The TTPOA Podcast
The TTPOA Podcast is hosted by two active duty police officers who are serving as team leaders on SWAT teams in Texas. The podcast will cover tactics, training, leadership and whatever else comes up. The main goal of the podcast is to get information out to our first responders who are working on the front lines everyday. Train Hard.
Episodes
63 episodes
Day 3, 2025 TTPOA SWAT Competition " New Teams Competing and Lessons Learned"
I sat down with Tanner and Coy. They and their teams are competing in this or any competition for the first time. We discuss lessons learned, equipment, training, and key takeaways to enhance your team's performance in real-world operations.
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Episode 3
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40:24
Day 2, 2025 TTPOA SWAT Competition " The Greatest Show in SWAT"
On day two of the 2025 SWAT competition, I sat down with the competition's directors: John Agnew, Sean Harris, and Jeff Kranz. We discussed the details of the event, pulling back the curtain on how the competitions are organized, where they wil...
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Episode 2
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1:07:38
Day 1, 2025 TTPOA Swat Competition. The "Old Guys" Still Got It.
On Day 1 of the 2025 SWAT Competition, I sat down with two veteran competitors, Dave and Shaun. In this episode, we discuss the challenges of competing at a high level in our 50s. We also share lessons we've learned and explore how competition ...
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Episode 1
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43:27
Kim Pastore " The Beautiful Badass"
We had the honor of sitting down with Kim Pastore, the resilient wife of fallen Officer Jorge Pastore. Jorge, who served as a dedicated SWAT officer with the Austin Police Department, tragically lost his life while responding to a hostage rescu...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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2:10:14
Sean Griffith "Speed, Accuracy, and Consistency"
In the episode, we discussed the practical aspects of pistol shooting with Sean Griffith and how that applies to law enforcement. Sean began his shooting career in the United States Marine Corps in 2008 and has been in...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:31:39
#166 After Dark - The Unicorn Chief, Bryan Williams, Goes Full Send: Why Law Enforcement Leadership Continues to Fail
Welcome to a first-time collaboration between the Iron Sights Podcast and the TTPOA Podcast. Recorded during the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association (TTPOA) Annual Conference, this episode brings together TT...
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2:05:57
Hwansik Kim " Vison FUCKUS"
In the episode, we discussed the practical aspects of pistol shooting with Hwansik Kim. Hwansik talks about how important it is to be Vison Focus during shooting and other practical training methods.
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:20:36
Iron Sights podcast host Scott Howell " You guys are gonna need a bigger boat"
We sat down with Scott Howell, a veteran health & Fitness Industry expert with over 25 years of hands-on experience as a Business Leader, Innovator, Educator, and Operator of hundreds of US health clubs, CEO of Red Dot Fitness, and ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:13:42
TTPOA Train-Up's Series - "CQB Marksmanship " with Lead Faucet Tactical, Dan Brokos and Gabe Rivera
In this episode, we sat down with Lead Faucet Tactical owner Dan Brokos and Lead Faucet Tactical Instructor Gabe Rivera to discuss CQB Marksmanship.
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37:56
TTPOA Train-Up's Series - "CQB Training Methodology " with Lead Faucet Tactical, Dan Brokos and Gabe Rivera
In this episode, we sat down with Lead Faucet Tactical owner Dan Brokos and Lead Faucet Tactical Instructor Gabe Rivera to discuss CQB Training Methodology.https://leadfaucettactical.com/home-6362
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38:29
TTPOA Train-Up's Series - "Principles of CQB" with Lead Faucet Tactical, Dan Brokos and Gabe Rivera
In this episode, we sat down with Lead Faucet Tactical owner Dan Brokos and Lead Faucet Tactical Instructor Gabe Rivera to discuss the Principles of CQB, Surprise, Speed, and Violence of Action.https://leadfaucettactical.com/home-...
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37:37
Michael Castillo and Dan Jarecke " Precision Rifle from a Practical Approach"
In this episode, we discussed the practical aspects of precision rifle shooting. We also honor the life and service of fallen Austin SWAT Officer Jorge Pastore.https://www.jpastorefoundation.org/Daniel Jarecke:
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:25:20
TTPOA "Train-Up's" - Ben Stoeger Discuses Dry Fire Training
In this TTPOA Train-Up Series I sat down with practical shooting instructor Ben Stoeger. Ben is an IPSC World Champion and multiple time USPSA National Champion. He travels all over the United States and the world teaching shooting classes. Thi...
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25:12
Chris Palmer "You’re the Damn Police, Go Do Police Shit"
On this episode we sit down with Chris Palmer. We talk about police training, police culture and use of force. Chris has served on a large full time SWAT team and has years of experience. Chris is one of the most respected and wises...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:24:41
TTPOA "Train-Up's" - Ben Stoeger Discuses Training Issues
In this TTPOA Train-Up Series I sat down with practical shooting instructor Ben Stoeger. Ben is an IPSC World Champion and multiple time USPSA National Champion. He travels all over the United States and the world teaching shooting classes. Thi...
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Season 4
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25:35
TTPOA "Train-Up's" - Ben Stoeger Discuses Trigger Control
In this TTPOA Train-Up Series I sat down with practical shooting instructor Ben Stoeger. Ben is an IPSC World Champion and multiple time USPSA National Champion. He travels all over the United States and the world teaching shooting classes. Thi...
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15:14
TTPOA "Train-Up's" - Ben Stoeger Discuses Vision
In this TTPOA Train-Up Series I sat down with practical shooting instructor Ben Stoeger. Ben is an IPSC World Champion and multiple time USPSA National Champion. He travels all over the United States and the world teaching shooting classes. Thi...
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Season 4
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20:26
TTPOA "Train-Up's" - Ben Stoeger discuses Indexing the Handgun
In this TTPOA Train-Up Series I sat down with practical shooting instructor Ben Stoeger. Ben is an IPSC World Champion and multiple time USPSA National Champion. He travels all over the United States and the world teaching shooting classes. Th...
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15:11
Reticence Group " If you want them to be wow shooters, you better be able to pull some wow sh*t out of your a$$
On this episode we sat down with Chancey & Brian of The Reticence Group. We discuss firearms training in Law Enforcement. These boys are crushing the old “Red Shirt" way of teaching officers how to shoot a firearm. They take a p...
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1:23:53
TTPOA "Train-Up's" - Ben Stoeger discuses Grip
In this TTPOA Train-Up Series I sat down with practical shooting instructor Ben Stoeger. Ben is an IPSC World Champion and multiple time USPSA National Champion. He travels all over the United States and the world teaching shooting classes. Thi...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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23:49
Chuck Pressburg "If Your Not Clearing a Shitter in a Single Wide"
On this episode we sit down with third time guest Chuck Pressburg from Presscheck Consulting. During our conversation we talk with Chuck about Sons Of Liberty Gun Works 6 max rifle, rifle set up, performance shooting, training issues, OIS, Forc...
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1:16:37
"Do You Want to Feel Good, Or Do You Want To Be Good" - Day 3 Of the SWAT Competition.
In this episode we sat down with a young first time competitor Chris Martin. Chris talks about his shooting journey, how he trains practical shooting, his experiences at this SWAT competition and his OIS.
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1:13:00
New Teams and Out of State Teams- Day 2 of the SWAT Competition.
In this episode we sat down with The Colony SWAT, Allen SWAT, Lakeland, FL SWAT and Stanislaus SO, CA SWAT. We discussed training for the SWAT Comp as a new team and an out of state team.
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53:29