Our guest today is Steve Davis.  Steve is a Colorado cop with 45 years of experience as a K-9 handler, motorcycle cop, investigator, and police chief.  He relates a story of fighting a man on PCP in a restaurant, a fight that nearly took his life. Steve has so much wisdom to share and so please listen al the way to the end and catch what Steve says is a critical mistake that cops make when an injured cop returns to duty.Resources:This is Steve's book, A Thin Dark Line https://a.co/d/dLcHp5kThis is the conference where I met Steve & Erica: https://www.servingheroes.net/national-conference/Erica's interview was Episode 068Music is by Chris Haugen and by Winking Fox MusicHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 075Tags:Police, Drugs, Faith, Fight, Motorcycle Cops, PCP, Traffic, Trauma, Use of Force, 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Today Pastor Kaleb Sackett guest hosts and asks Chaplain Altic questions from the mailbag, covering topics from podcasting to chaplaincy to policing.  If you'd like to submit questions for future mailbag episodes, please email us at [email protected]:Police, Censorship, Chaplaincy, Credentials, Leadership, Mailbag, Media, Morale, Planning, Podcasting, Q&A, Questions, 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Today we're talking to a firefighter; Jeremy Greene is a firefighter in a major city who has his own first responder wellness podcast called the Washdown and I wanted to bring him on the show to talk why alcohol is such a problem in first responder culture.  Jeremy is going to talk about his own struggles with alcoholism, trauma, and suicide.  So listener discretion is advised.Resources:Jeremy's podcast is called The WashdownMusic is by Chris Haugen and by Alexander NakaradaHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 074Tags:Firefighters, Alcohol, Counseling, Culture, Death, Depression, Gifts, Hobbies, Jeeps, PTSD, Relationships, Suicide, Trauma, TreatmentSupport 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

A special guest host interviews Chaplain Altic to recap the year!  Police Captain Joe Grasela joins Jared to give us a recap of their favorite moments from the 2023 Hey Chaplain episodes.  Listen in to find out what were the most noteworthy episodes of the year and learn why Captain Joe may never make another appearance on the show.  Also included are the top 10 listener countries and cities.Make sure you catch them discuss how the podcast comes together, including musical selection and artwork Easter eggs.  And don't miss a sneak peek of what topics and interviews will be coming down the pike in 2024 and beyond!Music is by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain Podcast Bonus Episode 25Tags: Podcasting, Career, Co-workers, Community Policing, Encouragement, Police, 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

In this episode I'm going to talk about my motivations and my Christian faith.  If that's not your cup of tea, that's ok, we'll resume next week with our regular programming and I'll see you there.  If you want to understand why this one particular chaplain hangs out with grumpy, foul-mouthed police officers, and loves every minute of it, then listen in for the next four minutes.Merry Christmas!Music by Kevin MacLeodOriginal Audio from Hey Chaplain Podcast Bonus Episode 12 (12 December 2022)Tags:Police, Chaplaincy, Christianity, Christmas, Connection, Culture, Faith, Health, Love, Relationship, Service, Understanding, 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Matt Landfair is a cop from a small department in Utah who didn't have the all the training opportunities and networking opportunities available in a larger agency. So he deliberately created his own network.  After Matt's name kept popping up on my radar, I just had to ask: How is it that you know everybody and how have you managed to stay in the loop on all the latest trends in law enforcement training?  Matt's got a lot of wisdom to share with you, especially if you feel like you're out on an island by yourself.Resources:Matt's website and podcast: primaryandsecondary.comWorld War 2 leadership memoir:  If You Survive, by George WilsonMusic is by Chris Haugen and by Winking Fox MusicHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 073Tags:Police, Career, Corrections, Education, Mentors, Networking, Rural Policing, School Resource Officers, Small Departments, Training, UtahSupport 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Everything is fine… just fine… until it isn't.Resources:The Chosen website: https://thechosen.tvIf you need to talk to someone, I recommend:CopLine: 1 800 COPLINE, https://www.copline.org/Call or Text 988 - National Suicide Prevention LifelineTags:Compassion Fatigue, Counseling, Death, Family, Grief, Mental Health, Television, Trauma, Secondary Trauma, Kansas City, Kansas, Kentucky Support 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

The United States has a long history of first generation immigrants filling the roles of first responders, both police and fire.  As long as there has been police and fire stations, there have been uniformed personnel with a bit of a foreign accent.  So I wanted to bring you a modern example of someone who was born in a foreign country and immigrated here, overcoming language and cultural barriers .  Today we're talking to Violeta Magee who immigrated with her family from the former Yugoslavia.  Violetta grew up in a war-torn country but immigrated to the United States and became a cop and has now risen through the ranks in our department in Kansas City.Music is by Brian Bolger and by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 072Tags:Police, Cadet, Career, Culture, Detective, Immigrant, Language, Promotions, Kansas City, Kansas, Texas, Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Croatia, SerbiaSupport 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

Between his trips criss-crossing the country, I asked Dr. Barry Young to stop in my office and cover an important topic:  Death Notifications.    It's shocking how little and how poorly this subject has been taught because it directly affects the relationship between a community and its police department.  Every death notification leaves a permanent mark on at least two people:  the recipient… and the notifier.Warning: this episode contains limited descriptions of suicide and other deaths.  Listener discretion is advised.Resources:Dr. Barry Young's website: https://www.servingheroes.netBarry's calendar of trainings: https://www.servingheroes.net/register-calendar/Music is by Alexander NakaradaHey Chaplain Podcast Bonus Episode 24Tags:Death Notifications, Chaplains, Counseling, Death, Police, Training, Independence, Kansas City, 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain

How do you get the bad guy to offer up  a confession?  It may be part science but it's also largely an art, managing not only the psychology of the suspect but also your own emotions, like pride, anger, disgust, and impatience.  For most officers it helps to have someone dialed in who can mentor you and help you find that balance that produces results.  Today I'm talking to Mike Baldwin who was a cop from Maricopa County, Arizona for over 20 years.  We talk about getting your career advancement stopped by office politics and how Mike reestablished himself as an effective investigator who could get suspects to write confessions.Music is by FSM Team, by the Mini Vandals, and by Chris HaugenHey Chaplain Podcast Episode 071Tags:Police, Career, Bitterness, Detectives, Demotion, Interviews, Investigations, Miranda, Office politics, Resiliency, Suspects, ArizonaSupport 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: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain