Rawwyrd: Raw stories. Real marriage.

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In this episode we pull up a chair with Jody and Rachel Eckley—close friends who’ve spent nearly two decades living on the sharp edge of the job. Jody is a Special Victims Unit detective with the Salt Lake City Police Department; Rachel teaches financial literacy to high school kids who are still figuring out the world.

For almost twenty years Jody has walked into rooms most people only see in nightmares. This episode is about the cases that stay with you, the ones that don’t make the news, and the quiet, private work a couple does to stay human after the badge comes off.

What do you carry home when the worst of the city is your Tuesday? How do you keep the darkness from following you through the front door? Jody and Rachel talk about it—raw, unfiltered, and without the usual distance.

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The aftermath, the brotherhood, and the mindset that breaks the system.

Fresh off an intense interview with retired Lieutenant Jason Kendall—one of Jared’s closest friends—Jared and Jacque sit down at the dining room table to break it all down. They tear into what it really means to step into the corrections profession, the reality behind the "thin blue line," and a psychological framework so raw it changes how you look at control: telling the gods they have no power over you. (You’ll understand that last one once you listen.)

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Lane: The Story

Release: September 2026

In this episode:

Jared sits down with Lt. Jason Kendall (ret.). They discuss philosophy, PTSD, life as a correctional officer, and survival. They discuss trauma and how it affects all first responders.

Recorded in Utah.

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Jared and Jacque Beers. One show, two lanes.

Second Friday: The Story — true accounts from prison, family, and the parts of life you cannot invent. Last Friday: The Table — the marriage that has to live with those stories.

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