Handcuffs & Sawdust

In week 13 Mike and Brandon speak about their weeks at work and how it feels to work yet another 4th of July weekend. This is the 1st week that the guys will not discuss any news stories. Brandon has a customer service story that we can all relate to. Two more names are added to the fallen officer memorial.

Then the guys discuss what's in their shop and the status of their home remodeling projects.

Mike and Brandon discuss the weeks happenings which include elements of Arson which seemed to have escaped a Sgt., a bad guy smashed into a squad, auto thefts and more. The heroes of the week encompass hundreds. 2 more names are added to the memorial along with a K9 Officer.

Then the guys talk about happenings or lack thereof in their respective shops. Mike’s in a funk, and Brandon is planning a huge kitchen remodel.

Mike and Brandon are joined by special guest Bao Loi of Design Craft. The three talk about the Derek Chauvin sentence, the shooting of Daytona Florida Police Officer Jason Raynor, the newly released video of the shooting circumstances of Stockton CA Police Officer Jimmy Inn, and more. Numerous heroes of the week are announced as well as a first time civilian hero. One Officer's name is added to the fallen Officer list.

In the second half of the show Bao Loi talks about his journey into architecture and the starting of his woodworking business. He also breaks news no one had heard as of yet!

In episode 10 Mike is joined by a member of the H&S team, Nelson Del Valle from CWO Workshop, who sits in as co-host for Brandon. Nelson talks about his career in the Coast Guard and as a law Enforcement Officer.

News stories include the Portland OR crowd control team resigning, a Police Officer who is suing the NFL, Chicago Officers retiring at an alarming rate, and Newark NJ placing a 700 pound statue of George Floyd on a bench. Wtf?

More names are added to the Officer down memorial, and they have several heroes of the week, and a new badass of the week.

In episode 9 Brandon returns home from a vacation to Hawaii feeling sunburned puffy, rested and ready to get back at it! Mike talks about the myriad of strangeness which he experienced in the past 8 days at work, which included a homeless man threatening his life, a snitching druggy, and a scorned woman with a baseball bat!

The guys discuss the sickening defacing of a memorial billboard of a Chicago Police Officer, Mike's ban from Twitter because of it, and much more.

More names are added to the Officer Down Memorial, and K9's are now included.

Then numerous Officers are named heroes of the week, and a 7 year old is named the Bad Ass of the week!

In this week's episode Mike and Brandon welcome Bryan Luke from Dogwood Custom Builds! Mike and Brandon share their week at work, and both speak about jumpers and more. Then the guys speak about ghost guns and the issues facing law enforcement with this problem. They also speak about the Officer who mocked LeBron James on social media and lost his job.

Then the boys talk with Bryan Luke of Dogwood Custom Builds. Bryan, an active Navy Officer, speaks about his journey into woodworking and his current career in the service.

A hero of the decade is named, as well as more names added to the memorial.

This episode was updated on 16 Jun 21 to remove a movie clip sound bite that may have been a copyright issue.

A HBLA Production

Producer: Mike Marrazzo

Director: Mike Marrazzo

Editor: Mike Marrazzo

Written by: Mike Marrazzo & Brandon Silveira

Created by: Mike Marrazzo

Host: Mike Marrazzo Co-Host: Brandon Silveira

Music used from: https://FesliyanStudios.com

Music mixed by: Mike Marrazzo

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In this week's episode, Brandon discusses with Mike his personal experience of responding to the mass shooting which took place at the VTA rail yard in San Jose California. It is a deep dive into what was going through Brandon's mind from the moment he heard the call on the radio, to racing to the call, to entering the building, to the final moments on scene. Brandon discusses the mental and physical effects the call had on him at the scene, and in the aftermath since.

Brandon wished to share all this with the listeners in an effort to help prepare fellow Officers who may have to respond to such an incident in the future.

In episode 6 Mike and Brandon welcome "Another Woodshop Podcast" host Mike Coffey to the show! Brandon decides to use his middle name (MIke) for the show to fit in. The guys discuss "Shooting to incapacitate" instead of aiming for body parts. The Hero of The Week is announced as well as the Bad Ass of The week, and they happen to be the same Officer. And more names are added to the Fallen Officer Memorial.

The conversation then turns towards Mike Coffey and how he got his start in woodworking. The guys discuss all things woodworking, YouTube, IG, and entrepreneurship. Then the IG woodworker shoutouts.

Plenty of laughs all around.

In this week's episode Mike and Brandon chat about procedures for barricaded suicidal subjects, drag racing cops, and policies for DUI drivers that aren't arrested.

5 names are added to the Officer Down Memorial.

A female Florida Officer is the badass of the week.

And duck saving and flower delivering Officers win the heroes of the week!

In this week's episode Mike and Brandon talk about their week at work which involved Cinco De Mayo, Polish Independence Day, and the events surrounding those shifts. Then the guys talk about Oklahoma City Police Officer Flowers who was attacked while driving his police cruiser. They add more names to the fallen Officer memorial unfortunately and then nominate their badass of the week.

Then the guys and guest Hung Hoang hold the first ever H&S draft. The first draft is a draft of favorite Police television shows. Then Brandon loses internet service and disappears from the rest of the show!

In the woodworking portion of the show Mike speaks with woodworker Hung Hoang from @wilee_woodworks on Instagram. Hung tells his woodworking journey and how he got started.