{"podcast":{"title":"BYRNA BROS PODCAST WITH JOSH SCHIRARD","slug":"byrna-bros-podcast-with-josh-schirard-7068615","podcast_index_feed_id":7068615,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SHDI8044080506","website_url":"https://byrna.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e86b8ef2-81d0-11ef-8491-531581665872/image/60d199892ba7e2746f35abe7ab573271.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"BYRNA","episode_count":50,"summary":"Josh Schirard, the Director of Law Enforcement for BYRNA, covers the news of the day, the rise in crime & real life testimonials about their product. Josh also covers current events and news stories, touching on the latest events and situations from the around the nation. BYRNA'S MISSION: To provide civilians, law enforcement officers and security professionals with a safe, reliable & effective non-lethal alternative to traditional firearms that will allow Byrna’s customers to protect & defend themselves, their families & their community without the need to resort to deadly force.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T12:17:27.263455+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/byrna-bros-podcast-with-josh-schirard-7068615"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 31 - Active Defense Strategies with Josh for Safer Communities","slug":"ep-31-active-defense-strategies-with-josh-for-safer-communities","published_at":"2025-11-11T22:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/byrna-bros-podcast-with-josh-schirard-7068615/ep-31-active-defense-strategies-with-josh-for-safer-communities","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/byrna-bros-podcast-with-josh-schirard-7068615","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SHDI2399999628.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SHDI2399999628.mp3","summary":"Josh talks about BYRNA's efforts to empower communities against attacks. A recent Newsweek article reads as follows about the initiative: https://www.newsweek.com/company-offers-non-lethal-self-defense-option-to-schools-houses-of-worship-10979170 One company is looking to get its non-lethal self-defense device, the “Byrna,” into schools and house of worship as a means of increasing safety and deterring potential shootings. “In most cases, if somebody pulls out a Byrna to stop an assailant, they don't even need to fire a projectile,” Bryan Ganz, CEO of Indiana-based Byrna Technologies, told Newsweek in an interview. “Just indicating that they're prepared to defend themselves is generally sufficient.” School shootings have risen virtually year-over-year, hitting a peak of around 351 shootings in 2023, and around 336 in 2024, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. This year, so far, has seen 208 incidents, including the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church school in Minnesota in August where two children were killed and over 30 people were injured.","meta_description":"Josh talks about BYRNA's efforts to empower communities against attacks. A recent Newsweek article reads as follows about the initiative: https://www.news…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2010,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/byrna-bros-podcast-with-josh-schirard-7068615/episodes/ep-31-active-defense-strategies-with-josh-for-safer-communities/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/byrna-bros-podcast-with-josh-schirard-7068615/ep-31-active-defense-strategies-with-josh-for-safer-communities.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}