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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Gun Activism on the Local Level With the CEO of San Diego County Gun Owners
September 27th, 2021 | 1 hr 9 mins
2nd amendment, gun news, gun politics, guns, san diego county gun owners, second amendment, stephen gutowski, wendy hauffen
Host Stephen Gutowski and San Diego County Gun Owners head Wendy Hauffen talk about the group's outreach to women and how it is able to be effective even deep in hostile territory.
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National Review's Jim Geraghty on NRA Turmoil and Fallout From Biden's Failed ATF Nomination
September 20th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
Host Stephen Gutowski interviews National Review Senior Political Correspondent Jim Geraghty about President Biden's ATF nomination failing and the crisis at the NRA.
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VCDL's Philip Van Cleave on the Upcoming Virginia Elections
September 13th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
2nd amendment, atf, david chipman, gun news, gun politics, guns, joe biden, philip van cleave, second amendment, stephen gutowski, vcdl, virginia
VCDL President Philip Van Cleave talks with host Stephen Gutowski about the upcoming Virginia elections and the group's defamation suit against a gun-control group. Plus, the latest on how The Reload's reporting sunk President Biden's ATF nominee.
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Active Self Protection's John Correia on Evidence-Based Armed Defense Training
September 3rd, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
Host Stephen Gutowski and guest John Correia of Active Self Protection discuss how videos of real deadly-force encounters have shaped his understanding of armed defense training.
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Members of Asian American and Pacific Islander Gun Owners (AAPIGO) Discuss Minority Gun Rights
August 27th, 2021 | 53 mins 51 secs
2nd amendment, aapigo, asian americans, asians, gun news, gun politics, gun rights, guns, second amendment, stephen gutowski
This week Stephen Gutowski talks with leaders of Asian American and Pacific Islander Gun Owners (AAPIGO) about the unique challenges facing gun owners of Asian descent in America.
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National African American Gun Association President Philip Smith on Biden's ATF Nominee David Chipman
August 21st, 2021 | 52 mins 55 secs
2nd amendment, atf, gun news, gun politics, guns, national african american gun association, philip smith, second amendment, stephen gutowski, supreme court
Philip Smith and Stephen Gutowski discuss accusations of racism against President Biden's ATF director nominee, the Supreme Court's gun-carry case, and the growth of black gun ownership in the past year.
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Wake Forest Professor David Yamane on the Spread of Gun Carry in America
August 13th, 2021 | 58 mins 29 secs
Professor Yamane talks about the history of gun-carry laws from the days of the OK Corral to today. Plus, an update on accusations of racism against President Biden's ATF nominee.
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National Review's David Harsanyi on Biden's ATF Nominee David Chipman
August 7th, 2021 | 1 hr 7 mins
Stephen Gutowski is joined by National Review's David Harsanyi to discuss the faltering nomination of David Chipman to head the ATF.
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Cam Edwards of Bearing Arms on Allegations of Racism Against Biden's ATF Nominee
July 31st, 2021 | 57 mins 11 secs
2nd amendment, atf, cam edwards, david chipman, gun news, gun politics, guns, joe biden, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Cam Edwards and host Stephen Gutowski discuss the impact of racist allegations against ATF director nominee David Chipman, and an update on a big name leaving the NRA's board.
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Northeastern University's James Alan Fox on Mass Shootings
July 25th, 2021 | 53 mins 36 secs
Northeastern University professor and USA Today contributor James Alan Fox joins host Stephen Gutowski to discuss the misleading way media count mass shootings and the solutions for them.
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Duke's Jake Charles on the California Assault Weapons Ban Ruling and Exclusives on Republican Efforts to Block Biden's Gun Actions
July 18th, 2021 | 1 hr 13 mins
2nd amendment, assault weapons ban, california, gun law, gun news, gun politics, guns, jake charles, second amendment, stephen gutowski
Host Stephen Gutowski interviews Duke University Center for Firearms Law Executive Director Jake Charles about the ruling that struck down California's "assault weapons" ban.
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Tiffany Johnson on Reaching Black Gun Owners, and a New Gun Sales Trend Emerges
July 12th, 2021 | 59 mins 37 secs
black gun ownership, gun culture, gun politics, gun sales, guns, minority gun ownership, stephen gutowski, sutherland springs, tiffany johnson
In this episode, I talk to Rangemaster's Tiffany Johnson about her new effort to train instructors in being more approachable for minority customers.
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David French on the Supreme Court Gun Carry Case and an Update on the NRA
July 4th, 2021 | 1 hr 18 mins
david french, federal court, firearms litigation, gun law, gun politics, guns, red flag laws, stephen gutowski, supreme court
A deep dive on the state of gun litigation in the federal courts with The Dispatch's David French. Plus, an update on the NRA and red-flag laws in practice.
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Charles Cooke on 2nd Amendment History and an Update on the Gun Sales Surge
July 1st, 2021 | 58 mins 51 secs
2nd amendment, charles cooke, gun news, gun politics, gun sales, guns, second amendment, smith & wesson, stephen gutowski
Reload Founder Stephen Gutowski interviews National Review's Charles Cooke about President Joe Biden's recent comments on the history of the Second Amendment