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
Danny O'Connor - Episode 599
Danny Boy O'Connor is the co-founder of House of Pain and the founder of The Outsiders House. We discuss his early life, his journey into Hip Hop, fame, his powerful addiction story, the impact "The …
02:03:49 |
Sat 09 Apr 2022
Dan John - Episode 598
Dan John is an elite athlete, author and revered strength and conditioning coach. We discuss the impact of war on his family, training the youth athlete, physical education, gut biome, rehabilitating…
01:17:05 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
Dorith Mous - Episode 597
Dorith Mous is a Dutch model, photographer and filmmaker. We discuss her journey into the fashion industry, the impact of social media on our youth, travelling, the power of storytelling, her mental …
02:26:45 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
Dustin Osborne - Episode 596
Dustin Osborne is a veteran Australian police officer and Tactical First Aid instructor. We discuss his journey into law enforcement, knife crime, gun laws, the ripple effect of the pandemic, tactica…
01:45:33 |
Sat 02 Apr 2022
Mike Dugan - Episode 595
Mike Dugan is a retired FDNY firefighter, podcast host and speaker. We discuss the impact of WWII on his family, his journey into the fire service, the importance of training, fitness, contrasting bo…
02:22:12 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
Alex Racey - Episode 594
Alex Racey is a veteran of the Army's most elite unit and a human performance coach. We discuss his journey into the military, training the tactical athlete, realism in training, transition, the Huma…
02:30:29 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
Scott McElroy - Episode 593
Scott McElroy is a law enforcement veteran, martial artist, stuntman and circus strongman. We discuss his journey into policing, entering the movie world, on set injuries, Chinese medicine, the histo…
01:58:59 |
Sat 26 Mar 2022
Steven Nisbet - Episode 592
Steven Nisbet is a veteran of Air Force Pararescue's Tier One unit and the co-founder of the non-profit Shields and Stripes. We discuss his journey into the military, his paramedic clinicals, combat …
02:17:01 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Spencer Thomas - Episode 591
Spencer Thomas is a former football athlete turned stunt performer and John Cena's stunt double. We discuss growing up around athletics, moving to LA, humility on set, his journey into stunts, the me…
01:37:22 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
John Saporsky - Episode 590
John Saporsky is a military college graduate, retired law enforcement officer and the man behind Law Enforcement Connect. We discuss his journey into ROTC, military education, fitness standards in po…
01:15:21 |
Sat 19 Mar 2022
Flora Kasy - Episode 589
Flora Kasy is a firefighter for Kalifi County Fire and Rescue Department in Kenya. We discuss her journey into the fire service, the impact of the pandemic on Kenya, distance running, the need for PP…
01:20:46 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Jason McCarthy II - Episode 588
Jason McCarthy is a former Green Beret, author and the co-founder of GORUCK. In this second conversation, we discuss the humanist lens of the Ukraine invasion, the mental health impact of the pandemi…
01:21:18 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Susan Lopez - Episode 587
Susan Lopez is an Army veteran, military spouse and the woman behind "Tactical Dietitian". We discuss her journey into nutrition, school food, leadership in the kitchen, fueling the tactical athlete…
01:51:17 |
Sat 12 Mar 2022
Panayioti Yannitsos - Episode 586
Panayioti Yannitsos is a filmmaker and the man behind the documentaries Freedom Besieged and Florian's Knights. We discuss his childhood visits to Greece, the financial crisis that bankrupted a natio…
01:30:52 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
Norman Penny - Episode 585
Norman Penny spent three decades in the Canadian military, initially in the Army and then as a Search and Rescue Technician for the Air Force. We discuss his journey into the armed forces, serving in…
01:43:08 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
Brock Bevell - Episode 584
Brock Bevell is a retired law enforcement officer and the man behind the "Chase the Vase" Podcast. We discuss the impact of childhood trauma, his journey into policing, his own powerful addiction sto…
01:47:26 |
Sat 05 Mar 2022
Rising Warrior - Episode 583
Lance Davis, Sean Lazio and John Perez are military veterans and members of The Rising Warrior team. We discuss their own journeys into the military, the true price of war, the transition struggle, p…
02:02:36 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
Tyler Carroll - Episode 582
Tyler Carroll is an Army Medic veteran, Texan firefighter and co-founder of Dead Reckoning Collective, Tyler Carroll. We discuss growing up in Austin, his journey into the military, the military indu…
02:13:34 |
Mon 28 Feb 2022
Ben Patrick - Episode 581
Ben Patrick is a basketball athlete and the creator of the "Knees over toes program" ATG. We discuss how we are injuring our youth athletes, his own knee injury journey, cultural contributors to musc…
01:28:39 |
Sat 26 Feb 2022
Will Ayres - Episode 580
Will Ayres is a firearms instructor, Regional Director for 5.11 and the host of their podcast "Call to Service". We discuss training youth gun safety, his journey into 5.11, designing clothing for th…
01:31:31 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
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