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The guys invite the longest surviving assistant instructor Jed's ever had, Ron "Tron" Williams, to take a stroll through the long history of mistakes they've made and successes they've shared as they've taught over a decade of shooting classes together. This is as much a cautionary tale as it is a birthday celebration and it's chock full of safety violations and improper use of equipment and fake...

The guys return to the studio after a break and Jed questions everything they're doing - with the podcast AND with their lives. Jason, Kyle, and Squamch try to keep Jed's ping-pong brain corralled as the topics range from how to start the podcast off to pickle jars of water in the fridge, lots of table talk, and Squamch prays on record. Are we still doing the right thing here? Yes. Yes we are. ===...

This year, Kyle, Jason, Jed, and Squamch want to attend YOUR family Christmas, so we recorded a very special Christmas Episode that you can play on Christmas morning for the whole family! Put on your favorite footie pajamas, get a piping hot cup of coffee (hot chocolate for the kiddos), gather 'round the tree and press PLAY! The guys say a Christmas prayer for you, they read the Birth of Jesus Chr...

**Listener Discretion Advised**: In this episode, the OMP team talks with their esteemed guest about very hard things, such as children being killed and the possibility of a protector, such as a School Protection Officer, being forced to kill a young person in the event there’s no other way to stop them from committing mass murder. We don’t dress up our conversations with nicer words to make these...

The OMP crew wants to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving! So here you go: Squamch is tired of your excuses. Oh, maybe you don’t feel like you’re making excuses for the things you aren’t doing, but if you’re busy using classic lines like: “If I had his money, I would…” or “If I had more time, I’d…” …then be careful around Squamch because Squamch don’t play that. In a world constantly reminding yo...

Let’s ask ourselves a real question: “Are you an asset to your team or is the team carrying you?” That’s the central question to this episode, and the guys dig into the On Me Podcast (OMP) team to air out some truths about their private lives and their roles on the team. And since they’re talking about teams, Jed shares a few details about spending the weekend with a murky group OMP is associated...

In this episode, Squamch shares his recent experience at Battleline Tactical, training with the recovering Kris “Tanto” Paronto in a Level 2, two-day Pistol and Rifle course. The team also uncovers one of Squamch’s most guarded childhood secrets, which they discuss with maturity and sensitivity. Jed introduces several quotes that provoke deep self-reflection, and consideration of your circumstance...

What good is a podcast if you can’t invite your mom to hang out? This week, the guys invite one of the most formative figures in Jed’s life, and probably the reason he loves stories. Telling them, reading them, hearing them, and ultimately LIVING them. Linda Lee Carroll joins the gang to tell some stories about her life before Jed, how she thinks, writes, and prays. And for the first time ever, th...

The guys are back in the studio after having the biggest interview ever with Kris “Tanto” Paronto last time they met, and Jed is ready to blame the guys for his own lackluster life performance lately, which spawns yet another conversation about accountability within the group… As the guys prepare to go to Dallas, TX for Strategos International 5th Annual National Christian Protectors Conference, J...

Unlikely as it might have been before 2012, no matter where you’re from in America, you’ve probably heard of Benghazi, Libya. There’s an equally good chance that you’ve also heard of GRS operator and former Army Ranger, Kris “Tanto” Paronto. Kris was in Benghazi throughout the entire ordeal. He fought bravely and fiercely, saved many American lives, killed many of America’s enemies, and he needed...

This week, a streak of absolute genius hits Jed and he unleashes a crushingly insightful introduction along with the most powerful prayer ever uttered at On Me Podcast... But SQUAMCH didn't record that intro, so Kyle, Jason, Jed and Squamch dive headlong into the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump, the controversial performance of the Secret Service, and the role that the infamously du...

Does the Independence Day story of America present a template for individual freedom? The guys think so. This week, the boys talk a little bit about a recent Executive Protection course, and Jed gets way off in the weeds about the Independence Day holiday and also his weird ideas about the “human garden”. Jason wants to hear some Independence Day memories from Squamch, Kyle, and Jed. Then, he reve...

The boys DONE _SENT_ IT again with another trip to the wizards at Battleline Tactical and their friends at Fort Scott Munitions as they hosted a 2-Day Edged Weapons Course with Christopher Doner of Martial Blade Concepts, Omaha. He’s seriously a ninja dude and Jed was way too excited about that. Not only did Jed get the Course Leader certificate for his stellar performance at class, but he, Kyle,...

If the poison you’ve been drinking is sweet, you should probably expect the antidote to be a little bitter. This week, Jed opens up and explains that even though he understands HOW he learns--by physical processes such as neuroplasticity and mental processes, like focused learning techniques--he still finds it infuriating that he can’t get his mind tuned into the channels he’s looking for. Why? Th...

There aren’t too many people on earth who can give Squamch and Jed BOTH a real run for their money, but this week, the guys get an opportunity to take a deep dive into the twisted mind of one man who has: Jeremy Mitchell, of Battleline Tactical, is a no-kidding Neuro-linguistic Communications Expert and has some CRAZY knowledge to drop on you. In addition to designing Extreme Stress-inducing train...

There are a lot of variables in shooting, but the ability of the shooter to manage his own instincts and emotions during all phases of the process must be as steady as Squamch on a tree branch with a loaded rifle and a RockoChocko ice cream bar.  So the guys get pretty deep into this one. So deep in fact that this episode may become required listening for students new to the range. This time, Jaso...

In Part One of this Two-Part set, Jed and Squamch get back into the studio with Kyle and Jason after attending Extreme Stress training with Battleline Tactical in Oklahoma with Jeremy Mitchell and Ben Morgan. The guys start breaking down a lot of the behavioral response factors that go into EVERYTHING they see and do in life and training.  (This episode is a foundational part of an In-Depth Part T...

This week, Jed asks for help again as he reaches out to Squamch, Kyle and Jason for wisdom from the range. The guys explore topics from why discomfort matters for your learning processes, to getting to know how you'll realistically perform in an actual fight. Jed may not seem like a Rudyard Kipling fan - or maybe he does - but, either way, there's poetry in this episode! What kind of perso...

This week could be the end of the podcast, because:It turns out Squamch could be a closeted liberal who is ready to come out. Then, Jed takes the guys through a guided, gaslighted, tour of grief, human manipulation, great and small things in life, and then appeals to Kyle, Jason, and Squamch for advice to get him through his real-life frustrations. Is Squamch going to vote for Biden? Is Jed gaslig...

The guys are at it again, and this time Jed shares a trick with them to keep them from getting bored with their wives' stories.  And then he wants to know, theoretically, why they would each want to be rich? What would they do with their wealth? What's the REAL why behind what we want? And Training Season is back in full effect for the guys and, with that, they reflect on the training path...

As 2024 heats up, in almost every way, it seems like insanity lurks around every corner and no one can be trusted.  Even reliable ol' Squamch wants to back out on his New Year resolution. Kyle and Jason share some news sources (such as the award-winning DNN - Dunn News Network) they turn to for reliable information, while Jed seems to have pretty much given up on sourcing reports and articles...

Jed gets home from Las Vegas and can’t wait to talk about a 2-day pistol course he was invited to with Student of the Gun where he was challenged and enlightened and - in typical Jed-style - had a great time and made new friends!  Squamch, Kyle, and Jason ask questions and Jed gets personal about what happens when instructors meet on the range.  Jed breaks down the 2-day pew-fest and dishes on som...

The guys invite a good friend to the podcast, Ric Norman. Ric is the leader of a sales group, in which he oversees the group from training to selling. He has taken some rough paths in his walk, but all of it has taught him the importance of gratitude. The group has a discussion on "bouncing back" from setbacks and each person answers the question "How do you overcome setbacks?"...

This week, the ever-changing nature of life is reflected at the accountability table again as the guys dig in a little deeper, and the questions get a little harder and more pointed. Jed is still obsessed with learning to distain the constant pursuit of comfort and won't leave Jason alone about smoking. Squamch struggles through the moral and ethical reasons to NOT build his own mini-kill doze...

The new year is rolling in full force, and the guys are facing it head-on.  Jed, Jason, Squamch, and Kyle each take on a new commitment for 2024. Can they continue their commitments for the entire year?  They also challenge themselves to make an extemporaneous list of twenty-four traits of a dangerous person. Will they get all 24, or will they fall short? Do you have any traits to add to the list?...