The Art and War Podcast

This episode, the lads are joined by T.REX Arms Armorer, Josh Lowry. The guys get into Josh’s unlikely Portland, Oregon origin, how state’s go down hill, what got him so heavily into shooting, making the move to Tennessee to work with T.REX and making the move with his wife, his role as an armorer and what that job looks like in his day to day, his newfound love for rucking with a rifle with friends and the new skills that it's teaching him, lots of talk on self improvement, self awareness and becoming a better educator for the sake of improving the rights and freedoms of future generations and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Josh 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!

This episode, Mitch and Nathan are joined by The AK Guy! Brandon Herrera, the owner and operator of The AK Guy Inc, a 07 Firearm Manufacturer based out of Fayetteville, NC., guntuber with a YouTube following of 1.7 Million subscribers, co-owner of Stark Media Group, and designer of the rifle known as the AK-50. The lads get into some routine fat shaming, how Brandon became 'The AK Guy' and how his parents were very open to guns beyond just deer rifles, how he got into making videos for YouTube and the evolution of both his brand and business, reflecting on the challenges and stresses that have come with that growth, understanding what anxiety is and getting beyond having a dismissive mindset about it, working with MRBEAST on YouTube, changing perceptions of anti-gunners and much much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Brandon on Instagram here!  Check out The AK Guy 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!

 In our first bonus episode, Mitch and Nathan are joined by B.R, the editor and producer of the show, to discuss the escalating situation in Ukraine with the possibility of Russian invasion allegedly imminent, and hash out some thoughts on it. The lads get into their predictions on whether this will escalate or not, the differences between a modern war with Russia and the War on Terror, the frightening realities new technology has brought to modern warfare, Mitch reflects on his soldiers, friends and their loved ones who may be deployed to or impacted directly by a new war, what the motivations might be for the US, Russian and Ukrainian government decisions currently, Ukrainian civilians prepping with Small Unit Tactics training, the US State Departments (so far, unsubstantiated) claims that Russia is planning a false flag attack and the journalist who called them out on that and how past lies have lead us into years and decade long wars before, and much more on the intricacies of this concerning escalation. Links mentioned in this episode: State Department VS Journalist doing his Job Check out B.R on Instagram here!  Check out B.R's substack, TheAnarch.Substack.com here! If you liked B.R's rambles, you can hear him on 'The eMilitia Podcast' and his weekly show 'The B.R Hates Feds Show' every thursday! 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!

Our third co-host is back on the podcast this week! This episode, Mike Jones, AKA Garand Thumb brings his camera man and editor Micah Mayfield on to the show and the lads discuss all sorts from how he got involved doing videography for Mike, some behind the scenes and technical details behind content creation, how Micah’s deceptive hipster garb hides his solid shooting skills, his past and ongoing enjoyment of Airsofting and the guys get into gun culture becoming more accepting of the sport and fun in general. Mike reveals some surprising technical abilities, talks candidly about what went well and what not so well with his start to the RECCE series, his thoughts on the RECCE memes, the guys get into working together, doing survival content in every type of biome, talk a little about what’s coming next and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Micah on Instagram here!       Check out Mike on Instagram Here! Here's their YouTube Channel... you probably haven't heard of it, so we're giving it a signal boost. 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!

Joining the lads this week is Stephen Hancock, known for his work on SCP: Overlord (2020), The Road to Nowhere (2017) and SCP: Dollhouse (2019) to discuss film making, his process and a ton of behind the scenes insight into his work, bringing realistic tactical gear and guns to the big screen, modern films, why he’s selective about who he works with, Nathan points out some slight inconsistencies about Steven Paddock and the Vegas shooting, the gang gets into the evils of modern technology, Stephen talks about making Machinima with the Halo games back in the day, how he learnt various film making skills, some advice for those interested in getting into the film industry and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Stephen's kickstarter for SCP: HERETIC 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 is joined by Drew Hopkins of TREX Arms today to chat about what got him into shooting growing up, how important film and gaming is to growing gun culture, his rebellious streak stirred up by college campus carry rules and ditching class to train and compete with his paintball team, what degree he majored in and his issues with higher education, how working for a church gave him a strong start into video production and editing and how he developed as a leader in that position, how he got to know Lucas Botkin and got involved with TREX Arms, how Mitch went after Drew on Instagram two years ago like an asshole and the nature of human moments of miscommunication on social media, dad advice and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Drew on IG 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!

This episode, the lads are joined by Ian Porter, AKA CrimSix, an American professional Call of Duty player, currently playing for the New York Subliners. As an esports competitor he has represented multiple organizations in multiple game titles, most notably representing Optic Gaming in Call of Duty and boasts 37 COD Championships, 3 World Championships and $1.3m earned during his professional career. Ian sits down with Mitch and Nathan to discuss why he hates the easily offended, how his first gun purchase ended up being a SCAR 17, if he still plays Call of Duty for fun, Mitch and Ian rant on the new Warzone map ‘Caldera’ and what has happened to the quality and care put into game design. The guys also get into the differences between the eSports and Firearms industries, how Crim ended up being the guy to ask in his pro-gamer circle for firearms knowledge during the surge of new gun owners in 2020 and he recounts a story about a cop negligently discharging their sidearm in front of his friend group as a kid and Nathan gets into how loaning a costume to a kid for Halloween escalated to threats of a man armed with a shotgun at his door and much more! Links mentioned in this episode: Check out CrimSix on IG 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     Check out Midwest Armor for a great variety of plate carriers, hard and soft body armor options! Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

Joining the lads is VCTM Henry (Victim Henry) AKA Doc Earnhardt, a Bulgarian digital artist now living in the UK, to discuss Soccer (football) with Mitch and how Nathan hasn’t heard of any major athletes, Nathan and Doc get into survival horror games and Doc discusses growing up in a country formerly in the Soviet Union, the experiences of people living under Socialism and what the younger generation makes of the echoes of that past as well as why she doesn’t think the US is as far gone as many fear. The gang also gets into the current state of the US and predictions for a cultural Cold War as well as get into the lads thoughts on restricting gun rights in any way. https://www.instagram.com/vctmhenry/ Links mentioned in this episode: Check out VCTM Henry on IG 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   Check out Midwest Armor for a great variety of plate carriers, hard and soft body armor options! Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

Joining Mitch and Nathan this week is Kyle of Trex Arms, head of customer service (and secretly the CEO of the company). Kyle and Mitch discuss growing up on a farm and Kyle gets into Joel Salatin, Polyface Farms and the sustainable family homestead movement of the early 2000’s that’s currently seeing a resurgence, the lads discuss rural life, raising cows, community and culture. Mitch also asks Kyle to get in to how T.REX Arms so seamlessly handles any gun community controversy/drama across the many personal pages of it’s team and Kyle’s work at the company and his ever evolving position and responsibilities. The lads also cover the common trait amongst a number of T.REX employees being homeschooled and get into Kyle’s thoughts on why so many are shifting from public school to teaching their own children. Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Kyle on IG 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 Check out Midwest Armor for a great variety of plate carriers, hard and soft body armor options!                     Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!

In this episode, the lads bring back Justin Li, the CEO of Qore, to discuss how his company’s opposition to vax mandates have been received and his driving mantra to ‘Do the right thing always, it will always work out’, how important it is for service members looking to transition to the civilian world ‘de-institutionalize’ themselves and how they can best smoothly transition to the private sector and what Justin is looking for in prior military applicants as an employer, Mitch shares another story about his very most r*tarded soldier he had to babysit, Nathan recounts what made his exit from the Canadian Army different from most people’s experience, Mitch and Justin gets into some identifiable traits both recognize that separates guys with a military background (both good and bad) from the rest of the populace when it comes to job hunting and how to best overcome the gap between the military and civilian world and be a better, more equipped Veteran when it comes time to return to the work force! You can also check out Qore Performance's article on the topic here: https://www.qoreperformance.com/blogs/running-the-business/how-to-transition-from-public-service-to-the-private-sector-and-make-the-most-money-in-the-process Links mentioned in this episode: Check out Qore Performance on IG here!     Check out QorePerformance.com 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: ARTANDWAR5 for $5 off any belt at Applied Gear.com                       Check out our link tree for the rest of our stuff!