Lodestone Training and Consulting
This is the official podcast of Lodestone Training and Consulting. Our instructors have varying backgrounds in US Army Special Forces, SWAT, and competition shooting. LTAC’s instructors have taught hundreds of classes, with thousands of students both inside and outside of the United States of America. Our cadre, in various roles, have taught Law Enforcement, Federal agents, US Military, foreign military and most importantly, good citizens of this country. Few things are more rewarding than teaching a parent how to better protect their family. We share as much knowledge and experience as this format allows.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 73 minutes
- Episodes
- 185
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Season 5 Episode 9: SFAUC AAR
Jared and Chris are joined by students who just completed the Five-Day SFAUC Flat Range. They share their thoughts and experiences with this course and other training.
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Season 5 Episode 8: Designated Marksmen
Jared, Light Chris and Dark Chris compare the differences between your everyday shooter and an AR set up for longer ranges. They also get a surprise call from Dark Chris's mom.
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Season 5 Episode 7: Talking with Students
Jared and Chris talk with two students who just completed the LTAC Small Unit Tactics: Basics of Patrolling course. They share their thoughts and experiences about this and other classes they have ta…
Season 5 Episode 6: Buying Locally
Jared sits down with Emily and Annie to talk about the importance of buying locally. Earlier this year, at the Buildng Sustainable Communities event that LTAC hosted, their breakout session was one o…
Season 5 Episode 5: Mindset
Jared and Chris discuss how they changed after the first experiences in a gun fight. Jared searched and studied to try and figure out why it took him so long to react the first time under fire. This …
Season 5 Episode 3: Training Philosophy
Jared and Chris talk about the way Lodestone approaches training. They go through some of their experiences over their years in and out of the military, as they've been both the student and the instr…
Season 5 Episode 2: Lessons from Ukraine
Jared and Chris discuss some of the lessons that we've been able to learn from the conflict in Ukraine. They also briefly talk about Uvalde.
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Season 5 Episode 1: It's Good to be Back
Jared and Chris catch you up on what has been an extremely busy time for LTAC. They talk about updates to BFR, recent classes, and then get into what you can expect for some of the topics in the new …
Season 4 Episode 22: Stories
On the road, Jared, Chris and a whole crew of LTAC instructors tell a bunch of stories after class.
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Season 4 Episode 21: Thinking About Communicating
Jared and Chris sit down with Dan and Rick and discuss building a PACE plan for communications, what type of equipment to use and licensing required for the different types of equipment.
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Season 4 Episode 20: It's Been a Busy Month
Jared and Chris talk and share their experiences this past month and about upcoming classes. They talk about you, and how you, listening to this podcast, are in the right place and the need to stay p…
Season 4 Episode 19: Zulu Chat
Jared, being solo, gives an update on the Ben Franklin Range and talks about some unique, upcoming classes. He briefly talks about the shooting in Buffalo, NY, which, as of this recording, there isn'…
Season 4 Episode 18: Warsaw Nerds
After recording the Red Dawn 1984 Commentary, Chris and Kirk talked about Warsaw Pact weapons and equipment.
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Season 4 Episode 17: Instructor Chat
The Chrises, Flynn and Ozz talk about the recent Urban Evasion and Small Unit Tactics classes.
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Season 4 Episode 16: Logistics
Jared and Chris talk about planning and logistics with some guests. Logistics is what wins wars. Nathan, owner of Lanco Tactical, shares a recent experience of dealing with wildfires, as a teaching p…
Season 4 Episode 15: Question & Answer 4
Jared, Chris, Flynn and LTAC's newest instructor, Jon Ozz, answer a bunch of questions that have been sent to us. Jon talks a little about himself, then the guys answer questions on footwear, socks, …
Season 4 Episode 14: Communities
Jared and Abby talk about the Building Sustainable Communities event that LTAC is hosting. They talk about the inspiration for the event and how members of our LTAC community came together to plan an…
Season 4 Episode 12: Cyber Security
Chris (an intel analyst) and Kirk (a cyber security specialist) sit down and discuss identity management and online security. This podcast is geared towards everyone. Whether you're in the digital w…
Special Episode: LTAC "Red Dawn" Movie Commentary
Jared, Chris and Kirk watch and comment on "Red Dawn".
This special podcast is designed for you to watch "Red Dawn" along with LTAC. We give a countdown, so you can push play and watch the movie in sy…
Season 4 Episode 11: Plan, Plan, Plan
Jared, Chris, and Chris had the opportunity to teach a Patrol Rifle Course last week in Nevada. With the world getting crazy and the necessity of flying to the location of the class, they thought it …