I'm No Hero

Tipping Point: A Paramedic on the Scene at the Capitol Uprising

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400

Firefighter and paramedic, Rocco Gabriele recounts his experience being in the middle of the action at the Capitol on January 6th, where he was present for two of the five deaths that occurred. After an exhausting day of tending to protesters' cardiac arrests and mending police officer's bone-out broken hands, Rocco reveals how incredibly close things were to complete disaster were it not for the actions of a handful of heroes.

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Refugee Camps, ISIS Math, and a Cockapoo

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400

What are word problems like in an ISIS school? (Hint: they involve calculating the shooting of infidels). What happens when you start a p90x-style exercise class for Arab women inside a refugee camp tent? Find out as guest Amber Webb, who served as Country Director for an aid organization in Iraq, gives an inside look at the surprisingly vibrant world of an "IDP" camp - a refugee camp for Internally Displaced People.

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On Dopey: The Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400

The story of Dave, a former drug addict, who got clean and created a hit podcast about the "dark comedy of drug addiction" to help other addicts celebrate and pursue recovery...while having a good time doing it. We hear darkly hilarious clips from Dave's guests including Nikki Sixx and his endeavor into cholcoate mescaline and Andy Dick being nuts, all woven into Dave's own story full of highjinks, tragic friendships, and his own perserverance to create the "Dopey Nation." He also reveals his idea for a cookie that's going to revolutionize the world.

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Breaking Bad-Ass: A Tale of Parental Perseverance

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400

What happens when a mother of three "breaks bad," setting up shop in her basement to extract the chemical from medical cannabis she needs to save her epileptic son? It's all legal, but only because she first helped craft and pass the Maryland state law, then worked to build the industry, a years-long effort, all in the name of helping her child (and many others along the way).

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The Kind of Fear You're Drawn To: Transforming Gang Members' Lives through Poetry

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Cowardly host Justin Heimberg admits to an act of "accidental bravery" when he got between two rival gang members, one of whom was armed, unbeknownst to Justin. Justin chats with his old mentor and boss, Chris Henrikson, Executive Director of Street Poets, Inc., an organization that runs workshops in juvenile detention centers, using the power of poetry to help at-risk youth and gang members find their authentic voices and transform their lives. Justin and Chris reminisce about the heartbreak, humor, and hope involved in the work, and Chris offers profound lessons he has learned in his 30 years of working with L.A. youth.

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He Walks Like a Cowboy: Insight and Irreverence about Living with a Disability

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0400

How does being disabled actually improve sex? Guest Jonah Berger answers this and more as he chronicles his life living with Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome, a degenerative disease that affects the peripheral nervous system and severely weakens one's extremities. Faced with the challenges of a debilitating and, in Jonah's words "worst-named-ever" disease, Jonah refuses to let his bodily limitations limit his life - or his sense of humor. Learn how a dream about eating butter was the spark that led him on a path where, adorned in leg braces emblazoned with blue flames, he biked across Iowa, climbed the tallest mountain in Colorado, and finished two triathlons, where he came in... last. Listen as Jonah's glass "half-filled" perspective eventually overpowers Justin's "half-spilled" one.

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Over the Line: A SWAT Cop's Firsthand Account of the Events on January 6th

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0400

Chatting Capitol Chaos with a Hardcore Hero

Where does a SWAT Cop take a leak during an insurrection? Join us as host Justin Heimberg sits down with a dedicated member of a DC area SWAT team (also named Justin). Dive into the heart of the January 6th, 2021 Capitol events, hearing firsthand accounts of the challenges faced by law enforcement (beyond finding a bathroom in a tear-gas-filled Capitol). Justin (the cop, not the cowardly host) sheds light on the courage and dedication of officers on that day and recounts the positive stories and acts of heroism that have gone unheard, having been blanketed by the eternally unravelling doomscroll of all the negative media coverage.

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