HeyJaredThe Wild Chaos Podcast
Father. Husband. Marine. Host.Everyone has a story and I want to hear it. The first thing people say to me is, "I'm not cool enough", "I haven't done anything cool in life", etc.I have heard it all but I know there is more. More of you with incredible stories.
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#128 - “I Was Ready to Die" An IED Took Both His Legs. Then He Won Gold for Team USA w/Josh Sweeney (opens the original)
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He goes from “tip of the spear” to starting over in a single blast and he’s painfully honest about what that actually feels like. Watch here at: https://youtu.be/Np6lE6zrtU0 We talk with Josh Sweeney, a United States Marine Corps scout sniper who deploys to Afghanistan, gets hit by an IED, and loses both legs above the knee along with major hand injuries. Josh walks us through the moments people rarely hear about: the delayed medevac, the tourniquets, staying awake because the wrong meds could m
#127 - Beating The Angel of Death: How He Survived Being Shot Point Blank by A Child Predator w/Ali Perez (opens the original)
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Former Navy diver and San Diego County law enforcement veteran Ali Perez survived an encounter that should have ended his life. What began as an operation to arrest a suspected child predator turned into a close-range gunfight after Ali entered a darkened apartment and was met by a rifle. Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/8MHOYdFxiIw Ali describes being shot multiple times, suffering catastrophic injuries, becoming trapped inside the apartment with the gunman, continuing to fight while se
#126 - Behind Blue Lines: Inside Internal Affairs When Cops Investigate Their Own w/Marlon Marrache (opens the original)
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What really happens inside police Internal Affairs and can the system itself get it wrong? In Episode 126 of The Wild Chaos Podcast, Bam sits down with retired LAPD Sergeant Marlon Marrache, a 24-year law enforcement veteran who experienced police discipline from both sides: first representing officers accused of misconduct, and later working inside Internal Affairs. Both sides of the fence. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/6r-psAzvW-g This isn't a surface level conversation about p
#125 - Addicted, on the Run & Facing 12 Years in Prison. This Story of Addiction Will Motivate You To Live w/Nikki Duke (opens the original)
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Nicole “Nikki” Duke spent years caught in a cycle of addiction, alcohol, bad decisions, probation violations and running from the consequences of a life she couldn't seem to escape. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/hjcF6wyr2zk Then she found herself sitting in jail staring at a terrifying possibility: 12 years. In Episode 125, Nikki sits down for a raw conversation about childhood trauma, drug and alcohol addiction, incarceration, motherhood, relationships, relapse, sobriety, identi
#1 - From Ranch to Warzone: Lt. James Nash Survived 100+ Combat Missions and 2 Gunshot Wounds (opens the original)
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As a two-time Purple Heart recipient, First Lieutenant James Nash understood the gravity of his responsibilities when he gazed upon the vast expanse of Afghanistan awaiting his tank platoon. The expansive and unforgiving terrain reminded him of the rugged landscapes of his upbringing on the outskirts of a small Oregon town. Growing up on a ranch, Nash learned the value of resourcefulness and adaptability, traits that would prove invaluable in the Marine Corps. "Growing up on a ranch, you foun...
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