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Episode Synopsis
It's not very easy to find online coverage of the gun industry that isn't hyper polarized. The issue is dominated by a mix of NRA members and gun control activists, and even the traditional media does little more than play referee between these two sides. When Stephen Gutowski launched The Reload in 2021, his aim was to cut through this noise. Stephen had spent several years covering the issue for The Washington Free Beacon, and despite his background in conservative media, his work has been widely praised by both centrist and left-of-center journalists. In 2022, CNN hired him to serve as an on-air analyst around gun policy issues. In my conversation with Stephen, we talked about why he struck off on his own, how he monetized his newsletter, and what role his cable news career plays in building his audience.
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