MoF's annual meetup of the hooligans took everyone to northern Michigan this year for drink, song, and story. New inductees to the Minions were gently bullied to join us behind the mic, and old friends welcomed back.

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Summer of 2025 and it's Riot Season again. Phil and Nic sit down to talk through intel gathering, countermeasures, and how to keep you and your family as far from harm's way as possible.

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With HPA on the horizon, Phil and Nic sit down to talk about what the silencer market might look like if they become unregulated. Afterwards, our resident hoodrat has some questions for our nerdy machinist about just how 'Bubba' one could build a spicy muffler. 

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The boys regroup to talk about Phil's trip, then pivot into a phylosophical discussion about how one balances constantly keeping a skill sharp with having to put it on the shelf to focus on something else or deal with the usual pressures of adulting.

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Pre-recorded due to scheduling conflicts with Phil's work, the boys talk through Phil's latest bout of weaponized Autism in satellite SDR imagery, then pivot to the reason for Phil's absence next week as he prepares for a work trip. What to bring, how to handle his absence, and what to do today to prepare his family for tomorrow are all on the docket.

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Longtime patron, and eighth wonder of the world Stuart tossed a hypothetical into our laps right on the heels of our discussion about failing infrastructure: What would we do if faced with a prolonged grid-down situation like what the Iberian Peninsula experienced? Often, we envision the worst case scenario, spurred on by Prepper Fiction accounts of the forever grid down, the literal S hitting the F. But what if you're faced with a full day without power, or a weekend? What if it's a week? What can, and would you do to keep your family cared for if an extremely vulnerable power grid fails you, and the lights don't come back on for a while?

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Everywhere we turn, America's infrastructure is facilitating life as we know it. Roads, buildings, water and sewage service, energy production and transmission: literally everything we have come to depend on is faithfully and reliably piped to our homes and workplaces, or laid before us every single morning ready for our convenience. But, what happens when that same infrastructure stutters? What happens when it starts to show its age, and that boring reliability is compromised? What happens when America starts to fall apart?

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Nic wants to talk about Fitness this week, and unfortunately it isn't the kind Phil likes (fitness pizza in my mouth.) The boys bat the topic back and forth with some observations about priorities as they age, and some anecdotes about maintaining your mental health thrown in.

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Nic joked about 'fiscal irresponsibility' a couple episodes ago. Now the boys share some thinly veiled humor about completely unnescessary hobbies and purchases they've made, followed with some genuine advice for watching the pennies and saving the dollars. But first, a PSA from Phil about Disaster Coffee to warn the customers prices are headed north.

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Every now and then, a company in the tactical/firearms/preparedness space stands out from the crowd. In the case of Rebel's Raiders, I've seen a mix of forward thinking design work and really honest, stand-up behavior in taking care of the customers. This evening, Phil and Nic sit down with the man behind the company to unpack the story, the product line, and truly standup behavior in a market otherwise drowning in profiteering at the expense of the customer.

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