Episodes
June 25, 2021
34: Knowing Your Rights, with Trial Attorney Audrey Anderson
https://www.andersonaa.com/ Audrey Anderson is an experienced, dynamic, and accomplished trial attorney. She is a 20-year veteran of the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office who has conducted over 250 trials to verdict and...
June 17, 2021
33. Mental Health for Police Officers
Guest: Melissa Woolever is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. https://willowtree-therapy.com/ We discussed mental health for police officers. How what we see and deal with are not regular sites. How we deal with th...
June 10, 2021
32: Comedy and Policework??? Doing the Whip and Nae Nae with Bryston Lystrop
A few years ago, a Utah police officer was caught on a 7/11 surveillance camera doing the "Whip" and the "Nae Nae" dances. The footage went viral, and was one of the first examples of the "humanity" of police officers being ...
June 4, 2021
31: From an Austrian Detention Camp to State Trooper, with "Trooper Bob" Beres
https://www.facebook.com/TrooperBobSC/about_contact_and_basic_info On today's show we chat with Trooper Bob about how he and his family persevered from a detention camp in Hungary through Austria ultimately to the US. The guy...
May 28, 2021
30: Why Building Relationships Matters The Most, with Andre Taylor
The deadly 2016 shooting of Che Taylor by Seattle Police sparked outrage in the Black community and a level of demand for more police accountability not seen since the deadly shooting of John T. Williams. Che Taylor was shot ...
May 21, 2021
29: Policing The Media, with Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith
This episode explores the media and it's relationship to police officers. Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith retired in 2009 as a 29-year veteran of a large metropolitan police department in the Chicago suburbs. Beginning her career a...
May 10, 2021
28: Turning Your Life Around with Anthony Farrer of The Timepiece Gentleman
Today we hear from Anthony Farrer, co-owner of The Timepiece Gentleman. ( @timepiecegentleman ) Anthony’s story is how his mindset and determination turned his life around from prison to successful business owner and entrepre...
May 6, 2021
27: Talking Gun Control
On todays show the crew talks about GUN CONTROL. We discuss truthful statistics, the right to bear arms, and the need to end gun violence. The discussion is about holding people responsible for gun violence. We talk about h...
April 30, 2021
26: How to Choose, (And Keep) The BEST Police Officers, with Dr. Karen Amendola
This episode we talked about obtaining and keeping good officers. Dr Amendola speaks about what agencies can do better to get the best cops, and retain the best cops to serve the communities. We talk about how officers are ...
April 23, 2021
25: Police Officer Training - How To Improve It, and Why It Makes A Difference
The police need to obtain more real world training to better serve the community. A better-trained police department means a safer community, and a better trained community. On today's episode we evaluate the different trai...
April 16, 2021
24: SPIDR Founder Rahul Sidhu
he SPIDR Tech platform is the world’s first customer service infrastructure built exclusively for law enforcement. This show was about obtaining customer service data to make police better. It is a customer service database ...
April 9, 2021
23: Using Police De-Escalation Techniques vs. Force, with Dr. Robin Engel & Sgt. Justin Witt
Spoke with Dr. Robin Engel Director of International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and University of Cincinnati Center for Police Research and Policy, and Sgt Justin Witt of Louisville Metro about how the police worl...
April 1, 2021
22: Civilian and Law Enforcement Response to Autism, with Stefan Bjes
How to keep officers and people safe during an encounter with someone diagnosed with Autism. Today we discuss civilian and law enforcement response to Autism. We have Stefan Bjes who is an active law enforcement officer with...
March 25, 2021
21: Active Shooter & Fallen Officers - A Cop's Perspective
On today's show, we discuss the active shooter situations in Boulder and Atlanta, what it's like to respond to an active shooter situation , and the reaction (both personal and as a police force) to a fallen Police Officer.
March 18, 2021
20: UK Police Officer Helen Hayes - Cops Across The Pond
Special Guest Helen Hayes called in from the UK today. We discussed the differences between policing in America compared to England.
March 11, 2021
19: Why Accountability Matters, with Garland Mays
Garland Mays is back in studio to talk about civilian and police accountability. We chatted about how important it is to accept accountability and accepting our actions as police officers.
March 4, 2021
18: Stories from Flint, Michigan: Urban Blight, It’s Effects on Policing and Communities with Retired Sargent Bill Meyer
On today's show, we have special guest retired Sargent Bill Meyer, who was a Flint MI policeman for 30 years. Today we discuss a number of topics, including: -lack of training for police -economy as it relates to crime -even...
Feb. 25, 2021
17: A Black Police Officer’s Perspective on The Job. A Father & Son Who Have Made Their Career Law Enforcement
Today we welcome Brandon and Zach, an african american father and son who are both police officers. On this show we chat about a number of key issues, including: * How they've handled being called derogatory names * How the...
Feb. 20, 2021
16: Police Reform Legislation Explained with Mike Kmiecik of Sheep Dog Guardian | HB3653 Illinois Police Reform Legislation
A better breakdown of the HB3653 Illinois Police Reform Legislation with a subject matter expert. Listen to this all the way through and help get the bad legislation redone or revoked. Mike breaks down over 800 pages of legi...
Feb. 12, 2021
15: Police Reform Debate - Breaking Down Illinois HB3563
Today the boys and special guest Michael O'Neal dig into the nitty gritty of the new Police reform act HB 3563 from Illinois. Is it as bad as it looks? Should we panic if we are a police officer, or is there some nuance in ...
Feb. 5, 2021
14: Child Sexploitation and Trafficking with Richard Wistocki
Today, the boys have Richard Wistocki in studio, and they cover a number of important topics, including: -how to protect you children from predators -how to protect your children on their devices The stats show that child pre...
Jan. 30, 2021
13: How 2 Police Officers Turned Around the Life of a Hardcore Criminal
Today's show features our guest Garland Mays. We get into some really interesting stuff, including: -how the streets lured him into a life of crime . (and eventually murder) - how he became a hardened criminal that was moved...
Jan. 22, 2021
12: Ask Us Anything! Q&A Show #2!
On this episode, we've got a guest in studio and have a great time answering questions!
Jan. 14, 2021
11: An African American Father & Son Have A Candid Chat With 3 Active Duty Police Officers - part 2
We had a FANTASTIC CONVERSATION with these guys, including topics like: -solutions of how we might bridge the gap between civilians and police -A full Q&A between street guys and us cops -true communication between both parti...