Firehouse Table Talks
A podcast for First Responders and Military Veterans by First Responders and Military Veterans. We will gather around the table to interview and share the stories of our nations front line workers and help shed light on the mental health problems that plague our professions.
Recent Episodes
Working to "Break the Cycle" and prevent childhood trauma.
Send us a Text Message. On this weeks episode, we have Andrea McKeever! Andrea is a former Law Enforcement Officer / Canine handler and now works for the Ohio Department of Health as a Parent Educator for Help Me Grow …
You are NOT alone!!
This was an unscheduled recording but I felt it was a necessary one. I start off with a short story called "The Soldier in the Hole". This story rings true to many of us who have found ourselves in those …
Craig "Nolsy" Nolan and Nolan's Pour House Coffee Company
Is there anything better than sitting around the Firehouse Table with a good cup of coffee? I don’t think so! On today’s episode, we with down with Craig “Nolsy” Nolan. Craig is a US Army Gulf War Veteran, a retired …
Episode 2. Skittles and "The Table" short story.
In the first "official" episode, we sit down in the basement at Columbus Fire Station 17 to talk with Brian Weiskittle (Skittles) on the origin of the Kitchen Table short story, his career as a Firefighter and Paramedic, and ...
Welcome to Firehouse Table Talks!
Welcome to Episode 1 of our new podcast Firehouse Table Talks. This podcast is for First Responders and Military Veterans, their families and anyone else interested into getting a peek behind the curtain of our chosen profess...
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Jeremy Thoma
Hey everyone! We have a new website!!! I am continually updating and tweaking it but so far, so good! All episodes are available here as well as guest bios! I have quite a few upcoming guests and, for now, I am still planning on releasing t…
About the Host
Jeremy Thoma
I am a US Navy Veteran. I served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier and worked on the Flight Deck moving and directing the aircraft. Deployed to the Middle East on WestPac 1995. I was Honorably Discharged from the Navy in 1997. Soon after 9/11, I took the test and was the first recruit class hired off the new list of applicants hired by The Columbus Division of Fire on December 7th, 2003. I graduated Paramedic School at the top of my class in 2007.
I currently serve as an Arson K9 Handler for the Department.
I am happily married to my wife, Missy since May 2001. We have two sons. Joey, 19 and Braydon, 15. We also have three labradors. Lucy (Yellow lab, 13), Chesney (Black English Lab, 2 1/2), and Harry the Arson Dog (American Black Lab, 2).
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