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Seth's former Chief joins us to tell stories about riots and domestic terrorism. And as always we talk life and politics. Oh and also the decline of California. Oh and religion. PS. Someone that knows people at Coors Banquet tell them we're looking for sponsors. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Poetry doesn't make you gay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Seth wanted to talk about some current events. So we discussed all the things everyone avoids talking about at parties- Jesus, covid, Trump, etc. Your conspiracy theory friends might enjoy this one! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Former LEO, Pastor, Chaplain, & Entrepreneur. Our friend Bobby joins us to talk about life's successes and failures. He's been way up and way down in life and business. He also used to be a LEO and now serves as a chaplain for a local fire department. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

I adopted the kid that ran us over... There's hope in all situations. Scott proves that by sharing his story with us. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Jiu.jitsu.grandpa is back! Our friend Eric joins us to sip some bourbon and talk about how he co-founded his business with a fellow firefighter. We also get into low T in firefighters and some other things. As a bonus, we didn't talk about dead people like we do with all of the other firefighters! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

How does one go from a hearse to swimming in handcuffs?... Sam is back to share some stories, educate us on the two-dollar bill, and talk about conspiracy theories. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

First responders are often considered brave and courageous. But more times than not they're scared of change or failure. This week we talk about some of our successes and failures in life and business since leaving public service. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Crimes across borders. Andy joins us today to talk about investigating trans-national crimes for Homeland Security. He's worked on everything from drug tunnels and human trafficking to cyber crimes. It's hard to believe some of the crazy things that go on in the world. We even dive into a little conspiracy theory and discuss the future of AI. This was a fun one to record. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Our first international guest! This is worth a listen just for the British accent. Mr Luck joins us to talk about leaving public service to become an entrepreneur. He worked as "cannon fodder" in the UK and now owns a booming restaurant enterprise in England that includes American smash burgers and Detroit style pizzas. Learn about his trials and failures to get where he is now. Things are different there. This was a fun episode. If you're ever over there make a pit stop at Chuck & Blade Burgers or Square Peg Pizza. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

The physical toll of law enforcement can be brutal. Brandon joins us this week to tell some crazy stories about injuries sustained while on duty. During his time as a LEO he was involved in multiple crashes and multiple shootings. Learn about some of his experiences and what it's like to go through events like those. Brandon also served in the USMC prior to his career in law enforcement. But we didn't talk about that too much. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Are the decreasing standards of public safety departments and the military going to hurt us? We think so. The clown show we're watching unfold isn't going to help. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Get your crayons ready! Mike-Mike, aka Mi-chelle, joins us to share how he went from being trapped in the belly of a ship with a bunch of sweaty Marines to being a successful entrepreneur. He shares plenty of other hilarious stories and he's also served as a firefighter and probation officer. Michael is now a successful realtor and has most recently purchased a guide service with two fellow Marines. He and his crew are all accomplished hunters and they're going to be doing big things up here for veterans and first responders. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Faith based healing for first responders. Our new friend Nate joins us today to talk about how he founded Protector's Peak, a retreat here in North Idaho. At Protector's Peak they focus on healing first responders by getting them outdoors, spending time with them, and working through devotionals. And yes, they also serve first responders that aren't practicing Christians. The retreat is open to all first responders needing some down time. Nate served 27 total years in law enforcement as everything from full-time SWAT, to Alaska State Trooper, to small town Police Chief. Before getting started in civilian law enforcement he also served in the United States Marine Corps. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

David Faller joins us today to talk about life as a firefighter, police officer, and now realtor. And he gives us instructions on how to wear skinny jeans when your legs are thick. Dave also has some great advice about how to transition out of public service. If you're ever in town you can find his pretty face at the Southwest baggage claim in the Spokane Airport. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Florida man stories- alligators, giant spiders, etc. Our friend Scooter has worked in law enforcement across 3 states. Starting out in Florida, then California, and finally to Idaho. Hear some of his stories and learn about what it's like to be a cop across the country. He also made Jared feel right at home... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Our friend Chuck passed away over the weekend. He was Seth's mentor and "work daddy". Chuck joined us on the show last year and was going to come on again later this year. So we thought we'd share his episode again. Chuck served 30 years in law enforcement and had a hell of a resume. This is the only place we know of that he recorded any of his stories. Enjoy this one and share it with any of his friends and family that you may know. He would always give us shit if our episodes weren't live first thing Tuesday morning, so here you go brother. It's live. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

A 650 round shootout, dead kids, PTS, and dead animals. We didn't mean to but we went deep right out of the gate. A friend returns and we share a few crazy stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

3 cops quit their jobs to start an archery shop. This is their story. Our friends Big John & Austin the cowboy join us to talk about their new venture North Idaho Archery. We don't really dive into the archery stuff until about an hour in. The first half is just foolishness. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Seth said, "Let's get Sam back on so we can talk about riots and you guys can argue abut stuff." So they share a bunch of riot stories and somehow we talked about Ruby Ridge. We saved the arguing for next time. This one is long and has more swearing than usual. Because, well, Sam. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Papi joins us today to talk about snakes and snake bites. Skip past the first 30 minutes unless you want to hear some Florida man stories and listen to Jared & Jason catch up. You can find Jason teaching everything EMS at therescuecompany1.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Best selling author Marc Cameron joins us this week to talk about how he went from being a small town cop to a Chief Deputy US Marshal in Alaska, and then on to writing Jack Ryan books for the Tom Clancy Estate. This is our favorite episode yet. Marc has several of his own best selling series including the Jericho Quinn and Arliss Cutter novels. You can find them at https://marccameronbooks.com or anywhere books are sold. Rumor has it Marc will be joining us in Coeur d'Alene at the end of April for the launch of his newest Arliss Cutter book "Breakneck". You can buy tickets at https://cdalibrary.org/library-events/crime/ Any man's life, told truly, is a novel." - Earnest Hemingway --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/copythatradio/message

Finally! The answer to that nagging question... Does Jared hate cops? We also discuss how both of us became good at building relationships outside of the first responder world. Oh and we name the best power tools even though Sam would disagree with us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

The tough guy stigma of the fire service is often held up by booze and pain killers. Firefighter Gary Roberts lost both his daughter and his dad to opioid addiction. So he decided to do something about it. He shares his story and his fight for CBD therapy with us. It's funny how you can have a prescription for pain killers or amphetamines, or go home and get hammered every night and nobody cares. But if you want to try a non psychoactive CBD product alarms go off. You can find Gary on IG @gary_roberts_podcaster, on the good dudes grow podcast, Pure Body Zen CBD https://pbzcbd.com, and his latest project in Costa Rica at https://www.promisesinnovativerecovery.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Dirty cops and "nacho average pregnancy" -Seth Horst Sarah sits down with us to share some wild stories from the jailhouse. People probably won't believe most of this craziness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Booby traps, OIS, SWAT life. Our friend mike joins us today to tell stories about his career in law enforcement where he worked most of it on a full time SWAT team. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

"Do the work, win the prize." Jonathan Montgomery joins us today to talk about the health of first responders. Jonathan and his wife Anne founded and own First In Nutrition, where they provide personalized nutrition coaching for first responders in a family environment. In addition to being a firefighter, Jonathan has also traveled the world as the lead singer of a punk rock band and is a 4 stripe brown belt in BJJ. You can find them on social media or at their website: https://firstinnutrition.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

The good, the bad, & the ugly parts of fire life. Our friend Chris joins us today to discuss life as a firefighter. We talk about everything from cat rescues to having to work on dead kids while you have little ones at home. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

This one's a doozy. We discuss recent American police dramas, police culture, lax standards in public safety jobs, and Seth decided to stop swearing so much. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

"This will be your worst episode ever" -Sam. He came over to correct our many mistakes and we ended up arguing about whether or not cops escalate too quickly and a few other things. PS. Unions are a scam... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Austin joins us this week to talk about bull riding, archery, hunting, his time in Afghanistan, being a cop and plenty of other things. You can find him and his crew on IG and YouTube as Crooked Timber Outdoors. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Sam returns... We recorded this a long time ago. It was one of the first times Sam joined us. Seth was so excited he quizzed Sam about the depth of their relationship. I have no idea what happens in the rest of this one. It might not be good... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Merry Christmas! We go deep on this one. Wolf eels. Civil rights. Female cops. DUI Poetry. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Our friend Emmett Spraktes is back! This time in person. Emmet is a real life super hero. He's worked in Naval Special Warfare, deployed as an army flight medic, been a corrections officer, police officer, highway patrolmen, CHP flight medic, SWAT medic, and Governor's Protective Detail. He's also earned several medals for his actions in combat. Last time Emmett was on he shared a few stories and his history. A few listeners asked for more detailed stories. Here they are! Check out his book titled Selfish Prayer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

We sit down with Dr John Thurston to discuss ketamine therapy and the impact it has on his patients. Seth shares his experience as a patient of Dr John's. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Imagine a 6 foot 6 Ken doll with giant hands grabbing you... That's what it's like to roll with John. John is an Army veteran and former law enforcement officer that we converted into a realtor. We talk about Afghanistan, being a cop in rural America, and a some nonsensical things. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

2 listeners can't be wrong! Season 2 is upon us. We have some outstanding guests lined up for this season so stay tuned. In this episode we catch up on the last few months and talk about upcoming events and guests. Thanks everyone for your support! Remember to use the code COPYTHAT for 10% off at patriotmen.com and ninjarub.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

“The horses are happy they still have spines.” This is the last episode of Season 1! Thanks everyone for listening so far. We have plenty recorded for season 2 and some awesome new guests lined up. We're going live this fall with season 2. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

We sat down to discuss what we remember about the police/fire academies and the hiring process. We're old and it's been quite a while. So all of you fact checkers out there cool your jets. Some of these stories may or may not be true. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

People are leaving public safety in droves. Here are some of our thoughts. If you need help on your way out send us a message. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Author, LEO, Flight Medic, Boat Guy and Silver Star recipient Emmett Spraktes sat down with us to discuss his very unique career path. Now he trains organizations and government agencies on how to transition veterans back into civilian life. You can find him at selfishprayer.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

The Highway Patrol isn't all traffic stops and DUI's. Sometimes you get to play secret service, hunt fugitives, or run wire taps. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Greg sits down with us today to talk about his experience working the infamous “Murder Mountain” area in Northern California. It's famous for two things. Growing weed and people that disappear. We also discussed his other work experiences and life in general as a first responder. This one is a little salty and not for sensitive ears. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Shawn and Jeff Thomas own and operate First Responder Conferences. They share the story of battling depression and addiction that led Shawn to start First Responder Conferences. This is a powerful episode if you know a first responder that is struggling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

In part 2 of this interview we dive into a couple dark stories and discuss the reasons why first responders are the way they are. It's also pretty hilarious as Shawn is a funny dude. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

The firehouse can be a wild place filled with shenanigans. Shawn's career has led him through the Marines, firefighting, flight medicine, & now into travel nursing. We discuss firehouse life and the general experiences of first responders. Make sure you listen to part 2 next week. We promise to wrap this up well :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Our friend Eric sat down with us to discuss what drove him to start a business 21 years into his career. We also discuss the effects of the job and recall a few sad stories in this one. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Most people are completely unprepared for anything outside of their daily routines. Today we discuss some of our thoughts on preparedness. We'll go into more detail in future episodes. Tell us if we missed anything! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Jake joins us today to discuss what life is like tracking down people who skip bail. It's a crazy job and what you see on TV may not be exactly real brother! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

100,000 propane tanks going up in flames is a sight to see. Especially when you're standing in front of it and they're raining down around you. This is the story of the night a Blue Rhino bottling plant caught on fire. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message

Today we talk about how unassuming habits can get you killed and tell a few stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copythatradio/message