Copy That Radio

Today we talk about how unassuming habits can get you killed and tell a few stories.

Scott sits down with us today to share about his career in law enforcement. He’s worked in patrol, hunted fugitives, traveled internationally protecting the governor, tracked down tech criminals, been a range instructor and has deployed for plenty of riots. We’ll definitely have him on again!

This is a repeat of one of our first episodes. But after many requests, it’s been edited and is a much easier listen now. We sat down with our friend Joe and he shares this story with us to help the public understand what it’s like when a law enforcement officer has to use lethal force. This story is raw and isn’t for everyone. There’s still a little background noise in the first few seconds but t...

Chuck joins us today and shares a few stories from his 30 years of service. He started his law enforcement career in the 90’s in the Los Angelas area and had an amazing career that spans from patrolling LA to being a training officer and was even on state & federal fugitive task forces. He’ll be back to share more stories for sure!

Our friend, and most requested guest so far, Sam rejoins us today to tell stories about naked people doing crazy things. This one definitely isn’t for kids.

Today we discuss the typical life cycle of first responders. Both of us believe drastic changes are necessary. What do you think?

Jessica joins us today to share a story about when she was on a “routine” call and an unsuspecting person fired a shotgun at her face. She also shares her personal struggle with the aftermath of this event and the lack of support from the system.

We hope everyone had a great holiday! We wanted to share a quick update about what we’re working on for 2022. In short, we’re going to start video recording to go live with a YouTube channel, and we are working on a few show sponsors. Thank you all for a great year! See you in 2022.

Today we tried to discuss the craziness that is the holiday season and share memorable calls that we’ve run during this time of year. But instead we went off the rails about the real origins of Christmas and calls involving people on drugs. Enjoy!

Our friend Tyson joins us today to discuss life as a Law Enforcement Officer. I addition to his normal LEO role, Tyson is on the SWAT team, works as a range instructor and is a strength coach. Oh and in his off time he teaches firearms courses for Fieldcraft Survival.

Jared’s lifelong friend and former coworker/boss Kara joins us. No description needed. Just quotes: “A shark landed on me one time” “We landed the same helicopter 4 or 5 times” “I saw a guy sitting straight up in the road with half of his face gone” “lemme hold some oxygen” “Were you on that call with me when the guy got his ear bit off”……..

Robb Wolf joins us today to discuss the health and lifestyles of first responders. Here’s a little about Robb for those who don’t know who he is. Robb is a biochemist, two time NYT & WSJ best selling author of the books The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat. He has recently co-authored a third book titled Sacred Cow. He is an OG from the early days of CrossFit, starting the 1st & 4th affiliates, bef...

“Hell opened up, and half the demons came out”. Today we talk about a weather event in Central Florida that was named the Groundhog Day Tornadoes. Jared was on one of the first in units that responded to the most devastated ares. In total, this storm traveled 70 miles, killed 21 people, injured over 100, and caused $218 million in damages. Statistics and quote are cited from the Orlando Sentinel.

In a recent conversation, a first responder friend of ours said he didn’t have any other skills. We disagree completely. In this episode we unpack the skills of first responders and Seth interviews me about my transition out of the fire service. Share this with a first responder friend of yours if they need to hear it.

We have a new studio! This one starts out rough and is not kid friendly. Our friend Sam joins us in what will be the first of many times he graces us with his beautiful presence. He shares his story of the Camp Fire and busts Seth’s chops a little.

We thought this one was lost! This is probably our best episode so far. We talk about all of the random things first responders are tasked with. Everything from putting animals down to abusive “customers”.

Our friend Will sat down with us to tell his side of the shooting story Joe told a few weeks ago. Will was the deputy who tackled the suspect and ended up in getting stabbed in the neck and fighting for his life. Also, this was one of our first remote recordings and we had some mic issues. Fortunately, Will does most of the talking and he sounds great. We also have a brand new set up that you’ll g...

Today Seth walks us through how his cruiser was set up and his day to day gear list. Then Jared tells a story about an exploding mini horse and it all goes downhill from there.

Today we were supposed to talk about dead animals. But… we had a listener from Australia request a walk through of American fire engines and patrol cars. So we obliged and discuss the layout of your average fire engine. We also share a couple random stories and leave you with a cliffhanger about the dead animals. Maybe next week.

In this episode we discuss the effects of traumatic events and tell a few stories. The longest of which is a shooting (nobody died) Seth was involved in that resulted in his partner retiring. Also, in the beginning we said we wouldn’t talk about dead people in this episode, but we lied.

Our friend Joe sits down with us in this episode to discuss the realities of an officer involved shooting and what life is like after such an event. This is a sensitive subject and a graphic episode, so it may not be for everyone. But this story has the power to heal and to empower others to do the same. Seek help if you’re struggling with trauma.

In this episode we discuss deploying for the Republican National Convention, natural disasters, a little bit about riots, and a few other random things.

In today’s episode, Seth & I talk about what it’s like to look for and spend some time with dead bodies. I also share the story abut the moment I decided to leave the fire service.

In this episode we sit down with our friend Joe. He was working as a Deputy Sheriff the day the Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise, California. Joe’s house and all of of his family’s belongings also burned up in this fire.

In this episode Seth shares his personal story around the Camp Fire. A large fire complex in Northern California in 2018. While working the Camp Fire as a CHP Officer, Seth’s house and all of his family’s belongings burned down in the fire.