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Today we're talking to Simon Osamoh, who was a highly decorated detective in the UK investigating organized crime and doing counter-terrorism.  If you've ever had to container of liquid confiscated at the airport, then you're familiar with the results of Simon's work.  Today he's talking to us about communication and empathy, mentors in law enforcement and how the presence or absence of our fathers affects us...

This episode is Part Two of my recent conversation with Ginger Passarelli from the Soup Ladies.  You'll want to go back and catch Part One, episode 081, where she talked about her recent work with the Border Patrol.  This portion of the conversation focuses on serving first responders more generally and I wanted you to hear Ginger's passion to serve and how it's combined with integrity and discipline...

Today we have the return of another fan favorite, Ginger Passarelli of the Soup Ladies.  For the last couple of years she has been working with the Border Patrol, which is no small feat to bring a non-profit organization into the inner workings of a Federal agency.  In this part of the interview Ginger talks specifically about her work to help encourage the Border Patrol agents with love and good food...

This is just a quick update to answer a question about chaplains at police roll calls and to address the issue with Google podcasts migrating over to YouTube Music...

Today we're talking to Captain Jeff Keck, a North Texas police officer with about 25 years of experience.  Jeff and I were talking recently about podcast topics that cops really need to hear and he said a phrase that caught my ear.  He said, "from my own experience cops shouldn't always bottle things up...

One of my favorite personalities, of anyone I know, is my mother, Anita Altic, and I've known since i first started podcasting that she would be a pleasure to listen to.  She's funny and a good storyteller, she's intelligent and she has a great voice.  All that was missing was a good interaction with law enforcement… which she almost never has.  Well, something finally happened and she has agreed to tell her story of the Chaplain's mom getting a ticket in Lawrence, KS...

Today we're going to take a brief look a the 1933 Kansas City Massacre at Union Station.  There is so much to learn by studying criminals and law enforcement from over 90 years ago, and this particular story is a doozy...

This is an interview I did with Simon Osamoh from the Worship Secuirty Academy podcast. I wanted to share it with you because Simon's work (and his podcast) is very interesting but also because I've never discussed the ins and outs of a cop participating in church security, especially from a pastor's point of view.

Resources:

Simon Osamoh's website:  www.worshipsecurity...

What if I told you that there is an organization that helps first responders find counseling in the area in which they live, with qualified experienced counselors who understand how to help cops and firefighters?  And what if told you that this was entirely anonymous and no one from your agency had to know about it?  And what if this organization that finds the counselors and vets the counselors and protects your anonymity, will also pay for the counseling?

That's what Compassion...

It would be so easy to pass judgment on an individual who appears to be nothing more than a pile of trash, literally.  Today we're continuing our conversation with Tim Eggebraaten.  Judgement is difficult to avoid, and sometimes necessary, but it's also unhealthy to be cynical and negative all of the time.  And finding the balance might take you your entire career.  This is part 2 of 2.

Tim's website is OffDutyChief...