The Hey Chaplain podcast is where cops encourage each other by sharing their wisdom and experience with the Chaplain. On Hey Chaplain you'll hear from dispatchers and federal agents, Sheriffs and US Marshals, as well as local detectives and patrolmen. From the LAPD to Scotland Yard, the guests on Hey Chaplain deliver advice and insights so that police officers everywhere can survive and thrive. The host, Jared Altic, has almost 30 years of experience serving and counseling military and law enforcement families. The show looks at both the humorous and traumatic sides of police life, sharing wisdom to create healthy cops both at work and at home. New podcast episodes about police life and chaplaincy are available on first, third, and fifth Mondays of each month. Look for occasional special bonus episodes! Share this podcast with a cop or someone who loves a cop.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 21 hours 23 minutes
015 - Marshals Explained: Ron Miller, U.S. Marshals Service
So, Today I am talking to Ron Miller. Ron was the police chief in both Kansas City and Topeka, Kansas before being appointed by then president Barrack Obama as the U.S. Marshal for the district court in the state of Kansas. Ron has an encyclopedic knowledge of law enforcement and has been a great resource for me learning how law enforcement really works. Today I've narrowed down the topic to just his current job: the U.S. Marshals Service...
014 - Supporting Family in a Line of Duty Death: Ginger Howell, C.O.P.S.
Today I am talking to Ginger Howell. Ginger was a police chaplain with the Harris County, TX Sheriff's Office and experienced the line of duty deaths of multiple co-workers, which led to her involvement with Concerns Of Police Survivors. Concerns of Police Survivors, or C.O.P.S., is an organization that provides crucial support to family members of those killed in the line of duty...
013 - Wheel Gun to Glock: Paul Bowman
Today I am talking to Paul Bowman who was the department range master in the 1980's when the Kansas City Police Department transitioned from revolvers to semi-automatic handguns. This transition from over 100 years of one type of gun to a completely different type, is actually one of the biggest changes in law enforcement history. In less than one generation, over 15,000 departments and agencies changed from primarily carrying revolvers to primarily carrying semi autos...
012 - Becoming the Sheriff: Don Ash
Today I am talking to Sheriff Don Ash. Don is retiring after getting elected three times as Sheriff of Wyandotte County, Kansas, and that came after a 35 year career in the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department. Don is a well respected leader and man of faith; he's approaching 50 years in law enforcement.
If you have aspirations to be a leader of an organization, perhaps the place you're at now or a different one, take a moment and soak up this wisdom...
011 - A Year in the White House: Jonathon Westbrook
Today I am talking to Jonathon Westbrook, a police officer in Kansas City, Kansas, who was selected to be a White House Fellow. The White House Fellows program is one of the most prestigious programs for leadership and public service in the country, where young people, usually in the early 30's, are selected to work for one year alongside White House staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking government officials...
My Worst Police Car: Firsthand Accounts - Bonus Ep 2
In this episode we talk about police cars! I ask these officers to describe the worst car they have ever driven and, look out, the venerable Crown Victoria makes the list more than once. We also find out that half a dozen patrol cars are no match for an Isuzu Rodeo and I ask, "have you ever totaled a police car?" Finally, hang on to the end to hear about a pursuit that turned out to be more than it first appeared...
010 - Serving Up Love: Ginger Passarelli, The Soup Ladies
Today I get to talk to Ginger Passarelli. Ginger is the executive director and founder of the Soup Ladies, a nonprofit that feeds first responders during crisis situations in the Pacific Northwest and around the country. She is also a trained chaplain with two police departments and two fire departments in the Seattle area...
009 - When a Cop Dies: Teresa Gallegos, Dustin Dierenfeldt, C.O.P.S.
Today I have with me Teresa Gallegos and Dustin Dierenfeldt, the vice-president and president (respectively) of the Kansas chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors. Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) is an organization that provides both short term and long term support to the surviving family members of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty...
008 - Pastor to LAPD: Jim Spellman
In the television show "The Rookie," actor Nathan Fillion plays a man in his 40's who dramatically changes his life by joining the LAPD, becoming a rookie cop who is twenty years older than his fellow rookies. The television show is based on a true story and is also representative of many other officers across the country who decided to join the police department in their late 30's and early 40's.
Today I'm joined by Jim Spellman...
007 - Oh, No! My Kid Wants to be a Cop: Jim & Deanna Sutterby
Today I'm asking Jim & Deanna Sutterby about the experience parents have when their children go into Law Enforcement. They talk about law enforcement culture, ways to manage stress in the home, myths and misunderstandings that parents have about cops, and they give good, reassuring advice about how to communicate with and support your child in law enforcement...