Ballistic Radio

Ballistic Radio episodes:

• 11.28.2022

  Struggle and Strife (Season 10 Episode 366)

  “Go beyond preparing for the self-defense incident I hope you never have to go through. There’s a reason why people look to martial arts for personal development, because that struggle, that strife, that putting yourself in that position has lessons...

  
• 10.12.2022

  In a China Shop (SEASON 10 EPISODE 365)

  “If you choose to prioritize spending your money on things other than high-level training, you still have an inherent right to self-defense (and) you deserve a reliable gun that fits within your budget.” -Caleb Giddings Joining us on Ballistic Radio is...

  
• 09.24.2022

  Diplomatic Immunity (Season 10 Episode 364)

  “If you’ve trained to shoot fast and accurately, all the other problem solving aside, just the mechanics of shooting the gun, that’s not going to disappear. Your skill level might deteriorate a little bit, but the better your skill level...

  
• 08.22.2022

  Discretion and Valor (Season 10 Episode 363)

  “One of the things I do in my scenarios is, students that gracefully exit and find a way to not use any force at all, they are praised for it.” - Karl Rehn On this episode of Ballistic Radio we welcome...

  
• 07.19.2022

  Just Another Option (SEASON 9 EPISODE 362)

  “When most people hear violent criminal actor, they imagine someone who is obviously mentally ill, or is going to stand out…The majority of the guys that I have dealt with over the years who have done unspeakably violent things, they...

  
• 06.21.2022

  Gateways > Gatekeepers (SEASON 9 EPISODE 361)

  “I’m not trying to turn them into me. There are some of us who have adopted this as our lifestyle, this is what we do for recreation, as a part time occupation, and partly as our identity. It’s not fair...

  
• 06.03.2022

  The Sound of the Guns (SEASON 9 EPISODE 360)

  “I don’t think you necessarily need to be perfect in your execution of tactics, I think what’s probably more important might be understanding the why’s of the tactics. If we can do that then we can build thinkers that might...

  
• 05.13.2022

  All the Time in the World (SEASON 9 EPISODE 359)

  On this episode of Ballistic Radio we welcome Rhett Neumayer, who is the owner of Demonstrated Concepts and a competitive shooter and firearms instructor. John and Rhett discuss small handgun calibers, terminal ballistics, shot placement, and so much more. Does...

  
• 04.28.2022

  Comforting or Comfortable? (SEASON 9 EPISODE 358)

  “Concealment is a challenge. It’s made up of a number of different things, that can ultimately lead to success, but it requires that you do some research, tinker with your holsters, gun placement, clothing materials, and even clothing style.” -...

  
• 04.23.2022

  The Devil’s Greatest Trick (SEASON 9 EPISODE 357)

  "Emotional fitness is absolutely as important as physical fitness for survival…and that emotional fitness is not just important for your own health, but for literally everyone around you, in ways that you don’t know, and in ways that you may...

  
• 04.11.2022

  The Artist and the Brush (SEASON 9 EPISODE 356)

  The Artist and the Brush “…someone has to learn how to fundamentally shoot the weapon well, whether it’s with irons or with a dot, it doesn’t matter at this point. Until they have the fundamentals of grip, trigger control, and aligning...

  
• 03.22.2022

  Everything Ends (SEASON 9 EPISODE 355)

  “The bad things in life are inevitable. Disease, death and loss are coming for all of us, no matter what. But the good things...

  
• 02.21.2022

  We’re Going on an Adventure! (Season 9 Episode 354)

  “If you’re not losing then that means you’re not putting yourself out there, because if you only put yourself in things you always win...

  
• 02.14.2022

  Oh Yeah! (Season 9 Episode 353)

  “Not all shootings are scary, so don’t put that into your training and think that it’s always going to be, because it’s not always…”...

  
• 02.03.2022

  Yelling at Clouds (Season 9 Episode 352)

  Ballistic Radio welcomes back Caleb Giddings to talk about how minimum training standards impact both the student and the instructor. Listen to the dismay when John and Caleb discover they have become angry old men yelling at clouds as they...

  
• 01.28.2022

  Balance (SEASON 9 EPISODE 351)

  “If you don’t accept the fact that there really is evil out there, and that it’s appropriate to use force to thwart it, then...

  
• 12.08.2021

  Sensitivity Training With Bill Blowers (SEASON 9 EPISODE 350)

  “I remember going to a class with a rifle, with a red dot, and you know what happened right? . . . all this...

  
• 11.10.2021

  Dots (SEASON 9, EPISODE 349)

  “With any red dot program you have to embrace a higher level of maintenance. There’s no other way around it.” -Dan Smith  For the...

  
• 10.21.2021

  What IS Good Enough? (SEASON 9, EPISODE 348)

  “Safety and gun-handling are priority number one, always.” -Chris Cypert  Ballistic Radio welcomes Chris Cypert of Citizens Defense Research back to the show! Have...

  
• 09.29.2021

  No Plan Survives (SEASON 9, EPISODE 347)

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• 09.08.2021

  The Poisoned Well (SEASON 9, EPISODE 346)

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• 08.11.2021

  The Liberalization of Concealed Carry (SEASON 9, EPISODE 345)

  “The word liberal has a lot in common with the word liberty and if we think about that aspect of liberal politics that is...

  
• 06.01.2021

  Handgun WMLs Are Not *Necessary* (SEASON 8, EPISODE 344)

  “As far as target I.D. or …target positive identification, it’s pretty much a gimme in civilian self-defense roles because it’s the dude robbing you...

  
• 05.12.2021

  Feet Of Clay (SEASON 8, EPISODE 343)

  “Even the idea that I would be a mentor to someone, in and of itself, makes me leery because I’m like wow, I’m an...

  
• 04.07.2021

  …We’ll Do It Live (SEASON 8, EPISODE 342)

  “The idea is to provide you the benefits of an experience without the consequences of real life.” – Craig Douglas  Ballistic Radio is honored...

  
• 03.24.2021

  Cognitive Load (SEASON 8, EPISODE 341)

  “Once we’ve compressed the timeframe that decisions have to be made in they get a lot harder to make. And I think a lot...

  
• 03.12.2021

  Glory Days? (SEASON 8, EPISODE 340)

  “…We have had a huge sea change as far as what we consider acceptable risk in our society.” -John Hearne    Ballistic Radio is...

  
• 02.23.2021

  A Student Of Students (SEASON 8, EPISODE 339)

  “The very best instructors that I have seen are students of their students.” – Samuel Middlebrook  Samuel Middlebrook of Redhawk Firearm Training makes his...

  
• 02.10.2021

  A Flat Circle (SEASON 8, EPISODE 338)

  “My era of people probably need to be more patient, and younger folks need to be more open to listening to people with experience...

  
• 02.02.2021

  Do No Harm? (SEASON 8, EPISODE 337)

  “If you are looking for a fight, well then that places you outside the bounds of normal morality, in my opinion.” -John Correia  John...

  
• 01.26.2021

  Curiosity, Not Paranoia (SEASON 8, EPISODE 336)

  “Paying attention doesn’t mean paranoia, it means curiosity. It means seeing what’s going on in the world and are the things in this world...

  
• 01.19.2021

  The Good Idea Fairy (SEASON 8, EPISODE 335)

  “The good idea fairy will bite you in the butt if you don’t make sure that you have solutions to some of these problems...

  
• 12.30.2020

  Fortune Favors (SEASON 8 EPISODE 334)

  “Decisive action is the key for any great success in life.” -John Murphy Ballistic Radio is honored to welcome back John Murphy of FPF...

  
• 12.03.2020

  Murphy’s Law (SEASON 8, EPISODE 333)

  “…We have to have skillsets realizing that we may not be the superhero we think we are every moment of every day.” -John Murphy...

  
• 11.18.2020

  Stay Out Of Trouble (SEASON 8, EPISODE 332)

  “You are staying out of trouble, as opposed to getting out of trouble.” – Claude Werner One of our very favorite guests, The Tactical...

  
• 10.26.2020

  The Best For, Whom?(SEASON 8, EPISODE 331)

  “We want the best. But I think there’s something lost along the way when… on one hand we say we want everyone to be...

  
• 10.05.2020

  Ascending Control (SEASON 8, EPISODE 330)

  “I really believe in the old idea of… Mindset, Tactics, Skill, Gear in order of descending importance. But it’s also an order of ascending...

  
• 09.17.2020

  It’s Complicated (SEASON 8, EPISODE 329)

  “…That is what we’re trying to simulate in Force on Force. There’s so much more to self-defense than just pulling a trigger.” -Erik Pakieser...

  
• 09.11.2020

  Let Them Shoot Cake! (SEASON 8, EPISODE 328)

  “We have a perfect storm. I’ve never seen anything like this before, I’ve never seen this kind of…any one of the factors we have...

  
• 09.01.2020

  Lessons From A Combat Ant (SEASON 8, EPISODE 327)

  “It’s always been interesting to me, nobody hands you a knife and says don’t worry it’s dull. But we hear it a lot with...

  
• 08.24.2020

  An Element Of Risk (SEASON 8, EPISODE 326)

  “Generally speaking people who are very experienced in violence, and have seen a lot of it…avoid it.” -Chris Cypert  The newest member of Citizens...

  
• 08.15.2020

  War…War Never Changes (SEASON 8, EPISODE 325)

  “When it comes to the hidden costs…and the suffering that are brought about, there’s nothing romantic about it.” -Chris Cypert  The newest member of...

  
• 08.05.2020

  Swing…And A Miss? (SEASON 8, EPISODE 324)

  “The world is providing input like a pitching machine. It doesn’t love you, it doesn’t hate you, it’s just pitching. But you have to...

  
• 07.30.2020

  Strange Days (SEASON 8, EPISODE 323)

  “So the list of things that you would kill and die for is something that you’ve got to sit down and really think about....

  
• 07.22.2020

  The Map Is Not The Territory (SEASON 8, EPISODE 322)

  “One of the things that a lot of people seem to have a hard time with is the fact that … you’re only the...

  
• 07.15.2020

  Pandemics, Unrest, Intellectual Honesty, and Force (SEASON 8, EPISODE 321)

  “I think a bigger issue is that everyone, when they have these scenarios run through their head they always win.” -Lee Weems  Lee Weems...

  
• 07.07.2020

  The Better Angels Of Our Nature (SEASON 8, EPISODE 320)

  “It turns out that being right on the facts doesn’t change behavior, but, there are other things that do. So without arguing a single...

  
• 06.30.2020

  MAGPUL: Because You Rock, and They Love You (SEASON 8, EPISODE 319)

  “We don’t like to make mags that aren’t optimizing or increasing, or at least matching the performance of the factory magazines. So there’s a...

  
• 06.23.2020

  Men With No Legs (SEASON 8, EPISODE 318)

  “So the motivation became I’m doing this now because of the people I love and the things I love and I don’t want to...

  
• 03.25.2020

  Fun-Free Zones (PODCAST SEASON 7, EPISODE 317)

  “It seems like you get around the personal protection industry folk and, as a newbie, you go ‘Yeah, I want to do this to...