Talking Lead Podcast

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Lead Heads! Joining Lefty this episode is Author, Writer, Editor & Gun Enthusiast Robb Manning . Rob recently attended the big Glock grand unveiling of their new .22lr pistol , the G44 .  As it goes with most of Glock's new offerings it didn't come without controversy. We go over the features of the new G44 and highlight some of the main complaints circulating on t...

Welcome back to Season 2 Episode 3 of the Talking Lead AK Korner presented by Century Arms . Our topic this week deals with the inherent problems of suppressing AK-47s and some viable solutions. Our expert guest panel includes: Brian Keeney , owner Occam Defense Solutions ; Zach Hall , lead engineer Aklys Defense ; Curtis H alstrom , creator VSO Gun Channel ; Mike Pappas , owner Dead Air Silencers...

The Talking Lead Podcast is back on Friday the 13th however, we are bringing you good luck and a great message. Our special guest this episode is cancer survivor, fellow Lead Head and good friend Paul Markel of Student Of The Gun. Less than a year ago Paul was diagnosed with Cystic Squamous Cell Carcinoma . He uprooted his home and business, moved to Salt Lake City, started treatment and his Fight...

Welcome back from the Turkey Holidays Lead Head Brigade ! To keep your appetites hungry for more Leaducation Lefty drops a big announcement! Joining Lefty this episode is the new VP of Sales & Marketing for Fiocchi Ammunition (and a long time Lead Head) Casey Betzold. Casey fills us in on all the new changes Fiocchi is making and how this will benefit us, the consumer. Casey and Left y make the BI...

Happy Thanksgiving Lead Head Brigade ! We talk knives, wildlife conservation and give stuff away in this episode. Lefty made a special trip with fellow Lead Head Billdo to Post Falls Idaho for a tour of the Buck Knives HQ. In addition to getting a behind the scenes tour from our good friend Chris Brooks , we got lucky and were able to get an interview with the President of Buck Knvies , CJ Buck ....

Welcome back to another thrilling episode of the Talking Lead Podcast! Our guest this episode is Author and former Navy SEAL Clint Emerson. Lefty talks with Clint about his new book "The Right Kind Of Crazy...My life as a Navy SEAL, Covert Operative and Boy Scout from Hell" . Before we get to the book, Clint helps out with taking care of some pesky Jackwagons and stands with us in saluting some mu...

Now it's time for the 2nd Episode of Season 2 of the Talking Lead AK Korner presented by Century Arms . We bring in all the big brains for this episode to talk about AK-47s from around the world . There are over 30 countries producing AK-47s and over 1 million are made each year to add to the more than 100 million that already exist. Joining Lefty to cover some of the major AK-47 producing countri...

How much would you pay for another information packed episode of the Talking Lead Podcast ? Don't answer yet. What if I told you joining Lefty this episode is the owner of European American Arms Corporation (EAA) Keith Bernkrant & iconic infomercial voice over legend, Bill Silver ?! (Bill is now EAA's sales and marketing guru ) But wait! there's more..Before having some fun with Bill and his past...

We are back Lead Heads with another extraordinary episode of the Talking Lead Podcast ! This episode Lefty breaks down the recent Sheep Dog Impact Assistance Texas Hog Hunt he went on with 3 Vietnam War Veterans . There is no better way to describe how SDIA makes a difference in the lives of our retired and wounded Military, Law Enforcement, Fire Department and First Responder men and women with t...

The Talking Lead AK Korner is back with Season 2 ! Our second 12 part series dedicated to the most prolific rifle in history, the AK-47 . Presented by Century Arms the AK Korner kicks off with an introduction to our presenting sponsor's line of AKs and their partner companies, US Palm & Red Army Standard . Joining Lefty on location at Royal Range USA to launch Season 2 is Adam Ruonala and Andrew B...

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Podcast ! This episode is a follow up to Episode 319 where we unveiled the new Canik TP9 Elite SC sub-compact 9mm pistol with Century Arms . We took the TP9 E-SC, along with some other Canik pistols and a couple of full auto Century Arms rifles (wink wink), to Royal Range USA in Nashville . We invited all you Lead Heads and a few close friends to come out and get h...

Welcome back to another episode of the Talking Lead Podcast ! Lefty's special guests this episode are Adam Ruonala , Century Arms National Marketing Director and Andrew Breneman , Century Arms Regional Sales Manager . We get the low down on Canik's new, long awaited, TP9 Sub Compact, we make the official announcement that Century Arms is the new presenting sponsor of the Season 2 Taking Lead AK Ko...

We are back with our 318th episode of the Talking Lead Podcast . This episode kicking off the show with Lefty is fellow Lead Head Billdo-T-Baggins and Chris Brooks with Buck Knives . Our special guest is Jeremy S with Black Collar Arms. Before Jeremy tells us about BCA and their bolt action pistols (The Pork Sword) the Talking Lead Jackwagon Train and Lead Force One storm in for our Trains & Plane...

Talking Lead is back with part 2 of our interviews from the 25th Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) National Conference. Joining Lefty for some pre-interview announcements, the Trains & Planes segment & to announce who wins the .22 silencer from Dooley Defense is none other than Nick Dooley himself. Interviews from Medicine In Bad Places , Mission First Tactical and Geissele Auto...

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Podcast Lead Heads! We have landed from our trip from the 25th Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association National Conference in Maryland and bringing you all the great interviews and discounts. Kicking off the episode with Lefty is Executive Director Don Mihalek and VP of Member Benefits  Bill Hampstead . Next Lefty dives into the interviews with Point Blank Ent...

In this episode of the Talking Lead Podcast our guest is the co-creator of The Toxic Man brand, John Dempsey . John and Lefty boot a few listener submitted Jackwagons on to the Talking Lead Jackwagon Train and honor some Lead Head Brigade Heroes as they take a ride on Lead Force One . John talks about how a Gillette commercial aimed at the #Metoo generation with overtones that emasculates men lead...

In this episode of the Talking Lead Podcast : Lefty is co-hosted by Jeremiah "Big John" McCarthy . Big John tells us about his new articles coming out on the 25th anniversary of the Kahr-9 and the 2020 Glock Annual . This weeks guests are the gang from Taran Tactical Innovations , Taran Butler , Megan Sweasey and Jade Struck . Get ready for excitement, fun and education as Team Taran lights up the...

Welcome back to another episode of the Talking Lead Podcast . In this episode Lefty's is joined by Bill-Dough-T-Baggins to help co-host. Our guest this episodes is retired Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Lance Nutt. Lance is also the President of Sheep Dog Impact Assistance . The guys take care of a Jackwagon Train full of Jackwagons and load up the Lead Force One with a great bunch of Lead Hea...

Welcome back to episode 312 of the Talking Lead Podcast . Lefty has gathered another YouTube Live panel full of Lead Heads to help narrow down the list of nominations for the pilot of the Lead Head Brigade Hero's Lead Force One plane. Joining Lefty this episode from all around the USA are Lead Heads Amber, Marc, Kennith, Jason, Eric & Michael. A fun episode just for you the listener full of Jackwa...

Welcome back to the 311th episode of the Talking Lead Podcast . This episode Lefty is joined by fellow Lead Head Jason Farmer . Also helping Lefty host this week is friend of the show, former Navy SEAL sniper and also a fellow Lead Head, Charlie Melton . Our very special guest is author, former Navy SEAL sniper and avid outdoorsman Jack Carr . Jack talks about his wildly popular first book The Ter...

We are back Lead Heads bringing the "Leaducation" to the masses! This episode Lefty has David Larson with Maxim Defense on to talk about their new 18.75" subcompact personal defense firearm the PDX. Also this episode we have two former members from the Army's 3-7th Cavalry sharing some lighter stories during the Iraq War.

Your Leaducation continues with another episode of the Talking Lead Podcast . In this episode joining Lefty is Nick Dooley of Dooley Defense and Abby Bartosh with Midwest Honor Flight . Midwest Honor Flight is a non-profit, 100% volunteer organization in Northwest Iowa, South Dakota, and Southwest Minnesota dedicated to providing Veterans with honor, respect, and closure with an all-expense-paid t...

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Podcast ! This episode Lefty is joined by Marcus Kahn of Modern Spartan Systems and Micah Clark , founder of Camp Patriot Disabled Veteran Outdoor Adventures . Before Micah tells us about all the great programs Camp Patriot facilitates the guys call in the Talking Lead Jackwagon Train to get rid of some Jackwagons and then Lead Force 1 zooms in to pickup a new batc...

Welcome back to the Talking Lead Podcast where we "Leaducate The Unleaducated" ! This episode Navy SEAL sniper Charlie Melton joins Lefty to talk about his second attempt at the World's record for longest rifle shot at 6500 yards . Also joining the conversation is World famous rifle and ammunition maker Brad Stair of Performance Guns , Guy Connor President of Southwest Telephone & Fortem Tactical...

Happy Independence Day / Weekend Lead Heads ! This episode Lefty ran across a couple of interviews from the 2019 SHOT Show that got over looked. Guests this week include Jared Ogden with Triumph Systems , Charlie Brown with Inland MFG, Hi-Point & Barnaul Ammo , Kenny Barlow with Built Alpha Foxtrot . Co-hosting with Lefty from the Buck Knives booth is writer, Andre Da'lue.