How To Survive 2025 Podcast
Renowned preparedness expert Jim Cobb, ‘Dystopian Mom’ Dacia M. Arnold, and bestselling author Brian Keene offer simple, no-nonsense tips free from politics or fear-mongering on how to survive what might happen tomorrow.
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EPISODE 1: The Pilot
Regardless of their associations, Americans agree that something bad is on the horizon. In an era of increasing wildfires, hurricanes, drought, political violence, power outages, economic uncertainty, and more, what can average everyday citizens do to assure the safety of themselves and their loved ones? Renowned national preparedness expert Jim Cobb, ‘Dystopian Mom’ Dacia M. Arnold, and international bestselling author Brian Keene offer simple, no-nonsense tips and recommendations free from politics or fear-mongering on how to survive what might happen tomorrow.
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EPISODE 2: Mindset Part One
Episode 2 is the first of a two-part discussion on mindset and getting through the initial shock of needing to respond. Brian, Jim and Dacia talk about the “fight or flight” response and how to mitigate risk for those who know they freeze in emergencies.
Listeners receive their first preparedness homework assignment.
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EPISODE 3: Mindset Part Two
Our hosts brave tough stories and experiences with PTSD and how trauma affects their preparedness. Jim, Dacia, and Brian explore hyperawareness as a stress response as well as the opposite reaction of anxiety and avoidance. The team encourages constructive vs destructive coping mechanisms, time, and positive outlets to manage intrusive thoughts and attitudes. Enjoy this rare, heavy episode.
Listeners receive their second preparedness homework assignment.
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EPISODE 4: Food Storage
Jim and Brian school Dacia on the basics of having a “stocked” pantry and what to prioritize when establishing an inventory of additional food for emergencies. From various ways to store bulk food items, to buying one extra of your dry goods during your next grocery run, this episode is full of actionable nuggets for those not wanting to go without when the unexpected occurs.
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EPISODE 5: Water
Water is vital for life. The team talks about finding, filtering, and purifying water. Plus helpful tips for how much to drink and how much to store. Don’t miss this essential episode on How to Survive 2025.
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EPISODE 6: Medical Tips
The team interviews special guest, emergency room physician and highly decorated army veteran, Dr. Todd Baker, on common myths circulating in the preparedness community, techniques he employees to keep calm in crisis, and what medications should be in a basic first aid bag. Dr. Baker also shares a tip to help you and your family avoid ending up in the emergency room. Put your tampons away and learn the best treatment for a gunshot wound in this episode of How to Survive 2025.
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EPISODE 7: Evacuation
Most disasters do not require people to flee from their home, but as the country is experiencing the aftermath of Hurricane Helena, some do. Our resident preparedness expert, Jim Cobb, gives our listeners some key tips to know when to stay and when to go, how to decide where to go, and how far one should go when evacuating. Our thoughts are with our friends and family displaced or dealing with the damage.
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EPISODE 8: Bug Out Bags
The team gives our listeners some easy to follow guidelines on what to stash in grab-and-go bag for easy and quick egress. In addition to what you should pack, learn how long you should pack for, what to use for a bag, and much much more. Jim Cobb takes the team to school in this episode of How to Survive 2025.
How To Survive 2025 Episode 8 Available 10/7/24
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The Preparedness Authority, Jim Cobb
JIM COBB is a nationally recognized authority on emergency preparedness. He’s been involved with the field, to one degree or another, for about 40 years and has developed a well-earned reputation for his commonsense approach to the subject, avoiding scare tactics and other nonsense. Jim has published nearly a dozen books and is the Editor in Chief for Backwoods Survival Guide magazine. He’s also written several hundred articles for other national publications such as Boy’s Life, Field & Stream, OFFGRID, American Survival Guide, Survivor’s Edge, and Backwoodsman.
Dystopian Mom, Dacia M Arnold
DACIA M ARNOLD is an award-winning sci-fi, fantasy, and horror author as well as a 10-year army veteran. Her nonfiction has appeared in Full Magazine Vol III, Women Veterans Pennsylvania, and The New York Times. Her background is heavy in emergency medicine and emergency management. She lives in the woods in western PA with her husband, two kids, and a beagle named “The Unsinkable” Molly Brown.
International Bestselling Author, Brian Keene
BRIAN KEENE is the author of over fifty books and three-hundred short stories, mostly in the horror, crime, fantasy, and non-fiction genres. They have been translated into over a dozen different languages and have won numerous awards. His 2003 novel, The Rising, is credited with inspiring pop culture’s recurrent interest in zombies. He has also written for such media properties as Doctor Who, Thor, Aliens, Harley Quinn, The X-Files, Doom Patrol, Justice League, Hellboy, Superman, and Masters of the Universe. He was the showrunner for Realm Media and Blackbox TV’s Silverwood: The Door.