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 • 248 episodes

Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast

Latest Episodes

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

143 - Expert Testimony In 21 Feet Or Less: Doug Deaton

Imagine that someone with a knife or another deadly weapon is charging at you with intent to kill. How close do they have to be for you to deploy deadly force? Did you say 21 feet? That's what I've always been told. But ...

June 15, 2026 • 31:39

142.5 - Which Service Is Worse? Cop & Firefighter Twins: Stuart and Steve Littlefield, Part 2

Today we're coming back to our interview with identical twin first responders Stuart and Steve Littlefield. Stuart is thirty-year cop, on the SWAT team and also a homicide detective; Steve is the thirty year firefighter. Both worked...

June 08, 2026 • 28:05

142 - Identical Twins Cop & Firefighter: Stuart and Steve Littlefield

Identical twins but one's a firefighter and the other one is a cop and both have 30 year careers in the same city. That's not a bad premise for a tv show… but it's also the background of the two guests we have on today's show. Retur...

June 01, 2026 • 30:56

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