The Bridge - Onward & Into the Storm with Garand Thumb
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ส.ค. 2022
- Mike Jones, otherwise known as Garand Thumb, stopped by our headquarters for a podcast and some exciting new projects. On this week's episode of The Bridge Podcast Travis and Mike talk in detail about his new company Onward Research, his journey throughout two military branches, his popular TH-cam channel, and what it took to achieve these amazing milestones. Join Travis and Mike as they take a dive into the lesser-known side of the “Z list TH-camr.”
Bridging gaps within our industry one conversation at a time. The Bridge is not a show about firearms, training, or the military as some might expect. It’s about people; connecting with others, sharing experiences, exchanging perspectives, and healing together through sometimes vulnerable conversations about difficult topics. We hope to help and heal others as we do so for ourselves by airing these conversations for all to hear. Thanks for listening! We hope you enjoy the show.
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Thanks, Dad
If Ron Jeremy ends up winning the time wars, never forget how much we all love you flannel daddy.
Proud of ya son
@@TheBridgePodcast great father & son moments 😲
I wish was a part of this family 🙁
Legend
Seeing Mike in this podcast felt like seeing your school teacher out in public
Exactly, You don’t know if you should be turned on and make a pass at him and find out the hard way he’s not gay and now you’ve outed yourself or if you should play it cool and pretend you didn’t really see him.
@@Tgolden069 get help
@@Tgolden069 Ya, something like that, lol!!
@@Tgolden069 what experience have you had with your teachers dude
@@crusaderrick2018I'd say it's kinda obvious 😅
Man, Garand Thumb is a good podcast host. He did a really good job interviewing Travis in this episode.
Definitely felt like this. Good to hear them both but man:/
@@brandonvilla4761what? It's called respect for.your guests! Are we not aware this is Haleys show? 5 people need a Dad,.themselves! To learn what respecting your guests means. It means letting them have the floor as much as possible.
😂😂
Flannel Daddy is one thing. Mike Jones the 3rd year med school drop out is on another level. Didn’t think he could get more cool but somehow this is the wholesome father son content I needed to cry to tonight.
LMAO......full-on tears-to-sleep, warm and fuzzy feels content all us pissants need to SURVIVE!!💥
He was also a rapper in houston texas
Granad Thumb giving hard core dad advice with his dad is wholesome.
Dadception ;)
As fuuuck
All they need is Travis’ vat clone administrativeresults
I thought I was a Garand Thumb fan…turns out I’m more of a Mike Jones fan! Great content Travis.
Idk man, which ones wearing the lab coat cos that's my guy
Who?
@@danielpickrell8311 Dr. Spear Thumb.
@@rodmullen64 charlie???
@@rodmullen64 Dr. Thumb
This wound up being so much deeper than I expected. Massive respect.
Hearing these two guys talk about “love language” makes me not feel like a nerd for reading and embracing that book with my wife. It’s a great book, and a key to a happy marriage.
Mike is one of the major reasons I didn't feel awkward when I first stepped into the 2a community. Infinitely reasonable and empathetic dude who looks at things from every angle and tries to be self aware of his own biases and step outside of his comfort zone regularly. More leaders like Mike in the community, please and thank you.
Full stop: the right and the left are both needed. A "right wing" only America isn't going to be as great as some may think and nor would a left-wing America. Both sides of the aisle have GOOD solutions and GOOD people who are genuinely interested in making the best country.
I'm a liberal who supports 2A. I support self-defense of self and property. I also support not having a situation where poor people aren't having to beg on the streets for a basic roof over their head, clothes on their back, and food in their belly. It doesn't mean I think they need to live in a McMansion and drive a brand new Escalade with eat caviar for breakfast. If you're a POS criminal, there's jail or worse. If you're just down on your luck or fighting some mental illness, I don't think you gotta be treated like a shitbag. I think MOST Americans are like me in that sense.
@@MatthewWilson4428 based, I'm also on the left and love 2a
Fellow leftist 2A supporter checking in. We do exist.
@@MatthewWilson4428 No analogy is perfect, but I've found it's useful to think of the left as the engine, and the right as the brakes. A car with neither is useless. A car with only one is useless or dangerous. With both, you can go places.
@@MatthewWilson4428 how can you be pro 2A and vote for anti 2A. That doesn’t make any sense
Father and son moment
My Father is going through stage 4 liver and kidney cancer right now and it’s not looking good. This was a great, uplifting and motivational boost that I needed and makes you appreciate again what we have in this world. Thank you gentlemen.
Prayers for you and your father.
Was he a single father? Seems like most fathers that die from this are single
I’m so sorry :( please take/accept my prayers of healing Casey❤️🩹:)
Praying for your family's strength now....
Remember this: If he has repented of his sins, accepted Jesus as his saviour, when he goes, heaven is his home...with Jesus.
Travis, this is my first episode of your podcast ever and it could not have been a better one for my mental state. When you mentioned talking to old folks about whether or not we have had hard times like this and for them to say “yes it’s been worse” makes me feel so much better about our chances as country and a society. I am a 26-year-old father of two and I feared that my children were growing up into a potential hellscape. Knowing that there have been times like this and gotten better makes me a little less stressed about our future and theirs.
Thank you and Mike for your insights, from a former Navy service member.
It’s gonna get much worse
@@TheInfantry98 oh I have no doubt. But the fact that it’s been worse and we’re still kicking gives me a little hope.
Aaaaand now it is much much worse.
"We were not ready for the internet." I could not agree more, Mike. It's amazing how many people have that same mindset these days. It's destroying our humanity.
God damn Right Absolutely agree
Absolutely. It is our downfall
Check out the Consilience Project, and/or check the Joe Rogan podcast with Tristan Harris and Daniel Schmachtenberger. They’re trying to solve this issue. I’m not affiliated, I’m just a supporter of the project.
There's always positive and negative. If it wasn't for the internet a lot of truths would be much more easily suppressed nowadays.
I disagree. It's also arguably the most important weapon against tyranny we have ever created. Before the internet, the only information you had access to were whatever books you had access to in your local library (which may or may not be out of date and had an equal chance of giving you incorrect information), and whatever your government-controlled media showed you.
The internet, just like guns, is not inherently good or bad. It's simply a tool. If it's made your life worse, that's your fault for not learning how to use it correctly. I agree that most people don't know how to use it correctly, but I believe there will be enough of us who do some day to be able to teach future generations how to navigate it easier. You must simply fight intellectual laziness and learn how to do proper research in a scientific manner. As long as you keep those things in mind, you'll be alright.
As an immigrant American here coming to the United States at the age of 21 back in 09. It pains me seeing the divide in the country today. Americans no longer live under the umbrella of the American value. Studying the bill of rights and the declaration of independence to become a citizen is what taught me these values.
*Semper Fi.*
Sad but true
You are now more American that a percentage of the populous… good shit brother
How about you look at who all of the founders created this country for. The divide is happening between the founding stock and their descendants and the rest of the world. It wouldn't be an issue if our government was controlled by foreign powers and flooded by non Europeans.
Not American immigrant but a Swedish citizen. I study the bill of rights and doi because they teach a lesson important to all people regardless of nationality.
Wow, it was really powerful watching two of the deadliest men in the guntuber space drop their guards and be authentic about their strengths and weaknesses, triumphs and failures.
We need more "interviews" of good reasonable people, just tallking. This was so good that I didn't even realize how long I listened.
Travis, so sorry about your buddy. 32 funerals, I can’t even imagine. I buried my best friend a few years ago after he lost his battle. You guys should go into this topic more on your next meeting. I know a lot of vets who watch you have had similar experiences. Thanks for all that you guys do.
After 5 or 6 it's just something you do, but now you know what to say to loved ones and your buddies who are still alive. By the age 25 I started telling all my friends I love them everytime we say, "see you later".
Travis, I feel you. This year, we saw 6, bringing us up to 22. This got me choked up
I’m not crying, you’re crying. This podcast hit some important topics. Thanks for sharing gentlemen
I know right.
This was one of my favorite episodes,
“That’s all we are pencils, the problem is no one wants to sharpen themselves because it hurts.”
GarandThumb is so down to earth, it’s impossible not to like him!
‘You’re not the typical influencer, larping in your moms basement’
‘That’s precisely what I’m doing’
Had me dying
This kind of father son bonding is so touching. There's needs to be more of this.
One of the best podcast episodes I've seen in a while. That ending was emotional af.
@44:56 As a "Mormon" and an Eagle Scout, i've been counseled to be prepared for most any situation. Food storage is very important, as well as 72 hour kits. Can't thank you enough Travis and Mike. You two are great leaders and examples. What you said about being humble and having family as the most important piece of your life. its right on the money
the most desired interview to date, way to go Travis and Mike!
Fucking loved it boys, keep it up. Youre inspiring a ton of fucking people daily.
Things that make me feel old: Flannel Daddy is now retired. 🤦🏻♂️
I enlisted in the Army in 2,000.
why do you swear
Yeah, what he said!
@@Czesuafeq Well, people... f*ck.. Right?
@@Czesuafeqhow were YOU conceived? If not from fkin?
I listened to this podcast a year after it was recorded and with 0.75 million views.… and I believe this is going to be a timeless discussion.
Thank you, to both of you: Father and Son, for putting this out there for everyone to listen to.
🇺🇸
I love how level headed Mike Jones is... we need more of that in this world of overly emotionally reactive voices if we're ever going to find understanding.
You made me tear up when you said “Americas lost its purpose” I feel that man
Same here man.
As an outsider looking in, the US is broken.
When you put your motto "In God We Trust" on your coins, and then do the exact opposite, problems will arise.
Same
@@ScarriorIII exactly
Hearing Mike talk about his family and the story about the guy he was training missing his family and not realizing what they meant to him really hit me on a day that I needed to know that it’s not weakness to miss your family and need to be close to them.
Watching the father-son bound get stronger right in front of our eyes made me tear up. Great show.
Man I took alot away from this podcast especially towards the end. Humbling and sobering to say the least. Thanks guys.
I hope you guys can find time in the future to do this again.
These are the conversations we need to talk about MORE! We are losing our way of life as a family. The core family is so important, learning right from wrong. Also, teamwork is a lesson that is SO valuable.
No one gives a shit
Granad Thumb giving hard core dad advice with his dad is wholesome.. This wound up being so much deeper than I expected. Massive respect..
Watching this motives me to do more push ups and not complain about it. To be a better man, any way I can.
Really shows you what kind of leader Mike is when he talked about one his students crying. He handled that situation like the leaders leader.
I don't think I've heard a more thought provoking, perspective changing, and raw conversation between two people that made me rethink a significant portion of how I want to pursue my future.
I was an Eagle Scout when I was 18 so learned a lot of things like this growing up. I've been trying to to teach my oldest son things I learned. He asks me all the time why I'm "making" learn all this stuff. And I tell him it's simple. One day I won't be there and you will HAVE to do these things.
Wow. This is one of the very best podcast episodes to which I have ever listened. I'm excited to see what both Travis and Mike do in the future.
"If you had a fire in your house what would you do?"
"...keep it going."
That was gold
I love seeing a father and son get along so well.
44:56 As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons") I thought this was hilarious 🤣Food storage and self-reliance is something we believe strongly in, not only to help our own families but also to help our neighbors as Christ has taught. Thanks for this discussion - you guys are very on-point about the direction of society, the necessity of preparedness, standing up for truth and righteousness, and the war on morality and the family. Also, thank you both so much for opening up, being vulnerable, and showing your true emotions. There is absolutely no weakness in that, but humanity. Beautiful.
One of the most genuine and heartfelt conversations I've ever had the pleasure to watch between two men. I learned a lot. Keep up the great work Travis and Mike. Best wishes to you both.
I just discovered this podcast and a great conversation between two great Americans. Thank you for what you've done, and what you continue to do.
Same here ! ✌️
The bond between father and son is truly unbreakable here 💖
I have watched Garand Thumb for years, but this might be my favorite video of him. The humor, the raw emotion, the passion he has for his work, the love he has for his family…everything comes through so perfectly. I am even more proud to be watching his videos now than I was before because you can see he is a legitimately GOOD MAN!
Look I don’t have a dad so it’s really Tough sometimes but having mentors like you guys who I can look up to helps so much you guys are so inspirational and I’m glad I found someone who I can look at as a father figure
If a gun youtuber is your inspiration you seriously need to look elsewhere lmfao
@@fulrocker890 what’s wrong with gun TH-camrs plus is it a bad thing to have someone who inspires you. I’ve always had a love for guns and I don’t see why so many people get offended at them
@@aniya8759 it’s less of calling him daddy it’s just that I look up to him and I get the feeling you’ve never even seen his channel from your comment
@@aniya8759 besides the fact you have no right to tell me to log off and go outside with that profile pic lol
@@theeshadowwarrior1286 they're just on a different perspective. some people think you shouldn't look up to anyone you don't personally know, others to anyone period. you know what you need and if you found the values you were looking for by getting to mike and travis' content ? power to you.
Easily one of the best common sense conversations I have seen in a long time. Thank You Gentlemen! Expect to self rescue NO-ONE IS COMING
Single dad of two young daughters. Chiming in. I take them camping at every opportunity. SW San Juans in Colorado. No stranger to the territory but still gain so much by listening to the expertise offered here.
Good job dad. I’m in the same boat with you, pulling the paddle. I give up all of me for them. I know you do too. Keep leading them, keep loving them.
One of the most important things that my parents did for me was to get me outdoors in a number of ways from an early age. Those times comprise the majority of my early cherished memories and were a strong foundation for learning vital lessons.
You're doing them a great service by making sure that they get to have those experiences with you.
That is some unbelievably beautiful country.
That story about vulnerability was powerful. I remember reaching my breaking point the day I moved out of my parent's place to a whole new state - eating fast food on the kitchen floor with all my things still packed in the truck after driving 14 hours. Never loose sight of what those moments mean, they keep you on the path.
God bless these two men.
True American heroes, and great mentors (whether they know it or not). Thank you gentlemen 🇺🇸🇺🇸 ⚡ ⚡
The best compliment you can say about someone where I’m from, “he’s a good ‘ol boy really”. These dudes fit the bill. 🇺🇸
Mike thank you for all you do. I joined the Marines at 17, deployed twice. I got out and shortly after my father passed and I was 24... Hit me like a freight train. My only regret is not spending more time with him. The worst is knowing my two kids will never know their grandfather. My goal is to build something that ties us together and reinforces the idea that in the end family is your biggest ally and supporter. Keep charging brother.
I love this. Mike is such a fricking great man. He’s the target individual I aim to be lol
Talking about being vulnerable, two strong men being vulnerable with each other and on camera for us all to see, I needed to hear and see this. Thank you
Mike is such a killer dude. Probably one of my most watched channels on TH-cam.
This podcast was very inspirational and made some things click in my head on a direction I need to start working my family and especially myself towards.
I have lived in the mountains all 18 years of my life, and seeing people from the city try and walk through the woods made me realize that that is a LEARNED skill. I took it as second nature
You are a wise man.
Damn good listen to see the human side of Garand Thumb. Very humbling. I just want to thank you for the inspiration you’ve given me in your videos with your knowledge.
2 Good men, outstanding gentleman, Haley is the Bruce Lee of the gun world, Mike is right there with him, I will be taking a trip to Boise!
I’ve been watching both of y’all for years, but this is the first time I feel like we get to see your values and love for fellow man. It’s refreshing to know good men are still out there.
Agreed, but for clarity, being a good man has absolutely nothing to do with how you vote...we all need to stop talking so damn much about politics & social issues.
@@scottsherman5262 yes good men have everything to do with how you vote I’d much rather vote for a side with good me than the side were men don’t even identify as men
Thank you so much for this. I am so happy to see balanced, honest men, discussing what it is to be a responsible, father, husband. You gentleman are the proverbial warriors in the garden. You guys are what true alpha males look like.
This episode is going to take some time to process for me, as it likely is and will for most who watch from start to finish. Took me about three days and lots of pausing to absorb. Excellent work!
A beautiful conversation between two great men.
Chris Pratt needs to see Exodus.
And this interview.
I think we need to all send this to him lol.
After he did The Terminal list he would be great to have on, maybe with Jack Carr.
Would be awesome, Chris Pratt was in the infantry so he can connect to these guys for sure
Chris Pratt’s brother “cully” was infantry. Chris pratt wasn’t military, he dropped out of college and was found and casted while waiting tables.
I love Travis. One of my biggest role models growing up and who I watched religiously while I was in the military. His ambition is what inspired me to train and be a leader. I proudly rock his Dragonfly patches on my gear to this day. He honestly raised and inspired an entire generation of future gunfighters.
Let me tell you what Mike makes me so proud with his answer about what he sacrificed about giving up everything for his kids that's a fucking real man we should all be fucking proud of him. We all needed... and we need to be....better fathers. I don't know the dude at all but it makes me proud to hear another man place his kids over everything.
I would love to see Mike on more podcasts. He's done a lot, seen a lot, having his brain picked a little more would be cool.
Looking forward to Mike's courses.
This is a very enlightening video, God bless you guys putting this out there. As a military brat for 20 years this is the most powerful truthful thing I’ve seen on the Internet. Thank you so much
I have to say thank y’all. So much, thank you. Mike sharing his piece about giving up an opportunity in the military, for the better of his family really hit the nail on the head for me. It put me at ease to hear someone else say and feel what I’m feeling.
Been following both of y’all for awhile now, and I’m never disappointed.
Drive on.
I just finished this episode. It was great! Much of what you guys talked about resonates with me as a man, as a father, and as a professional. I feel honored to have been on this podcast myself and to call Travis a friend. Mike, I hope to meet you soon. You both are such good men.
Best thing I've learned from Mike, the one tool I keep in my car at all times and never too far away: an ax.
I've been musing about getting one for a while now, time to push that note up on my agenda.
I love how they brought up “nice guy” and “good men” we have a lot of nice guys and not enough good men. We have a lot of weak men, we have a lot of broken men, we have a lot of defeated men. Loved this podcast! Such a great conversation between these 2 legends! You guys really lay it out very well on multiple things happening in our country and around the world. I definitely share the sentiment that America feels hollow right now and we no longer are the greatest country in the world. This is a battle against good and evil and evil is becoming more brazen and arrogant. Train hard and train smart my friends!
Jump school was tense, 1st jump was door position from a C-141, 3 x, much admiration for these guys , i wish I could have been more ...
This is priceless! I need to watch this again, very inspiring. This is how social media should be used, sharing knowledge and inspiring others. The internet is like fire, it can give light to your house or burn your house down. Thanks GT, thanks Travis! We need more teachers like you.
GREAT CONTENT.
I was one of those who up until I watched this video thought he married your daughter and you were his father-in-law 😂
I’m in your D3 advanced pistol class in Medford next week I hope you show up and forward to meeting you I’ve been watching you for years and I appreciate your content this podcast is going to grow and continue to grow. Put together and articulated very well.
Nice, I am taking that class too, see you there!
My two favorite people, sitting down for a discussion, I'm sorry I found those soo late. Great words guys. True Warrior Poets right there. Yeah, life sux at times, but you NEED to be mentally prepared to take those challenges head on, and defeat them. No matter how small or large they are. Community and friendships are very important to have in your tool box. Thanks guys!!!! Love you both!!
Glad I could witness this father and son conversation... we are all stronger having watched it. Nothing will give me more pleasure than standing shoulder to shoulder with 100s of other good men, WHEN the time comes.
One of the best podcast ever. Thank you guys
This was great, hits hard and home. Gave me alot to think about and actually is what I needed to hear in my life right now. Thank you both for your work and dedication!
This was honestly the best podcast I’ve ever listened too. A lot of what was said really moved me. Especially the “giving up your dreams” part. My kid really is the most important thing I have. Giving him a good life is the real dream.
Travis, I just recently got into watching your podcasts, and I've realized how much the things you talk about resonate in my heart and in my mind. This podcast specifically, I believe, is my catalyst. Hearing the two of you open up and share your stories and experiences, I felt it deep down in my soul. It makes me want to become a better man, a sharper, yet more compassionate man. I would just like to tell both you and Mike how much these 2 hours have really hit home for me and made me really look inside of myself and ask all of the big questions. There is so much that I would like to say, but I feel like the youtube comment section probably isn't the place for it. I just want you two to understand how much influence this time has had on me, and how much of this will genuinely stick with me as I continue my journey through life. I will absolutely be attending Onward Research's courses, because I feel like there is still so much for me to learn from both Mike and you. I just want to say thank you so much for this, words can't ever express the impact this has had on my entire outlook on life, my future, and also my past. Please continue what your doing, I hope that more people can feel this the way that I have, not because I have the same experiences as y'all, but because I plan on pursuing a career in the Army, and I think that I never realized how much I really needed to hear what you had to say. Thank you, and God bless.
just got married in april. she and I are a family and I want to protect my family to the best of my ability and I hope to grow that ability level each day. I appreciate the inspiriation today! also, located in utah so I'll head up to Idaho for Onward Research!
We need more of this from Mike.
Both these guys are 100 percent genuine people and hero’s. Nothing but respect for these 2.
Been watching Garands videos for X amount of years, found yours this summer. Especially garand, would have never guessed either of you are compassionate as you guys spoke of. Respectable.
"it sounds like I'm a military instructor..." I mean technically you are (r)... but that's a good thing! How many of us wish we had a father that taught us those kinds of things with that kind of clarity and purpose, and are now striving to clean up the generational gap and be that kinda of assertive, purposeful, firm, good men that military discipline creates when combined with good values? Thank you for sharing your experience and values and knowledge. We're all doing our best to learn together what our country is far too quickly forgetting.
Man this episode hit home. It's really great to see a father and son share such wisdom.
Two well-spoken, good men that truly make this world a better place. I could listen to hours and hours of this episode if it existed. Love em
Facts both are very well-spoken and they both speak completely differently in every way yet can speak so well.
Hey guys. Our Lady of Angels was a school fire in Chicago. 93 children and 3 nuns died. There is plenty of information on it and a book written about it. I would recommend it as good information to read. These things created our fire code. Yes learning from past history and learning/preparing from it is critical. Thanks for both of your work
Never forget Garand Thumb’s first hit was “The Pacific Blue Ray Menu Music”
This was such a soul hitting podcast. I faught back tears a few times man. Keep doing what you guys do.
I never really watch podcasts but after listening to this not only do I want it to be an unending episode but I also feel like it changed my point of view on a lot things on a whole lot of different levels. This is the absolute most anyone will get out of two hours spent on youtube! Keep the good influence coming, we are all waiting for more!
Love you guys. You two men are Legends. Just want to thank you for being a great influence on this world.
Great to see social engineering talked about, Jason Street has always been one of the scariest people to see work people with it.
Mike has really inspired me to become a sere specialist. I’ve been training everyday and have made a lot of progress, but still a long ways to go!
Go get it!
Worry about getting in the Air Force first!
Perfection is dangerous.
A good take came from Ed Fowler, a Montana resident and knife maker, also a mastersmith. He did an article called "the last scratch". It was published in whatever world leading knife rag at the time.
The premise was him making a budget version of his custom knives.
He starts spending time, making the knife just a little better. Within a day, he had weeks of work ahead of him. Chasing perfection, undod the entire premiere of the project.
I appreciate this interview and its content more than you know. Thank you for adding value to everyone here. Take care guys!