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  • Body armor in the form of a plate carrier has been around for longer than many of us have been alive. In that time, quite a bit has changed, not only in how it is worn, but how individuals set up their "kit." In this episode, follow along as a bit of history, lessons learned, and common practices come together in what to look for when setting up a plate carrier.

    Not the ideal load bearing equipment for every scenario, the plate carrier has become a common use item amongst military, law enforcement, and citizens. More than a so-called bulletproof vest, this piece of gear is typically used to carry ammo, medical, and communication equipment just to name a few.

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  • Life in America often times feels like something is wrong, that something is going on, but we just can't see it. From this feeling people draw conspiracy theories to try to make sense of it, to give it some meaning. In this episode, "Reaper" joins the show to talk about what an insurgency looks like, and what we could expect going forward.

    We are already living in the cyberpunk dystopia, we just don't know it yet. In the Fog of War, it's not just the governments that are fighting, but corporations and other special interest groups.

    A Few Books Mentioned:
    "Beautiful Trouble" assembled by Andrew Boyd
    "The Accidental Guerrilla" by Kilcullen
    "Out of the Mountains" by Kilcullen
    "Fry the Brain" by John West
    "Phantom Soldier" by Poole

    Follow "Reaper" on instagram at: @reaperconsultation

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • Disaster! Apocalypse! Do this now and you'll be prepared! This headline and rhetoric is all to common, from marketing strategies, the news, and marketing the news to an eager audience. We know the news is poisoning us, but how, and perhaps more importantly, why?
    A three chapter dig into the shift in what it meant to believe between the Medieval age and the Enlightenment. Followed by the Post-Modern or Secular age, which could be the shortest one yet. How to win a war hasn't so much changed as refined.
    What does the French Revolution over 200 years ago have to do with young men checking out early?
    We take a deep dive at not only what the Secular Age feels like, but why it appears to be falling apart. The utopia of multiculturalism isn't holding water, but we cannot always put our finger on just why or what to do about it.

    Chapter 1: A Brief History of the Philosophy of Belief
    Chapter 2: The Collapse of the Secular Age
    Chapter 3: Holy War and Moral Injury

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • Returning to the Culture Cast, Paigeosity addresses the steps to getting past social cynicism. Although Gun Culture has its nuances, it serves as a setting in which we discuss the false prerequisites we put in place before building our community. When we get burned by people we trusted, do we spend the remainder of our days alone? Or do we learn the lesson and continue moving forward?

    Stick around and we breach the contentious conversation about who should and shouldn't own guns. Should publicly avowed communists be encouraged to own guns after the hundreds of millions who have died at the hands of the ideology?

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    Find her work at shop.paigeosity.com

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • War never changes, yet war fighting never remains the same. The tactics and strategies of the last war have been analyzed in pursuit of countermeasures. Instead, we are approaching the forever war with the individual as the target.

    Like the word "tactical," these two words often get used without understanding what they mean. The Insurgent and the Sniper represent two very different roles in a 21st century war. Where the sniper focuses on one target at a time, the insurgent sets his sights on a whole population. Bother are after a strategic goal, but they differ in what or who they use as weapons.

    Books mentioned in this episode:
    War of the Flea by Robert Taber
    Counterinsurgency by David Kilcullen
    Why Young Men by Jamil Jivani

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • The subject of Stolen Valor often travels through Gun Culture, and rarely reaches general politics. Recent events have drawn attention to one Vice President who was accused of Stolen Valor.
    So when we consider what it means to steal valor, we are able to see how the double lie or the double fallacy should not be effective. Tim Walz has been selected as the the VP pick for the Democratic ticket. Quickly his self-proclaimed military activities were called to question. But why? Why would anyone make such a simple mistake?

    There are typically two types of stolen valor: tragic and nefarious. Listen in and understand the difference.

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • Across Social Media, and at least western culture this can be observed: the more skilled a person is at the use of force, the less likely they are going to participate in casual violence. Jack Donovan joins the show to talk about masculine philosophy, boasting in various cultures, and where Violence is Golden. Whether it's people who write checks they can't cash, start fights without the means to resolve them, or what honor looks like between men, we discuss the relationship between violence, threats, and honor in this episode of the REDACTED Culture Cast.

    Jack Donovan's work can be found at www.jack-donovan.com
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    X: @mr_jackdonovan

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • When is one morally obligated to resist one's government? With all the talk of tyranny and noncompliance, we sit down with Baret Fawbush to discuss about some of the theological considerations about resisting evil when it comes from positions of political power.

    Bump Stocks and Brace RulingsFind out the difference between a criminal and an outlaw. Delve into what tools Christians are given to resist evil in their midst.

    Baret Fawbush can be found on Instagram at @truexodus

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • All that we know is that we can't keep going on like this. What we don't know is when to make a change, or how.

    In his work the Secular Age, Charles Taylor talks about the cross pressures of the era. James K. A. Smith distills this large and technical book into a short, relevant page turner titled "The Secular Age." While the term secular has meant different things at different times, or in different contexts, we live in one where secularism has to do with the mechanism of belief. Authenticity has become the dominant factor in the legitimacy of a belief. With a sense of freedom, it brings a different problem: suicide, individual and cultural.

    And that problem is reflected in the malaise of urgency that weighs on the shoulders of so many: we believe there is something that we ought do, but that is also the one thing we cannot do.

    And so we find ourselves between the boundaries of fools and cowards.

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • What do we have here. Two American-made, gas-piston driven firearms, each with a different take. The Brownells BRN-180 may not come in a complete package, but it does offer a light weight option when it comes to piston carbines. At the same time the PSA JAKL arrives complete with an intelligent design beyond that of its operating system.

    Both have appeared at our Public Land Clean ups, where volunteers got to test them out for themselves. You clean, try out new guns, and that all accumulates into more test data to consider when comparing similar gear.

    Followe Brownells on Instagram at: @brownellsinc
    Follow Palmetto State Armory on Instagram at: @palmettostatearmoryofficial

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • With the release of their latest P-365 Raider, Flux Defense teamed up with REDACTED to put on our first public land clean up in Utah. Before we departed for the range, however, we took time to sit down and have a conversation on the nuances of bringing product to market in the firearms industry and gun culture.

    Alex Aubrey retells some of the history of Flux Defense, lesson learned along the way, and the different influences that built the team with the problem solving in mind. In this conversation he talks about the people in this culture that want to see others succeed.

    We cover the various pitfalls that can capture a rising company and leave us jaded against our own community, from jealousy to volunteering for the right reasons.

    Alex Aubrey's Super Secret Instagram: @overtime.alex
    Find Flux Defense on Instagram at @flux_defense
    Raiders and More at fluxdefense.com
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    Follow their IG at @snakestaffsystems

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • Can one solve a skill issue with better gear? A Stepping stone to maturity in Gun Culture, this topic may come across as both eye rolling and attention gathering. On the one hand, a better ruck sack will not get you up the mountain. On the other hand, it sure helps. Parachutes, plates, and powder all come into play as we consider how and when we look at gear and when it's simply a matter of skill.

    In this video, we dive deep into the age-old debate: Does top-tier gear really make the difference, or is it the skill behind the trigger? Join us as we compare cutting-edge firearms and accessories to the expertise and training of seasoned shooters. Get ready for some surprising insights! #GunCulture #SkillVsGear #Firearms #ShootingSkills"

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  • People don't believe in conspiracy theories because they find them rationally compelling. Rather, these ideas hijack an individual's need for a sense of purpose and belonging. They prey on our desire for the world to be thus regular and make sense.

    However, the consequences of a conspiracy theory tend to be more personal than what the media would like you to believe, or, perhaps more importantly, what they might believe themselves.

    And what is the Straw Lord Fallacy you might ask?

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  • Should Women serve in combat roles in the military? The recent attempt on President Trump's life brings up the old debate about women in the military and women in combat roles. Framing tends to drive this conversation, and we continually get bogged down in redundant questions. Can women do the job? Are women capable of the achieving the standards? What about the non-physical elements of a protective detail?

    Do we define the whole by only the deviations from the norm?

    Or, is this whole debate beginning from the wrong foundation?

    When quotas are required, the more arbitrary to the success of the mission, the more harm they do to the whole as well as to the individuals. Imagine standing on the parade field of achievement, unsure of whether you crossed the finish line, or if the standards were lowered just so you could be someone else's show pony.

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • From Private Military Contractors to Mall Cops, the field of security is full of misconceptions, egos, and opportunities to find yourself hung out to dry for other's safety. But when we look behind the curtain into what goes in to threat prevention, we see a much deeper picture. Rob Rawson of Rozin Security joins the show to teach us about the ideas behind effective security, from red teaming, to security breaches, to threat detection and deterrence.

    Whether on the level of the nation state, a company, community, family, or the individual, we have something to learn about understanding the skills behind securing a location or persons from potential harm, whether it be man made or natural.

    Rozin Security and their courses can be found at rozinsecurity.com
    For more from Rob Rawson follow him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rob-rawson

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • The recent debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden covered a series of topics both relevant and otherwise to the American People. Among them included abortion, the economy, and illegal migration. What didn't come up, was Gun Control. And the silence spoke volumes as this divisive topic wouldn't have helped either candidate appear reasonable or knowledgeable on the subject.

    In this episode I speculate as to why Guns were absent from the debate, and move into how our rhetoric has been captured by the Hegelian dialectic. We often hear that the topic of Firearms and freedom mainly move in one direction: infringement, but if we put down the black pill, we may understand that it isn't purely the case.

    This Episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com
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  • If owning and becoming proficient with a firearm continues the Second Amendment, owning and becoming proficient with radios may just be securing the First. Jake Knight of Gridbase.net reports on his first off-grid radio course and presents an argument that radios and their extension: mesh networks, strengthen our independence through the ability to speak freely to one another. In addition to selling your data, large comms companies, and chat platforms regularly throttle our ability to speak to one another.

    We go into the layers of tech, different comms systems, and integrating them into our communities. The conveniences we get attached to often become tools of pressure used against us, and that comes to food and self defense. That same concept extends to communications systems. But there are ways to work against it.

    Follow Gridbase on Instagram at @gridbasedotnet
    And check out the work at www.gridbase.net

    This Episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com
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  • You do not have control over the circumstances that surround you. However, you may have a moral obligation to how you live through them.

    Which are you? Born too late to explore the world, or born too early to explore the stars?
    Which are you? One who sees your generation as the one who squandered their potential, or the generation that has to pay for the sins of their fathers and Grandfathers.

    You may think that the philosophy illustrated in this episode aligns with the ancient stoics, and you most likely are wrong.

    Here we are, 2024. In the doldrums of an election in America. The world is apparently at war but not willing to admit to it. And that's just the start. The economy, the job market, and your prospects as a productive human in society are all in question.
    The real problem: what will you do with a dying world?

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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  • The Secular Age can be marked as one where mechanism of belief commonly assumed considers religion one option amongst many. We may find a sense of freedom in not being bound politically or nationally to a Religion, but the cost reduces the legitimacy of a belief to authenticity and thus, merely a fashion statement. What you believe about right and wrong is simply a matter of taste.

    But we may be observing the end of the secular age, where this form of secularism along with its liberty and meaning-leeching properties, gets replaced by State-mandated 'faith,' or merely worship of the State itself.

    One sign of this cultural shift can be observed in how celebrity opinions about political topics trends to less results. We're simply not as interested in what so called famous people virtue signal about.

    The clip referenced from Albert Mohler's "The Briefing." Published on Friday, the 14th of June, 2024.

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com


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  • Many of us grew up in a world where to join the military meant to serve our country. Baked into that ideological pie was a hierarchy where, the more special your operations, the more value you might have, at least on social media. Cameron Fath tells about how he joined the Ranger Regiment, what it was like to enter and then leave that arena, and where he has been since, whether it be helping homeless veterans or building a Netflix Documentary: Toughest Forces on Earth.

    In this conversation we talk about Ranger Training, the culture of special operations, and what we might change if we could go back to being a team leader.

    This episode has been sponsored by Obsidian Arms, a manufacturer of tools, parts and firearms, as well as operating as an OEM shop for those looking to bring excellence to the market. Their Minnesota-based shop builds and cuts parts out of U.S.-sourced materials. Their gunsmith tools, custom firearms, and capabilities can be found at www.obsidianarms.com

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