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1) Iran, The Draft, and Smuggled Ants | Negligent Discharge Friday | 3.13.2026
Negligent Discharge Friday. Michael now has nunchucks. We're accepting name suggestions. Two names. Because there are two of them. We got into Iran. The strike on the elementary school. Outdated intel...Show More
2) Wellness and Resiliency Are Not the Same Thing | Erica Gaines | Ep. 436
Erica Gaines came into law enforcement as the Knife Girl — selling switchblades at police conferences, making small talk with cops, building relationships she didn't fully understand. She had opinions...Show More
3) Pack Light, Fight Hard, Say What Needs to Be Said | Full Auto Friday | 3.6.2026
Listener Q and A to close out the week. Topics are heavier than usual, but that's how it goes sometimes. -What's in the EDC fanny pack and why -A guy who keeps getting knocked down asks if he should k...Show More
4) Inside Cartel Conflict and the Reality At The Border | Oscar Hagelsieb | Ep. 435
Oscar Hagelsieb is a Mexican-American law enforcement professional known for his lengthy career in U.S. federal service focused on border security, organized crime and cartel infiltration. He grew up ...Show More
5) The Lie Of "Stranger Danger" | Full Auto Friday | 2/27.26
Four questions for today's Q and A that all center on responsibility and perspective. We start with a man in a movie theater watching someone try to enter through an emergency exit, his mind flashing ...Show More
6) The Real Generation Kill | Brad Colbert | Ep. 434
Brad Colbert is a retired Marine Master Sergeant with 30 years of military and government service. He served with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion in Afghanistan in 2001 and during the 2003 invasion of Ir...Show More
7) Negligent Discharge Friday | 2/20/2026
Young Michael dove deep on his internet research for this Friday. We spent an hour discussing a variety of topics, and as usual, he did not disappoint: -Black Belts Freaking Out and Punching Purple Be...Show More
8) Built to Kill: Writing the Gray Man | Mark Greaney | Ep. 433
Mark Greaney is one of the most successful thriller authors working today — a #1 New York Times bestselling writer who built an entire spy fiction universe with his Gray Man series and helped carry fo...Show More
9) The Cost of "No Quit" | Full Auto Friday | 2/13/2026
This week's Q&A tackles a mindset I respect—but one that can turn on you if you're not careful. Two listeners ask different versions of the same question: can a "no quit" attitude become destructive? ...Show More
10) When War is The Easy Part | Mike Glover | Ep. 432
After two years of legal battles and business upheaval, Mike Glover returns to the podcast with a clarity and perspective few men ever earn. Mike spent nearly two decades as a U.S. Army Green Beret an...Show More