The Fire You Carry

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027: Chris Ruano, Leadership & Fitness From a Fire Captain who started out on a Hotshot Crew, worked as a Firefighter and Engineer in the Station & then became a Crew Supervisor in Wildland Firefighting. Mar 01, 2021

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In this episode we talk with Chris Ruano about fitness, leadership and fatherhood. Chris has been in the fire service for 24 years, starting out as a member of a hotshot crew, getting hired as a municipal firefighter, doing that for ten years and then getting back into the wildland firefighting world. He has spent the last ten years in wildland firefighting and during that time he developed his own fitness programing to help keep him and other firefighters in shape to be able to effectively do their jobs while also reducing injury and staying fit and healthy long term. We talk to Chris about the thought process behind his fitness program, how he has navigated leadership from inmates working as wildland camp crews to the guys working in the stations and some of the things he is doing with his sons to help develop them into men. Chris is a well respected Captain now and he came highly recommended as a guest by some of you, our listeners. Check out Chris's fitness programing in the links below.
VenturAthlete
https://venturathlete.com/
Prep and Defend on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBdr_yRNv1cMRnfoLPm9Ew
Prep and Defend on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/prep_and_defend/
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

026: Nole Tells The Story Of The Death Of Asher, His First Born Son. Feb 22, 2021

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In this episode I talk with Kevin about how Heather and I dealt with death of Asher, our first born son. Asher was our daughter Avery's twin brother and he passed away suddenly at 8 months old. I share this story to hopefully give some hope to those who are walking through a loss but also as a bit of a cautionary tale as I walked through some very dark times after the death due to the way I dealt with it in some very negative ways.
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

025: A Small Collection Of Funny Stories Of Us Getting Taken Advantage Of Or Looking Like Idiots. Feb 15, 2021

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This is a lighthearted episode where Kevin, Mike I tell a few stories of us getting taken advantage of or looking like idiots. Enjoy!
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

March Challenge: The CrossFit Open, & We Recap The 3000 Burpee Challenge. Feb 13, 2021

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In this special bonus episode we talk about our upcoming challenge for the month of March. We also review our experiences with the 3000 burpee challenge we did back in December with our special permanent guest host Mike Knobbe. Don't skip this one, you can do this with us!
Make sure you go sign up for the CrossFit open today!
https://games.crossfit.com/
Remember, if you comment on this podcast episode on Facebook or Instagram Kevin and I will each be randomly choosing one person whose entry fee we will pay!
We have created a custom leaderboard for the podcast, find it here https://games.crossfit.com/manage-custom-leaderboards/27c4a44630f65b075edc
and shoot us a message to be officially added to the group.
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

024: What Our Name & Logo Mean To Us, Recap Of Kevin's Carnivore Month & Our Goals That We Are Doing Well Along With The Ones That Still Need Work Feb 08, 2021

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In this episode we talk about why we started this podcast and tell some of the backstory of how it all came about. We also delve into what our logo means and how we ended up with the name after another podcast took our original planned name before we launched. You'll also hear how Kevin's month of carnivore went and how our goals for the year are going.
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

023: Nole Tells A War Story & We Talk SOGs And Life Lessons With Special Guest Mike Knobbe Feb 01, 2021

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This week Nole tells a war story and we take away lessons on having SOGs (standard operating guidelines) in life and why we believe it is important to not only have them but to also know when it's time to ignore them.
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

022: Ed Wilson, Former NFL Running Back, Paramedic Firefighter with LACoFD. Jan 25, 2021

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Ed is one of the most well liked and respected Paramedics on the department. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience that he shares in a humble and entertaining way. He has somehow managed to keep a great positive attitude while working some of the busiest stations in the County for the last 20 years. He has been married to his wife for 27 years and has raised some great children as well. There are a lot of great stories and life lessons in this episode, don't miss it.
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

021: Erik Langslet, Adventurer, Husband, Father and Guy Who Keeps His Phone on "Do Not Disturb" Jan 18, 2021

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Erik is one of Kevin's friends and has always been an inspiration to him. He has adventurer blood running through his veins and a lot of great life philosophies that we delve into in this episode.
Erik's blog from the year spent driving his family around the Nation.
https://toddlerroad.wordpress.com/ramblings/
Some of the books that Erik mentions in the episode:
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson

Iron Rails, Iron Men - Martin Sandler

Astoria - Peter Stark

The Age of Gold - H.W. Brands

Unspoken Legacy - Claudia Black

Can't Hurt Me - David Goggins

Discipline Equals Freedom - Jocko Willink
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

020: Stan Maloof, Life lessons with a Firefighter Specialist, Paramedic Extraordinaire & a Husband & Father. Jan 11, 2021

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Stan is a good guy. Well liked and well respected here on our job. We sort of tricked him into being on the podcast and the result was a great conversation with some great life lessons to take away. Big thank you to Stan for being such a good sport.
We'd also like to thank Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our podcast. We really love both the record label and the band and encourage you to check them out if you have not.

019: Brian Underwood, Surviving the Mass Shooting at the Route 91 Music Festival in Las Vegas. Jan 04, 2021

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Brian was at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival with his wife on the night that a gunman opened fire on the crowd, killing 60 people and wounding hundreds of others. Brian was shot that night and in this episode we walk through that experience and delve into what life was like afterward for he and his family.
Big thank you to Facedown Records and My Epic for the use of their song "Hail" for our intro/outro!

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