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Tactical Tangents — 221 episodes
Who even are you? And why I don't carry as often as I once did.
The best way to clear a house—CQB for Operators and Noobs
The Algorithm Isn't the Boss-But It's With Us in the Briefing Room
Think Like an Architect: Systems Thinking for Warfighters & Cops
We Are Watching You - License Plate Readers and Modern Surveillance
Guardians and Warriors: What type of Cop are you?
Don't stand in front of cars! And other Pet Peeves
National Security Strategy Review
The Pen is Mightier Than The Sword… sometimes
Closing the Gaps: Building Competence in High Performing-Teams
Do You Trust Me? Credibility is Currency
Protecting your Parents: Fraud and Scams
To Chase or Not to Chase: Are the Risks of a Pursuit Worth It?
"Don't drop the airplane to fly the radio": Managing Bandwidth
When the US invaded Panama: Operation JUST CAUSE and the War on Drugs
So You Wanna Be an Air Force Pilot (…or Not?)
Careers in Law Enforcement - Worth It?
Stay in Your Lane? Maybe Not.
Feeding the Machine: Range Nutrition for Tactical Athletes
Teaching the Enemy: Lessons from The Dragons and the Snakes
It's Chess AND Checkers--Tactics and Strategy Unite!
Hazing vs. Hardening: Building Strong Teams Without Breaking People
Kids These Days - Leading Across Generations
"Fire As A Weapon, Chapter 12" -Sun Tzu, Probably.
HONOR: Your Own Rules
Catching Up After a Busy Week
Times Jim Has Called 911
180: Balance: Pace Yourself, it's a Marathon, not a Sprint
179: The Boogeyman of Coeur d'Alene – The Crimes of Joseph Duncan
178: "Be Curious, Not Judgmental." How to Deal with a Big Ego
177: Bad Advice
176: Read the Room - Who is Leading You?
175: The Last Traffic Stop: Kyle Dinkheller's Story
174: De-Escalate? Escalate? When can you taser them?
173: Dancing With Exotic Weapons
172: Making Worthwhile Exercises
171: Sticks and Stones: Survival Skills 101
170: "Time is on our side right now…" -Uvalde School District Police Chief
169: What a Wreck: Scene Size Up
168: Sniper in the Tower: 1966 Austin Clock Tower Shooting
167: Calling Bull$h!#: Responding to Swatting Hoaxes
166: Run the Clock: Time, Talk, Tear Gas, Tactics
165: Separating the Wanna-Bes from the Gonna-Bes: Motivation, Grit, and Discipline
164: Power Lines and Wildfires 2023 Maui Disaster
163: Strategy for Door Kickers
162: Ordering Troops to their Deaths
161: Tactical ADHD: Managing Attention
160: Lights in the Sky: Aliens or Drones? Jim Spills the Beans on UFOs
159: What's up with the beards? Setting and Enforcing Standards
158: "Your Children Are Not Safe": DC Beltway Snipers
157: Use it or Lose it: The Essence of Officer Discretion
156: I AM THAT B*TCH! Erica Gaines of TacMobility
155: Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say
154: Get with the times: Pistol Optics are the way of the present
153: Guns n' Guitars: Go learn something new
152: Do you trust me? Selflessness in Teamwork
151: All's Well...If We Make it Well
150: Team Selection: Real-Life Fantasy Draft
149: A Good Commander Knows What to Control
148: Sleeping for Success
147: Finding the Bomber
146: Put Me In, Coach!
145: Both Sides of the Door - Breonna Taylor and Bad Outcomes
144 : The Real Burdens of Everyday Carry
143: Problem Solving As A Team Sport
142: Making Sure the Kids are Alright
141: Having Public Affairs Without Screwing Up
140: The Case of "The Mission v. The People"
139: We Don't Like Bombs, The Bombs That Go Boom
138: Your Candle Only Has Two Ends
137: Most Danger Doesn't Come From Strangers
136 The Bear, The Dragon, and You
135: Operationally Supporting Supporters Who Operate
134: Dangerous Driving
133: There's Nothing "Friendly" about "Friendly Fire"
132: You Can't Spell "Officer" without "Office"
131: Ending the Threat, Reasonably
Short Talk: Growing into Solving Problems
Short Talk: Spotting Zebras
130: The Power of Professionalism
Short Talk: Accentuate the Positive
Short Talk: Go Touch Grass
129: Managing Resourceful Humans
128: You Have Questions, We Have Answers
127: Getting the Band Together
126: The Inner Game of Thriving
125: No Shi...Kidding, There I Was...
124: Symphony of Terror
123: A Scared Cop is a Dangerous Cop
Mandalay Bay Mass Shooting Debrief w/ SWAT Commander & Patrol Sergeant
122: Countering the Stalker
121: Training: The Good, The Bad, & The Dangerous
120: The Big Ideas: What We're All About
119: Instant Expertise (Just Add Experience)
118: A War Waged Against Dallas PD
Short Talk: Safety Strategy: The Swiss Cheese Model
117: Teach Them Monsters Can Be Defeated: Rampage Murder Update Episode
116: Making the Right Call: Tactical Decision Making and Scene Command
Short Talk: What does it mean to "Be Safe?"
115: Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? Developing Telepathy in High Performing Teams
114: The Dorner Saga: A War Waged Against California Law Enforcement
113: Gunmen Take 41 Hostages in an Electronics Store: The 1991 Good Guys Rescue
Short Talk: Big Picture Lessons from Ukraine
112: Doing More with Less: Scaling Resources in Major Incidents, Training, and Leadership Development
111: Mike Willever of Active Self Protection, Host of the ASP Podcast
110: Leadership Vol. 2: Your (Shitty) Attitude is Contagious
Short Talk: Killing People—Don't Beat Around the Bush
109: You can't save them all: Dealing with mass casualty incidents
Short Talk: Less Lethal Training and Tools: Bridging the Gap
108: "Don't Shoot The Hostage:" How to deal with a person in crisis
Short Talk: Innovation in the Gun Industry—Shiny Objects and the Fundamentals
Short Talk: Bullet Accountability in Officer Involved Shootings
107: Should cops transport wounded Officers to the hospital in a police car, or wait for an ambulance?
106: Can't is not in her vocabulary: American Paralympic Shooter McKenna Geer
105: Gunfighting 101 for Law Enforcement: Summary of the 2019 Florida UPS Truck Shooting
104: Most Gear is a Rip Off: A systematic approach to buying and testing equipment
103: Do You Feel In Charge? Training a Working Dog
102: Man, We F***ked That Up - How to Handle the Debrief
101: Training Champions - Maxing Performance from Baseball to Special Ops
100: Operation Eagle Claw: To You All, From Us All, For Having The Guts To Try
99: Safety Third: Making Training Awesome, but also Safe
98: Fasting and Keto Diets with Ben Tanner: Is every day a cheat day?
97: Micromanagers and Toxic Leadership: Do Less
96: Injury Prevention and Rehab with Physical Therapist Allan Phillips
95: Domestic Violence: Be Part of the Solution
94: Olive Branches and Off-Ramps: De-escalation "Training" 101
BONUS INTERVIEW: Improve your shooting with Mantis
93: Columbine: Notorious School Shooting, or a Failed Bombing?
92: Inside the Ghetto Bird, Law Enforcement Aviation with Jeff Ratkovich
91: Cops and Robbers: The 1986 FBI Miami Shootout
90: Gunfight in Your Bedroom: Defending Your Home
89: "Tactical" Adulting: The Unclassified Secrets to Success
88: Ryan Wyatt, Paramedic Extraordinaire
87: Disinformation: Catch Manipulators Before They Kill You
86: "Inspect What You Expect:" Pre-Deployment Checks and Inspections
85: Bright Lights and Cold Steel
84: Training "Mindset" and False Assumptions, with Mike Pannone
83: Terrain, the Unfair Advantage
82: Isaac Returns Home From Army Basic Training - What to expect
81: The Jon Benet Ramsey Murder Mystery
80: "I would just shoot him," and other imaginary outcomes
79: The Millennium Bomber--How Professionalism Saved the Day
78: Wisdom from over 30 years in Special Operations
77: How to deal with Fog and Friction when things get sideways.
76: Dr. Daniel Blumberg on the Moral Risks of Policing
75: Cecil Burch on jiu jitsu and street fighting, when there are guns and knives and ninjas and sh*t
74: Cold Weather Survival with Polar Explorer John Huston
73: The Newhall Massacre: The day CHP lost 4 officers over 50 years ago.
72: Fight or Flight, Fear and Muscle Memory; with Neuroscientist Dr. Vivian
71: Principles of Warfare
70: Officer Isaac has an announcement to make... From LE to ?
69: Killing Grossman: Understanding On Combat and On Killing
68: It's Your Platoon: US Army Combat Engineering Lt. Dave
67: How to think like a Tactician
66: You can't handle the truth! What Police Officers Need To Know About Going to Court, and How Police and Prosecutors Can Restore Public Trust
65: First Steps In Fitness, For Those Who Don't Fitness Good
64: "911, What's Your Emergency?" Calling for help: Dos and Don'ts
63: The Honorable Judge Edward "Ned" Lee: Cop, Concealed Carrier, Infantry Commander, Leadership Guru.
62: Punch him in the face! Lessons from Law Enforcement Fights
61: LA Riots and Civil Unrest
60: San Bernardino Active Shooter at the Inland Regional Center
59: Field Interviews from SHOT Show 2020
58: Performing Under Pressure with Dr. Michael Lauria
57: How to take a hit and keep fighting: Resilience and Mental Toughness
56: Rape, Defense and Response
55: Never Quit - In honor of A1C Ken Sturgill. Heat Related Injuries and Air Force SERE
54: Lessons from the Ruby Ridge standoff (Randy Weaver and the FBI Hostage Rescue Team)
53: Prepping for the End of the World: You're doing it wrong.
52: MJ THE MARINE, ROUND 2. Do Marines want Rule Followers or Rule Breakers? AIR FORCE VS USMC CULTURE
51: If you're not Outstanding, you're Outprocessing. Learning and Teaching in Elite Teams
50: Firearms Tests, Standards, and Context, with John Johnston
49: Terrorism 101: Why do they hate us so much?
48: 3 aviation case studies that show in a crisis, YOU are the most important variable
47: Risky Business - Doing dangerous work, safely.
46: America's New F-35, with Justin Lee
45: Isaac - Less Sheepdog, More Golden Retriever
44: Tactics and Strategy Require Creativity
43: Boston Marathon Bombing
42: MJ the Marine (Pilot, Naval Academy Grad, JTAC, BAMF)
41: Imagery and Instructor Development with Brian Willis
40: On Valor, Bravery, and Courage.
39: Thomas Yoxall: On a cold, dark morning on the side of the highway, a State Trooper was in trouble.
38: How to Motivate People (Maslow's Hierarchy and Human Motivation)
37: Law Enforcement Standoff with the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas (1993, ATF and FBI)
36: Drunken War Stories with the Danimal: Leadership, Football, Tactics and Coaching
35: John Correia's lessons from analyzing 17,000 fights
34: From Air Force Special Operations to College Athlete - Jason Sweet
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33: Mr. James Gagliano, FBI HRT, CNN, Army Ranger
32: Jim's Deep Dive on Active Shooters: Case Studies, Getting Help, and Warning Signs
31: Scopes 101 with Riton Optics
30: Reality Based Training with Role Players and OPFOR
29: Shivworks Extreme Close Quarters Concepts (ECQC)
28: Are you Type-A? What is the "Tactical" Personality?
27: Kevin Briggs, The Guardian of the Golden Gate
26: The Final Mission of Extortion 17
25: Being Effective at Work: Bureaucracy and Organizational Politics
24: Problem Solving and Tactics Development: Going from "Bar Napkin" to "The way we do business."
23: On Leadership, Vol. 1
22: Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base by Andy Brown
21: Fight Club with Craig Douglas (Shivworks)
20: Timing, Tactics, and Patience
19: Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department (BCSO) SWAT/Special Operations and Air Support Leadership
18: Dr. Andy Tang, Trauma Director, University of Arizona Medical Center
17: Information Security--Can you keep a secret?
16: Officer Isaac checks in for Field Training
15: "I was in fear for my life." How do police officers reconcile lethal force against a suicidal person?
14: Q&A with Massad Ayoob, Use of Force Expert and Champion Shooter
13: Annette Evans: "Every Girl Should Learn How to Shoot!"
12: "Push to talk, not to think." Communication during a crisis.
11: Get off the X! Ambush and Counter Ambush Tactics
10: Slow is smooth, smooth is weird, fast is tactical. Right?
9: What do aviation and self-defense have in common?
8: Good Shoots, Bad Shoots, and Snowmobiles
7: Boyd, OODA, and Our Mission
6: Road Rage, situational leadership, and interpersonal barriers
5: So you wanna be a cop?
4: North Hollywood Shootout
3: Shooting, Beginner to Good/Great
2: Using Rules to Manage Risk
1: Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should