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Riding Shotgun With Charlie is a aims to entertain and educate people who are into firearms. However, not everything is firearm related. We may talk music or politics or whatever may come up during a conversation between the driver and the passenger.
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In this compelling episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Stephanie Winn, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, consultant, and host of the podcast You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist. Stephanie is also the creator of the ROGD Repair Course and Community for Parents, a vital resource for families navigating Rapid-Onset Gender Dysphoria (RO…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #212 Irv Gill Blackbelt Ammunition I love it when a plan comes together. I was heading to New Jersey and it was a vacation week, so I had some extra time. I’d been in contact with Irv Gill from Blackbelt Ammunition and we were able to meet at Tanner’s Sports Center in Jamison, Pa. I met Nayara Andrejczyk there last year …
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In this episode of Noggin Notes, Jake is joined by Robin Atkins, a licensed professional counselor and reproductive mental health expert at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, to explore the intersection of reproductive health and mental well-being. Robin brings her deep expertise in helping individuals and families navigate the emotional challenges ti…
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In this thought-provoking episode of Noggin Notes, Jake welcomes Chuck Pezeshki, founder of Empathy Guru and a professor of mechanical engineering, to explore the transformative power of empathy in both personal and professional spheres. Chuck has dedicated his career to understanding how empathy works as a tool for deeper connection, improved ment…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #211 Dick Heller Heller v DC Back in 2018, I was heading to hear some friends speak at the Heller 10 Celebration hosted by Second Amendment Institute. I got a call from one of my friends and she said “we’re going to Heller’s house”. I wondered “who’s we? Is it her? Am I part of we?”. She called back and I got to go hang …
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In this insightful episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Lisabeth Lange to explore her bold perspectives on mental health, societal issues, and personal empowerment. Lisabeth also shares her journey as the author of The Luminescence Manual, a guide to healing and transformation through self-awareness and unconventional thinking. Throughout t…
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In this inspiring episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Devin Perkins, a passionate 2A activist originally from Virginia, who is making a significant impact through his work with youth and community outreach. As the founder of the Kids To Kings Outreach Program, Devin is dedicated to empowering the next generation by equipping them with esse…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #210 Don Mann SEAL Team 1, 2, & 6, Author It’s great when someone calls you and says “Hey, Don Mann is looking to do some media. Can I give him your contact info?”. The answer is “of course”. Thanks to Rich Yumul from Gun Owners Radio for reaching out. I called Don and talked with him. I had some time off from work and i…
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In this powerful episode of Noggin Notes, Jake welcomes back Mike Sodini, a 3rd generation firearm industry professional and the driving force behind Walk The Talk America (WTTA). Mike and Jake delve into the crucial work they've accomplished together, focusing on bridging the gap between the firearm community and mental health advocacy. With his u…
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In this compelling episode of Noggin Notes, Jake sits down with Andrew Hartz, a practicing clinical psychologist and the founder of a prominent therapy institute, to explore the pressing issue of self-censorship within the mental health industry. Andrew brings a wealth of experience from his clinical practice, academic roles, and his work as a Writ…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #209 Mike Harris Gun Owners Action League, Director of Public Policy A couple years ago, I got a call from Jim Wallace from Gun Owners Action League (GOAL). He was sending out a couple of the GOAL staff to Gun Rights Policy Conference. He asked if I would introduce them to folks. Not a problem. One of the staff was Mike …
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In this insightful episode of Noggin Notes, Jake is joined by Dr. Chloe Carmichael, a clinical psychologist and USA Today bestselling author who graduated Phi Beta Kappa summa cum laude from Columbia University, earning a BA in Psychology with departmental honors. She holds a Masters and Doctorate of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from Long Isla…
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In this enlightening episode of Noggin Notes, Jake welcomes Georgia Vanderville, who is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, and TEDx Speaker renowned for her international work with youth and the Women Owned Small Business community. Named one of the Most Influential Women of the Sierra Nevadas, she chairs NevadaWorks, representing …
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #208 Lucretia Hughes Klucken This is a name you want to know. And a person you want to follow. I learned about her with the Women for Gun Rights group. I saw her testify in front of Congress. She lost her son to gang violence but she didn’t turn into an anti-gun red shirt. She donned the teal and knew that it wasn’t a gu…
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In this enlightening episode of the Noggin Notes Podcast, Jake welcomes Dr. Patrick Lockwood, a seasoned psychologist and addiction recovery expert. Join us as they delve into various types of therapy, discuss what makes a therapy effective, and explore the critical importance of mental health. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation that prom…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #206 Joe Meaux Aklys Defense There has only been one other time when someone has driven the stagecoach and I was in the shotgun seat. That was episode #039 with Kevin Sona from Florida Carry. This time Joe Meaux because he had “sensitive materials” in the car and I wouldn’t know what to tell the police if we were pulled …
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #205 Rabbi Andy Mars I was asked to emcee an event in New Jersey for the Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners and Women for Gun Rights. The lineup of speakers was great! Gabby Franco (RSWC #117), Lucretia Hughes & Dick Heller (episodes coming soon), and Rabbi Andy Mars. He’s a great speaker with lots of thought provoki…
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In this compelling episode of the Noggin Notes Podcast, host Jake sits down with the remarkable Adam Coleman to explore his transformative journey to Christ followership. Known for his impactful works such as Wrongspeak and Black Victim and Black Victor, Adam shares intimate insights into his spiritual awakening and how his faith has shaped his wor…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #204 Deb Ferns Women’s Outdoor Media Association The “Olympic Rings” of the gun community are alive and well. At SHOT Show 2024, I was supposed to help Brooke Cheney (RSWC #075) film some video with Deb Ferns. Brooke was able to talk Deb into filming an RSWC with me. But I failed Brooke and got very busy and couldn’t hel…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #203 John Castillo Father of Kendrick Castillo While on a trip to Denver to film some shows, Laura Carno (RSWC #188) introduced me to John Castillo. He’s the father of a hero, Kendrick Castillo, in the truest sense of the word. Just over 5 years ago, there was a school shooting at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colo…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #202 Paul Kricher Artist & Author, Jim Cirillo’s Tales from the Stakeout Squad I’ve seen the book “Jim Cirillo’s Tales from the Stakeout Squad” online for years. It’s always been very expensive, often selling for $250. I saw that Alex Sansone, The Suited Shootist, (RSWC #162) was suggesting that folks buy the book no mat…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #201 Matt Mallory & Klint Macro Meet The Pressers It’s always a great time to run into Matt & Klint from Meet The Pressers. We filmed a show at SHOT in 2020. And they let me use their car to film a couple other shows. This year we were able to film another show on SHOT’s Range Day. Since our last show, Matt has been busy…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #200 Michael Bane MichaelBane.tv Michael Bane. What can I say? I watched Michael for a long time as a new gun owner back on The Outdoor Channel on the shows Shooting Gallery and The Best Defense. I really enjoyed them and got a lot from The Best Defense! If I had a VHS player, I’m sure there are some tapes in storage. I …
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Welcome back to Noggin Notes Podcast, where we dive deep into the topics that matter most. Today we have a thought-provoking conversation that challenges the status quo of mental health organizations and associations. Joining Jake is Pamela Garfield, a respected voice in the mental health field, who isn't afraid to ask the tough questions. Together…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #199 Brad Landseadel Central Virginia Sporting Clays A trip to Central Virginia Sporting Clays last July led to another trip in October. I headed down to CVSC with good friends John Petrolino and Cam Edwards. On the first trip, we encountered Brad Landseadel, the owner. He’s a great guy and started telling us some jokes.…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #198 David Laird DSC Training & FASTER Saves Lives In the summer of 2021, I was fortunate to have taken a FASTER Saves Lives Level 1 course in Ohio. A number of friends and passengers of the show were there with me. David Laird was there, too, and he was nailing everything like it was nothing. Doing all the drills. Naili…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #197 Erin Mihalik Throom Targets, CEO At the Great American Outdoor Show in 2022, I got to meet Erin. I was there with John Petrolino and we were in search of Tony Simon. Well, we were pretending we didn’t see Tony while he was behind us and we were talking smack about him. Erin wasn’t sure what we were up to, but she ju…
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Kelly Whyte a Marriage and Family Therapy Intern at Zephyr Wellness. Kelly was born and raised in the central valley of California. She and her family recently moved to Carson City, Nevada after she completed her education at California State University, Fresno. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and working in a residential progra…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #196 Karise & Jerel Crew That Gun Talk I’ve been going to the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival at the Tommy Gun Warehouse in Greeley, PA, for about 5 years now. While I was hanging out in the VIP room with a friend, Karise Crew came in and sat across the room. I invited her to come join us. I’m glad I did. Karise and her hus…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #195 Riley Bowman ConcealedCarry.com I met Riley in passing at SHOT Show a few years ago. We exchanged info and he said he would enjoy being on the show. On a trip to Denver, I reached out and messaged him and we were good to go. Then on the day I was heading there, I didn’t hear from him. I called Neil Weidner (RSWC #11…
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The conversation explores the similarities between the casino gaming industry and the video gaming industry, focusing on player tracking, promotions, regulation, algorithms, and the addictive nature of in-game purchases. Kevin Berry shares his experience in the casino gaming industry and discusses the strategies used to reward top players and incre…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #194 Rob Campbell Eye On The Target Radio You have absolutely no idea when or where you’re going to meet your next best friend. I replied to a Facebook post about a radio show wanting to talk to instructors from every state. I replied because it was 2015 and I was teaching NRA courses in Massachusetts. I made two great f…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #193 Lenny Magill The GLOCK Store I’ve known about Lenny Magill probably since I started getting gun catalogs in the mail. I even have a VHS, yes VHS!, tape that he did back in 1993! Before I learned about the other instructors, I knew about Lenny Magill. Lenny now owns The GLOCK Store. But he started out selling adverti…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #192 Quinn Cunningham FASTER Colorado I’ve mentioned the “Olympic rings” idea before. It’s where I know person A and they know person B, but I don’t know person B. Ok, it's a classier version of the Six Degrees of Separation. In this case, I know Laura Carno (RSWC #188), and Laura knows Quinn Cunningham. If you missed Th…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #191 Candy & Michael Petticord FASTER Saves Lives In Detroit in the summer of 2022, I was giving time, energy, and effort to Rick Ector (RSWC #032) of LAID, Legally Armed In Detroit. Rick has instructors from around the country help at this event. Two of the people I got to meet were Candy & Michael Petticord. They’re bo…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #190 Charl van Wyk Author & Stopped Terror Attack This was a once in a life chance that had to be taken. I was speaking at a pro- gun event outside of Boston. The emcee said there was a special guest, Charl van Wyk. I knew that name. Then he said van Wyk stopped a terror attack in Cape Town, South Africa, with a .38 Spec…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #189 Sarah Riggle Attorneys for Freedom I’ve been going to Gun Rights Policy Conference for years now. I love that it’s like a family reunion with old friends. It’s also great to meet new people. Sarah Riggle is one of the people I met right at the end. I just had lunch on the last day with friends and we were walking ba…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #188 Laura Carno FASTER Colorado It seems like I’ve known Laura Carno since I started this journey. In 2019 at GRPC, she asked me and Derek Leblanc (RSWC #033) why we called each other “brother” and we weren’t calling her “sister”. Since then, she has been our “sister from a different mister”. This year, I was going to C…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #187 Jim Stoker Firearms Owners Against Crime I love when the Olympic rings of the 2A community come into play and expands my circle. I was at the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival in Greely, PA, for may/be the 5th year in a row. I was running around with Rob Campbell & Amada Suffecool from Eye On The Target Radio. Amanda mes…
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Today we are joined by Kevin Jandt. Is a graduate of the Reformed Baptist Seminary, and today we welcome him on the show. Jake and Kevin take a deep dive on healing. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common and treatable. And recovery is possible. To take your Free Mental Health screening visit https://walkthetalkam…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #186 Jim Irvine FASTER Saves Lives Jim Irvine and I have been trying to make this happen for a while. We finally filmed a show in Phoenix at Gun Rights Policy Conference, just before he had to speak. He helped start something that is near and dear to my heart, teaching school staff shooting, medical, and active shooter t…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #184 Alicia Garcia The Boomstick Babe I had some personal business in Denver this past summer. Of course, I needed to film shows while I was out there, too. I reached out to Alicia Garcia and she said she was up for it! We met in person at NRA in Indianapolis in 2023 doing a march with the DC Project. I was really lookin…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #183 Jim Shepherd The Outdoor Wire, Publisher At SHOT SHow 2023, I was in the media room with my good friend, The Pen Patriot, John Petrolino. We decided to only have a half a cup of coffee before we hit the SHOT floor. We ran into Alan Gottlieb and he asked if we were going to be around, he wanted to talk with us. We to…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #182 Phil Schreier NRA Museum, Director In my formative years as a gun owner (then just a wanna be), I would watch The Outdoor Channel which had Shooting USA on it, shows on The History Channel, and other shows, too. Any time a historical gun came up, Phil Schreier would be there with his white gloves on handling, talkin…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #181 Yuri Zalzman Philly Gun Range Gun people are the best people. I will say this often. On a trip to Philadelphia, I had a change of plans. Nayara Andrejczyk (RSWC #171) and her husband and I had dinner and we were talking over dinner about my “gift of time”. She suggested Yuri Zalzman as a potential guest. He was avai…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #180 The DCP Gals & GOAL On August 27, Gun Owners Action League hosted an event called The 2A Freedom Celebration. They pulled in some names you’ve seen on RSWC. Amanda Suffecool (#009), Holly Sullivan (#036), Jared Yanis (#051). And some locals like Toby Leary, (#143) Kerrie Ann Auclair (#139). We were able to film a sh…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #179 Todd Ellis NRA Board of Directors Back in April I may have snuck into the NRA BOD party. May have. It was suggested that I work the room. Someone took me around to meet folks that I haven’t met and see if I could connect and maybe get them on the show. It’s fantastic to me when people I haven’t met come up, say hell…
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Riding Shotgun With Charlie #178 Robin Bartlett Author, Vietnam Veteran It's a great feeling when someone recommends a passenger and it works out well. Robin Bartlett was referred to me. I reached out, did an introduction, and he sent me a copy of his book. After reaching out and setting up an interview date, we were able to make the show happen. W…
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