{"podcast":{"title":"The Prepared Mindset Podcast","slug":"the-prepared-mindset-podcast-985470","podcast_index_feed_id":985470,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/preparedmindset/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/preparedmindset/podcast_cover_20260521_020557_7d33ab51acc7ab5f2f149e49c4c9315f.png","author":"Austin Diehl","episode_count":383,"summary":"A Podcast for the everyday citizen, interested in preparation, survival, tactics, shooting, planning and accountability. Features a broad range of guests with military and law enforcement backgrounds, topics and discussion points on tactics, performance, training philosophy, as well as addressing current events in the world that matter to those of us seeking to make our homes and families safer.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T04:19:04.856295+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-prepared-mindset-podcast-985470"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 366 - Building a Better Rifle with Two Grunts","slug":"episode-366-building-a-better-rifle-with-two-grunts","published_at":"2026-04-15T13:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-prepared-mindset-podcast-985470/episode-366-building-a-better-rifle-with-two-grunts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-prepared-mindset-podcast-985470","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/preparedmindset/2735215","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/10036/2735215/preparedmindset/2026_04_14_21_04_26_ea74429f-c787-4213-9718-632d204459e0.mp3","summary":"While the AR platform can be assembled easily, I think many of us know that while almost everyone can put it together, there's a different process all together, for truly building one. Matt Patruno is the owner and co-founder of Two Grunts Inc., a Michigan based rifle company. As a former Marine, and a former Police Officer, Matt knows the importance of a reliable work rifle. From material sciences, to metallurgy, to understanding what the label \"mil-spec\" really means, Matt and I get into a lot. There's truly a science and a detailed knowledge that he puts into every rifle her produces, and he shares an awful lot of it with us in this conversation. I was surprised to hear that many of the common beliefs that I personally held, weren't near as true as I had been led to believe. This entire chat serves to show you that while there's a ton of popular opinion out there, there sure isn't a lot of knowledge. If you run an AR, this is a MUST LISTEN for you! Head over to https://twogruntsinc.com/ to learn more! Visit our sponsors! Our Patreon - www.patreon.com/prepared_mindset_pod Custom Night Vision - www.customnightvision.com US Duty Gear - https://usdutygear.com/ code 'PreparedMindset'","meta_description":"While the AR platform can be assembled easily, I think many of us know that while almost everyone can put it together, there's a different process all tog…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4857,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-prepared-mindset-podcast-985470/episodes/episode-366-building-a-better-rifle-with-two-grunts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-prepared-mindset-podcast-985470/episode-366-building-a-better-rifle-with-two-grunts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}