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Welcome to Iron Sights podcast hosted by Scott Howell. This podcast candidly seeks to create opportunities and deliver impact by sharing the experiences and wisdom of successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders who unapologetically aim to WIN in health, fitness, business, and life. Welcome to old school meets new school, tradition meets innovation, and imperfection meets excellence. Thanks for listening and enjoy the show.
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- #221 After Dark: From Bethlehem to Covert Ops: Yousef Sansour on Explosive Breaching, Elite Unit Culture, and Building Esoteric LLC · 2 h 25 minYou think you know how someone ends up as a counter-terrorism operator, explosive breaching expert, and founder of their own tactical training company. You don't know Yousef…
- #220 Six Years In: Why I Built The Capable Standard (And What It Means for You) · 11 minGet The Capable Standard free Weekly Brief: https://thecapablestandard.com Something has been coming together behind the scenes at Iron Sights, and in this episode I finally say…
- #219 After Dark: How One Line-Level Officer Rewrote the Qualification and is Shifting His Whole Agency's Shooting Culture with The 9mm Musashi · 2 h 1 minGet The Capable Standard free Weekly Brief: https://thecapablestandard.com You've heard the complaint a thousand times: law enforcement qualifications are a joke. A static firing…
- #218 After Dark: John Constantine: What 15 Years on the Secret Service Counter Assault Team Taught Him About Leadership, Identity, and Letting Go · 2 h 35 minJohn Constantine is retired US Secret Service and author of Hallways and Stairwells. This is a long-form conversation that moves from presidential protection to personal identity…
- #217 After Dark: Guild Solutions Group Live: Breaching, Barricades, and the Brotherhood Behind the Work · 1 h 57 minThis one's with the full Guild Solutions Group crew, including founder Shane Foster, Director of Training Jason "Jabo" Long, lead instructors Matt Petaki and Jeremy Nash, and…
- #216 After Dark: How Kim Pastore Built the Jorge Pastore Foundation From Grief Into a National Training Movement for Law Enforcement · 1 h 57 minYou don't have to wear a badge to fight for the people who do. Kim Pastore, founder of the Jorge Pastore Foundation, lost her husband Jorge, an Austin PD SWAT officer, in the…
- #215 After Dark: Sean Bonilla on Building Predictability, Leading from the Front, and Cleaning Up Your House Before You Call in a Third Party · 2 h 35 minI sat down with Sean Bonilla, founder of Ready and Able Defense and a law enforcement officer who came up through the fight world, and we dig into a question that doesn't get…
- #214 After Dark: How Austin PD SWAT Built a Team That Measures Everything, Argues About Nothing, and Keeps Getting Better With Ryan Nichols · 2 h 24 minRyan Nichols doesn't talk about what his team used to do. He talks about what they're doing right now, why they do it that way, and exactly how they got there. That's rare. I sat…
- #213 After Dark: From SMU to Law Enforcement Training: Zack Harrison on Building Real Capability · 2 h 13 minThis time I sit down with Zack Harrison, founder of Ascension Training and Consulting, and the conversation goes exactly where you'd hope: deep, honest, and unfiltered. Zack's…
- #212 After Dark: The No-Knock Debate: NTOA, Dynamic Entry, and The Conversation You Haven't Heard · 2 h 34 minJoin the waitlist: https://thecapablestandard.com/waitlist I sat down with four veteran tactical professionals at the National Tactical Officers Association Conference in…
- #211 After Dark: Jason "Jabo" Long: Mindset, Identity, Culture Shifts And Maintaining Humanity In Law Enforcement · 2 h 0 minJoin the waitlist: https://thecapablestandard.com/waitlist Jabo Long is a 25-year law enforcement veteran, Director of Training at Guild Solutions Group, and one of the most…
- #210 After Dark: Good Dude Concepts, Rogue Targets, and Sub Second on Building Better Cops From the Ground Up · 1 h 44 minJoin the waitlist: https://thecapablestandard.com/waitlist Live on the floor of the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association conference in Round Rock, Texas, April 2026, we've…
- #209 After Dark: From SWAT Cop to Coffee and Tea Entrepreneur: Anthony of In The Black on Training Culture, Engineering Mindset, and Building Something from Nothing · 1 h 20 minLive from the 2026 TTPOA conference with the TTPOA Podcast hosts and Anthony, a nine-year law enforcement veteran, SWAT officer in the Houston area, and founder of In The Black…
- #208 After Dark: Training In Isolation Defined: Structured Firearms Training and Why Cops Are Finally Leveling Up · 1 h 44 minThis is a conversation about the gap between checking the box and being genuinely competent and confident when it counts. Bryan Williams, Chancey Pogue, Matt Pranka, and Dustin…
- #207 After Dark: From "Professional Class-Taker" to Director of Training: How One Cop Is Quietly Changing Law Enforcement Firearms Culture, With Anthony Coley · 1 h 53 minIn this episode of Iron Sights, Scott sits down with Anthony Coley of Aegis Consulting at the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association Conference in Round Rock, Texas to unpack…
- #206 After Dark: Moral Injury, Identity, and the Mission That Doesn't End When You Hang Up the Badge: TTPOA + ISP Collab · 1 h 27 minOn this Iron Sights episode recorded live on the vendor floor at TTPOA Conference, Scott Howell sits down for a collab with the TTPOA Podcast hosts Brandon Hernandez and Matt…
- #205 After Dark: From Vetting Instructors to Hosting Sold-Out LEO Matches: Gabe Rivera on Building a Healthy Competition Culture Inside Law Enforcement · 1 h 34 minYou know there is a gap between how your team trains and how your team performs. You've felt it. Gabe Rivera felt it too, and instead of talking about it, he built a system to…
- #204 After Dark: TTPOA + Matt Pranka Live Q&A · 1 h 40 minYou have heard the arguments a thousand times and every time you hear them, something in your gut says it doesn't add up. In this episode, recorded live at the TTPOA conference…
- #203 After Dark: 20 Years of Breaching, Culture, Legal Liability, and the True Cost of Under-Training with Shane Foster · 2 h 4 minYou think breaching is just kicking in a door. Shane Foster is here to tell you how wrong that is, and why that assumption is costing agencies millions of dollars, officers their…
- #202 After Dark - Shot Show 2026: The Mind Behind VEIL Solutions | Chris Woomer · 1 h 30 minWelcome back to another After Dark episode of the Iron Sights Podcast. My guest today is Chris Woomer, founder of VEIL Solutions. Chris is a designer, builder, and instructor who…
- #223 - Why Getting Outside Makes You Stronger, Smarter & Healthier · 1 h 6 minIn this episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, Ryan and I step outside the usual gym conversation and talk about something most people overlook — getting outside and actually…
- #200 After Dark - Shot Show 2026: Paul Costa On Mastery, Pressure & Firearms Performance · 2 h 37 minWelcome back to another After Dark episode of the Iron Sights Podcast. Recorded at SHOT Show 2026, I sit down with Paul Costa of Broken Arrow Defense and Achilles Heel Tactical…
- #222 - 3 Exercises For Performance & Longevity That Actually Matter · 43 minIn this episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I’m back in the studio with Ryan and CeCe from Red Dot Fitness breaking down our top three exercise picks for performance and…
- #199 After Dark - Shot Show 2026: The Unicorn Chief On Police Culture, Accountability & Hard Truths · 2 h 18 minWelcome back to another After Dark episode of the Iron Sights Podcast. Recorded at SHOT Show 2026, I sit down with Bryan Williams — better known as the Unicorn Chief. From SWAT…
- #198 After Dark - Shot Show 2026: Joe Hamilton On Leadership, Culture & The CARE Movement · 1 h 53 minAt SHOT Show 2026, I sat down with Joe Hamilton, CEO of Vortex Optics, for a conversation that goes way beyond optics, sales, or gear. Joe’s journey started on the floor of his…
- #197 After Dark - Shot Show 2026: Hunter Freeland On Shooting, Philosophy & Building Better Humans · 2 h 8 minIn this After Dark episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I sit down with Hunter Freeland at SHOT Show 2026. About a year in the making, this conversation covers Hunter’s journey…
- #221 - Mobility & Flexibility Roundtable: Programming, Physiology & What Matters · 56 minIn this episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I’m back in the studio with Ryan and Cece breaking down flexibility and mobility without the hype. We talk physiology, anatomy…
- The Good Dude Collective ft. Chris Kuras, Bruno Fallon, Blake Cook, Jack Lewis & Jon Dufresne · 2 h 10 minThis is a special SHOT Show 2026 edition of the Iron Sights Podcast, recorded on the floor in collaboration with Good Dude Concepts. I’m joined by Chris Kuras (Good Dude…
- #220 - Health & Fitness In 2026: AI, GLP-1s, Wearables And What Actually Matters · 1 h 7 minIn this roundtable episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, Ryan, Cece, and I kick off the year by taking a hard look at health and fitness in 2026. We revisit what we were talking…
- #219 - 5 Nutrition Mistakes Coaches Hate (And Clients Too) · 1 h 27 minIn this episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I’m joined by my favorite nutrition coach, Steven Brenna, to break down the five most annoying—and avoidable—things that drive both…
- AD #195 - Changing Law Enforcement Training From The Inside With Raphael @redhats_slowgats · 1 h 37 minIn this After Dark episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I sit down with Raphael, a 17-year law enforcement veteran and range staff member at a major Bay Area agency. A Grand…
- #218 - 9 Smarter Ways to Make Cardio Actually Work · 1 h 5 minIn this episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I’m back in the studio with Cece and Ryan breaking down nine practical tips to make your cardio training more effective—without…
- #217 - Essential Amino Acids (EAAs): Do You Actually Need Them For Muscle & Performance? · 1 h 1 minIn this episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I sit down with Red Dot Fitness nutrition coach Steven Brenna to talk about essential amino acids (EAAs) and what role they actually…
- AD #194 - The Process Behind Elite Shooting Performance With Billy Barton · 2 h 14 minToday on the Iron Sights Podcast After Dark, I’m sitting down with Billy Barton — a Grand Master USPSA shooter, high-level competitor, and the owner of SpecTrain | Firearms…
- #216 - When Training Stops Being Fun (And Why That’s Okay) · 37 minTraining doesn’t always feel good. It doesn’t always feel motivating. And it definitely doesn’t always feel “fun.” In this episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I’m back in the…
- #215 - 5 Things to Do If You Want to Fail Your Nutrition Goals This 2026 · 33 minIn this episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, I sit down with Stephen Brenna, our nutrition coach at Red Dot Fitness, for a raw, unfiltered conversation. We hit record and break…
- #214 - One of the Biggest Myths in Fitness: The Repetition Continuum · 1 h 2 minWelcome back to the Iron Sight Podcast. Today I’m in the studio with Cece and Ryan, and we’re digging into one of the most persistent myths in the fitness world: the repetition…
- AD #193 - From Delta Force To Healing: Josh Burton’s Mission Against The Mental Health Crisis · 2 h 33 minToday on the Iron Sites Podcast, I’m joined by Josh Burton — former Delta Force operator, entrepreneur, and founder of Elevated Operator. After a long career in the Global War on…
- #213 - Intensity: The Most Misunderstood Part Of Training (And How To Get It Right) · 1 h 5 minIntensity gets talked about a lot in the gym… but most people are using the word completely wrong. In strength and conditioning, intensity can mean different things depending on…
- AD #192 - SWAT Leadership, Real Training & Competitive Shooting With Dustin Mowery | 2025 Combatives Summit · 2 h 12 minToday on the Iron Sights Podcast I’m joined by Dustin Mowery of Mowery Tactical Concepts — a 27–year law enforcement veteran, long-time SWAT operator, team leader, instructor…
- AD #191 - Street Survival & Law Enforcement Reality With Cliff Byerly | 2025 Combatives Summit · 1 h 51 minWelcome back to another After Dark episode here on the Iron Sights Podcast. My guest today is Cliff Byerly — former U.S. Marine, LAPD Gang & Narcotics Officer, and founder of…
- AD #190 - Surviving Real Violence With Jerry Wetzel Of Red Zone Threat Management Systems (RZTMS) | 2025 Combatives Summit · 1 h 48 minWelcome back to another After Dark episode here on the Iron Sights Podcast. My guest today is Jerry Wetzel, founder of Red Zone Threat Management Systems. Jerry’s a lifelong…
- #212 - Does Form Really Matter? | Training Smarter With The Red Dot Fitness Crew · 1 h 22 minWe’re back in the studio for another episode of the Iron Sights Podcast, and today we’re asking a question that every athlete and coach should think about: does form really…
- AD #189 - Inside The 2025 Combatives Summit With John Valentine | 2025 Combatives Summit · 1 h 16 minWelcome back to another After Dark episode of the Iron Sights Podcast. My guest today is my good friend John Valentine, who officially holds the record for the most appearances…
- #211 - Building Smarter Athletes: Medley Training Explained · 1 h 24 minWelcome back to another Iron Sights Podcast! I’m joined once again by the crew to dig into one of the most underrated tools in training — medleys. In this episode, we break down…
- AD #188 - Competitive Shooting & Real-World Balance With Chris Urrutia Of Vortex Optics · 1 h 36 minWelcome back to another After Dark episode here on the Iron Sights Podcast. My guest today is Chris Urrutia from Vortex Optics and the Vortex Edge training team. Chris and I…
- #210 - Train Smarter With Heart Rate Zones · 1 h 5 minWelcome back to another episode of the Iron Sights Podcast. Today we’re diving deep into heart rate zone training based on your lactate threshold heart rate (LTHR). In this…
- AD #187 -Boost Performance With Thermoregulation | Justin Li Of QORE Performance · 2 h 7 minWelcome back to another After Dark episode here on the Iron Sights Podcast. My guest today is Justin Li, former law enforcement officer and co-founder of QORE Performance. QORE…
- #209 - Unlock Strength & Muscle Faster With Cluster Sets · 59 minWelcome back to another episode of the Iron Sights Podcast with the crew from Red Dot Fitness. Today we’re diving into one of the most underutilized yet powerful training methods…
- #208 - Build Power Without Olympic Lifts: Simple Strength Training That Works · 1 h 7 minWelcome back to the Iron Sights Podcast. I’m in the studio today with CeCe and Ryan, and we’re diving into how to build real power in the gym—without Olympic lifts or endless box…
