From Battlefield to The Bookshelf | Martin Matthews | The Cars & Cuppas Podcast

This weeks podcast, we are sat with Martin Matthews who has had an interesting life from starting his career as a Royal Marine to going into be a police officer then onto security and finishing it by becoming a book writer. Martin shares some amazing stories about his career which make an awesome listen so please make sure you check it out.What is Cars & Cuppas?We run regular cars and coffee inspired meets in the South West. We are looking at building Cars & Cuppas into something more than just events. We want to provide you with mega content with customer and personal vehicles. Please subscribe to keep up to date with everything we are up to. Listen on Audio - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3N897Dp1xP1TrC3uY1Vi4e?si=c8VzHC_5TFKMdrWANp-xighttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cars-cuppas/id1715152900Find out more about our next events below:www.carsandcuppas.com/eventsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/carsandcuppasFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/carsandcuppas/?locale=en_GBTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@carsandcuppasBUY THE BOOK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Shot-Martin-Matthews/dp/1804395684WIN PRIZES ON VICTRI:www.victri.co.uk/competitions00:00 - Intro01:56 - How is everything going?03:49 - The biggest issues with social media and security05:57 - Where it all started for Martin07:51 - What was it like in the early years? 13:17 - What were some of the toughest days in the Royal Marines?18:56 - How long was Martin based in Plymouth?20:46 - How long was Martin a PTI at Lympstone and why did he leave?23:01 - What are the benefits of being in the police?25:47 - Working in the Armed Response Unit29:14 - Studying and working with explosives31:22 - Some of the jobs Martin has done in the firearms unit37:04 - Do people fight back against the police?38:38 - Everyone has a role within the force39:22 - How do you train for jobs?42:24 - How did Devon and Cornwall Police have a larger budget?43:18 - Trying to get the younger generation interested in the forces46:12 - Flying a drone and the police47:45 - Where does Martin see the state of the police in 2026?50:44 - The younger generation going into the military52:24 - What are the wars really about?54:40 - Victri ad break55:02 - How did it all come to an end?58:23 - Working in Jordan59:05 - Working in Security / SIA1:02:48 - Thoughts on lateness1:05:11 - Funding for becoming security1:07:33 - What is Martin doing now?1:10:03 - The story of writing a book 1:12:08 - What was the framework for the book?1:14:09 - What is it like writing a book?1:19:15 - Creating a book from the heart1:20:30 - How long did it take to write the book?1:22:28 - Advice for younger generation1:23:44 - Our final ultimate question1:23:57 - Outro