Archive - The Kershner Files Podcast 2025

January 2025 (Episodes 62 - 65)

Episode 62 - January 1, 2025 - In Episode 62 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides present day updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and state specific gun shows. After that, he rebroadcasts his most popular Kershner Files episode for 2024 in Episode 43. This rebroadcasted episode delves into into two articles dealing with night vision defense and bug out vehicle characteristics. From there, Dave discusses some items gifted to him and stopping a neighbor from inadvertently making a straw purchase. He closes the show with a product demo of his ‘new to him’ manual log splitter. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 63 - January 8, 2024 - In Episode 63 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and state specific gun shows. After that, he discusses a ‘would you’ versus a ‘wouldn’t you’ scenario before delving into winter storm preparedness. Dave closes the show with gold market predictions for 2025 and miscreants preparing to incite riots and chaos at Trumps inauguration. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 64 - January 15, 2024 - In Episode 64 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and state specific gun shows. During the standard updates he discusses two new books published by Jonathan Rawles titled ‘Red State Relocation Guide’. One for the western states and the other for the eastern states. Dave also reviews the available workshop dates and classes available from Crop King. After all of the updates, he discusses three articles dealing with parts you can scavenge from abandoned cars, surviving winter power outages, and urban survival. The urban survival article review dovetails into a conversation on threat assessments. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 65 - January 29, 2025 - In Episode 65 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and state specific gun shows. After all of the updates, he discusses four articles dealing with HAM radios, EMP probability, online survival courses, and S.C.A.R.E bags. Articles/topics discussed:

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February 2025 (Episodes 66 - 69)

Episode 66 - February 5, 2025 - In Episode 66 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and state specific gun shows. Prior to the updates Dave takes a look at some current events that affect the preparedness minded particularly at the border and in OR and WA. After all of the updates, he discusses an article dealing with post-EMP items people will be searching for. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 67 - February 12, 2025 - In Episode 67 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, but Squarespace was down so there were no gun shows announced this week. Prior to the updates Dave takes a look at some current events that affect the preparedness minded particularly with regard to the loss of benefits for illegal immigrants. From there, he discusses several articles geared toward preparedness in firearms to buy before being banned, DIY water filtration, and overlooked medical supplies. Dave also takes some time to review a beef jerky recipe. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 68 - February 19, 2025 - In Episode 68 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. After that, he takes a cursory look at some current event headlines that affect the preparedness minded. From there, Dave discusses two articles dealing with long term comfort food storage items we apparently shouldn’t sock away anymore and notable fallout shelters throughout the United States. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 69 - February 26, 2025 - In Episode 69 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. Before that tough, he discuss some current event topics affecting us as preparedness minded and self-sufficient minded folk. Then, after the assorted updates, Dave discusses an article dealing with the seriousness with which you should approach homesteading. Articles/topics discussed:

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March 2025 (Episodes 70 - 72)

Episode 70 - March 5, 2025 - In Episode 70 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. Before that though, he discuss some current event topics affecting us as preparedness and self-sufficient minded folk. Then, after the assorted updates, Dave discusses two articles. The first deals with the potential for a financial collapse in the next three years. The second addresses what we can with all of that ash from our fireplaces and wood burning stoves now that winter is coming to a close. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 71 - March 12, 2025 - In Episode 71 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. After the assorted updates, he discusses five articles. The first three articles deal with the erosion of your Second Amendment rights. Dave closes the show with some usual faire by discussing composting and signs martial law is coming. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 72 - March 26, 2025 - In Episode 72 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. After the assorted updates, he discusses several topics starting with sketchy PR firms paying influencers on behalf of ‘big soda’ firms to rail against the potential banning of soda purchases using the SNAP/EBT/Food Stamp programs. From there, Dave dons his tinfoil hat to discuss the WEF prediction and game planning of a cyber pandemic which they claim is inevitable. Wait a minute, didn’t they predict something as inevitable and game planned for something else n 2019?? Dave closes the show discussing the upcoming HAM/Amateur Radio convention in Dayton, Ohio in May and the costs associated with building a bunker. Articles/topics discussed:

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April 2025 (Episodes 73 - 76)

Episode 73 - April 2, 2025 - In Episode 73 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. After that, Dave reveals his grand new venture in Two Rivers Outfitter and provides a long-term food storage demo using some of the products contained in the ‘Food- Storage’ collection from the new Two River Outfitter website. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 74 - April 10, 2025 - In Episode 74 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. Prior to that, Dave updates listeners regarding changes and feedback for the Two Rivers Outfitter website and some general preparedness news regarding the latest jab statistics, chem trail bans in 25 states, and drilling permit proceeds. After all of these updates, Dave re-visits the roundtable discussion topic of a ‘soft’ civil war. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 75 - April 23, 2025 - In Episode 75 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. Prior to that, Dave updates listeners regarding changes and feedback for the Two Rivers Outfitter website. WE NOW HAVE 22 COLLECTIONS!! After all of these updates, Dave continues the roundtable discussion by taking a look at the possible triggers or tipping points that would push us from a ‘soft’ to an ‘actual’ Civil War. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 76 - April 30, 2025 - In Episode 76 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. After all of that, we go on a winding journey through several topics related to spring projects before Dave closes the show with the serious topic of some impossible, often heartbreaking, decisions we’re all going to have to make.

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May 2025 (Episodes 77 - 79)

Episode 77 - May 7, 2025 - In Episode 77 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. After all of that, we go on a winding journey through several current event topics related to reasons to NOT be resting on your laurels. After that, Dave reviews his trip to Florida and how it informed his ill conceived notions pertaining to communal living (aka doubling up). Dave closes the show discussing communication frequencies. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 78 - May 21, 2025 - In Episode 78 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. After all of that, we discuss the latest updates to the davidjkershner.com website with the new HAM 101 page (under the Resources menu). Dave also spends some time discussing long term food storage and the importance of keeping a good running inventory. He closes the show with two articles from Michael Snyder’s ‘The Economic Collapse’ blog dealing with solar flares affecting not only seismic activity on the planet but Dave also believes it is adversely affecting human activity as well . Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 79 - May 28, 2025 - In Episode 79 of The Kershner Files, Dave starts the show by discussing an email he received from Ammo Squared regarding future potential ammo shortages. After that, he provides the usual updates for PMs, Survival Realty, and Gun Shows. From there, Dave showcases the Everyday Carry collection from the tworiversoutfitter.com website and the carrying capacity of one-strap vs two-strap bags. He closes the show by talking about the garden plot and the implementation of electroculture this year. Articles/topics discussed:

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June 2025 (Episodes 80 - 83)

Episode 80 - June 4, 2025 - In Episode 80 of The Kershner Files, Dave starts the show by discussing some topics and current events that will shape and impact your preparedness plans. Topics and events like PM purchases, bartering items, the big beautiful bill, the potato getting lost in his closet and the autopen cabal identified. After all of that and the usual Survival Realty and Gun Show updates, Dave ventures into two articles dealing with post collapse life. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 81 - June 12, 2025 - In Episode 81 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides the usual Survival Realty and Gun Show updates before venturing into some current events. He’s specifically chosen three articles to review as a means to showcase why we shouldn’t stop or slow down our preparedness planning. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 82 - June 19, 2026 - In Episode 82 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides a ton of updates along with the usual Survival Realty and Gun Show information. After all of that, he takes considerable time to discuss water system vulnerabilities in conjunction with the previously discussed rogue comms devices and some other events. From there, Dave closes the show with two different warnings for the potential of Civil Wars not only in the US but also throughout Europe. Articles/topics discussed:

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Episode 83 - June 26, 2025 - In Episode 83 of The Kershner Files, Dave provides a ton of updates along with the usual Survival Realty, Gun Shows, and now conferences & convention information. After all of that, he shares some research results for just how long all of those condiment and sauce packets last. Dave closes the show discussing an article from SurvivalBlog relating to the differences between EDC and GHB bags. Articles/topics discussed:

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