The Rustic Spirits Podcast

We're bloody fed up. It's bad enough that our government are driving our economy into the ground (either through gross incompetence, or intentionally for who-knows-why), but when that same elected government flip-flops on it's election promises and screws the average Australian down even further into financial despair, we have to ask, when will Australians say "Enough is Enough"? In this episode we're finally talking about 'the budget' and how the decisions to fundamentally change how Australians invest in their own futures are not only NOT going to make a meaningful difference to the economy - they're going to ruin the families, farms and futures of everyday Australians. LINKS & RESOURCES: The claim that 50% of Australians are dependent on the government OR welfare, comes from this research: https://www.cis.org.au/publication/leviathan-on-the-rampage-how-the-growth-of-government-is-draining-australias-economic-vitality/ Albo & the NZ Prime Minister (CGT Wrecking Ball moment): https://x.com/Matt_Camenzuli/status/2063181922994655351/video/1Shadow Small Business Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price blasts Labor’s Northern Territory jobs scheme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60dlJD4KWRk Why Australia is Worth Fighting For: Scotty Challen on the Unemployable Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnhX6zxh04 Matthew Camenzuli on why Young Australians are leaving: https://x.com/Matt_Camenzuli/status/2064263106050875455Murray Rothbard summing up the Iran-U.S (not)War https://x.com/MurraySuggests/status/2062890251819868630

So continuing on in the theme of the world is going crazy right now, in this episode we dive into the latest virus outbreak (is it pandemic-able?), the new Budget announcements, what's really going on with the oil supply lines and why a little by-election upset may just be the hope signal that many Australians have been watching for. Check out the BLUETTI Elite 300 Here: https://bit.ly/RSH_Elite300Substack Article Mentioned:EIGHT WEEKS TO EMPTY SHELVES. SIXTY DAYS TO FAMINE.https://markashryock.substack.com/p/eight-weeks-to-empty-shelves-sixty

If you've been paying close attention to the news lately it feels eerily like the eye of the storm this last week or so. Perhaps we've just built up a "crisis media tolerance" to the point now where unless there's bombs dropping or robots marching into factories to steal human jobs, we're not affected. But that's actually highlighted something really important to us here on our Homestead - we didn't start to develop a resilience and self-sufficiency mindset ad way of life in response to all that drama - we were doing it anyway because it just makes good sense. And so this week - that's exactly what we're doing.Roman Yampolskiy on Triggernomotry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I60uZEqXr0

It’s fair to say we’re living in some of the most unsettling times this nation has ever experienced and so it should come as no surprise that new speech laws being proposed by the current government are equally as unsettling. In this episode, Regan & Kirsty talk through the new hate speech laws and gun reforms being proposed by the Albanese government and how they might affect everyday ordinary Australians who simply dare to exercise a little free thinking. Resources mentioned in this episode:2 Worlds Collide PodcastAustralians vs the Agenda: Anthony Khallouf Breaks Down the Extremism Billhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pD9_A4CSQ0Punters PoliticsWhat Happens IF I Get Sued? "Free Speech" In Australiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAOtx5Ki_D0Topher Project Ep 305Senator Malcolm Roberts in an extended, honest interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Egq7tS8JwQYouTube Transcription Tool: https://tactiq.io/tools/youtube-transcript

Welcome to a very special Rustic Spirits podcast episode, recorded live from Hayes Homestead with Tobias and Dani. We're chatting about their homesteading journey, what inspired them to buy property and some behind the scenes realities of putting your life and homestead on YouTube. Homesteading in Australia is different to anywhere else in the world, so it's always an awesome opportunity when you get to talk with likeminded people and build community with others who are experiencing similar things. We are definitely better together!We hope the episode feels like you can pull up a comfy chair, grab a drink of choice and get to know the Hayes's a little better, all while offering insights for anyone starting or wanting to start a homestead or interested in self sufficient living, particularly with a young family.

Welcome back to the Rustic Spirits Podcast Season 2! We are well back into the swing of things with a livestream last week (you can watch the replay here on the youTube channel) and an all new podcast 'studio' space. In this episode we're talking bureaucracy, red tape, government over-reach and all the things that are set against you when you try to live any kind of different or alternative lifestyle.Half the workforce relies on Government?"more than 30% of the work force is now employed either in the public sector or in activities heavily dependent on government payments.When we add public and quasi-public employment to the substantial part of the population that relies heavily on government welfare payments for their income, it is likely that more than half of voters rely on government for most of their income."- The Centre for Independent StudiesCommentary on the City of Casey Council who banned doing oil changes in your driveway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBuywOLjHpM Fields & Flocks guide to Red Tape for UK Smallholders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWL0UsA6Yt4&t=77s

Well folks, as we wind down closer to the end of the first season of the Rustic Spirits Homestead Podcast, as promised, we've left the last two episodes for your questions to be answered. We asked, and you delivered, and you did not disappoint. We answer some of the toughest questions we've had on this podcast, everything from what solar system we would recommend now, to how to manage your money on a homestead, what do we think of digital ID, and are we just a shill for AI companies since we like to talk about it so much (Spoiler alert, no, but we do have a few things to say about them). This one's going to be a bit of a longer one, and we definitely did not have time to get through all of your questions, so don't forget to hit us in the comments section with the burning questions you want answered about anything to do with homesteading in Australia - we've got one episode left before we take a short 'Spring Break'.Show Notes: Considering Buying Bluetti? Support our Channel by Using our Affiliate Link:https://bit.ly/rustic_spirits_bluettiWant to Support our work AND get Bonus content? Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rusticspiritsco30+ Australian Homesteading Channelshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvUv5PnPBDE