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Spawned from a conversation with TBI Director David Rausch on how drones are now being utilized as tools for first response, Michael and Brent welcome back previous guest Michael Rogers for a discussion on how some law enforcement agencies are now implementing the use of drone technology into their departments.
Rogers, a retired FBI Special Agent who managed the Bureau's Unmanned Aircraft Systems program, gives insight into how drones have the ability to gather and relay information about a scene in order to, not only protect the people responding but also give department leaders better data to make sensible decisions on how to proceed.
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As we prepare for Thanksgiving travel, family get-togethers, and lavish turkey dinners this week, one Arkansas police officer shares her story of adversity, resiliency, courage, and thankfulness during this holiday week.
Officer Samantha Hodgson, currently an SRO in Bryant, Arkansas, recounts how a "routine" welfare check in 2019 changed the trajectory of her life.
After being shot in the head, face and shoulder outside the home of a man, thought to be suicidal, on December 23rd, 2019, Hodgson details her recovery process, struggles, and determination as she continues to live out her dream of being a member of law enforcement.
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Outwardly, the Runic alphabet, like any other writing system, was developed as a method of communication.
However, this week's guest, Dave Schilling, details how some white-power prison gangs, Neo-Nazis, and racial extremists are using these ancient symbols to promote their beliefs.
Spawning from his career in corrections, Schilling's book, Norse/Germanic Runes & Symbols: Field Reference Guide for Law Enforcement & Corrections, illustrates how some white supremacist groups have adopted rune characters as coded messages that foster their ideology in plain sight.

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While many people spend this time of year making elaborate plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas, those who work as first responders know that the holiday season can be a difficult one to navigate.
This week, guests Katherine Boyle and Jennifer Anderson offer insightful ideas and encouraging suggestions on how law enforcement families can fill their homes with holiday cheer, no matter the work schedule.

Plus, Boyle and Anderson discuss the details for their upcoming online workshop, "Making the Holidays Magic as a Law Enforcement Family".

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For six of his 25-year career as a law enforcement officer, Keith Grounsell worked deep undercover as a narcotics investigator with a multitude of agencies, including as a Special Agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
In Episode 77, Grounsell, the current chief of police in Laurens, South Carolina, recounts what led him into that role and describes how the situations he encountered motivated him to write a series of books, A Narc's Tale: Based Upon A True Story Working Undercover As A City Police Officer, detailing his experiences and the effects they had on his life.

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Throughout his 43 years in law enforcement, Chief Ross Swope made it a point to get out of his comfort zone by learning from and embracing every difficult circumstance he encountered.
Chief Swope joins the podcast in Episode 76 to discuss how detaching himself from what he saw as a "career of avoidance" allowed him to develop the critical skills and experience needed as he advanced from deputy chief of the DC Metropolitan Police Department to, ultimately, the chief of police of the US Supreme Court.
Swope also talks about his new book, Ethics-Based Policing: Solving the Use of Excessive Force, which is an invitation for those in law enforcement to join the call for higher ethical standards in order to improve the profession.
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