Society & Culture Episodes
Jan. 16, 2021
Resiliency and perspective in life and tragedy- Patrick O'Neill
My name is Patrick O'Neill and I am 40 years old. I have been married for close to 10 years to my wife Julie and have two children, Makena 7 and Harrison 5. I am a Captain Paramedic with the Phoenix Fire Department and hav…
Jan. 9, 2021
Genuine Love for Everybody... with guest Maddison Lund
I had my daughter Maddison Lund as my guest for this episode. We had an amazing talk, it was very emotional and I learned so much from her and about her. Unfortunately, all but a 10 minute time frame of the audio was lost.…
Dec. 22, 2020
Eric Petrowski On How Military Service Can Prepare You For Life
Guest Eric Petrowski discusses why enlisting in the military service changed his life. He goes into detail about working in the Army drone program and what that looked like while being deployed in Afghanistan. His time in th…
Dec. 10, 2020
911 Dispatcher Stacy Shotwell discusses what it's take to be a new dispatcher.
Stacy Shotwell has lived in the Nashville area since 1998. She is currently in training for 911 Dispatcher at her local police department. Previously, she was an Operations Manager for 15 years at a non profit organization, …
Nov. 26, 2020
Former Police Officer & Awarding Wining Author Donna Brown
Donna Brown spent 26 years with the Tallahassee (FL) PD and retired in 2006 as a sergeant. She received the department's award for bravery and the Inagural Commander and Chiefs Award. She graduated from Florida State Univers…
Nov. 19, 2020
Proud Police Wife & Author Rebecca Lynn
Rebecca is a police wife of 13 years, writer, author and influencer. She also has a Master’s in Education and is a former Kindergarten teacher. Rebecca Lynn is the owner of Proud Police Wife, a website dedicated to providing…
Nov. 11, 2020
Wildland Firefighter Micah Booze & Founder Of The A.S.S. Movement
Micah Booze has been fighting wildland fires for 15 years all over the U.S. and for the past five years he has been working as an assistant captain on a suppression module in Alaska where he lives with his family. He is a fi…
Nov. 5, 2020
Founder of 911der Women, Sara Weston
Sara Weston is a Senior Project Consultant for 911 Authority, LLC where she works with states and the National 911 Program to aid in the transition to Next Generation 911 technology. She is the founder of 911der Women, Inc.…
Oct. 29, 2020
Inspiring story of immigrating to the US and becoming a Fire Captain.
Jenna was born and raised in Brazil and moved to the US in 2004. She shares her story of growing up in Brazil and how she was taught to never give up and to give everything her all. She is a police wife and a Fire Captain …
Sept. 11, 2020
Firefighter Paul Clarke, The CEO Of Fire Grounds Coffee
Hear from the CEO Paul Clarke on what makes Fire Grounds Coffee more that a coffee company and why they have teamed up with a non profit foundation called Next Rung. Paul tells his personal story about struggles with mental …
Aug. 21, 2020
A Veteran Police Officer's Transition Story
My guest Mia Barron's goal in life is to inspire others. She is a helper at heart which made it only natural to pursue the career of a Police Officer at the age of 21. She is now a mother of twins, a former Police Officer fo…
July 12, 2020
4th Generation Firefighter & Fitness Instructor Ian Palmer
Ian Palmer is a 4th generation firefighter and works at the Ridge Culver Fire Department in Irondequoit, New York. He also is an Air Force Veteran with two deployments to the Middle East. Ian had a wake up call about his phy…
June 18, 2020
100 lbs. weight loss journey by Firefighter/Paramedic Brooke Ames.
Firefighter/Paramedic Brooke Ames from Wisconsin is a rookie firefighter who came from the corporate world where she worked as a project manager for a Fortune 200 company. She spent 5 years as a volunteer firefighter and EMT…
May 28, 2020
Fire Captain Jeremy Sanders on Crew 1st Culture
Fire Captain Jeremy Sanders talks about how he turned his frustrations into creating a culture where everyone can succeed. The Crew 1st Culture comes from a passion for creating a Fire House environment like he's never been …