The Prepared Mindset Podcast
Episodes
Episode 362 - Applied and Physical Violence
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I'm catching up with John Ketteman, and in this week's discussion, we're talking about something unique that I haven't truly dove in to on the pod. Th...
Episode 361 - Mark Smith of JBS Training Group
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Smith is the owner/founder of JBS Training Group and has been shooting for over 15 years. JBS offers training all over the country to concerned a...
Episode 360 - Guerrilla Tactical
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After meeting up at SHOT show just a handful of weeks ago, I finally get to catch up with Jack, the owner and founder of Guerrilla Tactical. Guerrilla...
Episode 359 - A Carbine Conversation
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As requested by our YouTube audience, here's a re-hashing of a very popular subject, and one that, given the climate of things, is probably of interes...
Episode 358 - Sunday SITREP #61
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rolling into March we have a whole lot to talk about, as news breaks of the United States and partner nations launching attacks against Iran. While th...
Episode 357 - Winter Survival with Kevin Estela
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I catch up with Kevin in this weeks episode, and given the rather unfortunate news delivered by that ridiculous rodent Punxsutawney Phil, it seems onl...
Episode 356 - Scoped Carbine with Kenny
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Decker is a former 3/75 Ranger, and the current head of Long Range Training for Core Vision Training. As a subject expert, Kenny was one of the gu...
Episode 355 - K9 Handling with Tommy Marchitto
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dogs are fantastic. They are a strong and spirited companion, and a total force multiplier in the field, whether that's Law Enforcement or Military ap...
Episode 354 - Problem Solving with John Ketteman
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Ketteman served 11 years in the U.S. Army were he had the opportunity to train alongside many talented men and women, and attend the legendary Q ...
Episode 353 - Sunday SITREP #60
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
January has flown by and brought with it some record setting weather, as well as a few unfortunate events in Minnesota. In this episode of The Sunday ...
Episode 352 - SHOT Show 2026 RECAP
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The sports, hunting, and outdoor trade show, better known as SHOT show, takes place every year in Las Vegas, and for the first time, The Prepared Mind...
Episode 351 - Current State of the "Modern Minuteman" Ideology
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For years, the phrase "Modern Minuteman" has been latched on to by those of us in the preparedness community as a way to self identify, and to a exten...
Episode 350 - Fitness and Fighting Trafficking
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As a follow up from our previous discussion with Irish from Almost Covert, in this week's episode I sit down with the "other half" of the founders of ...
Episode 349 - Executive Protection, Security, and SRT, in Las Vegas
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With SHOT show just over a week away, it's only fitting that we have a discussion around the unique animal, which is the city of Las Vegas. More speci...
Episode 348 - Sunday SITREP #59
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The official first episode AND first SITREP of the 2026 calendar year! While I initially didn't think there would be a whole lot to talk about when pl...
Episode 347 - 2025 End of Year Wrap Up!
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The end of 2025 is here! Hard to believe as it may be, this is the last episode/discussion of the calendar, as we get ready to turn over, and dive hea...
Episode 346 - Basics of Breaching With Steve Laster of Core Vision Training
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been searching for information on breaching - how it's done, why one tool is used over another, considerations and constraints - this is the...
Episode 345 - You Don't Know What You Don't Know
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Go Take a Class! While you can certain do a lot of self study in today's day and age, with the access to articles and videos we have, instructor led c...
Episode 344 - My First Teaching Experience...
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not having a personal background in military or law enforcement, I wasn't sure I would ever actually have the chance to teach in the 2A space. Sure, I...
Episode 343 - Sunday SITREP #58
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We roll through Thanksgiving, officially into the last month of the Calendar, and lots of strong economic indicators as things politically heat up acr...
Episode 342 - Gettin' Nasty with Night Vision Nate
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off Black Friday weekend, I sit down with Kevin Holland of Custom Night Vision to catch up and talk about night vision, lasers, comedy, and more...
Episode 341 - Almost Covert and the Mission Behind the Media
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Almost Cover is a social media presence that many of us may know, and many more of us may relate with. They started as a page, or rather a pseudo "art...
Episode 340 - Dogs, Drugs, and Dumb Ideas
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I finally have the opportunity to sit down with Rick of SSV Concepts, catch up, and have a great discussion. Just as the title says, we get into dogs ...
Episode 339 - Good Dude Concepts
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Breaching has long been one of the most valuable skillsets in our community. To defeat our enemy, to eliminate the threat, we must be able to access t...
Episode 338 - Common Controversies in Preparedness
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While we call this all a community, with the social media platforms, the training events, the video content, the knowledge transfer, and everything in...
Episode 337 - Sunday SITREP #57
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're approaching the one month mark, and the U.S. government remains in shutdown. As we come upon the Novermber 4th election day, many wonder if we'l...
Episode 336 - Core Carbine Concepts with RAS Group
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Garrett is back, and this time, we're deep diving into the Carbine platform and everything that goes with it. From competition to practical shooting, ...
Episode 335 - Interview with Brandon Wombough
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Wombough is a former Marine, and currently the armorer at T-Rex Arms. Following up our discussion last month in the wake of the Kirk assassina...
Episode 334 - Church Security and Personal Conviction with Jonah Norman
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While many of us are still reeling from the tragic death of Charlie Kirk, many more of us have responded to the tragedy with righteous action. It's of...
Episode 333 - CQB with Blake Flannery
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off of our group training trip to Ben Franklin Range in Pennsylvania, I sit down with Blake Flannery of Orion Training Group and Maneuver Traini...
Episode 332 - Sunday SITREP #56
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unfortunately, as the time has gone on over the past few years, it seems the world around us has only gotten more violent. While we at one point all w...
Episode 331 - Drive, Determination, and Accountability
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Personal Accountability. In my experience, it is the single greatest characteristic that I've seen in high performing individuals. While many folks cl...
Episode 330 - Kit Shakedown and Understanding
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding your tools and how to use them to solve problems effectively is probably the best way to summarize much of what our training is about. J...
Episode 329 - Morality, Faith, and the mark Charlie Kirk Left...
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fallout from the assassination of Charlie Kirk has weighed heavily on everyone's minds. What is next? What will we do? Why do we feel this way? To...
Episode 328 - Sunday SITREP #55
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unfortunately, I'm releasing this SITREP out of cadence, but in light of these events it's something that is needed. Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of T...
Episode 327 - You CAN Afford Night Vision!
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Night Vision. The super power that we all want, and the only capability which can be purchased. Unfortunately, to many, it's perceived to be unattaina...
Episode 326 - Talking About Time With Brigade Watch Co.
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Watches are an essential piece of field kit, and something that many of us take great pride and interest in. Understanding what goes into making a qua...
Episode 325 - Awareness, Preparedness, and Willingness, With Kevin Estela
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Estela is a former History teacher and life-long outdoorsman, as well as an author, and talented educator. For me, Kevin was one of my earliest ...
Episode 324 - Are Compensators Worth It?
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As long as we've been chasing self-improvement and trying to run a gun faster and more accurately, there have been men trying to develop ways and mean...
Episode 323 - Balancing Gear, Training, and Mindset
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I think it's a safe statement to make, that we all are, or have at least at some point, struggled to understand the balance that exists between the th...
Episode 322 - Interview with Chris Costa
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Costa is a man who truly needs no introduction. His early work with Magpul Dynamics helped to inspire thousands of us to pick up the rifle and s...
Episode 321 - Sunday SITREP #54
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
August is here, and we're two-thirds of the way through the year. For this iteration of the SITREP, rather than stepping into political news, or globa...
Episode 320 - Evolving Dangers, Modern Preparedness
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2025, let's be honest, there's threats that we face in our daily lives that we can realistically prepare for. However, in the same token, there's a...
Episode 319 - Craig Caudill and Nature Reliance
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While it's pretty well noted that I don't have a ton of knowledge or experience out in the wilderness or in the survival community, my guest this week...
Episode 318 - Maddy Scholar and The Red Letter Project
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Red Letter Project is a unique company that takes the traditional approaches we see to skills like firearms safety and proficiency, force on force...
Episode 317 - Trump's T Triple B
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first major piece of legislation for the new Trump Administration has passed, and it's been dubbed "The Big Beautiful Bill" by many. For me, I thi...
Episode 316 - Sunday SITREP #53
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're officially kicking off the second half of 2025 with the July SITREP! It's Fourth of July weekend, and with that, comes obviously the fantastic c...
Episode 315 - Sitting Down with Dr. Holland, MD, NVD
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion many of you have asked for, I finally had the opportunity to sit down with Kevin, of Custom Night Vision fame, and cut it up. While our t...
Episode 314 - Teaching Versus Sharing Part 2
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a carry on discussion from Episode 313, JT and I sit down to get his perspectives and opinions on the question at hand. What really, if anything, i...
Episode 313 - Teaching Versus Sharing Part 1
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have some very strict, and oddly defined "rules" within our community around who is allowed to "teach" a skill, and even further, what skills they'...
Episode 312 - Drone Capabilities with Constellation Response
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drones. They've become a fascinating and popular topic as more and more battlefield video leaks out of the conflict in Ukraine. Over the past several ...
Episode 311 - Outside Interests and Depth of Character
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This community, our way of life, the goals and missions we have for ourselves, can be all consuming. So many of us define our entire personality and d...
Episode 310 - Sunday SITREP #52
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hard to believe that June is already here, and summer is in full swing. But with the new month, comes a new SITREP. There's only a couple topics in th...
Episode 309 - Operating with Night Vision
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Night vision for years was considered to be one of, if not the greatest, capabilities that the modern American warfighter had at their disposal. Havin...
Episode 308 - Debrief on CQB Fundamentals
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh out of the two day CQB Fundamentals course here in Michigan, I share my debrief on the class, what I learned, what I liked, and why it's all so ...
Episode 307 - Joe Dawson of Bruiser Industries
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Dawson is the owner/founder of Bruiser Industries, and a former Navy SEAL who has made it his life's work to teach and mentor others. Going back e...
Episode 306 - Honest Conversations and Public Perception
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perception. The state of being or process of becoming aware of something through the senses. In 2025, this often means, believing what you see and hea...
Episode 305 - Sunday SITREP #51
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is here, and it's time for the May SITREP. This time, I actually have some PMP news to share, with the upcoming structure clearance course with...
Episode 304 - Community First Project
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Community First Project is a unique effort, created and headed by Andrew Sullivan. A former Navy SEAL, Sully brings almost two decades of military exp...
Episode 303 - How Far Gear Won't Get You
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the greater pursuit of personal capability and skill, many of us get distracted by the bright, shiny new things that are constantly dangled in fron...
Episode 302 - Interview with Hunter Freeland
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter Freeland is a former National Guardsmen, Contractor, and Law Enforcement Officer. He's also the owner of Hunter Freeland Shooting, and is regar...
Episode 301 - Sunday SITREP #50
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we charge past our 300th discussion, it's time for another SITREP. As a community, we have to work harder than ever it seems, to stretch our dollar...
Episode 300 - Changing the Game
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As another benchmark passes, I feel it important to take a look at what's led to some successes and how the future will look. The mission here has alw...
Episode 299 - Building a Prepared Community with Checkmate Group
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Making better information, more consistently accessible is a huge hurdle in the training community. What's even more difficult, is having a space to p...
Episode 298 - Civilian Access to Night Vision
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Night Vision is one of the most popular ways for those invested in their personal capability, to "level up" by simply adding a device to their gear. A...
Episode 297 - Breaking Bad Habits on the Range
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes, we can be our own worst enemy. We can simultaneously have a burning desire to improve ourselves and develop greater individual capability, ...
Episode 296 - Precision Gas Guns
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Precision shooting has become a recent interest of mine, and as I get deeper and deeper into the subject matter, I'm realizing that while it's the sam...
Episode 295 - Training for Accountability with Rick Hogg
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Hogg is a 29 year Army Veteran, having spent most of that time in Special Operations. Since leaving our military, Rick has dedicated himself to s...
Episode 294 - Sunday SITREP #49
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
March is upon us, the weather is warming up, and we have a new Director of the FBI. With all of this, and even more going on, it's obviously time for ...
Episode 293 - Building Adaptive Mindsets: Training Beyond the Basics
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Limitations. False Confidence. Self Imposed Barriers. These are all issues that plague many of us in the preparedness community, and too of...
Episode 292 - Interview with Garrett Neel
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Garrett Neel is one of the founders and co-owners of RAS Training Group. In addition to RAS, Garrett also has a decade of experience in Law Enforcemen...
Episode 291 - The Civilian Carbine
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Its been years since I sat down and re-hashed the significance and execution behind building, and training with, a carbine. As the most common platfor...
Episode 290 - Sunday SITREP #48
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Super Bowl Sunday, and I'm back already, with an impromptu SITREP to discuss some vitally important news around President Trump's most recent Exe...
Episode 289 - Interview with Cameron Perry
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I get an opportunity to sit down and talk with someone who's own journey closely parallel's my own, coming from a musical background, being...
Episode 288 - Sunday SITREP #47
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we roll into February, we have our latest SITREP for you, and no shortage of interesting news and on goings to discuss. From a somewhat humorous Bi...
Episode 287 - Professional Development with Jake Hocevar
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hard to believe it's already been three months (and then some) since I first sat down with Jake, but he's back, and we're picking up where we left off...
Episode 286 - Reimagining the Modern Rifleman
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's 2025, and after reviewing the way the year started, as well as obviously some of the lingering fears and concerns we've all formed over the past ...
Episode 285 - Sunday SITREP #46
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inauguration Day is here, and with it, we hope a sweeping wave of changes for the better to the United States. While politics, regardless of country, ...
Episode 284 - Self Reliance & First Response
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Carrying on from last weeks discussion I take away several of the points the Joe was able to make, and much of the information he provided. In the mom...
Episode 283 - A Discussion on Modern Terror
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Fasanella returns, to sit down with me and tackle a subject that I've wanted to explore for a few months now. Terrorism. Specifically, Terrorism a...
Episode 282 - Sunday SITREP #45
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The year 2025 has arrived, and with it, so too comes our January SITREP discussion. Unfortunately, there is sour news to dig in to, as a terror attack...
Episode 281 - Everything That 2024 Has Brought
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The year 2024 is rolling to a close, and there's been a lot that's happened in these past twelve months. Josh and I sit down to talk through the calen...
Episode 280 - Overcoming Our Struggles...
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we all have our unique differences, we do all certainly have struggles that we face day in and day out. In addition to striving to improve ourselve...
Episode 279 - Low Light Innovations
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been hanging around the Night Vision scene the past five or so years, you know the name Low Light Innovations. Over the past few years they'...
Episode 278 - Hurricane Helene: Relief and Rebuild
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been less than ninety days since Hurricane Helene decimated the Southeastern United States. The aftermath, is no longer in the headlines, but is ...
Episode 277 - Interview with Josh Nelson
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Nelson is the owner of Force Frontier, a tactical training company in southern Ohio, and also a veteran law enforcement officer, as well as SWAT ...
Episode 276 - Sunday SITREP #44
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
December is here, the final month of 2024, and with the start of a new sheet on the calendar, so too comes another SITREP. As we exit election season,...
Episode 275 - CQB, Mindset, and Faith; with Jared of OTG
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After better than two years, I sit down with Jared Arceneaux of Orion Training Group, and catch up on the growth behind OTG. Now, having had the oppor...
Episode 274 - Laser Focused; The AMMJ Penumbra
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Had some early audio issues in the first few minutes of the interview this week, but worked through it. If you've been running NODs for any amount of ...
Episode 273 - Interview with Jeremiah August of Teardown Systems
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us, find ourselves making turns in our journey, that bring us to places we didn't ever think we would end up. This is exactly the case for Jer...
Episode 272 - Executive Protection With Jonah Norman
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Personal Security, Personal Protection, Executive Protection, we hear these terms used almost completely interchangeably, and all generally referring ...
Episode 271 - Sunday SITREP #43
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we are running out of days before the 2024 Presidential Election, we have arrived at our November SITREP. It seems like this has been all we've bee...
Episode 270 - Interview with Jake Hocevar
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Hocevar is a former 12B in the Army National Guard, works as a part-time LEO, and also is one of the cadre at Defender Series Training Group whil...
Episode 269 - Get In Where You Fit In
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Being a contributing member of our community is something I believe many yearn for, but very few ever really attain. I say this, not to indicate that ...
Episode 268 - What May Come to Pass...
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the 2024 Presidential Election grows closer, so builds the concerns that many of us have for what may come to pass. We've all now seen and potentia...
Episode 267 - Interview with Collin Underdahl
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this installment, I have the opportunity to sit down with Collin Underdahl, whom some of you may know from his appearances with Dirty Civilian, or ...
Episode 266 - Sunday SITREP #42
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We roll into October, and there world is spinning. We're a day away from the anniversary of the October 7th massacre, Hurricane Helene has decimated t...
Episode 265 - Catching Up with Rob Epifania
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hard to believe it's already been eight months since I was able to first sit down with Rob and get to pick his brain on performance pistol shooting. B...
Episode 264 - Culture Clash
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Culture can be defined as the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. We, within o...
Episode 263 - HTA Range Day 2024 Debrief
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We made the trek out to Templeton, Pennsylvania, for our second Human Trafficking Awareness Range Day event. If you've been listening for a while, you...