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CATO Podcast — 80 episodes

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Ep 80: Lessons Learned: Mass Shooting at Texas Mall

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Ep 79: Active Shooter Leadership with Travis Norton

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Episode 78: Sound Doctrine: A Tactical Primer, Chapter 8, Gathering and Using Intelligence

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Ep 77: Building Resiliency with Justin Dodge

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Ep 76: Lessons Learned from the Ohio Tactical Officers Association

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Ep 75: Exploring Traumatic Brain Injuries, PTSD and CopLine

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Ep 74: The Reality of First Responder Wellness Programs with Clinical Coordinator, Teal Ankeny

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Ep 73: Our Common Challenges: Reflecting on Five Years of SWAT Team Leader Courses

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Ep 72: Failing to Plan Is Planning to Fail

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Ep 71: Round Table with State Tactical Associations

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Ep 70: Sound Doctrine Chapter 7: Strategy and Tactics, Part 2

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Ep 69: A proactive approach to Mental Wellness with Dr. Stephen Odom and Retired Sgt Jeff McGreevy

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Ep 68: Sound Doctrine Chapter 7: Strategy and Tactics, Part 1

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Ep 67: Common Ground: Dr. Simpson Shares Health Advice with Navy Seals and CATO

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Ep 66: Interview with Rusty Firmin - The Man with No Gloves

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Ep 65: SWAT Audits, Wellness and the Glamour of being the Secretary of CATO

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Ep 64: Sniper Training Trends and what you need to know

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Ep 63: Sound Doctrine Chapter 6: Envisioning and Achieving the End State

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Episode 62: Leveraging Science to Enhance Human Performance for First Responders

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Ep 61: Interview with Bob Scales: Advice from the frontlines of RIPPA. Consent Decrees and defending police with data.

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Ep 60: Sound Doctrine Chapter 5: Tactical Principles

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Ep 59: The Operator’s Point of View: Supporting Large-Venue Operations

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Episode 58: California AB742 and Constitutional Policing with Gene Ramirez

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Episode 57: Sheep Dog to Bureaucrat with Jack Enter

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Episode 56: Sound Doctrine Chapter 4: The Structure of Command and Control

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Episode 55: Critical Incident Review with Medal of Honor Recipient, Earl Plumlee

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Episode 54: Training: What Can You Do Today to Make It Relevant and Impactful

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Episode 53: Episode Sound Doctrine- Chapter 3  Nature of Commanding

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Episode 52: Attorney Gene Ramirez-Will law enforcement lose bite dogs in California

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Episode 51: Challenges of Collateral Hostage Negotiations Team

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Episode 50: Novelty- What you need to know before you face it

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Episode 49: Taking Care of Your Team

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Episode 48: Optimizing your health- a conversation with Dr. Graham Simpson

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Episode 47: Unified Command lessons during mass casualty events with Jim Etzin

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Episode 46: Shifting the paradigm of ropes training with Dana Vilander

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Episode 45: Echelon Front’s Codey Gandey

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Episode 44: From Atlanta to the Middle East, A conversation with Randy Wagner

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Episode 43: What’s Wrong With Our Active Shooter Response?

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Episode 42: Jon Becker and ’The Debrief.’ A New Video Podcast with Leaders in Law Enforcement

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Episode 41: Honor Hike Foundation And Why We Should Support This Noble Cause

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Episode 40: Swans, Rhinos, and Gordon Graham

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Episode 39 - Sound Doctrine Chapter 2: Crisis and Conflict

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Episode 38 - Blast Analytics and Your Brain

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Episode 37 - AB481 Military Equipment Legislation for California

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Episode 36 - An Introduction to the Book ’Sound Doctrine’ and Why You Need to Read this Book and What It Can Do For You

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Episode 35 - Is your demonstration response and use of force policies and practices in compliance with AB 48? Here’s what you need to know now

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Episode 34 - A Shotgun Conversation with Sgt. Tom Datro, Host of the Policing in America Podcast

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Episode 33 - When Your Training Doesn‘t Prepare You for the Fight

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Episode 32 - The Body Keeps the Score with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

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Episode 31 - Lessons Learned from the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon

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Episode 30 - Leadership Lessons with Chief Chris Hsiung

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Episode 29 - Drones, Ghosts, and the Edge of Chaos

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Episode 28 - AB 392 and its Effect on Hostage Events

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Episode 27-Command and Control Part 2 (Practical Application)

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Episode 26 - Command and Control

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Episode 25 - Workers Comp Injuries- What You Don’t Know Can Cost You Your Career

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Episode 24 - Strategies for Managing Demonstration Response

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Episode 23 - Lessons Learned from Years of Practicing Leadership with Chief Phil Hansen

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Episode 22 - The Tactical Athlete and Quiet Professional with Rob Shaul from Mountain Tactical Athlete

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Episode 21 - Promoting up the Ranks with Andy Borrello

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Episode 20 - Building a Culture of Leadership

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Episode 19 - Running 4 Heroes with Zechariah Cartledge

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Episode 18 - Police Sniper Response to a Public Venue

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Episode 17 - A Conversation with Johnny Walker and Jason Tuschen (Part 2)

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Episode 16 - A Conversation with Johnny Walker and Jason Tuschen (Part 1)

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Episode 15 - Active Shooter Roundtable Discussion

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Episode 14 - Leading Up with Brent And Marcus

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Episode 13 - Challenging the Law Enforcement Organization with Jack Enter

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Episode 12 - Envisioning the End State with John Stanley

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Episode 11 - Concepts of Non Lethal Force with Sid Heal Part 2 of 2

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Episode 10 - Concepts of Non Lethal Force with Sid Heal Part 1 of 2

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Episode 009 - Culture Centric Leadership-Jon Becker

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Episode 8 - Finding Hope in History - Mike Wood

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Episode 7-RK Miller Part 2 Why yo need a Team Audit

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Episode 6-Chris Thorp of Operation Enduring Warrior Task Force Sentinel

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Episode 5-RK Miller Part 1 A foundational member of CATO

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Episode 4-Mitch Brouillette on Integrating the community in your Active Shooter Response Plan

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Episode 3 - Make it to the Next Meal with Alex West

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Episode 2-Lessons Learned from the History of Mass Casualty Response with Travis Norton

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Episode 1-Leadership lessons learned from a dual career at LAPD and the USMC with Tim Anderson