The Quiet Professional

Original Recording Date: 2023MAY18.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Tim's story. Engineer to municipal politics. Election process. Divisiveness in politics. All you wanted to know about the COE Insight surveys! Open drug use and violence, on the streets and in transit. How to make change. Public...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR04.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Mark's story. Police culture and mental health. Finding purpose and meaning in team. Emotional pain. Preparing the police mind. Lethal force psychology. Necessity of stressful training and the fight. Police reform. ----more---- R...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR04.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Doug's story. Inside the gangster mind. The company you keep. No honour among thieves. Relationship of cops and gangsters. Gang expertise and book appearances. Bail with violent offenders.. Odd Squad work. Realism. ----more---- R...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR03.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. EXPLICIT content. ----more---- TOPICS: Chris' story. Family dynamics. Race and sexuality. US Army. Muslims. Trauma. Ku Klux Klan. Welcome. Work. The exit. Parents For Peace. Helping, guiding others out of extremism. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCE...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR17.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Derrick's story. Family and the law. #factsnotfeelings. Black in America. The Black Sanctuary. BLM - help or hinderance? Educating people on policing. Author of The Police and Me. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Li...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR10.  Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Neil's story. The path through diagnosis. Pain killers. Developing the solution. Legalities - Patents, Competition, . Winning the fight against Cancer. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Links: Fen Block: End Fentanyl...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR08. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Corey's story. Military service. Homelessness experience. Policing in Australia. From training to Inspector. Police college vs. hands-on experience. Innovation and thinking outside the box. TED Talks. ----more---- REFERENCES / RES...

Original Recording Date: 2023APR04. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. Thanks to Matt Waterman of The True Blue podcast for setting up this joint episode! Give it a listen and learn about our fellow Canadian officers. ----more---- TOPICS: Introduction to the podcasts. Start and purpose. Police culture. Rhetoric, media. What's next? ----more---- REFERENCE...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR06. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: John's story. S.F. before it was cool. Military to civilian transition. Instructor duties. Nerding out on gun stuff and ballistics. Why didn't they shoot it out of his hand? DVD found here: products (americansniper.org) . Flash re...

Original Recording Date: 2023FEB10. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Kevin's story. Isolated posts to big city. Law degree. SWAT as the jack-of-all-trades or specialists. Canada / U.S.A tactical comparisons. Militarization of police. Appropriate use of tools. Policy safety blankets. ----more---- RE...

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR22. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Split of justice and public safety portfolios. Alberta Firearms Act. Provincial vs. Federal powers. Seizure Agents. Legislation and fairness. Bail and Pre-charge changes. Important information for justice system participants. The...

Original Recording Date: 2022DEC23. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Tony's story. First impressions of law enforcement. Small town to big city. Image issues and a remedy. Jiu-Jitsu! Tournament challenge. Author of his mother's story. The writing and publishing process. ----more---- REFERENCES / RE...

Original Recording Date: 2022DEC23. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Rodrigo's story. Brazil. Daily dose of martial arts. Rank and structure. Coming to Canada. Establishing the sport. Change of careers. Fit-for-duty. Choke holds and/or restraint. Family ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Importan...

Original Recording Date: 2023JAN12. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Chief Blake's story. First Nation policing. Expansion of service. Applicants. Funding disparities. Pensions, per officer, budgets. Limitation due to legislation. Mix of oversight and all that it brings. Alberta's Sovereignty Act....

Original Recording Date: 2023MAR06. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Minister Ellis' story. Back in the day - Calgary policing. Transition to politics. Vision of safety and services in Alberta. Help for First Nation policing. Provincial police. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Links:...

Original Recording Date: 2023FEB13. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. I recommend listening to this episode in conjunction with Dr. Julian Somers from S2E14. Different perspectives from two experts on legalization, enforcement and rehabilitation, and their solutions. ----more---- TOPICS: Jeff's story. Foreign posts. Org...

Original Recording Date: 2022DEC23. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Dave's story. Defining the definitions. Funding and performance of crime prevention. Nationalism: good or bad?  Hate and its crimes. Real and perceived. Stats. Insurrection and protests. Solutions. Before we go! Military personnel...

Original Recording Date: 2023FEB13. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Julian's story. Mental health. Help, personal agency, the self. Stigma? Psychotherapy and addiction. National Post article.  IMED - Inter-Ministry Evaluation Database. Terminology. Working with government. Stopping the Doctor - on...

Original Recording Date: 2022DEC20. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Phil's story. Languages and analytics. 9/11 effect and terrorism. Canadian performance. Incels and misinformation. Headlines and truth! Definitions!! Private sector and authoring. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Important Lin...

Original Recording Date: 2022DEC16. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Mubin's story. World travels and Taliban. Tethers to home. Islam. Education. Radicalism / Extremism and national security. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Organizations: Parents For Peace: Home - Parents For Peace (parents4pe...

Original Recording Date: 2023FEB06. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Current events. NFP's recommendations to Mass Casualty Commission. Funding / Resources / Mental Health. Recruitment and Experienced Officers. Bail reform. Cop killers. ----more---- REFERENCES / RESOURCES: Organizations and Links:...

Original Recording Date: 2023JAN13. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Sam is an investigative journalist with Global News. He graduated from Langara College with a journalism certificate in 2005, and was the winner of the Jack Webster student journalist award. Since 2006, Sam has been nominated for...

Original Recording Date: 2023JAN12. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Nick is an investigative journalist with the Age (Australia). Nick has earned two, Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year (2017, 2020) and fourteen Walkley Awards (Australia's highest journalism honour). Australia - Triad...

Original Recording Date: 2023JAN04. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Jonathan is a journalist with over 5 decades of experience. He's an author with a best selling book titled: Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada. (Best book title by the way!) Journalism -...

Original Recording Date: 2023JAN13. Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch. Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated. ----more---- TOPICS: Scott is a former Security Policy Advisor to both the Ontario and Federal governments, an author and a public commentator. Project Sidewinder - Prophecy - Lucky Money - Institutes - Shady Connections - Arrogance - Quiet Profession...