In this episode, we sit down with Mike Maddalena, a retired detective lieutenant with an accomplished 28-year career on the force. He opens up about his journey in law enforcement, the reasons behind his early retirement and the emotional weight he still carries today. Mike also talks about what it’s like working in law enforcement in today's evolving world. Then, we shift gears a bit to learn about what he's doing now, including training businesses of all sizes on active shooter scenarios and various workplace security concerns.

In this episode, our own Marjo Catalano recounts in detail a horrifying situation that has haunted her for years. In 2003, after being let into her apartment in the wee hours of the morning, her upstairs neighbor, in a botched robbery attempt, stabbed her roommate multiple times. Ronald Kyse was ultimately arrested for the crime, served 22 years in prison and was released last year. 

This episode features Clayton Cowdrey, a 19 year-old U.S. Marine, who recently graduated from boot camp in Parris Island. Cowdrey was injured during infantry school, became depressed and made the mistake of being honest about it - so they kicked him out. He gets candid about his experience, how he handled boot camp, became an expert rifleman, and what the hit Netflix show "Boots" gets right and wrong about the Marines.

This episode features Mig Girard, a mother of three and a small business owner with her husband in Massachusetts. Girard, a native of Puerto Rico, moved to the U.S. mainland when she was an adolescent with her mother and siblings to avoid their abusive father. This is her story of growing up in poverty, having a tenacious drive to learn English, assimilate, become successful, join the military and more is admirable to say the least. Being a woman veteran, we gather her thoughts on Pete Hegseth's new rules for the military, plus Bad Bunny playing the halftime show, and that infamous joke about Puerto Rico that Tony Hinchcliffe made at a Trump rally in New York City.

Robbie Bernardo was 10 years-old when he was told by his parents that he'd probably never see his brother again after he disappeared in October of 1990 from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Bernardo's brother, Jimmy, was abducted, assaulted, and murdered by child serial killer Lewis Lent, who is spending the rest of his life in prison. Robbie recounts that fateful day, how life was for he and his family moving forward and the book that was written about the case in 2023. We hope you can get something from this powerful episode.

This episode features Kyler Schelling, the showrunner for two popular podcasts featuring former New England Patriots players Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski. "Games With Names" and "Dudes on Dudes" are available on all platforms - Schelling, a graduate of Emerson College in Boston who now resides in L.A., tells us the story on how he got connected with the NFL, Edelman, Gronk, Brady, and more. Enjoy.

Brendon Tomasi liked to party and would occasionally experience black outs when he was a younger man, but it was his experience with psychedelic drugs that was profound. After consuming ayahuasca in 2009, Tomasi's life was forever changed. In this episode, Brendon, who is now sober, takes you through his journey which ultimately led to helping other men find better mental health.

This episode features Shonda Evette, a bartender, dancer, and model who grew up in Brooklyn, NY. We talk about her early days on Tinder before she was engaged to be married, online dating culture as a whole, creepy guys at bars, the massive difference between living in Brooklyn and Western MA, how important looks are, being photographed, a mindset changing bar fight and more! Enjoy.

We speak with Carey Hescock on this episode - the mother of a 25-year-old man who lost his life suddenly in 2022. Hescock's son, Jake, was a D1 football player for UCF who ultimately decided to pivot into the financial sector when he dropped dead during a routine morning jog in Boston, MA. Carey shares her heartbreaking story of her beloved son, cardiac arrest instances in young people, and her contribution to screening for genetic defects in others. 

This episode features Chad Hare, a former morning radio DJ from Colorado. Hare is also pursuing a career in stand-up comedy and is celebrating six years of sobriety. We talk a lot about FM radio - what it was and what it is now - in terms of influence as well as the technical side of it. Hare, who resembles a combination of Pete Davidson and Steve Buscemi, jokes about the benefits of being bi-racial in America and why once a year he is tempted to do drugs again.