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In-depth interviews with outstanding founders and builders in the civilian defense industry. Culture is upstream of politics, and technology is upstream of culture.
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Average audio length:
72 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
9 episodes
since Oct. 30, 2024
episodic
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Joe Fox and Cameron Toor are the founders of ShotPay, where they're building payment infrastructure for the shooting, hunting, outdoor, and tactical industry.
0:00 - Introduction
3:57 - The Genesis of ShotPay
8:57 - Challenges in the Firearms E-commerce Space
12:27 - Innovative Payment Soluti…
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Doug Ritter is the founder of Knife Rights, which for our money is one of the most effective single-issue advocacy groups out there. See how they've singlehandedly changed the path of knife laws in the US, with a tiny staff and budget.
Go to ultimatesteel.org to see the gear available in the Knife…
Marc is the president and CEO of GrabAGun.
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Why to IPO, and what it’s like
3:54 - Navigating regulatory scrutiny and having mission-aligned shareholders
13:29 - Stock buyback
15:10 - M&A opportunities in the gun space
22:33 - An everything store for guns
24:43 - Grab…
Tim is the founder of Hoffman Tactical.
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - How has 3D printing evolved compared to what Tim expected?
9:16 - Does 3D printing need a killer app?
14:22 - Opportunities in destructive devices
18:20 - Tim likes anti-materiel rifles
18:49 - Gun designs are dictated by their man…
Rob is the founder of Constellation Response, the store for gun culture 3.0.
Timeline:
0:00 - Intro to Rob and Constellation Response
4:44 - Why modern civilian comms are changing from the old days
8:11 - The rise of Meshtastic and its applications
18:45 - Acceleration in radios
21:43 - Why…
David is the founder of Canine Defense Technologies, which makes drones for defense professionals and serious civilians.
Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Drone nomenclature
1:44 - Counterdrone tech and the competition between offense and defense
8:42 - Technological lessons from Ukraine
16:16 …
Jon and Sarah run PHLster Holsters, makers of the Enigma, other holsters, and groundbreaking education about how to carry comfortably.
Timeline:
0:00 - The journey to making holsters
7:58 - What was the need PHLster was responding to?
17:34 - When did Sarah know the Enigma was going to be goo…
Jay is the founder and technical director of Pew Science, the world's top silencer testing company.
Timeline:
0:00 - Are low back pressure silencers the end of history?
4:50 - Why silencers break the FN SCAR 17
7:12 - Pistol silencers are hard
19:21 - What were the breakthroughs in silencer …
Isaac Botkin is a longtime leader at T.Rex Arms and the perfect first guest for the Open Source Defense podcast. We talk about the beginnings of T.Rex, whether guns actually prevent tyranny, and future tech in the civilian defense industry.
Timeline:
0:00 - Intro and Background
2:44 - Milestone…
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