Category Archives for "WYE Podcast"
June 10, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 42 – What to expect at your Volunteer Firefighter Interview
Old friend of the show and noted Patron, Phil, chimes in this week with a question that he called Justin at home about (no, not all our patrons get our home numbers): What should I expect at my Volunteer Firefighter Interview? Career fire jobs have almost a cottage industry built up at the front door […]
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June 3, 2020
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Changing the Culture in the Disciplines – Minneapolis and Beyond Part I
The death of George Floyd at the hands (knee) of a Minneapolis Police Officer has touched off a powder keg of emotions, protests, riots and political tap dancing. This week our show talks first responders and addresses what it feels like to see people we call “brother and sister” destroying the hard work we do […]
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May 27, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 41 – What’s with all the different ranks?
Checking in from our Facebook group, listener Kyle Ó Riaín asked about the different ranks in Fire, Police, EMS, and Military. Oof…where do we start… This week, the guys try to compare and contrast their current Departments, old Departments, Departments that they live near…well, it gets messy, but here’s a good primer on what rank […]
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May 20, 2020
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Story Time WYE-Style
In this bonus episode, originally recorded last September, the guys chat with long-time friend and fan of the show, Sean Eddy. In an off-air moment, the stories started flying and a familiar thought occurred…”Why aren’t we recording?!” So, we did. If you miss the bygone days of The Crossover Show (minus the swears) wherein we […]
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May 13, 2020
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We Gotta Get Outta This Place – What to do as SiP is lightened
This week finds your hosts, Law Enforcement expert Jason and Fire/EMS expert Justin, hovering in week 9 of their local Shelter in Place (SiP) and passing along some tips on how to stay safe as the precautions are lifted. As we’ve said in previous shows, it’s OK to come out of SiP with a new […]
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May 6, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 40 – Kids These Days
Not just for the parents among us this time, our recent guest Joe Newman chimed in with a question about if we on the streets as first responders have seen a change in kids, parenting, or both. It reminded Justin of the following interaction between noted sociologists Carl Reed and Richard Vernon in the well […]
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April 29, 2020
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Parenting Emergencies: Raising Lions with Joe Newman
No this isn’t some variation on the oddly popular Tiger King, the guys are actually discussing raising lions. This week we address a common emergency in many families: children. It sounds funny, but some children are different than others and finding a strategy to successfully deal with the children can be a challenge. Just ask […]
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April 22, 2020
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Rights, Responsibility and Reason. Or not.
If your feed is anything like ours, it is filled with people suddenly afraid that staying at home to stop the spread of a pandemic is a violation of their civil rights. The guys discuss recent state house protests and how most people who try to exercise their rights forget something else that goes along […]
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April 15, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 39 – What’s the best advice for a lateral being the new guy?
Listener PJ reached out recently with a question about changing agencies. I am coming from a state agency (where i did work in a large city, but relatively small department) and going to a city agency of similar size, officer wise. It sounds like you have worked for the same agency your entire career, but […]
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April 8, 2020
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First Responder Tax Relief – What does it all mean?
Each year the guys bring in Kim Schorr, owner of KMSTaxPrep to offer guidance and answer questions about filing taxes as a first responder. Do we get certain write-offs, benefits or access to any programs that can help us? Usually these questions are straight forward and the answers equally so. But as you are well […]
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