Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail This is just a quick update to answer a question about chaplains at police roll calls and to address the issue with Google podcasts migrating over to YouTube Music.  Guest host Kaleb Sackett joins Chaplain Altic to address these topics and get a sneak peek at upcoming episodes! Hey Chaplain Update Q1 2024 Tags : Police, Chaplaincy, Google, Podcasting, Roll Calls,...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we're talking to Captain Jeff Keck, a North Texas police officer with about 25 years of experience.  Jeff and I were talking recently about podcast topics that cops really need to hear and he said a phrase that caught my ear.  He said, "from my own experience cops shouldn't always bottle things up."  My response was, "oooh, that dog...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail One of my favorite personalities, of anyone I know, is my mother, Anita Altic, and I've known since i first started podcasting that she would be a pleasure to listen to.  She's funny and a good storyteller, she's intelligent and she has a great voice.  All that was missing was a good interaction with law enforcement… which she almost never has.  We...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we're going to take a brief look a the 1933 Kansas City Massacre at Union Station.  There is so much to learn by studying criminals and law enforcement from over 90 years ago, and this particular story is a doozy.  It touches on half a dozen cities and towns in as many states, involving a couple dozen people, some with personal or criminal connections,...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail This is an interview I did with Simon Osamoh from the Worship Secuirty Academy podcast. I wanted to share it with you because Simon's work (and his podcast) is very interesting but also because I've never discussed the ins and outs of a cop participating in church security, especially from a pastor's point of view. Resources : Simon Osamoh's w...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail What if I told you that there is an organization that helps first responders find counseling in the area in which they live, with qualified experienced counselors who understand how to help cops and firefighters?  And what if told you that this was entirely anonymous and no one from your agency had to know about it?  And what if this organization that finds the c...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail It would be so easy to pass judgment on an individual who appears to be nothing more than a pile of trash, literally.  Today we're continuing our conversation with Tim Eggebraaten.  Judgement is difficult to avoid, and sometimes necessary, but it's also unhealthy to be cynical and negative all of the time.  And finding the balance might take you your en...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we are rejoined by a fan favorite! So back due to popular demand is Tim Eggebraaten with all kinds of great stories to tell. In my most recent conversation with the off duty chief, I zeroed in on two stories that I found especially interesting, both about cops leaping to conclusions about people. This is part 1 of 2. Tim's website:  OffDutyChief.com Mu...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we're joined by one of the world's most recognizable trainers on the subject of human aggression, resilience, and how to successfully function during and after a deadly force encounter.   Today's guest is Lt Col Dave Grossman.  The Colonel is famous for his books On Killing and On Combat among many others and he is one of most sought after tr...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Our guest today is Steve Davis.  Steve is a Colorado cop with 45 years of experience as a K-9 handler, motorcycle cop, investigator, and police chief.  He relates a story of fighting a man on PCP in a restaurant, a fight that nearly took his life. Steve has so much wisdom to share and so please listen al the way to the end and catch what Steve says is a critical...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today Pastor Kaleb Sackett guest hosts and asks Chaplain Altic questions from the mailbag, covering topics from podcasting to chaplaincy to policing.  If you'd like to submit questions for future mailbag episodes, please email us at heychaplain44@gmail.com Tags : Police, Censorship, Chaplaincy, Credentials, Leadership, Mailbag, Media, Morale, Planning, Podca...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we're talking to a firefighter; Jeremy Greene is a firefighter in a major city who has his own first responder wellness podcast called the Washdown and I wanted to bring him on the show to talk why alcohol is such a problem in first responder culture.  Jeremy is going to talk about his own struggles with alcoholism, trauma, and suicide.  So listener di...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail A special guest host interviews Chaplain Altic to recap the year!  Police Captain Joe Grasela joins Jared to give us a recap of their favorite moments from the 2023 Hey Chaplain episodes.  Listen in to find out what were the most noteworthy episodes of the year and learn why Captain Joe may never make another appearance on the show.  Also included are the top 10...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail In this episode I'm going to talk about my motivations and my Christian faith.  If that's not your cup of tea, that's ok, we'll resume next week with our regular programming and I'll see you there.  If you want to understand why this one particular chaplain hangs out with grumpy, foul-mouthed police officers, and loves every minute of it,...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Matt Landfair is a cop from a small department in Utah who didn't have the all the training opportunities and networking opportunities available in a larger agency. So he deliberately created his own network.  After Matt's name kept popping up on my radar, I just had to ask: How is it that you know everybody and how have you managed to stay in the loop...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Everything is fine… just fine… until it isn't. Resources : The Chosen website: https://thechosen.tv If you need to talk to someone, I recommend: CopLine: 1 800 COPLINE, https://www.copline.org/ Call or Text 988 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Tags : Compassion Fatigue, Counseling, Death, Family, Grief, Mental Health, Television, Trauma, Secondary Trau...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail The United States has a long history of first generation immigrants filling the roles of first responders, both police and fire.  As long as there has been police and fire stations, there have been uniformed personnel with a bit of a foreign accent.  So I wanted to bring you a modern example of someone who was born in a foreign country and immigrated here, overco...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Between his trips criss-crossing the country, I asked Dr. Barry Young to stop in my office and cover an important topic:  Death Notifications.    It's shocking how little and how poorly this subject has been taught because it directly affects the relationship between a community and its police department.  Every death notification leaves a permanent mark on...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail How do you get the bad guy to offer up  a confession?  It may be part science but it's also largely an art, managing not only the psychology of the suspect but also your own emotions, like pride, anger, disgust, and impatience.  For most officers it helps to have someone dialed in who can mentor you and help you find that balance that produces results.  Toda...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we continue our conversation with Jim Dudley from San Francisco.  Jim was involved in an officer involved shooting as a patrolman in which he and his partner were nearly killed.  We talk about how that incident has influenced him over the different parts of his career.  We discuss how encouraging preparedness in the next generation is a great mission for ol...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we have an officer involved shooting story from San Francisco.  Our guest is Jim Dudley, who you might know as the voice of the Policing Matters podcast from Police1.com.   Jim is also a retired deputy chief from San Francisco PD and offered to tell his story from when he was a patrol officer in the City by the Bay.  Take note of what a close call this figh...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Officers are asked to go investigate all kinds of things that go bump in the night.  Spooky houses, hospitals, funeral homes, churches, and cemeteries are all have to be checked out.  But at the department that I serve, there are multiple people who believe our headquarters is haunted.  It's a old building where you feel the history, with lots of long dark h...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Marriage in law enforcement seems like a doomed subject sometimes.  It's difficult so people talk about it as if it's impossible.  But I know several long time married, wise and successful couples where one or both have been cops and they prove that it absolutely is possible to survive an LEO career and keep your marriage.  So today we're talking t...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we're talking again to Jonathon Westbrook, from episode 011.  Now, two years later, Jonathon is running for a seat in the US House of Representatives. Because he's making a first time run for congress, I wanted to put his story in front of you, to give you a glimpse into the process, and to talk about what it means for a cop to run for public offi...

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Surprise! It's the 100th episode of the Hey Chaplain podcast… if you count every "part two," bonus, and update. So today let's talk about where the podcast is at and what's coming in the future. The show is opening doors for me and for my guests and I'm really grateful to you for spreading the word; thanks for telling a cop or someon...