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Two Cops One DonutFrom Felony Charge to Police Badge How Did This Happen? Matt Thornton StorySend us a textWhat happens when someone with a criminal record becomes the police officer sworn to uphold the law? Detective Matt Thornton's remarkable story challenges everything we think we know about the people behind the badge.Growing up in a rough neighborhood where police were considered the enemy, Thornton's path to law enforcement began with his own arrest at age 21 for carrying an illegal firearm. Years later, driven by the need to provide for his daughter, he reluctantly took the police exam. Despite facing ridicule in the academy for his criminal record and...2025-04-152h 16
Managing Violence Podcast with Joe SaundersMVP112: "The Gift of Violence" with Matt ThorntonIn this episode I interview Matt Thornton on his excellent book, The Gift of Violence. Matt is a researcher, author, and prolific martial artist and coach. His book takes an evidence-based approach to understanding and managing the risk of violence.
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Combat Base PodcastChris Haueter's First Black Belt and SBG Founder Matt Thornton | Episode 19 Combat Base PodcastThis week on the Combat Base Podcast we are honored to be joined by Chris' first black belt and founder to Straight Blast Gym Matt Thornton! Matt founded Straight Blast Gym in 1992 with a mission to learn, teach, develop, and train in true hand to hand combat. Matt is interested and dedicated to the learning and development of true fighting with a foundation in the think street, train sport, practice art philosophy. The SBG epistemology has impacted many successful professional MMA fighters and coaches as well as countless everyday humans. In the early days of MMA Randy Couture, Forrest...2024-08-301h 24
Inspire GreatnessJen Thornton on the Inspire Greatness PodcastIn this episode of Inspire Greatness, I interviewed Jen Thornton, founder and CEO of 304 Coaching. 304 Coaching is a business consulting company that helps organizations by expanding the positive impact of progressive leadership.During our discussion, Jen explained her three proven methods for inspiring greatness in team members—understanding how social change drives the evolution of leadership, developing the ability to self author, and becoming a creative leader, rather than a reactive leader. If you want to read the show notes for this episode, you can find them on my website:https://matt...2024-08-2224 min
Thoughtful Discussions With Josh SniderMe vs Me (Feat. Matt Thornton) | Thoughtful Discussions – EP 102This episode, Josh and Corey sit down with Matt Thornton. We talked about his work with the Warhol Museum initiative, The Pop District and working to create the Warhol Academy. His early influences in video. The road of recovery and focusing on what’s within to quiet outside chatter. His time in comedy and the experience of a video gaining traction on the internet. And why your network is your net worth.
Check out all that and more in this episode of Thoughtful Discussions.
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The Joy of Cruising PodcastCruise Life MattSend us a textI am delighted to welcome back to The Joy of Cruising Podcast, Matt, creator of Cruise Life Matt. I first “met” Matt on Instagram, mainly due to the prevalence of stunning cruise ship drone photos on his feed that caught my eye—leading me to dub him the best cruise ship drone photographer on the internet. Last summer it was my pleasure to host Matt on The Joy of Cruising Podcast Ep 32 Cruise Life Matt. I follow Matt on social media and recently started seeing both som...2024-06-0353 min