Most Danger Doesn’t Come from Strangers

Most Danger Doesn’t Come from Strangers

EPISODE 137 Most danger doesn’t come from strangers Part of our mission here at Tactical Tangents is to overcome the “tactical fantasy”, and in this episode Mike and Jim talk about avoiding one of the most pernicious ones. It’s easy in a world full of tacticool...
The Bear, The Dragon, and You

The Bear, The Dragon, and You

EPISODE 136 The Bear, The Dragon, and You The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may be over (for now) but that doesn’t leave us in a world without conflict. While we were hip-deep in the Global War on Terror, major great power competitors have been nursing grievances and...
Operationally Supporting Supporters who Operate

Operationally Supporting Supporters who Operate

EPISODE 135 Operationally supporting SUPPORTERS WHO OPERATE In both the military and law enforcement universes, there’s often an understandable amount of friction between the people out where the action is and those who help them get there and support them in their...
Dangerous Driving

Dangerous Driving

EPISODE 134 Dangerous Driving In a cool tactical podcast, everybody wants to talk about a gunfight and nobody wants to talk about getting t-boned in an intersection on the way to the gunfight. This episode features Mike & Jim, who’ve bent enough fenders between...
You Can’t Spell “Officer” without “Office”

You Can’t Spell “Officer” without “Office”

EPISODE 132  You Can’t Spell “Officer” without “Office” Offices come in a variety of shapes and guises, from a room with desks and whiteboards to the front seat of a squad car. In this solo episode, Jim sounds off on his favorite topic:...