Episodes

July 29, 2022

87: Limitless Momentum with Officer Ariana Stone

3CT meets with a fellow cop that literally puts her challenging experiences as a police officer to aid the communities that we all serve. The guys have an entertaining conversation with Entrepreneur and Police Officer, Arian…
July 21, 2022

86: How "Being Offended" Impacts Our Society And Keeps Us Divided

Chris and Shaun discuss how the perpetual “culture of offense” impacts the current state of our deeply divided society. Initially, they provide examples of how often innocuous events and words can be contaminated through th…
July 14, 2022

85: Then and Now: Starting Over As a Cop

Starting over as a cop can be challenging, but for many officers, it’s a great way to grow both professionally and personally. After retiring with over 20 years of law enforcement experience, Chris and Shaun discuss their de…
July 9, 2022

84: Leadership Through Crisis

On this week’s show, Chris and Shaun welcome back Retired Chief Tony Pustizzi (Episode 58): https://www.buzzsprout.com/1342087/episodes/9698408 Chief Pustizzi discusses some of the reported leadership issues associated with…
June 30, 2022

83: Hot Sauce, Summer in the City

This week’s stranger-than-fiction-dispatch finds the boys from 3CT addressing a real-world call involving the unreasonable use of a particularly spicy condiment on a subject’s body part that should normally garner a signific…
June 24, 2022

82: The Buck Stops There and the Pride of Exclusion

After opening with another installment of “Stranger-than-Fiction Dispatch Theater,” the guys from 3CT offer their thoughts on the Uvalde, Texas Police Chief’s first public statements regarding the tragic school shooting that…
June 16, 2022

81: A Democracy, While It Lasts...

On this episode, all of the boys get together and respond to a “stranger-than-fiction dispatch” to humorously illustrate the all-too-common calls that police officers regularly receive. The conversation then transitions to t…
June 6, 2022

80: The Uvalde Shooting, and Orlando Podfest Update

On this episode, Chris and Shaun discuss their experiences at Podfest 2022 in Orlando, Florida and also how the full story from the tragic Uvalde School Shooting has yet to be told. They also ponder why we can’t seemed to st…
May 24, 2022

79: 2 Cops Vent

On this episode, Scott and Shaun lampoon some current events that are likely distracting us from the more pressing issues truly facing our society. They air some of their personal and professional frustrations but also point…
May 12, 2022

78: “Hopecasting” with Rachel Flick

On this episode, Scott and Shaun welcome to 3CT, mother, widowed police wife, writer, counselor and fellow podcast host, Rachel Flick. Rachel discusses her on-going inspirational journey through grief and emotional growth du…
May 2, 2022

77: Criminal Justice Course Correction?

This week’s episode of 3CT has guys discussing the confusing lack of incessant media coverage of two recent high-profile and concerning incidents related to crime and police accountability. They also delve into the realities…
April 22, 2022

76: Discussing The Grand Rapids Shooting, with Dave Smith

Renowned police trainer, Dave Smith, rejoins 3CT to provide some perspective on the officer involved shooting of Patrick Loyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dave discusses the need to consider all of the circumstances beyond …
April 16, 2022

75: Reacting To The Grand Rapids Shooting

Shaun provides us with some quick programming notes for the state of the podcast, recognizes our 911 Dispatchers and acknowledges the need to further discuss the officer involved shooting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also d…
March 31, 2022

74: The Power of Perspective, with Sergeant Bob Christopherson

This episode reunites the guys from 3CT with their long-time police academy friend, Sergeant Bob Christopherson. Bob is a veteran police officer that recounts how he and his wife weathered the premature birth of their twin …
March 26, 2022

73: Avoiding Financial Scams

This week, the guys from 3CT discuss the methodology of some of the most common financial scams and how to avoid them. They also offer some insight and experience on how and who the criminals target when committing financial…
March 17, 2022

72: What’s the Deal with Confrontations?

This week’s episode is a mix of nostalgia and commentary that covers the expanse of grand-parental interior design, dentistry and the need to return to a balanced approach of dealing with violence and human confrontation. Th…
March 11, 2022

71: The Blue Divide with Author Will Moravits

On this week’s episode, the boys from 3CT talk with former police officer, author and professor Will Moravits about his recently published book, The Blue Divide; Policing and Race in America. Will discusses his police roots,…
Guest: Will Moravits
March 4, 2022

70: The Difficult Conversation of Police Suicide

On this episode, Scott and Shaun welcome Police Officer Shaun “Sus” Susnis to begin the difficult conversation surrounding police suicide. Sus and the boys discuss some of the conditions both inside and outside of the profes…
Feb. 24, 2022

69: All in the First Responder Family with Michelle Fayed of the Florida Firefighter Safety & Health Collaborative

This week, 3CT welcomes our first guest from the Fire Service, Fire Fighter Paramedic Michelle Fayed. We immediately launch into the well-established Police vs Fire “sibling rivalry” that exists within the first responder fa…
Feb. 17, 2022

68: Interpreting Police Statistics with Bob Scales of Police Strategies LLC, Part 2

On this week’s episode, we are again joined from Seattle by the CEO of Police Strategies LLC , Bob “Bobby Stats” Scales. We pick up from Episode 64 and examine how the current lack of useable data to analyze use-of-force inc…
Feb. 10, 2022

67: Go West, Young Man! (with Sergeant Kevin Ameiss)

This week, Scott and Shaun welcome Sergeant Kevin Ameiss to the show to discuss his service as a police officer in the Southwestern United States. Kevin recounts his college friendship with Scott, and his move as a young man…
Feb. 2, 2022

66: Drawing on Your Talents with Officer Joseph Arnold

This week, the boys from 3CT are joined by Police Officer and professional animator, Joseph Arnold, to help promote his artistic contribution to the soon to be released fictional graphic novel, The Thin Blue Line . Joe and t…
Jan. 27, 2022

65: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Virus

This week’s episode brings the boys back together for the first time in 2022! Sergeant Scott discusses, of his own free will, his personal bout with the dreaded virus and how it sidelined him for everything from work, holida…
Jan. 21, 2022

64: Interpreting Police Statistics with Bob Scales of Police Strategies LLC

On this week’s episode, we are joined from Seattle by the CEO of Police Strategies LLC , Bob Scales. We discuss Bob’s experiences in dealing with the U.S. Department of Justice during the Seattle Police Department’s consent …