Matthew Stein, author of When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability, and Surviving the Long Emergency is the guest on The Reality Report. Learn about the “Survivor Personality” and “What are the best bugs to eat,” as drawn from Mat’s encyclopedic work.
Reality Report: Matthew Stein
By Jason Bradford, originally published by Reality Report
July 17, 2009
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