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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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#Tech #T.Rex Arms #Gun Control

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The State of GunTube With Administrative Results 1:27:42

il y a environ 5 jours1:27:42

1:27:42

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 35:19

il y a environ 10 jours35:19

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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 20:28

il y a environ 17 jours20:28

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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 51:48

il y a environ 27 jours51:48

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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 1:20:04

il y a 5 weeks1:20:04

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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.…

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Helping Veterans Reconnect to Civilian Life with Mighty Oaks Foundation 1:05:16

il y a 6 weeks1:05:16

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Since so many of our T.REX folks are military veterans and first responders, we're always eager to find out more about groups than can assist these individuals with their very specific struggles. In this episode, Jeremy Stalnecker, Executive Director of the Mighty Oaks Foundation, talks about his transition from Marine Infantry Officer to civilian life, and what his organization does to help others. https://www.mightyoaksprograms.org/…

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Military SIGINT, Mass Surveillance, and Field Watches - with Paul Brown 1:19:15

il y a 7 weeks1:19:15

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Paul Brown of the Wasson Watch company used to be a signals intelligence specialist with the NSA. He joins us to talk about large scale SIGINT, OPSEC, COMSEC, and the future of an AI-powered trustless internet. He also makes automatic field watches which you can preorder from Wassonwatch.com

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A New Tactic for Local Political Activity With David Tucker 59:21

il y a 8 weeks59:21

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Six years ago, T.REX ARMS managed to get a state ammunition tax repealed. Ever since, we've had a lobbyist working on 2A legislation every year. However, a small group of Tennesseans have taken the lessons learned from that first ammo tax fight and spun up a separate lobbying effort that had a surprising level of success. This is their story. https://www.tnfreedominitiative.com/ https://tnfi.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enTHRDq9r8…

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The Next Step of Weapon Manufacture with Mr. Snow Makes 1:26:29

il y a 9 weeks1:26:29

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Crafting your own weapons is a great American tradition. The learning curve has always been steep, but with modern software and hardware, it has gotten a lot easier. All kinds of new designs and manufacturing technologies are still waiting to be unlocked, even for the humble firearm. In today's conversation, Mr. Snow Makes walks us through some of the different developments in this space.…

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How Gun Owners of America are Defending Your Rights - with Ben Sanderson 1:05:55

il y a 10 weeks1:05:55

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With a new President, new Attorney General, new Acting Director of the ATF... what happens next? What is GOA doing to take advantage of opportunities to defend our liberties and reclaim some lost rights? And what are the things that you can be doing to help?

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How to Escape a Gun-Free Culture with Henry Chan 1:41:56

il y a 11 weeks1:41:56

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A little-known part of Henry Chan's backstory is that he grew up in colonial Hong Kong, an area almost devoid of privately-owned firearms. How did he go from anti-gun to owning five times more guns that the average Texan? And what is the effect of growing up in a culture where gun ownership is literally unthinkable?…

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Augmented Reality for Combat Training - With Overmatch 41:18

il y a 12 weeks41:18

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In the midst of all the latest news with Anduril and IVAS, let's check in on other Augmented Reality companies. Today we talk to Gage Galinger of Overmatch, a software/hardware team that has built an amazing training tool that allows for complicated team combat drills in any structure. Overmatch.com

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How the New York Times Covers GunTube - With Thomas Gibbons-Neff 1:10:03

il y a 13 weeks1:10:03

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Last week, the New York Times published a fascinating article "How YouTube is Changing American Gun Culture." Even more fascinatingly, it ended up on the front page. Today, Isaac talks to the reporter who researched and wrote the story. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/gun-youtube-firearm-videos.html…

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15 Days of Trump - Speed, Surprise, and Violence of Action 34:34

il y a 14 weeks34:34

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In the first two weeks, the new administration has taken a perfectly normal course of action, such as new appointments, new executive orders, and executed it very quickly. However, they have combined this expected action with an unprecedented level of cost-cutting. Billions of dollars of grants, contracts, programs, and other spending have already been canceled, leaving entrenched bureaucrats scrambling to find an effective response. https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@MikeBenzCyberClips/videos…

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History of the ATF 4: Learning all the Wrong Lessons 1:01:23

il y a 15 weeks1:01:23

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Our long-running series of long explorations into past ATF activities finally makes it to current day! And what may surprise you are the ways that bad laws, bad assumptions, and deep ignorance continue to cause tension and resentment... in and out of the Bureau. We also finally address the question of what happens to good ATF agents trying to do their duty. https://davekopel.org/Waco/LawRev/warrant.htm https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Wacos-Enforcement-wellesley-ebook/dp/B002KQ60WY https://www.amazon.com/Firearm-Anatomy-Book-STEN-Submachine/dp/1495975800 https://www.sb-tactical.com/about-us/company/ https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2017/09/08/i-smell-cash-how-the-atf-spent-millions-of-dollars-unchecked/ https://nypost.com/2013/09/25/smoking-gun-atf-agents-busted-in-cigarette-sting/ https://www.amazon.com/Government-Here-Kill-You-Negligence/dp/1510722262 https://web.archive.org/web/20220524032117/https://www.cleanupatf.org/ https://katv.com/news/local/sen-tom-cotton-says-atf-agents-werent-wearing-body-cameras-during-raid-at-malinowski-home https://www.thetrace.org/2024/10/atf-gun-dealer-licenses-revoked-biden/…

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History of the ATF 3: Doubling Down on Disaster 34:48

il y a 16 weeks34:48

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After the horror of Ruby Ridge and the brutality of Waco, you might expect the newly elected Clinton Administration to blame their predecessors and walk back some of the abuses of the ATF. Instead, they launched an comprehensive coverup campaign, commended the Waco commanders, and rammed through a new Assault Weapons Ban. How did they get away with it? Sources: https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Wacos-Enforcement-wellesley/dp/1573921254 https://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Assault-Penetrating-Regarding/dp/0738863424 https://www.amazon.com/Government-Here-Kill-You-Negligence/dp/1510722262 https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/waco-investigation-day-10-part-1/95925 https://crimeresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Roth-Koper-Assault-Weapons-Ban-1997.pdf…

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History of the ATF 2: Ruby Ridge and Waco 44:03

il y a 17 weeks44:03

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Our last video made the case that the ATF, while built to crack down on criminals, was actually set on a collision course with regular Americans. In this video, we document 50 years of its trajectory from Prohibition to the deadly sieges at Ruby Ridge and Waco. Sources: https://historyheist.com/glossary/bureau-of-alcohol-tobacco-firearms-and-explosives/) https://guncite.com/journals/senrpt/senrpt.html https://famous-trials.com/rubyridge/1151-fbirevisedrules https://sandpointreader.com/stand-off-ruby-ridge-25-years-later-2/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-01448R000402060001-6.pdf https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Wacos-Enforcement-wellesley/dp/1573921254 https://www.amazon.com/This-Not-Assault-Penetrating-Regarding/dp/0738863424…

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Building Drone Platforms for Citizens - with Canine Defense 1:03:06

il y a 18 weeks1:03:06

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Drones are hot right now, and David Han Jr. joins us to describe his business startup, which designs and builds robust drone platforms for the American citizenry. Our conversation covers not just UAV technology and uses, but also the manufacturing and design mindsets needed to develop for a more resilient Citizen Defense Industry. https://www.k9defense.tech/ https://x.com/K9DefenseTech…

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History of the ATF - Part 1: How Prohibition Built the Bureau 29:37

il y a 19 weeks29:37

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This is a video on the T-Rex lab channel, but due to the number of requests, we're also posting it here for easier listening. The actions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives don't get as much attention as they should, but most people are generally aware of their recent history. However, to get a better understanding of how they developed as an enforcement agency, we have to go back to their first assignment. This will be a multi-part examination of where the ATF came from, and where they should go. Sources: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Call-Rise-Fall-Prohibition/dp/074327704X https://www.amazon.com/History-American-People-Paul-Johnson/dp/0060930349/ https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Times-Revised-Twenties-Perennial/dp/0060935502 https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=DFwWAAAAIAAJ&pg=GBS.PP6&hl=en https://www.thecornellreview.org/well-regulated-the-nfa-hearings-1-6-an-unforgivable-betrayal/…

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The True Meaning of Christmas 34:08

il y a 20 weeks34:08

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Isaac sits down with our COO Bryan to talk about Christmas, and Bryan brings an interesting topic to the table. Merry Christmas from all of us at T.REX to you and your families!

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How to Build a Future-Proof Manufacturing Industry 1:09:56

il y a 22 weeks1:09:56

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We've been talking a lot about American manufacturing tools and technologies over on the T.REX LABS channel, but there's a lot more to it than just the hardware. How do you get a new generation of folks involved in making stuff? How do you inspire them to pursue this as a discipline and a career. Today we've got an international guest giving us his perspective on our manufacturing strengths and weaknesses.…

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Hostile Ideologies in Movies and Video Games 52:52

il y a 23 weeks52:52

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Creativity in film, television, and other fictional media seems to be at a pretty low ebb in the 21st century. Isaac and Ryan talk about their experiences in the film industry, and why some of the trends are not mere laziness but hostile ideologies at work. In some ways this is more dramatically visible and consequential in the video game space.…

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Happy Thanksgiving from T.REX ARMS! 11:47

il y a 24 weeks11:47

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As the year is wrapping up, we have a lot to be grateful for. Whatever your circumstances, whenever your situation, you have things to be grateful for, even if that gratitude is hard work. Here's a short podcast episode about only a few of the things we are thankful for this year.

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Tribal Culture and the Death of the Manosphere with Will Spencer 1:50:41

il y a 25 weeks1:50:41

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New Zealand has been in the news last week, as protests against equal rights produced many viral video clips. To discuss this, we called on Will Spencer, who has traveled the world, spending four years on the road and some of the world's most remote cultures and communities, in search of religious truth. Today, we talk talk not only about Maori culture, but other nations, religions, the death of the manosphere, and podcasting itself.…

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Weapons, Tech and Politics with Open Source Defense 1:04:14

il y a 26 weeks1:04:14

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Our favorite tech-centered gun rights organization (and newsletter, thinktank, VC group, etc) has just started a podcast to interview folks who are at the crossover of weapons, technology, and business. Kareem joins us to talk about it, and how the group wants to get deeper into the future of self-defense. https://opensourcedefense.com/…

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What Happens After the 2024 Election Sweep 31:38

il y a 26 weeks31:38

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The 2024 election night upset was a red wave for the presidency, State governors, the Senate, and possibly the House. It wasn't an overwhelming landslide but it was a comprehensive failure of Democratic politicians and the mainstream media as a whole. Let's walk through some of the most interesting points and what they mean.…

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Why To Get Involved in Local Politics with Jody Barrett 1:08:03

il y a 28 weeks1:08:03

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We are days away from one of the most heated presidential elections in American history. However, there's a lot more on the ballot than just the president. Jody Barrett, our local Tennessee Representative joins us in the studio to talk about why he got in politics (against his will), and why we need to send the right people to represent us, not just vote for who we are offered.…

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Building Libraries and Digital Tools that Inspire Others with Gridbase 1:01:38

il y a 29 weeks1:01:38

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Today's guest is Jake from Gridbase, a company that builds digital library tools, creates educational content for radios, and tries to inspire people to have a greater understanding of their tools and grow in their capabilities.

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Preparing for Disasters with S2 Underground 1:20:47

il y a 30 weeks1:20:47

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As we've watched the disaster recovery and response to recent hurricanes, and the mad scramble to get the right stuff in the right places after the chaos arrived, most of us have had disaster preparedness on our minds. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and who better to talk about some of the planning requirements of preparation than intelligence expert S2 Underground. https://www.youtube.com/@S2Underground…

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High-Altitude Spy Missions and Low-Level Community Building 1:03:18

il y a 31 weeks1:03:18