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Da Rulk II - Episode 866 Dec 25, 2023

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Da Rulk is a strength and conditioning coach and the creator of RFT. In this second conversation we discuss the important wellness lessons from the pandemic, cold water immerson and resilience, training the fire service, ocean lifeguarding, the Iron Neck, his partnership with 5.11 and much more.

Allan Chiasson And Edward Ford - Episode 865 Dec 20, 2023

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Allan Chiasson a Navy Corpsman veteran and active duty firefighter/paramedic. Ed Ford is a Marine veteran and former contractor. We discuss their journey's into the military, tactical medicine, the world of contracting, protecting the military's mail, losing brothers in combat, mental health, organisation betrayal, transition and so much more.

Suzanne Stein - Episode 864 Dec 18, 2023

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Suzanne Stein is a social documentary/street photographer known for her raw and truthful lens. We discuss her own turbulent childhood, her mental health story, finding photography, homelessness in America, how "Tranq" is destroying lives, censorship, art, and so much more.

Staz II - Episode 863 Dec 16, 2023

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Anthony "Staz" Stazicker is a former British Special Operations soldier and the co-founder of ThruDark. In this second conversation we discuss the impact the pandemic had personally and for his business, community through jiu jitsu, the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal, mental health, his new book "The Hard Road Will Take You Home, 7x and much more.

Aaron Zamzow - Episode 862 Dec 14, 2023

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Aaron Zamzow is a veteran firefighter, personal trainer and the man behind Fire Rescue Fitness. In this conversation, we take the gloves off and address some unpopular topics regarding firefighter performance and longevity. These include annual fitness standards, training in bunker gear, the firefighter work week, functional training, leadership and much more.

Cameron Strouss - Episode 861 Dec 11, 2023

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Cameron Strouss is a Clinical/Functional Herbalist, Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild, Certified Aromatherapist, Master Gardener, medicine maker extraordinaire, forager of 14 years and clinician of 9 years. We discuss the physical and psyhological childhood trauma that modern medicine was unable to help, her journey into the world of Herbalism, the power of Kava, healing the nervous system, pain management, foraging and much more.

Tip Cullen - Episode 860 Dec 10, 2023

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Tip Cullen was born in Northern Ireland and served 37 years in the Royal Marines before transitioning out to pursue acting. We discuss his childhood during the troubles, the commonality of man, his journey into the British Military, protecting his country in uniform, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, mental health, his journey into Drama, his new film Sunray and much more.

Sergio Saenz - Episode 859 Dec 08, 2023

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Sergio Saenz is an Air Force veteran and the founder of Agape Heroes. We discuss his journey into the military, IT in warfare, his transition story, the power of plant medicine, the two firefighter lives pyschedelic therapy saved, Kambo and much more.

Trung Ngyuen - Episode 858 Dec 05, 2023

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Trung Nguyen is a Vietnamese immigrant, US Army Ranger veteran and former SWAT officer. We discuss his family's powerful immigration story, growing up in Chicago's ganglands, his journey into the military, war, LAPD, The Defund movement in Chicago, organisational betrayal, the Mercy Hospital shooting, his company We Go Home, his non-profit and so much more.

Bobby Burke II - Episode 857 Dec 03, 2023

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Bobby Burke is an renowned actor, martial artist and 22 year volunteer firefighter. In this second conversation we discuss the importance of volunteerism, the actor's strike, some recent notable fires, technical advisors in first responder films, the inability to save, shared suffering, the stunt performer, storytelling and much more.

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