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Firearms, Personal Responsibility, and All Things Freedom

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Episode 173. Poland's History of Courage and Its Role in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (with Lawrence Reed)

March 31

1 hr

Episode 172. Federal Firearm Rights and Indiana's Hindsight Ruling

March 24

31 mins

Episode 171. Liberty as a Life Philosophy

March 10

33 mins

Episode 170. Being Responsibly Armed: Ethics, Training, and Freedom (with Dr. David Yamane)

March 4

1h 6m

Episode 169. The Difference Between the Private and Public Sector

February 17

28 mins

Episode 168. Amanda Suffecool and Theresa Inacker: The Fight for Gun Rights and Voices for Change at the NRA

February 3

57 mins

Episode 167. The Firearm Trainer's Podcast with Rob Beckman

January 27

1h 5m

Episode 166. NRA at a Crossroads with John Richardson

January 20

54 mins

Episode 165. National Reciprocity: A Trojan Horse?

January 13

34 mins

Episode 164. Embracing Winter

January 9

25 mins

Episode 163. The War on Drugs Revisited: A Catastrophic Failure of Policy and Morality

Dec 30, 2024

50 mins

Episode 162. Why Christmas Falls on December 25th - History and Symbolism

Dec 24, 2024

18 mins

Episode 161. 10 Libertarian Classics You Need to Read: Forging a Path to Freedom

Dec 15, 2024

39 mins

Episode 160. Wars Don’t Enhance Freedom, They Destroy Liberty

Nov 26, 2024

38 mins

Episode 159. Middle of the Road Policy Leads to Socialism

Nov 11, 2024

55 mins

Episode 158. Why Vote?

Nov 4, 2024

32 mins

Episode 157. The Grinch of Halloween and Government “Charity”

Oct 30, 2024

31 mins

Episode 156. Upcoming Seminar: A Church-Focused Study of the Active Shooter Problem & How to Minimize Victims with Ed Monk

Oct 21, 2024

10 mins

Episode 155. Self-Defense and Civil Liability: Lessons from a Detroit Shooting

Oct 14, 2024

18 mins

Episode 154. The Future of Education: Exploring Innovation and Choice with Kerry McDonald

Oct 7, 2024

27 mins

Episode 153. A Farmer's Fight for Freedom: Sonja Feintech on Agorism and the Marketplace of Ideas

Sep 23, 2024

1h 3m

Episode 152. Evil is on the Rise

Sep 16, 2024

21 mins

Episode 151. When Back-to-School Blues Signal a Deeper Problem

Sep 10, 2024

17 mins

Episode 150. The Future of Gun Rights: Missouri's Legal Battle and the Supremacy Clause

Sep 2, 2024

29 mins

Episode 149. GOALS, Guns, and the NRA's Future

Aug 26, 2024

58 mins

Episode 148. War, Peace, and the State (by Murray Rothbard)

Aug 19, 2024

47 mins

Episode 147. Embracing the Cross of Fatherhood: Philosophy, Faith, and Facing Obstacles

Aug 5, 2024

15 mins

Episode 146. Clarification Request by the Trace and "Eight Essential Principles Behind the Second Amendment"

Jul 29, 2024

28 mins

Episode 145. Restitution: A Just Approach to Addressing Crime (with Mary Ruwart)

Jul 19, 2024

1h 3m

Episode 144. The NRA's Fall from Grace: Corruption, Trial, and Declining Influence

Jul 17, 2024

1h 10m

Episode 143. The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Hobgoblins of Anarchy

Jul 14, 2024

29 mins

Episode 142. The Tyranny of Gun Control with Jacob G. Hornberger (rerun of Ep. 60)

Jul 8, 2024

58 mins

Episode 141. Resistance to Government Oppression: The Spirit of Jimmy Lai

Jul 6, 2024

24 mins

Episode 140. Loper Bright, the Balance of Powers, and Firearms at the Supreme Court

Jul 3, 2024

36 mins

Episode 139. Freedom First: Donald Rainwater's Campaign for Governor

Jun 26, 2024

1h 19m

Episode 138. Rahimi, Politics, and Originalism

Jun 24, 2024

1h 5m

Episode 137. 2nd Amendment: The Untold Truth Schools Don’t Teach

Jun 22, 2024

12 mins

Episode 136. ATF Rules on Bump-Stocks and Pistol Stabilizing Braces Shot Down (Cargill and Mock)

Jun 17, 2024

45 mins

Episode 135. There Is No Prosperity Without Private Property with Soham Patil

Jun 14, 2024

20 mins

Episode 134. Active Shooter Response with Ed Monk

Jun 11, 2024

56 mins

Episode 133. How to Change the World

Jun 7, 2024

15 mins

Episode 132. Jeff Knox - Fighting to Save the NRA

Jun 2, 2024

1h 25m

Episode 131. Dismissal of Charges Against Scottie Scheffler

Jun 1, 2024

18 mins

Episode 130. Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine (rerun of Episode 38)

May 27, 2024

55 mins

Episode 129. Property Rights and the Will to Own

May 25, 2024

16 mins

Episode 128. Highlights from the NRA Annual Meeting (NRAAM)

May 21, 2024

52 mins

Episode 127. The Root of Today’s Worldwide Education Problem Is Staring Us in the Face

May 18, 2024

14 mins

Episode 126. Armed Teachers and Nullification in New Hampshire

May 13, 2024

29 mins

Episode 125. From Leftism to Liberty, a Personal Journey with Michael Rectenwald

May 10, 2024

38 mins

Episode 124. Attorneys General Write Letter Opposing Red Flag Laws

May 6, 2024

23 mins

Episode 123. What Charles Ponzi’s Scheme and US Entitlement Programs Have in Common

May 4, 2024

13 mins

Episode 122. Defining a Firearm: The Frame or Receiver Rule at SCOTUS (Garland v. VanDerStok)

Apr 29, 2024

17 mins

Episode 121. The Danger of the West’s Neglect of Individual Rights

Apr 27, 2024

23 mins

Episode 120. ATF Final Rule on Firearms Sales and What it Means to Be “Engaged in the Business”

Apr 22, 2024

44 mins

Episode 119. FISA 702 Explained: Is Your Privacy at Risk?

Apr 19, 2024

31 mins

Episode 118. Kamala Harris Exploits Tragedy for Gun Control Agenda: The Battle Over Red Flag Laws

Apr 15, 2024

40 mins

Episode 117. ‘The Zone of Interest’ in Forgiveness

Apr 12, 2024

17 mins

Episode 116. Soft on Crime, Hard on Self-Defense? Indianapolis & the Fight for Gun Rights

Apr 8, 2024

33 mins

Episode 115. What is The Presumption of Innocence? (rerun of Episode 7)

Apr 6, 2024

25 mins

Episode 114. Glock Under Fire: Politicians Attempt to Shift Blame for Violence to Gun Manufacturers

Apr 1, 2024

40 mins

Episode 113. The Only Good One Is a Closed One: No Reform of Government Schools (with Marina Rocha)

Mar 29, 2024

1h 10m

Episode 112. Beyond the Beam: Gun Digest, Weapon Lights, and Responsible Self-Defense

Mar 25, 2024

34 mins

Episode 111. The Forge of Freedom – Why Would an Innocent Person Plead Guilty? (rerun of Episode 18)

Mar 23, 2024

20 mins

Episode 110. Hackathorn on Lights: Are Weapon-Mounted Lights Overrated?

Mar 18, 2024

39 mins

Episode 109. Four Years Ago This Week, Freedom Was Torched (Jeffrey Tucker)

Mar 16, 2024

33 mins

Episode 108. Prosecutors Challenge 2nd Amendment in Rajon Rondo Case (Part 2)

Mar 11, 2024

54 mins

Episode 107. Liberty and Responsibility

Mar 9, 2024

19 mins

Episode 106. Rajon Rondo's Arrest: Bruen, the 2nd Amendment, and Gun Control on Trial

Mar 5, 2024

28 mins

Episode 105. From Beat Cop to Ballot Box: Mike ter Maat’s Libertarian Campaign for President

Mar 1, 2024

1h 16m

Episode 104. NRA Jury Verdict in New York Corruption Case

Feb 26, 2024

28 mins

Episode 103. Problem-Solving Courts: A Critical Examination with Judge Houchin

Feb 24, 2024

1h 7m

Episode 102. Test Your Knowledge of U.S. Gun Laws

Feb 19, 2024

41 mins

Episode 101. After Covid: Twelve Challenges for a Shattered World by Jeffrey Tucker

Feb 17, 2024

35 mins

Episode 46. America’s Rifle: The Case for the AR-15 by Stephen P. Halbrook

Feb 13, 2024

40 mins

Episode 100. Involuntary Manslaughter: The Conviction of Jennifer Crumbley, Safe Storage Laws, and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Feb 12, 2024

30 mins

Episode 99. Capitalism versus Socialism: The Great Seligman-Nearing Debate of 1921 with Rob Weir

Feb 9, 2024

1h 39m

Episode 98. Handgun Training Terms You Should Know

Feb 5, 2024

25 mins

Episode 97. My Passion for Liberty with Jacob Hornberger, Libertarian Candidate for President

Feb 2, 2024

1h 56m

Episode 96. What You Need to Know About Suppressors/Silencers

Jan 29, 2024

1h 12m

Episode 95. Dog Training and Eight Faces of Aggressive Behavior: A Master's Solution to Barkers, Growlers and Biters with Matthew Duffy & Grant Foster (Part 2)

Jan 27, 2024

1h 39m

Episode 94. What You Need to Know About Body Armor

Jan 22, 2024

54 mins

Episode 93. Dog Training and Eight Faces of Aggressive Behavior: A Master's Solution to Barkers, Growlers and Biters with Guests, Matthew Duffy & Grant Foster (Part 1)

Jan 20, 2024

1h 33m

Episode 92. Unpacking the Legacy of Gaston Glock and the Glock Pistol

Jan 15, 2024

1h 2m

Episode 91. What Are Individual Rights?

Jan 13, 2024

45 mins

Episode 90. Gun Safety 101: Mastering Safe Gun Handling

Jan 8, 2024

28 mins

Episode 89. Homeschooling and Entrepreneurship: Building Skills, Independence, and a Legacy

Jan 5, 2024

1h 14m

Episode 88. Rahimi, Bump Stocks, and Beyond: Your 2024 Guide to Gun Rights

Jan 1, 2024

43 mins

Episode 87. Choose Adventure: Safe Travel in Dangerous Places by Greg Ellifritz

Dec 29, 2023

1 hr

Episode 86. Lock, Stock, and Barrel: The Origins of American Gun Culture by Clayton Cramer

Dec 25, 2023

1h 15m

Episode 85. “Why We Love the Nutcracker” by Jeffrey Tucker

Dec 23, 2023

21 mins

Episode 84. Pew Jitsu: Practical Firearms Training with Gabe New

Dec 18, 2023

51 mins

Episode 83. Crossing Borders: Reflections on Our Trip to China

Dec 15, 2023

31 mins

Episode 82. When Deadly Force is Justified: Exploring the Role of Ability, Opportunity, and Jeopardy (AOJ)

Dec 11, 2023

39 mins

Episode 81. Drug Decriminalization and Oregon Measure 110

Dec 9, 2023

28 mins

Episode 80. Gratitude

Nov 23, 2023

20 mins

Episode 79. Paul Lathrop - The Man Behind the Polite Society Podcast

Nov 20, 2023

1h 3m

Episode 78. Adderall Shortages, Lessons from Gillian Lynne, and a Call for Personalized Education

Nov 18, 2023

21 mins

Episode 77. Essential Reading for Gun Owners

Nov 13, 2023

56 mins

Episode 76. Ten Natural Steps to Training the Family Dog with Matthew Duffy (Part 2)

Nov 10, 2023

1h 32m

Episode 75. Domestic Violence Restraining Orders and the Second Amendment (United States v. Rahimi)

Nov 6, 2023

35 mins

Episode 74. Ten Natural Steps to Training the Family Dog with Matthew Duffy (Part 1)

Nov 3, 2023

1h 30m

Episode 73. Gun Control Myths

Oct 30, 2023

55 mins

Episode 72. Are We Good Enough for Liberty? by Lawrence Reed (rerun of Ep. 40)

Oct 28, 2023

1h 14m

Episode 71. Firearms Trainers You Should Know

Oct 23, 2023

49 mins

Episode 70. What is the 9th Amendment?

Oct 21, 2023

18 mins

Episode 69. Four Questions to Ask in Your Next Gun Control Debate

Oct 16, 2023

46 mins

Episode 68. Poetry to Carry with You Through Hard Times

Oct 14, 2023

19 mins

Episode 67. Flying with Firearms

Oct 9, 2023

37 mins

Episode 66. War is a Racket

Oct 7, 2023

15 mins

Episode 65. Structure of the Federal Courts and Duncan v. Bonta “High-Capacity” Magazine Case

Oct 2, 2023

39 mins

Episode 64. Jeff Knox: Fighting to Save the NRA

Sep 29, 2023

1h 22m

Episode 63. Attorneys React: Hunter Biden Indictment

Sep 25, 2023

32 mins

Episode 62. Striking Autoworkers Will Only Harm Their Own Livelihoods

Sep 22, 2023

17 mins

Episode 61. What Should You Know as a New Gun Owner? (rerun of Episode 19)

Sep 18, 2023

37 mins

Episode 60. The Tyranny of Gun Control with Jacob G. Hornberger

Sep 16, 2023

58 mins

Episode 59. Is a "Liberty Safe" Good for Liberty or Safety? Plus, New Mexico Governor Must Be Stopped

Sep 11, 2023

45 mins

Episode 58. The War on Drugs Is a War on Freedom

Sep 9, 2023

26 mins

Episode 57. ATF Proposed Rule on Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms

Sep 4, 2023

49 mins

Episode 56. “Don’t Tread on Me” - What is the Gadsden Flag?

Sep 1, 2023

19 mins

Episode 55. Red Flag Laws: A Threat to the Constitution and Individual Liberty

Aug 28, 2023

36 mins

Episode 54. Kids Don't Need School

Aug 25, 2023

1h 16m

Episode 53. Gun Control and The Arbitrary Definition of “Assault Weapons”

Aug 21, 2023

22 mins

Episode 52. Oliver Anthony's "Rich Men North of Richmond" Goes Viral

Aug 19, 2023

22 mins

Episode 51. What is the Second Amendment?

Aug 14, 2023

37 mins

Episode 50. Hannah Arendt’s Chilling Thesis on Evil by Lawrence Reed

Aug 11, 2023

21 mins

Episode 49. What You Should Know About OC Spray (aka Pepper Spray)

Aug 7, 2023

27 mins

Episode 48. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Libertarians by Jeffrey Tucker

Aug 4, 2023

29 mins

Episode 47. Massad Ayoob’s 10 Commandments for Concealed Carry – Part 2 (Monday Gun Day)

Jul 31, 2023

35 mins

Episode 45. Massad Ayoob’s 10 Commandments for Concealed Carry - Part 1 (Monday Gun Day)

Jul 24, 2023

40 mins

Episode 44. What is the Anti-Commandeering Doctrine?

Jul 21, 2023

21 mins

Episode 43. Aftermath of Self-Defense: Post Critical Incident Psychological Trauma (Monday Gun Day)

Jul 17, 2023

38 mins

Episode 42. Wickard v. Filburn - One of the Worst Supreme Court Cases

Jul 14, 2023

28 mins

Episode 41. Interaction with Responding Law Enforcement Officers After Self-Defense (Monday Gun Day)

Jul 10, 2023

29 mins

Episode 40. Are We Good Enough for Liberty? by Lawrence Reed

Jul 7, 2023

1h 9m

Episode 39. Safety After Self-Defense (Monday Gun Day)

Jul 3, 2023

34 mins

Episode 38. Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine

Jul 2, 2023

55 mins

Episode 37. 911 Call After Self-Defense (Monday Gun Day)

Jun 26, 2023

35 mins

Episode 36. You Matter - Your Personal Health Revolution

Jun 25, 2023

1h 25m

Episode 35. Beginner's Guide to Accessories for Your Self-Defense Handgun (Monday Gun Day)

Jun 19, 2023

53 mins

Episode 34. The Homesteading Festival at Hardison Mill - A Conversation with First-Time Visitors

Jun 18, 2023

47 mins

Episode 33. Beginner's Guide to Selecting a Handgun for Self-Defense

Jun 12, 2023

1h 2m

Episode 32. Donald Rainwater – Libertarian Candidate for Governor of Indiana

Jun 11, 2023

1h 3m

Episode 31. ATF Final Rule RE Pistol Stabilizing Braces

Jun 5, 2023

15 mins

Episode 30. Jeff Cooper and the Combat Triad

Jun 5, 2023

41 mins

Episode 29. The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible - A Free Market Odyssey with Ken Schoolland and Aaron Spurling

Jun 4, 2023

1h 11m

Episode 28. Defending Pets: The Legality of Using Force (plus ATF Pistol Brace Final Rule Update)

May 29, 2023

34 mins

Episode 27. Crime and Punishment - A Retributive Theory of Justice with Judge Dustin Houchin

May 28, 2023

58 mins

Episode 26. Update on Legal Challenge to ATF Final Rule on Pistol Braces

May 22, 2023

37 mins

Episode 25. Why the Worst Get on Top by F.A. Hayek

May 21, 2023

23 mins

Episode 24. ATF Pistol Brace Rule

May 15, 2023

43 mins

Episode 23. Mother's Day and Guardians of the Galaxy

May 14, 2023

6 mins

Episode 22. Vices Are Not Crimes

May 14, 2023

20 mins

Episode 21. Armed School Teachers (with Mike Ooley)

May 8, 2023

49 mins

Episode 20. Aristotle's 12 Virtues and the Good Life

May 7, 2023

23 mins

Episode 19. The Forge of Freedom - What Should You Know as a New Gun Owner?

May 1, 2023

37 mins

Episode 18. The Forge of Freedom – Why Would an Innocent Person Plead Guilty?

Apr 30, 2023

20 mins

Episode 17. The Forge of Freedom – Were the Perpetrators of the Holocaust Just Following Orders? What is the Milgram Experiment?

Apr 23, 2023

26 mins

Episode 16. The Forge of Freedom - NRA Annual Meeting (NRAAM) Recap with Mike Ooley

Apr 22, 2023

30 mins

Episode 15. The Forge of Freedom – “I, Pencil”

Apr 16, 2023

29 mins

Episode 14. The Forge of Freedom – Positive & Negative Rights

Apr 9, 2023

21 mins

Episode 13. The Forge of Freedom - Stoicism (with Aaron Spurling)

Apr 2, 2023

52 mins

Episode 12. The Forge of Freedom – Stand Your Ground

Mar 26, 2023

23 mins

Episode 11. The Forge of Freedom – Castle Doctrine

Mar 19, 2023

24 mins

Episode 10. The Forge of Freedom – What is Jury Nullification?

Mar 12, 2023

23 mins

Episode 9. The Forge of Freedom – What is the Second Amendment?

Mar 6, 2023

37 mins

Episode 8. The Forge of Freedom – What is Civil Asset Forfeiture?

Feb 26, 2023

23 mins

Episode 7. The Forge of Freedom – What is the Presumption of Innocence?

Feb 19, 2023

25 mins

Episode 6. The Forge of Freedom – What is Qualified Immunity?

Feb 12, 2023

30 mins

Episode 5. The Forge of Freedom – The Bill of Rights

Feb 5, 2023

25 mins

Episode 4. The Forge of Freedom - Theory of Property

Jan 28, 2023

20 mins

Episode 3. The Forge of Freedom – The War on Drugs

Jan 22, 2023

34 mins

Episode 2. The Forge of Freedom - Why Freedom?

Jan 15, 2023

21 mins

Episode 1. Introduction to The Forge of Freedom

Jan 8, 2023

8 mins

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