Between The Lines Podcast

01/10/2024

As we come to the end of the first season of Between the Lines, we want to thank everyone who shared their story with us and our audience. Your stories have inspired us. We’ve applied what we learned from you toward creating more meaningful and engaging training. We are very excited to reveal what we’ve been working on in the coming year as we evolve Between the Lines even further.

01/04/2024

01/02/2024

Episode 86 is now available!

To kick off the new year, Michael and Brent welcome the captain of the Virtual Academy AR team competing in the Sea to Sea Expedition Race next month in Florida.

Jeff Welch, a 21-year law enforcement veteran and current training coordinator for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office in Madisonville, Kentucky, joins the podcast as 2024's inaugural guest in Episode 86.

Welch reveals his motivation for taking part in the 72 hour adventure race from the Gulf of Mexico on the west coast of Florida to the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast.

Plus, Jeff also talks about his college basketball career at Central Arkansas University, where he had the opportunity to interact with former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen.

Listen now at www.betweenthelineswithvirtualacademy.com or download the episode using podcast providers like Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

01/01/2024

300 Miles, 3 Days, 300 Racers

Tomorrow, guest Jeff Welch talks about preparing for the grueling Sea to Sea Expedition Race next month in Florida.

Jeff Welch is an active law enforcement officer with over 21 years of law enforcement experience. His current assignment is the training coordinator for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office in Madisonville, Kentucky.

Jeff started his career with the Western Kentucky University Police Department in 1998 as a patrolman before moving to Henderson, Kentucky to take a position with the Henderson Police Department. He held several positions to include patrolman, detective and sergeant. Jeff was involved in training from 2000 until he retired in 2018. He followed his father’s career path of law enforcement training and supervised the training unit from 2010 to 2018.

Jeff hold numerous instructor certifications in law enforcement training and has trained thousands of law enforcement officers across the country. He is a national level instructor for Below 100 since 2014 and a certified Force Science Analyst. Jeff is a Kentucky Law Enforcement Council Police Instructor. Jeff is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy, Session 246, and is a board member on the Kentucky FBINAA Chapter. He holds a B.S. in Health Education from the University of Central Arkansas. Jeff is married with two children.

Episode 86 is available Tuesday, January 2nd at https://www.betweenthelineswithvirtualacademy.com

12/26/2023

Episode 85 is now available!

Host Michael Warren, along with co-host Brent Hinson, and executive producer Aaron Bevill, reflect on the episodes that encompassed 2023 in their year-end review.

Plus, the guys give listeners a look into the inner workings of the show and talk about some of the aspects of putting out a weekly podcast.

They bookend things by highlighting some of their favorite episodes of the year and look ahead to what is in store in 2024.

Episode 85 is available Tuesday, December 26th at https://www.betweenthelineswithvirtualacademy.com

12/25/2023

This week on BTL, the team closes out the year by remembering the highlights of 2023 in their annual Year in Review episode. Executive producer Aaron Bevill joins Michael and Brent as they look back at some favorite moments and the new friends they’ve welcomed into the Between the Lines family.

Episode 85 is available Tuesday, December 26th at https://www.betweenthelineswithvirtualacademy.com

12/19/2023

Episode 84 is now available!

This week, co-host, Brent Hinson, and executive producer, Aaron Bevill, put host Michael Warren in the hot-seat to examine his experience working security for the inaugural Gathering of the Juggalos festival, the annual music event put on by the rap group, Insane Clown Posse.

Held at the Novi, Michigan Expo Center in the summer of 2000, at a time when Warren served as a member of the Novi PD, Michael gives a first hand account of what he encountered while keeping concert-goers safe during the very first Juggalos festival on July 21 and 22, 2000.

Listen now at www.betweenthelineswithvirtualacademy.com or download the episode using podcast providers like Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

12/18/2023

This week, BTL brings in the whole team to hear about host Michael Warren’s encounters working security for the very first Gathering of the Juggalos.

How do big events affect small towns, and what strains do they put on the communities and local law enforcement?

Episode 84 is available Tuesday, December 19th at https://www.betweenthelineswithvirtualacademy.com

12/12/2023

Inspired by something he read in the book, "The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader" by Jason Redman, TJ Webb challenged himself during his recovery from being shot six times while serving an arrest warrant with the Marshals Task Force on December 10th, 2020.

Hear TJ's incredible story of inspiration and hope in Episode 83, available now, at betweenthelineswithvirtualacademy.com or download the episode using your favorite podcast provider.