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The Specialist: Meet the man whose job is to get beaten up

Casey Miner
Tim Kinney

Meet a man who's paid to attack women... so they can learn how to fight back.

We’d love your feedback, and your ideas. Do you know any specialists? Are you a specialist? Email specialistpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

My first day of instructor training I remember going to Trader Joe's afterwards and not wanting to get within 30 feet of any woman who was shopping because I was used to watching them and like, you know, coiling myself for a strike.

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Sound design of this piece by Seth Samuel, who also wrote all the music. 

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