Building Up: Resilience

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Episode 15 - Shelter Nov 15, 2023

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The third of the most basic pillars supporting life - shelter - is one often viewed in the "prepper" sphere as involving make-shift emergency shelters with tarps or what-have-you. In reality, our most important shelter is the one we live in every day. How can we help ensure that our shelter is ready for the difficult days ahead? Kory and Kellan discuss.

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Episode 14 - Water Nov 09, 2023

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There is no question that potable water is becoming more scarce on our planet, and that we have become completely reliant on the continual functioning of our infrastructure and societal systems to provide it to us.

In this episode Kory and Kellan discuss how to become less reliant on others regarding the need for water. It's a long road that starts with storing safe, clean water for immediate access in the case of an emergency.

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Episode 13 - Interview with Shaun Chamberlin Nov 01, 2023

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Kory and Kellan gain a wealth of insights on several different aspects of resilience from someone who has made it his mission and lifestyle: Shaun Chamberlin!

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Shaun Chamberlin is an author and activist who has been exploring collapse and possible responses for over twenty years. He is the editor of 'Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy' and his late mentor David Fleming’s 'Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It', as well as executive producer of 2020 film 'The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation?' He puts the theory into practice as one of the custodians of Ireland’s legendary free pub ‘The Happy Pig’ and was involved with the Transition Towns movement since its inception, co-founding Transition Town Kingston and authoring the movement’s second book, 'The Transition Timeline', back in 2009. He was also one of the first Extinction Rebellion arrestees, in 2018, and now leads Sterling College’s online program ‘Surviving the Future: Conversations for Our Time’.

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Episode 12 - Food Storage Oct 25, 2023

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The first pillar in the Building Up: Resilience framework is Food, and an essential part of making sure you have food during hard times is preparing an appropriate amount of food storage in advance. Kory and Kellan discus different types of food storage, recommended amounts, expiration dates, methods of managing inventory, etc.

*Apologies for the dip in audio quality partway through!

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Episode 11 - Make it About More than Just Yourself Oct 18, 2023

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Resilience done right goes beyond a solely individual focus. Kory and Kellan discuss the importance of deliberate community building and what that entails. As social creatures, we benefit from both a stronger network and, in turn, a stronger self when we broaden our resilience perspective to include our community.

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Episode 10 - Gain the Skills, Knowledge, and Assets Oct 11, 2023

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In the previous episodes, your hopes of becoming resilient evolved into a solidified plan. From this point forward, you get to graduate from simply having a plan to actually becoming resilient by gaining the necessary skills, knowledge, and assets that will allow you to thrive in the face of the risks that may come your way. Kory and Kellan discuss how to understand your level of competency and match your time and energy to the needed level of competency with each aspect of resiliency.

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Episode 9 - Plan of Action Oct 05, 2023

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Now with your desired outcome, the pillars, your variables, and your risks all appropriately factored in, it's finally time to develop a plan of action! Kory and Kellan step through an example scenario to demonstrate how a resilience plan of action can be uniquely tailored to your situation.

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Episode 8 - Threat Modeling Sep 27, 2023

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Being truly resilient requires preparing for the future, but how do you know what to prepare for? Just as your variables are unique to you, so are the potential threats that could come your way. Kory and Kellan discussing "threat modeling", and the essential part it plays in building up resilience.

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Episode 7 - Consider Your Variables Sep 20, 2023

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This is where resilience becomes very personalized! The specifics of your situation help determine WHAT you should prepare for as well as HOW you should prepare for those things. In this episode, Kory and Kellan discuss the ways to navigate variables like your income, time, health, age, family size, location, etc. to make sure your resilience plan makes the most sense for you.

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Episode 6: Consider the Pillars Sep 13, 2023

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While your resiliency desired outcome may be different than that of someone else, everybody has the same general needs, or "pillars", that are necessary to their well-being. Kory and Kellan highlight the pillar categories that will need to be considered when creating a meaningful plan for personal resiliency.

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