Echo Valor Podcast
The Echo Valor Podcast is where courage meets storytelling. Hosted by David Burnell—a U.S. military veteran, special operations team leader, and rescue operator—the show dives into the real stories of those who serve in the shadows and on the front lines. With a high-threat security and humanitarian response background, David brings raw insight and deep respect to each episode. Through powerful interviews, battlefield reflections, and original tribute music, Echo Valor honors the warriors, medics, and rescuers who risk everything for others. This podcast is part of the greater mission at EchoValor.com—to preserve legacy, inspire courage, and give voice to those who carry the weight of valor.
Episodes
78 episodes
Before It Happens - You Were Born to Survive
This is the final chapter of the audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. In this powerful conclusion, David delivers a personal message of strength, clarity, and purpose for those w...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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4:35
Before It Happens - What’s the Next Right Move?
This episode features Chapter 18 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.In this powerful chapter, David shares the life-saving mindset of neces...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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6:54
Before It Happens - De-escalation: Protecting Dignity While Staying Safe
This episode features Chapter 17 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.In this chapter, David Burnell teaches what might be the most powerful and...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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6:56
Before It Happens - The Good Samaritan Dilemma
This episode features Chapter 16 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.Helping others is noble, but good intentions alone aren't enough in a worl...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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6:33
Before It Happens - Ethics, Empathy & Escape
This episode features Chapter 15 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.What if real strength isn’t about fighting—but about knowing when not<...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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6:17
Before It Happens - How the Brain Reacts Under Stress
This episode features Chapter 14 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.What happens to your brain when fear hits? Why do people freeze, forget, o...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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6:55
Before It Happens - Surprise, Speed & Violence of Action
This episode features Chapter 13 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.Sometimes, awareness isn’t enough. Words fail. Distance collapses. And vio...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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Before It Happens - Action Beats Re-action
This episode features Chapter 12 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.When everything goes sideways, thinking faster can save your life. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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7:28
Before It Happens - Mental Models for Survival
This episode features Chapter 11 from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.Mental Models for Survival explores one of the most powerful tools in pers...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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7:47
Before It Happens - Secondary Locations Are Death Traps
This episode features a critical and potentially life-saving chapter from the full-length audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.Chapter 10 – Secondary Locations Are Death...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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7:17
Before It Happens - Environmental Red Flags
This episode features a complete standalone chapter from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.In Chapter 9 – Environmental Red Flags, David teaches one of the most ov...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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7:55
Before It Happens - Eyes, Hands, Direction of Travel
This episode features a standalone chapter from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.In Chapter 8 – Eyes, Hands, Direction of Travel, David reveals one of the most po...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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7:26
Before It Happens - Reading the Room & the Streets
This episode features a standalone chapter from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.In Chapter 7 – Reading the Room & the Streets, David Burnell takes you deep i...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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7:33
Before It Happens - Boundaries, Intuition & Space
This episode features Chapter 6 from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell—a powerful, practical lesson in protecting your most sacred defensive asset: your personal space.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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6:52
Before It Happens - Parallax Vision and the Predator Within Us
This episode features Chapter 5 from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell—a striking exploration of the biology, psychology, and responsibility behind one of your gre...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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Before It Happens - Condition Yellow Living: Head on a Swivel
This is Chapter 4 from the full audiobook Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell. It is a guide to understanding danger before it strikes and living with quiet confidence in a...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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6:45
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Before It Happens - The Color Code of Mental Awareness
This episode features Chapter 3 from Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell—a critical lesson on one of the most effective mental models in personal safety: Jeff Cooper’s Color Code...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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6:57
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Before It Happens - Situational Awareness is Your Superpower
This episode brings you Chapter 2 from Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell—an eye-opening lesson on the most essential survival tool you already have: your awareness.I...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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Before It Happens - The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts Prelude
This episode features a whole narrated chapter—The Prelude—from the book Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts by David Burnell.In this powerful opening message, David—combat veteran, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Before It Happens - The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts (Complete Audiobook)
Welcome to a powerful feature on the Echo Valor Podcast — where real-world survival meets real-world stories. In this episode, we spotlight Before It Happens: The Art of Staying Safe Before Violence Starts, the newest life-saving guide...
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Season 2
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2:10:43
A Warrior’s Legacy - Corbin Allred on David Burnell
Actor and emergency responder Corbin Allred shares a deeply personal and powerful testimony about his mentor, friend, and inspiration—David Burnell. From tactical training and search and rescue missions to faith, family, and personal growth, Co...
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1:46
One Punch of Courage - Breaking the Grip of Fear in a School Bathroom
This gripping spoken ballad tells the true story of a defining moment from David Burnell’s childhood—a moment when fear had a face, a name, and a daily routine. As a young boy, David was relentlessly bullied, cornered, and humiliated. Day after...
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The Boy Named Red - The Ghost on the Corner
In this gripping episode of the Echo Valor Podcast, David Burnell shares a raw and personal chapter from his youth, featured in his book Built by Fire. Set in Lawndale, California, “The Boy Named Red” recounts the haunting exp...
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2:48
He Stood Alone - The Last Stand of Technical Sergeant John Chapman
On March 4, 2002, a U.S. Air Force Combat Controller was believed to be killed in action during a brutal mountaintop battle in Afghanistan. But the truth—revealed by drone footage years later—was far more heroic and haunting.This is the ...
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The Black Sands of Iwo Jima - Valor Forged in Fire
In February 1945, 70,000 U.S. Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima—an eight-square-mile fortress defended by over 20,000 entrenched Japanese soldiers. What followed was one of the most grueling and iconic battles in American military histor...
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