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Behind The Shield

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Feb 28, 2024 • 1h 49min

Buck Brannaman (Cowboys, Equine Therapy and Mental Health) - Episode 267

Buck Brannaman is a a world renowned horseman, author and subject of the documentary "Buck". We discuss his traumatic childhood, the healing power of kindness, mentoring, equine therapy, prisons and much more.For over 30 years, Buck Brannaman has been working with horses and their owners and today is one of the world’s leading practitioners of handling horses based on classical concepts from the California vaquero tradition; working with the horse's nature, using an understanding of how horses think and communicate to train the horse to accept humans and work confidently and responsively with them. One of his stated goals is to make the animal feel safe and secure around humans so that the horse and rider can achieve a true union. Buck travels most of the year doing horsemanship clinics in the United States, Europe and Australia & New Zealand. When not on the road, he lives with his wife Mary and their horses in Sheridan, Wyoming.
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Feb 28, 2024 • 1h 17min

Ted Stern (Fitness, Policing and Entrepreneurship) - Episode 894

Ted Stern is a former law enforcement officer, coach and the co-founder of Fit Responder. We discuss his early life, his journey into policing, training the tactical athlete, fitness standards, his own weight loss story, creating a more resilient workforce, building a business and much more.
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Feb 25, 2024 • 1h 53min

Ryan Allen (Rope Rescue, The Orlando Wheel and Competition) - Episode 893

Ryan Allen is a veteran firefighter, international rope rescue competitor and member of the Orange County climb team.We discuss his journey into the fire service, California vs Florida training, the recruitment crisis, his path into special operations, some notable water rescues, firefighter fitness, knowledge sharing with international agencies, the nuances of the Orlando Wheel training, The Central Florida Rope Rescue Challenge and much more.
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Feb 24, 2024 • 1h 17min

Joel Salatin (America's most influential Farmer)- Episode 4

Joel Salatin, 64, calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who like him call him the most famous farmer in the world, the high priest of the pasture, and the most eclectic thinker from Virginia since Thomas Jefferson. Those who don’t like him call him a bio-terrorist, Typhoid Mary, charlatan, and starvation advocate.We discuss the devolution of faming, the carcinogens in our food, repairing our farm land through regenerative farming, the obesity and cancer crisis, plant medicine and so much more.
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Feb 22, 2024 • 2h 17min

Dr Thaer Ahmad - Episode 892 (Trauma Medicine in Chicago and Gaza)

Exploring trauma medicine in Chicago and Gaza, the podcast delves into the impact of poverty in America, the immense civilian death toll in Gaza, and the humanitarian aid mission in Gaza. The discussion also covers the Palestinian American experience, socio-economic challenges in Chicago, and holistic approaches to addiction recovery.
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Feb 21, 2024 • 1h 56min

Dr Andrew Lock (Pain, back and shoulder health)- Episode 891

Dr Andrew Lock is a world record holding strength athlete, bodybuilding judge and physiotherapist.We discuss his early life in Australia, training the youth athlete, body dysmorphia, the anatomy of shoulder pain, the power of corrective exercise, the evolution of the spine, healing back pain, MMA, the tactical athlete and so much more.
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Feb 19, 2024 • 2h 7min

Jim Lydon - Episode 890

Jim Lydon is a former firefighter, dispatcher, fire chief, city manager and current member of the All American Leadership team.We discuss starting volunteer firefighting at a very young age, the evolution of dispatching, his journey through the ranks, how he overcame losing sight in one eye, his powerful mental health story, his cancer battle, leadership in the fire service and so much more.
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Feb 17, 2024 • 2h 2min

Tori and Anthony Gonzalez (The Parkland School Attack) - Episode 467

Tori Gonzalez was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas when a former student murdered 17 schoolchildren and staff in 2018, including her boyfriend Joaquin Oliver. Anthony Gonzalez is Tori's father and was one of the responding firefighters to the attack. We discuss their early lives, Tori and Joaquin's romance, the aftermath of the massacre, grief, tactical medicine, the media, mental health and so much more.
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Feb 16, 2024 • 2h 33min

Tommy Aceto - Episode 889

Tommy Aceto is a former Navy SEAL and a member of the Veteran's Mental Health Leadership Coalition,We discuss his early life, his journey into the Navy, Special Operations, his perspective on war, his transition story, how psychedelic therapy saved his life, the power of plant medicine, Robert Kennedy Jr and so much more.
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Feb 14, 2024 • 1h 25min

Jocko Willink II - Episode 313

Jocko Willink is a Retired US Navy SEAL officer, author and co-founder of Echelon Front. We discuss the impact of the pandemic, overcoming fear, efficiency in business, building a resilient population, mental health, the evolution of Echelon Front and much more.

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