Guns and Mental Health by Walk the Talk America
The Walk the Talk America Podcast is where firearm culture and mental health meet with curiosity, not confrontation.
Each episode brings together voices from the firearm community, mental health professionals, researchers, and everyday gun owners to have honest conversations about suicide prevention, culture, and practical solutions.
We focus on education over outrage, nuance over noise, and collaboration over division, because reducing negative outcomes requires diverse perspectives.
And because this work is personal, every episode closes with a simple but powerful question: How do you stay mentally healthy?
Episodes
166 episodes
Ep 166: Financial Freedom for First Responders
In this conversation, Seth Hendricks shares his transformative journey from a decade-long career in law enforcement to becoming a financial advisor. He discusses the impact of mental health on police officers, the importance of self-reflection,...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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1:22:32
Ep 165: Beyond the Boogeyman, A Nuanced Talk on Colorado ERPOs With Chris Knoepke
Red flag laws, also known as ERPOs, get talked about in the gun world like one sweeping “boogeyman”, but the reality is messier and state-specific.In this episode, Michael Sodini and Kevin Berry sit down with
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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1:40:10
Ep 164: Bridging the Gap: A Yale Researcher, Gun Owners, and What Actually Reduces Harm
For the first time on the WTTA podcast, we’re joined by a researcher, and not just any researcher.Michael Sodini and Kevin Berry sit down with Kerri Raissian, Senior Research Scientist at the Yale School of Public Healt...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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1:28:43
EP 163: Causing a Pause for the High Performers with Charles Anderson
In this episode of the Guns & Mental Health podcast, Michael Sodini and Kevin Berry sit down with Charles Anderson, CEO in the firearms media world behind Bleeker Street Publications,
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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1:30:34
Ep 162: When Worlds Come Together: ROOTS, Research, and Real Conversations at the National Research Conference
In this special episode, Kevin Berry sits down with Kerri Raissian, Senior Research Scientist at the Yale School of Public Health, Kenny Barlow from Regal Products, and WTTA founder Mike Sodini to recap a week that moved the conversation forwar...
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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51:16
Ep 161: Bringing Back Trust: Rob Beckman on the Future of the NRA
In this episode of Walk the Talk America, Michael Sodini and Kevin Berry sit down with firearms instructor and Firearm Trainer Podcast host Rob Beckman to discuss his...
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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1:15:06
Ep 160: Waco Hoover on American Legion and MCON
Former infantry Marine and brand strategist Waco Hoover joins Michael to dig into the impact of lip service. We cover the American Legion’s “Be The One
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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49:17
Ep 159: From Loss to Leadership: The Scott Sippel Foundation’s Fight for Suicide Prevention
RG Stitt and Greg Harpster join us from the Scott Sippel Foundation—an organization born from tragedy that’s now raised nearly $600,000 for mental health and suicide prevention. We talk about hon...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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1:10:02