News:

1. NY Legionnaires’ Disease Death Toll Rises to 7
2. Massive 25-foot-wide sinkhole opens up in the middle of Brooklyn

Prepping and General Interest:

1. The Best Way to Load a Backpack for a Hike
2. New 20-gauge Shotguns From Stevens
3. What Not To Do As a Prepper
4. 7 Steps to Build a Compost Water Heater For Hot Water Abundance
5. 12 Hours Before The End Of The World? That’s All The Warning We’d Get Before A Solar Storm, Says New Report
6. Surviving Heat: How To Get Water From Plants
7. Optics Test: Three Scopes for Long-Range Hunting
8. 6 Steps To Going Off-Grid Without The Culture Shock
9. Use White Vinegar To Clean Today’s Dirty Contaminated Vegetables
10. What Will You Do When The Government Checks Stop?
11. Improvised Methods of Measuring Food
12. SoPakCo Sure-Pak MRE Meal Ready to Eat Review
13. Behind the Wheel of Your Tow Vehicle
14. Planning and Preparation: The Keys to Easy Towing
15. Crye Precision’s AVS 1000 Pack
16. 9 Dirt-Cheap, Clever Ways To Secure Your Home

Freedom Issues:

1. FL Lee Williams: Wal-Mart bans guns in Emergency, backs off

Economic:

1. 8 Financial Experts That Are Warning That A Great Financial Crisis Is Imminent
2. Comparing the cost of living between 1975 and 2015: You are being lied and fooled when it comes to inflation data and the cost of living.
3. Don’t Expect an Oil Price Rebound This Side of 2017

Science, Nature and Tech:

1. USGS Pumps $4 Million into California’s Earthquake Early-Warning System
2. iPhone Users: Siri May Be Giving Your Personal Information Away Freely

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This is a curated list of news stories and articles having interested to the preparedness community. None of the above should be considered an endorsement or an attempt to push any particular agenda by the Preparedness Podcast. They’re simply presented here as an informative source.