Direct Action Combat Podcast

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What I believe to be our longest, and potentially, funniest podcast to date. Randy was joined by former coworker, and recently retired Special Operations Coxswain, Chris Matheson. Chris talks to us about his experience leading up to his time in the military, how he learned about JTF2, all things Maritime Counter Terrorism, and the very real consequences of his job. Chris was medically released this year due to TBI-related issues, and opened up about his struggles, and what people in his situation can do to help themselves. Hilarious at times, incredibly heavy at other times. Big thank you to Chris for taking the time to tell his story.
 
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We have been so lucky to sit down with human beings who are real-life heroes, and Ben Besant was no exception. This was, quite frankly, one of the most powerful and emotionally heavy podcasts we've ever had.
A big thank you to the fine folks at OTAB who helped arrange this meeting, and to Ben for taking the time to share his story with us.
 
Please, if you are able, go show Ben the support he deserves:
Ben Besant ‘Officer A’ Lindt Café siege and author of the book www.tigertigertigerbook.com
 
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To watch the Network 7 (Australia) television special feature ‘Inside the Lindt café siege’ go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llJTZ2W-yPA
 
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This one is a bit of a step outside of the ordinary for us. Randy is joined by Professor John Dunn and his daughter Anna Dunn, where they discuss the process of dealing with her cancer diagnosis, and subsequent recovery and return to sport in sitting volleyball. This was a fairly emotional ride, and hearing John's perspective was humbling to say the least.
 
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This was a MONSTER podcast, and proof that when you put super like-minded people on a call, they can talk for hours...4, if you included the hour that continued off camera. Eetu came to be known to me (Producer Josh) through his Instagram, where he is doing some seriously incredible work, and has shot some of the coolest military videos you'll see, for Mighty Finland (link below). We talk about everything from where he got started, choosing the right gear for the job, dealing with crazy weather, security concerns, and super inside baseball stuff like trying to fit into the room when you're a civilian. Eetu is the man, and I highly suggest you go follow him for awesome content (and great metal music too!) 
Instagram: @eetupitkane
Spotify: Roju
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Producer Note: We did run into some tech issues while recording this one, so apologies for the slightly jank audio/video, and shout out to Sarah for going with the flow until we got everything squared away!
 
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***New Podcast Alert*** This is the first episode of our series of DA Creative Podcasts, where Producer Josh interviews the people behind all the awesome content out in the tactical world. And first up had to be the creative director for Clandestine Media, Clayton Cassidy. Clayton has had a wild path to get to where he is, and in addition to being wicked smart and insanely talented, he gave some really deep insight on the realities of working in a role at this level. We talk movies, gear, and everything in between.
Big thank you to Clayton for joining us!
 
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This is truly one of DA's more 'unmissable' episodes of the podcast. Joining us this week is Barry Nisbet, former RCR sniper and current author of the book 'Send It'. Barry has had an incredible career and has been exposed to some harrowing combat missions, and we only scratched the surface in our two-hour conversation. This conversation is exactly what we set out to do, in spreading the good word on the amazing things that people have done for our country.
 
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BUY Send It: https://www.amazon.ca/Send-Canadas-Snipers-War-Afghanistan/dp/1998501574
 
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We got a little all over the place in terms of chronology on this one, so please forgive us! If you guys have specific follow-ups, or questions about anything in these videos, hit us up in the comments, and we'll try to address them in the next video!
 
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Joining us this week is Peter Lang, a CAF vet (former tank gunner), and long-time Peel Police Tac Team Leader who saw the unit from it's early tactics to its more modern approach to things like CQB.
 
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We could not be more thrilled to be joined in studio by Mark Norman, former Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff to the Canadian Armed Forces. 
We talked about everything from the current status of today's military, to his well-documented departure, as well as his ride through the ranks in this nations military.
Strap in, this one is a wild ride!
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