The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo

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#241 | Knocko Nolan | LAPD | NYPD Aug 08, 2021

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Everyday Protector. Knocko Nolan. A snapshot of Knocko’s life on the street with NYPD & LAPD. A look into his everyday gear and the importance of protecting his brain containment module (i.e. his noggin). The goal of the ‘Everyday Protector’ series is to provide a view of those working the streets, protecting their house, responding to emergencies….the everyday protectors amongst us.
This series is a partnership with Hard Head Veterans.
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Our company was founded on the experience that, too often, cost and administrative bureaucracy result in necessary gear not getting into the right hands until it’s too late. As a result, many individuals end up spending thousands of dollars on supplying themselves with equipment that should have been given to them in the first place. We knew that there had to be a better way.
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#240 | Nathan Nelson | Combat Veteran | Discusses WILD RESPONSE Aug 06, 2021

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Nathan Nelson joined The Protectors to talk about his recent trip to Africa, couples therapy for combat veterans, and his involvement with Wild Response.

About: Capt.(Ret) Nathan Nelson served as the Director of Intelligence, 22d Special Tactics Squadron when he was catastrophically injured by enemy fire on his third deployment to Afghanistan. Despite being left a quadriplegic, Nathan continues to work in the defense and veteran communities, while enjoying time with his family. He is currently working for Wild Response, connecting service members, veterans, and their families to combat the illegal wildlife trade in Africa.

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#239 |Claudia King | Survivor | Host of the Strong Enough Podcast Jul 24, 2021

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Claudia King joined The Protectors to talk about podcasting, relationships, and a ton of other topics. Claudia talks about her own personal experience with domestic violence. Thank you, Claudia, for being open about your life. Claudia hosts the up-and-coming podcast called STRONG ENOUGH PODCAST streaming now on all major platforms.

About STONG ENOUGH: Let's talk relationships: the good, the bad, and all the ugly that we'd rather avoid. From healthy relationships to red flags to what to do about that toxic family member, we'll dive in and discuss. Every one of us is Strong Enough to put ourselves first and find the happiness and healthiness we deserve.

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#238 | McKenna Geer | Athlete | Paralympian | Road to Tokyo Jul 22, 2021

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McKenna Geer stopped by The Protectors to talk about her journey to the Paralympic games not only this summer, but Rio 2016. We also talk about what the day in the life of an athlete is like, shooting sports, the incredible accuracy needed to hit the target (like splitting hairs!!), and a ton more.
About McKenna: She is an American Paralympic sports shooter. She became the first female sports shooter to win a medal in shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and also won two medals in the 2019 Parapan American Games.
From the Team Site: The International Paralympic Committee named Geeer one of the “Top 10 Para-Athletes You Should Like Before 2016” noting “expect her to be huge come Rio 2016.” That’s tall billing, but Dahl takes it in stride, saying that it reassures her she’s on the right track. In 2014, she moved to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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#237 | Paul Letersky | Author | Former Special Agent Jul 20, 2021

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Paul Letersky joined The Protectors to talk about his book THE DIRECTOR: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover. We also go into what a day in the life of J. Edgar Hoover was like.

The Book: Since Hoover’s death half a century ago, millions of words have been written about the man and hundreds of hours of TV dramas. But until now, there has been virtually no account from someone who, for a period of years, spent hours with the Director on a daily basis.

Paul Letersky began working for Director Hoover in 1965 and had a front-row seat to the comings-and-goings of Hoover’s personal office at the height of one of the most turbulent decades since the Civil War. The Director showcases the dedication of history’s longest serving FBI director, including:

- The animosity felt by Hoover towards Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the comments made by Hoover on first hearing of Dr. King’s shooting from Letersky.

- A deeply personal look at Hoover’s longtime assistant Helen Gandy, the highest paid woman at the DOJ in the 1970’s and considered to be Hoover’s most trusted confidant.

- The effectiveness of the FBI’s "COINTELPRO" programs—black bag projects from 1956-1971 aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, sowing discord and discrediting American organizations.

- How "COINTELPRO" targeted groups as disparate as the Ku Klux Klan and the Black Panther Party, as well as civil rights leaders like Dr. King and influential public anti-war figures like John Lennon.

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#236 | Fred Burton | NYT Best-Selling Author | LIVE Discussion Jul 16, 2021

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Fred Burton, New-York Times Best-Selling Author and former counterterrorism agent, joined a special episode of The Protectors Book Club. We were joined by Brian Andrews (co-author of the Tier One Series) and B.C. Sanders a detective on the east coast.
From Fred's site: Fred Burton is a former police officer, special agent and New York Times best-selling author. He's served on the front lines of high-profile investigations like the hunt for and arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing; the 1988 plane crash of PAK-1 that killed U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel and Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; and the search for Americans kidnapped by Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon.

His best-selling books include his personal memoir GHOST: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent, Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent's Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice, Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi and his fourth book, Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah’s War Against America.

Burton also consults with Fortune 500 companies on security developments and how to keep their personnel and business safe as the Executive Director of the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence. He served on the board of the Center for Mass Violence Response Studies and is an active member of the Greater Austin Crime Commission.

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#235 | Weekly Live | Discussing Simulation Theory | With Special Guests Jul 13, 2021

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Simulation Theory? What the heck is that. Listening to Joe Rogan and Elon Musk talk about it sounds like the theory that we are living in a simulation, has been around a while. We had a fun chat about it. Listen to me, Carla, Austin, and Rob talk about it.

Do you believe in SIMULATION THEORY?

“If you assume any rate of improvement at all, games will eventually be indistinguishable from reality,” Musk said before concluding, “We’re most likely in a simulation.”

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#234 | Marc Cameron | NYT Best-Selling Author | Former U.S. Marshal Jul 13, 2021

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Marc Cameron joined The Protectors to talk about his new book BONE RATTLE, his time as a U.S. Marshal, his time in Alaska, character development, and a ton of other topics.

MARC: A retired Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal, Marc Cameron spent nearly thirty years in law enforcement. His assignments have taken him from Alaska to Manhattan, Canada to Mexico and dozens of points in between. He holds a second degree black belt in Jujitsu and is a certified scuba diver and man-tracker.

BONE RATTLE: In the icy heart of Alaska, a series of gruesome murders leads Deputy US Marshal Arliss Cutter into a firestorm of searing corruption, clashing cultures, and bone-chilling fear…

In Juneau, a young Native archeologist is sent to protect the ancient burial sites uncovered by an Alaskan gold mining company. He never returns. In Anchorage, a female torso—minus head, hands, and feet—is washed ashore near a jogging trail by the airport. It is not the first. At Alaska’s Fugitive Task Force, Arliss Cutter and deputy Lola Teariki are pulled from their duties and sent to a federal court in Juneau. Instead of tracking dangerous fugitives, Cutter and Lola will be keeping track of sequestered jurors in a high-profile trial. The case involves a massive drug conspiracy with ties to a mining company, a lobbyist, and two state senators. When a prosecuting attorney is murdered—and a reporter viciously attacked—Cutter realizes they’re dealing with something much bigger, and darker, than a simple drug trial. The truth lies deep within the ancient sites and precious mines of this isolated land—and inside the cold hearts of those would kill to hide its secrets…

What’s buried in Alaska stays in Alaska.

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#232 | Scott Huesing | Discussion of ECHO IN RAMADI | Guest Host Pete Turner Jul 13, 2021

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Scott Huesing was live with the Protectors Book Club on July 12th. We discussed Scott's critically acclaimed book ECHO IN RAMADI.

About Scott: Scott A. Huesing is a retired USMC Infantry Major with over 24 years of service, both enlisted and as a commissioned officer. His career spanned 10 deployments and he conducted operations in over 60 countries worldwide. During his numerous deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Horn of Africa he planned, led, and conducted hundreds of combat missions under some of the most austere and challenging conditions.

The Book: From the winter of 2006 through the spring of 2007, two-hundred-fifty Marines from Echo Company, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment fought daily in the dangerous, dense city streets of Ramadi, Iraq during the Multi-National Forces Surge ordered by President George W. Bush. The Marines' mission: to kill or capture anti-Iraqi forces. Their experience: like being in Hell.

Now Major Scott A. Huesing, the commander who led Echo Company through Ramadi, takes readers back to the streets of Ramadi in a visceral, gripping portrayal of modern urban combat. Bound together by brotherhood, honor, and the horror they faced, Echo's Marines battled day-to-day on the frontline of a totally different kind of war, without rules, built on chaos. In Echo in Ramadi, Huesing brings these resilient, resolute young men to life and shows how the savagery of urban combat left indelible scars on their bodies, psyches, and souls. Like war classics We Were Soldiers, The Yellow Birds, and Generation Kill, Echo in Ramadi is an unforgettable capsule of one company's experience of war that will leave readers stunned.

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#231 | Ryan Weaver | Veteran | Gold Star Brother | Country Star Jul 10, 2021

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Ryan Weaver joined The Protectors to talk about his upcoming single NO SECOND CHANCE and a ton of other topics from serving our Nation to After Action Racing to human trafficking. In this clip, Ryan talks about the meaning of his new single and the importance of pre-orders for artists. Make sure to head over and subscribe to The Protectors.

From Ryan’s site: Ryan Weaver is a high-energy, all-American, rockin’ country music artist who proudly served as a Black Hawk Helicopter Aviator, Chief Warrant Officer 3, in the United States Army. In 2017, Ryan was announced as the Patriotic Voice of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) for their Celebrate America Campaign at the 2017 PBR World Finals at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2018 and 2019, Ryan toured across the U.S. and internationally to Australia with the PBR with 4 additional dates scheduled in Australia for 2020 that were canceled due to COVID.

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