarian]] perspective. Spirko has been called ''the face of the modern survival movement'' by media personality [[Judge]] [[Andrew Napolitano]].
-Spirko also bases his methods very highly on the following concepts:
+Spirko also bases his methods on the following concepts:
-* [[Threat probability]]
+* Threat probability
-* [[Impact scale]]
+* Impact scale
-* [[Commonality of disaster]]
+* Commonality of disaster
-* [[Normalcy bias]]
+* Normalcy bias
+Unlike survivalists who make dire predictions about the imminent destruction of society, Spirko takes a more pragmatic approach:
+<blockquote>Plan for disaster in the following order of priority – Personal-Localized-Regional-State-National-Global. Despite the real possibility of a true economic melt down or catastrophic terrorist attack or some other major global disaster the most probable “disaster” for any individual is personal. Loss of a job, loss of a family member, a fire or localized weather event are the most probable threats to impact any individual. So plan and prepare for those first, then continue to build going forward.[http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/articles-by-jack/modern-survival-philosophy-2]</blockquote>
 ==Permaculture Teacher-Gardener-Farmer-Businessman ==
-Spirko has likely done more to make [[permaculture]] known in the [[preparedness]] and survivalist communities then any other educator on the subject. His primary influence is derived from the work of [[Geoff Lawton]] and focuses heavily on [[earth works]] and [[polyculture]] implementation with a heavy leaning toward [[food forest]] systems.
+Spirko advocates [[permaculture]] within the preparedness and survivalist communities. His primary influence is derived from the work of [[Geoff Lawton]] and focuses heavily on [[earth works]] and [[polyculture]] implementation with a heavy leaning toward [[food forest]] systems.
-Spirko's belief is that permaculture is a scientific system of [[design]] that should remain free of [[politics|political]] [[ideology]] and [[new age]] mythology.  His contention is that permaculture is an anti political system; in support of which he cites permaculture's founder [[Bill Mollison]]'s statement that, ''permaculture is anti-[[political]]. There is no room for [[politician]]s or administrators or priests. And there are no laws either. The only [[ethics]] we obey are: [[care of the earth]], [[care of people]], and [[reinvesting surplus|reinvestment in those ends]].''
+Spirko's belief is that permaculture is a scientific system of [[design]] that should remain free of [[politics|political]] [[ideology]] and [[new age]] mythology.  His contention is that permaculture is an anti-political system; in support of which he cites permaculture's founder [[Bill Mollison]]'s statement that, ''permaculture is anti-[[political]]. There is no room for [[politician]]s or administrators or priests. And there are no laws either. The only [[ethics]] we obey are: [[care of the earth]], [[care of people]], and [[reinvesting surplus|reinvestment in those ends]].''
-Spirko has received his [[Permaculture Design Certification]] from Geoff Lawton and teaches several permaculture workshops a year and occasionally guest instructs at classes run by fellow [[People of permaculture|permaculturists]]. He is currently working to build [[AgriTrue]] a [[libertarian]] alternative to [[USDA]] [[Organic]] devoid of [[government]] involvement.  In 2013 he established a libertarian minded permaculture "ecovillage" and farm business he termed [[PermaEthos]].
+Spirko has received his [[Permaculture Design Certification]] from Geoff Lawton and teaches several permaculture workshops a year and occasionally guest instructs at classes run by fellow [[People of permaculture|permaculturists]]. He is currently working to build [[AgriTrue]] a [[libertarian]] alternative to [[USDA]] [[Organic]] certification that is devoid of [[government]] involvement.  In 2013 he established a libertarian minded permaculture "ecovillage" and farm business he termed [[PermaEthos]].
-==Podcasts and Blogs==
+==Podcasts and blogs==
 * [http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com The Survival Podcast official site]
-* [http://www.jackspirko.com JackSpirko.com]
+* [http://www.jackspirko.com Personal website]
 * [[Social media]]:
 ** [https://youtube.com/user/survivalpodcasting YouTube Channel]
-** [http://twitter.com/#!/TheSurvivalPodc Twitter]
+** [https://twitter.com/#!/TheSurvivalPodc Twitter]
 ==Quotes==
-* [[Modern survivalism]]: "[[Essay : If times get tough, or even if then don't | If times get tough, or even if then don't"
+* [[Modern survivalism]]: "If times get tough, or even if then don't"
-* "[[Essay : Debit is financial cancer|Debt is financial cancer]]"
+* "Debt is financial cancer"
-* "[[Essay : Tax is theft|Tax is theft]]"
+* "Tax is theft"
-* "[[Essay : You are in control of your life | You are in control of your life]]"
+* "You are in control of your life"
-==Incremental Gun-Grabbing of the Police State - Nanny State==
+==External links==
-[[Liberals]] and [[socialist]]s support so-called "common sense" measures - a "good first step" of the [[Police state]] - [[Nanny state]]. To a [[citizen]]-[[prepper]]-[[patriot]] and to the [[Bill of Rights]], this is "[[incrementalism|death by a thousand paper cuts]]".
-This [[Second Amendment Foundation]] video is the formal response to [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]]'s [[Demand a Plan]] [[gun control|gun-grabbing]] [[propaganda]] video. The video shows one of the main differences between [[liberal]] [[gun control]] [[Nanny state]]s ([[Blue states]]) and [[conservative]] and/or [[libertarian]] [[Second Amendment]]-supporting "[[free state]]s" ([[Red states]]). This video shows why [[conservative]]s and [[libertarian]]s "[[vote with our feet]]": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBelF4UddcY<ref>As of December 8, 2014, there are 60,819 views on [[YouTube]] of [[Second Amendment Foundation]]'s ''Equal [[Gun Rights]]'', Online. Published on Feb 24, 2013. http://equalgunrights.com and http://saf.org. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBelF4UddcY.</ref>
-==See Also==
-* [[Preparedness]]
-===Related People===
-* [[Kenneth Royce]] ([[Boston T. Party]])
-* [[James Wesley Rawles]] of [[The Survival Blog]], author of [[How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It]]
-* [[Mel Tappan]], "Grand-daddy" of the [[Preparedness]] movement, [[Oregon]]
-* [[M.D. Creekmore]] of [[TheSurvivalistBlog.net]]
-* [[John Jacob Schmidt]] - [[Radio Free Redoubt]] [[Idaho]]
-* [[Alex Barron]] - [[Charles Carroll Society]] [[Idaho]]
-* [[Ragnar Benson]] - Prolific [[:Category:Survivalism authors|Survivalism author]]
-* [[Joel Skousen]] - ''[[Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places]]'' and [[World Affairs Brief]] [[Utah]]
-* [[Alex Jones]] - [[InfoWars Nightly News]] and [[Prison Planet]] [[Texas]]
-* [[Chuck Baldwin]] - [[Liberty Fellowship]] [[Montana]]
-* [[Dave Duffy]] and [[Claire Wolfe]] of [[Backwoods Home Magazine]]
-* [[Paul Wheaton]] - [[Permies.com]] [[Permaculture]] [[Montana]]
-* [[Nutnfancy]] - Nutnfancy YouTube Firearms Channel [[Utah]]
-* [[List of celebrities who support the Second Amendment]] - usually [[Conservatives]] or [[Libertarians]]
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-===Related Movements and Organizations===
-* [[Free State Wyoming]]
-* [[Essay:Free States Movement|Free States Movement]]
-* [[Vote with your feet]]
-* [[Free State Project]]
-{{Second Amendment groups}}
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-===Other Related Articles===
-* [[Firearms]]
-*[[:Category : Firearm components|Firearm components]]
-*[[:Category : Firearm terminology|Firearm terminology]]
-* [[Gun control]]:
-** [[List of celebrities against Second Amendment]] - always [[Liberal]] [[Elitist]]s
-** '''[[Big government | Big Government]]''': [[Liberal values|Liberal]] [[ObamaCare]]-[[Common Core]]-[[Social Security]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to [[Gun control]], [[Militarization of police]], [[Asset forfeiture]] and Domestic [[mass surveillance]] of law-abiding [[citizen]]s via the '''[[Police state]]''': [[Globalist]]-[[United Nations]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[National Socialist]]-[[Communist]]
-* [[Second Amendment]] [[unalienable]] [[Gun rights]] versus [[Liberal]] [[Gun control]]
-* [[Essay:Why do conservatives own firearms?]] -- According to [[Thomas Jefferson]] it is as the final deterrent against potential [[Tyranny]] of [[government]]
-* [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#2._Defense_and_Security_.28.22Bullets.22.29|Invest in tangibles: Firearms]] - buy [[Precious metal]]s (that is [[Copper-jacketed lead]] and [[Firearms])
-* [[Boston T. Party]]’s [[State Firearms Laws Ranking]]s from [[Boston's Gun Bible]] -- [[Vote with your Feet]]
-* [[Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership]]
-** [[Essay:Jews and Gun Control - Fear of Freedom or Freedom from Fear]], [[Essay:Why Jews Hate Guns - Are they right]]
-* [[You & the Police!]] by [[Boston T. Party]] a.k.a.[[Kenneth W. Royce]]
-* [[One Nation, Under Surveillance - Privacy From the Watchful Eye]] by [[Boston T. Party]]
-==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
-==External Links==
-* [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Jack+Spirko search on [[Duck Duck Go]] [[Privacy]] search engine]
 * [http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com The Survival Podcast official site]
 * [http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php TSP Forum]
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 ** [https://youtube.com/user/survivalpodcasting YouTube Channel]
-** [http://www.facebook.com/survivalpodcast Facebook]
+** [https://www.facebook.com/survivalpodcast Facebook]
-** [http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackspirko LinkedIn]
+** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackspirko LinkedIn]
-** [http://twitter.com/#!/TheSurvivalPodc Twitter]
+** [https://twitter.com/#!/TheSurvivalPodc Twitter]
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