Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast

Text a Message to the ShowToday we're talking about technology! Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Body Worn Cameras and more are proliferating through police departments at a rapid rate and I find the whole topic just fascinating. So our guest for this episode is Captain Richard Breshears who is the captain over the technology unit in a police department here in the Kansas City metro area. We get to hear from him what cool things technology is doing in law enforcement and where it may go in the near future.Music is by Nicholas Panek generated by artificial intelligence and is also by LesFMHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 101Tags:Police, AI, Cameras, Civil Rights, Computers, Drones, Family, Privacy, Recording, Reports, Safety, Technology, Video, California, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowThis is Part 2 of the interview, go back to Episode 100 to hear the first part.Is this a hostile takeover?  No, it's just one of my patrol sergeants commandeering the podcast in order to ask me questions about my background, education, and family.  Paul Simonich is one of my patrol sergeants and he appeared previously in Bonus Episode 38.  Music by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain podcast episode 100.5Tags:Chaplains, Attitude, Behavioral Health, Choir Practice, Disorder, Injury, Morale, Psychology, Shame, Tells, Work, Kansas City, KansasDunDunDunnn.wav by copyc4t -- https://freesound.org/s/146434/ -- License: Attribution 4.0Support the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowIs this a hostile takeover? No, it's just one of my patrol sergeants commandeering the podcast in order to ask me questions about my background, education, and family. Paul Simonich is one of my patrol sergeants and he appeared previously in Bonus Episode 38. Music by Chris Haugen.Hey Chaplain podcast episode 100Tags:Chaplains, College, Education, Family, Hometown, Police, Seminary, Training, Joplin, Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, Kansas, MissouriSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowOn this special Thanksgiving Bonus Episode I asked three sergeants from the department that I serve to come talk to me about gratitude and the perspective that younger officers need to have to be successful in law enforcement.The officers interviewed are Master Sgt Angie Joyce, Senior Sgt Paul Simonich, and Senior Sgt Kyle Hickerson.Music is by LesFMHey Chaplain Bonus Episode 38Tags:Police, Career, Education, Friendship, Gratitude, Hope, Leadership, Sergeants, Stress, Technology, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving,  Kansas City, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowThis is a special milestone episode: number 099 (of the enumerated main episodes)!  So here are ninety-nine ideas that I have not yet made into podcast episodes.  Enjoy the look into the future publishing schedule and please keep an eye out for a topic for which you may be able to assist in making contact with a good interviewee.  Message me or email me!Music is by Kevin McLeod and by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain podcast episode 099Special thanks to "The Allusionist" podcast for demonstrating the concept so well.Tags: Police, Ideas, Interviews, Planning, Podcasting, Wellness, Kansas City, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowSteve Kellams from Blue Canary has devoted this season of his show to leadership topics and he brought me on to talk about informal leadership, because as a chaplain I have influence but no actual authority.  We ended up talking about several wellness topics and some of my philosophy of chaplaincy as well as why I started Hey Chaplain.  I asked Steve if I could use a condensed version of the interview and he agreed, so this a slightly shorter version of our conversation.Music is by Alexander NakaradaTags:Chaplaincy, Authority, Caring, Chaplains, Church Leadership, Fire, Influence, Leadership, Pastor, Podcasting, Police, Rapport, Training, Trust, Wellness, Kansas City, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowIn this episode we're talking to police Chief Kendra Brown.  She's one of over 300 police chiefs in America who happen to be women.  She's also happens to be a former participant in the Miss America pageants – not the usual starting place for most cops.  So I wanted to talk to Chief Brown about being a woman in the hyper-masculine field of law enforcement and what advice she has for surviving and then excelling in this job, especially when people are judging the book by its cover.'Love Conquers' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auHey Chaplain podcast Episode 098Tags:Police, Advice, Beauty Pageant, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Miss America, Musical Theater, Singing, Women, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, South CarolinaSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowEvery cop has a bump in the night story; sometimes those bumps happen in broad daylight.  Today I'm talking to a veteran homicide and cold case detective from Kansas City named Stuart LIttlefield.  Detective Littlefield was recommended to me because he's a great story teller with a great story that might actually include an encounter with a ghost.  Even if you don't believe in that kind of thing, it seems that as human beings we can't get enough of those strange unexplainable stories and the detective and I talk a bit about that too.Music is by Brian BolgerHey Chaplain Podcast Bonus Episode 36Tags:Police, Cold Cases, Death, Detectives, Gangs, Gang Signs, Ghosts, Graffiti, Halloween, Hospital, Knives, Polaroid, Spooky, Kansas City, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowWhen you first became a cop, you probably had a goal.  You wanted to become a homicide detective, or a K9 handler, or you wanted to make the SWAT team.  Maybe you're on track to achieve that goal, but even if you do make it, what then?  How do you go about getting promoted later in your career if you've already gone into a specialty like SWAT?  I've got someone for you today who can answer those questions.  Today we are bringing back a frequent guest and friend of the show, Ryan Miller.  Ryan is currently a major at his department, so not only has he been in the SWAT teams as an officer, a sergeant, and a captain, but he's also been in the position to hire and fire police officers and to evaluate people for special assignments.  He's seen this from both sides and has more actual experience advancing up through special operations than most people.Music is by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 097Tags:Police, Advancement, Career, Hiring, Leadership, Patrol, Promotions, Professional Standards, Responsibility, Selection Process, SWAT, Kansas City, Overland Park, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowToday we address one of the most frequent topics that I hear about in the police station, the great difficulty in recruiting Gen Z.  My friend Jim Dudley co-authored a recent book on the subject, called "Recruitment & Retention of Gen-Z Law Enforcement Officers" and I brought Jim and his co-author, Janay Gasparini, to talk about it and give us a few insights on what can be done.Resources:Jim's podcast is called "Policing Matters"Book:  Recruitment & Retention of Gen-Z Law Enforcement Officers https://www.blue360media.com/recruitment-retention-of-gen-z-law-enforcement-officers-1st-ed.htmlMusic is by DJ WilliamsHey Chaplain Podcast Bonus Episode 35Tags:Police, Books, Demographics, Gen Z, Generations, Health, Hiring, Leadership, Psychology, Recruiting, Relationships, Retention, Sociology, San Francisco, CaliforniaSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowToday's guest is Jimmy Graham.  Jimmy was a US Navy SEAL and worked for the CIA but one of the most interesting jobs he had, and one that overlaps with law enforcement, is that in both the SEALs and the CIA he trained people in CQB, i.e. Close Quarters Battle, room-clearing, hostage rescue, and room-to-room combat. Jimmy still trains people but now he includes teaching on family relationships, the meaning of manliness, and his Christian faith.  These are all lessons that were learned and confirmed in the shoot house. So today Jimmy is going to talk about the wisdom he learned from CQB and how he's applying it as a husband and a father today.Resources:Jimmy's podcast is called "The Protector Culture Podcast"Jimmy's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/@ableshepherdMusic is by Chris Haugen and by Alexander NakaradaHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 096Tags:US Navy SEALs, Active Shooters, CIA, Combat, CQB, Family, Fatherhood, Manhood, Marriage, Military, Navy, Shoot House, Shooting, WisdomSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowToday we're talking about the recurring dreams and nightmares that cops have.  Our guest is Dr Dara Rampersad, a first responder and forensic psychologist from Phoenix Arizona who specializes in first responder mental health.Dr Dara's website: www.bluepaz.comMusic is by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 095Tags:Police, Alcohol, Anxiety, Dreams, Fear, FEMA, Fire, Guns, Nightmares,  Psychology, Sleep, Trauma, Phoenix, Maui, Arizona, HawaiiSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowThis is part two of my interview with firefighter and illustrator Paul Combs where we talk more about the first responder as an artist, about critics responded badly to our work, and we also talk a bit about chaplaincy.  If you've not listened to the entirety of part one, then go back and find that episode -- it's Episode 094.The title of this episode is a direct reference to Steven Pressfield's book, The War of Art.  You should read it.Paul's website: https://paulcombsart.comMusic is by LesFMHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 094.5Tags:Fire, AI, Art, Artists, Catharsis, Chaplains, Creativity, Drawing, Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, OhioSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowToday we're talking to firefighter, illustrator, and editorial cartoonist Paul Combs.  His first responder-focused artwork has been featured in newspapers and magazines and probably more than one training session power point that you've seen. In Part 1 of this interview, we're going to talk about Paul's dual career as a firefighter and an artist and how the two jobs influence each other. Paul's website: https://paulcombsart.comMusic is by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 094Tags:Fire, Art, Artists, Cartoons, Cancer, Criticism, Editorials, Humor, Mental Health, Politics, Suicide, Training, Wellness, Indianapolis, Tampa, Florida, Indiana, OhioSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowPreventative care can save your teeth… and your marriage. But in both our relationships and our dental hygiene, we often wait for a problem to get out of hand before we are motivated to find a solution.Music is by FSM TeamHey Chaplain Bonus Episode 34Tags:Relationships, Conflict, Counseling, Dentistry, Divorce, Expense, Help, Marriage, Pain, Police, Kansas City, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowToday we're talking about drug interdiction: stopping vehicles traveling through the middle of the United States on rural highways and finding drugs and cash and the criminals who transport it.  Our guest today is Troy Foster who worked interdiction on Kansas highways for most of his career before a series of personal tragedies almost lead to him taking his own life.  Listener discretion is advised.Music is by Alexander NakaradaHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 093Tags:Police, Alcohol, Deputy, Dogs, Drugs, Highway, Interdiction, K9, Medication, Movies, Narcotics, Pride, Shame, Sheriff's Office, Stress, Suicide, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowToday I called my police chief friend from Minnesota, Tim Eggebraaten, to come back on the show again and talk about the examples we set and the mentoring we do within a police department.  Every cop is setting an example, either good or bad, for every other cop in their sphere of influence and I wanted to run an idea past Tim to see if we couldn't be a little more deliberate about being a good example, building some relationships, and making young officers feel heard.Tim's website: https://www.offdutychief.comTitus 2:6-8Encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.Music is by Everet AlmondHey Chaplain Podcast Bonus Episode 33Tags:Police, Football, Leadership, Mentors, Officer Wellness, Retention, Stress, Training, Kansas City, Morehead, Minnesota, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowI believe that there is a small number of occupations who carefully observe human behavior.  Cops are definitely on that list… but so are comedians.  I know that both groups make me laugh with all the funny observations they make about the crazy behavior in this world.  It's only natural that some cops would gravitate toward stand up comedy and I found one I really like in Vinnie Montez.  Vinnie is a Colorado deputy who you might know from his Dry Bar comedy specials or videos of his other live performances from around the country.  I asked him to come on the show to talk about his comedy and its connection to police mental wellness.  I also want you to note how and why he's transitioning to his next career.Vinnie's website: https://vinniemontez.com/Music is by Cumbia DeliHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 092Tags:Deputy, Anger, Comedy, Family, Hecklers, Mental Health, Humor, Leadership, Narcotics, PTSD, Resiliency, Spanish, Suicide, Trauma, Denver, ColoradoSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowThis is just a quick update to talk about my own experience with debriefing after exposure to trauma and critical incidents.   Guest host Kaleb Sackett joins Chaplain Altic again to talk about getting everybody to talk to someone after a hard day.Hey Chaplain Update Q3 2024Tags:Police, Chaplaincy, Critical Incidents, Debriefs, Ministry, Suicide, Support, Trauma, Kansas City, KansasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Text a Message to the ShowI've been impressed by the wide variety of jobs in law enforcement and I delight in uncovering forgotten corners of this profession, perhaps to remind you that changing jobs doesn't necessarily mean hanging up the badge.  Today I'm talking to Scott Robertson, a game warden from the forests and swampy lakes of East Texas.  Scott's daily patrols look a lot different from what I see in urban Kansas City, but there's also a lot of similarities.  I want you to hear the pros and cons of this kind of work, and especially to hear the wisdom that Scott has gleaned from it.Music is by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 091Tags:Game Wardens, Boating, Conservation, Family, Fishing, Hunting, Law Enforcement, Police, Tragedy, Wildlife, Kansas City, Kansas, TexasSupport the showThanks for Listening! And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOY Email us at: heychaplain44@gmail.comYou can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain