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Ep 74: Traver Boehm and 8 Steps for Overcoming Divorce and Dealing with Grief Aug 15, 2017

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Traver Boehm returns to the show with a deeply personal story about his recent divorce. Traver has talked about aspects of it before during previous episodes, but he was still very much grieving the loss of his marriage and a miscarriage. Having spent 2016 exploring that grief – living in it, stewing in it – […]

Ep 73: Developing Self-Awareness and Leadership with Bernard Melekian Aug 03, 2017

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In 45 years of policing, Bernard Melekian has done it all. Seriously. From being the first K9 handler in California, Melekian rose through the ranks at the Santa Monica Police Department to Assistant Chief, and then spent 13 years as Chief of the Pasadena Police Department. During that time he also served as Interim City […]

Ep 72: Major Josh Mantz Was Shot and Killed in Iraq, and He’s Here to Tell the Story Jul 21, 2017

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U.S. Army Major (ret.) Josh Mantz, author of the new book, The Beauty of a Darker Soul: Overcoming Trauma Through the Power of Human Connection is our guest on this episode. A 2005 graduate of West Point, Josh was commissioned as an infantry officer and soon found himself fighting insurgents in Baghdad during “The Surge.” […]

Ep 71: Shots Fired, Officer Down with Bulletproof Fitness Creator Shelby Luttrell Jul 12, 2017

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On December 17, 2016, Alabama police officer Shelby Luttrell was shot twice off-duty at his wife’s surprise birthday party while struggling for a suspect’s gun. Shelby almost died en route to the hospital but he had the will to survive. Only 7 months later, he comes on The Squad Room to talk about that night, […]

Ep 70: Adam La Reau of O2X on Performance for Tactical Athletes Jun 30, 2017

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Adam La Reau is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer. Adam spent 11 years in the teams before transitioning out, eventually earning a Master’s in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Adam wanted to scratch his entrepreneurial itch and along with other military veterans, he launched O2X, a human performance […]

Ep 69: Building Resilience and Defeating Negative Behavior with Dr. Jay Nagdimon of the LAPD Jun 15, 2017

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Dr. Jay Nagdimon is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and is board certified in Police and Public Safety Psychology. For over the past decade, Dr. Nagdimon has been a member of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Behavioral Science Services Unit. It’s a unique idea and LAPD has invested into paying attention to the mental health of their […]

Ep 68: Briefing Topic: Why Are You Here? May 31, 2017

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It’s a simple question. Maybe one you haven’t asked yourself in a while. For some of you, maybe you’ve never asked it. So?

Ep 67: Ryan Michler of Order of Man on Being a Modern Warrior May 26, 2017

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Ryan Michler is the founder and creator of Order of Man and the Order of Man Podcast. If you’re a guy, you need to be listening to this podcast. If you love a guy, listen to this podcast. We cover a lot of ground in this episode about the idea of manliness: what it is, and […]

Ep 66: Tony Horton, Creator of P90X on Living Large May 17, 2017

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Tony Horton doesn’t need much of an introduction. As the creator of P90X he went from being a personal trainer to musicians like Tom Petty and Billy Idol to being a household name and face. A lot of cops, myself included, have done P90X and it’s really one of the first introductions most of us […]

Ep 65: Winning the Gunfight Before It Starts with LAPD SWAT’s Scott Reitz May 10, 2017

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Scott Reitz is a retired member of LAPD’s elite Metropolitan Division or “Metro” where he served 10 years on their SWAT team. Scott is also the author of The Art of Modern Gunfighting: The Pistol Volume 1 and the owner and lead instructor for International Tactical Training Seminars. Scott was the lead firearms instructor for Metro […]

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