About this episode

The episode features a discussion with retired Police Sgt. Michael Barron about the realities of life behind the badge in America.

Hosts and PTSI Resilience Trainers John Salerno and Samantha Horwitz talk with Michael Barron, retired Police Sgt., Publisher of The Blues Police Magazine, and author of Thin Blue Line: Life Behind the Badge on @A Badge of Honor TV. What does it truly mean to wear the badge in America? In Thin Blue Line: Life Behind the Badge, retired Sergeant Michael Barron pulls back the curtain on a profession few truly understand and even fewer survive unchanged. Drawing from his own career and the firsthand accounts of dozens of officers, Barron delivers an unfiltered look at life on the street—where split-second decisions carry life-or-death consequences and the line between order and chaos is razor thin. For more than 42 years, The BLUES published monthly “war stories” from law enforcement officers across the country. Now, Barron—founder and editor-in-chief of The BLUES—has assembled the most powerful, haunting, and unforgettable of those stories into one riveting volume. Thin Blue Line takes readers behind the scenes of real officer-involved shootings, volatile domestic disturbances, close calls, and the devastating loss of fellow officers killed in the line of duty. Barron writes not…

People in this episode

Hosts: John Salerno, Samantha Horwitz

Guest: Michael Barron

Topics covered

• law enforcement
• police stories
• resilience
• mental health
• authentic experiences

Keywords

• police
• law enforcement
• resilience training
• Thin Blue Line
• officer-involved shootings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Blues Police Magazine

Books & works: Thin Blue Line: Life Behind the Badge

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