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Elite bodyguard and security expert Will Geddes talks about how his childhood prepared him for a 30-year career protecting some of the most high-profile clients in the world. 

Will shares surprising stories from the field, and reflections on what it's like when your one job is to make sure your client gets in and out - unharmed. Plus, get practical tips for staying safe!

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Stolen cars and abandoned grocery carts: Taking matters into your own hands

GUEST: 

Will Geddes: A security specialist with over 30 years of experience, advising clients worldwide on various risk and threat-related matters. He leads the firm, International Corporate Securities. He is also a public speaker, media commentator on international security, and the author of the book, “Parent Alert: How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online“

Elite bodyguard and security expert Will Geddes talks about how his childhood prepared him for a 30-year career protecting some of the most high-profile clients in the world. 
Will shares surprising stories from the field, and reflections on what it's like when your one job is to make sure your client gets in and out - unharmed. Plus, get practical tips for staying safe!
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-09-22/stolen-cars-and-abandoned-grocery-carts-taking-matters-into-your-own-hands">Stolen cars and abandoned grocery carts: Taking matters into your own hands</a></li>
</ul>
GUEST: 
<a href="https://www.willgeddes.com/about">Will Geddes</a>: A security specialist with over 30 years of experience, advising clients worldwide on various risk and threat-related matters. He leads the firm, <a href="https://www.icpgroupcompanies.com/">International Corporate Securities</a>. He is also a public speaker, media commentator on international security, and the author of the book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Parent-Alert-Keep-Your-Online/dp/146547725X/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qdmfAhhoQfyHXlTdr8G6TV_4Xt4xRgRLZddFt6itRsItvcLZZwMNECmnCOLDPMoYuYU8LLGjHURvoC9Zfjbltw.BceFrvlEC2GpbTGN_m_MZN0u1undBYVnKtf4jqFwvfA&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1723566347&amp;refinements=p_27%3AWill+Geddes&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1">“Parent Alert: How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online“</a>

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/about">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

More than a bodyguard: Will Geddes on the art of protection

You know how sometimes you look outside, see a bird, and think, “Oh, hey! A cardinal! A blue jay! A robin!“

Happens all the time.

Now imagine what your life would be like if you traveled the world as part of a lifelong quest to become the first person to see 10,000 bird species.

Get to know Peter Kaestner. He shares the surprising story of how he came excruciatingly close to missing that once-in-a-lifetime shot. And find out why he believes there are a million ways to be a birder.

Resources:


eBird online database of bird observations, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology


IOC World Bird List, an open-access resource maintained by the International Ornithological Committee


Merlin bird ID app by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a free global bird guide with photos, sounds, and maps

Suggested episodes:


Wings, pouches, and snouts: The world of uncommon emotional support animals


We, The Dog

GUEST: 


Peter Kaestner: First person to catalog 10,000 bird species, discoverer of the Cundinamarca antpitta, is an ambassador for the American Bird Conservancy, and leads tours with Rockjumper Birding Adventures

You know how sometimes you look outside, see a bird, and think, “Oh, hey! A cardinal! A blue jay! A robin!“
Happens all the time.
Now imagine what your life would be like if you traveled the world as part of a lifelong quest to become the first person to see 10,000 bird species.
Get to know Peter Kaestner. He shares the surprising story of how he came excruciatingly close to missing that once-in-a-lifetime shot. And find out why he believes there are a million ways to be a birder.
Resources:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://ebird.org/home">eBird</a> online database of bird observations, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/">IOC World Bird List</a>, an open-access resource maintained by the International Ornithological Committee
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/">Merlin</a> bird ID app by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a free global bird guide with photos, sounds, and maps
</li>
</ul>
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-05-26/wings-pouches-and-snouts-the-world-of-uncommon-emotional-support-animals">Wings, pouches, and snouts: The world of uncommon emotional support animals</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/environment/2021-01-29/we-the-dog">We, The Dog</a>
</li>
</ul>
GUEST: 
<ul>
<li>
Peter Kaestner: First person to catalog 10,000 bird species, discoverer of the Cundinamarca antpitta, is an ambassador for the <a href="https://abcbirds.org/">American Bird Conservancy</a>, and leads tours with <a href="https://www.rockjumperbirding.com/about/tour-leaders/tour-leader-details/?tour_leader_id=81">Rockjumper Birding Adventures</a>
</li>
</ul>

Birdwatching legend Peter Kaestner's journey to 10,000 birds

Missing the Olympics?

Well, listen to our show about weird sports!

Including extreme ironing, where people press their clothes at the top of volcanoes, in caves, even while hanging upside down in trees!

And there's cheese rolling, where people chase a cheese wheel which is barrelling down a steep hill.

And then there's the oh, so British sport of shin kicking! This is a centuries-old wrestling sport where opponents grab each other by the shoulders and kick the shin out of each other.

This episode originally aired on September 27, 2023.

GUESTS: 
Florence Early: Four-time women’s cheese rolling champion, and star of the Netflix Documentary, "We Are The Champions: Episode 1"
Pete "Buzzsaw" Holland: Shin Kicking referee or “stickler”. Shin kicking is a 400 year-old British wrestling sport in which players try to get each other to fall down by kicking each other in the shin
Matthew Battley: New Zealand astrophysicist and extreme ironer. He has ironed on places such as mountains, active volcanoes and in lakes and caves

Missing the Olympics?
Well, listen to our show about weird sports!
Including extreme ironing, where people press their clothes at the top of volcanoes, in caves, even while hanging upside down in trees!
And there's cheese rolling, where people chase a cheese wheel which is barrelling down a steep hill.
And then there's the oh, so British sport of shin kicking! This is a centuries-old wrestling sport where opponents grab each other by the shoulders and kick the shin out of each other.
This episode originally aired on September 27, 2023.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li>Florence Early: Four-time women’s cheese rolling champion, and star of the Netflix Documentary, "<a href="https://www.netflix.com/watch/81083349?trackId=14277281" data-cms-ai="0">We Are The Champions: Episode 1</a>"</li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6072829/" data-cms-ai="0">Pete "Buzzsaw" Holland</a>: Shin Kicking referee or “stickler”. Shin kicking is a 400 year-old British wrestling sport in which players try to get each other to fall down by kicking each other in the shin</li>
<li><a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mpbattley" data-cms-ai="0">Matthew Battley</a>: New Zealand astrophysicist and extreme ironer. He has ironed on places such as mountains, active volcanoes and in lakes and caves</li>
</ul>

Extreme ironing, cheese rolling, and shin kicking: The world of weird sports

Did you know that food can trigger a trauma response? Somatic educators like Luis Mojica help people feel more connected to their bodies through food, music, and slowing down to feel it all.

Hear how he helps people unlock their pain, and how his life as an intersex person informs his understanding of all the ways a body can communicate.

GUESTS: 
Luis Mojica: Musician, somatic educator, and life coach based in New York State. He is the founder of Holistic Life Navigation where he teaches people to relate to themselves in new ways through whole food nutrition, somatic experiences, and self-connecting

Did you know that food can trigger a trauma response? Somatic educators like Luis Mojica help people feel more connected to their bodies through food, music, and slowing down to feel it all.
Hear how he helps people unlock their pain, and how his life as an intersex person informs his understanding of all the ways a body can communicate.
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Luis Mojica</a>: Musician, somatic educator, and life coach based in New York State. He is the founder of Holistic Life Navigation where he teaches people to relate to themselves in new ways through whole food nutrition, somatic experiences, and self-connecting</li>
</ul>

More than a bodyguard: Will Geddes on the art of protection

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