Ep 17: Let’s Talk About Coffee
Listen to audio: In this episode of Homeland, I had the opportunity to speak with Noel Lipana where we talked about moral injury, coffee, Jiu-Jitsu, coffee, healing through art, and of course, more about...
Category: Homeland: The Podcast
In Homeland: the Podcast, the Southern California Regional Alumni Chapter of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, brings you yesterday’s pioneers, today’s leaders and tomorrow’s visionaries within homeland security.
Hosted by Frank Forman, CHDS master’s degree program graduate (cohort 1305/1306). Frank is a Battalion Chief for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Ep 16: Tackling Border Security and Immigration
Listen to audio: As I mentioned in our last episode; I’ll be releasing several conversations originally recorded during the APEX 2020 conference; this is one of those. In this episode, I’m joined by Madeline Kristoff...
Ep 15: Climate Security Complexity
Listen to audio: Before we jump into today’s episode, I want to thank each of you for hanging with us during the very busy months of 2020. I guess this show has been directly...
Ep 14: Disease Outbreak and the Complexity of Rapid Mass Notification
Listen to audio: In this episode I have the opportunity to talk with not just one or two of our fellow alum, rather I have the pleasure of speaking with four: Steven Polunsky, Will...
Ep 13: An Origin Story with Andy Mitchell
Listen to audio: Many of our episodes have featured those leaders of today and visionaries of tomorrow, but in this episode, we’re having a conversation with one of yesterday’s pioneers, Mr. Andy Mitchell. But...
Ep 12: FEMA Building a Culture of Preparedness
Listen to audio: In today’s episode, I had the opportunity to speak with the Director of FEMA’s National Integration Center, Mr. Dan Alexander. Our conversation centered on the direction and changes that have been...
Episode 011: Early Intervention and Mental Health for School Shootings
Listen to audio: This is the third episode in our 3-part series looking into school shootings. In Part 1, we looked at the data collection platform – K-12 School Shooting Database. In the following...
Episode 010: The Complexity of School Shooting Preparedness
Listen to audio: In this show, we talk with Lt. Steve Simonds, Jim Morrissey, and Dr. Carol Cunningham about the school shooting, the tragedy, that occurred at Great Mills High School in Saint Mary’s...
Episode 009: Facts, Emotions, and the K-12 School Shooting Database
Listen to audio: This Podcast kicks off our 3-part series focused on school shootings. In this episode, we speak with Desmond O’Neill and David Riedman who walk us through the origins of the K-12...
Episode 008: Helping Others by Helping Yourself First with John Garey
Listen to audio: Episode 008: In Episode 005, we interviewed Phillip Osborne about cyber-hygiene. That episode kicked off our first show dedicated to you – the Homeland Security practitioner. For many of our listeners,...
Episode 007: The Complex Nature of Managing the Largest Sheriff’s Department in the Country
Listen to audio: Episode 007. Our conversation is with Sheriff Jim McDonnell of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. We’ll be discussing issues ranging from challenges associated with managing the County jail system in terms of...
Episode 006: Russia’s Information War against America’s People with Seth Jones
Listen to audio: Episode 006. In this episode, we’re taking a look at Russia’s social media war against the United States, assault on our democracy, and some options our government may use to combat...