The Debrief hosted and moderated by Zero Limits Podcast host Matty Morris. Today's panel guests are Shaun O'Gorman former Queensland Police K9 Unit Police Officer and Jason Semple former NSW Police TOU, Australian Federal Police SRG and Private Security Contractor. Special guests Damien Brown former Australian Army and professional MMA athlete and Dan Cooper former SASR operator and researching behaviour and performance under pressure/threat Performance consultant both provide detailed perspecti...
Apr 20, 2023•1 hr
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I chat with Dallas Alexander former JTF 2 Canadian special operations and now country music artist. Dallas Alexander was a member of Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2), an extremely high-readiness and precise special operations forces unit. JTF 2 exists to protect Canadian national interests and combat terrorism and threats to Canadians at home and abroad. Dallas was a member of a sniper team that was responsible for the world's farthest confirmed sniper shot while on a de...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 101
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I chat with good friend and the GOAT of motorsports Travis Pastrana. 11 times X Games Gold🥇 6x National Rally Champion 2022 UIM World Champion 2021 NRX Champion Travis Pastrana is a legendary motorsports athlete and innovator who has achieved countless world firsts and is committed to the progression of action sports as a whole. He first captured the world freestyle championship at the age of 14 and has since gone on to win numerous Supercross and Motocross podium...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 100
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I chat with James Koens former Australian Army soldier, spending a few years in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps and then transferring to The Australian Army Aviation Corps (AA Avn) as a loadmaster. James has an extensive background in government and defence. After 15 years service with the Australian Army, James is now a Training and Checking Aircrew Officer on an Ambulance Rescue Helicopter based in NSW, Australia. James is also a qualified helicopter and aero...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 3Ep. 99
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I chat with Nick Kaldas APM former NSW Police Deputy Commissioner and Chair for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Nick Kaldas held two of the most senior roles in the New South Wales Police Force, serving as Deputy Commissioner for almost a decade and, prior to that, Assistant Commissioner (Counter Terrorism and Special Tactics). He relieved as Commissioner of Police extensively. His career as a NSW Police Officer spanned almost 35 years, prima...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 3Ep. 98
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I chat with Ric Prado retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer. Ric witnessed a firefight at seven in Cuba during Fidel Castro's revolution. After his family fled, they relocated to Miami. Prado would go on to serve as an elite Pararescuemen in the Airforce and spent 24 years at the CIA, retiring at the rank of Senior Intel Service-2, the Major General equivalent at the Agency. He was the Deputy Chief of Station of the original Bin Laden Task Force and later ser...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Season 3Ep. 97
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I have a chat with Paul Warren former 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment infantry soldier. Paul 'Warlord' Warren was an Australian Muay Thai kick-boxing champion who was used to the physically punishing world of martial arts at its highest level. But nothing could prepare him for the torment he would face in the Australian army. One month after he arrived in Afghanistan as a soldier in the ADF, an IED exploded, tearing off his right leg and instantly killing h...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 96
The Debrief hosted and moderated by Zero Limits Podcast host Matty Morris. Today's panel guests are Shaun O'Gorman former Queensland Police K9 Unit Police Officer and Jason Semple former NSW Police TOU, Australian Federal Police SRG and Private Security Contractor. Today's discussion we have set a time limit of 1 hour to chat about all things Police. We chat about the idea that police work is getting more dangerous and what the causes are. We also look at the recent active shooter scenario in th...
Apr 01, 2023•1 hr 7 min
On today's Zero Limits Podcast all the way from Brazil, I chat with Nico Seedsman former Australian Special Forces operator from the Special Air Service Regiment better known as SASR. Nico set his sights on the SASR at a young age however he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy as a electronic technician. He sent roughly two years in the navy and then attempted and passed Special Forces Entry Test. Soon after he was service transferred to the army spending a short time in Kapooka and then movin...
Mar 29, 2023•2 hr 43 min•Season 3Ep. 95
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I sit down for a chat with Declan Redmond former Australian Special Forces 2nd Commando Regiment operator. Decland joined the Army in 2000. After completing IET’s he was posted to 1RAR. Declan deployed with the battalion to East Timor in 2001. In 2003 he was posted to the ADF school of languages to learn Farsi/Dari. Declan returned back to 1RAR in 2004 and applied for and was successful for Commando selection in 2005. In 2006 he deployed to East Timor with A Coy an...
Mar 22, 2023•2 hr 56 min•Season 3Ep. 93
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I am joined in the studio guest Brett Pennell former NSW Police TOU sniper. Sgt Brett Pennell, or "Fassi" to his mates, reflects upon a 20 year career spending majority of his career with the NSW Police Tactical Operations Unit as a sniper. In February 2001, police shot and killed Jim Hallinan after a 36-hour stand-off on a remote property at Adjungbilly . Nearly 100 tactical response police were called to the property after the mentally ill 57-year-old began firin...
Mar 19, 2023•3 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 92
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I chat with former Australian Army Special Forces, 2nd Commando Regiment, Warrant Officer Nick Hill. Nick served in Malaysia, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as being deployed to other countries including Egypt, Israel and the United States of America. Nick spent his twenty-five-year career (1989-2014) predominately in the 2nd Commando Regiment. Nick was selected to be part of the stand-up of Tactical Assault Group – East (TAG-E). In late January of 2002 N...
Mar 15, 2023•2 hr 58 min•Season 3Ep. 91
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I sit down with Andrew Murphy aka Raptor 13 former NSW Police Officer. Murphy spent just over 20 years serving as a NSW Police officer with multiple secondments to different sectors within the Police which includes general duties, operational service group (OSG), water police, highway patrol, licensing and strike force raptor. Murphy was involved in a serious vehicle accident with another officer which almost took his life with a extensive recovery period however p...
Mar 12, 2023•3 hr 34 min•Season 3Ep. 90
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I chat with Dean Stott a former British Special Forces Soldier. After making it through the Special Forces gruelling 6 month selection process, Dean became one of the very first army members to join the SBS (Special Boat Service). Throughout his esteemed military career, he has conducted deployments to overseas hostile environments and been involved in Counter Terrorism operations; he has travelled to some of the toughest places in the world. Dean left the military...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 89
On today's Zero Limits Podcast Matt Pepper a former Australian Army Officer and NSW Ambulance Intensive Care/Special Operations Paramedic shares his life sotry. Matt served seven years in the Australian Army, working across a number of combat corps roles, graduating from the Royal Military College, Duntroon and the Australian Defence Force Academy. In 2006 he transitioned to emergency services, where he has worked across multiple Australian ambulance services as a Special Operations/Intensive Ca...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 3Ep. 88
On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat to Dave Parker former 2nd Commando Regiment operator. Dave joined the army reserves in 1999 and whilst at Kapooka he decided to join the regular army within the infantry and was posted to then 4RAR later becoming the 2nd Commando Regiment. Dave completed his reinforcement cycle in 2003 with the unit still establishing a special forces capability. Dave deployed on his first rotation to Afghanistan on SOTG 5 (Special Operations Task Group) then following onto...
Feb 26, 2023•3 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 87
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I sit down for a chat with Luke Smith former Australian Army veteran serving in both the Royal Australian Infantry at 2RAR and Royal Australian Armoured Corps 2nd/14th Light horse Regiment and 2nd Cavalry Regiment. During his military service Luke deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2011 he applied for the Queensland Fire Service for a position as a firefighter and was accepted. After finishing recruit training he was posted to Bowen where he spent his first 13 mo...
Feb 19, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 86
On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat with Joe Piersante a 23-year veteran of the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration and provides presentations on overcoming adversity. During his time with the DEA, Special Agent Piersante was assigned to complex narcotics investigations, clandestine laboratory investigations and deployed with a DEA’s Foreign Advisory Support Team (FAST). Assigned to a Delta Team for three tours to Afghanistan and Honduras. While serving on a c...
Feb 12, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 85
On today’s Zero Limits Podcast I chat with Dustin Osborne current Queensland Police Officer and Co-Chair of the Law Enforcement Officer Medical Working Group at Australian Tactical Medical Association. Dusty has spent roughly 15 years as a police officer spending most of his time posted to the Fortitude Valley Police Station. Fortitude Valley is the smallest policing division in Queensland but has over 130 staff dedicated to policing the division. It’s a very diverse area and Dusty regularly att...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 3Ep. 84
On today's Zero Limits Podcast we have a very special co host Andrew Murphy aka Raptor 13 former NSW Police Officer, Murph aka Raptor13 aka Jug Head has known today's guest for quite sometime working alongside him in the NSW Police. Today's guest is Matt U'Brien former NSW Police Officer / NSW Fire & Rescue Retained Firefighter, he spent majority of his policing career within the Police rescue squad. During his 17 year policing career he conducted hundreds of rescues in both services saving ...
Jan 29, 2023•2 hr 53 min•Season 3Ep. 83
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I chat with Damien "Beatdown" Brown former 2RAR Afghanistan Veteran and UFC Fighter. Damien was born in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. He was is a veteran of the Australian Army serving as an infantry soldier, who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007, post service he became a correctional officer. After return from military service from Afghanistan with some injuries, Brown joined a local Kickboxing school as part of the rehab program to improve his physical fi...
Jan 22, 2023•2 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 82
The Debrief hosted and moderated by Zero Limits Podcast host Matty Morris. Today's panel guests are Shaun O'Gorman former Queensland Police K9 Unit Police Officer and Jason Semple former NSW Police TOU, Australian Federal Police SRG and Private Security Contractor. Today's discussion we have set a time limit of 1 hour to chat about all things Police. We go over what was spoken about over the last two debriefs. Let's GO! Send us a text however note we cannot reply through these means. Please mess...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 11 min
On today's episode I sit down with the NSW Police Tactical Operations Unit Officer Ben Besant also known as "Officer A". He was the TOU officer who killed the Lindt Cafe terrorist and he tells us about the moment he came face-to-face with the killer who terrorised Sydney and how he also expected to die also airing his frustration as senior police hesitated while a hostage was executed. Due to the multiple current suppression orders Ben's full name and identity to an extent is still kept anonymou...
Jan 15, 2023•3 hr 41 min•Season 3Ep. 81
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I sat down with Andy MacFarlane a former NSW Police Officer. We spoke about his life and times over a 20 plus year roller coaster ride in policing that stretched across undercover roles in various agencies including the NSW Crime Commission, NSW Drug Enforcement Agency, CT Command and Australian Federal Police then finishing up in Dignitary Protection which leveraged him into private security across many countries. He talks about his pursuits of continual improveme...
Jan 08, 2023•2 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 80
The Debrief hosted and moderated by Zero Limits Podcast host Matty Morris. Today's panel guests are Shaun O'Gorman former Queensland Police K9 Unit Police Officer and Jason Semple former NSW Police TOU, Australian Federal Police SRG and Private Security Contractor. Today's discussion we have set a time limit of 1 hour to chat about all things Police. We chat about the recruitment and begin to enter the training phase highlighting issues that are faced including no financial gain during NSW polic...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min
On todays Zero Limits Podcast Matt chats with Liam Haven former Australian Infantry soldier from the 6th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment. Liam was deployed to Iraq as an infantry soldier and combat medic. He had been in Iraq for six months operating as part of the Overwatch Battle Group (West) - 4. When his Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle was on patrol near An Nasiriyah, in southern Iraq on 17 May 2008 when it was struck by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device). Liam suffered wounds to h...
Jan 02, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 79
On today's podcast Matt chats with Eddie Gallagher a retired Navy SEAL that served for 20 years served as a Navy Corpsman, Marine Scout Sniper and Navy SEAL completing 8 deployments, including tours to both Afghanistan and Iraq. On his last combat deployment to Iraq in 2017, Eddie led a platoon to successfully defeat ISIS in Mosul. For his performance and leadership, he was highly commended upon returning home. He was named the #1 Navy SEAL Chief, nominated for a Silver Star, and slated for prom...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 3Ep. 78
The Debrief hosted and moderated by Zero Limits Podcast host Matty Morris. Today's panel guests are Shaun O'Gorman former Queensland Police K9 Unit Police Officer and Jason Semple former NSW Police TOU, Australian Federal Police SRG and Private Security Contractor. Today's discussion we have set a time limit of 1 hour to chat about all things Police. We dive specifically into the compensation Police officers receive if they are killed whilst on duty and or injured at work and the lack of future ...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 12 min
On today's Zero Limits Podcast I sit down for a chat with Damien Thomlinson former 2nd Commando Regiment Operator, Author, Actor, Speaker and double amputee IED survivor. Inspired by the military history of his Grandfather, Damien joined the Australian Defence Force and at the age of just 24 achieved his dream of becoming a Commando. This elite group is tasked with the most physically demanding, mentally challenging and dangerous roles in the armed forces. He joined the Australian Army in 2005, ...
Dec 18, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 77
On todays Zero Limits Podcast we chat with Dave “Boon” Benton, former US Marine Scout Sniper and Central Intelligence Agency Global Response Staff contractor, and Sarah Adams former Central Intelligence Agency Targeting Officer, as they recount their experience working in Benghazi, Libya and discuss the attacks on the American Diplomatic Compound and the nearby CIA Annex that killed four Americans. Dave and Sarah also share their insights about the attacker and talk about their forthcoming book ...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 3Ep. 76
