Tailboard Talks Firefighter Podcast

Jan 29 2025 204 ep. 30 mins 18
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Wellness, lifestyle, mental health, leadership, conversations, and interviews with experts. Made by firefighters and paramedics for the fire service and those who support it. Some of the best and worst conversations happen at the tailboard so grab some coffee and come chat.

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A Better Way to Workout in Gear

Jan 29 2025 31 mins  
Send us a textWe have both been pretty critical of the working out in gear contingent in the past but times are changing and we have to reevaluate our stance from time to time.We're going over our old arguments against the practice of working out in firefighting gear along with why those reasons might be outdated.We're also revealing the 5 foundational movement patterns for firefig

What Doesn't Cause Cancer These Days?

Jan 15 2025 29 mins  
Send us a textIn a world where each new week brings a new risk, what is a firefighter to do? Well, do the things we know how to, control the controllables. Modify the modifiable. Risk is part of the job but so is protecting yourself.Angie and Chris review some of the staples of the fire service and how they positively and negatively impact our health. Alcohol, smoke exposure, IDLH

A toast to keeping it simple in 2025

Jan 01 2025 33 mins  
Send us a textAngie does not like new years resolutions. Firefighters do not like new years resolutions. When you can't even figure out what day of the week it is, it really makes January 1 a pretty poor date to try and make any changes.Instead, listen to our takes on starting your fitness or nutrition journey and some ideas on how to make the programs work for you. Look for the 14

Ultimate Last Minute Budget Firefighter Gift Guide

Dec 18 2024 16 mins  
Send us a textFirefighters are notorious for being hard on their tools. But that doesn't mean you have to spend a ton of money to accommodate the rough use. Finding durable, inexpensive, replaceable tools is a better approach for most of us.Follow along and check out my pick for the four best categories of tools and the best options in those categories.Support the showAffiliate lin

Introducing, Beyond The Headlines with Chris and Angie

Dec 11 2024 26 mins  
Send us a textSay hi to the new hosts of Firefighter Nation's latest show, Beyond The Headlines. Angie and I will be talking to authors and contributors to the Firefighter Nation homepage and getting the story behind the article.In this episode fellow firefighter Angie introduces herself and we start the conversation talking about an article but quickly spin off on tangents includi

Nobody Can Ruin This Job For You, If You Don't Let Them

Dec 04 2024 18 mins  
Send us a textWay back in 2022, Curt and I answered a handful of listener questions. The last question was from a person who had some unhappy feelings about paramedic school, job requirements, and some bad characters they had dealt with along the way.Turns out the way Curt and I answered this question created some hurt feelings and emotional responses. But here we are, more than tw

Squat Ones Episode 1

Nov 27 2024 24 mins  
Send us a textSo there I was, feeling fat, looking for a reason to workout and needing to record an episode. Years ago Joe Galli and I had talked about a Hot Ones type of show but with fitness instead of wings. Well today was the day that it all came together.In the future these will be with a guest and tons of fun. For now, I'm doing deadlifts, and answering questions that you sub

Should You Workout When Feeling Sick?

Nov 20 2024 16 mins  
Send us a textThis episode originally aired in Feb of 2023, and we're still playing the 'sick or allergies' game today. Some firefighters are stingy with their sick time and will always blame allergies no matter how obvious their illness is. Others are just looking for a reason to call in and barely need a sniffle.The decision to workout or not when you're sick can be an extremely

Firefighters Have to Lead in the Station to Lead in the Streets

Nov 13 2024 19 mins  
Send us a textInformal leadership is the absolute lifeblood of a functioning firehouse. Firefighters want to be counted on in the streets and given massive responsibilities during emergencies. But for an officer to trust you during an emergency, they have to first trust that you can handle yourself the other 75% of the time.Solving problems, pushing activity, and being the go-to cr

Firefighters Need a Long List of Good to Offset the Bad

Nov 06 2024 18 mins  
Send us a textThis episode was originally titled Diversify Your Happiness and was posted earlier this year. After a short story about Nathan's bike crash record, we talk about building out a list of stuff you can do to get your mind right.Having a pre set list or at least a mental algorithm of things to do can keep us happy and healthy instead of idle and frustrated. Firefighters h