Please Pass the Bacon
Your hosts, Jason and Chad, draw on almost 40 years of police experience to connect you with officers that don't fit perpetuated stereotypes. Interviews, humor, crime prevention tips, and freshly cooked bacon reviews will bring you a fresh look at the people behind the uniform.
Episodes
16 episodes
Ep4-Bears Behind the Badge on Please Pass the Bacon
You guessed it...time to READ TO SUCCEED with Officer Jason & Officer Chad. Grab your reading buddy because "A Fly Went By" and "Little Blue Truck" is coming you way!
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Episode 4
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24:12
Ep3-Bears Behind the Badge on Please Pass the Bacon
Grab your reading buddy...it's time to READ TO SUCCEED Officer Jason & Officer Chad! Today it's "Harry the Dirty Dog" and "The Not-So-Perfect Penguin".
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Episode 3
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18:59
Ep2-Bears Behind the Badge on Please Pass the Bacon
Get your reading buddies ready as Officer Jason and Officer Chad read bedtime stories Llama Llama Red Pajama and Seven Scary Monsters in this episode of Bears Behind the Badge! Read to succeed!!
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Episode 2
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20:06
Ep1-Bears Behind the Badge on Please Pass the Bacon
We're bringing our reading program, Bears Behind the Badge, to YOU. Cops reading kids! Through Bears Behind the Badge, we've reached almost 4,000 K-3rd graders with "reading buddies" and classroom books all donated by the community ...
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Episode 1
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22:03
PPtB ep10 - This Is Us
It’s been a bit but the boys are back! No guest this episode so you get the pleasure of hearing Jason and Chad—which is just enough. The discussion centers around how folks “take to Twitter” when outraged and how this maybe isn’t the best measu...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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42:41
PPtB ep9 - Dirty Money
Lieutenant Fischbach sits down with Jason and Chad to discuss the incident that led him to law enforcement, a “dirty money” memory, and hiking to make a difference. There’s a new studio in-progress, a bacon tasting/rating surprise, bad jokes, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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50:55
PPtB ep8 - Jeff Varner & Bullying
It’s back to school! What better time to have a discussion about bullying and social media safety? And who better to talk to than 3-time Survivor competitor Jeff Varner? Jason, Chad, and Jeff attempt to have an intelligent conversation about th...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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53:14
PPtB on the Pat McCrory Show with Bo Thompson - Aug 2019
Jason and Chad are welcomed back to Pat McCrory’s radio show on WBT in Charlotte for the CPI crime prevention segment. Jason’s son makes his radio debut, as well!!
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7:31
PPtB ep7 - It’s Bacon-Wrapped Iguana
Jason and Chad sit down with Lieutenant Gil Narvaez to hear his journey from the Bronx to the Marine Corp, to law enforcement. Gil’s human side includes eye-opening life experiences, Fortitude Consulting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and more. He even ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:00:56
PPtB Ep6 - Beards, Tats & Bodycams
Jason and Chad are back for a hard-hitting look at some of the most vital topics in modern policing...facial hair and tattoos. Are they professional, inappropriate, offensive, humanizing?? We also discuss bodycams: pros and cons. Elaine J...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:04:01
PPtB ep5 - Good In, Good Out
Jason and Chad welcome themselves on this episode to discuss how society can impact the news and social media, the harm making snap/emotional judgements can have and a hero at UNC Charlotte. A first in the joke segment, bacon, good new...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:00:39
PPtB ep4 - Tattered & Tufano
Jason & Chad sit down with Rob Tufano. Rob is a former 10 year veteran of the NYPD and an award winning television news reporter. He's currently the public safety communications director for the city of Charlotte and also owns T...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:22:42
PPtB on the Pat McCrory Show with Bo Thompson
The former NC governor has Jason and Chad on live radio to discuss cops, Please Pass the Bacon, and what thus podcast is all about!
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10:48
PPtB ep3 - Can You Say Veeehicle Again?
Jason and Chad sit down with Caleb Costner and talk about his dream of driving on the NASCAR circuit and his path into law enforcement at a young age. They also get to know a little bit more about how Caleb's on the job interaction with a...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:14:04
PPtB ep2 - Where's My Badge?
Jason and Chad sit down with Mike Melendez, a sexual assault detective and 19 year police veteran. Mike's interest in film making and acting ultimately led him to an unexpected career in law enforcement. He continues to write script...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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46:25
PPtB ep1 - Welcome to Please Pass the Bacon!
Meet Jason and Chad...police officers with almost 40 years of combined work experience. After experiencing unrest in their city after an officer involved shooting, they felt the need to connect with the community and shed a different ligh...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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40:19