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The Siege of New Hampshire

When the power mysteriously goes out across the country, Martin‘s Plan B is to walk the 50 miles from Boston to his home in New Hampshire. His plan B must be revised to include Susan: a woman he only knew as a teller in his bank. They make it to his home in New Hampshire but they still have to adapt to a grid-down world. This podcast is a reading of Mic Roland‘s Siege of New Hampshire series. Available at http://mic-roland.com

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16:18

4 Novelettes: Susan's Raid, Chapter 5

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/04/04

Susan sneaks out of Boyd's Farm in the dark of night. She meets Charon in the woods outside of the little Deerfield airport. They make their way to the plane without being detected. Charon plants his explosive under the wing, but people start coming from the house. He has to cut the fuse very short and run for cover. The plane explodes just as the people arrive. They put out the subsequent fires quickly. There was no detonation of the Feds' explosive cargo. It was not aboard the plane yet. The

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Extra: Preppers on a Plane

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/03/28

Mic, Brian, and Jeff discuss the challenges of staying prepared when traveling long distances. They share a few of their travel "horror" stories too. With TSA's restrictions on what can be brought as carry-on, a prepper is more limited in their travel EDC. The guys discuss what they have done to stay as prepped as they can while traveling. Links: Official TSA page: What's allowed and not allowed in baggage. If you are finding value in these topical episodes, consider buying Mic a one-time cup of

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18:13

4 Novelettes: Susan's Raid, Chapter 4

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/03/21

Susan, Paul, and Charon set out to a farm near West Dover, VT with a load of manure. That, as cover for them checking out the small plane that the Coalition sent Charon to deal with. En route, they encounter checkpoint guards and a skeptical farmer who had no idea why they were there. Enjoying Susan's Raid? Help keep the stories coming by keeping Mic awake and at the keyboard, by buying him a virtual coffee on Buy Me A Coffee. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC are getting advanced chapters of

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45:15

Prepper Fiction: Volcanic Doom

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/03/14

The eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano is one of those mega-disasters that some preppers worry about. Mic, Brian, and Jeff discuss two movies, one with the irresistable title of Volcanic Doom. The second is Supervolcano. The latter actually being about the catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone volcano. They use those movies as jumping off points to discuss some of the realities of a huge volcanic eruption. Links: Movie: Volcanic Doom — Free YouTube version. (original title: Magma: Volcanic

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18:55

4 Novelettes: Susan's Raid, Chapter 3

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/03/07

Charon's presence is almost discovered by a surprise inspection of area homes following reports of strange sounds over the village of Marlboro. Charon is hidden just in time and inspectors search for clues. After they leave, Charon outlines his mission -- to find and neutralize the small plane that has been hindering Coalition efforts in the backcountry of upstate New York. Enjoying Susan's Raid? Help keep the stories coming by buying a virtual coffee on Buy Me A Coffee. Monthly supporters on

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49:12

Extra: Grid-Down Fire Dangers, with Brian Duff

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/02/28

In a grid-down situation, people will turn to alternate means to cook, for lighting, and to heat their homes. These alternates often involve fire — propane stoves, candles, propane heaters. These pose a higher risk of starting a fire in your home. And, at a time when the fire department probably isn't coming. What can you do? Mic's special guest for this episode is Brian Duff, a prepper and former fire fighter. He, Mic and Jeff discuss grid-down fire dangers. Links: Brian Duff's Mind4Survival.com

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15:13

4 Novelettes: Susan's Raid, Chapter 2

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/02/21

Susan and Paul prepare a night landing spot for the Coalition operative. He arrives in a not-quite-dignified landing. It's Charon. They gather up his paraglider gear and return to Paul's house. While Charon urges them to destroy the glider gear so it can't be discovered, Susan feels the gear is too valuable as a resource. She and Paul must figure out ways to hide the gear. Enjoying Susan's Raid? Show your support by buying a virtual coffee on Buy Me A Coffee. Monthly supporters on Patreon and BMAC

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37:40

Prepper Fiction: Arctic (2019 movie)

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/02/14

As a nod to winter, Mic, Jeff, and Brian, all watched the 2018 movie, Arctic, starring Mads Mikkelsen. He is the pilot of an airplane that crash-landed somewhere in the arctic. His survival skills have kept him alive for several weeks. When a rescue helicopter arrives, it too crashes due to storm gusts. Only the copilot — a young woman — survived, though gravely injured. He then tries to get her to medical care. The boys key off of this movie to discuss winter preparedness in general. Links: Movie,

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17:05

4 Novelettes: Susan's Raid, Chapter 1

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2025/02/07

The story opens with Susan and Paul carrying food and water to some livestock hidden in a high woods. They are circumventing a new law that limits how much livestock people can own. Susan tells of discovering that the mysterious regular white van is carrying gasoline. She deduces that the gas is for an equally mysterious airplane the Feds are operating nearby. Back at home, they are visited by a Food Equity Inspector, eager to ensure that no one has more (or better) food than everyone else. Later,

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43:59

Prepper Fiction: Movie, Aftermath

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/01/31

Mic, Brian, and Jeff discuss the 2014 movie Aftermath: an independent production about a group of average folks who gather in a north Texas farmhouse cellar to try to survive the radioactive fallout from a nuclear war. This is another of those Everybody Dies movies. The boys comment on what the writer did well for conveying prepper knowledge, and where he missed the boat. The biggest boat he missed was assuming that fallout stayed at toxic levels for over a month. Links: The Movie: Aftermath (2014)

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20:57

4 Novelettes: Harold's Escape, Chapter 6

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/01/24

The final installment in the backstory of Harold Perkins -- the man who had the steel casting expertise to fix that broken locomotive. In this chapter, Red has dropped them off at the woods along the border. They have to travel by night, without lights that passing drones might see. Then, hope that they've stayed on course to meet the people who think they're trading engine parts for a sack of corn. If you are entertained by these novelettes, you can show your appreciation by buying a virtual

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38:03

Extra: Trump Doom, Terror Doom, Storm Doom

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/01/17

So much Doom! With inauguration just a short while away, the boys review some of the doom we've been told will befall us all. In a more realistic vein, the threat of terrorists remains, regardless of who sits in the White House. We're told that hacker-terrorists have infiltrated many infrastructure systems. If they strike and take down infrastructure, what is a prepper to do about that? And then, there are winter storms that can take down the grid too, albeit less catastrophically than terrorists,

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22:44

4 Novelettes: Harold's Escape, Chapter 5

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/01/10

The moment has come. Harold and his family must sneak out of their guarded townhouse and into the secret compartment in James Reddimer's truck. Red manages to involve a guard in restarting the truck as a way of proving his truck was empty. Harold worries about many things as they seem to be traveling no place in particular. The travel authorization provided by Dorn gets them through a checkpoint. Beyond that lie a mile of woods an the New Hampshire border. If you are entertained by these novelettes,

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44:04

Prepper Fiction: Homestead, the movie

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2025/01/03

Mic, Jeff, and Brian all watched the movie Homestead over Christmas week. This is independent Angel Studios' screenplay based on the book series Black Autumn. Originally planned as a series, the first two episodes became a movie. More episodes to follow, says Angel Studios. The boys look at prepper lessons to be learned from the film and touch upon some of the thorny issues a well-equipped prepper is likely to face. While the boys can't help but do a few spoilers, the story goes on in later

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4 Novelettes: Harold's Escape Chapter 4

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2024/12/27

Casting Dorn's part cannot be put off any longer. Red has a one-shot plan to rescue Harold and his family. While it means escaping to "lawless" New Hampshire, it is better than certain death. Their conversation over the details is masked by the roar of the furnace. Red plans to sneak them out that evening. Dorn, however, orders them to be ready to leave in a half an hour. If you are entertained by these novelettes, you can show your appreciation by buying a virtual coffee on Buy Me A Coffee. Monthly

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44:54

Extra: Nuclear Reality

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2024/12/20

With renewed concerns of possible nuclear exchanges (Ukraine/Russia, Iran/Israel) Mic, Brian, and Jeff explore some of the reality behind nuclear blasts and more importantly, fallout. These were fairly topical among Americans during the Cold War, but with the fall of the Soviet Union, nuclear realities have slipped out of the mainstream American consciousness. The catalyst for this episode was a book by journalist Annie Jacobsen, that highlighted how precarious things still are. Below are links to

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22:15

4 Novelettes: Harold's Escape, Chapter 3

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2024/12/13

While assessing their dismal prospects, (their work is doomed to fail) Harold discovers that a secret resistance organization has a couple of operatives working around the foundry. He recalls a neighbor of his down in Canton Boston telling him about the secret society. Harold confronts one of the operatives to request help. The operative makes no promises but says they will need time. Dorn, however, wants the project to commence the next day. If you've found these stories entertaining, consider

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34:36

Extra: Prepping & The Holidays

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2024/12/06

Mic, Brian, and Jeff discuss how the holidays can be significant for preppers. Part of it is having to maintain one's situational awareness when out in crowded public places. Ne'erdowells seek out crowded places to cause trouble. A more positive holiday feature are the deep discounts. A good time for the shrewd prepper to save on preps. Links: Hot Holiday Offershttps://hotholidayoffers.com/CamelCamelCamelhttps://camelcamelcamel.com/ Show your support for the Siege podcasts by buying Mic a virtual

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4 Novelettes: Harold's Escape, Chapter 2

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2024/11/29

Harold and Mario share a lunch of Canton rations (cold mush). They want to discuss their predicament, but are aware that the foundry's office is bugged. Fry, one of the laborers assigned to the project, shares the news that they are to cast a second aluminum blade base. The first crew's casting failed. The rumor is that the first crew were taken out to sea and shot for their failure. You can show your support for the continuation of the stories by buying a virtual coffee on Buy Me A Coffee. Monthly

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35:51

Extra: Post-Election: Time to stop prepping?

The Siege of New Hampshire ·

2024/11/22

Mic, Brian and Jeff have a roundtable discussion keying off of Todd Sepulveda's November 10th podcast. Todd talked about some people who were prepping for post-election chaos seem to have just stopped prepping since chaos didn't happen. Was that a reasonable response? Because Trump won, will things be safe, secure, and problem free -- at least for the next four years? The guys weigh in with their two cents (sometimes more). Links to items discussed in this podcast: >> Blog post by Paul T

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