Aaron of Administrative Results joins us to talk about YouTube and firearms influencing, but as usual, Isaac can't stay on topic. The discussion quickly turns to law enforcement, sci-fi, the strengths of combat exoskeletons, longbows and yeomanry, the weak points of French knights, the best long-running book series about Napoleonic warfare, and other extremely unsurprising rabbit trails.
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Electric and Gas Vehicles for Off-Road Disaster Response
When we talk about building community, and disaster preparedness, there is a mobility problem. How can you get to and from your people? How can you move supplies or gather intel? Joining the conversation is Christian Guzman, who has been experimenting with a lot of different vehicle types for different transportation needs.
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Tariffs, Toasters, and Rebuilding our Factories
The last few weeks have been a furor of contention about tariffs, but there is a bigger conversation about the value of local manufacturing that needs to happen.
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How Paul Revere Prepared America to Keep its Liberty
We are coming up on the 250th Anniversary of Lexington and Concord, the battle that began the War for American Independence. This was the start a new nation, but it didn't happen overnight.
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Secure Your Communications and Regain OPSEC
The last twenty years of technological development has given us an internet that is more centrally controlled, devices that gather more information about us, and a system that is generally more monolithic and restrictive. Mark37.com is a company that sells de-Googled phones, pre-Linuxed laptops, and helps you regain some control over your information. Today we talk to Sean Patrick Tario about what you should and shouldn't do in the pursuit of privacy and freedom.
The official podcast of T.REX ARMS. Weekly thoughts and conversations between various team members discussing equipment, training, history, politics, and of course, the behind-the-scenes stuff regarding the business and technology of developing and making tactical gear. Produced by Isaac Botkin.