Best Chris Michael Stott Podcasts (2025)

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S4E50: Are We Losing The Forest For The Trees? USA-Canada-China - Professor Stephen Nagy. 46:30

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Original Recording Date: 2025NOV05. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Stephen Nagy – Stephen is a Professor at the Department of Pol…

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S4E49: Service & Sacrifice – Dr. Michael Petrou – Historian, Veterans’ Experience, Canadian War Museum. 44:46

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Original Recording Date: 2025OCT31. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host Ben Klick. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: In lead up, to Remembranc…

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S4E48: A New Beginning and the Challenges Ahead - Chief of the Edmonton Police Service Warren Driechel. 40:50

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Original Recording Date: 2025OCT28. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Chief of the Edmonton Police Service Warren Driechel. Chief of Police Warren Driechel speaks abo…

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S4E47: Service & Sacrifice – Theresa ‘Tere’ Morse – Former U.S. Army Sergeant and Retired Naval Officer. 1:14:18

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Original Recording Date: 2025AUG25. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: In lead up, to Remembrance Day, I wanted to pay special recognition to those who have served in their respective country's armed forces or supported on the ho…

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S4E46: Service & Sacrifice – Chris Linford – Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Canadian Armed Forces and Co-founder of the COPE Program. 1:51:25

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Original Recording Date: 2025OCT20 Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host Ben Klick. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: In lead up, to Remembrance Day, I wanted to pay special recognition to those who have served in their respective country's armed forces or supported on the home-f…

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S4E45: Service & Sacrifice – Kathy Fleser – Military Spouse and Registered Nurse. 1:06:58

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Original Recording Date: 2025AUG26. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: In lead up to Remembrance Day, I wanted to pay special recognition to those who have served in their respective country's armed forces, or supported on the ho…

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S4E44: The Re-Establishment of Context in Policing Matters – Dr. Nicholas Carleton and Brian Sauve. 46:21

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Original Recording Date: 2025OCT06. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Dr. Nicholas Carleton – professor of clinical psychology at the University of Regina. Brian Sauve – President and CEO of the National Police Federation. A study on missing context and the harm it d…

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S4E43: Returning Rationality to the Narrative: Geopolitics from Canada to the Middle-East - Dr. Christian Leuprecht. 48:10

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Original Recording Date: 2025SEP29. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest – Dr. Christian Leuprecht – Is a distinguished professor with the Department of Political Science and Economics at the Royal Military College. He is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute…

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S4E42: Anti-Human Trafficking: At Home and Abroad – Alana Stott. 1:02:35

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Original Recording Date: 2025SEP26. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest – Alana Stott – Is, among several titles, an author, producer, philanthropist, and anti-human trafficking consultant. She is the founder of Blue Rose Circle where she uses 25 years of networks, partn…

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S4E41: Leadership Through the Pressures of Municipal Politics – Sarah Hamilton 53:30

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Original Recording Date: 2025SEP12. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest – Sarah Hamilton – is a 2-term councilor for the City of Edmonton. Sarah is a graduate from the U of Alberta and later received a Master of Arts Degree at the School of Art Institute of Chicago. She …

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S4E40: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear: The Stakes Are High - Dr. Jeffrey Brodeur 1:11:02

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Original Recording Date: 2025SEP03. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest – Dr. Jeffrey Brodeur – A CBRN authority with experience developing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) strategy, plans, and training programs at all echelons of the U.S. Department…

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S4E39: Canada & The U.S.A.: Drugs, Damn Drugs, and Politics - Michael W. Brown 56:09

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Original Recording Date: 2025SEP03. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest - Michael W. Brown - A former DEA Senior Special Agent with 32 years of experience. Mike spent 20 years working overseas in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and his last foreign tour was as the DEA Co…

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S4E38: Behavioral Threat Assessments and Profiling - Nikki Burgett 1:24:47

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Original Recording Date: 2025AUG25. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest - Nikki Burgett - A behavioral threat assessment specialist with a background in law enforcement, corporate security, and international counterterrorism. Nikki has worked in 24 countries as a contrac…

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S4E37: Continuing The Fight & Standing Up For What Is Right - Robert Ledogar and Peter Forcelli. 58:20

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Original Recording Date: 2025AUG20. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests Robert "Bobby" Ledogar - Navy veteran and former Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal. Author of LED: Being Brooklyn; release date TDB. Recent guest of the Urban Valor podcast! Peter "Pete" Forcelli - Re…

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S4E36: Information Availability, Threat Identification, and Insiders - Dennis Murphy. 53:31

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Original Recording Date: 2025AUG11. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Dennis Murphy – A 27-year member of the Government of Canada's Communications Security Establishment (CSE) where he conducted and led operational activities in national security. Now, Dennis is the …

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S4E35: Part 2 - Those Who Face Death: The Untold Story of Special Forces and the Iraqi Kurdish Resistance - Mark Grdovic. 1:46:04

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Original Recording Date: 2025JAN16. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Author Mark Grdovic speaks about his new book and a missing chapter in U.S. military history. Those Who Face Death: The Untold Story of Special Forces and the…

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S4E34: Part 1 - Those Who Face Death: The Untold Story of Special Forces and the Iraqi Kurdish Resistance - Mark Grdovic. 1:58:38

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Original Recording Date: 2025JAN16. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Author Mark Grdovic speaks about his new book and a missing chapter in U.S. military history. Those Who Face Death: The Untold Story of Special Forces and the…

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S4E33: Transit Safety - The Edmonton Police Service, Leading Mobility Consulting, and The City of Edmonton. 48:33

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Original Recording Date: 2025APR11. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: A discussion on transit safety from all angles. It's hard to beat the knowledge and experience contained by this group: David Cooper, Principal, Leading Mobility Consulting. Sarah Hamilton, Councillor, City of Edmo…

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S4E32: The Road to Redemption: From Criminal, To Informant, Now Educator - Benjamin Freedland. 1:00:27

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUL24. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Benjamin Freedland – Ben is a law enforcement consultant and founder of Strategic Informant Solutions, through which he trains agencies in informant management, intelligence collection, and operatio…

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S4E31: The Indo-Pacific: Where Strategy Is Quickly Turning Reality - Stephen Nagy. 58:18

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUL24. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Stephen Nagy – Stephen is a Professor at the Department of Politics and International Studies at the International Christian University. He is a senior fellow with several top-tier institutions focu…

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S4E30: Succeed & Survive: Built On Innovation and Better Training - Jeff Felts 50:48

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUL10. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Jeff Felts – After 12 years of service in the U.S. Army and 20 years policing in metro Detroit, Jeff is now the President of Center Mass, Inc. and an advisory board member of t…

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S4E29: What To Make of Canada's National Security, Eh? - Spies Like Us: Alan Treddenick, Phil Gurski, and Neil Bisson. 1:01:30

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUL09. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Alan Treddenick - is the President and CEO of ATNOH Group, a global risk and public safety consulting company. Alan retired from CSIS and the RCMP with 30+ years in intel operations both domestic a…

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S4E28: Beliefs and Difficulty With Change – Dr. Rodney Schmaltz. 52:38

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUN25. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Dr. Rodney Schmaltz – Dr. Schmaltz is a public speaker, author, and Professor of Psychology at MacEwan University. His insights have been featured at TEDx, international psychology and business conf…

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S4E27: Development and Leadership in Law Enforcement Special Operations – Bob Lewis. 1:14:32

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUN17. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Bob Lewis – gave 30 years of service with the Collier County Sheriff's Office, in Naples, Florida (26 of which were spent within special operations). This included extensive ex…

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S4E26: From Western Vulnerabilities to Accountability Within the Muslim Community - Mubin Shaikh. 1:08:11

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUN23. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Mubin Shaikh - a former under undercover human source for CSIS and agent with the RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team. Mubin has infiltrated ISIS social media networks from 2012-2018.…

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S4E25: Changes Required for Canada’s Largest Police Service – Kevin Halwa and Jeff McGowan. 53:49

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUN17. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Prairie Region Directors Kevin Halwa and Jeff McGowan. National Police Federation: is the sole certified bargaining agent for regular Members and reservists of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police bel…

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S4E24: Trauma to The Brain and Where We Go From Here - Albert 'Jits' Hobaugh and Matt Domyancic. 1:04:37

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Original Recording Date: 2025JUN09. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Albert 'Jits' Hobaugh II - Served in the 12th Special Forces Group and later with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Albert's public service continued as he went on to be a paramedic, special agent, and tac…

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S4E23: Use of Force: California and Beyond – Brandon Sontag and Kenny Van Dyke. 1:02:36

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Original Recording Date: 2025MAY22. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: President Brandon Sontag and Treasurer Kenny Van Dyke – California Force Instructors Association (CALFIA) - As a non-profit organization in California, our mission is to develop balanced and educat…

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S4E22: Solutions Require The Right People In The Room - Jean Bota and Becky Wylie-Jardine. 56:33

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Original Recording Date: 2025MAY14. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Executive Director Jean Bota and Director Becky Wylie-Jardine - Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association - ACCPA's goal is to ensure safety to Albertans and their communities through educatio…

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S4E21: Foreign Interference Is Closer Than It Appears - Detective-Sergeant John Khoshandish 55:02

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Original Recording Date: 2025MAY14. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Detective-Sergeant John Khoshandish - unit commander for the York Regional Police Tactical Intelligence Unit, leading intelligence development on organized crime, and supporting national security, c…

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S4E20: Canada’s Evolving Role In A Precarious Environment – Jonathan Berkshire Miller 45:38

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Original Recording Date: 2025MAY15. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Jonathan Berkshire Miller – is the co-founder and principal of Pendulum Geopolitical Advisory, Senior Fellow at the Ottawa-based Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), and holds concurrent fellowships w…

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S4E19: Quick Reaction Force to Suicide Prevention - Mark Messina 54:38

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Original Recording Date: 2025APR29. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Mark Messina - Vice President for QRFup and a retired US Army Veteran whose organization and strategic leadership will bring the vision of QRFup across the nation. Mark's deference for the mission o…

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S4E18: Perilous Journalism & Living In Exile – Luis Najera 1:08:51

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Original Recording Date: 2025APR28. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Luis Horacio Najera - is an acclaimed journalist and crime analyst from Mexico who has lived in exile in Canada since 2008. He was the PEN Canada-George Brown Writer in Residence in Toronto, and rec…

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S4E17: Romantic Violence and (Anti)Racists – Arno Michaelis 48:43

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Original Recording Date: 2025APR14. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Arno Michaelis – filmmaker, speaker, and author of My Life After Hate and co-author of The Gift of Our Wounds. Arno WAS a founding member of what became the largest racist skinhead organization in t…

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S4E16: A History on "Excited Delirium" and the Current Conversation - John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D. 1:04:24

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Original Recording Date: 2025APR03. Co-host John Simpson. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D. - serves as president and Chief Learning Officer of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. A former adm…

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S4E15: From Drug Kingpin to Law Enforcement Educator – Margarito “Jay” Flores Jr. 1:31:51

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Original Recording Date: 2025APR04. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Margarito "Jay" Flores Jr. - Jay and his twin brother were steeped in the narcotics business, establishing a pivotal distribution network for the Sinaloa cartel across Nort…

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S4E14: The Disinfectant for Disinformation - Marcus Kolga 41:45

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Original Recording Date: 2025MAR26. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Marcus Kolga - the founder and director of DisinfoWatch and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier and CDA institutes. DisinfoWatch - a leading Canadian foreign disinform…

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S4E13: Rangers Lead the Way! – Lawson Magruder and Fred Kleibacker 1:15:09

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Original Recording Date: 2025MAR10. Co-host John Simpson. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Lawson Magruder, LTG, US Army Retired - has led highly successful organizations in the military, industry, and academia sectors over the past 55 years…

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S4E12: What Became Of...?: One Answer to the Calls for Service - Paige Arnone 59:00

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Original Recording Date: 2025FEB28. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Paige Arnone - Founder of Firstgevity: E-RYT 500, YACEP, AZPOST Instructor. Firstgevity is a program dedicated to helping 1st responders thrive both on- and off-duty. A pers…

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S4E11: A Learned Discussion on Hybrid Warfare - Cynthia Alkon and Scott McGregor 56:12

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Original Recording Date: 2025MAR03. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Cynthia Alkon – Professor of Law, and Director of Criminal Law, Justice & Policy Program at Texas A&M University School of Law; Steering Committee Member and Senior Fellow o…

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S4E10: The Possibility of Objective Journalism – Peter Klein 52:17

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Original Recording Date: 2025MAR03. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Peter Klein – Emmy Award-winning journalist and full professor at UBC's School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. Founder of the UBC Global Reporting Centre. The intended ou…

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S4E9: North American Landscape of Law Enforcement Wellness and Fitness - Patrick Szpak 51:38

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Original Recording Date: 2025FEB07. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Patrick Szpak - Physical Training Instructor at Edmonton Police Service, and Founder of Tactical Edge Wellness & Resiliency. Pat's story: chase experience, not opportunity. …

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S4E8: A Real Discussion On Firearms And The Message Being Delivered – Chris Taylor. 1:04:21

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Original Recording Date: 2025FEB06. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Chris Taylor – ATF Attache to Canada. Reading into the numbers and the messages being sent. Seized vs traced. Firearm types. Geographic differences. Consistency of investiga…

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S4E7: Environments of Failure and Lasting Success - Dr. Johanna Pagonis. 1:06:26

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Original Recording Date: 2025FEB07. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Dr. Johanna Pagonis - Founder and CEO - Sinogap Solutions Leadership Consulting. The story behind Dr. Pagonis' drive. Who does the "boys club" actually work for? Nature vs N…

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S4E6: Misinfo to Disinfo, and The Money Trail to Truth - Gregory Carpenter 1:10:05

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Original Recording Date: 2025JAN31. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Gregory Carpenter - Co-Owner - CW Pensecc. This one is pretty straightforward. Misinformation, to Disinformation, and Truth Sourcing and following the money. ----more---- RE…

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S4E5: Border Security in the Face of U.S. Concerns - Brian Sauve 44:06

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Original Recording Date: 2025JAN31. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Brian Sauve - President and CEO - National Police Federation. Recommendations for strengthening Canada/U.S. border. Each of the four recommendations examined in more depth. …

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S4E4: Artificial Intelligence Within Law Enforcement – Ron Anderson and Anthony Odoardi. 50:18

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Original Recording Date: 2025JAN15. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Chief Innovation & Technology Officer Ron Anderson of the Edmonton Police Service and Deputy Chief Anthony Odoardi of the Peel Regional Police. AI in policing. Can we do it…

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S4E3: A Personal Account of Sex Trafficking: Part 2 – Callie Love – Founder of Phoenix Arise Foundation. 1:47:33

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Original Recording Date: 2025JAN02. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Callie’s life story. The escape to freedom and the Foundation. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Links: Phoenix Arise Foundation: https://phoenixarisefoundation.com/ P…

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S4E2: Edmonton Police Service: 2024 In Review and Looking Forward. 48:56

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Original Recording Date: 2024DEC13. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: A sit-down with the three Deputy Chiefs of the Edmonton Police Service. Addressing public safety. Open drug use. Violence. State of the Service. Staffing and member wellness. Looking ahead. ----more---- REFERENCES …

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S4E1: A Personal Account of Sex Trafficking: Part 1 – Callie Love – Founder of Phoenix Arise Foundation. 1:45:19

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Original Recording Date: 2024DEC30. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Callie’s life story. Formative years through late teens. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Links: Phoenix Arise Foundation: https://phoenixarisefoundation.com/ Profile…