KSam Speaks Podcast

In today's society, law enforcement can be mentally & physically demanding. I wanted to interview three individuals who had to make the tough decision to walk away from the law enforcement profession. In this episode, my first special guest Tristan Brown gives insight into his decision to walk away from the law enforcement profession. Tristan was an officer in the North Texas area where we met...

In this episode, I interviewed a special guest who is a retired Sargent with a police department in the San Fransico Bay area, Sgt. Michael Sugrue. Sgt. Sugrue discusses how after a fatal officer-involved shooting, his life spiraled downward drastically until he finally had enough strength and courage to ask for help.

In this episode, we take a moment to reflect on the year 2021 and what issues it brought to law enforcement and the community. 

In this episode, Attorney Sam Milledge joins me again as we break down and discuss the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. He gives a solution to the community on how we can get involved in these sorts of trials to ensure that justice is being served and the verdicts are fair. 

Episode Sponsors: JSPC Repairs, DEAF Clothing, & Legendary Cigars In episode 15, I have special guest Samuel Milledge II join the show to discuss how the criminal justice system works and the issues that are within the system. Samuel is a criminal defense attorney where he's over the federal & state criminal law division at the Milledge Law Firm. In this episode, Samuel talks about the 5 purposes...

On this episode we had special guest Sgt. Holmes come in studio and discuss his 40 years and counting journey in law enforcement. Sgt. Holmes is from New Orleans, La where he began his law enforcement career in 1981. He served is the United States Marine Corps for 4 active years before returning to civilian law enforcement. He is still serving the community in a growing North Texas suburb.

In Episode 13, we discuss the different aspects of police training that Buck and I went through during our police careers. During recent times, law enforcement training has been at the center of attention on policing issues. But the question that is being asked is Is Training the Real Issue? Take a listen as Buck and I give our thoughts on this matter. Also, we spotlight National Suicide Preventio...

This episode is sponsored by JSPC Repairs LLC. In this episode, I wanted to bring a different aspect to the podcast by doing a round table talk with some of the fellas via Facetime. With this being the first episode doing the round table talk, we discussed their thoughts on current episodes and COVID-19 with all the mandates that are attempting to follow it.  Be Real. Be Transparent. Bridge The Ga...

In Episode 11, we pay tribute to fallen Chicago Police Officer Ella G. French, whose end of watch was 8-7-21. Discussed is the gun violence that is currently taking over the country and what can we do as law enforcement to slow it down along with the senseless killings. Often, the country is quick to point fingers at law enforcement, but should the community leaders be held accountable for the gun...

In Episode 10, we discuss the pros and cons that the media has on law enforcement. Also discussed is the huge part cell phone videos, Facebook live videos, and Instagram Live videos have on law enforcement when these videos tell only half of the story and cause people to create their judgments on half the truth.  Be Real. Be Transparent. Bridge The Gap Facebook & Instagram: speak.on.it_po...

In Episode 9, De'lanzo Veal is interviewed as he expresses his thoughts, feelings, concerns, and solutions to the current issues involving law enforcement. We also discuss the gun violence issues that are taking place around the country and his experiences dealing with police in Louisiana vs Washington.  Be Real. Be Transparent. Speak On It Facebook & Instagram: speak.on.it_podcast

In Episode 8, we discuss how it can be frustrating for officers during these times where it feels as if the world is against law enforcement. K-Sam discusses why as an officer, they have to watch what they say or post on social media because that post or statement may violate that officer's departments', social media policy. Facebook & Instagram: speak.on.it_podcast

In Episode 7, we discuss the Trayford Pellerin case that took place on August 20, 2020, in Lafayette, La. Trayford was killed by law enforcement officers after officers responded to multiple 911 calls from citizens stating that Trayford was walking around the store and the store parking lot armed with a knife. We discuss the facts of this case that was released by the Louisiana State Police and La...

On Episode 6, we discuss some of the current incidents involving police shootings. During these incidents, the question of why officers don't shoot people in the arms/legs or why officers don't give warning shots came up quite often. K. Sam and Buck break down why these solutions are not realistic in actual police work. Special guest DJ DEAF joins the podcast and he speaks on his experiences with...

On Episode 5, two heroes are spotlighted for paying the ultimate sacrifice while in the line of duty. Those officers are Trooper Chad Walker (Texas Department of Public Safety) & Officer Eric Talley (Boulder Police Department). Also discussed is how your perception of something can become your reality. Motto: We are not trying to change the entire world, but reach the heart of one person at a...

In Episode 4, we discuss the lack of respect for others and how it eventually plays into the lack of respect for authority. In discussion we asked why the lost of respect and how do we obtain it back. With the term "accountability" coming up quite often in today's incidents involving law enforcement, we discuss who all should be held accountable for these particular incidents and why the public do...

In Episode 3, my co-host is welcomed to the show. We discussed an incident that we both encountered recently while on on duty where we experienced the loss of respect for law enforcement. We also discussed recent incidents where a Dallas police officer was arrested on 2 counts of Capital Murder & the arrest of an 18 year old subject where the police chief dropped the charges against said...

Speak On It Episode 2 takes a look into "The Why" behind this podcast and its overall mission. During this episode I speak about how respect plays  a huge part into this profession, how being in quarantine benefited me in creating this podcast & what challenged me to do this. Speak On It Podcast was created to  educate the community on policing standards and offer real and  tran...

Speak On It Episode 1 is just a short introduction to the show and what to expect in further episodes. Speak On It Podcast was created to educate the community on policing standards and offer real and transparent answers on these topics.