When Self-Defense Training Gets Too Real | Gun Talk Nation

Gun Talk

Gun Talk Media

News, Leisure, Politics, Hobbies

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Gun Talk Nation host Ryan Gresham is joined by Jeremy Hedin (@whatthekicks) and Santiago Lopez (@tactical.santi) for a brutally honest conversation about self-defense, mindset, social media in the gun world, and the wild, unpredictable nature of scenario-based training with CCW Safe. From shoot/no-shoot decisions to the psychology of memory under stress, this episode dives deep into what really happens when theory meets reality.

The Gun Talk Nation is brought to you by NRA ARC, EOTECH, Safariland, Range Ready Studios, and Kimber.

About Gun Talk Nation
Gun Talk Media's Gun Talk Nation with Ryan Gresham is a weekly multi-platform podcast that offers a fresh look at all things firearms-related. Featuring notable guests and a lot of laughs. Gun Talk Nation is available as an audio podcast or in video format.

For more content from Gun Talk Media, visit guntalk.com or subscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Catch First Person Defender on the new Official FPD YouTube channel. Watch Gun Talk Nation on its new YouTube channel. Catch Gun Talk Hunt on the new dedicated YouTube Channel. Listen to all Gun Talk Podcasts with Spreaker, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you find podcasts.

Copyright ©2025 Freefire Media, LLC

Gun Talk Nation 10.22.25

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gun-talk--6185159/support.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Mmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:25.6	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, nonstop sunshine.
0:34.9	She asked me what he was wearing, and I see everything green, but he wasn't wearing everything green.
0:37.3	And then I saw the thing, he was like, he had a gray sweater.
0:37.8	Yeah.
0:39.6	And I'm like, and some ugly shoes.
0:40.0	All right.
0:41.2	And some ugly shoes.
0:42.3	And some ugly shoes.
0:43.9	So.
0:46.0	What's he wearing?
0:46.5	I don't know.
0:47.5	Some ugly shiris.
0:48.1	I know that.
0:53.2	I'm Ryan Gresham. And this?
0:56.0	This is Gun Talk Nation.
1:01.0	Gun Talk Nation is brought to you by NRA Arc, Safari Land, Eotech, Range Ready, and Kimber.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Gun Talk Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Gun Talk Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.