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Behind The Shield

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Mar 4, 2023 • 1h 57min

Scott Chappell - Episode 740

Scott Chappell is a Florida Fire Captain, US&R/HazMat/MARC Program Coordinator and instructor. We discuss his journey into the fire service, responding to international incidents, special operations, firefighter fitness, shift work, sleep deprivation and much more.
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Mar 2, 2023 • 2h 57min

John Doolittle - Episode 739

John Doolittle is a former Navy SEAL Captain, Chief Revenue Officer for KAATSU and a public speaker. We discuss his journey into the Navy, the power of mentorship, his perspective on war, human performance, blood flow restriction, the Frogman Swim, transition, sleep and so much more. https://kaatsu.com/ https://johndoolittle.com/
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Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 50min

Ben Bergeron - Episode 738

Ben Bergeron is an author, podcaster and one of the world's most successful Crossfit coaches. We discuss his early life, coaching the youth athlete, his philosophy on mental toughness, seeking discomfort, Icelandic athletes, sleep and so much more.
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Feb 26, 2023 • 2h 13min

Kegan Gill - Episode 737

Kegan Gill is and F-18 fighter pilot and the only man to survive an ejection at the speed of sound. We discuss his journey into aviation, entering the military, his near death experience, the physical rehabilitation road, his powerful mental health story, traumatic brain injury, psychedelics and so much more.
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Feb 23, 2023 • 2h 6min

Whitney Lindsay - Episode 736

Whitney Lindsay is a former Army helicopter pilot and wildland firefighter. We discuss her journey into the military, training standards and safety, organizational betrayal, her powerful mental health story, Crossfit, the healing power of the wildland community and much more.
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Feb 20, 2023 • 2h 15min

Chris Hauth - Episode 735

Chris Hauth is a world renowned endurance athlete, coach and podcaster. We discuss his shared childhood between Germany and America, physical education, mental toughness, Health Care, the importance of suffering, recovery, sleep, swimming, breath, the Human Performance Project and much more.
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Feb 18, 2023 • 1h 29min

Brandt McCartney - Episode 734

Brandt McCartney is a Gold Star sibling, brain health advocate and the man behind The 38 Challenge. We discuss the impact his older brother Cpt. Matthew Brewer had on his childhood, their shared love of football, Matthew's journey into the Marines, Matthew's suicide, grief, traumatic brain injury and mental health and so much more
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Feb 15, 2023 • 1h 42min

Kent Stanway - Episode 733

Kent Stanway is the only member of the Canadian Armed Forces to transition from Search and Rescue Technician to Pilot. We discuss childhood bullying, his journey into the military, the role of the SAR Tech, stress inoculation, physical fitness, training standards, sleep and so much more.
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Feb 13, 2023 • 1h 12min

Dr Lori Moore-Merrell - Episode 732

Dr Lori Moore-Merrell is a former firefighter/paramedic, Chief Executive of Research and Data Analytics for the IAFF and the current US Fire Administrator. We discuss her journey into the fire service, emergency medicine, firefighter mental health, sleep deprivation, shift work, the wildland firefighter community, wildland/urban interface and so much more.
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Feb 11, 2023 • 2h 41min

Christian Meyers - Episode 731

Christian Meyers is an Air Force veteran and the co-host of the MEDEVAC Podacast. We discuss his journey into the military, the role of a Special Missions Aviator, fitness, mental health, his transition story, psychedelics, extreme sports, the Human Performance Project and so much more.

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