Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast

The Hey Chaplain podcast is where cops encourage each other by sharing their wisdom and experience with the Chaplain. On Hey Chaplain you'll hear from dispatchers and federal agents, Sheriffs and US Marshals, as well as local detectives and patrolmen. From the LAPD to Scotland Yard, the guests on Hey Chaplain deliver advice and insights so that police officers everywhere can survive and thrive. The host, Jared Altic, has almost 30 years of experience serving and counseling military and law enforcement families. The show looks at both the humorous and traumatic sides of police life, sharing wisdom to create healthy cops both at work and at home. New podcast episodes about police life and chaplaincy are available on first, third, and fifth Mondays of each month. Look for occasional special bonus episodes! Share this podcast with a cop or someone who loves a cop.

Podcasting since 2021 • 251 episodes

Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast

Latest Episodes

The Daily ICPC: Intro (w/ Jeremy Hockett)

This is a limited podcast series from Hey Chaplain, which follows police chaplains Jared Altic and Jeremy Hockett to Spokane, Washington, to attend the annual training seminar of the ICPC, the International Conference of Police Chaplains. ...

July 16, 2026 • 23:39

Informal Leadership: A Replay from the Archives

This is replay of Bonus Episode 37 from 2024. Steve Kellams from Blue Canary has devoted this season of his show to leadership topics and he brought me on to talk about informal leadership, because as a c...

July 13, 2026 • 31:30

145 - Guilt, Shame, and Moral Injury: Dr Jaimie Lusk

Moral distress, mismanaged, can lead to dysfunction and what we call moral injury. Today's guest is Dr. Jaimie Lusk, a Marine Corps Iraq veteran and a psychologist from Portland, Oregon, with expertise on moral injury. Dr Lusk talks...

July 06, 2026 • 31:33

144 - The Chaplain Goes to an Autopsy: Kelsie Gwartney, Chief Death Investigator

This is episode 144 and we're going to talk about autopsies. Don't worry I'm not going to take it too far; you can go ahead and keep eating your breakfast. But I'm going to share with you the my recent visit to observe an autopsy an...

June 29, 2026 • 47:28

Blue Grit Radio Interviews Jared Altic and Matt Domyancic - Bonus Ep 52

This is a special bonus episode of Hey Chaplain and we're giving you a replay of Episode 319 of the Blue Grit Radio podcast by Eric Tung. In this episode Eric interviews chaplains Jared Altic and Matt Domyancic about police wellness and v...

June 22, 2026 • 46:13