Episodes
Search 59 episodes across 5 seasons
S5, Episode 9, "Truly" Outstanding Perspective
Badge to the Bone speaks with Mo who shares his harrowing journey from Iraq to the United States, detailing his experiences growing up in a war-torn country,...
S5, Episode 8, A Long Break with Much to Unpack
Denny and Al are back after an unintended and extended break. A lot has happened since the last episode, and Badge to the Bone attempts to unpack much that h...
S5, Episode 7, We Are Getting Some Attention
Denny and Al have some discussion about recent attention drawn to the podcast. Reliable information has come forth that there are some agencies displeased wi...
S5, Episode 6, Our 50th Episode!
Badge to the Bone releases their 50th Episode! Apologies for the delay, but we've been busy busy. Denny and Al are joined by Thor, Kari, Rick, and Greg to re...
S5, Episode 5, Sleep is the Gateway
Badge to the Bone welcomes Jennifer Boileau to talk about her work instructing military and first responders in resiliency processes. Denny and Al focus spec...
S5, Episode 4, Managing Your Stress
Marine and Police veteran, national speaker, 5x author, and creator of The 10 Code Mindset Podcast, Scott Medelin joins Badge to the Bone. Scott talks with D...
S5, Episode 3, Good to Be Back
Attorney Ken Good from Texas comes back on Badge to the Bone. Ken provides an update from his season two appearance regarding the assault on cash bail in Har...
S5, Episode 2, Demystifying It All
Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent and highly regarded news commentator Jimmy Gagliano joins Badge to the Bone for some outstanding discussion on today's l...
S5, Episode 1, Is Meat Lovers Pizza Heart Healthy?
After a long break, Badge to the Bone is back for season 5. Denny talks about his recent medical emergency that delayed starting the season. A good reminder ...
S4, Episode 9, Season Wrap Up with Some Christmas Cheer
Thor joins Badge to the Bone again to close out the season with a little wrap up and some fun Christmas banter. Die Hard is absolutely a Christmas movie, and...
S4, Episode 8, Treat Your People Like People!
Denny and Al talk with Jeanne Grubbs, widow of Cpl. Robert Wayne "Grubby," Grubbs. Cpl. Grubbs took his own life February 24th, 2021. Jeanne displays enormou...
S4, Episode 7, We're Gonna Keep it Light Today
After a string of serious and heavy episodes, Denny and Al decide to lighten things up a bit. Greg Podolak returns and joins Badge to the Bone for some good ...
S4, Episode 6, Lets Unpack a Little
Denny and Al sit down to chat and unpack some baggage. They discuss some of the recent challenges impacting this season. Al opens up and talks about some per...
S4, Episode 5, Part 2 of When the Agency Completely Fails You
The anxiously awaited part 2 of Josh's story. Josh continues telling his story about the events that left him with significant trauma and how his agency just...
S4, Episode 4, When the Agency Completely Fails You
Denny and Al speak with a former police officer who talks about multiple significantly traumatic events experienced at the onset of his career. His fatal sho...
S4, Episode 3, He Struck the Match
Denny and Al talk about their recent presentation at the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, First Responder Wellness Conference. They also pro...
S4, Episode 2, A Different Perspective, Long Overdue
Former city Police Officer Trish joins Badge to the Bone and provides a long overdue perspective of women and minorities in policing and navigating DEI. A th...
S4, Episode 1, From the Father of a Hero
Mark Wagner, father of fallen Wintergreen, VA Police Officer Mark Christopher Wagner II opens up season 4 on Badge to the Bone. Mark talks about great memori...
S3, Episode 12, We "Truly," have Fun Closing the Season
Denny and Al have some fun closing out the season with former guests Greg and Kari. Al tries a Truly beverage, Kari gives an update on a non-profit organizat...
S3, Episode 11, You have too many web browsers open
Licensed therapist Beth Salmo joins Badge to the Bone for some great conversation on mental health services for first responders and military and what has dr...
S3, Episode 10, Self Destruction
Denny talks with AL about the history that brought upon the creation of Badge to the Bone Podcast. Denny and Al have a long overdue and real conversation abo...
S3, Episode 9, The Brews Brothers
A local officer Will joins Badge to the Bone on location and talks about his experiences and the negative impacts that followed. Will provides encouragement ...
S3, Special Edition, Mount St. Mary's University Visit
Badge to the Bone travels to Mount Saint Mary's University in Maryland to speak with students in the criminal justice program. Denny and Al give their "It's ...
S3, Episode 8, Go Out in Style
Former Tacoma, WA police officer Rob Hollingsworth discusses a shameful and malicious prosecution of two Tacoma officers driven by political expediency that ...
S3, Episode 7, Start the Conversation
Danny Coon, retired Sergeant from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office and author joins Badge to the Bone to talk about his efforts on bringing the conversati...
S3, Episode 6, Stay In the Fight, Lt. Col. Grossman
Award winning author and trainer, Lt. Col. Grossman comes back to talk with Denny and Al about one of his most current books, On Hunting. As always, Lt. Col....
S3, Episode 5, Inspiration or Desperation
Finally! Dr. Greenberg makes an appearance on Badge to the Bone. Doc Greenberg is not only a well-known and highly regarded Police Psychologist in our area, ...
S3, Episode 4, The First, First Responders
Deborah Green joins Badge to the Bone to talk about her 30-years experience as an emergency communications dispatcher in California. Her powerful and emotion...
Radio Interview WRVA
Here's a short bonus recording. Denny and Al appeared on talk radio WRVA in Richmond, VA. Their season 3 opening guest Jeff Katz invited Badge to the Bone on...
S3, Episode 3, That's a Wrap
Retired Police Chief Terry Nichols joins Badge to the Bone to discuss policing and the challenges impacting the profession. Terry also talks about his new ve...
S3, Episode 2, Epic Failure in Leadership.
Denny and Al discuss the recently released DOJ report on the Uvalde, TX active shooter response. They highlight the many failures in the Police response and ...
S3, Episode 1, From LEO to Radio with a sidebar of Wrestling
Denny and Al sit down with local radio personality Jeff Katz from the Jeff Katz Show on WRVA in Virginia. Jeff talks gives an incredibly entertaining story o...
S2, Episode 14, Recap Gone Off the Rails, and the salted caramel is.......
For a final season 2 episode, Denny and Al have Thor and Rick come back for some entertaining and colorful banter. They recap season 2, talk about what's nex...
S2, Episode 13, There's a Ripple Effect and We're Seeing It
Rich Goszka with the Southern States Police Benevolent Association discusses with Badge to the Bone the critical state of the Law Enforcement profession toda...
S2, Episode 12, If Today Is A Good Day To Die, Then So Is Tomorrow
Matt Griffin, best selling author of Journey to Midnight talks with Badge to the Bone about his LE career and discusses some incredibly difficult experiences...
S2, Episode 11, Cats and Dogs Living Together, Mass Hysteria!
In the spirit of Halloween, Denny and Al speak with Paul Hope, author of Policing the Paranormal. There are so many experiences during a law enforcement care...
S2, Episode 10, The Great Meat Chase
Badge to the Bone partakes in a fun conversation with retired POlice Sergeant and author Glenn Topping about his eclectic job experience and his LE career. G...
S2, Episode 9, Need a Reboot?
Ryan and Scott talk about a fantastic program available for first responders and other professions dealing with trauma and PTSD. ReBoot is a cutting edge pee...
S2, Episode 8, Time to Smash the Stigma
Sergeant Michael Sugrue, author of the best selling book, Relentless Courage comes on Badge to the Bone. Michael talks with Denny and Al about his background...
S2 Episode 7, Where's the Chief's?
Denny and Al speak with Police Chief Handley about leadership within law enforcement. A great discussion on where law enforcement executives are failing the ...
Episode 6, Toxic Bosses, and Yep, You Have Them.
Former Police Captain Steve Neal and author of Toxic Boss Blues joins Badge to the Bone for some great discussion on toxic bosses within public safety. Badge...
S2, Episode 5, Jeepers! it's Back the Blue
Denny and Al discuss their trip to Dover, DE for the Jeepers Back the Blue event at the Dover Motor Speedway. They play some onsite interviews with Jim from ...
S2, Episode 4, Mental Wellness Integration You Say?
Greg Podolak comes on Badge to the Bone and discusses his efforts to improve mental wellness within first responder agencies. He presents his idea with a pro...
S2, Episode 3, Lt. Col. Grossman, What is the Opposite of Evil?
Renowned author, public speaker, and first responders trainer Lt. Col Dave Grossman speaks with Denny and Al about the current state of law enforcement and c...
S2 Episode 2, Good Conversation, Court Chaos in Texas
Attorney Ken Good from Texas joins Badge to the Bone to talk about the unsettling assault on cash bail occurring in Harris County, Texas. This trend has caus...
S2 Episode 1, We're Back, you're welcome
Denny and Al discuss their summer break activities and some upcoming events and appearances. They also discuss the recent officer involved shooting in North ...
Season 2, Trailer 2
Another trailer for upcoming season 2.
Season 2, Trailer 1
Season 2 coming soon.
Episode 10, Drum Boobs, Christmas Trees, and the First Rule of Law Enforcement
Denny and Al celebrate their tenth episode with a fun show reflecting on some of the different cop shows and movies that sparked their careers. They bring on...
Episode 9, Hello? 9-1-1? I only got nine chicken nuggets!
It's been a minute since our last episode, but Badge to the Bone has a great guest for this episode. Kari was an emergency communications dispatcher for 16 y...
Episode 8, I Know the Way Out
Co-founder of Trauma Behind the Badge, Chris Scallon joins Denny and Al talking about the incredible experiences he has gone through during his career and th...
Episode 7, Groundhog Day
Nick from the Roll Call Room podcast joins Badge to the Bone for some comically serious discussion on mental health, leadership, and recruitment issues in la...
Episode 6, WTF
Denny briefly talks about a trip to Luverne, Minnesota. Al and Denny discuss and vent their frustration with the growing trend of prosecuting attorney's targ...
Episode 5, Part 2 - Train Wreck Full of Dumpster Fires
Rick returns for part two of his story. He explains his big turning point where he begins to work towards recovery. Rick discusses what inspired his change a...
Episode 4, Train Wreck Full of Dumpster Fires
Denny and Al bring Rick on the show to talk about his career and how his challenging and difficult experiences brought on negative ways of coping. Rick gives...
Episode 3, The fairy magic won't fix it
Al and Denny discuss the recent active shooter tragedy at The Covenant School in Nashville, TN. When the immediate focus is on gun control and gun bans, are ...
Episode 2, Just Wingin' It
Having to make a last-minute adjustment to the episode, we still engage in some solid thought-provoking discussion. Department psychologist, schedule a sessi...
Episode 1, Jurassic Jackwagons
Nothing too serious on this first episode. Denny and Al spend some time going over their law enforcement background and discuss things to come on Badge to th...
Trailer
This is just a real short to the point description of what this podcast will be about.