Cole Kramer visits the BRCC offices in Salt Lake and is hosted by Evan Hafer, Logan Stark, and Trevor Thompson. Cole is a professional hunting guide and owner of "Kramer's Kodiak Guide Service" based out of Kodiak Island, Alaska. His background as a guide began in 2002 when Cole moved to Kodiak, Alaska fresh out of high school. Cole recently led several of the BRCC owners on a successful Alaskan Bear hunt.
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 143
The boys are all back together again to discuss hard hitting news topics such as why are deer running around the forest unprotected from hunters when they should be wearing kevlar deer vests.
Jul 02, 2021•50 min•Ep. 142
Evan Hafer welcomes Joe Kent to share insights on politics in his home state of Washington. Joe is a veteran and gold star husband who believes he can continue to fight for American values outside of the military as a representative of Washington State's 3rd district. joekentforcongress.com
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 141
Mat Best, Jarred Taylor and Logan Stark review resumes submitted for the position of Schmee, the shared assistant, before jumping into conversation about topics ranging from politics, social media and how they run a business.
Jun 25, 2021•57 min•Ep. 140
Jarred Taylor welcomes Jariko Denman to his home for a crawfish boil and a chat about Jariko's experience as a producer and military advisor to several major motion pictures, a television series and several national commercials
Jun 21, 2021•56 min•Ep. 139
Mat Best and Jarred Taylor host a special Core Four episode. Its special because there are only 2 hosts. So it's not a Core Four, it's an Only Hosts, which is like Diet Core Four. What should we call these anyways? Let us know.
Jun 18, 2021•51 min•Ep. 138
Jarred Taylor welcomes Marcus Capone, Chairman and Co-Founder of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, aka VETS. VETS is a non-profit with the goal of finding meaningful, alternative solutions to mild traumatic brain injuries and PTSD. Jarred participated in the program and describes his journey of using psychedelic drugs to repair his brain.
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 137
Jarred, Evan, and Logan meet up to discuss why Mat couldn’t show up for the show, surprising people at their door with job offers, unplugging from technology and the work day, the importance of taking personal responsibility and identifying financial “need”, and why they sold Black Rifle Coffee Company’s first roaster.
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 136
Evan Hafer welcomes world-renowned trainer of elite athletes Tim Grover to Free Range American. in addition to training elite names such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Dwyane Wade, Tim is also the CEO of Attack Athletics and is the author of several books on the topic of winning. Tim’s newest book, “Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness” is available now at all major retailers
Jun 07, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 135
As Logan Stark returns from his hunt, the Core Four is once again complete and wastes no time jumping into important current events such as the U.S. Army's marketing strategies, the downfall of Seattle, tech company worker drones and Logan's new training program of using bats as suppositories.
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 134
Mat Best and Evan Hafer return from a two week off-grid hunting trip to catch up on what JT has been up to as well as explain why they left Logan behind to keep hunting without them.
May 31, 2021•55 min•Ep. 133
James "Chef" Barlow joins Jarred Taylor at his home studio to discuss his career as an A-10 Warthog pilot, starting a government contracting company that provides JTACs critical Close Air Support skills. Jarred and James also reveal an upcoming project that will include the airplanes in James' private air force.
May 28, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 132
Dirtbike Legend Robbie Maddison holds multiple world records, ranging from his unbelievable abilities on a motorcycle including the longest ever ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jump and surfing waves (yes, in the ocean) on a dirtbike. Join Jarred Taylor on this episode of FRA to hear his story
May 24, 2021•58 min•Ep. 131
Jarred Taylor hosts Morgan Zegers to discuss her mission as the founder and CEO of Young Americans Against Socialism. YAAS is a 501c3 non-profit organization that educates young Americans to the dangers of socialism, communism, and Marxism through economic and historical fact, peer-to-peer communication, and firsthand testimony.
May 21, 2021•57 min•Ep. 130
Jarred Taylor is joined by Phil Labonte to discuss the inconsistencies in the regulations promoted over the last year regarding the pandemic and public health. If you like rants, buckle up, this episode is for you!
May 17, 2021•51 min•Ep. 129
Jarred Taylor welcomes back guest Tim Pachasa for a discussion about leadership in the military. The two discuss changes they have seen in their careers as the military modernized and adapted to functioning during two decades of war. Jarred discusses his own evolution as a leader as well as his experiences with subordinates and their antics.
May 14, 2021•52 min•Ep. 128
Evan Hafer hosts his good friend and fan favorite, Mike Glover for a conversation about raising children, perspective as a warfighter, mindset and being prepared for situations that life may present you.
May 10, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 127
Logan Stark welcomes former Air Force Special Operations pilot Nolan Peterson to FRA. Nolan currently works in Ukraine as a current conflict correspondent and as a Senior Editor for Coffee or Die magazine. Tyr Symank and Marty Skovlund Jr also join in on the conversation about tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
May 07, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 126
Jarred Taylor and Logan Stark welcome the Bearded Butchers to Free Range American and to cook up some meat for the BRCC staff. As talented butchers, brothers Seth and Scott run an extremely successful YouTube channel that provides transparency, information, and tutorials on the world of converting livestock into cuts of meat and cooking that meat.
May 03, 2021•55 min•Ep. 125
Evan Hafer welcomes Doug Patteson to the BRCC offices in Salt Lake City for this episode of Free Range American. As a former spy, or “case officer,” Doug shares his experiences and opinions with Evan as the two trade stories about the different roles they played in the CIA and their theories about various U.S. conspiracies.
Apr 30, 2021•57 min•Ep. 124
Mat Best, Evan Hafer, Jarred Taylor and Logan Stark reunite for lively banter and to ask the REAL questions such as; where is the greatest strip mall in the United States, should Jarred be offering home-based complex medical procedures, and what is everyone’s favorite firearm.
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 123
Evan Hafer welcomes back David Rutherford for a second episode of Free Range American.David is a former Navy SEAL, performance coach, author and motivational speaker. David and Evan discuss how teamwork and culture can greatly benefit a company trying to compete in the corporate landscape as well as how a lack of focus or toxic leadership can be a detriment to progress.
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 122
Jarred Taylor and guest host Texas Dave provide on site interviews with participants of BRCC’s annual Veteran Adaptive Athlete Shoot in San Antonio, Texas. VAAS was created to provide disabled veterans with a positive social event and a meditative alternative to firearm shooting via the sport of archery and the community that it creates.
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 121
Evan Hafer, Jarred Taylor, Mat Best and Logan Stark gather together for another Core Four episode. This time, the boys discuss JT’s personal brand of hotdog, his newfound admiration for Julius Caesar, the challenges of sustaining massive armies in Roman times, Space X, and of course, a little political ranting.
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 120
Evan Hafer welcomes John Barklow to BRCC headquarters for this episode of Free Range American. John spent over 20 years in the Navy including time instructing Naval Special Warfare personnel cold weather survival skills. Along with Trevor Thompson, the three discuss survival skills, gear, and John describes the process of bringing hunting outerwear designs from concept to final product.
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 119
Logan Stark hosts Tim Montana, Heather Lynn, Streetbike Tommy and Leah Bauer as they conclude a 3 day rally driving course at Dirtfish Driving School in Snoqualmie, Washington. The group discusses Heather’s first experiences driving stick, Tim Montana’s upcoming album, and Streetbike Tommy’s love of running into tire walls.
Apr 09, 2021•57 min•Ep. 118
Jarred Taylor welcomes retired US Army Lt Col. Anthony Shaffer to Free Range American. The two discuss highlights of Shaffer’s career as a former senior intelligence officer with more than 25 years in the intelligence community to include adventures as a gray arms salesman for Russian weapons, being a whistleblower, tracking and data mining Al Qaeda members in operation ABLE DANGER, 9/11 coverups and litigation surrounding his books “Operation Dark Heart” and “The Last Line”, and the fight ahead...
Apr 05, 2021•54 min•Ep. 117
Evan Hafer is joined by Saagar Enjeti via teleconference to deep dive into the culture and behaviors of political leaders and media. Saagar has extensive experience working as a journalist in Washington DC and provides an insider's point of view to the wild world of US politics.
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 116
Mat Best, Jarred Taylor, Evan Hafer and Logan Stark meet up via video conference to catch us up on what they have been doing the past several months. With old Airborne stories, hunting trips, snowmobiling with employees, and even some current events commentary, this episode has something for everyone.
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 115
Jarred Taylor hosts off-road racing legend BJ Baldwin to his Texas home for this episode of Free Range American. The two discuss traffic laws, filming in Cuba, BJ’s story of self defense and what the future holds for BJ’s racing career.
Mar 26, 2021•52 min•Ep. 114