Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast | Podcast Guru

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The Hey Chaplain podcast is where cops say, "Hey Chaplain, I've got a story to tell and some hard-earned wisdom to share." On Hey Chaplain you'll hear from dispatchers and federal agents, Sheriffs and US Marshals, as well as local detectives and patrolmen. From the LAPD to Scotland Yard, the guests on Hey Chaplain deliver advice and insights so that police officers everywhere can survive and thrive. The host, Jared Altic, has almost 30 years of experience serving and counseling military and law enforcement families. The show looks at both the humorous and traumatic sides of police life, sharing wisdom to create healthy cops both at work and at home. Share this podcast with a cop or someone who loves a cop.

Recent Episodes

151 - Leadership in Tragedy: Mike Zaro, FBI-LEEDA and Lakewood PD

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today's guest is Mike Zaro from Lakewood PD in the state of Washington. After retiring as police chief, Mike now teaches executive leadership classes for FBI LEEDA, the Law Enforcement Executive Development Association. When Mike was at Lakewood PD, they had four officers assassinated in an attack at a breakfast diner. I brought Mike on the show to talk about leadership and emotional intelligence and especially how to practice good leadersh...

39 MIN

Thank You for Making Hey Chaplain Great

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail You found the Episode Description! This is a special update episode where I'll be talking to you, the audience, about how to support the effort to encourage police officers. We're looking for police officers with a great story and some great wisdom about that story. You can also send in "fan mail" which texts me via my web host, but you can also leave a voice mail via that same link. Imagine that; you can leave a message that I might be a...

18 MIN

150 - An Unsustainable Cop Identity: Jeremy Wade

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail How does a new cop answer the question of self-identity? Am I an unstoppable, unfeeling justice machine, unaffected by the death and tragedy around me? Am I martyr for the cause, doomed to sacrifice everything good in life so that others can be happy without me? Am I just cog in the machine, utterly replaceable and unimportant? All of these answers and more are floating around police culture and a new cop needs to figure out if there'...

40 MIN

149 - Murder Blueprint: Gary Jenkins (Gangland Wire)

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today I have something special for you, we're bringing back retired police detective Gary Jenkins, the host of the Gangland Wire podcast. Gary was an early and eager supporter of Hey Chaplain, so when I saw that Gary has started a second podcast, called "Murder Blueprint," I wanted to make sure the Hey Chaplain audience knew about it. We talk about organized crime, serial killers, why different audiences like different categories of true crime, a...

30 MIN

148.5 - The Gift You Don't Want: Pete (and Michelle) Tucker, Ontario Provincial Police

Text the Show or Leave a Voicemail Today we continue our interview with Pete and Michelle Tucker. Pete was a motorcycle cop in Canada who had a catastrophic motorcycle accident that took his left leg and put him in a coma. If you haven't heard part one, it's really necessary for you to back and listen to Episode 148. This episode will pick up with the Pete in the hospital recovering from the multiple injuries and the traumatic amputation, slowly working through the system to win back his job ...

36 MIN