there's a better way to do this let me show you a better way of the well hi folks this is one man Spirko with another edition of the Survival Podcast.

It's always one man's view of the changing world, the changing times, and the things we can all

do to live a better life if times get tough or even if they don't. Today is Thursday, March

the 12th, 2026. This is the expert panel show of the week, episode 3,815.

It's March the 12th, so a very special, happy birthday to my wonderful wife, who has

somehow managed to put up with me for 29 freaking years. Now, anyway, what are we going to

talk about today? Well, we are going to talk about a bunch of stuff with the expert panel. Interesting thing to come out of the Liberty Report, Dr. Paul and Dan McAdams today. Chris Rossini said this over. There was a lot of things I expected to hear about today, given what's going on in the place they occupy in the Liberty space. This is a really interesting one, though. And I'm going to hear it with you,

because I didn't pre-screen this one at all. Is the draft a form of modern slavery? Dr. Paul

and Dan McAdams, we'll talk about that. I'll talk about how maybe it's a form of fractional

slavery, or maybe indentured servitude, because it does come with an date. It doesn't make it slavery any less, though.

But I'm going to just ask a question when we're done with hearing them that applies to things in your life that you may not think apply to you because you're too old for the draft, you're a woman, you ain't going to go if they draft you any of things like that.

Like, there might be something going on in your life that really kind of fits this whole fractional slavery or indentured servitude thing in your life that you don't even realize there's something you already know what I'm talking about. Patrick Rorman will talk about choosing an EDC knife and choosing a vehicle knife. And I haven't listened to this one of full yet either, but I haven't. based on the question I have a suggestion for this individual with the vehicle knife and I haven't listened to this one of full yet either but I have a based on the question I have a suggestion for this individual with the vehicle

knife thing wanting a do-all thing when you have plenty in your room room in

your vehicle for more than one thing Annie McCann will talk about recovering from

an ACL injury and he's got a few links for you that are in the show notes today

and I've added one I'll talk about it when we get there

then Mike Melita will talk about frugal gun purchases that are great values I might have an add on there here or there

Ryan Steve will talk about life expectancy of a modern inverter for off-grid use like how long is that it's one of the more

expensive components in the system

um and

how long is it going to last

then doc bones will talk about dealing

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