Preparedness Works

Jun 28 2024 22 ep. 31 mins 9

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The Preparedness Guy, Nat Sellers, will focus on the stories of those who utilized emergency preparedness to improve their lives. Nat is a professional emergency manager and will lead conversations that help the everyday prepper to do it right.

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Necessary Dependence

Jun 28 2024 24 mins

Self-reliance, personal responsibility, and a spirit of independence are valuable attributes, but what do you do when you must be reliant on someone else? Nat talks about the times of necessary dependence, and how to maintain a spirit of independence while embracing the power of community.Join us for a next level communications workshop for first responders! Learn from top experts,

Building Preparedness Communities

Jun 14 2024 26 mins

Who are the people you want around you in an emergency? Someone shows up asking for people with a particular set of skills and says they’re looking to put together a team. Of course they want you to he a part of it. Sounds realistic, right? Well, maybe not. Do we choose our friends because they can benefit us or because we like them? On paper, you might be able to choose an exper

The Ambulance Down in the Valley

Feb 09 2024 12 mins

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Nat usually draws attention away from the hazards, but today he gives two areas where understanding and focusing on the hazard are helpful, but you can still do it in a positive way. He also shares The Ambulance Down in the Valley, a poem written by Joseph Malins in 1895, which explores the relationship between prevention/mitigation

Preparedness Works 19 - Food Storage Basics

Jan 16 2024 30 mins

Many of you wonder about food storage. How much should I store? What kinds of foods should I store? We'll take a look at the FEMA 2023 National Preparedness Report to see what they say, then I'll give you the real answer... which may or may not be to stack it to the rafters! Enjoy this food storage primer while you munch on a US Coast Guard approved ration bar...or some chocolate.

Preparedness Works 18 - Prepare for the Unpreparable

Jan 02 2024 5 mins

To close out 2023, in a quick message Nat talks about how this year was like nothing he could have imagined. How do you prepare for what you can't prepare for?Major Endorsements: L3Harris's BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.comPropper Apparel: From the outdoors to the EOC, wear Propper. www.propper.comPaladin by Acela: Move into recovery with mo

Preparedness Works 17 - Preparedness As a Civic Responsibility

Oct 26 2023 25 mins

From the era of American Civil Defense to the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, and basically nothing in between, before, or after, preparedness was recognized as a civic responsibility, but those times focused on specific threats for their day. Is individual preparedness, outside a structured government system, a benefit or detriment to society? You can guess my an

Preparedness Works Episode 16 - We Have No Idea What Is Going On - Prepare Accordingly

Sep 25 2023 14 mins

Preparedness is not based on fear. If someone is trying to scare you in order to prepare, they are probably selling you something. Don't let the fear cause you to react and do something you don't need to do and doesn't make you better prepared. Let's talk about the emergency management cycle (Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation), where the line is between preparedness

Episode 015 - Rick Austin Talks Prepper Camp

Jul 31 2023 56 mins

Rick Austin, also known as The Survivalist Gardener, shares some insight on what it's like to fully and publicly embrace the prepper title and what he has done to destigmatize preparedness. He also talks about Prepper Camp, the largest outdoor preparedness event in the country, which celebrates its tenth year this September!Find out more about Rick and Prepper Camp here:https://sec

Episode 014 - Madidrop+ Water Purification

Apr 21 2023 34 mins

There’s a new water purifier in town, and it’s unlike any other. Dr. Jim Smith talks about the Madidrop, which he invented with his team at the University of Virginia. It has been tested and proven in use all around the world, and it can disinfect 5 gallons of water a day for 12 months, without using chemicals!Check it out here: www.madidrop.comThe Readiness Lab Podcast Network

Episode 013 - The Higher We Climb, The Harder We Fall

Apr 07 2023 29 mins

Does our dependence on technology and systems make us more vulnerable? Nat explores the idea that when you rely on something, and it is disrupted, you don't get to fall back to the thing it replaced, because we didn’t just replace it, we made it obsolete; without tractors, we don’t even have plows. The Readiness Lab Podcast Network:For sponsorship requests: contact@thereadiness