The Quiet Professional
The Quiet Professional, a part of Vigilant Media Inc., is a podcast that strives to educate listeners and inspire change through candid and critical exploration of topics centered around national security, intelligence, law enforcement, and justice. Find The Quiet Professional across all podcast platforms and on Instagram @TQP780 and X @TQP780.
Episodes
Original Recording Date: 2025MAY22.
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- Guests: President Brandon Sontag and Treasurer Kenny Van Dyke – California Force Instructors Association (CALFIA) - As a non-profit organization in California, our mission is to develop balanced and educated Use of Force Instructors. We do this by providing training and resources and...
Original Recording Date: 2025MAY14.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
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- Guests: Executive Director Jean Bota and Director Becky Wylie-Jardine - Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association - ACCPA's goal is to ensure safety to Albertans and their communities through education and crime prevention awareness. They are the connector between rural and urba...
Original Recording Date: 2025MAY14.
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- Guest: Detective-Sergeant John Khoshandish - unit commander for the York Regional Police Tactical Intelligence Unit, leading intelligence development on organized crime, and supporting national security, counter-terrorism, and foreign interference investigations.
- The unique work of t...
Original Recording Date: 2025MAY15.
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- Guest: Jonathan Berkshire Miller – is the co-founder and principal of Pendulum Geopolitical Advisory, Senior Fellow at the Ottawa-based Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI), and holds concurrent fellowships with the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and Asian Forum Japan. ...
Original Recording Date: 2025APR29.
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- Guest: Mark Messina - Vice President for QRFup and a retired US Army Veteran whose organization and strategic leadership will bring the vision of QRFup across the nation. Mark's deference for the mission of this organization is bar none, and his determination will disrupt the current...
Original Recording Date: 2025APR28.
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- 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 H...
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 ...
Original Recording Date: 2025APR03.
Co-host John Simpson.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
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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 sher...
Original Recording Date: 2025APR04.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated.
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- 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...
Original Recording Date: 2025MAR26.
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Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated.
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- 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 i...
Original Recording Date: 2025MAR10.
Co-host John Simpson.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated.
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- 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 Univ...
Original Recording Date: 2025FEB28.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
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- 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...
Original Recording Date: 2025MAR03.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
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- 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 - Form...
Original Recording Date: 2025MAR03.
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- Guest: Peter Klein – Emmy Award-winning journalist and full professor at UBC's School of Journalism, Writing, and Media. Founder of the UBC Global Reporting Centre.
- The intended outcome of reporting
- Influence in storytelling.
- Understanding perspectives a...
Original Recording Date: 2025FEB07.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
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- Guest: Patrick Szpak - Physical Training Instructor at Edmonton Police Service, and Founder of Tactical Edge Wellness & Resiliency.
- Pat's story: chase experience, not opportunity.
- A national picture of fitness for law enforcement.
- Limitations & barrie...
Original Recording Date: 2025FEB06.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated.
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- Guest: Chris Taylor – ATF Attache to Canada.
- Reading into the numbers and the messages being sent.
- Seized vs traced.
- Firearm types.
- Geographic differences.
- Consistency of investigations.
- Regulation, restrictions, and the debate over firearms.
- New ...
Original Recording Date: 2025FEB07.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
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- Guest: Dr. Johanna Pagonis - Founder and CEO - Sinogap Solutions Leadership Consulting.
- The story behind Dr. Pagonis' drive.
- Who does the "boys club" actually work for?
- Nature vs Nurture - Leaders, are they born to be or made?
- Formal training.
- On-the-job...
Original Recording Date: 2025JAN31.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
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- Guest: Gregory Carpenter - Co-Owner - CW Pensecc.
- This one is pretty straightforward.
- Misinformation, to
- Disinformation, and
- Truth
- Sourcing and following the money.
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REFERENCES / RESOURCES:
Important Links:
- Greg's book on Am...
Original Recording Date: 2025JAN31.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
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- Guest: Brian Sauve - President and CEO - National Police Federation.
- Recommendations for strengthening Canada/U.S. border.
- Each of the four recommendations examined in more depth.
- Procurement barriers.
- Unit integration and collaboration.
- Cross-Borde...
- Each of the four recommendations examined in more depth.
Original Recording Date: 2025JAN15.
Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.
Views and opinions of the participants are their own, unless otherwise stated.
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- Guests: Chief Innovation & Technology Officer Ron Anderson of the Edmonton Police Service and Deputy Chief Anthony Odoardi of the Peel Regional Police.
- AI in policing.
- Can we do it alone? Private / public sector relationships.
- Approach to inve...
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