History Unloaded: Recent Episodes
History Unloaded
History Unloaded is a podcast about firearms history from curators desperate to say more than we can fit on a label. Listen in and hear us think out loud about history, museums, culture and the occasional John Moses Browning wisecrack.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley explore early repeating technology through a different lens, reigniting an old disagreement about proper terminology from the past.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about large gun collections that are really just a collection of collections.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley explore well known names in firearms history and whether or not they get too much credit for their accomplishments.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley highlight lesser-known designers who were critical in shaping firearms design.
In the season premiere, Danny and Ashley talk about the projects they are working on and how they can't remember what season they are on.
In this bonus holiday episode, Danny and Ashley talk to Elliot Aquila from Silencer Shop about all things suppressors.
In this season finale, Danny and Ashley continue to dig deeper into the weirdness that is Hiram Stevens Maxim's life.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss his recent trip to Fabrique National in Belgium, but all they want to do is talk about breakfast.
Danny and Ashley stoke the flames of conspiracy trying to determine what would have happened had Smith & Wesson decided to make their lever action.
Due to scheduling conflicts, Danny and Ashley were unable to record a new episode this week, so please take a listen to an older one, discussing the Armax Journal.
Danny and Ashley discuss what is up with lever actions on the modern market and how they feel about people running into them.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about gun terminology - when it’s time to get semantic and when you’re just pedantic.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley recall some of their most ridiculous memories from the annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the impact of Glock firearms on history and how people feel about that.
In today's episode, Danny and Ashley spill the tea on some of the 19th century's most prolific designers and why they sullied their own reputations by being insufferable.
In a weird turn of events, Danny wants corset hooks and sewing machines for Christmas and Ashley wants M2s and 1911a.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss a shift in gun culture over the last few years and how a newer generation of gun owners does not necessarily fit the traditional mold.
In this episode, Ashley attempts to let Danny talk about the Hunt Volitional Rifle, the oldest ancestor to the Winchester lever action rifle.
In the premier episode of season seven, Ashley and Danny are a little rusty at podcasting so they turn to ChatGPT.
In this special episode, Danny and Ashley discuss what they want for Christmas and it involves cake, M1 Garand scabbards, and a PhD for Ashley.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this special episode, Danny and Ashley talk about ways to incorporate game meat into your Thanksgiving meal…yet somehow they don’t talk about hunting Turkey at all.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this two-part Halloween special, Danny and Ashley talk about dark tourism, the way we remember tragedy, and how ghost tours may or may not help people process trauma. Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this two-part Halloween special, Danny and Ashley talk about dark tourism, the way we remember tragedy, and how ghost tours may or may not help people process trauma.
In the season finale, Danny and Ashley talk about one of the biggest names associated with Winchester, Thomas G Bennett.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny talks about the Winchester "Alphabet" guns.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this week's episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by Michael Sodini of Walk the Talk America to discuss the serious statistics of death by suicide in the United States.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about scholarship and if anyone truly cares about accuracy.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this two part episode, Danny talks about sporting arms and Mauser technology.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss revolvers throughout history that are less than desirable to carry.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about Colt type single actions and passive safeties.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about gun terminology - when it’s time to get semantic and when you’re just pedantic.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about westerns, sci-fi and why the future is so obsessed with 19th century firearms. Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
We’re back!
Danny and Ashley are back with a new season and in this premiere, they are here to spill the tea on each other and behind-the-scenes of the renovation.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this Christmas Eve episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by Independent Studio Services’ Larry Zanoff to discuss everyone’s favorite Christmas movie.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley make a loose tie to, “A Christmas Story,” by talking about air rifles.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley celebrate Festivus by airing their favorite gun history and museum grievances.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about what collection items from museums around the country they would like to acquire.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
To get into the holiday spirit, Danny and Ashley are doing a mini season. In this premiere episode, Danny and Ashley talk about their favorite hunting recipes.
Link to recipes: https://veganwithasideofmeat.com/recipes?blogcategory=Game-Included
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this spooky special, Danny and Ashley talk "Franken-guns," skeletonized guns and guns used in crimes.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley wrap up a season all about new gun owners, by looking forward to the future, including robots - sort of.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by Nic Jensen-Jones to talk about what he's doing to create and encourage new scholarship, including rebooting an old CFM journal, Armax.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley speak with sociologist and professor David Yamane about his latest book, Concealed Carry Revolution.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about the changing nature of firearms research and chat with Nathan Gorenstein about his new book “The Guns of John Moses Browning.”
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme Song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the role of social media influencers’ impact on new gun owners and budding historians.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about how museums can modernize interpretation to welcome new types of visitors.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Ian McCollum returns to discuss new avenues for collecting, his upcoming book on Pistols of Warlords and whether or not his popularity has helped influence a new generation of collectors.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
In this episode, Danny and Ashley are joined by the Keeper of Firearms and Artillery for the Royal Armouries to talk about collecting for new gun owners…or something like that.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme Song by Corey Anco
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about how the rise in new gun owners could also lead to a rise in gun collecting…maybe…we hope.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this season premiere, Danny and Ashley explore new gun owners and whether or not these demographics are really new or an important part of firearms history .
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
In this standalone episode between Season 4 and 5, Danny grills Ashley on her testimony in front of the Senate.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
In this season finale, Danny and Ashley discuss their favorite artifacts in to her museums and historic sites.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the gun of an old west Madame and the mythology behind people's perception of the Wild West.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley take a sobering look at the Cody Firearms Collection and its provenance.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley are believed to be discussing the difficult realm of artifacts and their provenance.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss their opportunity to shoot historic ignition systems from the hand cannon to the flintlock, the concerns of open flames, and which technology was their favorite.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In part three of the series on Winchester’s acquisition of companies, Danny and Ashley turn the tables and look at the company’s own demise and acquisition and the people behind the fall.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme Song by Corey Anco.
In part two, Danny and Ashley explore the companies you may not recognize that Winchester swallowed up.
In this three part episode, Danny and Ashley explore the companies that Winchester swallowed up before their own demise.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
In this episode, Danny and Ashley try to unpack the complicated history of banning certain firearms features but not others.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley explore the Winchester Collection’s more colorful artifacts and their stories in honor of the collection’s 150th anniversary.
In a twist on the “People Smarter Than Us” series, Danny and Ashley are joined by Top Shot Champion Chris Cheng to discuss his connection to the new Cody Firearms Museum and his latest show on TBS, the Go-Big Show.
Ashley’s still embarrassed she didn’t know what a BBQ gun is, so Nic Jenzen-Jones, director of ARES, came by to talk all things 3D-printed guns.
Armament Research report on 3D printed firearms production.
https://armamentresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ARES-Research-Report-8-Desktop-Firearms.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2UoQJfk88OTLxGvoZ0WtWsIHTO73R9X-F0HWO1Pzk4dOfy0O4M5AFxnAQ
In this episode, Danny has withheld his immense knowledge of corset hooks and firearms fashion until now...Ashley was there too.
The Boomers of Historical Relevance: In this episode, Danny and Ashley do a post game wrap up about their episode with Ian and prove they’re even more cynical than you thought.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley sit down with Ian McCollum (Forgotten Weapons) and respond to his video on museums in the 21st century.
To see the original video, watch here:
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/it-belongs-in-a-museum-or-ian-offends-curators/?fbclid=IwAR0E6fjOrVCNzAHK1daKtsTdb1c2Hcof9qCgYb371kTYmj9zEXI2_QYFa0o
In this episode, Danny and Ashley do a little year in review and replay an episode they did at the beginning of the pandemic.
In this episode Danny and Ashley explore historic Gun ads and marketing strategies in the holiday season.
All ads referenced in the episode can be found on the Cody Firearms Museum instagram page.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley continue their examination into firearms laws throughout history.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss some of the earliest gun laws both abroad and in America up to the end of the 19th century. Tune in next week, for them to continue the discussion into the modern era.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
In today’s episode, Kamila (our producer) and Ashley revisit an old episode on hunting and add some new perspective to the conversation...and make fun of Danny because he wasn’t there to defend himself.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the virtual summit they hosted a few weeks back. Recorded Virtual Summit Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and special guest host Matt Moss discuss the ways Winchester saw into the future but didn’t always act on it.
Matthew Moss is a small arms historian and researcher. He runs www.historicalfirearms.info and www.armourersbench.com - a project looking at the history of small arms through videos and in-depth articles.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about firearms use in war and sport.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska.
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode Danny and Ashley discuss some pushback they have gotten in the new museum because of two murals that show the human side of firearms history.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
In this spooky Halloween season 4 premiere, Danny and Ashley are joined by Keeper of Arms and Artillery at the Royal Armouries to discuss Vampire Killing Kits.
Royal Armouries Donation
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme Song by Corey Anco
Ok, we can’t answer that question, but in the Season Finale, Danny and Ashley explore if there’s any validity to the ghost stories behind Sarah Winchester.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
In this episode, Danny is on vacation, so Ashley brings on a guest host - the one and only Ian McCollum.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley try to help new gun owners by talking about gun safety missteps from history.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme Music by Corey Anco
Well not actually, but in this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss how non government museums are affected by gun laws.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska
Theme Music by Corey Anco
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about arming up for time travel.
Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme Song by Corey Anco.
Ashley is on vacation so we figured, let's take our listeners back to season 1.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley spill the tea about the drama behind gun design and the race to innovation in the 19th century.
If you have just started tuning in to the podcast, make sure to check out our previous seasons!
Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about the Wyoming Governor’s Multigun Match and the fact that Danny is competing in it. Will his performance go down in history? Will that be a good thing? We shall see.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the history of a popular American shotgun...and Danny becomes a conspiracy theorist.
In this episode, Ashley and Danny share what summertime visitors are like and what happens after changing jobs.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley interview Larry Zanoff of ISS Props and Co-Host of Hollywood Weapons.
In this episode of History Unloaded, Danny and Ashley discuss the difficulties of getting into hunting as an adult...and the added difficulty layer of being awkward academics.
Museums can be weird places. In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about the history of museums and the current state of museums in the 21st Century
In a new segment of the podcast, Danny and Ashley interview Alex Mackenzie of Springfield Armory National Historic Site.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the firearms they'd like to acquire for the museum.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley talk about what their actual job entails and how to pursue a career in museums…if you dare.
In this episode, Ashley and Danny explore firearms innovations considered modern that, in fact, date back centuries.
That’s not a joke, it really happened. In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss the development of the M1 Carbine.
Bored at home right now? Tune in to hear Danny and Ashley discuss the most boring guns in the collection. Spoiler alert: if you like iconic guns, you may be triggered.
In the season finale, Danny and Ashley discuss the future of the CFM and a change in staffing that will take place later this year. Don’t worry, nobody was fired.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
Danny and Ashley talk about the role of guns in times of crisis, whether it’s a government stocking up for global war or a civilian in a pandemic.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco
Ok, you can say Winchester, but in this episode Danny and Ashley discuss the development of the lever action - where the name Winchester is just one of many and arguably not the most important.
In this episode, Danny and Ashley discuss why the CFM attends the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show for reasons other than Vegas is fun.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme Song by Corey Anco
A long time ago and a month after part one, Danny and Ashley continue to discuss the guns of Mandolorian and what CFM firearms would make good Sci-Fi guns.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme Song by Corey Anco
In part one of this two-part episode, Danny and Ashley go off of memory and their own lack of preparation, to discuss Baby Yoda the type of guns found in the Mandolorian.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme song by Corey Anco.
Danny and Ashley explore gun lore taking on histories that people always assume to be true but are in fact, false, probably.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme Song by Corey Anco
In the season 2 premiere, Ashley and Danny finally discuss why we did what we did for the renovation. Spoiler alert: It’s not as boring as Ashley thought it would be and a Gatling Gun is still not a machine gun.
Producer: Kamila Kudelska
Theme Song by Corey Anco
In the season finale, Danny and Ashley duke it out over semantics and whether or not the Gatling Gun is a machine gun. Spoiler alert: Ashley wins… Credits: Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
“Gun Culture” is a hot topic in today’s society. Danny and Ashley discuss the role of a museum in the gun debate. Credits: Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
Ashley and Danny embark on an odd but spirited conversation comparing Colt Single Actions and Glocks. Credits: Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
Can you tell the history of Winchester without talking about the lever action? Maybe not, but Danny and Ashley try to in this episode. Credits: Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
Museums and collectors sometimes have unofficial policies not to collect artifacts used in traumatic events. Danny and Ashley discuss guns used in crime and tragedy and whether they would display them in the CFM. Credits: Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
Danny and Ashley spill the tea about the drama behind gun design and the race to innovation in the 19th century.
Danny and Ashley use the wheellock firearm to see how many different histories can be told through one artifact Credits: Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.
In the series premiere of History Unloaded, Danny and Ashley talk about how a small town in Wyoming became the home of the nation’s leading firearms museum. Credits: Produced by Kamila Kudelska. Theme song by Corey Anco.