The Silvercore Podcast with Travis Bader

This episode introduces something new inside the Silvercore Club.It’s called The Outpost.A private weekly podcast for members where I share reflections from the field, lessons that stay with me, and thoughts that don’t always fit the format of the public show.In this episode, I explain what The Outpost is and why I created it, and then share one of those private recordings titled Bear With Me.Some experiences change how you see preparedness, responsibility, and awareness.This is one of them.https://www.silvercore.ca/club _____Silvercore Club - https://bit.ly/2RiREb4 Online Training - https://bit.ly/3nJKx7U Other Training & Services - https://bit.ly/3vw6kSU Merchandise - https://bit.ly/3ecyvk9 Blog Page - https://bit.ly/3nEHs8W Host Instagram - @Bader.Trav https://www.instagram.com/bader.travSilvercore Instagram - @SilvercoreOutdoors https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreoutdoors____

This was supposed to be a hot wing challenge.It turned into something else.We sat down to take on a melt your face off hot wing challenge and ended up in a real conversation about food, marriage, work, ambition, comfort, and the choices that shape a life over time.The heat ramps up fast. Talking becomes harder. Filters disappear.We talk about building something from scratch, walking away from paths that look good on paper, raising kids with intention, food as memory, food as connection, and why comfort has a way of slowly pulling people off course.This episode also introduces The Wild Kitchen Podcast, a show about food, authors, hunters, foragers, and people who still know how to make things with their hands and feed the people they love.Nothing here was planned. Nothing was cleaned up to make it tidy.If you’re into honest conversations, good food, and doing things the hard way on purpose, this one will land.Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-wild-kitchen/id1871562316Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IVrTjpZePPuoKprNkgZx6?si=afb700ee09994cf4Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thewildkitchenpodcast/_____Silvercore Club - https://bit.ly/2RiREb4 Online Training - https://bit.ly/3nJKx7U Other Training & Services - https://bit.ly/3vw6kSU Merchandise - https://bit.ly/3ecyvk9 Blog Page - https://bit.ly/3nEHs8W Host Instagram - @Bader.Trav https://www.instagram.com/bader.travSilvercore Instagram - @SilvercoreOutdoors https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreoutdoors____Timestamps00:00 We commit to the hot wing challenge01:45 Why the first attempt failed04:10 What The Wild Kitchen is really about07:30 Starting something and sticking with it10:50 Food, memory, and why meals matter14:40 The meals that never leave you18:20 Heat kicks in and thinking gets harder21:45 Comfort food and emotional attachment24:50 Death row meals and what they reveal30:15 What we wanted to be as kids35:05 Leaving the path you were expected to follow39:40 Work that feels honest45:30 Food, family, and presence50:00 Heat level check and regret53:10 Old skills in a modern world58:20 Belief, curiosity, and asking better questions01:03:45 Pushing through discomfort01:07:40 Failure, momentum, and self trust01:12:20 Dealing with criticism01:16:10 Grandparents, food, and inherited habits01:20:40 Preservation, fermentation, and patience01:24:10 Processing animals and community01:28:10 What the future actually looks like01:32:30 Final wing and closing thoughts

What looks obvious on video often tells the least important part of the story.Chris Butler has spent decades inside high consequence decision making, as a search and rescue technician, a police inspector, a force science instructor, and an expert witness called into hundreds of use of force cases. In this conversation, we dig into how stress bends perception, why traditional training often fails under pressure, and how video evidence can mislead investigators, leaders, and the public.We explore the difference between performance and learning, why mistakes are essential for real skill acquisition, how decision making degrades under stress, and what trainers, coaches, and leaders across any field can learn from force science.This episode is for anyone responsible for training others, leading teams, or forming opinions based on partial information.Key themes and takeawaysWhy performance during training is not the same as learningHow retention and transfer actually work under stressThe danger of linear, checkbox driven training modelsDecision training vs technique trainingWhy video evidence feels convincing but can be wrongFrame rates, fisheye distortion, and perceptual gapsLeadership responsibility when public emotion is highMoral courage and restraint in the age of instant judgmentWho this episode is forLaw enforcement and military trainersCoaches and instructors in any high pressure domainLeaders responsible for public trustCivilians who want better frameworks for evaluating viral footageLinks to Chris Butler’s workTrainer’s Bullpen Podcast - https://www.trainersbullpen.comTrainer’s Bullpen on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trainers-bullpen/id1661836359Trainer’s Bullpen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2xxGiZkTlRlNh9NYl4AdGTChris Butler, Force Science Instructor - https://www.forcescience.com/author/chris/Linkedin - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/chris-butler-b330943a_____Silvercore Club - https://bit.ly/2RiREb4 Online Training - https://bit.ly/3nJKx7U Other Training & Services - https://bit.ly/3vw6kSU Merchandise - https://bit.ly/3ecyvk9 Blog Page - https://bit.ly/3nEHs8W Host Instagram - @Bader.Trav https://www.instagram.com/bader.travSilvercore Instagram - @SilvercoreOutdoors https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreoutdoors____Timestamps00:00 Pressure bends perception and memory01:10 Meeting Chris Butler before COVID shut everything down03:00 From search and rescue to policing05:10 When training mistakes nearly got people killed07:30 Why personal skill does not equal teaching skill09:45 The failure of linear, technique based training12:10 Why law enforcement training ignores learning science14:20 Performance vs learning explained16:45 Retention and transfer, what actually matters19:20 Why firearms qualification is meaningless22:00 How force on force training changes outcomes24:30 RCMP research and evidence based qualification changes26:40 Decision training vs technique training29:50 Why mistakes are essential for learning33:10 The danger of spoonfeeding solutions36:30 Why training under pressure works39:10 Can this apply outside law enforcement41:40 How experts analyze use of force incidents44:10 Why video never tells the full story46:50 Frame rates, missed actions, and false conclusions49:30 Body cameras distort distance and threat perception52:30 Leadership failure under public pressure55:10 Moral courage and protecting your people57:50 Final thoughts on training, leadership, and restraint

Violence arrives fast and leaves a long shadow.Former British SBS Special Forces veteran Sonny Smith returns to the Silvercore Podcast for a grounded conversation on awareness, personal safety, and the realities of physical confrontation.Drawing from experience in UK Special Forces, executive protection, surveillance work, and professional bare knuckle boxing, Sonny talks through how people are selected as targets, how situations escalate, and where confidence drifts ahead of capability. We discuss awareness as a practiced discipline, avoidance as a measure of competence, and the responsibility that comes with force.As the conversation deepens, it turns inward. We explore life after high risk work, mental health, identity, and the weight carried once the external danger fades. Sonny speaks openly about his personal experiences with ayahuasca as part of a broader reflection on trauma, accountability, and integration, without instruction or advocacy.This episode is a clear-eyed look at judgment, restraint, and what survival demands, both in moments of danger and across a lifetime.Buy Man Protect Here - https://a.co/d/2C4SVkxFollow Sonny - https://www.instagram.com/sixsightco/Six Sight Training Wing - https://www.instagram.com/sixsight.coSix Sight Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SixSight_____Silvercore Club - https://bit.ly/2RiREb4 Online Training - https://bit.ly/3nJKx7U Other Training & Services - https://bit.ly/3vw6kSU Merchandise - https://bit.ly/3ecyvk9 Blog Page - https://bit.ly/3nEHs8W Host Instagram - @Bader.Trav https://www.instagram.com/bader.travSilvercore Instagram - @SilvercoreOutdoors https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreoutdoors____Timestamps00:00 – Why most people misunderstand violence03:45 – Bare knuckle boxing and reality versus fantasy08:55 – Confidence, competence, and dangerous gaps13:40 – Awareness without paranoia18:25 – How predators actually select targets23:10 – Situational awareness beyond buzzwords28:00 – Subtle cues people miss before violence starts33:15 – Why most self protection training fails38:05 – Avoidance as a trained skill43:20 – When violence becomes unavoidable48:10 – Knives, firearms, and uncomfortable truths54:30 – The psychological cost of physical confrontationMental Health and Psychedelics01:00:05 – Life after violence and high risk careers01:04:30 – Trauma, identity, and suppressed damage01:10:15 – Why some people turn to ayahuasca01:16:40 – Expectations versus reality01:22:30 – Integration, responsibility, and accountability01:28:10 – Mental health without shortcuts01:33:40 – What survival actually means long term

As the year comes to a close, I reached out to a small group of past guests and asked them one question.What do you want to be remembered for?Their answers, and my own, are shared here.This episode is chaptered. Listen straight through, or move to the voices that resonate most with you.Take your time with it.This is the final episode of the Silvercore Podcast for 2025 This Year End project is Silvercore Podcast Ep. 176### Thank you to the guests who took part in this projectIf you’d like to learn more about the people who shared their reflections, you can find them here.Kyle LambViking TacticsWebsite: https://www.vikingtactics.comInstagram (Viking Tactics): https://www.instagram.com/vikingtacticsAmie BattamsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amie.flyfish/Colin DowlerColin keeps a low public profile. His story was first shared here:Silvercore Podcast – https://www.silvercore.ca/podcast/ep-09-now-youre-bleeding-too-bearApril VokeyAnchored OutdoorsWebsite: https://anchoredoutdoors.comPodcast: https://www.anchoredoutdoors.com/podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprilvokeyJason BuddTantalus Mountain GuidesWebsite: https://tantalusmtnguides.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tantalusmtnguides/Seb LavoieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/slavccmdr/Kevin KossowanFrom the WildWebsite: https://www.fromthewild.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinkossowan/Kelsi SherenPodcast, speaking, and writingWebsite: https://www.kelsisheren.comInstagram Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/thekelsisherenperspective/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelsie_sheren/Shaun TaylorThe Collective PodcastWebsite: https://the-collective.caInstagram (podcast): https://www.instagram.com/the_collective_ig/Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/shauntaylors1/Chance BurrellsThe Collective PodcastWebsite: https://the-collective.cahttps://www.instagram.com/chance_burlesTiffany BaderSilvercore OutdoorsWebsite: https://silvercore.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bader.tiffany/_____Silvercore Club - https://bit.ly/2RiREb4 Online Training - https://bit.ly/3nJKx7U Other Training & Services - https://bit.ly/3vw6kSU Merchandise - https://bit.ly/3ecyvk9 Blog Page - https://bit.ly/3nEHs8W Host Instagram - @Bader.Trav https://www.instagram.com/bader.travSilvercore Instagram - @SilvercoreOutdoors https://www.instagram.com/silvercoreoutdoors____