Prepared or Perished: Beyond Belief Episode 16

Once dismissed as fringe thinking or paranoid fantasy, prepping is rapidly becoming a conversation you can’t afford to ignore.

From rolling blackouts and food shortages… to global pandemics, cyberattacks, and even the chilling threat of an EMP knocking out entire power grids… the list of potential crises is growing.

In an age where modern life runs on fragile systems — electricity, logistics, digital networks — just one major disruption could push society to the edge. What happens when the trucks stop delivering food? When the lights go out for good? When communication collapses overnight?

This episode, we take a serious look at disaster preparedness — not as paranoia, but as practicality. We’ll explore the basics of what it means to be ready, the real-world events that are forcing average people to become planners, and why having a survival strategy might soon be the most important decision you make.

We also interview experienced prepper, Big Dave Richardson of “Back to the Basics” radio show / podcast and WYDE and Crawford Broadcasting.

Listen to the Podcast here:

Show Notes:

Note: This is part one of a collaboration with Big Dave and Back to the Basics podcast. Next week we will feature his show that I was on where we chatted about the potential effects of computers, AI and surveillance on the homesteading and prepping community. I will include a link HERE to his page and I have posted the show in its entirety as Episode 17 on our BB website.