Hollywood

“Doc” Mike Simpson – Special Forces Vet and Author of “Honed”
Mike Simpson, “Doc”, is actually a medical doctor. He served in the US Army as a Ranger, in Special Forces, and went to medical school to become a doctor. Mike is more widely known for the hit reality show, “Hunting Hitler” with Tim Kennedy. Mike is the host of the

Tom Kubiniec – SecureIt Tactical Gun Storage
Tom Kubiniec reinvented the gun storage concept by studying the needs of the military and getting a contract to store their guns. It was such a successful venture, Tom took that knowledge to the civilian market along with the concept of decentralized gun storage. Tom was generous to offer a

Chili Palmer – Military Advisor on the New Movie “Extraction”
Chili Palmer (his nickname) was one of the military advisors for the hit Netflix film “Extraction” starring Chris Hemsworth. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I have to say why not? If you are into excellent action movies with fantastic gunplay, then “Extraction” is for you. Too often Hollywood

Jack Carr – Navy SEAL, Author of “Savage Son”
Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Once he retired from the Navy, Jack went on to pursue his second career goal of becoming a fiction writer. Jack released his first book, “The Terminal List” in 2018 and followed up with the highly

Michael Bane – The Un-SHOT Show Podcast
Michael Bane is one of the top producers in the gun entertainment business. For over 20 years, he has created and sometimes hosted several of the top gun centric television shows on the Outdoor Channel including, “Shooting Gallery”, “Gun Stories with Joe Mantegna”, and “Best Defense”. Michael also has over

Dave “Boon” Benton – Courage and Training
If you saw the movie “13 Hours” or read the book “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” then you know who my guest today is. Dave “Boon” Benton was one of four contractors who held the line in Benghazi when all odds were against them. Boon also had served

JJ Racaza – Faster than a Speeding Bullet!
Welcome back to the firearms nation podcast. The build up to this year’s massive 9 Days of Nationals for the USPSA is about to start in little more than a week. I’ve interviewed some of the top contenders for this year’s championship to help give you a better idea what

Bruce Gray – Shooting with No Emotion
Welcome back to the Firearms Nation Podcast. About ten years ago I had the pleasure of being invited to a class devoted to pulling the trigger properly. It was a class on the basics but it wasn’t a basic class. In fact it was as someone coined it “..a PhD

North Hollywood Shootout – John Caprarelli
There have been a few events in law enforcement history that went on to change policies across police departments. On February 28th, 1997, the North Hollywood Shootout would leave a gaping wound of how outgunned police really were. In the second episode of the Deconstructing Gunfight series, I talk with

Scott Reitz – Winning a Gunfight
Welcome back to another episode of the firearms nation podcast. In the world of law enforcement, tactical firearms instruction and SWAT teams, one man stands out as a leader in all those arenas. Scott Reitz served on the LAPD for 30 years. Scott started on patrol and worked his way