On Being a Police Officer

Ep. 55 Scott Medlin - Giving up his 15-year law enforcement career and embarking on a mission to help LEOs survive and thrive.

Ep. 55 - Scott Medlin found his calling as a police officer, a career he wanted since high school. After his deployment with the Marine Corps in 2003 and 2005 for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Scott fulfilled his dream and joined ...

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March 29, 2024

Ep. 55 Scott Medlin - Giving up his 15-year law enforcement career a…

Ep. 55 - Scott Medlin found his calling as a police officer, a career he wanted since high school. After his deployment with the Marine Corps in 2003 and 2005 for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Scott fulfilled his dream and joined …

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Feb. 19, 2024

Ep. 54 Long-term Deep Undercover with Det. Matt Pitcher (Ret.)

Ep. 54 Det. Matt Pitcher (Ret.) on working long-term deep undercover: creating and maintaining an identity; going years without spending time with family knowing that one slip could cost him the case – or his life. Matt and ...

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Feb. 2, 2024

Ep. 53 Officer Mike, seven years on, juggling the job and a young fam…

Ep. 53 Officer Mike from a mid-sized agency in the Mid-Atlantic has been in law enforcement for seven years. He wrote to me saying, “I want to discuss the mental health aspect of the job and juggling it with family …

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Jan. 7, 2024

Ep. 52 Addressing public misperceptions of police ethics, training, …

Ep. 52 Lt. Jared Ross of the Arlington TX Police Department contacted me to discuss the public's misperceptions of police ethics, training, accountability, use of force and more. Jared has been with the department for 18 yea...

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Dec. 2, 2023

Ep. 51 – (Ret.) Officer Eric Hofstein - from street to transit cop, d…

Ep. 51 Joining me is Eric Hofstein who was in law enforcement for 27 years and recently retired in 2021. After working as an EMT, he made the switch to law enforcement working with agencies in CA and FL before …

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Oct. 28, 2023

Ep. 50 - NYPD Cold Case Det. Jason Palamara (Ret.) - responding to 9/…

Ep. 50 – NYPD Cold Case Det. Jason Palamara (Ret.) was with the department for 20 years and recently retired in 2020. Prior, he served in the U.S. Navy for three years. I've long wanted to interview a homicide or …

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