About this episode

John Taylor discusses his experiences as a bomb disposal expert in the Special Operations Group and shares insights into the elite police squad's operations.

John Taylor is one of the longest-serving and smallest (in stature) Special Operations Group members, and its longest-serving bomb disposal expert. Taylor was part of a crack team of officers who had to respond when "troubled genius" and self-taught bomb expert Glenn Saunders sparked a police stand-off, and then, a massive explosion in country Victoria. In this episode of Naked City with John Silvester, Taylor talks about the life and perilous times of the elite police squad. And what he does for fun outside of work, including climbing six of the seven major summits. You can read the story here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/never-try-to-shoot-a-man-through-a-fridge-sog-veteran-s-perilous-life-and-times-20250625-p5ma7k.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: John Silvester

Guest: John Taylor

Topics covered

• police operations
• bomb disposal
• true crime
• law enforcement
• personal stories

Keywords

• bomb disposal
• police squad
• John Taylor
• Glenn Saunders
• explosion
• law enforcement
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Special Operations Group

Places: country Victoria

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