Behind The Shield

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Harry Turner - Episode 878 Jan 21, 2024

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Harry Turner is a British military veteran, conservationist and the co-founder of the non-profit Emerald Arch.

We discuss his early life, his journey into the Army, the horrors of war, his powerful homecoming story, how he found healing working with animals in Peru, the love and loss with two Ocelots, his post traumatic growth and much more.

Charles Harriott - Episode 877 Jan 19, 2024

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Charles Harriott is a lifelong martial artist, jiu-jitsu black belt and international instructor.

We discuss his parents' immigration from Jamaica, his introduction to the martial arts, American Kempo, kick boxing, head trauma, his journey into jiu-jitsu, his leap of faith into travelling and teaching, the world of leg locks and so much more.

Justin Mahaffey - Episode 876 Jan 16, 2024

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Justin Mahaffey is a veteran wildland firefighter, fitness trainer and the man behind Wild Fit Life.

We discuss his early life, growing up in a Mexican community, what we can learn from Hispanic culture, his journey into the fire service, mentorship, training the tactical athlete, community and much more.

Kevin Heffernan - Episode 875 Jan 14, 2024

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Kevin Heffernan is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, and member of the Broken Lizard comedy group.

We discuss his early life, finding comedy, pursuing law, the creation of Broken Lizard, the origin story of Super Troopers, how a trip to Australia inspired Beerfest, Quasi, his family connection to the Fire Service, the creation of Tacoma FD, the importance of technical direction and much more.

Sam Brawley - Episode 874 Jan 11, 2024

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Sam Brawley is a firefighter, podcaster and flight paramedic. We discuss her journey into the volunteer fire service, his road into EMS, some of her career calls, paramedicine in the ER, proactive medicine, her podcast Nine One One Nonsense and so much more.

Chris Moore - Episode 873 Jan 09, 2024

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Chris Moore is a 31 year veteran of the fire service and peaks nationally on first responder mental health.

We discuss growing up in a law enforcement family, his journey into volunteer firefighting, fitness, the special operations community, career calls, his powerful mental health story, post traumatic growth, marriage and so much more.

Nick Kush - Episode 872 Jan 06, 2024

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Retired from the Navy in 2016 after serving 20 years in the Special Operations community with several combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Technician with the SEAL Teams. After retiring, he spent nearly two years training Special Operations personnel in advanced parachute flight. Nick has approximately 8200 jumps and is the Owner of Deland High Performance LLC.

We discuss his journey into the military, the world of SWCC, his transition into EOD, traumatic brain injuries, compassion in war, his powerful mental health story, skydiving, 7 x 7 and so much more.

Ben Close - Episode 871 Jan 03, 2024

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Ben Close is a British Army Veteran, former Contractor and the author of "When War Follows You Home".

We discuss his turbulent childhood, his journey into the miltary, his deployments, the horrors of war, compassion on a battlefield, the world of contracting, Somalian pirates, his transition story, mental health and so much more.

John Knox - Episode 870 Jan 03, 2024

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John Knox is a veteran firefighter, arson investigator, dispatcher and former law enforcement seach and rescue technician.

One month ago, after 21 years of service with LAFD, John was terminated over a COVID vaccine mandate.

We discuss his journey into policing, some of his rescue stories, his unique role during 9/11, his journey into the fire service, chasing arsonists, organisational betrayal, mental health and much more.

Justen Keating - Episode 869 Jan 03, 2024

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Justen Keating is the Founder of Keating Global Risks, and has over 20 years of experience in the National Security, and Intelligence Community.

He is a veteran of the US Marine Corps with multiple combat tours in the Middle East and is a former Independent Contractor for CIA, where he ran clandestine protective operations in Central Asia and the Middle East for over a decade.

We discuss his journey into the military, his 9/11 story, close protection, the Afghanistan withdrawal, his powerful mental health story, jiujitsu and much more.

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