Stuff To Know From Apples 2 Donuts

   Jeff and Dave complete their interview with  Dr. Tracy Dixon-Salazar, whose journey as an epilepsy advocate began with her daughter's first seizure at the age 2. Nearly 20 years later, when working on her post-doctoral research, Dr. Tracy utilized the power of gene therapy to help her own child, and countless others. Now, she  is the National Director of the LGS Foundation.,
   Later, Jeff and Dave discuss how to support the LGS Foundation's walk to support the cure, as well as remember some of their own fundraiser walks as kids. Plus, Dave discloses the best treat he ever had...at Mile Marker 4 in his elementary school's 'marathon'.

     In the 1st half of the show, Jeff discloses the one criminal act of his childhood, while Dave explains how almost losing his thumb in a factory accident came close to costing his coworkers a bonus check.
     In the 2nd half of the show, Dave and Jeff  interview Dr. Tracy Dixon-Salazar, whose journey as an epilepsy advocate began with her daughter's first seizure at the age 2. Nearly 20 years later, when working on her post-doctoral research, Dr. Tracy utilized the power of gene therapy to help her own child, and countless others. Now, she  is the National Director of the LGS Foundation.

Unsung heroes are all around us but often go unnoticed. Dave and Jeff discuss many of them, highlighting Professor Liviu Librescu from the Virginia Tech shooting. 

Off the Cuff episodes are a little bit different than the full length podcasts...a little quicker and a little more divergent in their content. In this inaugural episode, Jeff and Dave discuss how a young Colin Powel lost his army-issued sidearm on a kids playground (and so did Officer Jeff), how Dave's uncle Bumpy ended up with bullet fragments in his hand (was it really from the battle of Iwo Jima?), how Dave's hand almost got crushed at work, and sometimes, shot guns go off inside a car.

Jeff and Dave discuss their experiences training against active-shooter scenarios, from their unique teacher and police officer perspectives. Jeff  brings up the evolution of counter-and-evade training since the late 1990's, and Dave works in a specific 'doddle' activity he was leading with some students the day of his active-shooter training.

Dave & Jeff explore May's Mental Health Awareness Month, including the story of how Jeff's friend Sammy impacted his approach to law enforcement, as well as how some French spelling words in 4th grade affected Dave's approach to learning.  The show  wraps up with some entertaining Listener Emails.

Dave & Jeff explore an extreme police situation with a missing roommate, and follow up with a talk about how a students trust-concerns played into some serious anxiety caused by the school's Thanksgiving Break.
 

On this inaugural episode of Apples 2 Donuts, the longtime "I'm A Teacher / I'm A Cop" duo dive into the often surprising and unsuspecting details of moments in their careers as a teacher and a cop. 

The 'I'm A Teacher / I'm A Cop' duo introduce their podcast. No, it's not about food. It's about the societal intersection of Education (Dave as the apple) and Justice (Jeff as the donut).  With Dave's career as a teacher and therapist, and Jeff's career in law enforcement, this long-time duo engage in significant conversations about meaningful topics. Oh, they have fun too.