Guns Guide To Liberals

On our 12th and final episode of Season One, Sarah's soft skills segment is about how to talk with politicians and cultivate those relationships. Jon's Bad Argument of the Day is about, well, arguing…

In this episode, Sarah wraps up the series on online discussions, delving into how to manage these conversations in spaces where it's difficult to control the message. And Jon's Bad Argument of the d…

Ever wonder if there's a real human on the other end of those campaign texts? Get ready for the kind of positive political conversation you thought was extinct in 2020. 

Jon and Sarah Hauptman are …

Sarah continues her soft skills segment on how to have better arguments and conversations online. Jon talks about how we can make the check against tyranny more relatable by framing it in terms of ou…

In this episode, Sarah begins to outline the strategy tree for having successful arguments and discussions online and Jon's Bad Argument of the Day attempts to make the case against Red Flag Laws fro…

Our third and final episode from our SHOT roundtable discussion with Chuck Rossi and BJ Campbell from Open Source Defense and Douglas Jefferson, VP of National African American Gun Association.

BJ Ca…

Part two of our fantastic round-table discussion with Chuck Rossi and BJ Campbell of Open Source Defense and Douglas Jefferson of the National African American Gun Association.

Jon and Sarah Hauptm…

The first of our SHOT bonus episodes.

We had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Douglas Jefferson from the National African American Gun Association and with Chuck Rossi and BJ Campbell of Open…

In this episode, Sarah continues her discussion of how to mitigate burnout. Jon's Bad Argument of the Day is about how we talk past each other about issues of compromise and infringement. 

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In this episode we talk about burnout. How it happens and how to prevent it. And the Bad Argument of the Day addresses the game theory behind why assuming your political opponents are evil can't poss…

In this episode, Sarah talks about how to guide difficult conversations through the minefields of policy proposals. And Jon talks about how assertions like, "Nobody's coming for your guns" are bad fo…

For the holidays, we're deviating slightly from our schedule and doing a listener questions episodes. This episode also corresponds to a live-stream on our Facebook page, so head over there to watch …

In this episode, Sarah teaches "tactical listening," in Soft Skills to supercharge your persuasiveness. Jon's Bad Argument of the Day is about The Language Game and how both sides of this debate play…

In this episode, Sarah shows us how to frame values so they can be heard and understood by those who may disagree with you. And Jon's Bad Argument of the Day tackles Gun Free Zones.

Episode citatio…

Bryan Strawser is Founder, Principal, and CEO at Bryghtpath LLC, a strategic advisory firm he founded in 2014. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in the areas of global enterprise risk …

Validating values, finding common ground, and the dangerous trap of obviousness.

Jon and Sarah Hauptman are the owners of PHLster Holsters. Learn how to carry concealed with our library of educati…

In this bonus episode, Sarah and Jon discuss why they started Guns Guide to Liberals, what got them involved in firearms, and how gun ownership and the Second Amendment is compatible with liberal val…

In this episode, Sarah shows us how to extrapolate the positive values out of the statements and arguments put forth by your discussion partner and Jon talks about why math and cognitive bias keep ba…

How to maximize the potential of the inevitable political discussions at holiday family functions. In Episode One, we talk communication strategies and why we should stop comparing guns to cars.

Jo…