Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 541. This episode is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we will be discussing a custom AR build, the new Nocturne, a XF Pro, a new light grip combo, and PA’s new 1-10 […] The post Gun & Gear Review 541 – Young Lady AR appeared first …

Nadya Ortiz is Colombia's first woman chess grandmaster. Hailing from humble origins in Ibague, chess became a conduit for her success. By succeeding in the chess world, she won a scholarship to study at university in Texas, later another one to go to Purdue and then by virtue of her excellence in computer science now works for Apple in San Francis…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 540. We are the most dedicated firearms podcast around. This episode is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we will be discussing GOALS, a Raccoon review, Wood furniture, a decent G copy, and an […] The post Gun & Gear Review 540 – G.…

Hallo and welcome to another episode of Colombia Calling - I’m Emily Hart and this week I’ll be chatting to Nubia Rojas about journalism at war – how journalists fell victim to, but also took part in, Colombia’s civil conflict. Nubia is a journalist and researcher who has worked on conflicts across the world both as a correspondent and an analyst, …

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 539. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we will be discussing a suppressor, a baby 22, a deputy, and a sheepsfoot As you may know, we showcase guns, gear, and anything […] The post Gun & Gear Review 539 – Strap On Buckle…

"From Ambition to Stagnation: the road ahead for Petro's administration," is the title of a new report by Eitan Casaverde and Sergio Guzman of Colombia Risk Analysis and this is what we are discussing this week on the podcast. There are questions that abound: Is the Colombian system structured for radical change? What have been the success stories …

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 538. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we will be discussing the PR Trigger review, a ton of new Atibals, but no STD’s, and a side folder As you may […] The post Gun & Gear Review 538 – Pole Dancer appeared first on Fir…

The Latin American Review of Books – LatAmRoB – has been publishing online continuously since 2005 as a small, independent website based in the UK that reviews books and films. And we are very fortunate to have founder Gavin O'Toole here on the Colombia Calling podcast this week. The Latin American Review of Books is commercially and politically in…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 537. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. Tonight, Rusty has a 300 Blackout scope review, we talk about a SXG, a Mini Scorpion, and a large bear As you may know, we showcase […] The post Gun & Gear Review 537 – Neil Bob appeared first …

I’m Emily Hart and today, I’ll be speaking to two experts and campaigners on Colombia’s San Agustín Statues – getting into what they might mean and why they matter, as well as how so many of them ended up not in Colombia, and how important it is to get them back here. In San Agustín, Huila, hundreds of ancient megalithic statues have been found, th…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 536. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we will be discussing sub calibers from lightweight to heavy, plus an optic As you may know, we showcase guns, gear, and anything else […] The post Gun & Gear Review 536 – Sicario …

“Petro.” Watch the documentary by Sean Mattison and Trevor Martin following Gustavo Petro during his run for the presidency of Colombia in 2022. "Petro" begins in September 2021 at the launch event of Gustavo Petro's campaign. The documentary makers enjoy unprecedented access to Colombia's most charismatic and polarizing politician, the film follow…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 535. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we have an Omega review. We will talk about a RPG, the Fuse, and a Stoke rifle. As you may know, we showcase […] The post Gun & Gear Review 535 – Stoked Omega appeared first on Fir…

From the author of El Narco, Ioan Grillo presents us with a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade and contributing to the epidemic of mass shootings. The gun control debate is revived with every mass shooting. But far more people die from gun deaths on the street corners …

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 534. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. Let’s talk about guns and gear. We have an Elementum review. Then we go on an Expedition to find a glock trigger and a stage timer. When […] The post Gun & Gear Review 534 – Expedition Unknown …

On the Colombia Calling podcast this week, we welcome back both Ervin Liz and Simon Winograd and discuss Native Root, their coffee-growing company based in rural Colombia. Check out the page: www.nativerootcoffee.com Colombia, the land of coffee...but which coffee should you choose? My advice - completely uncalled for and unwarranted - is to do a l…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 533. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show I have a CP Firearms Review and we talk with Kids Safe Foundation. We might discuss some other products, and we might not. As […] The post Gun & Gear Review 533 – Kid’s Safe appear…

On the Colombia Calling podcast this week we discuss Pablo Escobar's influence on Colombian football in the early 1990's with David Arrowamith, author of a new book: "Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar's Colombia." In a far-reaching conversation David and I discuss Pablo Escobar, his role in politics, the reality of Colombia in the 1990…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 532. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show Rusty has a trigger review. We talk about the KP-9, a Step, long throw lights, and a new Nova As you may know, […] The post Gun & Gear Review 532 – JG Trigger appeared first on Fir…

Where is Matavén, you may well ask? So, this week on the Colombia Calling podcast, we discuss an award-winning community tourism project with people of the Piaroa indigenous community and the Colombian Project. Joining us on the podcast is Camilo Ortega, product manager of the Colombian Project. The Matavén Jungle is the fourth largest Indigenous R…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 531. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show, I have a quick review of the Warne shotgun rib mount. We will be discussing the Exodus, a Koonsman but not Rusty, a large […] The post Gun & Gear Review 531 – Kroil appeared first…

We are incredibly fortunate to speak to Jenny Pearce, Research Professor at the Latin America and Caribbean Centre (LACC) at LSE about her current research which focuses particularly on the role of Elites and Violence in Latin America. She worked with young researchers in Colombia, led by Juan David Velasco (Lecturer, Pontificia Universidad Javeria…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 530. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show I have a Tomahawk review, we discuss a new high end 5-30 optic, the K12 Sport, and a new WML As you may […] The post Gun & Gear Review 530 – Tomahawk Too appeared first on Firearms…

The aim of "Colombia at a Crossroads" is designed not only to focus on Colombia’s politics and history, but also to celebrate her culture and society and this is the reason it’s divided into several parts and includes contributed essays by experts in their fields. This is not a guide book, nor a travelogue and nor is it a list of dry facts, but it …

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 529. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. We have a Lucid Optics E7 review and talk about a New Nitro airgun, a compact weaponlight, and a magazine adapter As you may know, we […] The post Gun & Gear Review 529 – Lucid’s Blue E7 appear…

This week on the Colombia Calling podcast we enjoy a frank and flowing conversation with author Linda Moore about her latest novel, "Five Days in Bogotá." We talk about the book, her time in Bogotá and Colombia, what inspired the book and the charming anecdote of when she met the famed Colombian writer, Gabriel García Márquez. Hear how Linda Moore,…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 528. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we have a Tactix LPVO review. We discuss a Frontline plus, a 2” Roscoe, and a Regent As you may know, we showcase […] The post Gun & Gear Review 528 – Roscoe appeared first on Fire…

On Episode 520 of the Colombia Calling podcast, we revisit episode 396 and once again get to discuss the disease of leishmaniasis in the context of the Colombian armed conflict and post conflict period with post doctoral fellow Lina Beatriz Pinto-Garcia. Pinto Garcia's ethnographic monograph explores how the Colombian armed conflict and a vector-bo…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 527. This show is brought to you by XS Sights, Walker Defense, VZ Grips, and Primary Arms. In this show there is an AR trigger review, we discuss a 9mm lever gun, a new red dot, and a magpul grip frame As you […] The post Gun & Gear Review 527 – PS90 Hotdog appeared first on Firearms…

Venezuelans go to the polls to vote for a president on 28 July 2024, in what will not be free and fair elections, this much is certain. Here on the Colombia Calling podcast, we understand the necessity and importance of informing our listeners further about what is taking place and is in the news from sister and neighbouring countries to Colombia, …

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 526. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we have a Primary Arms ACSS Vulcan review. We talk about an A1, a smaller STD, and a bullpup chassis As you may […] The post Gun & Gear Review 526 – More STD’s appeared first on Fi…

On this week's episode we speak to Mario Pinzón in the studio and discuss his views on Colombia and Colombian politics from the perspective of a citizen living overseas in Canada. We discuss why Pinzón left Colombia (under duress), what it meant to leave his country behind and how he came to understand the value of being Colombian. Emily Hart repor…

Welcome to the Firearms Insider Gun & Gear Review Podcast episode 525. This show is brought to you by VZ Grips, Walker Defense, Primary Arms, and XS Sights. In this show we have the infamous Rost Martin review. We also discuss a new/old AR, super rangefinders, and a 5.7 for 5/7 day As you […] The post Gun & Gear Review 525 – Rost Martini appeared f…

This week your host, Richard McColl moves over to the role of interviewee as friend and fellow immigrant to Colombia, Eric Tabone switches up responsibilities and fires questions at your friendly Briton. This is your chance to learn a little bit more about journalist, hotelier and writer Richard McColl. Tabone leaves no stone unturned as he delves …