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In this episode, I talked with Dr. Maria Haberfeld. She is a criminal justice professor at John Jay College in NYC. She spent time as a member of both the Israeli Army and Israeli National Police Force. As a professor, she dives deep into training, leadership, integrity, and ethics of law enforcement agencies around the United States and the world. We spoke about the current state of law enforcement in the US and a few ideas of what could be done to improve the profession. You can read a short biography and see the books she has authored or co-authored here. 

This episode was with Dr. Stephen Vertano. Stephen is an Emergency Physician who wears a number of hats in the field of emergency medicine. Starting as an EMT while in school, he has maintained his EMT certification through his career as a physician. We spoke about his career and COVID. You can check him out on LinkedIn.

This episode I spoke with Stephen Koepfer. Steve is a world class martial artist and coach. He is also a stunt performer in TV and Film. We spoke about many things martial arts, stunt work and other various aspects of the film industry, and how COVID has changed his world. Hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed chatting with him. You can follow “SamboSteve” on youtube, twitter, and Instagram

Links to some of his work: 

NY MMA Documentary

“Choke” pilot 

Stephen’s stunt reel 

NY Combat Sambo/Breakfall Studios

Stephen’s IMDB 

In this episode, I talked with Dr. Eric Heberlig. Dr. Heberlig is a professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. (Go 49ers!!)  He has co-authored a number of books and numerous articles on the politics of the U.S. Congress, interest groups, elections, and campaign finance. We discussed a few aspects of the current state of U.S. politics, such as the electoral college, campaign finance, and shared thoughts on what could be done to improve the state of affairs.

This episode’s guest is Marianne Eaves. She is the first woman to earn the distinguished title of “Master Bourbon Distiller.” Marianne is a self-described science nerd.  She turned her degree in chemical engineering into making tasty spirits. A key player in reviving an old rundown distillery into what is now Castle & Key Distillery. Marianne’s talents have earned her a number of well-deserved accolades. Follow what she is up to current at www.MarianneEaves.com, on Facebook at @mariannebmd, and on Instagram: @mariannebmd.  

This episode’s guest is the esteemed Kaytlin Bailey. Kaytlin wears a number of hats. She is a podcaster (check out the newly revamped podcast,  The Oldest Profession), a writer, a comedian, and an advocate for decriminalizing sex work. Kaytlin can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @oldpropodcast, @kaytlinbailey, and @decrimsex.

Huwe Burton was convicted of murder and sentenced to 15 years to life. In 2009, he was released on parole. Sadly, Mr. Burton had his formative years stolen from him by a series of injustices. We spoke about his life since January 3rd, 1986. His story may be hard to listen to for a number of reasons. My impression of the tone in which he, and other exonerees with similar stories, speak is of calm, peace, and brightness, are nothing short of amazing. You can find Mr. Burton on Facebook as Huwe Burton.

This episode’s guest is Mr. Tom Lamphere. He is a Respiratory Therapist and educator. He has been in the field for over 30 years, and he has seen an immense amount of change in that time. We spoke about those advances in his field, EMS, some personal health events he has overcome, and COVID.

This episode’s guest is highly regarded, Mr. Kevin Iole, an icon in combat sports reporting. Mr. Iole shared his early years as a sports journalist, boxing, the UFC, and a little hockey. You can follow him on twitter at @KevinI, on IG at KevinIole, and his reporting with Yahoo Sports.

This episode’s guest was Dr. Douglas Massey. Dr. Massey is the head of Princeton University's Sociology and Public Affairs Department. Winner of numerous awards and accolades since earning his doctorate over 40 years ago. A life long academic, Dr. Massey has authored and/or co-authored a multitude of books to include “Climbing Mt. Laurel” and “American Apartheid: The Native American Struggle for Self-Determination and Inclusion.” He has also published a plethora of scholarly essays and papers. 

Note: Please pardon the audio quality of this episode. Our goal is to put out a quality podcast: both in content and audio quality. We felt the content of this episode outweighed the poor audio quality. Again, we apologize and are always striving to make improvements with the show. Thank you for your time and consideration. We are elated to have your ears listening.