Blue Grit Radio: the Police Performance Podcast: Mindset, Wellness, Leadership
Welcome to Blue Grit Radio: the podcast for police officers, first responders, and service-minded leaders who want to elevate their performance in career and life. Hosted by Eric Tung, an active police leader, trainer, and mentor, this show explores topics, lessons, and resources, for listeners with to achieve professional excellence and personal resilience.
Each episode features raw conversations, actionable insights, and interviews with leaders in law enforcement, wellness experts, veterans, and high performers who share their lessons on overcoming adversity, leading with purpose, and creating positive change in their first responder and organizational culture.
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Host Eric Tung is an 18-year police officer currently serving as a Patrol Operations Commander and wellness coordinator in Washington State. He is an author, host, speaker, and industry voice focused on building critical mindset, wellness, recruiting, hiring, retention, police leadership, organizational health and community engagement.
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Blue Grit Radio: the Police Performance Podcast: Mindset, Wellness, Leadership
339: Highs and Lows, Working K-9 Units & Rocky Mentality w/Chris Bingham
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There's a saying in K-9 work: the only thing two handlers can agree on... is that the third is messed up.
Luckily this isn't real true, as my guest Chris Bingham and I have much we agree on. There's another more significant saying in K-9 work - which is that the assignment will bring you the highest highs and lowest lows.
Chris shares about his career in federal police work, and how his career evolved with key leadership, mentorship, and sponsorship. We talk about the unique challenges and bonds with our K-9 partners and connect over the eerily similar medical issues my dog, Kato and his dog, Tambo faced.
Chris' story is one embedded with Tambo; it is one of extreme closeness, resilience, and inspiration.
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Chris Bingham is a federal law enforcement leader with over 24 years of service, including 17 years in K-9 operations where he rose to lead one of the East Coast’s busiest K-9 units. Throughout his career, he has combined operational leadership and mentorship while building a reputation for leading from the front and developing high-performing teams.
He is also the handler of retired explosive detection K9 Tambo, whose inspiring “defy the odds” story, spanning service, survival, and resilience through cancer, has touched thousands. Together, Chris and Tambo have been featured on numerous podcasts and media platforms and advocate for retired police and military working dogs through Project K9 Hero.
Chris is the author of the children’s book K9 Tambo and is currently working on his upcoming memoir Still Defying, which shares a deeper story of loyalty, loss, perseverance, and breaking generational cycles. Through his writing and speaking, he hopes to inspire others to keep fighting when life gets hard.
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