Category Archives for "WYE Podcast"
January 22, 2020
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Ask WYE – Issue 33 – 5 Weeks Vacation? We’re Outta Here
No, the guys aren’t going on a 5 week vacation, but boy do they want to! Friend of the show Mr Nick Williams (G’Day Nick!) dropped an Ask in the box about where Jason and Justin would go if they were able to take 5 weeks off like Mr Nick did over the holidays. Where […]
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January 15, 2020
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2020 – What’s your 20?
See what we did there? Clever. That’s our New Year’s resolution for 2020. Or is it? In this premier episode of Season 2 of What’s Your Emergency, your hosts Jason (Law Enforcement expert) and Justin (Fire and EMS expert) outline their personal and professional goals for 2020 and remind their listeners that you don’t have […]
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December 18, 2019
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Ask WYE – Issue 32 – How to Stay Motivated and Suck Less as a Supervisor
Sgt. Nick B sent in a question about how to suck less as a Supervisor. The guys handle it in a way only they can…perfectly, of course. With an almost 50 years of combined Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement experience your hosts give some advice for front line supervisors and middle managers about improving relations […]
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December 11, 2019
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Was Elsa Right?! Should we just Let It Go?
Our special in-studio guest for this episode is the Wife…better known as Katie from KatieCanHelp.com. Other than being a stellar wife and mom, Katie is also a Certified Professional Organizer. She recently spoke to a MOPS group (that’s Mom’s of Pre-Schoolers) about when Enough is Enough. You’ll hear her talk about: How to be the […]
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December 4, 2019
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Ask WYE – Issue 31 – We look out for the new guys, what about the veterans?
Listener Eric is back with another question we wanted to jump in on so we moved him to the front of the list. While the new generation coming in seems to understand the importance of mental health, what can we do to help the older generation who maybe hasn’t figured it out yet? We are […]
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November 27, 2019
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He’s Dead Jim – Dealing with the Deceased
In Paramedic School, EMS and Fire expert Justin Schorr learned all manner of keeping people alive but very little about how to deal with the deceased. In the three disciplines we encounter deceased persons more often than we’d like and making a death notification is not a benign procedure. What we say and how we […]
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November 20, 2019
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Ask WYE – Issue 30 – How do you confront another Supervisor?
Listener Eric sent in a Facebook message about dealing with co-workers. Supervisors to be exact. It can be tricky speaking to our co-workers without being a jerk sometimes and that is the same when two supervisors come together. The guys talk about simple tips to address scene issues and administrative issues when one boss disagrees […]
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November 13, 2019
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Retirement, Writing and Publishing with author Ruth Ducharme
17 years as an LEO left Ruth DuCharme inspired to take some of her stories and share them. Inspired by fiction, fantasy and self help books (which she always reads simultaneously) she hit the keyboard. The results? She self published a series of three tales from the fictional (or is it?) Roland Police Department. Today, […]
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November 6, 2019
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Ask WYE – Issue 29 – Does anyone still use a Beat Book?
Retired LEO and author Ruth Ducharme was in studio recently and asked us a question about an old method of tracking activity and people in her district, or beat, called a Beat Book. In it she would track common people she encountered, who their associates were, where they hung out etc. Is this analog solution […]
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October 30, 2019
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Importance of Communication as a First Responder Spouse with Cyndi Doyle
After a long shift at the station, in the rig or on patrol it can be difficult to some home and pretend like we just left. The spouse wants to talk about what happened while you were gone, maybe talk about this weekend’s plans and, oh did you remember to talk to payroll about your […]
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