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Behind The Shield

Bringing the greatest minds in mental and physical wellness to the men and women who serve our communities.

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97:34

Charly Crawford (Cowboy Community, Equine Therapy and...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/10/07

Charly Crawford is a ten time NFR team roper, trainer and the founder of the Liberty and Loyalty Foundation. We discuss his childhood around horsemen, the world of team roping, catharsis through equine therapy, identity, the importance of purpose, fundraising for veterans and first responders and much more.Born and raised in Canby, Oregon, Charly Crawford grew up with his dad who was a bareback rider and the self-proclaimed biggest team roping fan on earth. Charly’s father, Chuck always had good

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137:29

David Rhodes II (Innovations at FDIC, the Firefighter...

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2025/10/05

David is a 39-year fire service veteran retired from the Atlanta, Georgia Fire Department. He currently works for Clarion Events as the Vice President of Education for Clarion Fire Rescue Brands, editor in chief for FireEngineering magazine and the educational director for the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC). In this second coversation, we discuss the importance of real world leadership, some innovations coming to FDIC, the impact of orgaizational betrayal, the firefighter workweek,

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93:21

Erik Stolhanske (Super Troopers, Adaptive Athletes...

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2025/10/05

Erik Stolhanske is an actor, producer and member of the Broken Lizard Comedy Troupe. We discuss his childhood amputation, overcoming adversity, the speeding ticket that spawned Super Troopers, P90X, fostering and so much more.Erik Stolhanske (born August 23, 1968) is an American actor, writer, and producer, and one of the members of the Broken Lizard comedy group. He is best known as “Officer Rabbit” from the 2001 cult-classic comedy Super Troopers and the 2018 sequel Super Troopers 2.As one of the

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90:06

Russell Foster II (Circadian Medicine, Stroke...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/10/02

Russell Foster is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi) and Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford. He is also a Fellow at Brasenose College.Russell’s research spans the neurosciences but his research is focused upon two questions: (i) How is environmental light detected and processed by vertebrate photoreceptors for the regulation of circadian rhythms? One of his key findings was the discovery of

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118:23

Alexey Molchanov and Sonya McVay (Using Freediving...

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2025/09/30

Alexey Molchanov is a world champion free diver, holding records in numerous disciplines. Sonya McVay is the founder of The Six and a previous guest. They have combined forces to bring the incredible physical and mental training principles of freediving to the fire service. Alexey Molchanov has loved freediving since he was five, exploring the sea and discovering the magic of holding his breath underwater. Since 2004, he has set 40 World Records—10 of them in 2023 alone—and won more than 20 gold

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124:20

Sam Greif (How Plano Became the First Texas Fire...

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2025/09/28

Sam began his career as a paramedic in 1982. In 1985 he joined the Fort Worth Fire department as a firefighter where he worked his way up through the ranks to assistant chief of operations. He retired after 30 years of service. In June 2015, after an extensive nationwide search, Sam was selected as the Fire Chief for the City of Plano a position he held for more than six years.We discuss his journey into the fire service, the increasing call volume, firefighter health, why they opposed the 48/96,

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38:22

Bethany Hamilton (Overcoming Trauma, Conservation and...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/27

Bethany Hamilton is one of the world's most elite surfers, despite losing an arm at age 13. She is an author and the subject of her new documentary "Unstoppable". We discuss discovering her passion, overcoming physical and mental trauma, pregnancy, motherhood, chasing excellence and much more.Bethany Hamilton has become a source of inspiration to millions through her story of determination, faith, and hope. At the age of 13, Bethany lost her left arm to a 14-foot tiger shark, which seemed to end her

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95:01

Tom Hewitt II (Elevating Communities Through Surfing,...

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2025/09/25

Tom Hewitt MBE, is founder and CEO of Surfers Not Street Children. He has worked in the field with street children in Africa for over 28 years. In 1998 he founded the Durban Street Team which went on to be renamed Surfers Not Street Children in 2012. Tom was awarded and MBE by HRH Queen Elizabeth II in 2011 for his work with street children in Africa.Tom is perhaps most well known for his successful advocacy campaign to end the forced removals of street children in Durban, South Africa. These

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87:36

Dr Ben Sessa II (The Psychedelic Renaissance, MDMA...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/24

Dr Ben Sessa is a psychiatrist, author and one of the world’s leading researchers into the potential benefits of psychedelic drugs in a clinical or therapeutic setting. In this second conversation, we discuss the success of MDMA assisted psychotherapy, the psychedelic renaissance, British knife crime, the fiscal benefits of preventative healthcare and so much more.As a medical doctor, Dr Sessa provides psychiatric consultation through Bristol-based Mandala Therapy Limited, while his research focuses

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151:07

Aaron Heller II (Motivating the Next Generation of...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/21

Aaron Heller began his fire service career in 1984. He recently retired as a Deputy Chief in the Hamilton NJ Fire Department assigned to oversee the Training Division. He previously served as the Fire Chief for the Hamilton Township Fire District #9. Deputy Chief Heller is a NJ Level 2 instructor and NJ fire official. He is a past chief of the New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company, where he currently serves s a fireman. He is a past chairman of the Plumsted Township Board of Fire Commissioners. Heller is

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72:32

Nimsdai (Ghurka Warrior Courage, Breaking...

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2025/09/20

Nimsdai is a former Ghurka, member of the British SBS, record breaking mountaineer and author. We discuss his powerful journey into the special forces, Project Possible, mountain rescues, his new book "Beyond Possible",, environmentalism, forging an indomitable spirit and so much more.Nirmal “Nimsdai” Purja MBEBorn in Nepal, Nims had a distinguished 16-year military career, of which he spent 6 years as a Ghurka and 10 years with the UK Special Forces (SBS). He has since become a truly historic

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148:06

Dr John Sullivan (Clinical Sports Psychology, Forging...

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2025/09/18

Dr. John P. Sullivan is a Clinical Sport Psychologist and Sport Scientist who currently serves as the Head of Psychology at High Performance Sport New Zealand. With over 30 years of clinical, academic, and applied experience, he is internationally recognized for his contributions to the integration of psychology, neuroscience, and human performance. From 2000 to 2016, Dr. Sullivan served as Director of Sports Science and Clinical Care with the New England Patriots (NFL), playing a key role during

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130:15

Carl Mackenzie (Filmmaking, Military Homecoming and...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/16

Carl Mackenzie is an award winning Writer & Director, who is passionate about creating commercially accessible stories with a social commentary. We discuss his journey into filmmaking, veteran mental health, knife crime and so much more. Carl is a member of Directors UK and BAFTA. In 2016, Carl made his directorial debut with short film 'The Interrogation of Olivia Donovan'. The film screened at a special showcase at BAFTA 195 and was also awarded the Jury Special Mention for Outstanding UK Film

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104:06

Harry Turner II (Saving the Amazon Rainforest,...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/14

Harry Turner is an Emmy winning filmmaker, with his film and life story – Wildcat. He deployed with the British Army at 18 and returned home with severe PTSD. With his life forever changed and not knowing what the future held, he left everything behind and fled to the Amazon rainforest. There, Harry found the peace his mind so desperately needed, but it opened the door to so much more healing. He had the opportunity to also heal two orphaned ocelots, and it awakened something indescribable in him

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156:11

Jules and Gédéon Naudet ( Eyewitness Accounts of...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/13

Jules and Gédéon Naudet are the French brothers behind the documentaries 9/11, November 13 and Notre Dame to name a few. We discuss their childhood in Paris, studying film in NYU, what took them to the FDNY, their accounts of September 11, the heroism at the 2015 Paris attacks, saving Paris' most treasured landmark and so much more.Jules and Gedeon Naudet, brothers and filmmakers, shot, produced and directed the iconic documentary 9/11, which has been compared, for its historical significance, to

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64:56

Aye Hood (Using Comedy to Unite America) - Episode 1135

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/12

Aye Hood is a former rapper turned comedian from Shreveport. We discuss his childhood in Louisiana, the power of parenting, what pulls our youth into gangs, using social media for good, drug prohibition and so much more.

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130:24

Mike Binney (Firefighter Sleep Research, Shift...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/09

Mike Binney is a Battalion Chief at West Metro Fire Rescue in Lakewood, Colorado, with over 15 years of operational experience. He holds a Master of Public Administration in Emergency Management and Policy from the University of Colorado and recently earned his Master of Public Health in Health Informatics from Yale University, where he also served as a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Bioethics. His research focuses on firefighter health and wellness, leveraging biometric data and predictive

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105:00

Jim Poole II (Saving Lives with NuCalm, Brain Injury...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/07

Jim Poole is Chairman, President and CEO of Solace Lifesciences, Inc., maker of NuCalm® which is a neuroscience technology designed to relieve stress and improve sleep quality without drugs. In this second conversation, we discuss NuCalm's new Stress Assessment, cancer prevention, shift work, brain injury and so much more.Mr. Poole is an accomplished business executive with extensive experience in the healthcare, biotechnology, dental, market research, and IT industries. He manages the strategic

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108:09

Johann Hari (The Healing Power of Community,...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/06

Johann Hari is the author of "Chasing the Scream" and "Lost Connections", two of the most powerful books ever written on addiction and mental health. We discuss his childhood trauma, the mental health crisis, the history of drug prohibition, the failure of the "War on Drugs", learning from other countries and much more.Johann Hari is the author of two New York Times best-selling books. His first, ‘Chasing the Scream: the First and Last Days of the War on Drugs’, is currently being adapted into a

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132:56

Mitch Aguiar (War Propoganda, Jiujitsu in Law...

Behind The Shield ·

2025/09/04

Mitch Aguiar is a 10 year Navy SEAL Veteran, Professional MMA Fighter and Entrepreneur. In this conversation, we discuss his journey into the military, war propoganda, the industrial military complex, teaching BJJ to law enforcement, juice fasting and so much more. His non-profit needs our support. Please consider donating to help make law enforcement safer for all. Mitch joined the Navy in 2008 and went straight to BUDS (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL) training and graduated with BUDS class 273

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