Behind The Thin Blue Line Podcast
Behind the Thin Blue Line is a raw, unfiltered podcast diving into the real lives of law enforcement, military, and public safety professionals. Through honest conversations and real-world stories, we go beyond the uniform to expose the grit, sacrifice, dark humor, and hard truths that come with the job, on and off duty.
Episodes
12 episodes
How Military-Trained Gang Members Threaten Communities (Part 2)
I continue my conversation with Carter F. Smith as we dig deeper into the evolving world of military gangs, extremist activity, and how these threats are becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. We break down the realities behind the h...
How Military-Trained Gang Members Threaten Communities (Part 1)
I sit down with Dr. Carter F. Smith to unpack a topic that doesn’t get nearly enough attention—military-trained gang members and the real-world impact they have on our communities, law enforcement, and national security. This is Part 1 of our c...
When the Threat Is Over—But the Body Isn’t
PTSD in law enforcement isn’t just about what happens in the moment—it’s about what follows you home. The calls don’t stop, the stress doesn’t reset, and for many, there’s never a true chance to decompress. I sit down with William Irving to unp...
Sold and Silenced: The Investigation Behind the Shaniya Davis Case (Part 2)
In this second part of the Shaniya Davis case, I continue my conversation with retired Fayetteville PD homicide detective Tracey Bowman—and this is where things get even more real. We move beyond the investigation itself and into what cases lik...
Sold and Silenced: The Investigation Behind the Shaniya Davis Case (Part 1)
In this episode, I take you inside one of the most haunting investigations I’ve ever been part of—the Shaniya Davis case. What started as a missing child report quickly escalated into something far more complex, exposing hard truths about human...
Why a $63 Billion Trafficking Empire Keeps Growing with Bill Loucks
In the second part of this two-part conversation, Bill Loucks shifts the focus to labor trafficking, debt bondage, and the systemic challenges surrounding victim identification and recovery. While Part 1 examined how trafficking operates in pla...
The Lie About Human Trafficking That’s Costing Lives with Bill Loucks
In this first installment of a two-part conversation, Bill Loucks returns to Behind The Thin Blue Line to examine the realities of human trafficking in the United States. While many people picture kidnapping and border crossings, Loucks explain...
Your Small Town Isn’t Ready for This Drug War with Bill Loucks
In the second part of my conversation with Bill Loucks, we move from the global picture of cartels and supply chains to what this crisis looks like on the ground in our small towns, rural communities, and military installations. If Part 1 exami...
The New Drug War Is Worse Than You Think with Bill Loucks
In this first installment of a two-part conversation, Bill Loucks joins Behind The Thin Blue Line to break down the evolving drug crisis impacting communities across America. A nationally respected subject matter expert in narcotics, transnatio...
When an Undercover Operation Turned Into a Death Sentence with Billy Queen
Billy Queen returns in part 2 of this two-part series, to share what it cost to live undercover when the danger didn’t come in short bursts, but followed him every hour of every day. As a longtime ATF agent embedded deep inside the Mongols, Bil...
Surviving 28 Months Inside a Violent Biker Gang with Billy Queen
For the first episode of Behind the Thin Blue Line, I’m joined by retired ATF Special Agent Billy Queen. Billy spent years working deep undercover inside outlaw motorcycle gangs, earning trust through presence, restraint, and reputatio...