Original Recording Date: 2025APR28.

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TOPICS:

• Guest: Luis Horacio Najera - is an acclaimed journalist and crime analyst from Mexico who has lived in exile in Canada since 2008. He was the PEN Canada-George Brown Writer in Residence in Toronto, and recipient of the 2010 CJFE International Press Freedom Award and one of the 2011 Human Rights Watch Hellman/Hammet Awards. In 2022 he was named one of the 10 Most Influential Hispanic-Canadians.
• Personal story.
  • Reporting from the most dangerous places on Earth.
• Losing friends and colleagues to violence.
• Truth in reporting.
• Life in exile.
  • Organized crime & government.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Luis' books:
   • The Wolfpack: The Millennial Mobsters Who Brought Chaos and the Cartels to the Canadian Underworld - https://a.co/d/aT0UA2m
   • The Uncaged Voice: Stories by Writers in Exile - https://a.co/d/6K5g4UF
2. Luis' podcast:
   • Dos Amigos: Ideas que florecen del desierto - https://open.spotify.com/show/4hFkRaBgbPKVluH3RmSu1G

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Luis on:
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arnomichaelis/
   • LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/luishnajera
   • X: https://x.com/najera13

Original Recording Date: 2025APR14.

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• Guest: Arno Michaelis – filmmaker, speaker, and author of My Life After Hate and co-author of The Gift of Our Wounds. Arno WAS a founding member of what became the largest racist skinhead organization in the world and lead singer of the race-metal band Centurion. NOW, he works as an interventionist with groups such as Parents 4 Peace, helping to lead people away from all violent extremist ideologies, and to support their families.
• The story of extremism and “Romantic Violence”.
  • What does it mean?
• Recruitment into the fold.
• Racism & anti-racism – two sides of the same coin.
  • Tactics and techniques that lead to a familiar place.
• The battle against the narratives. Solutions.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Parents 4 Peace website: https://www.parents4peace.org/
2. Arno on Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-neo-nazism-actually-works-former-white-supremacist-2025-3

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Arno on:
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arnomichaelis/
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnomichaelis
2. Parents 4 Peace on:
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/parents-for-peace/
   • X: https://x.com/parentsforpeace
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parents4peace/
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parents4peace/
   • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyAPDWKMhF_feY-vmXQhCFg

Original Recording Date: 2025APR03.

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• Guest: John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D. - serves as president and Chief Learning Officer of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. A former administrator of a medium-sized police department, police officer, and deputy sheriff, Dr. Peters is author of more than 300 publications, and is a judicially-qualified expert witness.
• How we talk about 'excited delirium'.
  • A history - Learn something new everyday.
  • Medical recognition.
• Public and political reactions.
• In-custody deaths.
• Articulation - Explain yourself.
• Solutions!

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. : https://www.ipicd.com/#/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find IPICD on:
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-for-the-prevention-of-in-custody-deaths-inc.
2. Find Dr. Peters on:
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-peters-ph-d-7a22a85

Original Recording Date: 2025APR04.

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TOPICS:

• Guests:
  • Margarito "Jay" Flores Jr. - Jay and his twin brother were steeped in the narcotics business, establishing a pivotal distribution network for the Sinaloa cartel across North America. On the path of redemption, Jay now advises law enforcement and government on effective strategies and legislation to combat drug trafficking
• Family affairs.
• Law enforcement efforts – what’s missing, what they don’t understand.
• Relationships… police & criminals… it’s complex.
• Solutions.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Kingpin to Educator website: https://kingpintoeducator.com/
   • Contact email: info@kingpintoeducator.com
   • K2E Foundation: https://kingpintoeducator.com/k2e-foundation
2. The full story on podcast, Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/surviving-el-chapo-the-twins-who-brought-down-a-drug-lord/id1649359487 Dynamic Police Training: https://dynamicpolicetraining.com/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Jay on:
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinklikeakingpin
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingpintoeducator

Original Recording Date: 2025MAR26.

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TOPICS:

• Guests:
  • Marcus Kolga - the founder and director of DisinfoWatch and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier and CDA institutes.
  • DisinfoWatch - a leading Canadian foreign disinformation monitoring and debunking platform. Our data is sourced through an international network of journalists, civil society organizations and analysts, as well as some automated sources, and is anaylized and exposed in order raise broader general awareness of disinformation and build long-term resilience against it.
• What it means to be sanctioned.
• Mis- and disinformation.
  • Effects on politics, media, and the populace.
• Scale of disinfo operations.
• Question, educate, inform.
• Solutions for different industries and organizations.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. DisinfoWatch website: https://disinfowatch.org/
2. DisinfoWatch Active Measures Podcast: https://disinfowatch.org/active-measures-podcast/

Profiles and Social Media:

• Find DisinfoWatch on:
  • X: https://twitter.com/DisinfoW
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisinfoWatch-106551727876167
• Find Marcus on:
  • X: https://x.com/kolga
  • LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/marcus-kolga

Original Recording Date: 2025MAR10.

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TOPICS:

• Guests:
  • Lawson Magruder, LTG, US Army Retired - has led highly successful organizations in the military, industry, and academia sectors over the past 55 years. After commissioning as a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Texas at Austin's Army ROTC program, he went on to have a highly successful career in the United States Army retiring as a Lieutenant General in 2001. Since retirement from the Army, Lawson has held a wide variety of positions in the security and leader development arenas.
  • Fred Kleibacker, Master Sgt, US Army Retired - has over 50 years of leadership experience as a U.S. Army Non-Commissioned Officer, Independent Contractor, Government Employee, Entrepreneur, and Community Volunteer. After volunteering for the U.S. Army’s Ranger Option in 1974, he served for a total of 20 years in the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Forces until he retired in 1994. Between 1997 and 2021, he worked as a government contractor and employee and co-founded three successful defense technology businesses and one physical security business
• A book about leadership with lessons that extend beyond the battlefield.
  • This is for everyone from the young people searching for direction and purpose, to military and civilian leaders reinforcing values of teamwork and resilience.
• Listen in, and if their message resonates, consider buying a copy of the book.
  • ALL NET PROCEEDS SUPPORT THE RANGER SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Link Below.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Of Their Own Accord:
   • Website: https://www.oftheirownaccord.com/
   • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@OfTheirOwnAccord
2. The Rangers Scholarship Fund: https://rangersscholarshipfund.org/
3. John's books!
   • Foundations of Patrol Rifle Marksmanship: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Patrol-Rifle-Marksmanship-Simpson/dp/1608854809
     • Government

       https://www.blue360media.com/products/93158-01

   • Foundations of Sniper Marksmanship: https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Sniper-Marksmanship-John-Simpson/dp/1608852121
     • Government Sales:

       https://www.blue360media.com/products/93005-01

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Lawson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawson-magruder-b70332147/
2. Find Fred on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredkleibacker

Original Recording Date: 2025FEB28.

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TOPICS:

• Guest:
  • Paige Arnone - Founder of Firstgevity: E-RYT 500, YACEP, AZPOST Instructor. Firstgevity is a program dedicated to helping 1st responders thrive both on- and off-duty.
• A personal story of tragedy and triumph that will be all too familiar to the 1st responder community.
  • Perseverance from childhood, through trauma, loneliness, and pain.
  • Learning the end to one of those stories.
• Firstgevity.
  • In service of the 1st responder community.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Firstgevity website: https://www.firstgevity.com/
   • Email Paige at paige@firstgevity.com

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Paige on,
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paigearnone/?hl=en
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigearnone
2. Find Firstgevity on,
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstgevity/
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/firstgevity

Original Recording Date: 2025MAR03.

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TOPICS:

• Guest:
  • Cynthia Alkon – Professor of Law, and Director of Criminal Law, Justice & Policy Program at Texas A&M University School of Law; Steering Committee Member and Senior Fellow of the Council on Countering Hybrid Warfare.
  • Scott McGregor - Former Canadian military intelligence; Co-Author of The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party Start a Hybrid War In America's Backyard; Advisor to the Council on Countering Hybrid Warfare.
• What is hybrid warfare (HW), its many forms, and how to counter it?
• Problems: complicated and complex.
• Grey-zone tactics.
• Intersection of morals, ethics, and law in modern conflict.

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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. Cynthia and her publications at Texas A&M website: https://www.law.tamu.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/cynthia-alkon.html
2. A Theory of Interests in the Context of Hybrid Warfare: It's Complex: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/1893/
3. Scott at HybridWar.ca: https://hybridwar.ca/
4. Mosaic Effect book: https://www.amazon.ca/Mosaic-Effect-Communist-Americas-backyard-ebook/dp/B09CRZGFQP
5. Project Seshat: Grey Zone Conflict / Hybrid Warfare and the Private, Nonprofit and Local Sectors: Project Seshat - Home

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Professor Alkon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-alkon-5980b0a
2. Find Scott on:
   • LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/scott-mcgregor-cd-bcom-b35569230
   • X: https://x.com/5eyesscott