HeyJaredThe A Better Way 2A Podcast
The American gun community is more diverse - and more polarized - than ever. The idea of nuance is dying, but Jordan, Andrew, and their guests are determined to save it.
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Robert Edgar Mills on Gun Rights, Personal Responsibility, and Political Purity Tests (opens the original)
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Robert “Edgar” Mills is back on the podcast for round two. Edgar is a retired Green Beret, firearms instructor, owner of Osprey Shooting Solutions in Rome, Georgia, and host of the Junto Podcast. This time around, we get into what it actually means to believe the Second Amendment belongs to everyone, including people you disagree with politically. We talk about ideological purity tests in the gun community, libertarianism, mutual aid, community responsibility, armed teachers, training standards,
Steve Bradshaw Returns: War, Politics, PTSD, and Tractor Boy’s Midwest Loud (opens the original)
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Steve Bradshaw from Tractor Boy returns to the podcast for a conversation that moves between politics, military service, music, and the strange reality of trying to make sense of the world right now. We talk about ICE, the war with Iran, government propaganda, political loyalty, social media, and why it has become so difficult to agree on even the basic facts of what is happening around us. Steve also reflects on his time in the Army, the lasting effects of PTSD, the fear veterans face when crit
Black Flag Civilian on Guns, Mutual Aid, and Building Power Outside Politics (opens the original)
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In this episode, we’re joined by James from Black Flag Civilian to talk about building stronger communities in a way that goes far beyond owning guns or waiting for politicians to save us. We get into mutual aid, community defense, healthy masculinity, the failures of performative activism, and why real political power comes from people organizing and taking care of one another. James also explains why he makes preparedness content using normal working-class language instead of burying useful id
Spose: Political Rap, Class War, and Why He Bought a Gun (opens the original)
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This one was super rad! Spose is a rapper from Maine, an independent artist, a dad, and the guy a lot of people first heard from “I’m Awesome.” His new EP, The American Flag Is a Red Flag, is a much sharper political turn, with songs like A World Without Billionaires and Open Their Wallets connecting with people who are sick of pretending everything is fine. We got into political rap, capitalism, class war, being an independent artist, why America keeps pushing people toward desperation, and how
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