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On today's episode we are talking to an Army doctor, Colonel Skip Mondragon.  The good doctor is a championship wrestler, a combat veteran, a medical doctor, and also a man who has battled depression.  It has become the Colonel's mission to help tough guys ask for help, something that he struggled with first hand and so he knows what he's talking about.  We are going to talk about depression, Adverse Childhood Experiences, running a hospital in a combat zone, and what a you can do after trauma, when you don't have a chance to take a break from the constant stress.

Resources: 

• Dr Mondragon's website: https://www.transformedtoughguys.com
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Score Calculator: https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/10464/adverse-childhood-experiences-ace-score

Music is by Alexander Nakarada

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 103

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Dr. Mondragon is a fantastic doctor but let me remind you that he is probably not your doctor.  The information presented in this episode, including any statements or opinions expressed by Dr. Mondragon, is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment by a doctor who has actually met you. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you heard on a podcast.  Go see your doctor!

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Depression, Army, Childhood Trauma, Doctor, Gratitude, Leadership, Military, Prayer, Stress, Veterans, Iraq, Texas

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A special guest host interviews Chaplain Altic to recap the year!  Police Major Joe Grasela joins Jared to give us a recap of their favorite moments from the 2024 Hey Chaplain episodes.  Listen in to find out what were the most noteworthy episodes of the year; also included are the top 10 listener countries and cities. And don't miss a sneak peek of what topics and interviews will be coming down the pike in 2025 and beyond!

Episodes directly referenced in the show:

• Paul Combs was Eps 094 and 094.5
• Kendra Brown was Ep 098
• Scott Robertson was Ep 091
• Jimmy Graham was Ep 096
• Tim Eggebraaten was Eps 053, 077, 077.5, and Bonus Ep 33
• Kevin Steele was Ep 088
• Dr Hachinsky was Eps 086 and 086.5

Music is by Chris Haugen and by Esther Abrami

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 102

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Podcasting, Art, Calling, Career, Chiefs, Co-workers, Detectives, Disasters, Encouragement, Family, Firefighting, Game Wardens, Listeners, Police, Positivity, Support, Trauma, Kansas City, Kansas

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This is just a quick Christmas update to read a few reviews of the show, encourage you to write your own, and share a quick Christmas greeting.   Guest host Kaleb Sackett joins Chaplain Altic again to help us out and this time Kaleb is sharing a greeting he wrote.

Music is by Kevin MacLeod
Hey Chaplain Update Q4 2024

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Christmas, Chaplaincy, Family, Goodness, Parenting, Patrol, Podcasting, Police, Prayer, Ratings, Support, Virtue, Writing, Kansas City, Kansas

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Today we're talking about technology! Drones, Artificial Intelligence, Body Worn Cameras and more are proliferating through police departments at a rapid rate and I find the whole topic just fascinating. So our guest for this episode is Captain Richard Breshears who is the captain over the technology unit in a police department here in the Kansas City metro area. We get to hear from him what cool things technology is doing in law enforcement and where it may go in the near future.

Music is by Nicholas Panek generated by artificial intelligence and is also by LesFM

Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 101

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Police, AI, Cameras, Civil Rights, Computers, Drones, Family, Privacy, Recording, Reports, Safety, Technology, Video, California, Kansas

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This is Part 2 of the interview, go back to Episode 100 to hear the first part.

Is this a hostile takeover?  No, it's just one of my patrol sergeants commandeering the podcast in order to ask me questions about my background, education, and family.  Paul Simonich is one of my patrol sergeants and he appeared previously in Bonus Episode 38.  

Music by Chris Haugen

Hey Chaplain podcast episode 100.5

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Chaplains, Attitude, Behavioral Health, Choir Practice, Disorder, Injury, Morale, Psychology, Shame, Tells, Work, Kansas City, Kansas

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Is this a hostile takeover? No, it's just one of my patrol sergeants commandeering the podcast in order to ask me questions about my background, education, and family. Paul Simonich is one of my patrol sergeants and he appeared previously in Bonus Episode 38. 

Music by Chris Haugen.

Hey Chaplain podcast episode 100

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Chaplains, College, Education, Family, Hometown, Police, Seminary, Training, Joplin, Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka, Kansas, Missouri

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On this special Thanksgiving Bonus Episode I asked three sergeants from the department that I serve to come talk to me about gratitude and the perspective that younger officers need to have to be successful in law enforcement.

The officers interviewed are Master Sgt Angie Joyce, Senior Sgt Paul Simonich, and Senior Sgt Kyle Hickerson.

Music is by LesFM

Hey Chaplain Bonus Episode 38

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Police, Career, Education, Friendship, Gratitude, Hope, Leadership, Sergeants, Stress, Technology, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving,  Kansas City, Kansas

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This is a special milestone episode: number 099 (of the enumerated main episodes)!  So here are ninety-nine ideas that I have not yet made into podcast episodes.  Enjoy the look into the future publishing schedule and please keep an eye out for a topic for which you may be able to assist in making contact with a good interviewee.  Message me or email me!


Music is by Kevin McLeod and by Chris Haugen

Hey Chaplain podcast episode 099

Special thanks to "The Allusionist" podcast for demonstrating the concept so well.

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Police, Ideas, Interviews, Planning, Podcasting, Wellness, Kansas City, Kansas

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Steve Kellams from Blue Canary has devoted this season of his show to leadership topics and he brought me on to talk about informal leadership, because as a chaplain I have influence but no actual authority.  We ended up talking about several wellness topics and some of my philosophy of chaplaincy as well as why I started Hey Chaplain.  I asked Steve if I could use a condensed version of the interview and he agreed, so this a slightly shorter version of our conversation.


Music is by Alexander Nakarada

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Chaplaincy, Authority, Caring, Chaplains, Church Leadership, Fire, Influence, Leadership, Pastor, Podcasting, Police, Rapport, Training, Trust, Wellness, Kansas City, Kansas

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In this episode we're talking to police Chief Kendra Brown.  She's one of over 300 police chiefs in America who happen to be women.  She's also happens to be a former participant in the Miss America pageants – not the usual starting place for most cops.  So I wanted to talk to Chief Brown about being a woman in the hyper-masculine field of law enforcement and what advice she has for surviving and then excelling in this job, especially when people are judging the book by its cover.


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Hey Chaplain podcast Episode 098

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Police, Advice, Beauty Pageant, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Miss America, Musical Theater, Singing, Women, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, South Carolina

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