The Art and War Podcast

In this week’s show, B.R joins the lads for a debrief on some of Mitch’s Army experiences he couldn’t talk about, prior to getting out! Now shielded by his DD214, Mitch gets into everything from his experiences testing out futuristic kit like robot mules for carrying packs and equipment in the field, how an E-5 authorized a 500 pound bomb drop mistakenly and retrospectively considering the lethal force at the hands of 20 year olds on deployment alongside their lack of accountability, Mitch’s changed perspective on why Afghanistan was unwinnable, some of the catalysts behind the military’s now hyper-political, divisive culture and how it has killed their ability to retain service members, some banter about January 6th and discussion about the threat of a very real coup as the military is increasingly lent on as a solution to domestic issues like the 2020 riots. We also get into the fallout of the mandated jab and anti-extremism briefs, why the US military’s budget topping all other countries defense spending isn’t reflected in capability, Mitch get’s real about his line in the sand as an NCO defending his troops from non-sensical directives and saying ’no’ when it matters. Links mentioned in this episode: Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

This week, Nathan gets technical! Print, Shoot, Repeat returns alongside renowned 3D firearm Developer Ivan the Troll! The lads get right into Ivan’s introduction to printing Austrian lowers, making Twitter accounts out of a dire need to shitpost mag dump videos at ignorant pro and anti-gunners skeptical of 3D firearm reliability, Ivan explains the lore behind the meme of ’It’ll blow your hands off!’, Nathan touches on the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the lads discuss the conversation around DIY arms and how they are almost always immediately conflated with printed ones in the modern news cycle. Also: A rant about how the P90 was almost certainly designed by cokeheads and the weird history behind PDW anti-armor rounds, how Ivan went from making fun of the the .22 TCM round to ‘Stanning’ it, the gang talks about anonymity in the 3D printing world and the moronic opinion that being anonymous makes you ‘less of a man’, Ivan talks AK and RPK builds, the PPK and 3011, FN Herstal vs FN USA issues, manufacturers and much much more! Links mentioned in this episode:   Check out Print Shoot Repeat on Instagram here! Check out Print Shoot Repeat's YouTube channel here! Check out Ivan on YouTube here! Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!                   Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en                     Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad                      Check out our sponsors:                       Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com          Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

Mitch goes all in and talks Soccer unapologetically with VCTM Henry and his friend Jorge this episode. Mitch gets into why female goalkeepers can’t run backwards and jump at the same time, getting his goal keeper sister to train with a male Professional former British Red Shirt just smoking her with full pelt shots, Jorge talks about the ability and development of South American kids growing up playing football in the streets and the gang gets into the shifting culture around Soccer in the US and how more money is offering more opportunities, but also unnecessarily Americanizing the sport. The gang also gets into Clubs mistreating players, the financial component of salaries and players of note, throwing money at players and ‘paying to win’ in real life over building club culture and chemistry, Cristiano Ronaldo being an absolute MENACE, why American goalkeepers are better on average than the rest of the world, passionate local clubs vs internationally recognized corporate supported clubs and the influence both have on the culture and much much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Follow VCTM Henry on Instagram here! Follow Jorge (Based Department Media) here! Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for 10% off an order at fieldseats.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

In this episode, Lucas Botkin, CEO of Trex Arms, returns to the show! Mitch asks Lucas if he’s ever considered taking a break from social media, if he’s noticed any trends in the gear/gun industry due to supply issues, the gang touches on the strange uptick in random shootings, Nathan and Lucas discuss the pros and cons of running a business and learning new shooting related skills with ADHD and Lucas touches on learning from what other businesses *aren’t* doing. The lads also get into Lucas getting into Warhammer 40K as a new downtime, figuring out what business advice and techniques work for TREX Arms and what get’s disregarded, why small businesses should revel in their mobility and not rush to become corporations, get into Redbeard Tactical’s visit to TREX and the upcoming civilian infantryman video they have coming out with him, Mitch asks Lucas if he’s ever tried weed and his thoughts on drugs in general (including social media), the lads talk about tribalism and putting people in a ‘left’ or ‘right’ box, bringing in newcomers to gun culture and constantly pushing what is regarded as ‘the norm’, firearm instructors touting military and LEO experience regardless of how relevant it is and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for 10% off an order at fieldseats.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

Mitch finally returns to the show! Nathan gets caught up on everything Mitch has been up to since getting out including how it felt to take his uniform off for the last time, his internet detox, figuring out Golf to network, refusing to cut his hair and shave for as long as he feels like and an impromptu brief history lesson on the Armenian genocide. The lads also get into Mitch finally feeling at peace with his belief in Taoism after leaving the military and living consistently, he gives some love to the podcast team and the audience, the lads get into Nathan taking on the show on his own, Mitch discusses getting heavily into bolt guns, embracing his hippie side and finally being free to do what he wants on his time and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

Going out with a bang, drone strike or dumpster fire? With Mitch returning next week, Nathan brings back VCTM Henry, AKA Ana, Garrett the Irishman and Isaac The Canuck Seaman for a round table about everything that would give Mitch an aneurysm! Garrett gives a hot take on Roe V Wade as banter and crashing a Renaissance fair with a CHAD, the gang get back into the fascinating and highly entertaining world of on the spectrum dating shows, Nathan incriminates himself over a car boot lock, Canadian Fishermen making $100k on welfare, Taxi Medallions and Garret gets into local urban legends like the Halifax Glove Man. The gang gets serious and discusses the inconsistencies between the two big recent SCOTUS decisions and other elements of government showing signs of not co-operating, swiftly followed by a dissection of the various times Maple Fascist Justin Trudeau has worn black face. Ana shares how she feeds misinformation on Bulgaria to people, Nathan talks about Asian racism before finding the soundboard for the first time 54 episodes deep, Garrett explains Irish gypsy travelers and their callout videos, the guys get into Hobo conventions and associations and Nathan talks about meeting The Boys writer Garth Ennis. Garrett gets into the Manson murders and the book covering them: Chaos, and Nathan talks about declassified CIA Moloch related Sex Trafficking. The gang talks about being poisoned by the internet at a young age, the Barbie movie, Ryan Gosling personalities and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

In this episode, Pat Watson of Uncensored Tactical returns to the show to chat with Nathan and B.R! The lads touch on everything we didn’t last time (Episode 024) from Pat’s world, starting with B.R and Pat hanging out in person at the Texan liberty festival ’Chillderburg’, teaching in an informal environment, Pat gets into his new foray following two published non-fiction books into a novel with an underlying tactically educational message, his follow up book and course to Tactical Lockpicking on some more advanced subject matter, what ‘Tactical Education Culture 3.0’ should look like to optimize students really getting value out of their time and money with instructors, why the influencer-instructor culture is the way it is and much much more! Links mentioned in this episode:   Check out Pat Watson on Instagram here! Check out UncensoredTactical.com! Check out Pat's book on Lock Picking here! Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

Charlie (@Charlie_likes_coks), professional gun scientist of Garand Thumb fame sits down with Nathan to discuss a little bit of everything! Nathan opens talking bout being radicalized by r/weekendgunnit, Charlie discusses his Gay Glock, fighting against NATO at MilSim West and trolling players with ‘intel’, the pros and cons of being a shooter in the PNW and the community up in Washington, talk ancestors simping for the crown, Nathan finally makes ‘the broadcast’ to fellow Canucks and gets real with Charlie on what modern Canadian gun culture looks like on the ground. Nathan touches on growing up very Asian, his family escaping the purges in China, has a flashback to being forced to learn Cantonese in a Buddhist temple as a kid by monks and touches on the availability of Night Vision in Canada. Also: Being mistaken for Micah, [B]ointing at Benis and ret*rd awards, F List Gunstagram fame, Canadian healthcare, marrying for Greencards and kissing the homies goodnight, the NRA never changing, French Canadian racism and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Charlie on Instagram here! Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

Nathan sits down with returning guests, Garrett the Irish tech reporter (Episode 12) and fellow Canuck and Navy guy, Isaac (Episode 04) to attempt a conversation not burdened by politics. The lads educate Garrett on the state of the Canadian military, Garrett explains how he was ‘Morb pilled’ by the critically acclaimed 2022 film Morbius, staring Jared Leto, why Matt Smith is probably cursed by a monkey paw, the gang get into how living under heavily pro-lockdown government’s the past two years has affected them and their preferred body pillows, why Tom Cruise should be President of the US and how he would solve the baby formula crisis, Isaac shares some Officer training stories from the Canadian military, the guys get into University educations and how necessary they are and how stupid they can be, the Canadians chat about the hypocrisy of Canada’s culture of constant apology to the Natives while the current Prime Minister’s father was critical to the government run ‘residency schools’ of the 70’s Natives were forced into, Garrett shares his appreciation for ’Love on the Spectrum’ and ‘The Undateables’ TV shows. The lads also get into how long they’ve known each other, talk video game addiction and addictive personalities, the absolutely ass (filled) new Halo show, media people not understanding how to develop IP’s with deep lore, how movies are hilariously trash these days and the guys wrap up on a mostly serious note discussing the most deadly shooting in Canadian history and where the conversation is going Stateside. Links mentioned in this episode:    Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

Editor and Producer of the show, B.R, fills in for Mitch this week and sits down with Nathan to discuss growing up under the Crown, if his accent is real, growing up in rural England shooting, feelings about supporting Chinese optic companies, gun laws in New Zealand, Canada and Britain, why places like Britain can’t be ‘fixed’, how the NHS subsidizes morbid obesity, how to prevent basically every bodily ailment, rucking and packs, the majorly outdated gear Nathan was issued in the Canadian Army and the lads get into the rapid evolution of gun culture into a place where small unit tactics are becoming a common talking point. Nathan talks about his new airsoft setup, B.R retrospectively appreciates things he learnt from British squaddies he rubbed shoulders with playing airsoft with back in the UK and the lads get into the newfound respect the gun community is starting to have for the sport for the value it has. The guys also chat about art school, just how important a degree is to getting a job in a creative role, the major lack of overlap between artists and woodsmen, the fact that YOU need to plan and go on a ruck soon, the disastrous conflation of a quality reviewer and paid for opinions in the gun industry, B.R get's controversial on why government killers shouldn't be the idols of those serious about gun rights and much more! Links mentioned in this episode:   Check out B.R the Anarch on Instagram here!  Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks!  Follow the lads on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cbrnart/?hl=en  Follow the lads on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBRNDad  Check out our sponsors: Use code: ARTANDWAR10 for $10 off an SMU Belt at AWSin.com Use code: ARTANDWAR for 5% off at midwestgunworks.com Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!