The Kershner Files Podcast
As of August 14, 2023, the episodes previously termed as The Lightning Round (Preparedness Show) are now exclusively part of a new show titled “The Kershner Files.” Existing preparedness shows under the Lightning Round banner will NOT be re-branded. Please review the respective ‘Archive’ pages for these older episodes and for archived episodes of The Kershner Files.
Note: All podcasts are USUALLY on hiatus during the summer and holiday weeks.
January 2025 (Episodes 62 - ??)
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:
Spot Prices for Gold (Au) and Silver (Ag) - from the davidjkershner.com website
Survival Realty - featured properties and new listings
State-by-State Gun Shows - from the davidjkershner.com website
How to Defend Yourself Against Night Vision by Aaron Pattison from Ask a Prepper
Special Force Home Defense Academy (promotional link from the 'Night Vision' article)
Best Bug Out Vehicle: 7 SHTF Vehicles for Sale from The Prepping Guide
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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:
Spot Prices for Gold (Au) and Silver (Ag) - from the davidjkershner.com website
Survival Realty - featured properties and new listings
State-by-State Gun Shows - from the davidjkershner.com website
Experts Are Predicting Continued Growth for Gold in 2025 from Birch Gold Group
Are Leftists Planning an 'Insurrection' Against Donald Trump's Inauguration? by Jeff Charles from Townhall
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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:
Spot Prices for Gold (Au) and Silver (Ag) - from the davidjkershner.com website
Survival Realty - featured properties and new listings
State-by-State Gun Shows - from the davidjkershner.com website
Red State Relocation Guide Book by Jonathan Rawles and Survival Realty
Crop King Workshops - Grower's School Workshop Dates Released
15 Things You Can Scavenge from Abandoned Cars After SHTF by Aaron Pattison from Ask a Prepper
How to Survive a Winter Power Outage by Steve Nubie from Self-Sufficient Projects
Urban Survival: Navigating Threats in the City from Offgrid Survival
Threat Assessment – What are the most likely threats that you will face? by Offgrid Survival
Support Dave by visiting his Etsy shop at DesignsbyDandTStore
No audio file is available for this episode due to file size limits/constraints on Squarespace.