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This episode is Part Two of my recent conversation with Ginger Passarelli from the Soup Ladies.  You'll want to go back and catch Part One, episode 081, where she talked about her recent work with the Border Patrol.  This portion of the conversation focuses on serving first responders more generally and I wanted you to hear Ginger's passion to serve and how it's combined with integrity and discipline.  We could have ...

Today we have the return of another fan favorite, Ginger Passarelli of the Soup Ladies.  For the last couple of years she has been working with the Border Patrol, which is no small feat to bring a non-profit organization into the inner workings of a Federal agency.  In this part of the interview Ginger talks specifically about her work to help encourage the Border Patrol agents with love and good food.  Ginger called me from an und...

This is just a quick update to answer a question about chaplains at police roll calls and to address the issue with Google podcasts migrating over to YouTube Music.  Guest host Kaleb Sackett joins Chaplain Altic to address these topics and get a sneak peek at upcoming episodes!

Hey Chaplain Update Q1 2024

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Police, Chaplaincy, Google, Podcasting, Roll Calls, YouTube, Kansas City, Kansas

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Today we're talking to Captain Jeff Keck, a North Texas police officer with about 25 years of experience.  Jeff and I were talking recently about podcast topics that cops really need to hear and he said a phrase that caught my ear.  He said, "from my own experience cops shouldn't always bottle things up."  My response was, "oooh, that dog'll hunt!"  Police officers are encouraged, both directly an...

One of my favorite personalities, of anyone I know, is my mother, Anita Altic, and I've known since i first started podcasting that she would be a pleasure to listen to.  She's funny and a good storyteller, she's intelligent and she has a great voice.  All that was missing was a good interaction with law enforcement… which she almost never has.  Well, something finally happened and she has agreed to tell her story of...

Today we're going to take a brief look a the 1933 Kansas City Massacre at Union Station.  There is so much to learn by studying criminals and law enforcement from over 90 years ago, and this particular story is a doozy.  It touches on half a dozen cities and towns in as many states, involving a couple dozen people, some with personal or criminal connections, and some with no connection at all, who conspire to commit a crime, r...

This is an interview I did with Simon Osamoh from the Worship Secuirty Academy podcast. I wanted to share it with you because Simon's work (and his podcast) is very interesting but also because I've never discussed the ins and outs of a cop participating in church security, especially from a pastor's point of view.

Resources:

Simon Osamoh's website:  www.worshipsecurity.org

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What if I told you that there is an organization that helps first responders find counseling in the area in which they live, with qualified experienced counselors who understand how to help cops and firefighters?  And what if told you that this was entirely anonymous and no one from your agency had to know about it?  And what if this organization that finds the counselors and vets the counselors and protects your anonymity, will al...

It would be so easy to pass judgment on an individual who appears to be nothing more than a pile of trash, literally.  Today we're continuing our conversation with Tim Eggebraaten.  Judgement is difficult to avoid, and sometimes necessary, but it's also unhealthy to be cynical and negative all of the time.  And finding the balance might take you your entire career.  This is part 2 of 2.

Tim's website is OffDutyCh...

Today we are rejoined by a fan favorite! So back due to popular demand is Tim Eggebraaten with all kinds of great stories to tell. In my most recent conversation with the off duty chief, I zeroed in on two stories that I found especially interesting, both about cops leaping to conclusions about people. This is part 1 of 2.

Tim's website: OffDutyChief.com

Music is by Chris Haugen and by Winking Fox Music 

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Today we're joined by one of the world's most recognizable trainers on the subject of human aggression, resilience, and how to successfully function during and after a deadly force encounter.   Today's guest is Lt Col Dave Grossman.  The Colonel is famous for his books On Killing and On Combat among many others and he is one of most sought after trainers in the nation for military, law enforcement, mental health prof...

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.

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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 heychaplain44@gmail.com

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Police, Censorship, Chaplaincy, Credentials, Leadership, Mailbag, Media, Morale, Planning, Podcasting, Q&A, Questions, Kansas City, Kansas

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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...

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...

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!

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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...

Everything is fine… just fine… until it isn't.

Resources:

• The Chosen website: https://thechosen.tv

If you need to talk to someone, I recommend:

• CopLine: 1 800 COPLINE, https://www.copline.org/
• Call or Text 988 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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Compassion Fatigue, Counseling, Death, Family, Grief, Mental Health, Television, Trauma, Secondary Trauma, Kansas City, Kansas, Kentucky 

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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 Vio...