Jest Out of Jurisdiction
Law Enforcement / First Responder stories and experiences with a focus on comedic blunders, events, and the lighter side of stressful jobs. Stories are firsthand accounts told by the hosts Flash and T-Dot with accompanying guest interviews.
Jest Out of Jurisdiction
Latest Episodes
Peanut Butter, Rockets, and Jail Pockets
We sit down with combat medic and career paramedic Chris Carlisle to trace his path from Iraq and Afghanistan to a fire department EMS job he plans to retire from. Along the way, we talk blast injury reality, VA fights, dark humor, and the call...
Cloudy With a Chantz of Boogers
We catch up with Chantz McPeek and Terry Wattenbargar on a life spent in dispatch, fire service, and statewide training, then we get brutally honest about what happens when a tornado tears through your own community. We talk about leadership, b...
Golf Scrambles, Attack Pigs, and an F4: Shift Work Gets Weird
A mile-wide storm doesn’t just rearrange a neighborhood—it reshapes the people who run toward it. We sit with Mark and Noah Rudder, a father–son team spanning decades of fire, EMS, and rescue work, to walk through the night an F4 tornado cu...
Nuclear Depths: Life on a Fast Attack Submarine
Ever wonder what it's like to spend months underwater in a nuclear submarine during the Cold War? In this riveting conversation, Navy veteran Paul Baker takes us beneath the surface of submarine life, sharing firsthand experiences from his deca...
Dancing With the Devil on Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Harold Yate's storytelling shines as he recounts legendary firehouse pranks that built brotherhood – from rookies being duct-taped to beds and hoisted up hose towers to the infamous Lucky Charms marshmallow theft that still causes hurt feelings...