Mic, Brian and Jeff have a roundtable discussion keying off of Todd Sepulveda's November 10th podcast. Todd talked about some people who were prepping for post-election chaos seem to have just stopped prepping since chaos didn't happen. Was that a reasonable response? Because Trump won, will things be safe, secure, and problem free -- at least for the next four years? The guys weigh in with their two cents (sometimes more).

Links to items discussed in this podcast:

>> Blog post by Paul T. Martin. (Nov.6) "Many Preppers Are About To Make A Huge Mistake. Don't Be Them"

>> Todd Sepulveda's Nov. 10 Podcast discussing Martin's article

Available Now! Book 6: The Summer of Wood & Iron is now available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback form.

Harold Perkins arrives at a small abandoned foundry well outside of the protective bounds of Canton Boston. He, and another man, have been ordered to cast a new aluminum base for a wind turbine blade. The overseer of this project, a Mr. Dorn, is sternly adamant that failure is not an option. Dorn gets angry when Harold says the small foundry does not have everything they need for Dorn's project.

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Mic, Brian, and Jeff look at the Federal Emergency Management Agency in light of the recent hurricanes and aftermath. Did FEMA deserve the bad press it got? Is FEMA actually supposed to rescue people? Mic looks at the old Civil Defense model (pre-FEMA). Brian looks at the current Swedish version of Civil Defense -- which is strong on DIY.

Below are links to things discussed in this episode.

FEMA website:

Ready.gov website

James O’Keefe interview with FEMA whistleblower ---

Bert the Turtle, Duck and Cover, video:

Target You, Civil Defense preparedness film (1950) ---

Sweden’s Civil Defense program:

19-page Swedish Preparedness PDF (in English):

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