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The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo

The original The Protectors® podcast, established in 2019, is about great conversations with interesting people, from veterans and leaders to athletes, entrepreneurs, and authors.

Hosted by retired federal agent, U.S. Army veteran (OIF 2006), and author Dr. Jason Piccolo, the show explores the paths that shaped each guest and what they’ve learned along the way. Many episodes also go behind the scenes with writers, from debut novelists to New York Times bestsellers, on the stories behind their books.

Honest, curious, and unscripted, these are the kinds of conversations you’ll want to hear all the way through.

Copyright: ℗ & © 2020 The Protectors w/ Jason Piccolo

Latest Episodes:

#5 | Vic Avila | Former Special Agent | Survivor Mar 07, 2019

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Vic Avila began his career fighting narco & human smugglers on the Southwest border as a Homeland Security Investigation’s special agent. Vic’s career took him across the border to Mexico City, a move that would forever change his life. Vic tells the story of what happened to him in February 2011 on Highway 57 in Mexico. Written words cannot describe that day, listen to Vic. Vic can be found on Twitter @VicSurvivor11

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#4 | Dr. Mike Simpson| Doctor/SF Operator | Inspiration Feb 27, 2019

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Mike's profile "Mike Simpson is an Army Ranger, former Special Forces Operator, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, and MMA enthusiast. He is a board certified Emergency Medicine physician, and a ringside doctor in the state of Texas. Throughout his 31 year military career, he has deployed into numerous combat zones as both a Special Forces Operator and as a Physician, most recently with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. When not practicing medicine or teaching, Mike can be found riding his Harley, or on the mat pursuing his blue belt in BJJ"

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#3 | Jessica Jones Meyers| Combat Veteran | Triathlete Feb 22, 2019

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Jessica Jones Meyers is combat veteran and professional triathlete. She has been a Team RWB leader and ambassador from the earliest days. She had three professional Ironman 70.3 victories, multiple Ironman and 70.3 podiums, and also a guide for the Paralympics in Rio for the triathlon event.

From Jessica’s blog “The thought, “Well, this is it, my triathlon days are over.” has crossed my mind more than once in my 20 years of being a triathlete. The first time was when I went to West Point, knowing that I would now be devoted to the rigorous schedule of balancing academics, military duties, and a member of the cross country and track team. Yet when I graduated and took my commission as an Engineer Officer and posted to Fort Hood, somehow, I found myself on a bike again, riding through training sites, passing tanks at lunch time. Then the deployment orders came down: it was time to go to war in Baghdad and suddenly swim, bike, run didn’t seem all that important.”

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#2 | Jason Schechterle | Police Officer | Inspiration Feb 22, 2019

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From Jason Schechterle's Book, Burning Shield, " When a taxi smashed into police officer Jason Schechterle's patrol car, the fireball that consumed the vehicle should have killed him. But by a series of small miracles, Schechterle survived: Dying would have been easier. As he would learn only after his own horrific ordeal, law enforcement officers across the country were perishing in similar fires, trapped inside burning Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors.

Schechterle, who began a long, gruesome, and gut-wrenching battle back to health, would also take on Ford Motor Company to stop the heinous and ultimately preventable deaths. Interweaving narratives of human triumph and high-stakes legal showdown, this "inspiring true story" (Kirkus Reviews) reveals a rare human being with an undeniable will to live. This gripping real-life biography exemplifies the mystery and beauty of the human spirit, and the healing power of love".

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#1 | Benjamin Breckheimer | U.S. Army Veteran | Everest Climber Feb 07, 2019

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Imagine climbing the legendary Mount Everest and a massive earthquake hits, followed by an avalanche. Listen in as former U.S. Army SSG Benjamin Breckheimer tells his story of serving in the Green Zone in Iraq as a surgical technician to volunteering for combat arms deploying to Afghanistan....suffering major injuries while forward deployed as a Cavalry Scout....to climbing out of the black hole he found himself in to summit some of the highest peaks in the world.

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