Best David Burnella Podcasts (2025)

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Before It Happens - Situational Awareness is Your Superpower 6:00

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This episode brings you Chapter 2 from Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell—an eye-opening lesson on the most essential survival tool you already have: your awareness. In Situational Awareness is Your Superpower, David draws from decades spent in war zones, disaster zones, and violent urban environments…

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Before It Happens - The Color Code of Mental Awareness 6:57

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This episode features Chapter 3 from Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell—a critical lesson on one of the most effective mental models in personal safety: Jeff Cooper’s Color Code of Awareness. Based on decades of experience in war zones, rescue missions, anti-terror operations, and civilian protection,…

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Before It Happens - Condition Yellow Living: Head on a Swivel 6:45

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This is Chapter 4 from the full audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. It is a guide to understanding danger before it strikes and living with quiet confidence in a chaotic world. In this episode, David explores what living in Condition Yellow means—a calm, composed, and prepared state of alert…

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Before It Happens - Parallax Vision and the Predator Within Us 7:11

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This episode features Chapter 5 from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell—a striking exploration of the biology, psychology, and responsibility behind one of your greatest survival assets: your vision. “You were born to see danger.” With parallax vision—forward-facing eyes that grant depth perc…

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Before It Happens - Boundaries, Intuition & Space 6:52

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This episode features Chapter 6 from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell—a powerful, practical lesson in protecting your most sacred defensive asset: your personal space. We all have a box—an invisible perimeter built by instinct and experience. In this chapter, David Burnell shares gripping s…

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Before It Happens - Reading the Room & the Streets 7:33

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This episode features a standalone chapter from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. In Chapter 7 – Reading the Room & the Streets, David Burnell takes you deep into one of the most vital survival skills: understanding what your environment is trying to tell you. Whether you’re walking into a …

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Before It Happens - Eyes, Hands, Direction of Travel 7:26

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This episode features a standalone chapter from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. In Chapter 8 – Eyes, Hands, Direction of Travel, David reveals one of the most powerful threat-detection tools you’ll ever carry: the ability to read human behavior before violence starts. Whether you’re walki…

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Before It Happens - Environmental Red Flags 7:55

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This episode features a complete standalone chapter from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. In Chapter 9 – Environmental Red Flags, David teaches one of the most overlooked yet life-saving skills in personal safety: reading your environment for silent threats—before the bad guy even shows up…

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Before It Happens - Secondary Locations Are Death Traps 7:17

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This episode features a critical and potentially life-saving chapter from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. Chapter 10 – Secondary Locations Are Death Traps delivers one uncompromising message: If someone tries to move you—resist. With everything you’ve got. Drawing from ye…

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Before It Happens - Mental Models for Survival 7:47

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This episode features Chapter 11 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. Mental Models for Survival explores one of the most powerful tools in personal safety—not technique but thought structure. In moments of chaos, the mind either panics or performs. This chapter shows you…

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Before It Happens - Action Beats Re-action 7:28

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This episode features Chapter 12 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. When everything goes sideways, thinking faster can save your life. This chapter introduces the legendary OODA Loop—a four-step mental model used by fighter pilots, protectors, and survivors to stay ahea…

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Before It Happens - Surprise, Speed & Violence of Action 7:18

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This episode features Chapter 13 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. Sometimes, awareness isn’t enough. Words fail. Distance collapses. And violence is forced upon you. What do you do when there’s no other way? David Burnell delivers one of the most intense and empowerin…

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Before It Happens - How the Brain Reacts Under Stress 6:55

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This episode features Chapter 14 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. What happens to your brain when fear hits? Why do people freeze, forget, or fall apart—even with training? In this powerful chapter, David Burnell breaks down the inner battle that happens the moment st…

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Before It Happens - Ethics, Empathy & Escape 6:17

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This episode features Chapter 15 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. What if real strength isn’t about fighting—but about knowing when not to? In this heartfelt and eye-opening chapter, David Burnell takes you to the edge of conflict and back again, sharing moments from …

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Before It Happens - The Good Samaritan Dilemma 6:33

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This episode features Chapter 16 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. Helping others is noble, but good intentions alone aren't enough in a world of deception, chaos, and rapidly evolving threats. In this gripping and wise chapter, David Burnell breaks down one of the mos…

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Before It Happens - De-escalation: Protecting Dignity While Staying Safe 6:56

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This episode features Chapter 17 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. In this chapter, David Burnell teaches what might be the most powerful and underrated skill in personal defense: de-escalation. Whether it’s a gas station standoff, a heated public argument, or an unexp…

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Before It Happens - What’s the Next Right Move? 6:54

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This episode features Chapter 18 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. In this powerful chapter, David shares the life-saving mindset of necessity—the ability to act decisively under pressure when the luxury of time, analysis, or politeness has vanished. From a tense alley…

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Before It Happens - You Were Born to Survive 4:35

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This is the final chapter of the audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. In this powerful conclusion, David delivers a personal message of strength, clarity, and purpose for those who’ve walked through the full journey of preparation, mindset, and situational awareness. This chapter is not a rec…

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Before It Happens - The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts Prelude 3:06

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This episode features a whole narrated chapter—The Prelude—from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. In this powerful opening message, David—combat veteran, rescue operator, and protector of innocents—delivers a raw, honest, and essential foundation for anyone who wants to live prepared, not p…