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
- 850
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Nikki Selby - Episode 418
Nikki Selby is a Navy veteran serving as a corpsman, search and rescue member, rescue swimmer and nurse. We discuss her journey into the military, emergency medicine, lessons learned from the battlef…
02:08:43 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Paul De Gelder - Episode 417
Paul De Gelder is and Australian Army veteran, former Navy bomb disposal diver, shark attack survivor and television personality. We discuss bullying, martial arts, rapping, his journey through the m…
01:56:30 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
Mike Tucker - Episode 416
Mike Tucker spent a full career in the fire service, retiring as a Fire Chief. He now holds the position of Bureau Chief of the Florida State Fire College. We discuss his entry into the profession, w…
02:16:58 |
Sun 07 Feb 2021
Travis Ortmayer - Episode 415
Travis Ortmayer is a professional strongman, coach and competitor. We discuss his journey into strength training, his near career ending injury, addiction, suicide, his powerful road to recovery, the…
02:10:04 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
Dave Castro - Episode 414
Dave Castro is a Navy SEAL veteran and the former CEO of Crossfit. We discuss his journey into the military, finding Crossfit, transitioning out of the Navy, tactical athlete fitness testing, law enf…
01:34:32 |
Mon 01 Feb 2021
Jeff Byers II - Episode 413
Jeff Byers is a retired NFL player and the CEO of Amp Human. In this second conversation, we discuss the impact of the pandemic, the importance of sunlight exposure, vitamin D and immune health, slee…
01:02:02 |
Sat 30 Jan 2021
Pete Saunders - Episode 412
Pete Saunders is a British Army veteran and Guernsey firefighter. We discuss Guernsey's incredible success in stopping COVID on the island, the importance of preparation, staffing a multidiscipline s…
01:55:53 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Chuck Liddell - Episode 411
Chuck Liddell is an MMA legend, author and actor. We discuss his early life, overcoming physical challenges, his grandfather's mentorship, altruism, his journey into the martial arts, intrinsic motiv…
01:18:02 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Jason Lacayo - Episode 410
Jason Lacayo is a veteran police officer, Emergency Service Unit member and half of Reps for Responders. We discuss his journey into law enforcement, the importance of mentors, tactical fitness, defe…
01:42:25 |
Sun 24 Jan 2021
Kate Casey - Episode 409
Kate Casey is an author, film maker and the host of the Reality Life Podcast. We discuss parenting, unscripted television, her powerful 9/11 story, the power of storytelling, terrorism, documentaries…
01:48:25 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Matty And Jared - Episode 408
Matt Fiorenza and Jared Cheselske are veteran firefighters and suicide survivors. We discuss their traumatic childhoods, their journeys into the fire service, suicide ideation, the treatments that di…
04:20:22 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Al Benjamin - Episode 407
Al Benjamin spent 35 years as an FDNY firefighter, mostly on the revered Rescue 1. We discuss his early life in Brooklyn, the impact of mentorship on his career, the role of the senior man, his heart…
03:22:13 |
Sun 17 Jan 2021
Todd Robinson - Episode 406
Todd Robinson is an actor, writer, director and Save a Warrior alum. We discuss his journey into acting, the power of storytelling, his mental health battle, the warrior's journey, making "The Last F…
01:48:58 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Steven Sashen - Episode 405
Steven Sashen is a former elite gymnast, comedian and current tech guru and founder of Xero Shoes. We discuss the coach who changed his life, enjoying the journey of physical excellence, overcoming i…
01:36:15 |
Mon 11 Jan 2021
Jules and Gédéon Naudet - Episode 404
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 t…
02:36:11 |
Sat 09 Jan 2021
Jonathan Montgomery - Episode 403
Jonathan Montgomery is a musician, retired firefighter and co-founder of First In Nutrition. We discuss the rock and roll lifestyle, overcoming his own chronic ill health, fitness vs wellness, traini…
02:10:07 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
Yousef Badou - Episode 402
Yousef Badou is a former Marine Infantryman with multiple combat tours, and an industry leading expert in the areas of Situational Awareness and Behavioral Analysis. We discuss his childhood in Kuwai…
01:44:17 |
Mon 04 Jan 2021
Sara Jahnke II - Episode 401
Sara Jahnke is the director and a senior scientist with the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research at the National Development & Research Institutes. In this second conversation, we discuss CO…
01:33:06 |
Sat 02 Jan 2021
Terry, Joe And Rich II - Episode 400
Terry, Joe and Rich were my Truck Crew at Anaheim FD. To celebrate this 400th episode, we sat down for the second time. In this episode, we discussed Joe's COVID-19 hospitalisation, leadership, deali…
03:16:15 |
Thu 31 Dec 2020
Scott Geiselhart - Episode 399
Scott Geiselhart is a mechanic, veteran firefighter and peer support counselor. Scott survived both Meth addiction and a suicide attempt. We discuss childhood trauma, dealing with tragedy, unhealthy …
01:48:24 |
Mon 28 Dec 2020
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