Old Enough to Know Better
Wisdom earned. Sarcasm sharpened. And no topic too sacred.
From the front lines of disaster zones to the shadows of homeland security briefings, Old Enough to Know Better is not your average podcast. Hosted by longtime responder, threat analyst, author, and proud curmudgeon E.G. Weiss, this show dives headfirst into the world of emergency response, law enforcement, and national security with the unapologetic voice of someone who’s been there, done that, and probably wrote the field guide afterward.
Episodes
27 episodes
From Defense to War: America’s Return to Real Leadership
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, our host dives into the history behind Trump’s decision to rename the Department of Defense back to the Department of War. From its founding in 1789 through World War II, America called its...
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17:57
Prayers, Politics, and Pure Hypocrisy
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, E. G. Weiss dives headfirst into the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and the tragedy that followed. Two children are gone, families are shattered, and instead of compassion, politician...
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21:34
Law Enforcement vs. the Political Circus
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, E.G. Weiss takes aim at the battle between America’s cops on the streets and the politicians in the spotlight. From the blood-soaked streets of Chicago in 1968 to today’s debate over milita...
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21:28
RADIOS, RELATIONSHIPS AND OTHER THINGS THAT DON’T WORK
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, host E.G. Weiss rips into the never-ending comedy of errors known as emergency communications. From Texas responders still struggling to talk to each other in the middle of floods, to the n...
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28:20
Healthy Paranoia?
In this powerful episode of Old Enough to Know Better, we dive into the science behind retraining your brain for critical thinking using the Red Wagon Methodology™; a proven approach to moving from reactive behavior to proactive...
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25:24
Married to the Mayhem — The Truth About First Responder Marriages
Married to the Mayhem — The Truth About First Responder MarriagesFirst responders run into burning buildings, gunfire, and chaos daily. But the real heat? It’s at home.In this powerful new episode of Old Enough to Kno...
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LIVE from Orlando: Meet the Queens of Forensics – Ashley & Erin of Gap Science
In this special live episode recorded at the Annual International Association for Identification Conference in Orlando, Florida, I sit down with two of the most recognizable faces in modern forensics: Ashley and Erin from Gap Science.<...
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America Has Nice Genes
Let’s talk about denim, DNA, and the death of an era that just might change the lives of responders. How does it all fit together? Your host has figured it out.This week, we interupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this ...
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Career Day Confidential (Forensics, Fiction, and the Future)
As the school year begins, the old man is investigating to the myths of TV crime shows and exposing the real crisis facing forensic science in America. Backlogs, staffing shortages, and delayed justice aren’t plot twists; they’re everyday reali...
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20:32
Back to School with Last Year’s Blindfold
As schools reopen across the country, too many administrators are dusting off last year’s emergency plans and pretending they’re still enough. They’re not. In this explosive, no-holds-barred episode, Weiss tears into the broken, cookie-cutter a...
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When Patients Attack
Behind every hospital curtain is a nurse, a tech, or an ER staffer trying to save a life while hoping they survive their shift.Violence in healthcare isn’t rare anymore. It’s daily. Verbal abuse, physical assaults, biting, spitting, stal...
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22:18
Narcos 2.0
The cartels didn’t back off. They leveled up.While Washington plays politics, our enemies across the border have become smarter, richer, more brutal and fully embedded in American communities.In this episode of Old Enough to Know...
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24:55
Weekend at Biden’s
What do you get when you mix a declining president, a pen that signs on its own, and a staff that acts like understudies in a Broadway comedy? Apparently… the White House.This episode takes a brutally honest and darkly hilarious look at ...
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Sedition in the Spotlight
The assault on law enforcement isn’t just happening in the streets; it’s happening in boardrooms, press conferences, and state legislatures. And E. G. Weiss has had enough.In this week’s episode of Old Enough To Know Better, Wei...
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16:26
Sirens, Silence and the Soggy Truth
When Texas floods, we send thoughts, prayers… and untrained teenagers in Crocs?This week on the Old Enough To Know Better podcast, host E. G. Weiss will take you straight back to the Hill Country, where more than 150 people remain missin...
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15:44
We done had the “Lasses already!
People are throwing the word “unprecedented” around like it is cheap candy at a parade. It is falling on deaf ears here on the Old Enough To Know Better Podcast. Let’s dive into the floods in Texas and talk about just how unprecedented they wer...
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The Fire We Never Trained For
On a quiet Sunday in Idaho, two firefighters were ambushed and killed—not while storming into a burning building, but while responding to a brush fire intentionally set to lure them in. A third remains in critical condition. As a former firefig...
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13:55
Alligator Alcatraz
What do you get when you mix illegal immigration, media hypocrisy, and a detention center in the middle of the Everglades? You get Alligator Alcatraz—a brutal, hilarious, and honest take on the state of border enforcement in America.
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21:33
Parking Lot Heroes: Community Policing Done Right
In this heart-filled but hard-hitting episode, we take a break from chaos and controversy to shine a light on something truly powerful: character. Host E.G. Weiss shares a moving, unscripted moment he witnessed late at night in a Temple, Texas ...
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25:28
Memes and Meltdowns
When World War III starts trending on TikTok before CNN can even update their homepage, you know we’ve officially crossed into Gen Z territory.In this episode of Old Enough To Know Better, E.G. Weiss rips into the viral chaos of...
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Where's My Cholos At?
On Old Enough To Know Better, host E.G. Weiss tackles one of the most outrageous headlines yet… Deputy Mayor Cynthia Gonzales publicly calling on street gangs to take on ICE, referring to federal agents as the "biggest gang in the worl...
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Panic Today, Plan Tomorrow
In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, we rip into America’s backwards approach to preparedness from the public’s false sense of security to first responders forgetting their own readiness at home. With sarcasm, stats, and a sla...
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Episode 6
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11:51
Hijacking The 4th of July
This Fourth of July, the fireworks aren’t the only thing exploding—so is common sense. In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, we break down how radical groups are hijacking Independence Day with chaotic, unfocused protests, and ...
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Episode 5
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