Active Self Protection Podcast

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Emergency Communications Dispatcher and Connecticut State Director for the DC Project and discuss the night she was forced to defend herself against a deranged man who burst into her home and tried to strangle her in her own bed. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss a new code ut...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Texas Paramedic Chris Conn and discuss the night he stopped to help what appeared to be a stranded motorist but turned out to be a man setting an ambush for police. Then we settle the In-N-Out/Whataburger debate once and for all. Later we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss a recent sur...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Tennessee auto shop owner Tim Rodifer and discuss the day a criminal jumped in a customers truck and how when Tim tried to stop him he was dragged across the parking lot and partially run over. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and continue our discussion of the far-reaching implications...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Florida security guard Taylor Bates and discuss the day a mentally unstable man refused to leave the property he was guarding and what happened when the man returned with a large brick, threatening to bludgeon him with it. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss a recent federal cou...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Florida Auto Shop General Manager Don as he recounts the day an active Shooter entered his business shooting his employees multiple times and how he was forced to use his concealed firearm to end the threat. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the surprising results a recent AP p...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with USAF Veteran and IT professional Bill and discuss the day his German Shepherd Dog Sasha (who we are told is a very good girl) alerted him to the presence of a random, masked, knife-wielding man who had entered his yard and was headed towards his house and how Bill was ready and able to defend his life with a concealed pistol and Sash...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with former Los Angeles resident Frank and discuss the night a simple car accident turned into the driver pulling a rifle and attempting to rob him. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss a recent California law forbidding the marketing of firearms to minors and how that has had some (p...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Texas Police Officer Nathan Gadsen and discuss the day he and his partners went up against a desperate criminal armed with an illegally-altered, fully-automatic pistol. We hear about how despite Officer Gadsen and several of his friends and partners being shot, they all stayed in the fight. Then we sit down with investigative reporte...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with corrections officer and loss prevention specialist Jim and discuss the day a routine shoplifter put up a fight and how Jim had to resort to OC gel and even drawing his firearm before it was over. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the likelihood of the new assault weapons ban p...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Active Self Protection viewer and self-defender Eric and discuss the night he went to the grocery store for some late-night treats and ended up OC spraying an attacker who was trying to assault him and steal his car. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the Hero Of Greenwood Mall...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Beverly Hills, CA resident Adam and discuss the recent day he was walking home from coffee and was accosted by two random thugs who attempted to assault him for no apparent reason. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the senate confirmation of the new BATF director Steve Dettelb...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Kevin Cooper who was minding his own business and getting gas at an Atlanta area gas station when he was confronted by a would-be carjacker, shot at point blank range and left to bleed to death. Kevin hopes his story will help others avoid the pitfalls of trying to rationalize what is a clearly dangerous situation. Then we sit down w...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Arkansas Police Officer and Active Shooter Response Instructor Ed Monk and discuss his views on practical, real world responses to active shooters in schools and elsewhere. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the California Department Of Justice leaking sensitive, personal inform...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Colorado Police Officer and SWAT Team member Quinn Cuningham and discuss his first-hand account of responding to an active shooter in a high school and how that incident encouraged him to seek better and more effective solutions to the issue. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss t...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self-defender Benjamin Backus and talk about how a neighbor with a past whom he had befriended and tried to help devolved into a drug-addled, threatening stalker and the fateful morning when Benjamin was forced to use a firearm to protect himself and his son. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Active Shooter Response Instructor, author and Founder of the Faith Based Security Network FBSNAmerica.com Carl Chinn and discuss two incidents that occurred in his life: the hostage situation at the Focus On The Family HQ and the active shooter at the New Life Church. We discuss how these events shaped his philosophy on armed respon...

Just a quick announcement that the show will now be released every Friday. See you all then! Active Self Protection exists to help good, sane, sober, moral, prudent people in all walks of life to more effectively protect themselves and their loved ones from criminal violence. On the ASP Podcast you will hear the true stories of life or death self defense encounters from the men and women that live...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with active duty federal agent and tactical team member Jeff (last name redacted) and discuss the selection and training for agents on federal tactical teams (SWAT/SRT), firearms instruction, how active shooter incidents should be handled and how the training for such situations has evolved over the years. Then we sit down with investigat...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Compton, CA marijuana dispensary security guard Matthew V. as he tells us about the night he faced down 4 determined armed-robbers and prevailed despite being shot in the face. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com and discuss the tragic Buffalo, NY mass-killer event and how New York's existin...

In this episode of the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with self-defender Stacey P. as she tells us about the morning she was awoken by a drug-crazed stranger violently kicking in her door and how she had split seconds to use a firearm to defend herself. Then, we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of thereload.com to discuss a group of employees within the ATF who are...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired U.S. Army Military Police Officer Charles Shirley as he tells us about the night he had to repel a group of organized criminals who were holding his family at gunpoint. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the possible nomination of former United States Representative All...

In part two of this series, we continue our conversation with with retired Garland, Texas Police Officer Greg Stevens as he tells us about the day two heavily-armed terrorists showed up to attempt a mass-shooting at an art contest and how he had to defend himself and hundreds of others from them using only his service pistol. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the rel...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with retired Garland, Texas Police Officer Greg Stevens as he tells us about the day two heavily-armed terrorists showed up to attempt a mass-shooting at an art contest and how he had to defend himself and hundreds of others from them using only his service pistol. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reloa...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with California resident Diego Hernandez as he tells us about the night he came home and was attacked by two angry dogs and how he was forced to draw and fire his concealed firearm to protect himself. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss a recent poll that indicates that recent first-...

This week on the Active Self Protection Podcast we sit down with Juan Rivas as he tells us about the night he was sitting at home minding his own business when a random gunman shot him through his own front door and about how his faith got him through that night and the long and painful aftermath. Then we sit down with investigative reporter Stephen Gutowski of the reload.com and discuss the Canad...