Society & Culture Episodes
Nov. 15, 2022
What Are Police K9s Doing Schools-John Gray
John Gray is a school resource officer with Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office in Colorado. John works with his partner named Rex. Rex is a certified police therapy dog who works with elementary school students. He is speciall…
Sept. 13, 2022
Bang Boom Burn With Retired AFT Agent- Wayne Miller
Wayne Miller was a Special Agent, Criminal Investigator and Certified Fire Investigator for the U. S. Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for 25 years. He has been involved in numerous high profile criminal cas…
Aug. 2, 2022
Excellence In Analytics & Leadership- Author Dawn Reeby
The podcast, with our second-time guest, Dawn Reeby, founder of Excellence in Analytics (EIA), author of the best-selling book, “Bigger Than Data” – A Law Enforcement Analyst's Roadmap to Marketability, Professional Developm…
July 26, 2022
Why It's Important To Have Therapy Dog- Lena Strickling
My very special guest today is gonna educate you on why dogs are so incredible at giving love to first responders and Lena Strickland and her dog birdie. Which you're gonna see if you're watching this on YouTube, a beautiful…
July 5, 2022
Officer-Involved Shooting And What Happens After- Michael Sugrue
Michael Sugrue began his law enforcement career in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces Officer in 1998. As a Security Forces Officer, Michael specialized in Law Enforcement, Global Force Protection, Anti-Terror…
June 17, 2022
What Should We Do Different As Leaders And Organizations- Jerry Dean Lund
My personal views on leadership and what we could be doing differently. I feel that those we lead are the biggest asset in any organization. We need to listen to them without judgment and jump straight to giving them the adv…
May 10, 2022
The One Key To Stopping Suicide- Nate Prussian (Guardian Group)
Nate Prussian retired as a Colonel from the US Army after 26 years, primarily serving in special operations units. In his final assignment Nate commanded the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg North Carolina.…
April 13, 2022
How Not Lose Yourself In Your Career- Annette Zapp
In this episode, we will have Annette zap. She's got 30 years in health and wellness. And she has been a firefighter for 18 years. She's going to tie all that experience up into this podcast and tell you how you can lead a h…
March 29, 2022
Preforming Wild Rescues In The National Parks- Kevin Grange
For this episode's special guest, we have paramedic Kevin Grange. He is also an award-winning freelance writer who talks about the medical field adventure and travel. We will talk about some of those adventures and travel an…
Feb. 2, 2022
Why Is Peer Support Necessary- Flight Medic James Boomhower
Do you practice peer support in your workplace? In this episode, Flight Medic James Boomhower, Founder of Fit for Duty, talks about how important it is to build a peer support team. He talks about who takes care of the careg…
Jan. 19, 2022
It's Never Too Late To Start Over- Rebecca Ethington
In this episode, we have Rebecca Ethington, a single mom who went through Fire Recruit Academy. She's going to talk about the mental and physical strains it took to get through a crew Academy and to get to her full-time job …
Oct. 20, 2021
Operation K9 Hero- DuWayne Schwartz
Enduring the Badge is a podcast series that explores the personal side of first responders. In this episode, me and DuWayne Schwartz from Operation K9 Hero talked about his and Tio's (his K9 therapy dog) mission on how they…
Oct. 6, 2021
Why You Need Tactical Wellness & Legal Training- Bridget Truxillo
In this podcast episode with Bridget Truxillo, we talked about her program called Protective Wellness which offers tactical training wellness and legal advices from attorneys. This effective program is strengthen by her expe…
Sept. 29, 2021
Ambulance Tech Side of EMS- Rocio Calenda
This podcast episode features an interview with Rocio Calenda. We talk about the ambulance tech side of EMS and she shares her knowledge with us on how to become a paramedic. Moreover, we discussed the pros and cons in worki…