The Protectors® Podcast
The Protectors® Podcast is where powerful stories ignite purpose. Hosted by Jason Piccolo—a retired federal agent, former U.S. Army Infantry Captain (Iraq 2006), and author—the show explores the human side of courage, resilience, and leadership.
More than a podcast about service, it’s a platform for storytelling that empowers. Each episode highlights personal journeys of adversity, sacrifice, redemption, and triumph—revealing the mindset, discipline, and heart behind extraordinary lives. From frontline professionals to bestselling authors and acclaimed actors, the conversations uncover how real experiences inspire the stories that move us—and how storytelling itself becomes a force for strength and transformation.
Past guests include Sean Patrick Flanery, Andrews & Wilson, Mark Greaney, Stephen Hunter, Remi Adeleke, Florent Groberg, Clint Emerson, and Travis Mills—voices that inspire listeners to lead with courage, live with purpose, and tell their own stories boldly.
The Protectors® Podcast
#42 | John Nores | Author & Former Wildlife Spec Ops LEO
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John joined me on The Protectors podcast to talk his career fighting the cartel within our Nation’s borders, specifically inside our forests. The cartel operates out of site, cultivating potent, chemical laced marijuana worth millions with only a thin-green line of LEO’s fighting them…John fought the cartel on his turf…the forest. John is the author of two book, with his recent book Hidden War out now. Listen in…
The Book: “Hidden War is the second book from John and documents the development and effectiveness of the nation's first dedicated wildlife officer special operations units, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Marijuana Enforcement Team (aka the MET team) and the Delta Sniper Unit. Created to protect our nation's public safety and stop the international drug cartels from decimating our nation's wildlife, waterways, and wild lands, these teams go where no one has dared go before.”
John’s site: http://www.johnnores.com/
California Wildlife Officers Foundation: https://calwof.org/
Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo
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