Best Shenee Podcasts (2025)

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130 - Year End Evaluations (w/ Joe Grasela): 2025 49:06

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Text a Message to the Show A special guest host interviews Chaplain Altic to recap the year! Police Major Joe Grasela joins Jared to give us a recap of their favorite moments from the 2025 Hey Chaplain episodes. Listen in to find out what were the most noteworthy episodes of the year; also included are the top ten listener countries and cities. And…

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Christmas and the Nineteen Houses You Pass: Mark Femmel - Bonus Ep 47 20:18

3d ago20:18

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Text a Message to the Show This is our Christmas Bonus Episode for 2025! Today's guest is police chaplain Mark Femmel from St Louis. We're talking about the goodness of police officers, ride alongs, Christmas services at church, and Mark has a special Christmas message for you. Music is by Audionautix and by Kevin MacLeod Hey Chaplain Bonus Episode…

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129 - I'm Not Afraid of Your Lawsuit Anymore: Chaplain Mark Clements 37:10

10d ago37:10

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Text a Message to the Show When we talk about traumatic experiences, we usually go straight to the shootings and the car accidents, the grisly murders and crimes against children. What often gets left out of that list is getting the threatening lawyer letter that says you're getting sued and whole life is about to be destroyed. Today's guest is pol…

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Thank You For Sharing the Show: The Mailbag (w/ Kaleb Sackett) 19:44

17d ago19:44

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Text a Message to the Show It's mailbag time! Use the link above to leave a comment or a question and we might use it on a future show! Music is by Chris Haugen Hey Chaplain Update Episode 4Q 2025 Tags: Chaplaincy, Chaplains, Email, Law Enforcement, Mail, Podcasting, Radio, Chicago, Kansas City, Illinois, Kansas Support the show Thanks for Listenin…

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128 - Critical Incident Debriefs Explained: Jamison White 35:29

24d ago35:29

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Text a Message to the Show Today we are talking about Critical Incident Debriefs. I had an officer walk into a debrief one time, take one look at the chairs, and say, "this is a circle meeting?! I hate circle meetings!" Well, typically a modern, well-run debrief will prove its value by the end of the meeting, even reaching most of the skeptics… as …

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127.5 - PTSD and the Sacrifices We Make: Sonny and Mikaela Byerley, Part 2 27:48

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Text a Message to the Show Today we return to our conversation with Sheriff Sonny Byerley and his wife Mikaela. This is part two, so you if you haven't heard part one, you definitely need to go back and catch Episode 127 and hear some of the wild stories of Sonny's career: getting shot and stabbed, going through a dramatic officer involved shooting…

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That's What You Get For Cheating On Me 46:41

1M ago46:41

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THIS EPISODE! JK'S DATING SCANDAL! KATSEYE! GOT7 COMEBACK FROM ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND MORE! Heyshenee.substack.com! TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

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127 - Shot, Stabbed, and Other Stressors: Sonny and Mikaela Byerley 37:37

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Text a Message to the Show Today we're talking to Sheriff Sonny Byerley and his wife Mikaela. I met Sonny and Mikaela because they have begun traveling to police wellness conferences to share their experiences about PTSD. Sonny is a cop's cop: strong, independent, and self-reliant, but he's also a cop who has survived being shot and stabbed on mult…

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126.5 - Family Liaison after a Line of Duty Death: Gregg Dorsett 39:30

2M ago39:30

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Text a Message to the Show In the summer of 2025, one of my patrol officers, Hunter Simoncic, was struck by a car and killed in the line of duty. As part of the grieving process, we are sharing our experiences with you that you might be better prepared for the impossible tasks that immediately follow a line of duty death. One of the most difficult …

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My Dream BTS Album 45:05

2M ago45:05

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Proceeds from this Hobi zine I wrote will go to Feeding America, a collection of nationwide food banks preventing hunger in America! You can get it here! If you have another cause you’d like to donate for, send me your donation receipt at [email protected] and I’ll send you the zine! The image for sharing your curated BTS album is over at h…

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126 - Planning a Line of Duty Death Funeral: Shenee Davis 47:06

2M ago47:06

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Text a Message to the Show In the summer of 2025 my hometown of Kansas City, Kansas, lost two officers murdered in the line of duty: Deputy Elijah Ming and Officer Hunter Simoncic. Because they were killed just 30 days apart, we had two large, complex, line of duty death funerals at the local major league soccer stadium, one funeral just a few week…

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The Spaghetti Controversy 1:00:55

2M ago1:00:55

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GET YOUR CRAFTS READY FRIENDS! WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT! 00:00 – Welcome 04:06 – JK’s Nose Controversy 08:09 – Body Talk & BTS Culture 12:49 – Suga’s Silence & Reputation Management 15:49 – Spaghetti REACTION 28:07 – Spooky Season: Horror & Halloween Movie Recs= 44:12 – F1 Girly Era 50:52 – Nicolandria QUESTIONS! - What’s your take on JK’s nose …

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Spooky San Francisco: Jim Dudley - Bonus Ep 46 25:06

2M ago25:06

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Text a Message to the Show It's that time of year again to talk about those spooky stories and things that go bump in the night. This time we're looking at San Francisco and talking to friend of the show, JIm Dudley. Jim has been on the show multiple times and just to remind you he's a retired deputy chief from the San Francisco PD with over 30 yea…

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RIP Tae's Biceps 53:21

2M ago53:21

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I'M BACK! On the podcast this week! The W Breast Cancer Awareness event disaster and what it means for idol fandom Thoughts on Tae's biceps + BTS cancelability JK's tumblrcore apartment KPOP Demon Hunters DEAR PLANT DADDY

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125 - The ATF Gun Guy: Mark Brock 39:05

2M ago39:05

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Text a Message to the Show So a few years back I was at a police department promotion ceremony and began chatting with a guest who was an ATF civilian analyst. Every gun story he told was fascinating. Every insight he had on firearms was spot on. He was good humored and friendly, so I asked him right there, would you ever consider coming on the Hey…

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124.5 - The Doc Answers Cop Questions: Dr Medina Baumgart, Part 2 29:34

2M ago29:34

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Text a Message to the Show Medina Baumgart, Psy.D., ABPP is back to answer more questions from cops. She and I put our heads together to make a list of common issues that cops have and I've compiled those concerns and questions (and a few surprise questions the doc hasn't seen yet) and we're going to have her give us her answers and she and I will …

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124 - The Doc Answers Cop Questions: Dr Medina Baumgart 28:34

3M ago28:34

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Text a Message to the Show On today's episode we're talking doing something a bit different, something new to Hey Chaplain. I found a cop psychologist who is married to a retired police officer and her name is Medina Baumgart, Psy.D., ABPP. We put our heads together to make a list of common issues that cops have and I've compiled those concerns and…

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123 - The Rise of the Chaplain Chatbot; Will AI Replace Your Chaplain? w/ Kevin Hardy 24:23

3M ago24:23

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Text a Message to the Show On today's episode we're talking to Kevin Hardy about artificial intelligence, specifically in how and where it will fit in between the police officer and the chaplain… and can it replace a chaplain, or other helpers, entirely? And I promise that both Kevin and I are actual flesh and blood humans. Really. Kevin's website:…

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Big Story Previews: Detective Firsthand Accounts - Bonus Ep 45 20:24

3M ago20:24

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Text a Message to the Show In the early days of this podcast, I began by bringing in patrol officers and asking them a series of about 25 questions, covering all aspects of their patrol experience. From that initial batch of interviews I would pick a topic, stitch together the responses of several officers, and create compilation bonus episodes I c…

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122 - How to Increase Resilience Via Faith & Family: Gregg Lanzen 34:46

3M ago34:46

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Text a Message to the Show On today's episode we're talking to Gregg Lanzen, he's a police and fire chaplain from Indiana who was a firefighter, a medic, church pastor, and a counselor with a doctorate in Psychology. Gregg has all kinds of good things to tell you about building resiliency and some great tips for first responder families. Music is b…

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A Man of Sorrows Acquainted with Grief - Bonus Ep 44 15:00

4M ago15:00

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Text a Message to the Show I'm frequently asked about the topic of grief, so here are a few thoughts that frequently come up in those conversations, with special attention to the insights we get from Christianity. Music is by the Westerlies Hey Chaplain Podcast Bonus Episode 44 Tags: Grief, Bible, Death, Emotion, Fear, Funerals, Loss, Love, God, He…

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121 - When Field Training Officers Teach: Steve Kellams 29:56

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Text a Message to the Show Today we're talking about Field Training Officers and the FTO programs that train police officers once they are on the street. Our guest today is Steve Kellams from the Blue Canary podcast. Steve has taught hundreds of police departments in regard to field training issues and how to best run an FTO program and he is a pas…

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What did the Mini-Series Teach Me? The Mailbag (w/ Kaleb Sackett) 18:22

4M ago18:22

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Text a Message to the Show It's mailbag time! Use the link above to leave a comment or a question and we might use it on a future show! Music is by LesFM Hey Chaplain Update Episode 3Q 2025 Tags: Chaplaincy, Chaplains, ICPC, Law Enforcement, Limited Series, Mail, Microphones, Mini-Series, Podcasting, Radio, Reporting, Training, Kansas City, Little …

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120 - A View of the Mounties: Richard James, RCMP Chaplain 28:57

4M ago28:57

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Text a Message to the Show Today we're talking to Rick James… no, not that Rick James. Richard James is a chaplain with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from the Vancouver, British Columbia area. He is a former Canadian police officer and has been working in church ministry for several years. He was also a police chaplain in New York State for som…

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The Daily ICPC: There and Back Again 29:47

5M ago29:47

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Text a Message to the Show Welcome to the Daily ICPC; My name is Jared Altic, and I'm a chaplain with the police department. This is a limited podcast series from Hey Chaplain, which follows police chaplains Jared Altic and Ward Jenkins to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the annual training seminar of the ICPC, the international conference of polic…

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119 - Suicide Prevention is Broken: Dr. Olivia Johnson 33:55

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Text a Message to the Show On this episode we're talking to Dr. Olivia Johnson from Blue Wall Institute. She is a researcher and subject expert on police wellness and specifically on police suicide and she is the jagged little pill stuck in the throat of the huge law enforcement machine that is funneling huge amounts of money at suicide prevention.…

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The Daily ICPC: Day 5 (w/ Ward Jenkins) 14:01

5M ago14:01

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Text a Message to the Show Welcome to the Daily ICPC; My name is Jared Altic, and I'm a chaplain with the police department. This is a limited podcast series from Hey Chaplain, which follows police chaplains Jared Altic and Ward Jenkins to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the annual training seminar of the ICPC, the international conference of polic…

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The Daily ICPC: Day 4 (w/ Ward Jenkins) 16:10

5M ago16:10

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Text a Message to the Show Welcome to the Daily ICPC; My name is Jared Altic, and I'm a chaplain with the police department. This is a limited podcast series from Hey Chaplain, which follows police chaplains Jared Altic and Ward Jenkins to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the annual training seminar of the ICPC, the international conference of polic…

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The Daily ICPC: Day 3 (w/ Ward Jenkins) 12:45

5M ago12:45

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Text a Message to the Show Welcome to the Daily ICPC; My name is Jared Altic, and I'm a chaplain with the police department. This is a limited podcast series from Hey Chaplain, which follows police chaplains Jared Altic and Ward Jenkins to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the annual training seminar of the ICPC, the international conference of polic…

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The Daily ICPC: Day 2 (w/ Ward Jenkins) 13:58

5M ago13:58

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Text a Message to the Show Welcome to the Daily ICPC. This is a limited podcast series from Hey Chaplain, which follows police chaplains Jared Altic and Ward Jenkins to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the annual training seminar of the ICPC, the international conference of police chaplains. This series will provide a daily, behind the scenes look a…

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The Daily ICPC: Day 1 (w/ Ward Jenkins) 10:53

5M ago10:53

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Text a Message to the Show Welcome to the Daily ICPC. This is a limited podcast series from Hey Chaplain, which follows police chaplains Jared Altic and Ward Jenkins to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the annual training seminar of the ICPC, the international conference of police chaplains. This series will provide a daily, behind the scenes look a…

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118 - The Tragedy of Trafficking: Dan Nash, Human Trafficking Training Center 31:36

5M ago31:36

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Text a Message to the Show Today we're talking to Dan Nash from the Human Trafficking Training Center and he's going to talk about the difficult encounters officers have with prostitutes who are controlled by traffickers and how they can be helped. In fact, right off the bat Dan is going to lay out the paradox that many trafficking victims find the…

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The Daily ICPC: Intro (w/ Ward Jenkins) 22:04

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Text a Message to the Show Welcome to the Daily ICPC; My name is Jared Altic, and I'm a chaplain with the police department. This is a limited podcast series from Hey Chaplain, which follows police chaplains Jared Altic and Ward Jenkins to Little Rock, Arkansas to attend the annual training seminar of the ICPC, the international conference of polic…

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117 - How NOT to Get Kidnapped on Vacation: Jake, the International Security Specialist Guy 39:52

6M ago39:52

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Text a Message to the Show Today we're talking to Jake, the International Security Specialist Guy… which may or may not be his real name. Jake has 25 years experience in law enforcement as an American cop; now he lives in Thailand and trains people who are traveling internationally into high threat environments. Jake trains them and helps to manage…

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116 - A Battle Against Evil - Finding Purpose in Law Enforcement: Jim Bontrager 35:04

6M ago35:04

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Text a Message to the Show Today we're talking to Jim Bontrager. Jim is a police chaplain in Elkhart, Indiana, but he is also the president of the International Conference of Police Chaplains. I got closer to attending the annual training seminar of the ICPC, I thought I'd ask the guy in charge if he had anything he wanted to share. And boy did he!…

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Cops Getting to Know the Chaplain: Chad Campese Interviews Jared Altic - Bonus Ep 43 49:09

6M ago49:09

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Text a Message to the Show In this episode we're listening to a portion of a podcast episode where podcaster and police officer Chad Campese interviewed Jared Altic. This part of Chad's episode focuses on the stress that first responders endure and how a chaplain's understanding of philosophy, psychology, and theology contributes to officer wellnes…

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115 - Tragedy from the Perspective of a Cop's Kid: Taylor Hubbard (w/ Stephen Smith) 42:42

6M ago42:42

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Text a Message to the Show In Kansas City, Kansas we had 4 officers murdered in three separate events in the span of just two years. Two from the police department and two from the Wyandotte County Sheriffs Office. Captain Stephen Smith, a returning guest and friend of the show, had a connection to all four and was on scene when the two deputies we…

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114.5 - To Encourage Others: Tim Eggebraaten, Part 2 28:24

7M ago28:24

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Text a Message to the Show Today we are returning to our conversation about self-doubt and imposter syndrome with Tim Eggebraaten. In this part of the conversation we're moving into areas of leadership and encouragement. Tim was a police chief in Minnesota and we'll discuss how NOT to reprimand an officer and what role awards and award ceremonies p…

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114 - Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome: Tim Eggebraaten 22:29

7M ago22:29

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Text a Message to the Show One of the most commented on and most frequently requested guests we've ever had on Hey Chaplain is Tim Eggebraaten. In fact whenever someone says, "I really liked the one guy but I can't remember his name," my first guess Tim Eggebraaten and I'm almost always right. This actually happened again just the other day. I love…

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000.5 - START HERE: Welcome to the Hey Chaplain Podcast, Year 5 7:24

7M ago7:24

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Text a Message to the Show START HERE: Welcome to the fifth year of Hey Chaplain, the police wellness podcast. Music is by Chris Haugen Hey Chaplain Episode 000.5 Support the show Thanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city. Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 S…

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A Comedian, a Retiree, and a Path Forward: Follow Ups and Business Checks, Hey Chaplain's Fourth Anniversary - Bonus Ep 42 37:01

7M ago37:01

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Text a Message to the Show This episode marks our fourth anniversary and I wanted to go back and do follow ups and business checks, checking in on some of our past guests to get updates. In this episode we get an update from Vinnie Montez, Compassion Alliance, recently retired detective Stuart Littlefield and previously unaired excerpts from recent…

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113 - Frontline Chaplain Stories - Kids, Animals, and Patrol Chaplaincy: Mark Femmel 42:15

7M ago42:15

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Text a Message to the Show Today's guest is chaplain Mark Femmel. Mark is a friend of mine who is a chaplain in St Louis, Missouri. I brought Mark on today because he's a kindred spirit and I know he has a lot of great experience to share. Today we're talking about chaplaincy generally and how it's the same and different between St Louis and Kansas…

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A COPS Mom: Cheryl Railsback, surviving mother - Bonus Ep 41 36:12

8M ago36:12

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Text a Message to the Show This is both our annual salute to mothers in the law enforcement family and also another episode on the Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS). Cheryl Railsback is the surviving mother of Deputy Shane Detwiler, EOW July 13, 2009. Her story of loss, grief, and her path back to helping others is a story you need to hear. Conce…

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112 - Crisis Cop: Joe Smarro 46:10

8M ago46:10

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Text a Message to the Show Today's episode should probably have a sensitive content warning but it would take me too long to list all the ways our guest might upset you… and frankly the reason I brought this guy on the show was to hit every sensitive topic he could and then drop a truth bomb on us… so… our guest today is Joe Smarro. You might recog…

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Reaching in to Help: The Mailbag (w/ Stephen Smith) 23:22

8M ago23:22

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Text a Message to the Show It's mailbag time! Use the link above to leave a comment or a question and we might use it on a future show! Music is by LesFM Hey Chaplain Update Episode 2Q 2025 Tags: Mailbag, Chaplaincy, COVID, Debriefs, Fire, Internal Affairs, Isolation, Police, Relationships, Suicide, Update, Wellness, Kansas City Support the show Th…

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111 - From Cruiser to Classroom, Deputy to Dean: Kelly Enos 32:35

8M ago32:35

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Text a Message to the Show Today our guest is Kelly Enos and he's here to talk about making a successful career change from law enforcement to teaching criminal justice and police science at the college or university. Kelly made that very career change unexpectedly less than ten years into his career but he found success in academics as his second …

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110.5 - BTK - Meeting Evil Face to Face: Dana Gouge, chaplain 31:00

9M ago31:00

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Text a Message to the Show This is the second part of our story of Detective Dana Gouge, who handcuffed the BTK serial killer, Dennis Rader. If you haven't heard part one which told the story of a narcissistic serial killer who couldn't stop talking… then what are you doing?! Go back and listen to Ep 110 right now! We left off with Detective Gouge …

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110 - I Handcuffed the BTK Serial Killer: Dana Gouge, homicide detective 37:07

9M ago37:07

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Text a Message to the Show Today is a crime history episode on the BTK serial killer, Dennis Rader. Rader is known to have committed at least ten murders between 1974 and 1991, communicating with the media about his crimes but not getting caught. He called himself BTK, for "bind, torture, kill," and had disappeared for 13 years when suddenly he beg…

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109 - We Will Stay On the Line With You: Carmine Czapla, COPLINE 32:06

9M ago32:06

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Text a Message to the Show Today we are talking about the hotline for police officers called COPLINE. COPLINE provides 24/7 confidential services to active and retired law enforcement officers and their loved ones. Today's guest is Carmine Czapla, who is a veteran and a retired cop, and is one of the active listeners on the other end of that life-s…

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A Quick Guide to Bagpipe Tunes - Bonus Ep 40 19:32

9M ago19:32

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Text a Message to the Show This is your Quick Guide to Bagpipe Tunes. I'm anticipating that there will be two distinct camps among my listeners, those who love bagpipes and those who don't yet. But please give this a chance. First, this is fairly short, and there's not a single tune here that lasts more than 2 minutes. Second, I really do understan…