Podcasts by Guns Guide To Liberals

12 - Season Finale and Talking to Politicians from 2020-03-23T03:43:35

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, ar...

11 - Online Part 3 and Gun Registration from 2020-03-16T02:27:36

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 ...

10.5 Interview With Bloomberg Campaign Volunteer from 2020-03-09T02:16:33

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. 

10 - Online Arguments and Consent from 2020-03-02T03:34:47

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 ...

09 Online Arguments and Red Flag Laws from 2020-02-24T09:11:30

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 ma...

8.5 Part Three: Finding Meaning from 2020-02-17T06:51:07

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.<...

8.5, Part Two - Facebook Conspiracies, Echo chambers, and the Path to Activism from 2020-02-10T01:45:26

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.

8.5 Racial Implications of Gun Control Round Table from 2020-02-03T03:32:35

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 Camp...

08 - Burnout Part 2 and Compromise vs Infringement from 2020-01-13T07:57:22

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. 

07 - Burnout, Malice, and Why You Need To Go Shooting from 2020-01-06T07:08

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...

06 Guiding Policy Discussions and Nobody's Coming For Your Guns from 2019-12-30T07:14:51

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 b...

05.5 Listener Questions from 2019-12-23T03:01:44

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 w...

05 The Language Game from 2019-12-16T03:13:38

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...

04 - Gun Free Zones&Appealing to Values from 2019-12-09T04:43:44

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.

03.5 Interview with Bryan Strawser from 2019-12-02T04:44:48

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 ...

03 Common Sense from 2019-11-25T07:26:37

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

Episode 02.5 Origin Stories from 2019-11-18T03:31:06

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 libera...

Episode 02 Values and Background Checks from 2019-11-18T03:26:04

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 ke...

01 Thanksgiving Dinner from 2019-11-18T03:18:23

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....