SNE Podcast

David Stark talks about his time in the military with the Army's Military Police. The conversation dives deep into the mindset of a man that that has faced many struggles from a previous marriage, combat, and losing a best friend. David is an amazing person who continues to serve as a Law Enforcement Officer in the Denver Metro Area.

In this podcast episode, Kyle Villamore shares the journey that led him to law enforcement, detailing the application process, and reflecting on the initial days at the police academy. He recounts a pivotal moment when a fellow officer, later to become his brother-in-law, was shot. Kyle later transferred his career from the East coast to join the Aurora Police Department in Colorado. His tenure there included an intense experience with an "officer involved shooting," where he had to use lethal force on a suspect involved in multiple homicides and carjackings. The conversation concludes on a lighter note as Kyle discusses his dual role as a police officer and a realtor.

Shaun McDonough is a facility manager at Olio, a marijuana production facility that produces quality hash. Shaun explains how he ended up working in the marijuana industry, the cultivation process of marijuana, the process of creating the oil, and recounts how he started using marijuana and how it assisted him from what is subjectively a worse drug for humans; alcohol.

Austin Smith talks about his time in the United States Army Army 4th Psychological Operations Group, the unit made famous from the book and movie "The Men Who Stare at Goats." Austin joined the Army in 2007, at the peak of the United States War on Terror. Austin deployed two times to Afghanistan, once in 2010 and again in 2011. Don't miss out on the amazing story Austin told during this episode, and hear about the 4th PsyOp Group's interaction with Goats! Once a soldier who stared at goats, Austin is now a goat farmer and an affiliate of "Goats On The Go."

In part 2 David Forman, founder of Nestheads explains how his quest for answers after a meaningful experience in the desert pushed him towards creating Nestheads. Dave explains what he believes to be causing a lot of societies issues at the current time and explains how Nestheads can mitigate some of those issues.

David Forman, a thrill seeking young man finds his calling in Nestheads, a video game he founded and has been working on for the past 5 years. David recounts the progress of his life that has lead him to this point; the passing of his father, street racing in California, starting a 7 figure auto shop in Orange County California, gambling, and then shifting into a different gear when he and his family decided to move to Colorado. This is part 1 of 2 episodes. Don't miss this opportunity to hear the origin stories of a great man, David Forman.

Kristy Payne, a social worker turned full time mom. In part 2 of episode 6, Kristy talks about hanging the hat on her professional career and stepping into the role of being a mother. She sheds light on the laboring process and the emotions surrounding it to include postpartum. Kristy also explains that there needs to be more candid talks surrounding the difficulties of motherhood without the shame that is often attached. Lastly, Kristy, having given birth to one child in the United States and the other in the UK, provides her thoughts on which one was better!

Kristy Payne, a social worker turned full time mom. In part 1 of episode 6, Kristy talks about working in the service industry to support herself through college and towards a degree in social work. She talks about meeting her future husband and father of her children, as well as discussing her specific job as a social worker; dealing with delinquent youth. During this time, her underage clients were engaged in human trafficking, gang activities, and much more.

Kevin Streander, a software engineer for an aerospace company, talks about how he ended up working in the private sector for the DoD. Kevin covers why humans have such a hard time with understanding large numbers and scale, as well as discussing things such as the moon landing, traveling to Mars, and limitation in space travel. Lastly, Kevin passes on his knowledge of being a beekeeper and exposes why colony collapse may be occurring.

Will Furr speaks about the difficulty of being a Physician Assistant in “Big Corporations”, and provides insight into the difference between his former big corporation employer opposed to where he works now; a family practice in Colorado. During the conversation, Will explains the issues facing the industry due to years of the United States government’s attempt at helping it. A conversation would not be complete with Will without dabbling into a little conspiracy theory, so we also explore and talk about the connection between big pharma, big food, and big brother… I mean the Government.