The Forge of Freedom
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Episode 201. The Conservative War Creed
13 mins; March 30, 2026
Episode 200. Alex Pretti, ICE, and the Second Amendment Smokescreen
51 mins; February 10, 2026
Episode 199. City of Gary v. Smith & Wesson: Ending 26 Years of Lawfare
12 mins; January 01, 2026
Episode 198. Religious Freedom: History, Law, and the Spirit of Christmas
19 mins; December 23, 2025
Episode 197. Families Are the Key to Building Alternatives to the State
16 mins; November 27, 2025
Episode 196. Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine with Greg Ellifritz
93 hours 39 mins; November 17, 2025
Episode 195. Rebuilding the NRA: Rob Beckman on Reform, Responsibility, and the Future of Armed Citizenship
57 mins; November 10, 2025
Episode 194. Perdomo: The Erosion of Individualized Suspicion and the Peril of Probabilistic Policing
27 mins; October 20, 2025
Episode 193. Making Bail: The Eternal Struggle Between Order and Chaos (with Judge Houchin)
63 hours 9 mins; October 06, 2025
Episode 192. The Danger of “Hate Speech”: A Threat to Free Speech and Natural Rights
12 mins; September 29, 2025
Episode 191. Rethinking Our Approach to Drugs and Addiction with Christina Dent
70 hours 16 mins; August 08, 2025
Episode 190. The One Big Beautiful Bill and Its Impact on the National Firearms Act
17 mins; July 21, 2025
Episode 189. Fighting for Freedom:  Mayor Daniel Francisco on Gun Rights and Local Activism in New Jersey
61 hours 14 mins; July 01, 2025
Episode 188. The Legal Battle for the Second Amendment with Stephen Halbrook
40 mins; June 23, 2025
Episode 187. Marty Hayes from ACLDN on Building a Legal Safety Net for Armed Citizens
30 mins; June 16, 2025
Episode 186. Hillsdale College: Forging Freedom Through Classical Education
18 mins; June 09, 2025
Episode 185. Navigating Law Enforcement Encounters as an Armed Citizen with Glenn Hoyer
46 mins; June 02, 2025
Episode 184. Without Privacy, the Second Amendment Fails with Dean Weingarten
36 mins; May 29, 2025
Episode 183. Liberty and Learning with the Tuttle Twins
45 mins; May 26, 2025
Episode 182. What Over 1,600 Armed Traffic Stops Reveal About Law Enforcement Interactions (with Jacob Paulsen)
41 mins; May 22, 2025
Episode 181. Gun Facts: A Nonpartisan Look at Firearms with Guy Smith
56 mins; May 19, 2025
Episode 180. Taking Back the NRA: Grassroots Reform and Resistance (w/ Ronald Andring, Sr.)
91 hours 59 mins; May 15, 2025
Episode 179. NRA Annual Meeting Recap
44 mins; May 12, 2025
Episode 178. Forging Freedom: NRA's Training Legacy with John Howard
13 mins; May 10, 2025
Episode 177. Exploring Gun Culture and Executive Power with Professor David Yamane
43 mins; May 09, 2025
Episode 176. Exploring the NRA-ILA with David Conte
21 mins; May 09, 2025
Episode 175. Revitalizing the NRA: A New Era of Advocacy with John Richardson
37 mins; May 06, 2025
Episode 174. Live Streaming from the NRA Annual Meeting
11 mins; April 08, 2025
Episode 173. Poland's History of Courage and Its Role in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict (with Lawrence Reed)
60 hours 23 mins; March 31, 2025
Episode 172. Federal Firearm Rights and Indiana's Hindsight Ruling
31 mins; March 24, 2025
Episode 171. Liberty as a Life Philosophy
33 mins; March 10, 2025
Episode 170. Being Responsibly Armed: Ethics, Training, and Freedom (with Dr. David Yamane)
66 hours 37 mins; March 04, 2025
Episode 169. The Difference Between the Private and Public Sector
28 mins; February 17, 2025
Episode 168. Amanda Suffecool and Theresa Inacker: The Fight for Gun Rights and Voices for Change at the NRA
57 mins; February 03, 2025
Episode 167. The Firearm Trainer's Podcast with Rob Beckman
65 hours 42 mins; January 27, 2025
Episode 166. NRA at a Crossroads with John Richardson
54 mins; January 20, 2025
Episode 165. National Reciprocity: A Trojan Horse?
34 mins; January 13, 2025
Episode 164. Embracing Winter
25 mins; January 08, 2025
Episode 163.  The War on Drugs Revisited: A Catastrophic Failure of Policy and Morality
50 mins; December 30, 2024
Episode 162. Why Christmas Falls on December 25th - History and Symbolism
18 mins; December 24, 2024
Episode 161. 10 Libertarian Classics You Need to Read:  Forging a Path to Freedom
39 mins; December 15, 2024
Episode 160. Wars Don’t Enhance Freedom, They Destroy Liberty
38 mins; November 25, 2024
Episode 159. Middle of the Road Policy Leads to Socialism
55 mins; November 11, 2024
Episode 158. Why Vote?
32 mins; November 04, 2024
Episode 157. The Grinch of Halloween and Government “Charity”
31 mins; October 30, 2024
Episode 156. Upcoming Seminar: A Church-Focused Study of the Active Shooter Problem & How to Minimize Victims with Ed Monk
10 mins; October 21, 2024
Episode 155. Self-Defense and Civil Liability: Lessons from a Detroit Shooting
18 mins; October 14, 2024
Episode 154.  The Future of Education: Exploring Innovation and Choice with Kerry McDonald
27 mins; October 07, 2024
Episode 153. A Farmer's Fight for Freedom: Sonja Feintech on Agorism and the Marketplace of Ideas
63 hours 31 mins; September 23, 2024
Episode 152. Evil is on the Rise
21 mins; September 16, 2024
Episode 151. When Back-to-School Blues Signal a Deeper Problem
17 mins; September 09, 2024
Episode 150. The Future of Gun Rights: Missouri's Legal Battle and the Supremacy Clause
29 mins; September 02, 2024
Episode 149. GOALS, Guns, and the NRA's Future
58 mins; August 26, 2024
Episode 148. War, Peace, and the State (by Murray Rothbard)
47 mins; August 19, 2024
Episode 147. Embracing the Cross of Fatherhood: Philosophy, Faith, and Facing Obstacles
15 mins; August 05, 2024
Episode 146. Clarification Request by the Trace and "Eight Essential Principles Behind the Second Amendment"
28 mins; July 29, 2024
Episode 145. Restitution: A Just Approach to Addressing Crime (with Mary Ruwart)
63 hours 11 mins; July 19, 2024
Episode 144. The NRA's Fall from Grace: Corruption, Trial, and Declining Influence
70 hours 49 mins; July 16, 2024
Episode 143. The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Hobgoblins of Anarchy
29 mins; July 13, 2024
Episode 142. The Tyranny of Gun Control with Jacob G. Hornberger (rerun of Ep. 60)
58 mins; July 08, 2024
Episode 141. Resistance to Government Oppression: The Spirit of Jimmy Lai
24 mins; July 06, 2024
Episode 140. Loper Bright, the Balance of Powers, and Firearms at the Supreme Court
36 mins; July 02, 2024
Episode 139. Freedom First: Donald Rainwater's Campaign for Governor
79 hours 12 mins; June 26, 2024
Episode 138. Rahimi, Politics, and Originalism
65 hours 18 mins; June 24, 2024
Episode 137. 2nd Amendment: The Untold Truth Schools Don’t Teach
12 mins; June 22, 2024
Episode 136. ATF Rules on Bump-Stocks and Pistol Stabilizing Braces Shot Down (Cargill and Mock)
45 mins; June 17, 2024
Episode 135. There Is No Prosperity Without Private Property with Soham Patil
20 mins; June 14, 2024
Episode 134. Active Shooter Response with Ed Monk
56 mins; June 11, 2024
Episode 133. How to Change the World
15 mins; June 07, 2024
Episode 132. Jeff Knox - Fighting to Save the NRA
85 hours 11 mins; June 02, 2024
Episode 131. Dismissal of Charges Against Scottie Scheffler
18 mins; June 01, 2024
Episode 130. Tactical First Aid and System Collapse Medicine (rerun of Episode 38)
55 mins; May 27, 2024
Episode 129. Property Rights and the Will to Own
16 mins; May 25, 2024
Episode 128. Highlights from the NRA Annual Meeting (NRAAM)
52 mins; May 20, 2024
Episode 127. The Root of Today’s Worldwide Education Problem Is Staring Us in the Face
14 mins; May 18, 2024
Episode 126. Armed Teachers and Nullification in New Hampshire
29 mins; May 13, 2024
Episode 125. From Leftism to Liberty, a Personal Journey with Michael Rectenwald
38 mins; May 10, 2024
Episode 124. Attorneys General Write Letter Opposing Red Flag Laws
23 mins; May 06, 2024
Episode 123. What Charles Ponzi’s Scheme and US Entitlement Programs Have in Common
13 mins; May 04, 2024
Episode 122. Defining a Firearm: The Frame or Receiver Rule at SCOTUS (Garland v. VanDerStok)
17 mins; April 29, 2024
Episode 121. The Danger of the West’s Neglect of Individual Rights
23 mins; April 27, 2024
Episode 120. ATF Final Rule on Firearms Sales and What it Means to Be “Engaged in the Business”
44 mins; April 22, 2024
Episode 119. FISA 702 Explained: Is Your Privacy at Risk?
31 mins; April 19, 2024
Episode 118. Kamala Harris Exploits Tragedy for Gun Control Agenda: The Battle Over Red Flag Laws
40 mins; April 15, 2024
Episode 117. ‘The Zone of Interest’ in Forgiveness
17 mins; April 12, 2024
Episode 116. Soft on Crime, Hard on Self-Defense? Indianapolis & the Fight for Gun Rights
33 mins; April 08, 2024
Episode 115. What is The Presumption of Innocence? (rerun of Episode 7)
25 mins; April 06, 2024
Episode 114. Glock Under Fire: Politicians Attempt to Shift Blame for Violence to Gun Manufacturers
40 mins; April 01, 2024
Episode 113. The Only Good One Is a Closed One: No Reform of Government Schools (with Marina Rocha)
70 hours 41 mins; March 29, 2024
Episode 112. Beyond the Beam: Gun Digest, Weapon Lights, and Responsible Self-Defense
34 mins; March 25, 2024
Episode 111. The Forge of Freedom – Why Would an Innocent Person Plead Guilty? (rerun of Episode 18)
20 mins; March 23, 2024
Episode 110. Hackathorn on Lights: Are Weapon-Mounted Lights Overrated?
39 mins; March 18, 2024
Episode 109. Four Years Ago This Week, Freedom Was Torched (Jeffrey Tucker)
33 mins; March 16, 2024
Episode 108. Prosecutors Challenge 2nd Amendment in Rajon Rondo Case (Part 2)
54 mins; March 11, 2024
Episode 107. Liberty and Responsibility
19 mins; March 08, 2024
Episode 106. Rajon Rondo's Arrest: Bruen, the 2nd Amendment, and Gun Control on Trial
28 mins; March 04, 2024
Episode 105. From Beat Cop to Ballot Box: Mike ter Maat’s Libertarian Campaign for President
76 hours 18 mins; March 01, 2024
Episode 104. NRA Jury Verdict in New York Corruption Case
28 mins; February 26, 2024
Episode 103. Problem-Solving Courts: A Critical Examination with Judge Houchin
67 hours 14 mins; February 23, 2024
Episode 102. Test Your Knowledge of U.S. Gun Laws
41 mins; February 19, 2024