The Weekly Reload Podcast
A podcast featuring The Reload's Stephen Gutowski
About the show
A podcast from The Reload that offers sober, serious firearms reporting and analysis. It focuses on gun policy, politics, and culture. Tune in to hear from Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski and special guests from across the gun world each week.
Episodes
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Interviewing the Lawyer Who Dismantled America's Stun-Gun Bans
March 22nd, 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Alan Beck talk about how the landmark Heller decision led to the end of stun-gun bans.
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Reload Members Q&A
March 14th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake fogleman, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, ukraine
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski and Contributing Writer Jake Fogleman answer questions from Reload members on a wide range of gun topics.
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Former NRA Board Member Rocky Marshall on the Group's Legal Struggles
March 5th, 2022 | 56 mins 25 secs
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, nra, rocky marshall, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court, wayne lapierre
Rocky Marshall joins host Stephen Gutowski to discuss his time on the NRA board and his efforts to unseat Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre over allegations of corruption.
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Anthony Constantini On Ukraine Recognizing Civilian Gun Rights as Russia Invades
February 28th, 2022 | 46 mins 58 secs
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Anthony Constantini discuss Ukraine's effort to arm civilians as part of their strategy to defeat the Russian invasion.
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Cam Edwards on How Bad the Sandy Hook Settlement is for the Gun Industry
February 21st, 2022 | 59 mins 57 secs
2nd amendment, cam edwards, gun industry, gun news, gun politics, guns, remington, sandy hook, second amendment, settlement, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Bearing Arms editor Cam Edwards discuss the fallout of the settlement between Remington and the Sandy Hook families.
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Why Gun Owners Should Re-Elect Him
February 14th, 2022 | 53 mins 27 secs
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Brian Kemp discuss his record on guns and his race for re-election in Georgia.
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OSU Accounting Professor on NRA Revenues Falling by Half Since 2018, Legal Fees Ballooning in 2021
February 7th, 2022 | 1 hr 10 mins
2nd amendment, brian mittendorf, gun news, gun politics, guns, nra, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Professor Brian Mittendorf discuss a detailed financial document from the NRA exclusively obtained by The Reload.
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'Ghost Gun' Pioneer Cody Wilson on How He Makes AR-15s From Blocks of Raw Metal
January 31st, 2022 | 1 hr 26 secs
2nd amendment, cody wilson, defense distributed, ghost guns, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Cody Wilson discuss his company's latest innovation: the zero percent lower project.
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Recapping the World's Largest Gun Show With Outdoor Writer Gabby Hoffman
January 24th, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
2nd amendment, gabby hoffman, gun news, gun politics, guns, second amendment, shot show, shot show 2022, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Gabby Hoffman talk about what it was like at SHOT Show 2022.
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Matt Stoller Argues Industry Consolidation Contributes to the Ammo Price Surge
January 17th, 2022 | 1 hr 8 mins
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Matt Stoller discuss how market consolidation is making the ammo shortage worse.
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Canadian Gun-Rights Lawyer Ian Runkle on AR-15 Confiscation Effort
January 9th, 2022 | 1 hr 34 secs
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, ian runkle, second amendment, smith & wesson, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Ian Runkle discuss the Canadian government's effort to confiscate "assault weapons."
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Forgotten Weapons' Ian McCollum on the Appeal of Collecting Firearms
January 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
2nd amendment, forgotten weapons, gun collecting, gun news, gun politics, guns, ian mccollum, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Ian McCollum talk about gun history and the appeal of firearms collecting.
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Guns Out TV's Shermichael Singleton on the Changing Face of Gun Culture
December 27th, 2021 | 40 mins 56 secs
2nd amendment, black gun owners, gun news, gun politics, guns, guns out tv, second amendment, shermichael singleton, stephen gutowski, warrior poet society
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Shermichael Singleton talk about Guns Out TV and the increase in black gun owners.
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Debating Gun Salesman Turned Gun-Control Activist Ryan Busse
December 20th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, ryan busse, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest Ryan Busse discuss his new tell-all book that details his journey from gun-company executive to gun-control activist.
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Professor Evan Bernick on Charges Against the Michigan School Shooter's Parents
December 13th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
2nd amendment, evan bernick, gun crime, gun news, gun politics, guns, mass shooting, race, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski and Northern Illinois University College of Law professor Evan Bernick talk about the unprecedented charges against the parents of the 15-year-old who allegedly murdered 4 of his classmates in Michigan late last month.
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The Heritage Foundation's Amy Swearer On California's Magazine Confiscation Law Being Upheld
December 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
2nd amendment, alec baldwin, amy swearer, gun news, gun politics, guns, joe biden, ninth circuit, second amendment
The Heritage Foundation's Amy Swearer joins Stephen Gutowski to discuss her work as a Second Amendment policy wonk at one of the top conservative think tanks in D.C.. They discuss the Ninth Circuit upholding California's magazine ban and the Biden Administration's new suicide prevention plan.