Behind The Shield
Bringing the greatest minds in mental and physical wellness to the men and women who serve our communities.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 116 minutes
- Episodes
- 851
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Steve Gillespie - Episode 779
Steve Gillespie is a retired FDNY Special Operations Firefighter and the man behind "Surviving the Job".
We discuss volunteer firefighting as a teen, his journey into the FDNY, training diligence …
02:17:11 |
Sat 03 Jun 2023
Chance Burles - Episode 778
Chance Burles is a Canadian Army veteran and the host of The Collective.
We discuss childhood trauma, his journey into the military, his deployment in Afghanistan, transition, horsemanship, the hea…
02:37:51 |
Wed 31 May 2023
Alana Stott - Episode 777
Alan Stott is an entrepreneur, author and the wife of British Special Forces soldier Dean Stott.
We discuss the accident that left her horrendously burned as a child, the physical and mental rehabi…
02:24:18 |
Tue 30 May 2023
Matt Hesse - Episode 776
Matt Hesse is an Army Veteran, Bullrider, Entrepreneur and the founder of The University of Health and Performance.
We discuss childhood trauma, chasing adrenaline, grief, strength and conditioning…
01:56:50 |
Sun 28 May 2023
Andy Millar - Episode 775
Andy Millar is a Social Worker, Athlete and cancer survivor. We discuss his Leukemia diagnosis at 2 years old, the physical and mental toll of chemo on a child, social work in the ER, his work in Hos…
02:08:56 |
Thu 25 May 2023
John Norman - Episode 774
Chief John Norman is a 50 year veteran of the fire service including 27 years with the FDNY. He is the author of multiple books including "Working with Giants".
We discuss his father's teachings on …
02:42:17 |
Tue 23 May 2023
Ken Corigliano - Episode 773
Ken Corigliano is a world record holder athlete, 20 year service member and the man known as "Air Force Ken".
We discuss trauma and homelessness as a child, his journey into the military, his perpe…
02:43:01 |
Sun 21 May 2023
Kelsi Sheren - Episode 772
Kelsi Sheren is a Canadian Army Veteran and the founder of Brass and Unity.
We discuss her childhood martial arts story, the dark side of parental trust, her journey into the military, losing broth…
02:44:51 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Jessie Gould - Episode 771
Jessie Gould is a former Army Ranger and the founder of Heroic Hearts Project. We discuss his journey into finance, 9/11, joining the military, his perspective on war, traumatic brain injury, his pow…
01:55:54 |
Mon 15 May 2023
Katheryn Basso - Episode 770
Katheryn Basso is a Marine and the founder of KADRI Clothing. We discuss her journey into sports medicine, joining the Marines, the female tactical athlete, the injury risks from ill fitting military…
02:18:31 |
Sat 13 May 2023
Chris Irwin - Episode 769
Chris Irwin is a former Navy SEAL, musician and the creator of "Rare Sense".
We discuss his journey into the Navy, his Crossfit evolution, his powerful mental health story, holistic medicine, leade…
01:53:32 |
Thu 11 May 2023
Vlada Parrott - Episode 768
A native of Riga, Latvia, Vlada Parrott grew up in a household influenced by Russian Ballet and Gymnastics. Her mother was a gymnastics coach to elite athletes, and her father was a world-renowned ba…
01:39:34 |
Mon 08 May 2023
Greg Walsh - Episode 767
Greg Walsh is an athlete, martial artist and the founder of Wolf Brigade. We discuss his journey into extreme sports, the straight edge Hardcore scene, Crossfit, Jeet Kune Do, kettlebell training, yo…
02:19:11 |
Sat 06 May 2023
Jack Carr II - Episode 766
Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL, best selling author, outdoorsman and podcaster. In this second conversation, we discuss the creation of The Terminal List series, mental health, therapy dogs, leaders…
00:33:17 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Paige Figi - Epiode 765
Paige Figi's daughter Charlotte was only 3 months old when she started having regular seizures, ultimately being diagnosed with Dravet's Syndrome. By the time she was four, after a gamet of pharmceut…
02:02:20 |
Tue 02 May 2023
Chris Macklin - Episode 764
Chris Macklin is a 20 year veteran South Metro firefighter and the head of one of the country's most progressive wellness departments.
We discuss his journey into EMS, responding to the Columbine m…
01:55:36 |
Sat 29 Apr 2023
Paul Harris - Episode 763
Paul Harris is a former Royal Marine who just completed a walk around the entire mainland Britain.
We discuss the imact his childhood had in later years, his journey into one of the UK's most elite…
02:24:17 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Pat Byrne - Episode 762
Pat Byrne is a leader in sleep and fatigue management and the author of Inconvenient Sleep.
We discuss his early work in Occupational Health and Safety, the tragedy that led him into sleep research,…
01:51:27 |
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Kevin Basik - Episode 761
Kevin Basik is a US Air Force Veteran, former Director of Character and Leadership Development and the current Chief of Leadership Programs at the Medal of Honor Institute.
We discuss his journey i…
02:45:18 |
Sat 22 Apr 2023
Joe De Sena II - Episode 760
Joe De Sena is an athlete, author and the founder of Spartan. In this second conversation we discuss moving his headquarters to Orlando, the impact the pandemic had on both the athletes and his busin…
00:59:55 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
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