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Personal Mindset w/ Franklin Horton Oct 28, 2016

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This week on “The Prepping Academy” Forrest and Kyle are going to be joined by Franklin Horton. Franklin lives and works from the mountains of southwestern Virginia. He’s a husband, father, and passionate outdoor enthusiast. His works include “Ashes of the Unspeakable,” “The Borrowed World,” and “Locker Nine.” Regardless of where you begin, his books are sure to help you evaluate your personal mindset and motivate your prepping. His works are considered post-apocalyptic, dystopian, and thriller fiction which all have excellent online reviews.If you’re new to the “The Prepping Academy” pleasure be sure to check out our homepage preppingacademy.com. To listen LIVE on Friday nights at 9PM EST join us at http://prepperbroadcasting.com. Currently there is a drawing for some great prizes just for signing up for the newsletter. We don’t spam your inbox, ask for money, or personal information. Being signed up for the newsletter simply gets you added to our email list for news on important guest, upcoming shows, and any last minute show changes in case of major events. Thanks for your support.Signed up for The Prepping Academy newsletter at preppingacademy.com. The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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Alan Kay Season One Winner “Alone” Oct 21, 2016

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Join Forrest and Kyle on this special show with an amazing guest. We skipped Kyle’s Conspiracy of the Week to maximize the interview. During a recent trip to Prepper Camp, Forrest was able to meet a lot of interesting folks. And he even managed to convince a few in to being on the show. This guest needs little introduction if you’ve ever watched the History channel series “Alone.” He was the first season’s winner, Alan Kay. If you’re not familiar with “Alone” it is a must for any Prepper. Contestants are dropped on Vancouver Island with limited tools, little resources, and plenty of challenges.Alan Kay is a Georgia native, passionate outdoorsman, and well trained in combative arts. He’s also studied medicinal plants and tactical medical response. During his time competing on the show Alan had limited resources. The 10 items he was allowed to carry were a: Saw, Axe, Sleeping bag, Large 2-quart pot, ferro rod, water bottle/canteen, 300 yards single filament line with 25 assorted hooks, small gauge gill net, 3.5lb wire, and a knife. Anyone who watched the series beginning to end could see, though difficult, how well Alan handled his stint emotionally and psychologically.A lot of interviews would focus on the series itself. Forrest and Kyle do have some questions for Alan, but will be asking Alan more about his personal philosophy on prepping, mindset, and outlook for Americas future. As always, please be sure to listen at prepperbroadcasting.com and join the chat room during these shows when live to ask any questions.Signed up for The Prepping Academy newsletter at preppingacademy.com. The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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The Prepper Mindset on the Prepping Academy Oct 14, 2016

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This discussion is about the most important prep any individual can use. Your mind. Over the past 15 years I’ve personally gone through several significant changes with my mindset. At one point, despite being raised around guns and shooting from age 5, I wanted absolutely no part in owning a firearm. Fast forward several years and I began to see them not as weapons, but as tools in the protection of my life, liberty, and and family.Forrest and I often come across preppers on a regular basis whom we refer to as “highly interested.” While we are always happy to talk to a fellow prepper it’s important to know that an interested prepper is often a liability when compared with a motivated prepper. What category do you fall? Ask yourself a really simple question. Is prepping a hobby or a lifestyle? Speaking for myself, and I know many others, my family and I have made prepping a dedicated way of life. We’ve sacrificed vacations, extra luxuries, and even savings to make sure we’re well prepared for a number of circumstances. Make no mistake though; your preps can’t define your mindset, merely be evidence of it.All of the material goods aside preppers should be practicing scenarios. There are an infinite number of situations that could occur, but thinking through some of those scenarios now may help you down the road through events like: active shooters, floods, earthquakes, and maybe even economic collapse. Join Forrest and I in the player below as we discuss some of the resources to help you with this and get your mind moving in the right direction. As with anyone, people we meet often help shape our world views, hopefully we can share some of our experiences to help yours.Signed up for The Prepping Academy newsletter at preppingacademy.com. The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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Economic Collapse… How to prepare for it. Oct 07, 2016

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Many Preppers define their preps and mind set by the catastrophe which they are preparing for. It’s safe to say one of the most concerning scenarios is that of economic collapse. With everything in the news this past week about the Deutsche Bank, the 9/11 Bill against Saudi Arabia, and the elections it’s probably as good a time as any to discuss this. You’ve probably read a plethora of articles discussing gold and silver. Unfortunately no one can say what an economic collapse of this proportion would look like. So what can you do to prepare?There are two types of economic collapse you can prepare for. The first is the sudden collapse. A lot of authors theorize this event kicking off with immediate bank runs, a credit system shutdown, and the raiding of stores. Honestly, that’s likely the ideal collapse. Preppers would likely have plenty of time to get to their bug out locations, pack their preps, board up their house, and so on. That brings us to the worst scenario. The frog in the pot. The slow economic collapse that drains your wallet and your preps slowly. A return of debtors prisons and forced labor would not be hard to see if that were the case. If you’ve been living in America the past 8 years you can likely understand what’s that might feel like. There are steps you can take to ensure your survival for now and down the road.Join Forrest and Kyle as they tackle this difficult prepper topic and share some of their personal experience dealing with the recession. On a special note this week’s upcoming show Kyle’s conspiracy of the week will be regarding be ancient prophecy about the end times and parallels in the news today. Be sure to take notes to research yourself. This stuff is mind blowing!Signed up for The Prepping Academy newsletter at preppingacademy.com. The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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Prepper Camp 2016 Recap Sep 30, 2016

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Join Forrest and Kyle this Friday as they discuss “Prepper Camp.” A few weekends ago Forrest was live from Prepper Camp on the first night. Prepper Camp is national event, held in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, and located in a campground venue that allows you to experience preparedness information, survival skills, and camp-craft activities like no other preparedness conference.The first half of the show Forrest will be sharing his experience, discussing the classes, speakers, and networking. They had some excellent speakers that we’ll be having join us on upcoming shows. We will have Chin Gibson, a member of the Carolina Preppers Network call in and share his first time experience of Prepper Camp 2016. Chin is an average Joe who prepped for hurricanes after moving to the Carolina coast and now is learning to be more self-reliant.The second half of the show Kyle and Forrest discuss this past weekends events in NYC, NJ, and Minnesota. Also the recent surge in immigration throughout the United States has desire implications. Awareness of your surroundings is extremely important and they’ll be sharing some resources to help you assess your area. We will explain what you can expect from first responders and why it may be different than you imagine.Signed up for The Prepping Academy newsletter at preppingacademy.com. The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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Prepping Academy on the Riots in Charlotte, N. C. Sep 23, 2016

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Discussing the mounting tension between police and protesters; as well has having a live interview in player below with Charlotte Mecklenburg’s District 5 county commissioner Matthew Ridenhour.This last week Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a CMPD officer. All initial reports from the police report claim that Scott has a firearm and was not complying with officers orders. A video of the events was released by the family early Friday, but the location of the gun is not easily observed in this video. Scott’s family maintains a position of innocence and is trying to demonize the events a protest did take place. Initial elements of the protest were peaceful. Unfortunately a small, but growing fraction of that element broke off and turned to violence. police department as we’ve seen nationwide.Like with many of these Within hours the looting of a local Walmart, random attacks on whites, blocking of major highways, and deployment of the police occurred. Police engaged what the media calls “protesters” with tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the crowd. By night three it has become abundantly clear that these are not simply protesters. CMPD is reporting that up to 70% of the arrested individuals are coming in from other states. Some of these folks are reported to have been at the Ferguson riots as well.Listen in with Forrest and Kyle for this show as they discuss the events more in depth. Kyle’s conspiracy theory will tie directly in to the events we see in Charlotte and occurring what seems to be on a regular basis now across the nation. Are these riots, black lives matters, and scrutiny of our police departments ultimately a scheme to federalize our police? Listen in to the discussions!The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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Live from Prepper Camp 2016, Saluda, NC Sep 16, 2016

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From Prepper Camp this week Forrest calls in directly from Saluda, North Carolina while attending “Prepper Camp.” Connections are good and we discuss a variety of topics and speak with a few attendees and other speakers. This is a yearly event put on by Rick Austin and Survivor Jane. You may remember Survivor Jane as being our very first guest on air. Events like these are few and far between around the USA. These folks don’t make a great amount of money off these events and they do a tremendously great job of emulating what prepping is truly about. Being prepared and helping others. As a long time prepper I can tell you first hand events like this are essential to our community.If you have never had the opportunity to attend “Prepper Camp” it’s something worth while to look in to. Forrest will be bringing back interviews filled with lots of great information and more details. A lot of major names in prepping attend this meeting of the minds to help people prepare. If you want to know more about it check out preppercamp.com to see a full list of speakers and the topics.Kyle also calls in for the show and has his way with a night of conspiracy and current events. It’s going to be a great night to listen to “The Prepping Academy” as we get the best info to you from expert Preppers. Please be sure if you’ve not already signed up for “The Prepping Academy” newsletter HERE. Only two weeks until we finalize the drawing! This is a great opportunity to win some free prepping gear from Sawyer, Tac-Bar, and SunJack!Signed up for The Prepping Academy newsletter at preppingacademy.com. The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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Bug Out Bags, Get Home Bags and EDC Sep 09, 2016

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On this live broadcast of The Prepping Academy join Forrest and Kyle as they discuss: everyday carry items, get home bags, and bug out bags. These are literally the backbone of prepping. The items you carry with you can literally make or break your future! Simple items like a bottle opener, lighter, pocket knife, wallet tool cards, etc. are important to have, but there are a lot of items out there now that, being honest, are a waste of money.If you’re new to prepping you may be asking, “What’s EDC (Everyday Carry), a get home bag, or a bug out bag?” These are not universal and will be as unique as your fingerprint. Everyday carry items will be things like your: wallet, keys, pocket knife, lighter, fire steel, water bottle with purifier, cash, pistol with extra magazines, etc. These are items always on your body, or in your pockets. Think about your daily task, job, and environment. What items should you be carrying that can make your life easier and also help you in case of an emergency?Your “get home bag” is a step up from your EDC. In this should be items to get you through a small emergency, or at least 24 hours; potentially longer. A small tarp for shelter, an emergency blanket, water purifier, survival tools, extra ammo, etc. You should have this in your vehicle everywhere you go. Of course you want to make sure it’s well hidden.Most importantly, you need a Bug Out Bag or BOB. Search the internet. You’ll find a thousand bug out bag list suggestions, must haves, gadget, and fan fare. Some of these items are absolutely insane. Like do you really need a fold up drone with HD camera? Or should I put my Barrett M98B in my bug out bag? Needless to say some people go nuts over this stuff. So tune in to listen to Forrest and Kyle as they go over what you really need. This can be a pretty involved topic so don’t be surprised if it ends up being a 2 part series.

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Prepper Groups, Build it and they will come! Sep 02, 2016

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Preppers live a secret life and most want to keep it that way but others would love to meet other preppers and share their prepping knowledge, ideas and experiences. You can see the value in a team of people who share the common goal of survival and you realize the wisdom in pooling your resources with a group of individuals who are able to mutually benefit each other in a time of crisis.There is strength in numbers so a larger survival group is going to be able to do more. With more people you have more ideas, more resources, more skills, more intuition, perspective and wisdom. The only problem is how to find other preppers near you without possibly ruining any OPSEC you have tried to maintain or by looking desperate.On this episode of The Prepping Academy Forrest Garvin and Kyle discuss how to start an area group. Why you should act fast. Don’t confuse these groups with a MAG/Survival group but they might grow into that over time. This is almost a build it, and they will come plan.We discuss how Forrest created the largest and most active prepper group in the USA. The Carolina Preppers Network currently has over 3,400 members that meets monthly in 9 cities in the Carolinas covering topic around prepping, survival or self-sufficiency. We cover how to start a prepper group meetup, how to get the word out to other preppers in your area, how to run your first meeting and what topics to discuss. We also talk about the cost and how to find sponsors to offset the cost. This is not hard and trust us, you can do it.Signed up for The Prepping Academy newsletter at preppingacademy.com. The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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Intro to Prepping 101 - Part 3 Aug 26, 2016

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Thank you for tuning in to listen to “The Prepping Academy.” We’ve had some amazing guest the past two weeks. If you missed out on our shows with “Survivor Jane” and “Skinny Medic” be sure to head over to the prepping academy to listen to the archived shows. The two of them were able to share with us a wealth of information and also their personal experiences that led them to become preppers.Prior to that Forrest and Kyle had been covering their “Prepping 101” series. This series is intended for newcomers and veteran preppers. If you’ve just started it will be an excellent guide to evaluating what steps you need to be taking from two long time preppers with more than 30 years combined experience. If you’re a vetern prepper our hope is that you’ll listen to evaluate your preps and maybe we’ll be able to shed some light on some weaker areas.When we last left off we had covered up to the first 120 days of your prepping journey. As with the first two sections of the series we will be covering purchases, training actions, and mindset. These items all go hand in hand. As we’ve said before, you can have all the most expensive guns and gadgets, but if you don’t have the mindset it’s all going to be worthless. A few items we will be discussing more in depth are: power options, backup communications, primary and secondary firearms, prepping your bug out bag, char cloth, and camping. We will also be discussing Kyle’s conspiracy of the week.Signed up for “The Prepping Academy” newsletter at preppingacademy.com. The Prepping Academy Radio Show is LIVE every Friday Night at 9PM EST at http://prepperbroadcasting.com

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