The Ryan Tillman Show

Nick Santos is a former pro MMA competitor and is currently a police officer of 9 years. His passion is teaching law enforcement how to be proficient when going hands on so that they rely on their tools less. Follow our guest: @leocombatfitness

Ryan and Aj had some things to get off their chest and really open up in this episode.

We took questions from our private Facebook group and answered them on the podcast today. We talk about law enforcement and life in general, let's go! Follow Our Hosts: @breaking_barriers_united @ohnoitsdapopo

Today we speak with Officer Myles Mason who was a Correctional Officer for three and a half years before changing his career path to a street cop. Today on the podcast we discuss the differences he see's between the two jobs, what goes on behind the walls of a prison, and how working corrections has also helped him on the street.

What drives you? Knowing why you are pursuing a goal is needed to get you through sometimes. Follow Our Hosts: @breaking_barriers_united @ohnoitsdapopo

Everywhere you look everything is about COVID-19. We wanted to get away from that a little bit and we talk about mental health calls for service, most embarrassing moments, and we go on Instagram live, and take your questions!

Do police departments discipline their officers when they have done something wrong? Are officers let off the hook even when they deserve punishment? Let's discuss. Follow Our Hosts: @breaking_barriers_united @ohnoitsdapopo itsneededpodcast@gmail.com

Let's talk about the four F's we can focus on during this time. Follow our hosts: @breaking_barriers_united @ohnoitsdapopo Contact us: itsneededpodcast@gmail.com

While everyone is self-quarantined we hope you can enjoy this episode! Let's talk about the difficulties that first responders have during a time like this. First resonders include police, fire fighters, nurses, doctors, they all have an important job to do and don't have the option of not working.

Welcome our guest, Donut Operator! Donut is a Youtuber, twitch streamer, veteran, and ex police officer. Much of his content on Youtube is police video breakdowns and that is exactly what we are talking about today, critical incidents and why it is important to educate the public about them.

Ryan is on his own this week, AJ was not able to make the recording of the podcast because of some exciting news! We will be back to our normal podcast recording with both AJ and Ryan next week. Contact us: info@breakingbarriersunited.com

Last episode we got to hear Ryan's story of growing up and how he became a police officer. This week it is AJ's turn. Hearing AJ's story, you would never think that he would have become a police officer, but God's plan is rarely what we have envisioned.

On this episode Ryan becomes a guest on his very own podcast. AJ interviews Ryan so we can get to know more about him, his background, and how he got into law enforcement. Follow the Hosts: Ryan Tillman: @breaking_barriers_united Officer AJ: @ohnoitsdapopo itsneededpodcast@gmail.com

A new law in Oregon may make it easier for criminals to commit crime. In Oregon police are limited to investigatory questions only related to the purpose of the traffic stop. Let's discuss how the effects police day to day, especially proactive policing. Follow the Hosts: Ryan Tillman: @breaking_barriers_united Officer AJ: @ohnoitsdapopo itsneededpodcast@gmail.com

We do not talk politics on this podcast. We still don't really in this episode, but recently the rapper T.I. somehow related the recent Iranian situation to police work and how America is awful. Let's discuss. Follow the Hosts: Ryan Tillman: @breaking_barriers_united Officer AJ: @ohnoitsdapopo itsneededpodcast@gmail.com

Merry Christmas everyone! This is the last episode of the year and we hope everyone had a great 2019. This episode we go over some of the accomplishments of 2019 and answer questions sent in by our listeners. See you next year!

Episode 32, let's go! No guest this week, just Ryan and AJ chatting about law enforcement, society, and opinions on some recent events.

Ken E. Nwadike, Jr. is an American documentary filmmaker, motivational speaker, and peace activist popularly known as the Free Hugs Guy. Ken is the founder of the Free Hugs Project, which gained popularity as he made major news headlines for his peacekeeping efforts and de-escalation of violence during protests, riots, and political rallies. Ken was featured in Google's 2016 Year in Search video a...

Ryan and Aj discuss the importance of relationships when it comes to policing and Ryan gives his thoughts about last week being his final days as an SRO at his school.

We missed a week but we are back! Kanye dropped a Christian Album, more videos of police shootings have come up, and AJ saw the Walmart yodeling kid live in concert. A lot to catch up on!

Amber Guyger is a name that has been all over the media lately. In this episode we go over her sentencing and the "hug heard around the world."

Ryan and AJ talking from the heart and catching up on today's episode. Follow the Hosts: Ryan Tillman: @breaking_barriers_united Officer AJ: @ohnoitsdapopo

We are joined for a second time by Sean "Sticks" Larkin who is most known for his appearances on the A&E reality show Live P.D. At the time of the show's premiere, he had been working in the gang unit of the Tulsa Police Department for nearly two decades. Today we are talking body cameras. Pros, cons, and what we think. Let's go! Follow the Hosts: Ryan Tillman: @breaking_barriers_united Officer AJ...

Retired police officer Nick Wilson joins us on our podcast today. He opens up about his career in law enforcement that eventually lead to his struggles with mental health and substance abuse. His goal now is to end the stigma of mental health in law enforcement and encourage those struggling to find help. Follow the Hosts: Ryan Tillman: @breaking_barriers_united Officer AJ: @ohnoitsdapopo

We go in on this episode. We are holding everyone accountable. Law Enforcement and Community members alike. We need to stop complaining and crying about things and start making positive steps forward by actually doing something about it.