Blue Grit Podcast: The Voice of Texas Law Enforcement

#141- "Why Open Dialogue Matters" with District Attorney Mike Holley

Send us Fan Mail A single missed phone call can undo months of good work between law enforcement and a prosecutor’s office. That tension brought Montgomery County Distri

#140- "Wade Steen Turns Government Financials Into Bargaining Power"

Send us Fan Mail “We don’t have any money” is one of the most common arguments association leaders hear at the bargaining table—but what if the numbers tell a completely

#139- "Tropical Storm Edouard: Texas Prepared for the Worst" with Robby Campbell & Leighton Guarnere

Send us Fan Mail The Gulf Coast doesn’t pause for anyone—and neither does Texas law enforcement. After a tropical storm made landfall near the Golden Triangle, TMPA Fie

#138- "Blinded by the Line of Duty" with CJ Lehmann & Sean Feldmann

Send us Fan Mail Former Fayette County Deputy Calvin “CJ” Lehmann joins the TMPA Blue Grit Podcast alongside his academy classmate and longtime friend, Williamson County

#137- "Politics, Paychecks and Policing the Valley" with Weslaco POA and Javier Lara

Send us Fan Mail Police officers across the Rio Grande Valley face a growing challenge: Cities are expanding, workloads are increasing, and salaries continue to fall beh

#136- "More Than a Conference: Training, Family & Fellowship"

Send us Fan Mail The TMPA Conference is changing—and we’re not being subtle about it. In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, TMPA Vice President Tyler Pride and Trai

#135- "Shot Four Times, Then Forced to Fight Workers’ Comp" with Jaclyn Skinner

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, we sit down with Wood County Sgt. Jaclyn Skinner, whose life changed the moment she walked into a cluttered ho

#134- "Social Media Mobs: What to Do" with Amanda Bolin, Anthony Rogers, and Leighton Guarnere

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, we take on a growing problem in law enforcement: how quickly social media mobs form before the facts are known

#133- "A Tyrant Falls and Officers Rise" with Leighton Guarnere

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, TMPA Field Representative Leighton joins the show to break down two major developments for Texas law enforceme

#132- "When Family Falls and Duty Calls" with TXDPS Director Gabe Ortiz

Send us Fan Mail From the battlefield… to the jail floor… to the front seat of a Texas DPS patrol unit — this is a story built on grit, sacrifice, and purpose. In this

#131- "Court of Inquiry" with Doug O'Connell

Send us Fan Mail Backroom deals. Evidence battles. A DA’s office under fire. We break down how to register for the TMPA/Texas FOP Conference and why full access puts yo

#130- "A Pfeil Good Judge" with Larry Pfeil

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, Host Tyler Owen and TMPA Field Representative Robby Campbell sit down with Polk County Judge candidate Larry P

#129- "Minneapolis: The Story They Won’t Tell"

Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re exposing what’s really happening in Minneapolis. Minnesota FOP Spokesperson Kevin Rofidal joins Force Science’s Brian Baxter and Von Kl

#128- "Murphy's Law" with Lee Hon and Robby Campbell

Send us Fan Mail A rural county’s safety net is only as strong as the deputies willing to hold the line. In Episode 128, we sit down with TMPA Regional Attorney and for

#127- "When Justice Reverses: The Christopher Taylor Case”

Send us Fan Mail One of Austin’s most watched police cases just took a dramatic turn. After years of indictments, delays, and a deadly-conduct conviction pushed by Travi

#126- "Training the Voice of Calm" with Dewayne Poorboy

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 126 of the Blue Grit Podcast, we sit down with San Marcos Police Commander Duwayne Poorboy to explore the intense world of crisis negotiation

#125- “FORCE SCIENCE: The Truth Behind Split-Second Decisions” Part 2

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2, the  @ForceScience team dives even deeper into the science-backed research, training methodology, and mission that set Force Science apart as

#125- “FORCE SCIENCE: The Truth Behind Split-Second Decisions”

Send us Fan Mail In Episode #125, we welcome Brian Baxter and Von Kliem of Force Science—the organization reshaping how America understands human behavior in high-stress

#124-"High Speed Chase" with National Police Federal Credit Union

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, we sit down with Jim Bedinger, Division President, and Jorge Mendoza, Vice President of the National Police Fe

#123 "Living the Lie: Undercover with the Mafia" with Giovanni Rocco Part 2

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this gripping two-part series, Giovanni Rocco pulls back the curtain on life after the takedown. What happens when the mission ends—but the