STREET TALES

Ep. 86: Blue Cancer Connect: A Wife's Fight to Save Those Who Serve (Part 2)

In this episode, Mo and Tyler sit down with Vicki Speed, founder and CEO of Blue Cancer Connect, to discuss her husband’s battle with cancer, the emotional toll on their family, and how that experience inspired her to create a nonprofit dedicated to helping law enforcement officers facing cancer.
Vicki shares honest, raw stories about caregiving, grief, and the vital support she received from her husband’s department. She explains how Blue Cancer Connect goes beyond fundraising to focus on education, prevention, navigating benefits and medical systems, and partnering with other organizations to build real solutions for officers and families.
To contact and/or donate with Vickie Speed, please visit: https://www.bluecancerconnect.org/
Instagram: @bluecancerconnect 
The conversation highlights the gaps in resources for first responders with cancer, the importance of community and agency support, and how listeners can help through donations or purchasing apparel that benefits the cause.
To contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/
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Ep. 86: Blue Cancer Connect: A Wife's Fight to Save Those Who Serve (Part 1)

In this episode, Mo and Tyler sit down with Vicki Speed, founder and CEO of Blue Cancer Connect, to discuss her husband’s battle with cancer, the emotional toll on their family, and how that experience inspired her to create a nonprofit dedicated to helping law enforcement officers facing cancer.
Vicki shares honest, raw stories about caregiving, grief, and the vital support she received from her husband’s department. She explains how Blue Cancer Connect goes beyond fundraising to focus on education, prevention, navigating benefits and medical systems, and partnering with other organizations to build real solutions for officers and families.
To contact and/or donate with Vickie Speed, please visit: https://www.bluecancerconnect.org/
Instagram: @bluecancerconnect 
The conversation highlights the gaps in resources for first responders with cancer, the importance of community and agency support, and how listeners can help through donations or purchasing apparel that benefits the cause.
To contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/
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Ep. 85: Hard Time Podcast — Jake Welder on Violence, Rehab, and Mental Health

In this episode Mo and the host sit down with Jake Welder, a 10-year corrections sergeant and host of the Hard Time Podcast, for an honest, uncensored look at life inside juvenile and adult detention.
They cover intake and classification, handling violence and medical crises, mental health and rehabilitation, staffing challenges, and how corrections officers balance authority and care — all delivered with firsthand stories and practical insight.
You can contact Jake "mother fucker" Welder via:
Instagram: @jakemotherfuckerwelder
Spotify: Hard Time: A look at the law inside the walls
To contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/
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Ep. 84: Homefront Battles: Faith, Family, and Life After Service

This episode is a compilation of some of the military veterans that have been guests on the Street Tales Podcast and provides highlights to some of their experiences and stories. We explore the overlap between military and law enforcement culture—why many Marines become cops, how infantry experience translates to intelligence and federal work, and the challenges of interagency cooperation. Guests talk training philosophies, tactical medicine, and adapting to civilian roles. They also share candid stories about family, faith, mental health, retirement, and finding new purpose after service.
This episode does not capture all of the military veterans that have been on the Street Tales Podcast as quite a few were on during our audio days, and we are excited and working to have them back on! 
To contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/
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Ep. 83: Blown Up, Bounced Back: Combat, Fitness & Finding Purpose with Travis Lyons

In this episode of Street Tales, host sits down with Travis Lyons—husband of Catherine Boyle—to hear his journey from a difficult Bronx childhood to serving in the Army, surviving an IED blast and earning a Purple Heart.
They talk about his struggle re-entering civilian life, finding purpose through fitness and training, working at Equinox and gritty gyms, and building a career as an outpatient counselor and DUI instructor.
Travis also shares his experiences with therapy, including MDMA-assisted sessions, and his ongoing process of healing, growth and helping others.
To contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/
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Ep. 82: Leadership, Trauma, and The Com Center: A Deep Dive with Andy Baxter

Back to another episode of Street Tales. In this episode, BJ and Tyler sit down with longtime coworker and mentor Andy Baxter (aka Drew Breasy). They discuss Andy’s path into law enforcement—from listening to scanners in childhood to serving as a dispatcher and rising through ranks—plus his leadership philosophies, experiences with internal politics, trauma in the communications center, and his podcast The Com Center, which analyzes 911 calls, body cam footage, and trials. This episode mixes candid stories, mentorship lessons, and a look at Andy’s next venture, the Clarity Bureau, focused on steady ethical leadership.
To contact Andy Baxter please go to: https://www.thecommcenter.com/ 
Instagram: @whatsaydrew & @the_comm_center
To contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/
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Ep. 81: (Part 2) Marine, Cop, Dad of Eight — Inside Don Shomette’s Mission to Prevent Violence

In this episode of Street Tales, host sits down with Don Shomette — a Marine Corps veteran, longtime law enforcement officer and school resource officer, father of eight, and a 30-year violence prevention specialist. Don shares his difficult childhood, early misdiagnosis due to a speech impediment, and the path that led him from combat to community policing.
He discusses turning personal trauma into purpose, his work leading youth and law enforcement in violence mitigation, and his Safe and Loved program focused on preventing school shootings. For more information visit: https://www.donshomette.com/
To contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/
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Ep. 81: Marine, Cop, Dad of Eight — Inside Don Shomette’s Mission to Prevent Violence

In this episode of Street Tales, host sits down with Don Shomette — a Marine Corps veteran, longtime law enforcement officer and school resource officer, father of eight, and a 30-year violence prevention specialist. Don shares his difficult childhood, early misdiagnosis due to a speech impediment, and the path that led him from combat to community policing.
He discusses turning personal trauma into purpose, his work leading youth and law enforcement in violence mitigation, and his Safe and Loved program focused on preventing school shootings. For more information visit: https://www.donshomette.com/
To contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/
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Ep. 80: Behind the Mic: Building Street Tales, Merchandise, and Meaning

Hosts Tyler and Monique trace Street Tales’ journey from shaky phone recordings to a growing podcast and creative brand, explaining who they are, why they started, and the lessons they learned along the way.
They cover the book project, apparel line that supports Blue Cancer Connect, production challenges, guest selection, and plans for future episodes, charity events, and continued growth.
to contact us, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, shop the Street Tales Network Apparel (all proceeds go to Blue Cancer Connect), and gain access to all the podcast shows on our network, please go to: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/ 
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Ep. 79: Resilient Warrior Nation: Mike Morgan on Opioids, Ayahuasca & Reclaiming Life

Mike Morgan, a 30-year law enforcement veteran from Atlanta to Suffolk County, shares his upbringing, long policing career, and the highs and lows of life on the job.
He opens up about his opioid addiction (prescription-based), rehab, PTSD and recovery work — including ayahuasca, upcoming ibogaine therapy, and ETMS — and describes launching Resilient Warrior Nation to help fellow first responders and veterans.
This episode is a candid, hopeful conversation about vulnerability, healing, and supporting those who protect our communities.
To contact Mike Morgan please visit: 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheResilientWarriorNation
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresilientwarrior5778/# 
To contact Street Tales, get your copy of Street Tales Volume One, and shop our Street Tales Apparel please visit: https://www.streettalesnetwork.com/ 
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