Charge the Line

About Charge the Line

Charge the Line is a podcast for those who refuse to fade with age. Hosted by two firefighters, leaders, and fathers, we confront complacency, pursue excellence, and demand more from ourselves in the fire service, in leadership, and at home. We highlight unique individuals who refuse to accept mediocrity in their lives and professions. This show is about strength, responsibility, and leaving a legacy worth carrying forward—because average is the enemy.

Publisher

Roger Narvaez

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jun 2022

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 96 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Hot Zone#13- Honor the Past. Strengthen the present.Prepare the Future. Honor the Past

   Host Captain Macleod interviews guests about honoring the past, strengthening the present, and preparing the future of the fire service.

2. 

   9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Hot Zone #12 From the Stairwell to the Table w/Eric Macleod

   Captain Eric Macleod discusses the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb and the new firefighter roundtable, The 360, fostering honest conversation and mentorship within the fire service.

3. 

   27 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   CTL EP 59-"The Cost of Greatness" w/ Roger "The Bull Reyes"

   Host interviews professional MMA fighter Roger "The Bull" Reyes about the sacrifices and mindset required to achieve greatness, offering universal lessons in discipline and resilience.

Inside a recent episode

Hot Zone#13- Honor the Past. Strengthen the present.Prepare the Future. Honor the Past

Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yes. Right. You can you can manage people, but to lead people to get them to buy into what it is you're trying to get them to do is an art in itself. Sure. Management. I mean, management's you manage systems and policies and guidelines and all that stuff and laws and all that stuff. True leadership is getting people to do things that they don't even know they want to do or maybe they don't want to do them, but you still need those results. Yeah. Find a way. You can be the smartest person in the world. It doesn't matter. Those promotional tests have very little judge of your leadership ability. […]

Who has been a guest on Charge the Line

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Captain Macleod
• Eric Macleod
• Roger Reyes
• Roman Lopez
• Captain Eric Macleod

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

2,441

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

71