The Art and War Podcast

Joining B.R and Nathan this week is Nick the Lefty (Left handed, chill), an Army vet from Tennessee who's now a dedicated family man, homesteader, and gunsmith. We talk about what 'living the good life really means', and some much needed 'white pills', finding a good partner, living freely and why the ‘afraid of women’ mentality has to go. We also dive into the wild history of...

Join B.R., Phil (our resident camera guy), and Georgie from Ruinbane Hobby for a dive into the world of Warhammer 40K! Discover why this iconic game has infiltrated gun culture through memes and more. The lads chat pandemic hobbies, gun counter tales, Georgie's first handgun (an H&K), and the 'fat people industrial complex' boom during COVID. B.R. confesses his guilty pleasure: pai...

Homesteader Mark Bonnalie, of Modern Rural Civilian, joins Nathan and B.R to talk about his efforts toward self reliance in Idaho. The lads get into Mark’s journey from Nightforce Optics to a nomad life of buying and renovating vintage RV’s to full-time homesteading, and what making a living while working on a homestead full time looks like. The guys also get into how the algorithm briefly favored...

Our favorite person on Capitol Hill, weirdly jacked Ben Sanderson, Federal Affairs expert and Host of The Minute Man Moment of Gun Owners of America returns to the show to chat with Nathan and B.R. about what's going on in the world of gun rights. The lads dive into recent wins that led to the ATF losing a significant part of their budget and shortening wait times for suppressors. Nathan share...

Joining Nathan and B.R this week is Michael and Trent from the Cloud Defensive team! The lads of course, ask ‘Where pistol light?’, get into the Cloud Defensive’s history, discuss R&D efforts, the possibility of red or IR lights in the future, why country of origin matters, marketing mentality regarding products that people trust with their lives, perfectionism in a world of instant gratificat...

Joining Nathan this week is Ben Gould, a Gunsmith of five years working for a major high end manufacturer. Ben and Nathan get into what modern gunsmithing means in the world of small arms R&D work, what makes a good gunsmith, what going to school for gun smithing at Montgomery Community College was like including finishing Nighthawk 1911's, handcarving rifle stocks, machining your own tool...

Joining Nathan and B.R this week is Matt Czarnowsky, film and TV armorer and prop master, with a resume spanning A24's Civil War, Bad Boys, Tomorrow War, AMC's The Walking Dead, multiple Marvel films and much more! The lads cover what the day job of a film armorer's life is like, how nepotism and complacency lead to the Alec Baldwin 'Rust' movie negligent shooting death of Haly...

Lucas and Nathan return with a Schizocast. The lads jump into a quick review of A24’s Civil War and if it’s worth your time, Lucas reveals he is only just now watching Band of Brothers and Nathan discusses how predatory subletting in his Canadian hometown has rapidly developed into apartment slumlords. The boys pivot from autistic movie reviews to how the US and Canada are both (poorly) attempting...

Nathan, B.R and Phil the camera guy report back with a video podcast special from SHOT Show 2024! The gang get into exploring the Vegas convention, free of the shill lenses most coverage offers. The lads talk to Arrius from FLUX Defense about the all new electronic ScopeSwitch (now sadly not featuring manual jacking action) as well as their new CCW PDW setup, the guys stop by Palmetto State Armory...

Nathan and B.R take a breather from guests to talk the recent Instāgrãm weirdness with people being forcibly logged out of their accounts, why it seems to be a ‘soft device ban’ for some, prior election year censorship shenanigans on social media and what to expect in 2024, Mët@ holding businesses hostage with access to their data to remain on IG and other behind the scenes fuckery. The lads also...

Following a chance encounter with the CBRN crew at a SHOT show party, Alex, founder of Grayman and Company, joins Nathan and B.R to share his journey from private Intelligence work overseas in Asia, Africa, Europe and beyond to founding Grayman, a bespoke tailor for truly low-vis armed professionals. Alex shares his story from working human intelligence jobs against counterfeiters of luxury and ph...

Joining Nathan this week is Alex, founder of Mojave Repeater and USMC veteran and Austin, a former student and now instructor for Mojave’s in-person classes. The lads get into starting out learning comms with something as simple as a Baoefeng, some more robust options to invest in, what taking a Mojave Repeater class looks like, and the practical application of radio skills for training groups, Se...

Can a private individual own functioning rocket launchers in the United States? Blowing that question out of the water with us this week, Nathan and B.R are joined by Jonathan Wild. Jonathan is the author of "Expident Recoiless Launcher, Panzerfaust”, “Man Portable Air Defense System: Fliegerfaust”, “Flame Assault Shoulder Weapon: M202A1 Flash”, his newly released: “Expedient Recoilless Launc...

This week, B.R is joined by Tyler from Dark Winter Concepts. Tyler and B.R talk homesteading in West Virginia, bringing self reliance to new spaces, why widening your circle with a mix of different skillsets is critical, prepping for more than just your immediate family, long term solutions for water, food, hygiene and more! Links mentioned in this episode:  Check out our guest on Instagram: https...

USPSA Grand Master and shooting instructor, Rob Epifania joins Nathan and B.R this week to talk all things performance shooting skill development. The lads get into everything from his path into USPSA shooting, grip technique corrections, how discipline drives performance, what the competitive shooting community is actually like offline, movement, dry fire and live fire routines and much more! Lin...

Finally joining the show for the first time officially, Forrest of the REDACTED Culture Cast gets dragged on to Art and War so B.R and Nathan can wax philosophical on all sorts. The lads discuss Minnesota lore and the state of things post 2020, Forrest’s move to Arizona, his origin story from homeschool through Ranger battalion, contracting, college with two degrees and getting into the industry a...

Orion Training Group's Jared returns to Art and War to chat with Nathan and B.R about life, learning and nonsense in equal measure. The lads start off with talk of Chinese food, sunning your taint and the time an older woman walked into a OTG class and began roasting dudes. Jared also gets into how OTG have expanded to featuring ‘force on force’ in all classes going forward and how adding real...

After 11 years of anonymity while running KommandoStore, founders Basil and Ashur join Nathan and B.R to give the origin story behind /K/’s favorite internet surplus store. The lads get into starting out buying surplus USMC backpacks from a government auction in high school, selling them out of Basil’s childhood basement and how 4Chan and the ’S.T.A.L.K.E.R Challenge’ created the basis for their f...

Faceless, the creative chaotic enigma behind Zero Sleep and Low Level Perpetrators joins Nathan and B.R to talk all things propaganda, rebellion through art and give us insight into some Faceless lore. The lads start off with Faceless’ origin in the remnants of California’s ‘Wild West’, coming up as a street wear fashion brand until he was cancelled in the fashion industry, why Vice Media snubbed...

In this episode, Nathan is joined once again by Mike from Sons of Liberty Gun Works. Together, they tackle the topic of the 'Modern Sporting Rifle' label and its impact on the gun rights debate. They draw parallels with countries like the UK, Australia, and Canada as potential futures for rights in the US, discussing the deepening divide in American politics and SOLGW's move into 6mm M...

Nathan, B.R and Phil the camera guy get together for a SHOT Show 2024 pre-amble. The lads discuss their expectations for the annual Gun Industry Vegas convention, the freedom of only representing the civilian end-user, focusing on community more than innovations and gimmicks in our attendance and why Las Vegas is a reluctant gathering spot for the gang. Also discussed: the lads HAVE to comment on...

Joining Nathan and B.R this week: Co-Founder of suppressor manufacturer: Otter Creek Labs, Andrew! The lads get into Nathan’s involvement designing their mascot, packaging and why a big breasted Otter is going on the company vehicle, Andrew’s path from a gun meme lord into a successful suppressor manufacturer, why it’s so important to honor the hard earned money of people investing in your product...

For our third annual Christmas special, joining Nathan and B.R: Guns and Guillotines of meme infamy and The eMilitia Podcast returns to profess the word of Jesus Christ Superstar, Christmas Spirit, questionable milk based holiday drink choices and much more! Also returning to the podcast, Ana, aka Victim Henry, Bulgarian gunstagram illustrator turned Florida woman. The gang get into art thievery,...

Rebels Raiders joins Nathan for a chat this week. Rebel gets into the recent San Diego gun community content creator gathering, imposter syndrome, what it means to be an ‘influencer’, Nathan forgets what the ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus was about but likens it to pushing a rock up a hill and working at Cannae Pro Gear and pulling a ’Taylor Swift’ by buying up inventory after they went defunct to...

Collin Underdahl, former marine, current shooter and industry guy joins Nathan and B.R this week. The lads discuss questionable old school polymer AR uppers, Collin deep dives his AUGtism and why no other bullpup has managed to be worthy competition, why finding a good partner is the most important 'prepping' you could do and much, much more! Links mentioned in this episode:  Check out Col...