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T.REX TALK
Hosted by T.REX ARMS · EN
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.
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Blackwater and Bureaucratic Betrayal With Nick Slatten
Aug 1901:35:52Tap to summarizeThe early days of the Global War on Terror, the U.S. Government was heavily dependent on Private Military companies. The Defense Department leaned on them for support, the State Department relied on them for protection, and the Justice Department attacked them for easy virtue signaling. Today we talk to Nick Slatten, a member of the Blackwater Tactical Support Team Raven 23. He moved from the 82nd Airborne unit to contracting work just in time for the 2007 troop surge, and just in time to become the central scapegoat of political prosecution designed to appease international journalists. It took three trials before the Obama administration finally convicted him, and he spent six years in prison before Trump finally pardoned him, but he is telling his story now in hopes of raising awareness about others who have been prosecuted and punished for political expediency. https://www.amazon.com/Raven-23-Department-Betrayed-American/dp/0063370603
Transcribe →The Future of GrabAGun - With Marc Nemati
Jul 3000:56:19Tap to summarizeThere a number of online firearms resellers out there, but GrabAGun has a unique Board of Directors full of Political and Firearm Industry A-Listers, and a recent IPO that raised them over $120m. We talk to CEO Marc Nemati about his background in software, and his goals for the future now that GrabAGun is a publicly-traded company.
Transcribe →Waves of Political Ideology with Jon Harris
Jul 9, 202500:48:54Tap to summarizeIn the past it felt like political ideologies were opposing tides, moving slowly back and forth. Today, it's more like a choppy sea of random swells, creating a chaotic whirlpools dragging us down. Author Jon Harris joins to podcast to talk about his new book "Against the Waves" that categorizes some of the new movements, and we talk about how increasingly unmoored ideologies will drive in such random directions. https://www.jonharrismedia.com/product/against-the-waves-christian-order-in-a-liberal-age/
Transcribe →Recent ATF Cases You Weren't Supposed to See
Jul 2, 202500:25:05Tap to summarizeFor the last century, the ATF and its departmental predecessors have been given increasingly oppressive laws to enforce, and as you have learned in our series on ATF history, they have done so in increasingly heavy-handed ways. However, we should also look at some more recent cases This vide was posted on YouTube, but podcast listeners have asked for this content in a more listener-friendly platform, so here it is.
Transcribe →We Do Not Welcome Our New AI Overlords
Jun 3, 202500:50:11Tap to summarizeWe recorded this episode before the news about Palantir building a massive database on Americans, but after some big Google AI Upgrades last week. Noah Botkin, head of our software dev team, joins us to talk about our experiments, what it can actually do, and what might be coming in the future.
Transcribe →What Will Happen With Suppressors? With John Crump
May 27, 202500:57:51Tap to summarizeAs you know, there is a strong possibility that suppressors, silencers, mufflers, and so on will be removed from the NFA, where they have been for over 90 years. What happens next? What other laws affect them, and what can we expect?John Crump is a Constitutional Activist and journalist who has been writing about firearms for over a decade. His articles can be found here https://www.ammoland.com/author/johncrump/ and his YouTube channel is here https://www.youtube.com/@JohnCrumpNews/
Transcribe →The Pursuit of Practical Educational Content with Brass Facts
May 20, 202501:31:54Tap to summarizeThere are lot of different flavors of content on GunTube, ranging from entry-level entertainment to deeply specialized nerd lore. Brass Facts manages to split the difference on a lot of topics, making complex topics accessible. We talk about he manages to pick his practical topics and test concepts in a practical way. Also, of course, his origin story.
Transcribe →The Long Road to the US Constitution
May 13, 202500:21:50Tap to summarizeMan cannot build a government too small to misbehave or big to be misused, so the question is how to put checks and balances in place to prevent injustices from happening. In a very basic way, Western Civilization is an attempt to solve this fundamental problem, and the American Constitution is the result of centuries of work to create a solution.
Transcribe →The State of GunTube With Administrative Results
May 6, 202501:27:42Tap to summarizeAaron 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.
Transcribe →Electric and Gas Vehicles for Off-Road Disaster Response
May 1, 202500:35:19Tap to summarizeWhen 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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