Hey Chaplain: The Police Wellness Podcast
The Hey Chaplain podcast is where cops say, "Hey Chaplain, I've got a story to tell and some hard-earned wisdom to share." 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. Share this podcast with a cop or someone who loves a cop.
Episodes
261 episodes
148.5 - The Gift You Don't Want: Pete (and Michelle) Tucker, Ontario Provincial Police
Today we continue our interview with Pete and Michelle Tucker. Pete was a motorcycle cop in Canada who had a catastrophic motorcycle accident that took his left leg and put him in a coma. If you haven't heard part one, it's really necessary for...
148 - Near-Fatal Bird Strike: Pete (and Michelle) Tucker, Ontario Provincial Police
Nobody likes to think about an officer receiving catastrophic injuries. But sometimes their stories can be as inspirational and encouraging as they are tragic and horrifying. Our guests today are Pete and Michelle Tucker. Pete was a...
The Daily ICPC Spokane: There and Back Again (w/ Jeremy Hockett)
Welcome to the Daily ICPC; 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...
147 - Forgiving Leadership Bitterness: Jake Sapp
Of all the trauma and grief an officer can experience in law enforcement, many police officers say it's the betrayal and mistreatment by police leadership that has hurt the worst. Today our guest is Jake Sapp who worked as a cop in Kansas...
The Daily ICPC Spokane: Day 5 (w/ Jeremy Hockett and Dru Ashwell)
Welcome to the Daily ICPC; 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...
The Daily ICPC Spokane: Day 4 (w/ Jeremy Hockett & Pam Neal)
Welcome to the Daily ICPC; 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...
The Daily ICPC Spokane: Day 3 (w/ Jeremy Hockett)
Welcome to the Daily ICPC. 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...
The Daily ICPC Spokane: Day 2 (w/ Jeremy Hockett)
Welcome to the Daily ICPC; 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...
The Daily ICPC Spokane: Day 1 (w/ Jeremy Hockett)
Welcome to the Daily ICPC; 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...
146 - They Don't Want Any Weirdo Chaplains: Kevin Shive, Serving the Shield
I want police officers to understand why chaplains exist and I want chaplains to understand how they can serve better. One of the best ways to "get it" is to listen to this conversation with a chaplain who has the right attitude and chara...
The Daily ICPC Spokane: 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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
000.6 - START HERE: Welcome to the Hey Chaplain podcast, Year 6
START HERE: Welcome to the sixth year of Hey Chaplain, the police wellness podcast.https://buymeacoffee.com/heychaplainMusic is by Wes Hutchinson and b...
Scotland Yard and Growling Dogs: Follow Ups and Business Checks, Hey Chaplain's Fifth Anniversary, w/ Steve Keogh - Bonus Ep 51
This episode marks our fifth anniversary where we go back and do follow ups and business checks, checking in on some of our past guests to get updates. This year I built the episode around an interview I recently had with Steve Keogh, the...
141 - From Detective to Clinician: Ian Hobbs
When a cop tries to go to counseling, the counselor typically gets one chance to make a good impression. Either this is going to go fairly well and the cop will come back again or it won't go well and the cop will swear he'll never go to ...
For Every Cop Who's Murdered in the Line of Duty: Jason Marsman, Brotherhood For the Fallen - Bonus Ep 50
When I was at the line of duty death funeral of Deputy Elijah Ming, I met officers from all across the midwest, but I also ran into uniformed officers from further away, specifically one officer who traveled all the way from New York City. ...
140 - Pig Jokes and Punchlines: Cop Comedian Jim Perry
Some of the funniest people I know are cops. Comedy is a coping mechanism and humor, even dark humor, helps us regain control over uncontrollable circumstances. So today I want to introduce you to a cop turned comedian, Jim Perry.&n...
