Behind The Shield
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Sinopsis
Bringing the greatest minds in mental and physical wellness to the men and women who serve our communities.
Episodios
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Justin Mahaffey - Episode 876
16/01/2024 Duración: 01h30minJustin Mahaffey is a veteran wildland firefighter, fitness trainer and the man behind Wild Fit Life.We discuss his early life, growing up in a Mexican community, what we can learn from Hispanic culture, his journey into the fire service, mentorship, training the tactical athlete, community and much more.
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Kevin Heffernan - Episode 875
14/01/2024 Duración: 01h33minKevin Heffernan is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, and member of the Broken Lizard comedy group.We discuss his early life, finding comedy, pursuing law, the creation of Broken Lizard, the origin story of Super Troopers, how a trip to Australia inspired Beerfest, Quasi, his family connection to the Fire Service, the creation of Tacoma FD, the importance of technical direction and much more.
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Royce Gracie - Episode 155
13/01/2024 Duración: 01h01minRoyce Gracie is the son of Helio Gracie; founder of Gracie Jujitsu. Royce fought in the original UFCs, winning multiple times in an age before weight divisions and few rules. I was fortunate to be able to sit down with him in person.We discuss the birth of Gracie Jujitsu, martial arts and bullying, striking in jiu jiitsu, competition versus self defense, firearms, the importance of fitness, weight cutting , combatives in law enforcement and much more.
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Sam Brawley - Episode 874
11/01/2024 Duración: 01h40minSam Brawley is a firefighter, podcaster and flight paramedic. We discuss her journey into the volunteer fire service, his road into EMS, some of her career calls, paramedicine in the ER, proactive medicine, her podcast Nine One One Nonsense and so much more.
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Chris Moore - Episode 873
09/01/2024 Duración: 02h38minChris Moore is a 31 year veteran of the fire service and peaks nationally on first responder mental health.We discuss growing up in a law enforcement family, his journey into volunteer firefighting, fitness, the special operations community, career calls, his powerful mental health story, post traumatic growth, marriage and so much more.
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Josh Brolin - Episode 82
08/01/2024 Duración: 01h27minJosh Brolin is an author, former firefighter and actor, starring in such movies as "Only The Brave and "No Country For Old Men". We talk about growing up on farm, how he got the part in "The Goonies", his time as a volunteer wildland firefighter, honouring the Prescott 19, portraying Superintendant Eric Marsh and much more.
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Nick Kush - Episode 872
06/01/2024 Duración: 01h57minRetired from the Navy in 2016 after serving 20 years in the Special Operations community with several combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Technician with the SEAL Teams. After retiring, he spent nearly two years training Special Operations personnel in advanced parachute flight. Nick has approximately 8200 jumps and is the Owner of Deland High Performance LLC.We discuss his journey into the military, the world of SWCC, his transition into EOD, traumatic brain injuries, compassion in war, his powerful mental health story, skydiving, 7 x 7 and so much more.
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John Travolta - Episode 58
05/01/2024 Duración: 41minJohn Travolta starred in one of the few movies about our profession that is truly respected. We talk about his early career, Ladder 49, training with Baltimore FD and the charitable projects he now champions.
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Ben Close - Episode 871
03/01/2024 Duración: 01h48minBen Close is a British Army Veteran, former Contractor and the author of "When War Follows You Home".We discuss his turbulent childhood, his journey into the miltary, his deployments, the horrors of war, compassion on a battlefield, the world of contracting, Somalian pirates, his transition story, mental health and so much more.
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John Knox - Episode 870
03/01/2024 Duración: 02h34minJohn Knox is a veteran firefighter, arson investigator, dispatcher and former law enforcement seach and rescue technician.One month ago, after 21 years of service with LAFD, John was terminated over a COVID vaccine mandate. We discuss his journey into policing, some of his rescue stories, his unique role during 9/11, his journey into the fire service, chasing arsonists, organisational betrayal, mental health and much more.
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Justen Keating - Episode 869
03/01/2024 Duración: 01h58minJusten Keating is the Founder of Keating Global Risks, and has over 20 years of experience in the National Security, and Intelligence Community.He is a veteran of the US Marine Corps with multiple combat tours in the Middle East and is a former Independent Contractor for CIA, where he ran clandestine protective operations in Central Asia and the Middle East for over a decade.We discuss his journey into the military, his 9/11 story, close protection, the Afghanistan withdrawal, his powerful mental health story, jiujitsu and much more.
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Jonny Lee Miller - Episode 868
29/12/2023 Duración: 02h17minJonny Lee Miller is a veteran actor, jiujitusu player and volunteer firefighter. We discuss his Grandfather's work in James Bond, Jonny's journey into acting as a child, Trainspotting, addiction, celebrity, his powerful recovery story, the healing power of martial arts, entering the fire service, volunteerism and much more.
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Rob Wilkins - Episode 867
26/12/2023 Duración: 02h14minThe Honorable Rob Wilkins is a retired US Air Force Master Sergeant, a fitness expert, and a former member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN) appointed under President Trump and President Biden. In this episode, we discuss his journey into the military, hiring standards, the obesity epidemic, training the tactical athlete, the Weider brothers, bodybuilding, school nutrition, physical education, the military and first responder recruitment crisis, the Transcend Foundation and much more.
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Da Rulk II - Episode 866
25/12/2023 Duración: 01h17minDa Rulk is a strength and conditioning coach and the creator of RFT. In this second conversation we discuss the important wellness lessons from the pandemic, cold water immerson and resilience, training the fire service, ocean lifeguarding, the Iron Neck, his partnership with 5.11 and much more.
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Allan Chiasson And Edward Ford - Episode 865
20/12/2023 Duración: 01h55minAllan Chiasson a Navy Corpsman veteran and active duty firefighter/paramedic. Ed Ford is a Marine veteran and former contractor. We discuss their journey's into the military, tactical medicine, the world of contracting, protecting the military's mail, losing brothers in combat, mental health, organisation betrayal, transition and so much more.
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Suzanne Stein - Episode 864
18/12/2023 Duración: 01h45minSuzanne Stein is a social documentary/street photographer known for her raw and truthful lens. We discuss her own turbulent childhood, her mental health story, finding photography, homelessness in America, how "Tranq" is destroying lives, censorship, art, and so much more.
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Staz II - Episode 863
16/12/2023 Duración: 01h15minAnthony "Staz" Stazicker is a former British Special Operations soldier and the co-founder of ThruDark. In this second conversation we discuss the impact the pandemic had personally and for his business, community through jiu jitsu, the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal, mental health, his new book "The Hard Road Will Take You Home, 7x and much more.
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Aaron Zamzow - Episode 862
14/12/2023 Duración: 02h05minAaron Zamzow is a veteran firefighter, personal trainer and the man behind Fire Rescue Fitness. In this conversation, we take the gloves off and address some unpopular topics regarding firefighter performance and longevity. These include annual fitness standards, training in bunker gear, the firefighter work week, functional training, leadership and much more.
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Cameron Strouss - Episode 861
11/12/2023 Duración: 01h40minCameron Strouss is a Clinical/Functional Herbalist, Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild, Certified Aromatherapist, Master Gardener, medicine maker extraordinaire, forager of 14 years and clinician of 9 years. We discuss the physical and psyhological childhood trauma that modern medicine was unable to help, her journey into the world of Herbalism, the power of Kava, healing the nervous system, pain management, foraging and much more.
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Tip Cullen - Episode 860
10/12/2023 Duración: 02h35minTip Cullen was born in Northern Ireland and served 37 years in the Royal Marines before transitioning out to pursue acting. We discuss his childhood during the troubles, the commonality of man, his journey into the British Military, protecting his country in uniform, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, mental health, his journey into Drama, his new film Sunray and much more.