T.Rex Talk
By T.Rex Arms
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| Episode | Date |
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Grey Man Theory
3751
Lucas Botkin talks about how to become the elusive and mysterious Grey Man. He has the right equipment and clothing, not to mention friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan. He speaks a dozen languages and knows every local custom. He'll blend in, disappear. You'll never see him again. With any luck he's got the grail already. |
Apr 15, 2021 |
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Building Liberty: Reading List Part 2
3680
Isaac returns to discuss censorship, gun laws, and to finish his recommended reading list of important books. |
Apr 08, 2021 |
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How to Play Uno
3490
Stay on top of manufacturing or draw 25. Lucas explains the strange and confusing saga of the AC-Uno, the plate carrier of mysterious origins that appeared on our site on April first. The product is not a joke, but someone did get fooled. |
Apr 02, 2021 |
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How to Market a New Company
3390
T.Rex Arms is a very old company; almost 8 years old. But if Lucas were to begin marketing a NEW company, here's a few things he would do. |
Mar 25, 2021 |
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Tour of the Holster Production Pipeline
4066
Isaac walks around our current production pipeline, and explains how we make holsters now... but also talks through how we've been scaling and rebuilding our shop to make holsters faster in the future! The shop is loud, so sorry about the audio quality. |
Mar 18, 2021 |
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2021 Firearm Legislation
4534
Isaac talks about some of the various gun-related legislation at the Federal level, and here in Tennessee, while at the VERY SAME TIME David Botkin testifies before the TN Criminal Justice Committee in defense of Constitutional Carry. His remarks begin at the 1:00:00 mark. |
Mar 11, 2021 |
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Ask Lucas: Gear, Airsoft, Training
3784
Lucas does Q&A on gear, airsoft stuff, and training, many of which came from folks who watched the airsoft video we released on YouTube last week. |
Mar 04, 2021 |
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Chameleon Targets and Tech
3572
Isaac does Q&A on the Chameleon Target System, explains how it has developed over the last year, and discusses various T.Rex Arms technology projects; projects that were, projects that are, and some projects which have not yet come to pass. |
Feb 25, 2021 |
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The Doctrine of Anti-Fragility
1910
Isaac reflects on various lessons from the recent bad weather, Big Tech de-platforming, and the death of Rush Limbaugh - and why we need to be more sturdy and anti-fragile. |
Feb 18, 2021 |
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Scopes, Lights, and Rifle Attachments
3775
Lucas talks about rifle builds, particularly the attachments and accesories of various rifle builds, after Isaac makes a quick political announcement about various gun bills. This is essentially a revisitation of the material from our lost September 16th episode. |
Feb 11, 2021 |
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Warbelt Setup Overview
3688
Lucas talks about setting up warbelts, and all the holsters, mag carriers, medical gear, and various other bags, pouches, and first line equipment that goes on the belt. |
Feb 04, 2021 |
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The January No Topic Q&A Stream
3541
It's been a long time since we did a regular Q&A stream to talk about whatever YOU want to talk about. So here it is. Our YouTube viewers ask Lucas and Isaac a bunch of completely random questions. |
Jan 28, 2021 |
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Inauguration, Overreaction, and Response
1041
Isaac Botkin talks about lessons from the escalating reactions to everything surrounding the election and inauguration. Don't let the overreactions fool you. ...This produced, in 1760 and 1761, an awakening and a revival of American principles and feelings, with an enthusiasm which went on increasing till, in 1775, it burst out in open violence, hostility, and fury.” - John Adams |
Jan 21, 2021 |
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Airsoft for Training?
3641
Lucas just got back from a major airsoft event, and has some thoughts on the training value of airsoft gear and activities. |
Jan 14, 2021 |
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The Second Amendment Reading List
3587
On January 6th nothing happened that we're allowed to talk about on a YouTube Livestream, so Isaac talked about the books that T.Rex Arms recommends folks be reading in 2021. These are books on the 2nd Amendment, the history of tyrannical governments and resistance, and other topics TOTALLY unrelated to any events that are happening today. |
Jan 07, 2021 |
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2020: Year in Review
3792
It's been a rollercoaster of a year, both for T.Rex Arms and the whole rest of the world. Isaac and Lucas talk about lessons and takeaways. |
Dec 31, 2020 |
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Why Christmas in 2020 is Merry
3748
Isaac talking about end of year stuff, future stuff, and the true meaning of Christmas. |
Dec 24, 2020 |
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The T.Rex Arms Ready Rig
3799
Lucas describes the new chest rig we're making, and answers questions about its development and use. |
Dec 17, 2020 |
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The T.Rex Arms AC1 Plate Carrier
3685
Lucas provides information about and answers questions about about our new minimalistic Plate Carrier. This one is a little more visual, so it might be worth looking up the video version if you want to see the demo. |
Dec 10, 2020 |
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Why Customer Service Matters
3768
Lucas and Kyle talk about why T.Rex Arms puts such a priority on customer service, how we built our CS department, and a few lessons we've learned over the years. |
Dec 03, 2020 |
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Black Friday Sale and Thanksgiving
614
Check out this brief announcement about how to take part in the T.Rex Arms Black Friday Sale! Also, check out the new layout of the shipping and inventory area (in the video version, anyhow), hear about a few of the things that we are thankful for this year, and go have a happy Thanksgiving! |
Nov 25, 2020 |
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How to Navigate Internet Censorship and Manipulation
3911
There's been a lot of talk about how Social Media platforms have or have not been censoring and manipulating the flow of information throughout 2020. Isaac and Noah Botkin will talk about how much control these platforms have, and a few ways to be less affected by that control. |
Nov 19, 2020 |
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Mainstream Media vs. Internet Hearsay
3724
So it's still election night, forever, and nobody trusts nobody. We talk investigations, division, misinformation, and a bit about Black Friday and T.Rex plans for the rest of the year. |
Nov 12, 2020 |
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Election Night Aftermath
4206
There are no results from last night's presidential election yet, but that's all that the internet to talk about, so I guess we're going to talk about it. But mostly we'll just answer questions about why we aren't losing hope. |
Nov 05, 2020 |
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How and Why to use DMR Radios
4347
Analog radio is awesome, but digital radio has some very valuable abilities. Isaac and David discuss how to program DMR radios and why you might want a business license in addition to an amateur license. |
Oct 29, 2020 |
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The Strength of the Gun Economy
4486
2020 has seen a bunch of changes that have affected different parts of the economy in different ways. Let's look at them, especially as related to skyrocketing gun sales, ammo sales, and related manufacturing. |
Oct 22, 2020 |
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How Lucas Marketed T.Rex Arms
3800
Lucas Botkin talks about how he marketed T.REX ARMS back in the old days... Before the dark times... Before the shadowbanning. Also, general Q&A, because he always does that. |
Oct 15, 2020 |
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How and Why to Resist Tyranny
3588
Isaac Botkin talks about the ATF's new cease and desist letter concerning the Q Honey Badger pistol, and interviews the CrossPolitic team who were recently arrested for singing in public in Moscow, Idaho. |
Oct 08, 2020 |
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How Weapon Technology Affects Culture
3580
Isaac Botkin talks about how firearms have changed over the centuries, and how these changes have affected culture. Culture also affects how firearms are perceived, and how laws are changed around them. |
Oct 01, 2020 |
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Everything I Know About Business I learned from X-Com
4413
Isaac and David talk about how old DOS games about fighting aliens can actually teach solid business lessons, and how games often teach solid economic models. |
Sep 24, 2020 |
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The Lost Episode
615
On September 16th, we tried to do our regular weekly livestream, but were shut down! When we switched to another platform to try again, we were cancelled again. This is the explanation of what happened behind the scenes, and some of our plans for the future. |
Sep 17, 2020 |
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The History of the Second Amendment
3796
The Second Amendment did not come out of a vacuum. Isaac and David Botkin talk about some of the historical ideas and presuppositions that led to private arms ownership being protected in the Bill of Rights, and the opposing ideas that challenge the concept of an armed citizenry. |
Sep 10, 2020 |
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White Lights and Laser Beams
4028
This episode was streamed live after dark, so Lucas could demonstrate lights and lasers, in the visible spectrum and IR. More than any other podcast so far, this one really should be seen and not just heard, so make sure you check out the video stream. |
Sep 03, 2020 |
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New Product and Media Launches
4020
The Weekly T.Rex Livestream is back! And a bunch of stuff has happened while we were away. Hear about some new products and some new media stuff, and a bit of behind-the-scenes observations about manufacturing and supply line issues in 2020. |
Aug 26, 2020 |
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Holster Setup and Use
4118
How the various T.Rex Arms holsters can be set up and adjusted, some various ways to use them, and why we make them the way we make them. |
Jul 08, 2020 |
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American Independence
3876
A discussion on the main lessons from the War for American Independence, the men who led, and some comparisons to other revolutionary movements before and after. |
Jul 01, 2020 |
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How We Set Up Rifles
3613
There are a lot of way to configure modern rifles to do different things. This will be an overview. This has a lot of visual demonstrations, so it's probably worth checking out the video link below. |
Jun 24, 2020 |
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Father's Day Conversation
4192
A discussion on the best lessons our Dad has taught us, and all the ways that he has influenced us in our lives and the building of T.Rex. |
Jun 17, 2020 |
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Gun Laws and Weapon Systems
4606
Lucas and Isaac talk about weapon systems: in general, how they get built around gun laws, and how things should be. |
Jun 10, 2020 |
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Riots and Revolution
3601
A conversation about civil unrest and societal change throughout history, looking at specific examples of tyranny, injustice, and resistance after the dust has settled. |
Jun 03, 2020 |
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Pistol Upgrades
4415
Lucas and Steve talk about upgrades that you can make to your pistol, and to yourself. |
May 27, 2020 |
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Comms Conversation
3883
Isaac and David have a conversation about emergency and radio communications, answering your questions about gear, systems, strategies, encryption and more! |
May 20, 2020 |
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Rebuilding America
4278
Isaac, Lucas, and David have a discussion on business and economics, difficulties and opportunities, and things you can be doing to help build a stronger American economy. |
May 13, 2020 |
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Armor and Plate Carriers
4418
ucas and David and Steve talk about different armor tech and plate carrier options. |
May 06, 2020 |
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Night Vision Conversation
3536
Isaac and Lucas have a discussion about night vision tools, from technical to practical to financial. All categories, all price ranges, all uses. |
Apr 29, 2020 |
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Quarantine and DON'T Chill
4060
Game, movie, and book recommendations from the T.REX team. How to improve yourself and make the most of your time.
Economics:
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Ask Lucas Anything
4221
Lucas Botkin takes questions regarding training, firearms, equipment, and the products T.REX ARMS creates. |
Mar 23, 2020 |