Best Eric Tung Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 73 – Switching Mics: Eric Tung of Blue Grit Wellness Interviews Me on My 15-Year Mission to Support Law Enforcement and the Story Behind This Podcast 39:21

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Ep. 73 – Switching Mics: Kent PD Police Commander Eric Tung of Blue Grit Wellness Interviews Me on My 15-Year Mission to Support Law Enforcement and the Story Behind This Podcast. This episode is a crossover with my friend and fellow podcaster Eric Tung of Blue Grit Wellness and Blue Grit Radio. I am honored to have been a guest on his show and to …

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t1 Protocol: Unifying Ethereum's L2 Liquidity Through Real-Time Proving - Can Kisagun 1:01:41

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While L2 rollups did help scale Ethereum, they also created siloed ecosystems, all fighting over the same liquidity, users and devs. t1 Protocol is building layer-2 infrastructure to achieve seamless cross-rollup interoperability through real-time proving, powered by TEEs. t1's low-latency with 1-second block times provides faster preconfirmations,…

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230: How Police can Avoid the Biggest Dangers and Issues with the LAW: Training and Action w/ Anthony Bandiero, Blue to Gold 50:16

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What gets us into the most trouble? What causes the most fear in officers? There is no doubt that safety and tactics are paramount, but how even those battles are ultimately fought in the legal arena.. Proper action and proper articulation come with proper education and proper training. Bad headlines, bad outcomes, cops getting sued and charged res…

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229: Police and Fire navigating recovery - shot on duty and spinal injury, Beyond the Dispatch, w/ Cary & Dom 56:43

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We always go home. We never quit. We finish our fights. We do our best, we train mentally and physically. We tell ourselves mind over matter... but as we also learn, the suspect gets a vote. Danger gets a vote. Fate gets a vote. And in this life, we can plan, practice, strategize to play our best hand... but we don't hold all the cards. Our bodies …

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Episode 186: Set the Standard without Compromise - Mighty Mondays 21:54

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This week, Chris shares a mantra he heard from a motivational speaker and the sermon notes from a recent church service. The two nuggets of wisdom, put together, were inspiring for him. In this episode, we look at the Dangers of Compromise and the mindset that, "I don't match the energy, I set the standard." Paid Promotion ⁠⁠⁠First Responder Health…

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DappCon 25: The Ticker Is $ETH - Jerome de Tychey, Joshua Dávila & Nixorokish 1:12:32

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As the summer tour of European crypto conferences landed in Berlin, one of crypto’s cradles, we couldn’t miss DappCon 25, where we got to sit with Jerome de Tychey, Nixorokish & Joshua Dávila to discuss Ethereum’s restructure and whether its culture is still relevant to the wider crypto community. Join us for a fascinating discussion on the impact …

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228: How to be the BEST candidate (testing for entry, hiring, promotion, unit selection) 25:02

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Ok, I study for the test... but what ELSE do I do to prep for this dream job? This dream unit selection? This dream promotion I have been grinding my whole career for? For years before Blue Grit or my stint in hiring, people in my circles would ask about what they should be focusing on or working toward for their upcoming interviews and selection p…

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Episode 185: Prioritizing You | Wellness | Cycling with DC Julie Beard 1:09:08

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This week, Chris sat down with law enforcement leader Deputy Chief Julie Beard. DC Beard has been a Washington State law enforcement officer for over two decades. The profession has taught her the importance of prioritizing her health and her family responsibilities so she can be an effective leader at work, at home, and in the community. DC Beard …

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227: Must-Know Interview and Testing Tips for Police Promotions (and other selections) w/ Capt. Brian Stampfl (ret) 1:03:59

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Police promotion testing can be intimidating, even for those who have been through a process. There's the different components, but the interviews can be the most tricky and daunting. In this episode, retired Seattle Police Capt. Brian Stampfl and I discuss key themes, tips, and strategies so you can own the process and your outcomes. It includes a…

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Lombard: Unlocking Bitcoin DeFi Through Liquid, Yield-Bearing LBTC - Jacob Phillips 1:11:09

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Bitcoin remains an untapped source of net-new liquidity that could be injected into DeFi. This would completely reshape Bitcoin’s utilization from a mere store of value to a liquid asset that can be ported cross-chain and traded like a liquid staking derivative. Lombard’s LBTC builds upon Babylon’s Bitcoin staking primitive and aims to unlock new y…

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226: Why work for Seattle Police? History, Discord, and Pride w/ Officer and Academy Instructor Britt Kelly 1:01:17

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Many cops says they would never work for Seattle PD, or any big city because X, Y, Z. So when I asked if any active cops wanted to come on and rep their agency, I was excited for Britt’s response. I’ve known Britt Kelly for a few years, but I knew her name and story from when I was a new solo cop, when her FTO, Tim Brenton was murdered on duty in t…

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225: Media vs the Truth: Body Cam, Public Perception, Police Training w/ LEO Kenny Dean 43:15

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Viral police video goes out.. instantly every cop is cringing at what they see OR the comments, usually from people who don't know ____ about _____. Kenny, created his page to dispel much of the noise, to give straight-talk about what we as police see, train, learn, experience, and perceive. It goes beyond this, to recognize other factors that don'…

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Episode 184: Compromise, Consequence, & Commitment - Mighty Mondays 21:01

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This week, Chris shares the lessons he learned from his most recent half marathon race. His performance was far off what he expected. As he assessed the root causes, he realized his conclusions - weather, recent injury, dehydration, etc. - were contributing factors, but not the main cause. These factors were excuses that were clouding his assessmen…

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Staking Rewards: Is Crypto Staking Killing Decentralisation? - Mirko Schmiedl & Tobias Jung 54:55

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Apart from incentivising market participants to secure the network through inflationary rewards, many consider staking as an equivalent of stock dividend yield. As a result, although Bitcoin is regarded as digital gold, protocols are looking for ways to increase its utilisation in DeFi and, ultimately, generate yield. Nowadays, while newer networks…

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224: How to Help Community Understand Police (On Being a Supporter & Telling Our Stories) w/ Abby Ellsworth 40:18

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If only people understood what we did.. why we do this job.. what it takes.. what it tests.. If only they knew we were people, doing our best.. I connected with Abby in July 2023 and was humbled to be featured in an interview with her, (ep. 47 of On Being a Police Officer). In it, she called out my "relentless optimism." It was one of the coolest c…

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Episode 183: Better Treatment with Haley and Ryan Scellick 1:12:35

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This week, Chris sat down with Nurse Practitioner Haley Scellick and her husband, firefighter Captain Ryan Scellick. With over 20 years of Fire experience, Ryan's health was declining and traditional medical care was not making things better. With Haley's medical background, she got curious. Working with Ryan's primary health care provider, Haley d…

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223: What Police Need to Know about Toxic Media and Negative Narratives w/ Aaron Brown, National Gratitude 55:25

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We turn on the news (or our socials) and see ALL THIS NEGATIVITY. It's the state of the union, it's police everything, it's videos, headlines, and a whole lotta yuck. It's red vs. blue, old vs. new, AI is taking over, and there's no escaping the end of the world as we know it. Whether it's police scrutiny or everything else, veteran Aaron Brown joi…

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ETHPrague: ETH Renaissance - Austin Griffith, Brenda Loya, Joseph Schweitzer, Marek Olszewski 1:00:25

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After a decade of existence, Ethereum has gone a long way from its initial whitepaper, yet many efforts in scaling and finding product-market-fit have been severely criticized for falling short of their promise. However, despite numerous other ‘Ethereum killers’ being launched over the years, none has managed to attract so many developers and liqui…

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Ep. 72 Kent PD’s Tessa Melville discusses the critical incidents that formed her including responding to a line of duty death and her decision to return to patrol from Detective in Special Assault Unit ... 1:17:28

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Ep. 72 Tessa Melville has been with the Kent Police Department for eight years, though her introduction to law enforcement began much earlier through her stepfather, a police officer, and her mother, a dispatcher. The realities of the job were made very clear before she even started. At just 16 years old, Tessa joined her parents in attending the m…

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222: How to Rise Up & Rebalance Life and Identity after a Police Career, w/ Doug White 1:03:05

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Sometimes you read a phrase, a sentence a story and you get hit. With an idea, with resonance. With jarring feelings - with feeling seen. I had many of all those moments reading veteran and retired law enforcement officer, Doug White's book - Hiding in Plain Sight. Although we are quite different people with quite different experiences, Doug's abil…

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221: Should You Test for Promotion (again?) Q&A for Police Career Moves 29:12

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I often get questions and requests for feedback asking if they should test to promote (sergeant, command, etc). Usually this involves giving the landscape of what they do now, what pros/cons may be, and whether it is "worth it." In this episode, I share a listener question and explore some of the considerations to test again, what things I would as…

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The Multi-Chain Avalanche - Emin Gün Sirer 31:52

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We couldn’t miss the Avalanche Summit where we sat down with Emin Gün Sirer, co-founder & CEO of Ava Labs, to discuss the evolution of Avalanche’s ecosystem and how HyperSDK ushers in a scalable, interoperable, multi-chain future. Join us for a fascinating discussion on Avalanche’s approach to decentralisation, scalability & interoperability, and l…

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220: Must-Dos for Self-Care and Wellness for Police and First Responders, w/ Tami Sharp and Chris Zamora, Law Enforcement Coaching 51:25

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Wellness. Those into it "get it" but those who aren't into it roll their eyes and think they "get it" too. However, those folks are often the one who need it most of all. I'm joined by my guests with Law Enforcement Coaching, where we discuss the NEED on what our first responder community needs to recognize, share and use to nudge and uplift one an…

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Episode 182: Alcohol, Wives, & Character Lessons - Mighty Mondays 31:58

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This week, Jaimie joins Chris for a special episode of Mighty Mondays. They have talked previously about how alcohol became a wedge in their marriage - robbing them of time together and overall health. They continue telling some of that story with the backdrop of a new experience. This past week, Chris visited his first AA meeting and picked up man…

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219: Real Talk on Real Police Leadership, w/ Chief Booker Hodges 40:26

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A buddy I used to work with sent me a news interview of his chief, commenting on a pursuit of a suspect vehicle, with an arrest. The chief spoke plainly, unapologetically on the necessary actions of the officers to stop and control this suspect, who was a danger to the community. These are things that are not lost on us in the first responder (and …

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218: 7 Bruce Lee Concepts to Up-level Mindset for Police and more! 19:27

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Bruce Lee… the Dragon! I grew up loving. Bruce Lee, and one of the few things my dad and I were able to bond over in my younger years was learning about him and watching his films. Much of it had to do with a shared heritage.. while my buddies were watching Arnold, Sly, Jean Claude.. Bruce was MY guy that I could see myself like and really resonate…

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Episode 181: Out of Darkness with Shane St. John 1:17:50

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This week, Chris sat down with Shane St. John. Shane is a retired Green Beret and alumni of Warriors Heart who now serves as the Alumni Director for the program. He is also known for his commitment to helping other veterans through his own recovery journey and by participating in events like Ironman triathlons to raise awareness and support for Fro…

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217: End Checkbox Police Training with True Critical Thinking, Scott Savage 51:38

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Training Day. Sigh. (The movie was great, but the state-mandated, checkbox curriculums, death-by-Power Point, and so on.. is not). Too many trainers, leaders, bosses knowing teaching "the why" because they may not know "the why." In our discussion, fmr paramedic turned police officer, sergeant, trainer, teacher, student (always!) Scott Savage and I…

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Initia: Incentively Aligned Appchains - Ezaan Mangalji, Anil Lulla & Jose Maria Macedo 1:02:08

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Blockchain architecture is constantly being forced to adapt to new technologies, as well as to meet new demands from users and builders. While the idea of apps building their own chains was first explored by Cosmos, it lacked the support and tooling to see it succeed. Later on, rollups also took the centerstage of Ethereum’s scaling roadmap, but du…

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"I Was Given 3 Months to Live..." Beating CANCER w/ Casey West 38:59

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In this deeply moving episode of the VinnyRoc Podcast, Vincent "Rocco" Vargas sits down with Casey (@transmute_that_innergy), a Marine Corps veteran, former Mongols MC member, and glioblastoma survivor. Casey shares his raw and transformative journey from war zones and outlaw brotherhoods to holistic healing and inner peace. Diagnosed with terminal…

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216: How to Get out of a Rut / Funk / Low Point (feat. Chris Littrell) 30:36

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Several weeks ago I found myself in a funk. There were many logical reasons: normal work stress, abnormal work stress, busy schedule, travel, mounting projects, and other angsty things floating in my head space. I didn’t feel like doing anything. That’s not normal for me, despite how stressed or tanked I feel. That’s what feeling like crud can do. …

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The Funny Side of Law Enforcement with Vin Scotto 1:03:56

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THA#111 Vince Scotto brings a raw and often humorous perspective to his experiences in law enforcement, promising listeners a unique blend of captivating storytelling and insightful reflections. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.By Super Dave

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215: How to Prep for Your Next Career and Chapter, BEYOND the Badge w/ Shaun Nestor 44:45

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We talk about work/life balance (which is an illusion) and the frequent over-identity of our police careers. Things that help this are recognizing our legit skillsets and that even if we intend for this to be our 20-30+ year career, it doesnt have to be. Whether you are fully engaged with a smile on your face or burned out (to a crisp), the more yo…

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Episode 180: What have you OUTGROWN? - Mighty Mondays 29:01

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This week's Mighty Monday episode was inspired by a hamburger restaurant. In 1999, Chris and Jaimie were frequent visitors of Sonic when they lived in San Antonio, Texas. Fast forward 20 years, the restaurant opened a chain in Kennewick, Washington. Chris and Jaimie no longer eat there. The food is still extremely tasty, so what changed. As Chris r…

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Ethereum Foundation: Humanity’s Shared World Computer - Hsiao-Wei Wang & Tomasz Stańczak 1:10:21

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As society evolves, so do its values and principles, but is that desirable for technology that seeks to build the most reliable, trustless and censorship resistant global settlement layer? Ever since the rise in popularity of Solana with its inflow of retail capital in a memecoin gold rush, Ethereum became even more criticized for sticking true to …

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214: Q&A - How do I gain (good) weight and build muscle? (for the "Hard-Gainers") 25:21

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The answer isn’t just more protein or eating garbage snacks and fast food… This is a throwback to where much of Blue Grit started- simply sharing some health/fitness/nutrition advice for a first responder (and general) community that needed it! It usually isn't an issue of not knowing where to look- but how to sift through the noise to simple, prac…

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Taiko: Scaling Ethereum in a Decentralised Manner - Joaquin Mendes 1:08:05

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Taiko is a decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent (type I) rollup scaling solution which uses ZK technology. Taiko's goal is to scale Ethereum efficiently while maintaining security and decentralization. Being a type I zkEVM, Taiko retains full Ethereum equivalence, which creates a seamless DevEx, although this comes at the expense of UX as slower proo…

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Episode 179: On Stigma with Mark Bouchard 1:03:20

2M ago1:03:20

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This week, Chris connected with author and law enforcement officer Mark Bouchard. Mark Bouchard has 18 years of law enforcement experience in Canada, with almost ten years on the Emergency Response Team (SWAT), where he is also an advanced care tactical medic. Mark is currently assigned to a full-time position in the RCMP's National Tactical Medici…

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Ep. 71 – Officer Tevon Davis on Losing His Gang Member Brother in a Police Shootout 1:21:04

2M ago1:21:04

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Ep. 71 – Officer Tevon Davis on Losing His Gang Member Brother in a Police Shootout In this powerful crossover episode, I co-host alongside former Raleigh Police Officer Cameron Santana on the Santana True Crime podcast. We sit down with Officer Tevon Davis, who shares the deeply personal and emotional story of his older brother Tyre—a Piru Bloods …

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213: First Responders- Own Worst Enemies? Build Understanding and Grace w/ Robyn Sonnier 42:03

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The longer I am involved in the policing industry and first responder communities, the more I believe our biggest threat isn’t what’s “out there…” it’s in HERE. It’s negative attitudes, toxic departments and leadership, corrosive gossiping, a culture that eats its own, and that starts with us individually. The negative self-talk can get out of cont…

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“I Was Sitting in My Truck, Ready to END IT..." | How Making Knives Saved Me w/ Dustin Hill 45:03

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In this powerful episode of the VinnyRoc Podcast, Vincent "Rocco" Vargas sits down with Dustin Burkett, a former law enforcement officer turned custom gun grip artist and founder of Burkett Customs. Dustin Hill opens up about his 20-year career in law enforcement, his battle with PTSD, and the life-changing impact of the Warrior PATHH program throu…

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212: Sheriff Derek Sanders Returns, State of the County/Community/State/ Policing 59:24

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After connecting with Sheriff Derek Sanders in episode 44, we have seen a LOT of proactive police work, video content, press releases, solid recruiting/staffing reports... it made sense to have the energetic/boots on the ground/lead from the front/pursuit engaging/public interfacing Sheriff back on the show to catch up and tell us how office has be…

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Mysten Labs: How Sui Leverages Move to Build the Composable Web3nternet - Adeniyi Abiodun 1:03:09

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Founded by former Meta Diem team members, Sui is a high-performance, layer-1 blockchain designed for horizontal scaling and low-latency transactions. It uses an object-centric data model and the Move programming language to enable transaction parallelization which can handle >200,000 txs/s. Sui’s goal is to combine the benefits of blockchains with …

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211: 5 Ways to Build Organizational Culture and Wellness 17:26

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Wellness. Leadership. Culture. How do you build it? In this episode, I nod to 5 concepts we can all take on, regardless of our ranks. (Lead at all levels!) With popular demand, I’m rolling out more solo eps based on your questions, prompts and suggestions. Shoutout to prior guest, LT. Ray Polk for the episode question/prompt! Questions, topic ideas…

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Episode 178: When your PLANS fall apart - Mighty Mondays 23:30

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This week, Chris saw his half-marathon plan unravel as he bonked between miles 6 and 7. What do you do in life when plan A falls apart? How about when plan B also fails? Chris brings perspective from his days in law enforcement. He talks about having a P.A.C.E. plan that will increase success during tough times. Contact Gravity Consulting & Trainin…

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Escaping the Past: One Man’s Journey from Trauma to Transformation w/ Mikey Horbaczewski 47:40

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In this deeply moving episode of the VinnyRoc Podcast, host Vincent Vargas sits down with Mikey Horbaczewski, a Marine Corps veteran, father, and podcast host of Life Unlocked with Mikey. Together, they explore Mikey's emotional and transformative journey from the streets of Chicago and a life immersed in gang culture, to surviving a traumatic depl…

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Maple Finance: On-Chain Institutional Yield & Lending Markets - Sidney Powell 54:49

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With an extensive experience in traditional money markets, Maple Finance was envisioned as an institutional capital marketplace which combines the transparency & capital efficiency of blockchains with the regulatory framework of TradFi. Unlike many DeFi protocols that require over-collateralized loans (e.g. Aave), Maple also specializes in under-co…

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210: Wellness Panel- How to build as individuals AND community: first responders and beyond! 47:31

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We talk about building wellness, but how do we do it at scale? It starts with us, but it quickly becomes about others- and how we contribute to a COMMUNITY of wellness. In this episode, I am joined by James, a medivac paramedic and MHP, Ashley a federal LEO and physical trainer, and Tom an entrepreneur who comes from a policing family, creating an …

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Episode 177: Loss, Struggle, and Resilience for First Responders, w/ Eric Tung and John Kelly 1:01:04

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This week, Gravity Podcast releases an episode first recorded for Blue Grit Radio. Podcast host Eric Tung asked fellow podcasters Chris Littrell and John Kelly to join him to discuss loss, struggle, and resiliency. This was a great conversation. Eric later sent the episode to Chris and John and invited us to release this episode on our channels. Ch…

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Ep. 70 - From Raleigh PD to True Crime Author: Cameron Santana on his law enforcement career and the Virginia Olson Cold Case. 1:24:55

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Ep. 70 - From Raleigh PD to True Crime Author: Cameron Santana on his law enforcement career and the Virginia Olson Cold Case. Cameron has 20 years in law enforcement. He started with Raleigh PD in 2005. In our conversation, we jump right in with his first call straight out of the academy – a violent murder scene. Cameron talks about what it’s like…