{"podcast":{"title":"State of the Second","slug":"state-of-the-second-6604741","podcast_index_feed_id":6604741,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/state-of-the-second/","website_url":"https://stateofthe2nd.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5c1ba3ec-041a-4f0c-8c7f-3f645a8a1e00/rzBp1JmNTLPL5oywdC41G-y8.jpg","author":"Gun Owners of America","episode_count":141,"summary":"\"State of the Second isn’t your typical 2A podcast—it’s a backstage pass into the firearms industry. Hosted by Kailey Nieman and John Fahrner, we sit down with the real people behind the brands, builds, and big ideas shaping the gun world. From shop owners to social media legends, each episode dives into how they got started, what keeps them going, and what it really takes to make it in the firearms industry, plus the battles they face along the way. If you’ve ever wondered how to break into the industry or what it’s like behind the scenes, this is your front-row seat.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:19:50.974174+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-the-second-6604741"},"episode":{"title":"First Woman on the USA Overall Team (ft. Jalise Williams)","slug":"first-woman-on-the-usa-overall-team-ft-jalise-williams","published_at":"2026-04-01T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-the-second-6604741/first-woman-on-the-usa-overall-team-ft-jalise-williams","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-the-second-6604741","url":"https://stateofthe2nd.com/episode/first-woman-on-the-usa-overall-team-ft-jaslie-williams","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/dd0e067b-2847-40ab-9756-441805c13e37.mp3","summary":"Professional competitive shooter Jalise Williams joins hosts Kaylee and John for a conversation about a career built on discipline, family, and a deep love of firearms history. A Team USA representative, Jalise is a 12-time world champion with 43 national titles and more than 200 major wins, and she became the first woman in the United States to qualify for the USA Overall Team (long called the Men's Team) at the Handgun World Shoot. She traces it all back to St. George, Utah, where she grew up hunting with her father from the time she was in diapers. After her mother took a local ladies' night clinic and suggested she learn handguns, Jalise and her sister fell in love with the sport and entered the competitive circuit. Twelve years later, she is at the top of it. She walks through what making the Overall Team actually takes: a two-year qualification across your best three of four national championships, with only the top four competitors selected. After one of the best matches of her life she slipped into the fourth spot, then went to the world championship and came home with two gold medals. Jalise shoots for Colt, where she has been on the team for seven years after a stint with Springfield Armory and a breakout single-stack season on two Colt Gold Cups. A history lover, she is proud to represent a brand so embedded in American history, and she now helps test Colt products before release. She also opens up her training: when she is home, three hours a day on the range, dry fire, a CO2 kit for simulated recoil, daily gym work, and a fundamentals block of about 100 rounds on one-inch dots at 5, 7, and 10 yards that she has run for a decade. The back half turns to community and history. Jalise encourages women entering the sport to use social media to connect…","meta_description":"Professional competitive shooter Jalise Williams joins hosts Kaylee and John for a conversation about a career built on discipline, family, and a deep lov…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2263,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/state-of-the-second-6604741/episodes/first-woman-on-the-usa-overall-team-ft-jalise-williams/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/state-of-the-second-6604741/first-woman-on-the-usa-overall-team-ft-jalise-williams.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}