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The Quiet Professional

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The Quiet Professional, a part of Vigilant Media Inc., is a podcast that strives to educate listeners and inspire change through candid and critical exploration of topics centered around national security, intelligence, law enforcement, and justice. Find The Quiet Professional across all podcast platforms and on Instagram @TQP780 and X @TQP780.

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S5E7: Forget Victimhood! Indigenous Land Claims, Context & Certainty – Karen Restoule 16.02.2026 1:12:16

Original Recording Date: 2026FEB12. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Karen Restoule – Director of Indigenous Affairs and Senior Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and host of t...

S5E6: Mental Health Misdiagnosis and What's at Stake - Derek Sienko 09.02.2026 42:28

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN19. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Derek Sienko – Chief Mental Health Officer / CEO at Diversified Rehabilitation Group. Topics: A first responde...

S5E5: Beyond the Headlines: Intelligence, Iran, and the Limits of Western Thinking - Stefano Ritondale 05.02.2026 1:03:30

Original Recording Date: 2026FEB03. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Stefano Ritondale – Army veteran and Chief Intelligence Officer at Artorias, a global risk intelligence provide...

S5E4: The Quiet Partner Who Helps in a Big Way - Autumn Ryan 02.02.2026 55:45

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN09. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Autumn Ryan - a serial entrepreneur who launched her first company the day after college graduation as a single...

S5E3: Controlling for Chaos: Enforcing the Law Amid Disorder - Robert Sorensen 26.01.2026 1:00:15

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN09. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Robert Sorensen - A retired Special Investigator with the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division. He is...

S5E2: Pacific Atrocities Education and the Lesser-Known Stories of WWII – Jenny Chan. 19.01.2026 57:12

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN08. Co-host John Simpson Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Jenny Chan - one of the founders and current director of Pacific Atrocities Education in S...

S5E1: The Plight of CCP Foreign Interference in Canada: A Clear-Eyed Conversation - Dennis Molinaro. 12.01.2026 47:21

Original Recording Date: 2026JAN09. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Dennis Molinaro - former national security analyst and policy advisor for the Canadian federal government. Now...

S4E57: Working Across Canada to Defend Canadians and their Protectors - Brian Sauve 22.12.2025 52:52

Original Recording Date: 2025DEC16. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Brian Sauve – President and CEO of the National Police Federation. A wrap on the National Police Federation's 2...

S4E56: We Fight Monsters: The Real Kind – Ben Owen. 15.12.2025 1:00:39

Original Recording Date: 2025DEC08. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Ben Owen – is an infantry veteran and father to 8 children. With his wife Jessica, they are co-founders of the...

S4E55: Saying “I Don’t Know” Makes You a Better Leader – Eric Tung 08.12.2025 48:29

Original Recording Date: 2025DEC02. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Eric Tung – a police officer since 2007, currently serves as a police commander and wellness coordinator in Was...

S4E54: A Marine Endures Hell - Retired USMC S/Sgt Ken Kraus 01.12.2025 1:46:54

Original Recording Date: 2025NOV24. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Retired USMC S/Sgt Ken Kraus This is a podcast that lets us learn about Ken Kraus, the man...

S4E53: Battle for Your Mind: Western Identity and Islamic Forces – Khadija Khan and Mathew Giagnorio. 24.11.2025 1:17:52

Original Recording Date: 2025NOV13. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Mathew Giagnorio – The founder of A Further Inquiry, where he examines the cultural, historical, and ideologic...

S4E52: Protests and Public Disorder – Edmonton Police Service Superintendent Lance Parker and Sergeant Bill Countryman. 20.11.2025 49:34

Original Recording Date: 2025NOV07. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Supt. Lance Parker – is a 23-year member of the EPS with experience in both front-line and plain clothes operations. Lance currently oversees 2...

S4E51: Saving Lives Through Dialogue and Action - Tim Pearce 17.11.2025 1:08:42

Original Recording Date: 2025NOV05. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Tim Pearce – retired LAPD gang officer, is CEO and Founder of AUFIRE, the world's first injury training system....

S4E50: Are We Losing The Forest For The Trees? USA-Canada-China - Professor Stephen Nagy. 13.11.2025 46:30

Original Recording Date: 2025NOV05. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Stephen Nagy – Stephen is a Professor at the Department of Politics and International Studies at the Internatio...

S4E49: Service & Sacrifice – Dr. Michael Petrou – Historian, Veterans’ Experience, Canadian War Museum. 10.11.2025 44:46

Original Recording Date: 2025OCT31. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host Ben Klick. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: In lead up, to Remembrance Day, I wanted to pay special recognition to thos...

S4E48: A New Beginning and the Challenges Ahead - Chief of the Edmonton Police Service Warren Driechel. 04.11.2025 40:50

Original Recording Date: 2025OCT28. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. Find #TheQuietProfessional across all podcast platforms and more content through the convenient Linktree ▶️ https://linktr.ee/tqp780 ◀️ ----more---- TOPICS: Guest: Chief of the Edmonton Police Service Warren Driechel. Chief of Police Warren Driechel speaks about his path into law enforcement and throughout h...

S4E47: Service & Sacrifice – Theresa ‘Tere’ Morse – Former U.S. Army Sergeant and Retired Naval Officer. 03.11.2025 1:14:18

Original Recording Date: 2025AUG25. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: In lead up, to Remembrance Day, I wanted to pay special recognition to those who have served in their respective country's armed forces or supported on the home-front and stood by those serving. While these g...

S4E46: Service & Sacrifice – Chris Linford – Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Canadian Armed Forces and Co-founder of the COPE Program. 27.10.2025 1:51:25

Original Recording Date: 2025OCT20 Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host Ben Klick. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: In lead up, to Remembrance Day, I wanted to pay special recognition to those who have served in their respective country's armed forces or supported on the home-front and stood by those serving. While these guest...

S4E45: Service & Sacrifice – Kathy Fleser – Military Spouse and Registered Nurse. 20.10.2025 1:06:58

Original Recording Date: 2025AUG26. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Co-host John Simpson. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: In lead up to Remembrance Day, I wanted to pay special recognition to those who have served in their respective country's armed forces, or supported on the home-front and stood by those serving. While these...

S4E44: The Re-Establishment of Context in Policing Matters – Dr. Nicholas Carleton and Brian Sauve. 13.10.2025 46:21

Original Recording Date: 2025OCT06. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guests: Dr. Nicholas Carleton – professor of clinical psychology at the University of Regina. Brian Sauve – President and CEO of the National Police Federation. A study on missing context and the harm it does (link below). Assumptions – opinions – bias....

S4E43: Returning Rationality to the Narrative: Geopolitics from Canada to the Middle-East - Dr. Christian Leuprecht. 06.10.2025 48:10

Original Recording Date: 2025SEP29. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest – Dr. Christian Leuprecht – Is a distinguished professor with the Department of Political Science and Economics at the Royal Military College. He is a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) and the Centre for North American Prosperi...

S4E42: Anti-Human Trafficking: At Home and Abroad – Alana Stott. 29.09.2025 1:02:35

Original Recording Date: 2025SEP26. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest – Alana Stott – Is, among several titles, an author, producer, philanthropist, and anti-human trafficking consultant. She is the founder of Blue Rose Circle where she uses 25 years of networks, partnerships, and skill sets to end human trafficking...

S4E41: Leadership Through the Pressures of Municipal Politics – Sarah Hamilton 22.09.2025 53:30

Original Recording Date: 2025SEP12. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest – Sarah Hamilton – is a 2-term councilor for the City of Edmonton. Sarah is a graduate from the U of Alberta and later received a Master of Arts Degree at the School of Art Institute of Chicago. She previously served as an adjunct professor of medi...

S4E40: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear: The Stakes Are High - Dr. Jeffrey Brodeur 15.09.2025 1:11:02

Original Recording Date: 2025SEP03. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own. ----more---- TOPICS: Guest – Dr. Jeffrey Brodeur – A CBRN authority with experience developing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) strategy, plans, and training programs at all echelons of the U.S. Department of Defense from a strategic, operational, and ta...