First Thursday

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First Thursday, February 2025

Posted February 6, 2025 • 01:02:01

This month’s podcast explores the connections between all workers, whether public safety or civilian, federal or state, public or private. Rick Poulson...

First Thursday, January 2025

Posted January 9, 2025 • 00:45:14

Happy 2025! The nasty bug that’s spreading across the East Coast hit our podcast host, Rick Poulson. He’s finally recovered enough to record this...

First Thursday, December 2024

Posted December 5, 2024 • 00:53:25

Happy holidays to all our listeners. In this month’s First Thursday podcast, Rick covers:

Pensions and Politics.

What is the Social Security...

First Thursday, November 2024

Posted November 11, 2024 • 00:52:23

Happy Veteran’s Day and thank you to all who served.

Sorry we’re late! This month’s First Thursday should be renamed “Second Monday.”

In...

First Thursday, October 2024

Posted October 3, 2024 • 00:58:37

LRIS Executive Director Rick Poulson goes over four cases in this month’s podcast, two involving free speech and two on prosecutorial immunity.

This...