there's a better way to do this let me show you a better way to the survival podcast it is a And we are live. Welcome folks to episode 3,686 of the Survival Podcast.

It is a Wednesday, June the 11th, 2025.

And since it's a Wednesday, you know, that usually means we're going to have an interview,

and today's no exception.

And today we're actually continuing the Meet the Expert Council series that Chef Ken kind of kicked off with the idea when he has to be on the air and kind of said angled it from that standpoint.

And some of the council members that you are used to hearing on the Thursday shows have been on the show, you know, once or twice or even a few times or even a lot of times,

Nick Ferguson, Nicole Sawts, things like that.

But some of them have never been on the air with us other than as doing the expert segments, you know, five to seven minutes.

And you really don't know who they are and all the things that they can do.

And I thought this was a fantastic way to get more connection in the community. So thank you to Ken for coming up with the idea,

but also to help me help you and help them help you. The more you understand about what these

folks do and what they can offer you, the more questions that will come in and the more

content we can create for you. So that's why I'm going to have Ryan Stiva, the Homestead consultant on today.

I've met him through Nicole Sauce, and he's an awesome guy.

You guys have heard some of his segments, some really useful, innovative ideas for the Homestead,

down to Brass Tack stuff that just works, explain in a way that anybody can understand,

and then you can implement.

And if you want more than that, he's the kind of guy that you can hire to do consulting as well.

And we'll talk about all of this today and more as soon as we bring Ryan on.

First, let's go ahead and take care of our sponsors of the day.

Sponsor to the day number one today is John Pugliano with the Wealthsteading podcast.

John is one of us.

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