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Ballistic Radio

Cincinnati, Ohio


    • Nov 28, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 59 EPISODES

    4.7 from 185 ratings Listeners of Ballistic Radio that love the show mention: personal defense, self defense, firearms, solid information, instructors, gun, best guests, mainly, good info, radio show, training, always great, occasional, real world, breaks, great information, move, great guests, longer, related.



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    Struggle and Strife (Season 10 Episode 366)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 49:31


    “Go beyond preparing for the self-defense incident I hope you never have to go through. There's a reason why people look to martial arts...

    In a China Shop (SEASON 10 EPISODE 365)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 51:48


    “If you choose to prioritize spending your money on things other than high-level training, you still have an inherent right to self-defense (and) you...

    Diplomatic Immunity (Season 10 Episode 364)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 51:19


    “If you've trained to shoot fast and accurately, all the other problem solving aside, just the mechanics of shooting the gun, that's not going...

    Discretion and Valor (Season 10 Episode 363)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 50:13


    “One of the things I do in my scenarios is, students that gracefully exit and find a way to not use any force at...

    Just Another Option (SEASON 9 EPISODE 362)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 51:53


    “When most people hear violent criminal actor, they imagine someone who is obviously mentally ill, or is going to stand out…The majority of the...

    Gateways > Gatekeepers (SEASON 9 EPISODE 361)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 51:02


    “I'm not trying to turn them into me. There are some of us who have adopted this as our lifestyle, this is what we...

    The Sound of the Guns (SEASON 9 EPISODE 360)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 46:44


    “I don't think you necessarily need to be perfect in your execution of tactics, I think what's probably more important might be understanding the...

    All the Time in the World (SEASON 9 EPISODE 359)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 52:24


    “You are not going to empty the bag of blood that is a human in the quantity of seconds that it takes someone to...

    Comforting or Comfortable? (SEASON 9 EPISODE 358)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 45:56


    “Concealment is a challenge. It's made up of a number of different things, that can ultimately lead to success, but it requires that you...

    The Devil’s Greatest Trick (SEASON 9 EPISODE 357)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 56:18


    The Artist and the Brush (SEASON 9 EPISODE 356)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 46:43


    Everything Ends (SEASON 9 EPISODE 355)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 61:43


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    We're Going on an Adventure! (Season 9 Episode 354)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 50:00


    “If you're not losing then that means you're not putting yourself out there, because if you only put yourself in things you always win...

    Oh Yeah! (Season 9 Episode 353)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 55:50


    “Not all shootings are scary, so don't put that into your training and think that it's always going to be, because it's not always…”...

    Yelling at Clouds (Season 9 Episode 352)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 48:17


    “When you have a minimum standard, you don't teach people past the standard, you invariably teach down to the standard.” – Caleb Giddings  ...

    Balance (SEASON 9 EPISODE 351)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 49:21


    “If you don't accept the fact that there really is evil out there, and that it's appropriate to use force to thwart it, then...

    Sensitivity Training With Bill Blowers (SEASON 9 EPISODE 350)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 51:37


    “I remember going to a class with a rifle, with a red dot, and you know what happened right? . . . all this...

    Dots (SEASON 9, EPISODE 349)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 44:27


    “With any red dot program you have to embrace a higher level of maintenance. There's no other way around it.” -Dan Smith  For the...

    What IS Good Enough? (SEASON 9, EPISODE 348)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 54:44


    “Safety and gun-handling are priority number one, always.” -Chris Cypert  Ballistic Radio welcomes Chris Cypert of Citizens Defense Research back to the show! Have...

    No Plan Survives (SEASON 9, EPISODE 347)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 47:18


    “Plans are useless, but planning is invaluable.” -Chris Cypert  Ballistic Radio welcomes Chris Cypert of Citizens Defense Research back to the show! What is...

    The Poisoned Well (SEASON 9, EPISODE 346)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 49:08


    “We have unprecedented access to information that used to take years of study to get. Now … you can go on YouTube and you...

    The Liberalization of Concealed Carry (SEASON 9, EPISODE 345)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 57:00


    “The word liberal has a lot in common with the word liberty and if we think about that aspect of liberal politics that is...

    Handgun WMLs Are Not *Necessary* (SEASON 8, EPISODE 344)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 57:22


    “As far as target I.D. or …target positive identification, it’s pretty much a gimme in civilian self-defense roles because it’s the dude robbing you...

    Feet Of Clay (SEASON 8, EPISODE 343)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 85:28


    “Even the idea that I would be a mentor to someone, in and of itself, makes me leery because I’m like wow, I’m an...

    …We’ll Do It Live (SEASON 8, EPISODE 342)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 52:59


    “The idea is to provide you the benefits of an experience without the consequences of real life.” – Craig Douglas  Ballistic Radio is honored...

    Cognitive Load (SEASON 8, EPISODE 341)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 49:57


    “Once we’ve compressed the timeframe that decisions have to be made in they get a lot harder to make. And I think a lot...

    Glory Days?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 46:54


    “…We have had a huge sea change as far as what we consider acceptable risk in our society.” -John Hearne  Ballistic Radio is honored...

    A Student Of Students (SEASON 8, EPISODE 339)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 52:43


    “The very best instructors that I have seen are students of their students.” – Samuel Middlebrook  Samuel Middlebrook of Redhawk Firearm Training makes his...

    A Flat Circle (SEASON 8, EPISODE 338)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 56:07


    “My era of people probably need to be more patient, and younger folks need to be more open to listening to people with experience...

    Do No Harm? (SEASON 8, EPISODE 337)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 48:34


    “If you are looking for a fight, well then that places you outside the bounds of normal morality, in my opinion.” -John Correia  John...

    Curiosity, Not Paranoia (SEASON 8, EPISODE 336)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 49:24


    “Paying attention doesn’t mean paranoia, it means curiosity. It means seeing what’s going on in the world and are the things in this world...

    The Good Idea Fairy (SEASON 8, EPISODE 335)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 49:01


    “The good idea fairy will bite you in the butt if you don’t make sure that you have solutions to some of these problems...

    Fortune Favors (SEASON 8 EPISODE 334)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 52:47


    “Decisive action is the key for any great success in life.” -John Murphy Ballistic Radio is honored to welcome back John Murphy of FPF...

    Murphy’s Law (SEASON 8, EPISODE 333)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 48:38


    “…We have to have skillsets realizing that we may not be the superhero we think we are every moment of every day.” -John Murphy...

    Stay Out Of Trouble (SEASON 8, EPISODE 332)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 54:03


    “You are staying out of trouble, as opposed to getting out of trouble.” – Claude Werner One of our very favorite guests, The Tactical...

    The Best For, Whom?(SEASON 8, EPISODE 331)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 49:59


    “We want the best. But I think there’s something lost along the way when… on one hand we say we want everyone to be...

    Ascending Control (SEASON 8, EPISODE 330)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 48:59


    “I really believe in the old idea of… Mindset, Tactics, Skill, Gear in order of descending importance. But it’s also an order of ascending...

    It’s Complicated (SEASON 8, EPISODE 329)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 49:19


    “…That is what we’re trying to simulate in Force on Force. There’s so much more to self-defense than just pulling a trigger.” -Erik Pakieser...

    Let Them Shoot Cake! (SEASON 8, EPISODE 328)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 47:20


    “We have a perfect storm. I’ve never seen anything like this before, I’ve never seen this kind of…any one of the factors we have...

    Lessons From A Combat Ant (SEASON 8, EPISODE 327)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 49:27


    “It’s always been interesting to me, nobody hands you a knife and says don’t worry it’s dull. But we hear it a lot with...

    An Element Of Risk (SEASON 8, EPISODE 326)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 55:17


    “Generally speaking people who are very experienced in violence, and have seen a lot of it…avoid it.” -Chris Cypert  The newest member of Citizens...

    War…War Never Changes (SEASON 8, EPISODE 325)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 52:04


    “When it comes to the hidden costs…and the suffering that are brought about, there’s nothing romantic about it.” -Chris Cypert  The newest member of...

    Swing…And A Miss? (SEASON 8, EPISODE 324)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 45:50


    “The world is providing input like a pitching machine. It doesn’t love you, it doesn’t hate you, it’s just pitching. But you have to...

    Strange Days (SEASON 8, EPISODE 323)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 50:53


    “So the list of things that you would kill and die for is something that you’ve got to sit down and really think about....

    The Map Is Not The Territory (SEASON 8, EPISODE 322)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 50:41


    “One of the things that a lot of people seem to have a hard time with is the fact that … you’re only the...

    Pandemics, Unrest, Intellectual Honesty, and Force (SEASON 8, EPISODE 321)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 52:01


    “I think a bigger issue is that everyone, when they have these scenarios run through their head they always win.” -Lee Weems  Lee Weems...

    The Better Angels Of Our Nature (SEASON 8, EPISODE 320)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 54:16


    “It turns out that being right on the facts doesn’t change behavior, but, there are other things that do. So without arguing a single...

    MAGPUL: Because You Rock, and They Love You (SEASON 8, EPISODE 319)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 49:08


    “We don’t like to make mags that aren’t optimizing or increasing, or at least matching the performance of the factory magazines. So there’s a...

    Men With No Legs (SEASON 8, EPISODE 318)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 58:05


    “So the motivation became I’m doing this now because of the people I love and the things I love and I don’t want to...

    Fun-Free Zones (PODCAST SEASON 7, EPISODE 317)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 42:40


    “It seems like you get around the personal protection industry folk and, as a newbie, you go ‘Yeah, I want to do this to...

    Off Script (PODCAST SEASON 7, EPISODE 316)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 46:52


    “I’d been involved in real violence in my life several times, and never before in training had I felt that kind of pressure.” -Shawn...

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