Riley Bowman

S10E16: Essential Secondary Skills

By Riley Bowman / October 17, 2024

Today, Riley Bowman and Brian ‘Doc” McLaughlin discuss what types of secondary skills beyond the firearm you should have and what to consider in pursuing these skills. We think you’ll find a lot of value in today’s content, so please like, share, and subscribe so you don’t miss anything!

S10E15: I Was Shot in the Head But Stayed in the Fight

By Riley Bowman / September 12, 2024

An interview with Jarred Slocum, a former police officer with El Cajon Police Department, a suburb of San Diego. In August of 2011 Jarred was shot in the head responding to a suspected domestic violence situation. Luckily he survived to tell the story which we had the exclusive privilege of bringing to you today through the Concealed Carry Podcast.

S10E14: Preventing and Fixing Gun Malfunctions

By Riley Bowman / September 4, 2024

Riley Bowman and Brian ‘Doc” McLaughlin discuss tips and recommendations for preventing and solving common gun malfunctions. We think you’ll find a lot of value in today’s content, so please like, share, and subscribe so you don’t miss anything!

S10E12: I Felt The Bullet Go Through My Arm and Hit My Gun

By Riley Bowman / August 8, 2024

Today we had the privilege of sitting down and talking with Ty Fredericks, a pizza delivery driver that still carries the bullet that wounded him from an attempted robbery where he was forced to defend himself with his gun. You don’t want to miss his incredible story of resiliency and survival, listen to today’s episode now!

S10E10: Kyle Lamb Interview Re-Release

By Riley Bowman / July 24, 2024

Today we are pulling an interview out of the podcast vault. This interview was originally conducted in 2016 but is no longer available in the podcast feed. It made us sad so we felt it was time to republish this one. Please tune in, listen, learn, and SHARE today’s episode!

S10E6: How to Deal With Gear Snobs Like Riley

By Riley Bowman / June 26, 2024

Today, Riley Bowman and Brian ‘Doc” McLaughlin discuss quality gear, what is good enough, what isn’t, how to select quality gear judiciously, and where to spend our dollars most efficiently.

S10E5: JUSTIFIED SAVES – Woman Saved by the Uber Driver From a Naked Man

By Riley Bowman / June 19, 2024

Today we have plenty to discuss as we break down multiple events including carjackings, attempted robberies, home invasions, and more. We’ll cover some interesting stories today including one where a 17-year-old carrying a pistol and involved in a shooting was ruled favorably as justified defense.

S10E4: Your First Gun and Why I Now Carry an HK

By Riley Bowman / June 12, 2024

Today, Riley Bowman and Brian ‘Doc” McLaughlin discuss tips and recommendations for selecting your first gun…or selecting the best gun for you even if it’s not your first purchase. We’ll discuss all of the various factors that you should consider and hopefully help you avoid some of the mistakes we’ve made.

S10E3: How Your Perspective May be Holding You Back w/ Tyler Tharp

By Riley Bowman / June 5, 2024

Today, Riley Bowman interviews Tyler Tharp of Synergy Training Group to discuss how we as self-defense practitioners can evaluate our perspective to aid us in better decision making.

S10E1: The UNCENSORED Beginner’s Guide to Training: The Drills

By Riley Bowman / April 27, 2024

Riley and ‘Doc’ bring to you the fourth installment in a series of episodes about how to get started training. Today we will be talking about drills, and what and how to actually train. We think you’ll find a lot of value in today’s content, so please like, share, and subscribe so you don’t miss anything!

S9E30: The UNCENSORED Beginners Guide to Training – The Gear

By Riley Bowman / April 10, 2024

Today, Riley and ‘Doc” bring to you the third installment in a series of episodes about how to get started training. Today we will be talking about gear and equipment selection. We think you’ll find a lot of value in today’s content, so please like, share, and subscribe so you don’t miss anything!

S9E29: 6 Required Behaviors To Stop Negligent Discharges

By Riley Bowman / April 3, 2024

Today, Riley Bowman and Jacob Paulsen discuss today 6 simple but SUPER important steps to avoid negligent discharges. How many of these things are you doing to make yourself and your household more safe. Tune in to learn more and please consider SHARE today’s episode!

A Special Announcement for Podcast Listeners

By Riley Bowman / April 2, 2024

This week we draw your attention to a crazy important opportunity that is going away at the end of the week. Tune now to get the details in this bonus episode that runs LESS THAN 5 MINUTES.

S9E28: The UNCENSORED Beginners Guide to Training – Create Your Dojo

By Riley Bowman / March 27, 2024

Riley and ‘Doc’ bring to you the second in a series of episodes about how to get started training–essentially all of the things we wish we knew when we were just getting started, and stuff we’d like our students to know today based on our perspective as instructors now. We think you’ll find a lot of value in today’s content, so please like, share, and subscribe so you don’t miss anything!

S9E26: Which Country is Building Over 300 New Gun Ranges?

By Riley Bowman / March 13, 2024

Riley and Brian discuss industry and legislative news. A lot happening on the legal side this time of year. Both pro gun and anti-gun bills making their way through various states and some interesting news coming out of Europe.