The Art and War Podcast

This week, Nathan, B.R., and Phil return from SHOT Show 2025, ready to dive into their experiences with guest host Freedom Visualizations, aka (as of this week) 'Al Coholic'. They kick off with tales from their questionable Airbnb, including Nathan's narrow escape from an ambush by "crackheads" after leaving the show floor. The trio then delves into the highlights and lowlights of the event, from...

Nathan is once again joined by his Canadian military friends to discuss everything from Justin Trudeau resigning in disgrace as Prime Minister of Canada, to Trump's 'plans' to annex Canada and make it the 51st state and how the group thinks that would go. They also cover the state of Canada's gun laws, Canada's impact on the natives, and how the Canadian military remains woeful...

Nathan, Phil the Camera guy and Freedom Visualizations (this time, returning as 'Lu*gi') kick the year off with a Schizocast. The lads discuss everything from New Years resolutions through healthy eating, financial security, HB1 Visas, gas station dick pills and why you should avoid them like the plague. All that, and much more! Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perk...

Joining Nathan and B.R this episode is Micah Mayfield and Charlie Coks, of Garand Thumb fame, now high caliber content creators in their own right. The lads discuss accidental stolen valor and why it's funny, Charlie's competition journey so far, Micah shares how his YouTube channel came to be, and the gang talk why Idaho is only getting better (based people only). All that, and much more! Check o...

Joining B.R and Nathan this week is Sam. Sam was raised in a traditionalist Christian community (very similar to the Amish) whom live a humble communal lifestyle without a reliance on technology, he has since left and found a great interest in bleeding edge tech for the purposes of autonomy, now running a page, Falcon Ground Link, exploring all of tech’s latest usage in warfare, surveillance, PsyO...

Nathan, Phil and B.R gather for an emergency episode on the murder of (now former) United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson by Luigi Mangione. The guys get into the wild details of the incident itself where a young Ivy League graduate gunned down the healthcare insurance CEO in New York City with a suppressed handgun at close range, everything from the pistol itself to the wider social, political and...

Art and War goes DOWN UNDAH! Nathan and Phil the camera guy are joined by guest Freedom Visualizations who reveals he's an Aussie. The lads get into firearm ownership in Australia and the many cucked factors that come with it, Nathan makes FV do American accents and makes fun of how Australians say ‘no’, and the guys discuss gun culture down under and people’s attitudes to firearm ownership. The g...

Irish Lucas returns for a Schizocast with Nathan. The lads get into the Presidential election, Trump's surprise win following the 2020 election aftermath, how Europeans are reacting to the news, and the Trump campaigns podcast focused approach to interviews. The lads also talk movies, from Lucas' controversial appreciation for Joker 2, the ever-flowing slop of superhero movies and what Nathan make...

Nathan, B.R and Phil the camera guy joke about the most important election of our lifetimes. The lads get into the lunacy of a Republican Felon and a Democrat Cop being the two 'very best' leaders America has to offer, the many weird circumstances surrounding the election, holding your own candidates accountable, living free regardless of who wins the election and much much more! Check out our Pat...

This episode, Nathan talks to Bunker and Alex, a pair with years of experience working within the prison system including time working max security and death row. Alex worked within men’s prisons and Bunker worked inside women’s prisons. The pair get into the difference between men and women’s prisons, how routine avoids chaos, sooo many butt smuggling stories and the many ways corruption, conceal...

Friends of Art and War, Nic & Rachel join Nathan to talk entrepreneurship, metal fabrication, homesteading, PP.TF, learning to shoot and Nic shooting to a higher degree than most of local government employees, raising their own animals for meat and much more! Check out our guests at: https://www.instagram.com/blacklocustdesignsllc/ https://www.blacklocustdesignsllc.com/ Check out our Patreon h...

In this Art and War Video Special, B.R and Phil the Camera Guy head to Sweetwater, Tennessee, for Noddy After Dark, a standout event proliferating night vision, full-auto, and suppressor culture in Appalachia. B.R connects with Opie, the main organizer, to uncover the history and purpose behind this gathering, and its role in maintaining Eastern Tennessee and surrounding Appalachia's bold spirit o...

In this more serious episode, DJ of CTHR.LLC returns to share his firsthand experiences working on the ground in North Carolina in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Joining Nathan and B.R., the discussion delves into the essential work carried out, from delivering supplies and setting up aid stations to distributing radios for those without communication, and the efforts of search and r...

Return with B.R. to the rifle that started it all for so many shooters—the iconic Daisy BB gun, whose name was inspired by a board member's quip: "it shoots like a daisy." Lawrence Taylor, the marketing mind behind Daisy, reveals how the company transformed from a toy manufacturer into a respected name in the industry, leaving a mark on pop culture and staying relevant today. He also highlights th...

Join Nathan and B.R. on this episode of 'The Art and War Podcast' as they sit down with Chad, an Idaho entrepreneur and owner of Craft and Lore leather goods, Blitz Defense, and industry photographer at Course of Fire. This episode offers an educational dive into the journey of being your own boss, as Chad shares insights from his path starting out as a graphic designer to running successful busin...

Joining Nathan this week is returning guest Caleb Daniels of Commando Bond and for the first time on the show, Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons and Headstamp Publishing Co. to talk about Caleb’s new book, featuring illustrations from Nathan ‘Licensed Troubleshooter: The Guns of James Bond’. The lads get into the purpose of the book, it’s appeal to both casual and hardcore gun nerds and James Bond...

People love sequels, right? In a follow up to Episode 044: The Fat People Industrial Complex, Nathan and B.R sit down with Noah Holzman, founder of Clean Muscle LLC, to discuss Fitness and Diet for Dummies. The lads, in-between irreverent rabbit hole discussions, get into starting and sticking with a workout regime, pushing through excuses, adjusting diet and what eating right looks like, and work...

Irish Lucas returns to the show alongside Phil the Camera Guy, Nathan and B.R. The lads get into what's going on in the UK, with civil unrest rising up due to immigration concerns, Nathan touches on the China-India border war and the often silly and deadly conflicts that rise from it, Lucas shares why he is now planning a real move to the US and what states he is thinking about moving to, the lads...

B.R gets back to his anti-state roots with Goonicidal Tendencies. The lads get into Texas and it’s surprisingly complacent gun culture despite it’s reputation, their views of the government, living free, Anarchy and what the word actually means and GT shares his thoughts on being a Christian Anarchist. The guys also ramble about the United State's $35 trillion dollar national debt, learning th...

B.R and Nathan discuss their Idaho adventure, sharing guns with their parents, Defense Contractors and their lack of care for the civilian market, RAADS scores and much more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our Patreon here to support what we do and get insider perks! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠                              ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/CBRNArt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsors...

Former USAF SERE instructor, now founder and trainer at American Reconstruction Concepts, Michael Caughran joins the show this week to discuss why Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape skills are as fundamental to the Second Amendment as your rifle. Nathan and Michael get into what SERE is, what SERE School has looked like throughout the War on Terror and how near peer conflict has radically ch...

Slade Cutrer, founder of Irregular Defense, family man and former Navy SEAL joins B.R and Nathan to discuss faith and The Orthodox Church in this episode. The gang get into what The Church is all about, what separates 'Eastern Orthodoxy' from Western Christianity, where modern Western churches have gone astray, why 'convert or die' is not in line with God's will, B.R and Slade discuss 'Atheism fac...

In an episode slightly different from our usual program, Nathan and B.R give their take on everything to do with the attempted assassination of former US President, Donald Trump. The lads talk 'Ree Tardy Oswald' and the alleged motivations of the unlikely shooter, the 'poverty pony' rifle he used, the wild lack of security at the 2024 Pennsylvania rally, if this event was incompete...

Aaron Loveless, entrepreneur, designer and engineer behind Loveless Performance, joins Nathan and B.R. Aaron gets into how his Art and War RAADS High Score has lead him from High School entrepreneurship making class rings to learning under a Jeweler, becoming an engineer without a degree and working in advanced fields and 'rebuilding' early 20th century and classic bikes from patent drawings using...

Celebrate Independence Day with our favorite British and Canadian freedom refugees, B.R and Nathan. The lads talk about B.R getting banned on IG for the 8th or so time (his page has since been mysteriously restored), the disastrous Presidential debate and immediately ensuing election year social media landscape, the guys talk intro to the tactical world: Magpul Rifle Dynamics for Nathan and Garand...