Have you ever met a cop who worked N.Y.C. and L.A., drug units and anti-terrorism, is friends with some band members of Agnostic Front, Street Dogs, H20, Sepultura, Cro-Mags, and had the awesome experience of Les Paul buying him a drink when he was 13 years old, well, The Disruptors have and a lot of stories are told on this episode! Meet Knocko Nolan, a detective sergeant in Los Angeles, who has worked some of the most demanding and rewarding assignments in cop work. From his days on the street crimes unit known as C.R.A.S.H. (the unit depicted in the Robert Duvall and Sean Penn movie COLORS) to the FBI: Joint Terrorism Task Force, Special Victims Unit, and Narcotics Unit, Knocko tells stories of putting in work, keeping that P.M.A., and the music he loves.

B.C. and Ski are joined by Tim O'Hara. From playing drums in a famous punk band to saving lives as an EMT, O'Hara the drummer for The Lillingtons shares why he gave up to tour bus for an ambulance. 

B.C. & Ski welcome guest, former colleague, and friend, Eric Preddy, PhD. Preddy is 28 year law enforcement (LE) veteran with a PhD in Occupational and Technical Studies, and the founder of Regional Proving Grounds, a public safety training company. The boys discuss the current state of LE training or lack thereof. Preddy breaks down the stats and compares police training to other professions, and discusses what the future of LE training could look like. As always, they wrap up with music suggestions and share a few laughs!

BC & Ski chop it up with Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas aka Deputy_Onetime. Author of the newly released book, Interceptors: The Untold Fight Against the Mexican Cartels.  Raised in section 8 housing, blasting Too Short from his Monte Carlo, Thomas talks about growing up in a rough neighborhood, patrolling the Arizona desert for cartels, and working undercover. 

After a brief hiatus B.C. & Ski are back! On this episode they discuss record high violent crime across the country, future episode ideas, other awesome podcasts to check out, and of course music!

Marcus Torgerson: A nightmare for bad guys! You've seen Marcus in Clint Emerson's "100 Deadly Skills" book, heard him on Jack Carr's "Danger Close Podcast" and can read his articles in Skillset Magazine. Handing out hugs and head butts, Marcus is one the top Krav Maga instructors who has transitioned into helping others through his classes, social media, and most importantly his daily face to face interactions with people. Marcus uses his gifts to make this world a kinder more loving place, one conversation at a time!

B.C. & Ski welcome former host of Discovery Channels's Master of Arms. Zeke is a subject matter expert gunsmith and armorer. He is a partner at Modern Gun School which teaches you the skills to succeed in the firearms industry. The boys share their passion for music and reminisce about past concerts to include Woodstock 99 and other hard rock and metal shows. Zeke shares his wisdom on getting through the hard times. 

B.C. and Ski welcome Special Forces Veteran and entrepreneur Ruben Ayala. Ruben is the founder and CEO of apparel company Triple Nikel 555. He is also the owner of San Antonio Healthy Vending. Ruben shares stories about growing up and talks about his outside the box approach to being a Veteran owned company. Triple Nikel salutes diversity and inclusion and was founded with a mission to amplify stories through apparel that inspire and symbolize culture, music, community, history, and love. 

B.C. & Ski welcome former police officer Brock Bevell. Brock talks about being forced to medically retire from law enforcement after being run over while on duty. To cope with the physical and emotional pain Brock turned to opioids and became addicted. Tune in to hear his powerful story of redemption and perseverance. Brock is now a drug and alcohol recovery expert. He has embraced his calling to be a shining light in a dark world. Brock is the host of the Chase The Vase Podcast. 

B.C & Ski talk about joining the police department and the police academy experience.... and share their opinions on Aliens and UFO's.