Episodes

Retired Police Officer Stars On Naked and Afraid to Prove a Point. Retired Police Officer Gwen Grimes is our guest. She was retired due to a permanent disabling line of duty injury. Gwen talks about her career policing in Alaska and her career ending injury. She appeared on the reality show Naked and Afraid to prove that she could do it, in spite of her disabling injuries. She also talks about her passion to help military veterans, law enforcement and other first responders heal from the trauma ...

Police Officer Husband Died by Suicide Just Before Retirement. Molly High is our guest. She shares their tragic story. Her husband Phil High died by suicide just months before reaching retirement from his career in law enforcement. She talks about the impact of all the trauma he experienced during his career and the impact it had on his mental health and their relationship. Compounding the tragedy of his death, she was trying to find a treatment facility that could help him with his PTSD. Molly ...

Waco Raid, Retired ATF Agent Was There. Paul Smith, retired ATF agent, also retired Coast Guard Officer and former police officer is our guest. Paul talks about his book "The Night Police, Beyond The Line Of Duty" that he co-authored, about his early days of being a Police Officer. Paul became an ATF agent. He was one of the many law enforcement personnel at the raid on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco Texas. Paul talks about the realities and his experience of what happened that terrible da...

Retired Police Detective Sergeant Pat Postiglione is our guest. Pat retired from the Nashville Police Department, where he spent most of his career in the Homicide unit. He talks about his transition from New York to Nashville and his progression from police work to starring on a television show. Pat discusses the many difficulties of investigating homicides, arresting murderers and serial killers. Plus he talks about the importance of getting justice for the victims and their families. If you ...

Became A Police Officer After Retiring from the U.S. Air Force. David Allen Duke is our guest. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, he decided, at the age of fifty-one, to pursue his dream of becoming a police officer. He states that he had no idea what he was getting into, how hard it would be, and no idea of how much he was going to enjoy it. David talks about both of his careers and the book that he wrote, which was inspired by his time as a police officer. If you enjoy the show, please t...

Police Officer Shot and Lack of Prosecution, A Mystery. He left the potential of an NFL career to become a Police Officer. While investigating an armed home invasion he was shot and suffered life long injuries. He returned fire and was able to injure the shooter. Though the suspect was arrested and charged he never stood trial for the attempted murder of Police Officer Niki Cooper. The shooter could have been extradited a few times but for unknown reasons that never happened. Lori Cooper, daught...

Trauma for Police Officers, First Responders And Veterans. Ace Baker is our guest. Ace is a former police officer and spent years teaching military at S.E.R.E. School. He talks about the unspoken traumas he faced and many other law enforcement officers endure. Ace talks about the levels of trauma that our veterans and first responders face. And how they can find brotherhood, understanding and healing at the Warriors2Us Foundation Camp. If you enjoy the show, please tell a friend or two, or thre...

Customs Officers Risks, Are Bureaucrats Making It Worse? U.S. Customs Officer and President of the Arizona chapter of the National Treasury Employee Union is our guest. She talks about the dangerous policies that can potentially increase the Covid-19 risks for all of us. Patricia also discusses the effects of the pandemic on our Country’s defense via the U.S. Customs and CBP. She also talks about the important tasks that U.S. Customs and CBP performs daily to keep us and our nation’s economy hea...

Police Officers During The Pandemic, Realities They Faced. An active duty Law Enforcement Officer is our guest on the show. Due to the fact that he is an active officer we must call him John Doe to protect his identity. He talks about the current situation of policing during the global Covid-19 pandemic. From P.P.E. use while on duty, to the risks that our law enforcement officers and other first responders face. Plus the added stress for them and their family members. If you enjoy the show, pl...

Heroin and Opiods Battle, Effects of Trauma on First Responders. Filmmaker Conrad Weaver and Police Officer Desiree Palmer are our guests. While filming the documentary Heroins Grip, Conrad met Desiree. They describe the devastation caused by the heroin and opiate addiction problem. During the filming of that documentary, he became aware of the crushing PTSD problem that is occurring within our first responder ranks, and he started to work on his next film PTSD911. Off. Palmer talks about her ef...

9-11 Pentagon Terror Attack Brought Him To Brink, Healing from the Trauma. Sheriff’s Captain J.P. McMichael is our guest. He talks about responding to the Pentagon after the 9-11 terror attack. J.P. discusses the scene and how the effects from the trauma created havoc in his life and almost cost him his life. He talks about his recovery, his law enforcement career afterwards and how the PTS motivates him to help others. One of his passions is writing children's books, to help them deal with PTS ...

Music, Healing for Police Officers, Veterans and First Responders? Michael Caimona President of the Warrior Music Foundation is our guest. He is a US Navy veteran he has deployed throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Michael grew up in a Law Enforcement family and has spent most of his life around veterans, cops and other first responders.After serving in the Military he started seeing a need for additional programs to help our veterans, cops and first responders heal from the mental and ...

State Trooper Brother Died By Suicide. Changed Him as a Cop and in Life Jim Banish a 20+ year patrol officer for the Warren County New York Sheriff’s Office is our guest. In 2008 his life and career took on a whole new path after his brother Lt. Joseph Banish NYSP took his life on April 1st. For several years after his life became very tumultuous and he was suffering from deep depression directly related to his job and the traumas that he had experienced over his career. Jim talks about his brot...

State Trooper Brother Died By Suicide. Changed Him as a Cop and in Life. Retired Montgomery County Md. Police Officer Mollie Stone is our guest. She talks about growing up in a law enforcement family and her career as a police officer. Mollie shares the highs, lows and her unique perspective on law enforcement. She shares about the unexpected and traumatic death of her good friend and fellow police officer. After the years and untold amount of trauma experienced in her career, her friend’s death...

Sex Abuse of Children, Survival and Warning Signs Everyone Should Know. As a child Mark Belenchia was sexually abused by a priest for years. Mark talks about the process that the predator used to groom him, other sex abuse victims and their families. He discusses the long, on going process of his recovery. Mark talks about the warning signs that preceed long term sex abuse, signs that everyone should know. Plus, Mark details how his experience, both during and after motivates him to help others....

Training For the Gunfight, Police Officers Hope It Never Happens. Retired Wilmington Delaware Police Sergeant Dennis O'Connor is our guest. He talks about the shooting incidents that he was in during his law enforcement career. Dennis speaks about how training for most law enforcement officers is not adequate for the potential violence that we all face. He discusses the amount of liability that most jurisdictions face as a result of potential gunfights. Dennis, speaks about the training that Gov...

Ex Police Officer, Railroaded By DOJ? Pardoned After She Served 10 Years. Former Police Officer and K9 handler Stephanie Mohr is our guest. She talks about the routine call for back up as a police K9 Officer that eventually launched an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Stephanie talks about the extraordinary steps that they went to prosecute her, including a retrial and bringing back an illegal immigrant from another country to testify against her. She talks about the eventual con...

Police Officers Abandoned after Being Wounded in the Line Of Duty. Retired Police Lieutenant Randy Sutton is our guest. In addition to being retired from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, he has starred in the television series “Cops”, also starred in several movies and has also written many books. He talks about his law enforcement career and the many common misconceptions about police work. Randy also discusses the disturbing national trend of wounded officers injured in the line of duty ...