Episode: 00161 Released on May 29, 2023 Description: Another year, another 52 episodes to promote the law enforcement analysis profession. In this special anniversary episode, multiple members of our team discuss our experience working for the podcast, what would be beneficial at conferences, reactions to DBTA call-in segments, and what the future will hold; notable segments, among many, include Seth’s experience working on our YouTube series, Small Steps, and Alexis’s experience being a student in the law enforcement analysis field. This episode also contains an update on the Easter Egg challenge that has been ongoing for over a year! There were and are so many things to talk about in this profession that it was difficult to keep it to just one hour. What were your favorite moments this year? How have you grown professionally? Personally? We thank all our listeners and fans for your support and encouragement these past few years. We hope you have enjoyed our episodes as much as we’ve enjoyed making them, and that they have been helpful to you on your professional journey. We’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to us via email, YouTube comments section, or on any of our social media accounts with any thoughts, comments, or suggestions. We look forward to another year of recording the truly amazing work and stories that analysts do every day, and promoting the law enforcement analysis profession one episode at a time. Cheers!~


Jason, Mindy, Jen, Paige, Kathleen, Alexis, Seth, Alexander

CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the Excel chapter that Jason wrote for the IACA textbook. First-person to email us at [email protected] about what the Easter eggs are will receive a $50 gift card from us. Happy hunting!


Name Drops: Sean Bair (00:03:29), Sam Gwinn (00:16:14), Mike Winslow (00:33:32) 


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00:00:17 – Introducing The Episode
00:03:50 – Mindy’s Memories
00:08:05 – Seth’s Side
00:14:54 – Alexis’s Angle 
00:17:18 – Alex’s  Axiom
00:20:25 – Conference Concepts
00:49:50 – Don’t Be That Analyst 
01:00:21 – Big Announcement 
01:03:45 – Final Thoughts