T.REX TALK

Blackwater and Bureaucratic Betrayal With Nick Slatten

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The early days of the Global War on Terror, the U.S. Government was heavily dependent on Private Military companies. The Defense Department leaned on ...

The Future of GrabAGun - With Marc Nemati

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There a number of online firearms resellers out there, but GrabAGun has a unique Board of Directors full of Political and Firearm Industry A-Listers, ...

Waves of Political Ideology with Jon Harris

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the past it felt like political ideologies were opposing tides, moving slowly back and forth. Today, it's more like a choppy sea of random swells, ...

Recent ATF Cases You Weren't Supposed to See

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For the last century, the ATF and its departmental predecessors have been given increasingly oppressive laws to enforce, and as you have learned in ou...

We Do Not Welcome Our New AI Overlords

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We recorded this episode before the news about Palantir building a massive database on Americans, but after some big Google AI Upgrades last week. Noa...

What Will Happen With Suppressors? With John Crump

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As you know, there is a strong possibility that suppressors, silencers, mufflers, and so on will be removed from the NFA, where they have been for ove...

The Pursuit of Practical Educational Content with Brass Facts

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are lot of different flavors of content on GunTube, ranging from entry-level entertainment to deeply specialized nerd lore. Brass Facts manages ...

The Long Road to the US Constitution

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Man cannot build a government too small to misbehave or big to be misused, so the question is how to put checks and balances in place to prevent injus...

The State of GunTube With Administrative Results

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron of Administrative Results joins us to talk about YouTube and firearms influencing, but as usual, Isaac can't stay on topic. The discussion q...

Electric and Gas Vehicles for Off-Road Disaster Response

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 mo...

Tariffs, Toasters, and Rebuilding our Factories

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

How Paul Revere Prepared America to Keep its Liberty

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Secure Your Communications and Regain OPSEC

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The last twenty years of technological development has given us an internet that is more centrally controlled, devices that gather more information ab...

Helping Veterans Reconnect to Civilian Life with Mighty Oaks Foundation

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 in...

Military SIGINT, Mass Surveillance, and Field Watches - with Paul Brown

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

A New Tactic for Local Political Activity With David Tucker

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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. H...

The Next Step of Weapon Manufacture with Mr. Snow Makes

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Crafting your own weapons is a great American tradition. The learning curve has always been steep, but with modern software and hardware, it has gotte...

How Gun Owners of America are Defending Your Rights - with Ben Sanderson

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

How to Escape a Gun-Free Culture with Henry Chan

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Augmented Reality for Combat Training - With Overmatch

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

How the New York Times Covers GunTube - With Thomas Gibbons-Neff

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the New York Times published a fascinating article "How YouTube is Changing American Gun Culture." Even  more fascinatingly, it ...

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

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the first two weeks, the new administration has taken a perfectly normal course of action, such as new appointments, new executive orders, and exe...

History of the ATF 4: Learning all the Wrong Lessons

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ba...

History of the ATF 3: Doubling Down on Disaster

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After the horror of Ruby Ridge and the brutality of Waco, you might expect the newly elected Clinton Administration to blame their predecessors and w...

History of the ATF 2: Ruby Ridge and Waco

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Building Drone Platforms for Citizens - with Canine Defense

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 America...

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

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 B...

The True Meaning of Christmas

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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.RE...

How to Build a Future-Proof Manufacturing Industry

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

Hostile Ideologies in Movies and Video Games

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 experie...

Happy Thanksgiving from T.REX ARMS!

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Tribal Culture and the Death of the Manosphere with Will Spencer

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Spenc...

Weapons, Tech and Politics with Open Source Defense

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our favorite tech-centered gun rights organization (and newsletter, thinktank, VC group, etc) has just started a podcast to interview folks who are at...

What Happens After the 2024 Election Sweep

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 landsl...

Why To Get Involved in Local Politics with Jody Barrett

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 presi...

Building Libraries and Digital Tools that Inspire Others with Gridbase

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Jake from Gridbase, a company that builds digital library tools, creates educational content for radios, and tries to inspire people ...

Preparing for Disasters with S2 Underground

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ch...

High-Altitude Spy Missions and Low-Level Community Building

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our friend Ray Simmons comes on the podcast to talk about his past work flying the U2 spy plane for military intelligence purposes, and his present w...

Cultural Shifts and Moral Injuries - with Forrest Cooper

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Forrest Cooper of the [redacted] podcast joins us to talk about his observations of the gun community in general and veteran cultural specifically, a...

From MARSOC to T.REX - Brandon Wombough's Journey

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You've seen Brandon in a lot of T.REX content talking about everything from shooting to drones to radio plans, but let's get a little deeper into his ...

What Amateur Radio is For with Ham Radio Crash Course

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ham Radio Crash Course has some of the best YouTube content for both beginners who are getting into radio, and experienced Hams. Josh regularly experi...

The Official T.Rex Arms Book List

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Now that we have begun reprinting and selling books on the main T.Rex Arms site, we've also developed a recommended reading list of 50 other books...

Incompetent People are Threatened by Competence

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Conflict comes from division, and division can be created along many lines. Geography, heritage, color, or possessions... Marxism, for example, always...

Weaponized Justice with Paul Vaughn

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A common theme of the current Democratic party messaging is an urgent need to stop Donald Trump from regaining the White House and weaponizing the DO...

The End of the World - with C.R. Wiley

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There's a lot of conversation about the end of the world, the end of civilization, and the end times at the moment, and this conversation, even amongs...

August Tyranny Update

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The UK has cracked down on anti-immigration protests and "armchair thugs," which is newspeak for people who post memes on the internet. The ...

How Cultural Institutions Get Compromised

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you look at recent American History, you can see some amazing technical successes, some incredible economic achievements, but also an unmistakable ...

Historical Revisionism and the Crusades with the Kings Hall Podcast

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the crusades and the past and present trends of historical revisionism with our guests, the Kings Hall Podcast. https://www.kingshall...

Capabilities and Incompetence in the Navy with Commander Salamander

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big government systems and systemic incompetence has been in the news a lot this week, but how does that work in the DoD? We reach out to an anonymous...

Why Big Government is the Danger

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of T.Rex Talk was recorded on July 13th of 2024, just an hour before an attempted assassination of Donald Trump. And yet, it's almost...

The TechPrepper's Project List

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you are interested in targeted radio communication, you already know who TheTechPrepper is. In this episode he explains how he got into long-range...

Book Review: Slaying Leviathan

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

"Slaying Leviathan" was written by Dr. Glenn Sunshine in 2020, and it is a fantastic introduction to western political thought, and the diff...

The Importance of Gunsmithing and Firearm Design

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After talking to Hoffman Tactical about their firearm projects, and doing some design work on a future fighting pistol ourselves, we wanted to dive a ...

3D Printing and Hot Air Balloons with Hoffman Tactical

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Hoffman of Hoffman Tactical joins us to discuss how he got involved in 3D printed guns, the death of the maker space and the need for more tinkere...

The Creepiest Dystopian Thriller You've Never Heard Of

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The early 21st Century is a good time to be thinking about cyberpunk dystopias. Fictional dystopian worlds (and attempted Utopian ones) are interestin...

Strange Night Vision Devices of the Present and Past with Nick Chen

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Night vision has been one of the most magical and mysterious capabilities fielded by many militaries over many decades. However, times have changed, a...

Data Preservation to Battle Historic Revisionism

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

David Botkin gets on the podcast to talk about how history is being rewritten, and some of the books that he has collected to preserve esoteric milita...

Fighting Anti-Gun Laws in Court with the Armed Scholar

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Miranda of the Armed Scholar YouTube channel joins us to talk about the current state of Second Amendment court cases. As an attorney, Anthony...

True Greatness - with Dr. Ben Merkle

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are a few parallels between modern America and the kingdom inherited by Alfred the Great. It was crumbling from within, besieged from without, a...

Book Review: "Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America"

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Andrew McKevitt's book Gun Country posits that America's unique love for guns appeared in the late 20th century, growing out of a love ...

Gabe Rench's Legal Victory over Pandemic Restrictions

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gabe Rench was one of the first guests on the T.Rex podcast, giving us an interview just days after he was arrested for challenging Moscow, ID's ...

Finding Purpose Beyond the Battlefield with Lance Captain, USMCR

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is the enigmatic Lance Captain, admin of the popular military meme page  AND the writer of the deeply thoughtful substack of the s...

Building Community and Networks with Mike Shelby

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 Mike Shelby is a former intelligence analyst who joins us to talk about community networking and preparedness. His company Forward Observer (forward...

Drone Wars 4.5 - Too Hot for YouTube

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Drone Wars videos that we've been posting on the T.Rex Labs channel are valuable explorations of technology meeting combat, but there are cer...

Mother Jones Exposes T.Rex Arms!

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A few months ago, the investigative news magazine Mother Jones turned its sights on T.Rex Arms and published an exposé on this Tennessee holster comp...

New Agencies, Zombie Guns, and ATF Raids - Triple Threat!

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are three grave threats to firearm freedoms: giant unaccountable government agencies, ignorant and emotionally-driven laws, and bad enforcement ...

The Citizen Defense Industries Book Club, with Michael McMartin

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Isaac Botkin and Michael McMartin sit down to talk about The Pub Club, a T.Rex Arms book club that reads military field manuals, and why a return to b...

Banning TikTok and Rewriting History

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're as annoyed by TikTok as anyone, but the US Government's new plan to control it might be even more chilling than the last.      Find...

The New Conservative Landscape with Dr. Steve Turley

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the olden days, conservative media was simple. We had National Review for ideological discussion and Rush Limbaugh for political commentary. Today,...

The Future of the NRA

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We finally have a ruling in NY's corruption case against the NRA, which presents them with a significant opportunity. Also, we let AI write a su...

Impractical Lessons from Ukraine

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The most popular episode of this podcast is Practical Lessons from Ukraine, which went over basic things to have and do if you are invaded. Almost two...

Introducing T.Rex Labs - A New Channel for New Tech

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This year, T.Rex Arms wants to do more with radio, maps, drones, and additional educational content on additional skills. To that end, we have just la...

Innovation, Civilian Impact, and the Future of SHOT Show

27 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The T.Rex Team navigated 14 miles of aisles between 2,600 booths alongside 55,000 other SHOT Show attendees this past week, and we're talking abo...

A TN Community's Stand Against FBI Activism

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our latest podcast episode takes a look at the case of Paul Vaughn, whose recent FBI raid and subsequent legal struggle under conspiracy charges raise...

Getting Ready for SHOT Show 2024!

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we lock and load for yet another trip to yet another SHOT Show, we're discussing the slow but seismic shifts that we've seen across the f...

Why You Don't Need A Radio

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode unpacks the necessity for a wide array of radios, tailored to your distinct communication demands. It's a new year, and time for a n...

A Short Christmas Episode about Community

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A few weeks ago, Matthew Nowlin and Shawn Graham interviewed Isaac Botkin on the Faith in Action radio show. Hopefully you have better things to do t...

How to Argue with Your Family over Christmas Dinner

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Christmas cheer is everywhere, raising sprits, stress, and sometimes uncomfortable topics of conversation. When you sit down with your family next wee...

Gun Culture, Wealth, and Education in Europe

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When a Dutch conservative visits America, what are his main observations and takeaways? How is the USA different from Europe?Our guest Ricardo, a seas...

The Power of Persistence in the Face of Criticism

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered why the most productive people catch the most flak? Open your mind to fresh perspectives as we navigate through last week'...

2023 Black Friday Q&A

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We had a great Black Friday sale, with the largest number of products discounted, and subsequently the largest number of products to make and ship! In...

How the ATF and California Lost Their Recent Court Cases

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego struck down California’s Assault Weapon Ban, for the second time. His decision is being a...

T.Rex Arms Tenth Anniversary Event!

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate our 10-year anniversary, we hosted an event for T-Rex customers. You can check out a YouTube video that gives you a visual look at how th...

How to Plug Into your Local Community

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you want one simple and quick tip on how to get more involved in your local community AND more aware of local politics, check out the political fun...

Can Neo-Paganism save the Second Amendment?

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We aren't the only folks who believe that political positions require firm foundation. Let's check in on some non-Christian right-wingers, ...

Firearms Tactics, Political Theory, and Tourism in Europe

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Noah Botkin just got back from a little light tourism in Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and the UK, so he's joining the podcast to discuss a fe...

The Gun Control Industrial Complex

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've had a bunch of episodes talking about folks involved in the Gun Freedom movement, so lets take some time to examine the Gun Control movemen...

Hollywood Hates Anti-Communist Movies

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why has Hollywood made so few movies that are critical of the Soviet Union? Western filmmakers pumped out mountains of anti-Nazi films during the few ...

What Makes a Strong Community?

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We in the "Gun Community" talk about community a lot, and it's time to dig into that on this podcast once more! This episode compares o...

The Statism Behind New Mexico's Gun Ban

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When New Mexico's Governor banned firearm carry in Albuquerque last week in a sweeping executive action, she admitted that crime would not be aff...

How Political Tribalism Destroys Meaning

09 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Deeper analysis of the conflict in Tennessee over gun rights reveals some deeper problems. The ideological differences and separations between our dif...

Special Session's Anti-Gun Drama

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tennessee's Special Session didn't have quite as many as protestors as planned, but there is still a lot of drama going on internally! We&ap...

Live Updates to TN's Gun Laws

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Tennessee Special Session is just wrapping up its second day. We've got an interview with Jody Barrett, the infamous 7th courageous rep, clip...

The Future of Gun Control

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're doing livestreams on YouTube again, because even as we speak, Tennessee Lawmakers are discussing various "public safety" measures...

What Should This Podcast Be?

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are 178 episodes in, and it's time for you guys to chime in and let us know what YOU want from this podcast!    Quick update on all the act...

Four Technologies that will Shape Your Future

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The tech world is highly focused on "disruptive" technology, especially in places like Silicon Valley, where that focus is largely business....

What Will Happen with Red Flag Laws in TN?

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With only a few weeks until the Governor of Tennessee calls a special session so he can try to pressure the legislators to pass a Red Flag law, you sh...

The Fundamental Flaw with Government Schools

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A surprisingly animated Instagram conversation sparks some thoughts about the last 40 years of homeschooling and the last 150 years of government scho...

Take Control of Your Own Data

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Take control of your own data, don't just rely on other people to preserve it for you, and share the information that should not be lost.  The O...

Why We Open-Sourced All of our 3D Scan Data

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We just released all the of 3D scans of all of the firearms and weapon lights that we have used to develop holsters for the last 5 years. We also rele...