The Wild Chaos Podcast
Father. Husband. Marine. Host. Everyone has a story and I want to hear it. The first thing people say to me is, "I'm not cool enough", "I haven't done anything cool in life", etc. I have heard it all but I know there is more. More of you with incredible stories. From drug addict to author, professional athlete to military hero, immigrant to special forces... I dive into the stories that shape lives. I am here to share the extraordinary stories of remarkable people, because I believe that in the midst of your chaos, these stories can inspire, empower, and resonate with us all. Thanks for listening. -Bam
Episodes
She says the guards weren't protecting inmates. She says they were grooming them. And when she tried to report it, she says the system protected itself.
Episode 116 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Andrea, a former inmate at the Idaho women’s prison who shares allegations of correctional officer misconduct, retaliation, abuse of power, and the challenges of reporting from inside the prison system.
A routine traffic stop. A pound and a half of heroin. And a conversation that explains how it happens.
Episode 115 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Kenny, an active-duty law enforcement officer with nearly two decades of experience in patrol, highway drug interdiction, K9 narcotics detection, and proactive policing.
To watch this episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/hYFPAPQL-pY
What starts as a story about a routine traffic st...
He survived combat in Afghanistan. Then a freak accident in Las Vegas nearly took his head off. Everything changed after that.
Episode 114 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Andrew Coville, a United States Marine Corps veteran and longtime Cape Cod police officer whose life changed in seconds during a 2025 Las Vegas vacation.
To watch this episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/gJjiA0HxBU4
While walking the Las Vegas Strip, a cons...
A school system can survive bad test scores. It cannot survive adults who won’t protect children. This conversation asks the hard questions.
Watch this episode in studio here: https://youtu.be/dCEyFyHUwq0
Episode 113 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Dr. Laura Boulton, veteran educator and child advocate, speaking about alleged corruption, retaliation, and child safety failures connected to the Boise School District.
He survived explosions, gunfire, and Afghanistan. But the hardest battle happened inside his own brain. Now he’s trying to change PTSD treatment forever.
Episode 112 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Brenden Borrowman, a Purple Heart Army veteran who survived explosions and gunfire in Afghanistan — then spent years fighting the invisible injuries that followed.
To watch this episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/if1...
A teacher found a mouse in her work bag. What she says happened next exposed something much bigger. And parents weren’t supposed to see it.
Episode 111 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Michelle Chung, a former teacher speaking out about what she describes as a years-long rodent infestation and administrative cover-up inside West Junior High in the Boise School District.
To watch the episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/...
He survived war. He survived addiction. But his own department almost broke him.
Episode 110 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Gabe Smith — US Army veteran, former SWAT officer, and police sniper — sharing one of the most raw and honest law enforcement stories we’ve had on the show.
To watch in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/Ck2dWJu4_IA
From deployments in Iraq to battling opioid addiction and surviving a near-fata...
A grizzly. Nine yards away and a debate the internet never understands.
Episode 109 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Allen Bolen, world-class bowhunter, entrepreneur, and lifelong outdoorsman.
To watch the episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/T9vB_9Hj9qg
We dive into one of the most misunderstood topics in the outdoor world: trophy hunting.
From a grizzly encounter at nine yards to years-long backcountry pursuits in Alaska and ...
A stolen car. A freeway crash. And a life that spiraled fast.
Episode 108 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Michael, who shares a raw story of growing up in Long Beach, getting pulled into gang life, addiction, and the prison system — and what it actually takes to change. From juvenile hall at 12 to California prisons, riots, and addiction, Michael explains how quickly identity can get trapped in “the program” and...
People see success and say “must be nice.” They don’t see the years it took. Or the cost of building something real.
This week looks a little different as Episode 107 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Josh Smith, founder of @MontanaKnifeCompany and the youngest Master Bladesmith in the world in his own studio. We had the opportunity to visit for the first time and it didn't disappoint.
What looks like overnight s...
Episode 106 of The Wild Chaos Podcast takes a hard look at one of the most uncomfortable questions in modern faith communities: where does church money actually go?
To watch in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/Q-ck0xhaNSs
We’re not attacking Christianity — we’re asking what happens when institutions handling billions in tithes and donations operate without the same financial transparency required of other nonprofits.
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He survived the fight. But the war didn’t end when he came home. This is what sniper stories leave out.
Episode 105 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Daniel “Litz” Litzenberger — former US Army Ranger sniper with multiple deployments to Afghanistan.
To watch the episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/-7m0tF6qYlU
We break down what it really takes to make it through Ranger selection, sniper training, and ...
Everyone wanted to know who is behind the scenes of Wild Chaos. What if I told you she is the one who pushed me to start the show and the reason we are here today?
I jump into conversation with my favorite person on Earth...my wife. Episode 104 of The Wild Chaos Podcast we scrape the surface on what it actually takes to raise strong, confident, and grounded kids in today’s world.
To watch the full episode in studio, visit: http...
The war didn’t end when he came home. PTSD led to addiction. Then he walked into another battlefield: California prisons.
A war zone doesn’t always end when you come home. Hector Bravo joins us to trace a straight, painful line from Iraq combat to untreated PTSD, addiction, and then a second frontline most people never see: California prisons. He talks about IEDs, constant incoming fire, and the day his medic is killed, ...
A abuse and grooming survivor, a debate nerd, and a sixth‑generation Idahoan walks into one of the reddest districts in America and refuses every corporate PAC dollar. That’s the spark that drives this conversation: can a working‑class mom rebuild trust in government by showing up everywhere, taking every question, and putting policy over party?
To watch the full episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/40Sz61bvdU4
We trace K...
He volunteered for someone else’s war.
A Kornet rocket hit his truck.
He survived — and came home blind in one eye.
Episode 101 of The Wild Chaos Podcast features Gio Roman — Marine reservist, Navy Corpsman, LA ER paramedic, and volunteer combat medic in Ukraine.
To watch the full episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/SycWKP75PsA
We go from mass casualty incidents in Los Angeles to modern trench warfare against Ru...
She started shy.
She became a three-time world champion.
And she built this podcast beside me.
This RAW and REAL Episode #100 of The Wild Chaos Podcast turns the camera toward our producer — my daughter — and tells the story behind the scenes. This isn’t just a milestone episode. It’s a blueprint for raising resilient kids in a culture that pushes distraction over discipline.
We unpack how homeschooling built co...
She did what parents are told to do — she reported it.
The state found evidence.
Then the court took her children anyway.
When her five-year-old disclosed abuse, a mother entered the family court system expecting protection. What followed was a maze of hearings, sealed evidence, barred expert testimony, and rulings that removed her children from her custody.
To watch the full episode in studio visit: https://youtu.be/KOmlF7VdYMM
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Bryon survived a childhood most people wouldn’t believe — raised in a crack house, learning to read danger before breakfast, and using intelligence as a survival weapon. In Episode 98 of The Wild Chaos Podcast, he shares a raw journey through counterfeit crime, addiction, prison, near-death experiences, and the slow work of choosing a different life.
To watch the full episode in studio, visit: https://youtu.be/t4wmtq3DgY...
TJ Frost is a musician, carpenter, father — and a survivor. In Episode 97 of The Wild Chaos Podcast, he shares a raw, unfiltered journey from childhood abuse and neglect to a morning on Vesey Street on September 11, 2001. TJ walks us minute by minute through his experience inside the North Tower: the frozen crowd, unlocked doors, smoke-filled corridors, jumpers, debris from the second impact, and the moment he broke paralysis...
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