Direct Action Combat Podcast
Hosted by retired JTF2 Assaulter, Randy Turner, The Direct Action Podcast dives into the world of military and law enforcement. Speaking with everyone from retired JTF2 members, current members of the CANSOF community, tactical police officers, both current and retired, all the way to journalists and martial artists - Direct Action Combat Podcast has you covered.
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We had the pleasure of sitting down with our friend, Ryan Tennant, while we were away on our CQB Instructor Course this summer, and stap in for a long one! Ryan is a beauty human being who is a wealth of knowledge and experience from domestic to international operations with the RCMP ERT, and as an independant co...
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What I believe to be our longest, and potentially, funniest podcast to date. Randy was joined by former coworker, and recently retired Special Operations Coxswain, Chris Matheson. Chris talks to us about his experience leading up to his time in the military, how he learned about JTF2, all things Maritime Counter Te...
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We have been so lucky to sit down with human beings who are real-life heroes, and Ben Besant was no exception. This was, quite frankly, one of the most powerful and emotionally heavy podcasts we've ever had.
A big thank you to the fine folks at OTAB who helped arrange this meeting, and to Ben for taking the time t...
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This one is a bit of a step outside of the ordinary for us. Randy is joined by Professor John Dunn and his daughter Anna Dunn, where they discuss the process of dealing with her cancer diagnosis, and subsequent recovery and return to sport in sitting volleyball. This was a fairly emotional ride, and hearing John's...
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This was a MONSTER podcast, and proof that when you put super like-minded people on a call, they can talk for hours...4, if you included the hour that continued off camera. Eetu came to be known to me (Producer Josh) through his Instagram, where he is doing some seriously incredible work, and has shot some of ...
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Producer Note: We did run into some tech issues while recording this one, so apologies for the slightly jank audio/video, and shout out to Sarah for going with the flow until we got everything squared away!
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***New Podcast Alert*** This is the first episode of our series of DA Creative Podcasts, where Producer Josh interviews the people behind all the awesome content out in the tactical world. And first up had to be the creative director for Clandestine Media, Clayton Cassidy. Clayton has had a wild path to get to whe...
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This is truly one of DA's more 'unmissable' episodes of the podcast. Joining us this week is Barry Nisbet, former RCR sniper and current author of the book 'Send It'. Barry has had an incredible career and has been exposed to some harrowing combat missions, and we only scratched the surface in our two-hour convers...
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We got a little all over the place in terms of chronology on this one, so please forgive us! If you guys have specific follow-ups, or questions about anything in these videos, hit us up in the comments, and we'll try to address them in the next video!
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Joining us this week is Peter Lang, a CAF vet (former tank gunner), and long-time Peel Police Tac Team Leader who saw the unit from it's early tactics to its more modern approach to things like CQB.
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We could not be more thrilled to be joined in studio by Mark Norman, former Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff to the Canadian Armed Forces.
We talked about everything from the current status of today's military, to his well-documented departure, as well as his ride through the ranks in this nations military...
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BUCKLE UP for this one. Gordo has lived the lives of 10 men, and has done an insurmountable amount of good not only for this country but for those who serve it, or have served it. We chat about Gordo's experiences in light infantry, working his way to JTF2 selection, the bumps along the way, his eventual joining o...
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On this week's episode, we were pleased to be joined by Canadian MMA fighter, currently signed to the UFC - Mandel "Rat Garbage" Nallo. Mandel has an amazing story of determination and dedication in pursuit of his dream. He is someone that young people should be looking up to! Big thank you to Mandel for his time.
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Joining us on this week's show is an incredibly interesting man, who is trying his best to put Canadians at the forefront of military thrillers through his writing. Not only is Michael a retired intel officer with CAF, and an author, he's also a full-time law student, craziness! Big thank you to Michael for making...
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We'll be honest here, we've been talking about this podcast since we recorded it. Brad has an incredible background from Marine Force Recon, where he starred in the book Generation Kill, to training of government agencies, and now starting a whiskey brand, he is a wealth of knowledge and truly one of the best conv...
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This was a very cool experience for us, and something we're hoping to do more of moving forward, speaking with men and women of the armed forces from around the world.
It won't always be a discussion about tactics and deployments, as you'll hear in this interview with Andy, but we are looking to explore the experi...
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Randy and Mark's friendship dates back well over a decade and is deeply rooted in martial arts. Mark is a business owner, former UFC fighter, father, and phenomenal human being. He has lived 100 lives with the time he has spent on this earth to date. I can assure you, there will be a part 2.
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We managed to sneak in a quick 40 mins in between podcasts to answer some of your questions this month! If you didn't have a chance to submit anything, toss it in the comments and we'll cover it off in November.
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Another beauty from the unit joins us on the podcast! Sean is (another) fascinating person with a super interesting background, has lived through some pretty crazy experiences while serving as a supporter at JTF2, including the shooting on Parliament Hill in 2014.
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