Wisdom earned. Sarcasm sharpened. And no topic too sacred. From the front lines of disaster zones to the shadows of homeland security briefings, Old Enough to Know Better is not your average podcast. Hosted by longtime responder, threat analyst, author, and proud curmudgeon E.G. Weiss, this show dives headfirst into the world of emergency response, law enforcement, and national security with the unapologetic voice of someone who’s been there, done that, and probably wrote the field guide afterward.
In this explosive episode of Old Enough to Know Better, host E.G. Weiss delivers one of his most hard-hitting commentaries yet by pulling no punches as he dissects the chaos of a government shutdown, the hypocrisy of the “No Kings” protests, and the unraveling of America’s moral backbone. Weiss paints a chilling portrait of a nation standing on the edge of a hybrid war; a modern conflict that won’t be fought along state lines, but ...
In this explosive new episode of Old Enough To Know Better, host E.G. Weiss tackles the irony of peace abroad and unrest at home. As headlines celebrate a ceasefire in Gaza and the long-awaited release of Israeli hostages, tensions are brewing stateside with the upcoming “No Kings” rallies and renewed threats of violence from Antifa-aligned groups.
With his trademark sarcasm and hard-earned perspective, Weiss pulls no punches. He pr...
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, host E. G. Weiss rips the mask off the fantasy that America is living in harmony. From Portland’s nightly chaos, to Antifa’s frog-costumed thugs, to law enforcement leaders begging for accountability, to the DHS 2025 Threat Assessment that reads like a horror novel; this is the reality behind the politicians’ hollow promises of “peace.”
We talk about Erika Kirk’s courage in the face of v...
In this hard-hitting episode of Old Enough to Know Better, E.G. Weiss confronts the rising tide of violence against law enforcement following the recent shooting at a Dallas ICE facility. He begins by reflecting on the powerful testimony of faith and forgiveness displayed at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service, where Erika Kirk’s strength and words challenged America to reject bitterness and embrace grace. From there, Weiss unleashes a...
In this powerful episode of Old Enough to Know Better, host E.G. Weiss delivers a raw and unflinching open letter to America in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. With solemn reflection, he speaks of Charlie’s faith, his love for family, and the silence left behind. But he also confronts the shocking and hateful reactions from the left, exposing the hypocrisy of those who once championed “tolerance” yet now celebrate violenc...
This episode of Old Enough to Know Better is not like the others. Today we pause in grief to honor the life of Charlie Kirk, a man of unshakable faith, a devoted husband and father, and a fearless voice for truth. On September 10th, Charlie was taken from us by a sniper’s bullet, but his legacy of boldness, courage, and conviction will not be silenced.
Your host, E. G. Weiss speaks of Charlie's faith in God, his love for his fa...
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, our host dives into the history behind Trump’s decision to rename the Department of Defense back to the Department of War. From its founding in 1789 through World War II, America called its military what it was… war. Only in 1947 did we soften the language to “defense,” and with it came a culture of reactivity that has left us on our heels for decades. We’ll explore how words shape psyc...
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, E. G. Weiss dives headfirst into the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and the tragedy that followed. Two children are gone, families are shattered, and instead of compassion, politicians rushed in with smug soundbites, attacks on prayer, and hollow promises. From Jacob Frey’s tone-deaf comments to Ilhan Omar’s tired gun-lobby scapegoating, we expose the hypocrisy of leaders who defu...
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, E.G. Weiss takes aim at the battle between America’s cops on the streets and the politicians in the spotlight. From the blood-soaked streets of Chicago in 1968 to today’s debate over military deployment in our nation’s capital and in Chicago itself, this episode digs into crime statistics, National Guard authority, and the hypocrisy of leaders who care more about optics than officer saf...
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, host E.G. Weiss rips into the never-ending comedy of errors known as emergency communications. From Texas responders still struggling to talk to each other in the middle of floods, to the nationwide failure of cross-training between agencies, Weiss blends sarcasm with bitter truth to expose why “interoperability” is more theory than practice. Along the way, he compares radios to relatio...
In this powerful episode of Old Enough to Know Better, we dive into the science behind retraining your brain for critical thinking using the Red Wagon Methodology™; a proven approach to moving from reactive behavior to proactive awareness. We explore how developing what some might call “healthy paranoia” isn’t a flaw; it’s a finely tuned survival tool for today’s professionals, responders, and leaders. Learn how to shift from insti...
Married to the Mayhem — The Truth About First Responder Marriages
First responders run into burning buildings, gunfire, and chaos daily. But the real heat? It’s at home.
In this powerful new episode of Old Enough to Know Better, we dig into the psychological science, relationship-damaging stressors, and emotional fallout of the responder lifestyle. With humor, hard truths, and stats that’ll make you rethink your agency’s priorities, ...
In this special live episode recorded at the Annual International Association for Identification Conference in Orlando, Florida, I sit down with two of the most recognizable faces in modern forensics: Ashley and Erin from Gap Science.
We talk about their unexpected rise to "forensic fame," how they turned frustration into innovation, and what led them to create one of the fastest-growing training platforms in the industry....
Let’s talk about denim, DNA, and the death of an era that just might change the lives of responders. How does it all fit together? Your host has figured it out.
This week, we interupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this special episode and a take on the Sydney Sweeney ad that sent the left into a meltdown. Why? Because a woman looked like a woman and didn’t apologize for it. While it might seem like just another du...
As the school year begins, the old man is investigating to the myths of TV crime shows and exposing the real crisis facing forensic science in America. Backlogs, staffing shortages, and delayed justice aren’t plot twists; they’re everyday realities in underfunded labs across the country. In this special back-to-school episode, Listen to a challenge for educators to spot the future scientists hiding in plain sight and invite schools...
As schools reopen across the country, too many administrators are dusting off last year’s emergency plans and pretending they’re still enough. They’re not. In this explosive, no-holds-barred episode, Weiss tears into the broken, cookie-cutter approach to school safety and explain why compliance isn’t protection, and box-checking isn’t leadership.
Your host also talks about Red Wagon Meetings; what they are, why every school needs on...
The cartels didn’t back off. They leveled up.
While Washington plays politics, our enemies across the border have become smarter, richer, more brutal and fully embedded in American communities.
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, E. G. Weiss exposes how cartels like CJNG, Sinaloa, and Tren de Aragua are recruiting inside U.S. schools, trafficking synthetic poisons into our suburbs, and operating with better tech than s...
Behind every hospital curtain is a nurse, a tech, or an ER staffer trying to save a life while hoping they survive their shift.
Violence in healthcare isn’t rare anymore. It’s daily. Verbal abuse, physical assaults, biting, spitting, stalking; it’s happening in every emergency room, trauma unit, and long-term care facility in the country. In this brutally honest episode, we expose the silent epidemic that healthcare workers have bee...
The assault on law enforcement isn’t just happening in the streets; it’s happening in boardrooms, press conferences, and state legislatures. And E. G. Weiss has had enough.
In this week’s episode of Old Enough To Know Better, Weiss rips the mask off the political grandstanders and celebrity mouthpieces who are openly inciting violence and dismantling public trust in the men and women defending our borders.
We’re talking about ICE age...
What do you get when you mix a declining president, a pen that signs on its own, and a staff that acts like understudies in a Broadway comedy? Apparently… the White House.
This episode takes a brutally honest and darkly hilarious look at the growing scandal surrounding the use of the autopen, the questionable capacity of President Biden in recent months, and the eerie silence of those behind the scenes. From pleading the Fifth to po...
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The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them. Season 5 - The Burden: Death & Deceit in Alliance On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another young man admitted to the murder, and David breathed a sigh of relief, until the confessed murderer fingered David; “He paid me to do it.” David was sentenced to life without parole. Two decades later, Pulitzer winner and podcast host, Maggie Freleng (Bone Valley Season 3: Graves County, Wrongful Conviction, Suave) launched a “live” investigation into David's conviction alongside Jason Baldwin (himself wrongfully convicted as a member of the West Memphis Three). Maggie had come to believe that the entire investigation of David was botched by the tiny local police department, or worse, covered up the real killer. Was Maggie correct? Was David’s claim of innocence credible? In Death and Deceit in Alliance, Maggie recounts the case that launched her career, and ultimately, “broke” her.” The results will shock the listener and reduce Maggie to tears and self-doubt. This is not your typical wrongful conviction story. In fact, it turns the genre on its head. It asks the question: What if our champions are foolish? Season 4 - The Burden: Get the Money and Run “Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped over counters, grabbed the money and ran. Even as the FBI was closing in. It was a showdown between a daring bank robber, and a patient FBI agent. Joe was no ordinary bank robber. He was bright, articulate, charismatic, and driven by a dark rage that he summoned up at will. In seven episodes, Joe tells all: the what, the how… and the why. Including why he tried to murder his father. Season 3 - The Burden: Avenger Miriam Lewin is one of Argentina’s leading journalists today. At 19 years old, she was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires for her political activism and thrown into a concentration camp. Thousands of her fellow inmates were executed, tossed alive from a cargo plane into the ocean. Miriam, along with a handful of others, will survive the camp. Then as a journalist, she will wage a decades long campaign to bring her tormentors to justice. Avenger is about one woman’s triumphant battle against unbelievable odds to survive torture, claim justice for the crimes done against her and others like her, and change the future of her country. Season 2 - The Burden: Empire on Blood Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he didn’t do. But did he? Award-winning journalist Steve Fishman spent seven years to answer that question. This is the story of one man’s last chance to overturn his life sentence. He may prevail, but someone’s gotta pay. The Burden: Empire on Blood is the director’s cut of the true crime classic which reached #1 on the charts when it was first released half a dozen years ago. Season 1 - The Burden In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname. Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers who all say they are innocent. They turned themselves into jailhouse-lawyers and in prison founded a lway firm. When they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away, they set their sights on taking him down. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they have a chance. For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast. Welcome to The Burden.
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