Beyond The Barrel Podcast

Beyond The Barrel spotlights people serving in law enforcement and military-adjacent roles, focusing on leadership under pressure, officer wellness, and real-world decision-making. For PR professionals, it’s a strong platform for credible public-safety leaders and mental health/trauma experts who can speak to sacrifice, resilience, and reform-minded practice.

70 episodes, Irregular, 5.0 rating

<1k, Male, USA

Instagram: 2.4k followers

podcastbeyondthebarrel@gmail.com

Kenny, Attorney Mike

Education, Business, Careers, Society & Culture, Government, History

Law enforcement, military, or frontline public-safety leadership experience; or recognized officer-wellness/trauma expertise (e.g., clinicians/advocates), ideally with demonstrable real-world investigations, command roles, crisis negotiation work, or published/well-known work in officer mental health and support systems.

Command-level or specialized operational leadership (e.g., crisis negotiation commander), Years of frontline service (often 15–25+ years), Officer wellness advocacy and/or published work (e.g., articles/books), Public-facing thought leadership on policing reform, trauma, or responder support networks, Training/mentorship roles (e.g., instructor, FTO, JROTC)

Captain Khaliqa Wheatley - Crisis Negotiation, Communication Under Pressure, Mental Health, Future Of Policing, Systemic Issues In Law Enforcement, Joseph Gray - Hidden Trauma Of Police Work, Ptsd/officer Mental Health, Critical Incident Aftermath, Support Networks And Clinician/chaplain Referrals, Law Enforcement Wellness, Man (name not provided in provided data) - Transition After Service, Legacy Leadership, Mentorship, Law Enforcement Career Evolution, Identity And Purpose Beyond Retirement

Crisis Negotiation, Officer Wellness, Trauma, Law Enforcement, Leadership, Public Safety, Mental Health, Police Reform, First Responders, Training