The Fire You Carry

Nole Lilley and Kevin Welsh

Hosted by Nole and Kevin, two active-duty Los Angeles County Firemen with over a decade of service each, this podcast explores the fire we all carry within. Join them as they interview respected men and share lessons on how to be better husbands, fathers, and leaders. Drawing from the front lines, they tackle issues like trauma, fitness, and family life, providing universal principles for any man looking to stoke his inner fire and live with purpose.

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The Fire You Carry

Episodes (274)

Monday 267: The Gritty Reality of Canadian Snipers in Afghanistan
Mar 30th 266: Silence is Not Violence, But it Might be Evil
Mar 23rd 265: Get Off the X: Surviving Life’s Ambushes

The Fire You Carry

Apr 6, 2026
1 hour
52 MB

This week, Nole sits down with Barry Nisbet, a retired Canadian Army Sniper with 15 years of service and multiple deployments to the Balkans and Afghanistan, and Mir Bahmanyar, an author, historian, and former member of the US Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion. Together with Gordon Cullen, Barry and Mir co-authored the book Send It: Canada's Snipers at War in Afghanistan. In this episode, we strip away the romanticized Hollywood myth of the lone-wolf sniper to discuss the brutal reality of sniper selection, the agonizing physical toll of stalking exercises, and the heavy weight of operating downrange. Barry shares...

The Fire You Carry

267: The Gritty Reality of Canadian Snipers in Afghanistan

Nole Lilley and Kevin Welsh

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