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Failure To Stop

Cops, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics and truth-seeking civilians this show is for YOU. It’s TRUE true crime and current events by current and former first responders. Mondays: UNCUFFED - where comedy meets crime news. J Derrell White and Eric Tansey are two ex-cops turned comedians and they deliver the funny truth.  Wednesdays: LAST CALL - Eric Tansey and Josh of Dead Leg Media team up to give you their spin on today’s current events. Thursdays: ILLEGAL SHIFT- Chief Kiefer is a firefighter in Ohio with a clear Bengals bias. Calling him out on his spicy sports takes is Jon, a 911 dispatcher and probably the best Cowboys fan ever. If you're lost on sports, they'll keep you caught up. Fridays: BREAKDOWNS - Former cop Eric Tansey and current street cop Tyler use their experience and job knowledge to break down audio/video of topical events that affect policing in the United States.
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Episodes

530. BREAKDOWN: Blood Bath: Robert Anthony Cruz Vs. Stockton Police

This time's it's not a turn of phrase as Stockton PD is forced to engaged a suspect with a knife-- an armed domestic dispute that is all too common for police these days. But was the officer involved use of deadly force justified? This case was brought to us by Former Albuquerque Police Officer Daniel Carr, the cop with a JD, editor of the newsletter Police Law News. Follow him on all platforms. Former cop Eric and active cop Tyler also have their takes-- you won't want to miss this awesome team...

Mar 22, 20241 hr 18 min

529. ILLEGAL SHIFT: Bloodbath: NFL Free Agency Moves

Grab a beer. Or Coffee. Or whatever, Jon and Jason are gonna talk about sports. Baseball, Football mostly. Just have a good time, don't make a big thing of it. The Cowboys have lost several key players-- center, left tackle, running back. But they got their long snapper locked down. Micah Hyde is a free agent. Jordon Poyer went to the Dolphins. The Steelers have Fields and Wilson-- catch up with all the free agency moves that matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Mar 21, 20241 hr 6 min

528. LAST CALL: Biden's Border "Blood Bath"

Eric is here to break down the news on Boeing-- word is going around that whistleblower John Barnett's untimely death was not a suicide. Trump sues ABC News, George Stephanopoulos for defamation, but can he make it stick? The Supreme Court is continuing to hear landmark censorship cases-- what does that mean for you and your favorite podcast? Hunter Biden refuses to appear at public House hearings-- I mean when you're the President's son, whatever Congress tells you to do is really just a sugges...

Mar 20, 20241 hr 8 min

526. UNCUFFED: "Bloodbath:" Left Loses Their Minds Again

Trump Derangement Syndrome is back and Pfizer has nothing on the drawing board. Commenting on the state of things, the whackadoo media and left have gone bonkers due to the use of the word "bloodbath." They're ginning up fake outrage-- is it working? Is King Charles dead? You'd think we'd know. Kate Middleton might be the next monarch in waiting. But we just got to love Charles! Miami has made the bold decision to cancel Spring Break with a curfew. Is this just a cynical ploy to generate citatio...

Mar 19, 20241 hr 11 min

525. BREAKDOWN: Florida Man vs SWAT w/Special Guest K9 Green

Florida Man (aka Matvey Klimenko) is back at it-- this time in a standoff with Jacksonville Co SO. He's terrorizing a woman with a knife, which is a no-no even in the Sunshine State. They've got a warrant for his arrest-- Florida Man forgot that getting a DUI was a violation of his probation. They tried to get him come to justice peaceably but it's not the Florida Man way. Florida Man went after a hard working police dog with a knife, and the handler couldn't abide that-- plugged him with a slug...

Mar 15, 20241 hr 3 min

524. ILLEGAL SHIFT: Ray Lewis Killed A Guy. Right?

You know Ray Lewis killed somebody, right? You think he did. But somehow, that's all anyone knows. Who did he kill? When? Can you name the other two people in his crew? How about the limo driver who saw it all? What was the forensic evidence? Who was the lead detective? Who prosecuted the case? Who were the other witnesses? And how did the layers get him out of a jam? Do you think the NFL was involved, or did they stand idly by? It's amazing how much ISN'T commonly known. Somehow one of the NFL'...

Mar 15, 20241 hr 13 min

523. LAST CALL: Boeing Whistle-blower Dead: Suicide or Assassination?

A former 30-year Boeing employee-- John Barnett known for raising concerns about airplane safety is dead, after blowing the whistle on the manufacturer. An apparent "self-inflicted" GSW has left people wondering. How will Republicans capture the minority vote? Well it's a question that's plagued them since like 1964. Special Counsel Robert Hur was interviewed by the House Judiciary Committee regarding President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents-- but how much nothing will come of it? ...

Mar 13, 20241 hr 4 min

522. TRUE CRIME: Real Life John Q: George Pickering Story

George Pickering took a gun into Tomball Regional Medical Center in Texas to stop doctors from taking his 27 year old son off life support following a massive stroke. During the standoff, the braindead-declared young man squeezed his father's hand. The rest of his family had already given up, arranged for organ donations-- but not his dad. The law was broken, and for all the right reasons. The armed medical intervention took place years after "John Q.", a Denzel Washington movie about a man with...

Mar 13, 20241 hr 14 min

521. UNCUFFED: Kids Threaten Suicide Over TikTok Ban

Remember when you were a kid and didn't get your way so you threatened to kill yourself? Yeah that's the basis of threats from kids to Congress if they pass a ban on the Chinese app TikTok in the United States. Is this just histrionics or a country gone crazy? With this generation of kids already so far out of control? Eric and Margaret also tackle the latest leftist diatribes from the Oscar presentations-- as if actors patting themselves on the back was not enough. Jamie Foxx is setting a comed...

Mar 12, 20241 hr 33 min

520. BREAKDOWN: Return Fire! Two Cops One Donut on Hot Hostage Rescue

A couple of Police Officers with a passion to help bring the community closer together-- Two Cops One Donut Podcast-- Team up with Eric for the ultimate street cop break down EVENT. In Scottsdale, things get even hotter when a deadly shootout takes place between detectives and an armed and armored suspect-- and he's got a kidnapped hostage in the car! The chilling footage shows the bad guy firing his fully automatic AK-47 assault rifle at the cops before the cops have time to jump out of their v...

Mar 08, 20241 hr 7 min

519. ILLEGAL SHIFT: Wrongfully Accused: Matt Araiza

Matt Araiza was drafted by the Bills. Two days later, he was named in a civil lawsuit which destroyed his life. Although San Diego police and state's attorneys deemed the allegations as "not prosecutable" the money-grubbing lawsuit's claims were so scandalous that everyone assumed Araiza was a vicious criminal of the worst kind. Matt was wrongfully accused, and has refused to settle out of court, to make it just go away, saying his good name if priceless. Now his accuser has dropped the suit-- b...

Mar 08, 20241 hr 4 min

518. LAST CALL: Political Powder Keg Ready To Blow

Eric and ConservativeAnt bring you up to speed on yet another cyberattack, this time causing outages on social media platforms while the country has it's biggest day in the election cycle yet-- Super Tuesday. The decay of western society continues as murder rates are at a 30 year high. Which is the greater threat to the republic-- so called "Christian Nationalists" or Rural Americans? Big Left hates them both. Meanwhile you might forget that Whoopi Goldberg was alive but she keeps herself in the...

Mar 06, 20241 hr 3 min

516. UNCUFFED: Adult Film Actress Has GoFundMe and The Willy Wonka Scam

The family of Emily Willis launched a GoFundMe account to help cover medical expenses after an apparent overdose-- the adult film industry has great pay and flexible hours, but the benefits package must not include Blue Cross. In Glasgow, a real chocolate factory has offered "Wonka" style tours. Instead, people are watching their dreams die over candy-themed dollar store decorations. Speaking of things that sound great but actually suck, it's almost Super Tuesday. Comedians Eric and Jay will sav...

Mar 05, 20241 hr 2 min

514. ILLEGAL SHIFT: Vince McMahon: Sex Trafficker?; Chiefs Kid; Crime in the NFL

Vince McMahon is he the most evil man ever? Some people say so. Remember the Chiefs kid? The media outlet Deadspin said he was a racist. As it turns out the whole thing was a hit job meant to take down the "culture appropriating" Kansas City Chiefs, and they didn't care that a little kid was in their way. Also he's a type 1 diabetic. Now he is back with a big-time lawsuit. Zay Flowers is the latest NFL player to fall under the shadow of a criminal investigation only to have it lifted, but will h...

Mar 01, 20241 hr 18 min

515. BREAKDOWN: Police Shoot Tracy Alan Guess After He Tases A Police K9

Candidate for Sheriff in Berrien County Michigan Roger "JR" Johnson joins current Florida Cop Tyler and former Carolina Cop Eric Tansey to break down a strange use of force case in Homerville Georgia-- a police officer responded to a 911 call for suspicious persons inside a vehicle-- Sounds routine enough, but before it is over a police officer discharges a weapon when suspect Tracey Alan Guess tases her K9, and Samuel Reginald Thornton, locked in the back of a police car, got away. Learn more a...

Mar 01, 20241 hr 17 min

513. LEAP DAY BREAKDOWN: Shooting Not To Kill: The Ivonne Casimiro Case

Bonus Day, Bonus Breakdown. Every Leap Day, FTS puts out an extra episode.... so what if we didn't exist in 2020? Enoch Police Officer Jeremy Dunn has lost is job for how he handled a confrontation with a woman armed with a screwdriver. He performed the same tactic in 2012 to stop a suicidal person from harming themselves or anyone else on that occasion. All police officers are trained to aim for center mass, and to fire a weapon to neutralize a threat. Only politicians with the privilege to be ...

Feb 29, 20241 hr 14 min

512. LAST CALL: Did Ukraine Try To Assassinate Tucker Carlson?

In Tennessee, a bill that would largely ban displaying pride flags in public school classrooms was passed by the GOP-led House. But is it a sincere effort to change the law or is it political grandstanding? Speaking of grandstanding, a 25-year-old airman set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy to protest our official policy of support for that country-- said he didn't want to be "complicit in genocide." The Supreme Court is hearing landmark freedom of speech cases revolving around social...

Feb 28, 20241 hr 3 min

510. UNCUFFED: Google's Racist AI Ends White History For Good

Shane Gillis-- who spent just 5 days as an SNL cast member returned to the show to host this past weekend. He was fired for using racial slurs-- will they address that? Guess if you are funny enough you can get un-cancelled. Google's AI assistant Gemini has been programmed to be as woke as possible-- it won't produce pictures of white people. Fun fact: they still exist. Way down south, a uniformed cop is busted shoplifting. Should she be canned for that? The United States is back on the moon. Bu...

Feb 26, 20241 hr 6 min

509. BREAKDOWN: Police Chief Slammed For Showing Up 'Drunk Again'

Bradley Beach Police Chief Leonard Guida showed up to investigate a car crash at 10:30PM, not in uniform and drunk. In spite of having no business to be there or much fashion sense himself, he told on duty Sergeant William Major that his jacket was not up to standards. The chief assaulted him, and obstructed his investigation of the DUI. Obviously, the chief had enough shame to resign-- no wait, he relieved the Sergeant and suspended him immediately and told him to report to the station. Luckily...

Feb 23, 20241 hr 6 min

508. ILLEGAL SHIFT: Girls Basketball Team Forfeits Game Vs Biological Male

In liberal Massachusetts, a charter schools' team had to forfeit their basketball game after three players were injured in the first half. Their opponents had a biologically male player identifying as female to play in the game. Meanwhile The Bears are at a crossroads: perfectly poised to sweep up Caleb Williams in the draft this spring, but before that they have to decide the fate of Justin Fields-- if they should trade the improving prospect if so to whom and for how much. Jason and Jon break ...

Feb 23, 20241 hr 9 min

507. LAST CALL: New York At War With Illegal Immigrants

The Big Apple is being pushed to its limit as illegal immigrants overwhelm their resources-- but when will Eric Adams and say enough? Nikki Haley-- is she too emotional be President? She had big tears for her deployed husband on display-- but will it backfire? The New York Times isn't playing nice about Joe Biden's age. Could just be they're in reality while the White House is in denial. Doesn't the Times know they're supposed to do the President's bidding? Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was a...

Feb 21, 20241 hr 2 min

505. UNCUFFED: The Kansas City Shooters Misidentified

Sahil Omar was identified as one of the shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade-- but was he the shooter? Somehow information and misinformation over a simple fact are battling it out. Kirk Cameron has a new TV series that is steering hard away from woke. And TikTok-- the new eminent form of media-- are influencers the new A-list celebrities? Talking about it all are former cops Eric and Jay Darrell and comedian Margaret Owen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Feb 20, 20241 hr 16 min

504. BREAKDOWN: The Shooting of Eboni Pouncy and Payday for Ben Crump

Eboni Pouncy of Houston was truck by rounds shot by police officers handling an intruder call in a neighboring apartment, and "Black America's Attorney General" Ben Crump, the race-baiting major league ambulance chaser, who has never taken an oath to protect the public, says the police "shot first and asked questions later." Former cop Eric Tansey and current cop Tyler will break down the case and tell you the side the media and racist attorneys never will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Feb 16, 20241 hr 19 min

503. ILLEGAL SHIFT: Super Bowl LVIII Reaction

It's over, the Chiefs have done it again. Jon and Chief Kief react to the season's final game, the botched special teams plays, the fumbles, the announcers, and the overtime drives. What's up with Travis Kelce-- Andy Reid is his coach and seems to be kind of a teddy bear, so why scream in his face? Patrick Mahomes was stymied for most of the game, and the unsung heroes was the Kansas City defense. Was the game scripted? Jon unpacks an overtime play for one last conspiracy theory. Learn more abou...

Feb 16, 202453 min

502. LAST CALL: President Is Unfit To Stand Trial

Constitutional litigator and candidate for US Senate Jonathan Emord joins the show to break down the latest bombshell that the mainstream media is ignoring-- a judge recently ruled that President Joe Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial. How can a man be too senile to take part in a legal proceeding and be the chief of the executive branch of the federal government? Perhaps it's all a ploy, as Kamala Harris says she is ready to step in as President. In case you missed it, there were two nation...

Feb 15, 20241 hr 1 min

500. UNCUFFED: The 500th Episode

In this episode, Eric Jon and Kendra team up to toast the 500th episode of Failure To Stop. They talk Super Bowl commercials, the Joel Osteen church shooting reaction, dumb criminals, worst career stories and more. Tansey works for tips on an episode sure to be demonetized elsewhere. And-- aliens, ghosts, bigfoot-- which one is Tansey gay for? Only years of rigorous human testing can tell for sure. Thanks for listening to Failure To Stop. Love, Jon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Feb 13, 20241 hr 7 min

499. BREAKDOWN: Sooner State Showdown: Police Officers Versus Sheriff's Deputies

Tensions boiled over when a Lexington Oklahoma police department performed a traffic stop on Cleveland County Sheriff Chris Amason-- who was enroute to de-escalate a tactical situation that was in progress. Wild body cam footage shows Sheriff Amason's confrontation The problem is that Lexington PD says they didn't know about the SWAT call at all-- or so they claim. Now the PD and SO are pushing and shoving and pointing fingers and both sides look bad. How does bad blood between departments happe...

Feb 09, 20241 hr 1 min

498. ILLEGAL SHIFT: The Ultimate Super Bowl For Dummies Pre Game

The Tailgate Legends Reunite! Eric Tansey and Boston Joe are here for the biggest show for the biggest game of the year! If you're just gonna watch for the commercials then you are missing the best part. Boston Joe will tell you everything you need to know before the big game so can fit right in with all the football nerds. Joining them is firefighter chief Kief and Jon's on the phones if you want to call in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 09, 20241 hr 2 min

497. LAST CALL: Tucker Carlson's National Lampoon Russian Vacation

Former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson is going to Russia to interview Vladimir Putin. Liberals say Tucker is soft on Putin-- but he's the first American to interview the Russian leader since 2021. Is the Secret Service erasing evidence? Looks like they deleted some messages from Jan 5 and Jan 6 after the media asked to see them. What are they hiding? Meanwhile In the Civil Cold War, Alaska joins the fray, sending troops to back up the Federals. The vote to impeach Mayorkas has busted, and t...

Feb 07, 20241 hr 4 min

495. UNCUFFED: Dragged Away: NYPD Arrests Lisa Ann at Comedy Show

Former adult film star Lisa Ann says NYPD officers dragged her out of comedian Matt Rife's show for using her phone. Lisa Ann says that it wasn't her, but does anyone believe her? Not to be outdone rapper Killer Mike is arrested for battery after winning 3 Grammy awards; Marilyn Manson will get community service for donating his DNA to the media. Comedians Eric Tansey, Margaret Owen and Jay Darrell crack jokes about these D list celebrities' fall from whatever level of grace they had, and all th...

Feb 06, 202458 min
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