Send us a text I have a treat for you guys today! It was my privilege to interview the author of; Hidden War: How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming America's Wildlands From The Drug Cartels , retired California Game Warden Lt. John Nores. John has a Master of Science degree from San Jose State University in Criminal Justice Administration. John was awarded the Governor’s Medal of Valor for lifesaving and leadership efforts in 2007. John was a special operations lieutenant working d...
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 63
Send us a text Today we are traveling to sunny Florida where I speak with Author, Actor, Stand-Up Comic, and (retired) Los Angles Country Sheriff Sergeant Cliff Yates. Cliff Yates spent 35 years as a police officer from upstate New York to Los Angeles. For 25 years he was a cop by day and comedian by night. After being featured on a local Los Angeles tv show, he became known as L.A’s Comedy Cop. He has produced comedy specials at the Hollywood Palladium, Roxy on Sunset, and the El Portal theatre...
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 62
Send us a text Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! As I record this interview it’s only a couple of days away, so to honor this day we are going to travel across the pond to the Emerald Isle to chat with my returning guest and my favorite Garda, Marie O’Halloran . Casey King is the crime writing alter-ego of crime fighter, Marie O’Halloran. She has spent over two decades as a member of the Irish Police Force, also known as the An Garda Síochána, and has a Diploma in Policing Studies. Throughout he...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 61
Send us a text In Today’s episode, we travel to St. Petersburg Florida to chat with Author Nathan Van Coops. Nathan Van Coops lives in St. Petersburg, Florida on a diet comprised mainly of tacos. When not tinkering on old airplanes, he writes heroic adventure stories that explore imaginative new worlds. He is the author of the time travel adventure series In Times Like These, and Paradox PI, as well as The Skylighter Adventures. His recent series, Kingdom of Engines explores a swashbuckling alte...
Mar 27, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 60
Send us a text Dr. Katherine Ramsland has never second-guessed her career decisions. It's a good thing because they have been some of the best decisions she has ever made. Dr. Katherine Ramsland teaches forensic psychology at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. She has appeared as an expert in criminal psychology on more than 200 crime documentaries and magazine shows, is an executive producer of Murder House Flip, and has consulted for CSI, Bones, and The Alienist. The author of more than 1,500...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 59
Send us a text Today’s episode takes us to sunny California where I chat with a man of many talents, Ryan Burke. Does Ryan's voice sound familiar to you? It should, he is the voice of the introduction to this podcast and the narrator for one of my Cops and Writers audiobooks. Ryan Burke is Canadian; his parents and extended family are Australian, and he lives in America pursuing a career in entertainment. His eclectic background is reflected by his career. Having worked in both Canada and the US...
Mar 13, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 58
Send us a text Today’s episode takes us to coastal New Hampshire where I chat with bestselling author, J.D. Barker. J.D. Barker is the New York Times and international best-selling author of numerous novels, including DRACUL and THE FOURTH MONKEY. His latest, A CALLER'S GAME, will be released on February 22. He is currently collaborating with James Patterson. His books have been translated into two dozen languages, sold in more than 150 countries, and optioned for both film and television. In to...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 57
Send us a text Today’s episode takes us over the pond to England where I chat with West Midlands Police Sergeant and author, Ralph Kern. Ralph Kern is a sergeant in the UK’s West Midlands Police. He has spent his sixteen years of service policing one of the most challenging areas in Britain in various roles. He’s also an author. While focusing on science fiction and techno-thrillers, his experiences and dealing with the pace and dangers of modern policing translates into his work. In today’s epi...
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 56
Send us a text Today’s episode takes us to sunny Florida where I chat with mystery, thriller, crime writer, and my friend, Tom Turner. A native New Englander, Tom Turner dropped out of college and ran a Vermont bar. Limping back a few years later to get his sheepskin, he went on to become an advertising copywriter, first in Boston, then New York. After 10 years of post-Mad Men life, he made both a career and geography change and ended up in Palm Beach, renovating houses and collecting raw materi...
Feb 20, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 55
Send us a text Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council (NSC), Counterterrorism, U.S. hostage recovery activities, special operations, counterintelligence, and human intelligence, these are just some of the topics today’s guest, Col. Christopher Costa is an expert. Mr. Costa served as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council (NSC). At the NSC, he was respons...
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 54
Send us a text This episode is near and dear to my heart. I have witnessed George in action and the compassion and healing that he provides to members of law enforcement and their families. Who takes care of the men and women in blue who take care of you? George Papachristou, that’s who. Today I’m honored to have Police Chaplain George Papachristou on the show. George gives us a peek behind the curtain of the world of police chaplains. George graduated from Marquette University with degrees in C...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 53
Send us a text Have you ever dreamed of quitting your day job and making a good living from your book business? I know what you are thinking. Didn’t he start out his last podcast with this question? You are correct, but today I have a different indie author that was able to do this with his writing. My guest on the show today is Zach Bohannon. Zach is a best-selling author who writes post-apocalyptic science fiction, horror, and thrillers. In addition to writing fiction, Zach is a book editor an...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 52
Send us a text Have you ever dreamed of quitting your day job and making a good living from your book business? My guest today did just that! Best Selling Author Dr. Cecelia Mecca had a good paying job in education and left that behind to pursue her passion for writing books. Since she left her day job, she has surpassed her income substantially and continues to grow her author career. Cecelia shares her incredible story with us and gives us a peek into her very successful author career and lets...
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 51
Send us a text Today’s show takes us to Waukesha Wisconsin, which is about 30 miles west of Milwaukee. Why, because that is where I live. Today’s show is going to be a special Year In Review Cops and Writers Podcast . We say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022. I will also give you, my dear listeners a peek into my private life. In today’s episode I will discuss: · Some basic information about myself. · Why I’m doing this show and the importance of looking back and moving forward. · How the Tim Fe...
Jan 16, 2022•32 min•Ep. 50
Send us a text Today’s show takes us to Knoxville Tennessee where I chat with Derek Pacifico. Derek started his 24-year career in law enforcement with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department where he served as a deputy, detective, and sergeant working in the jail and on the street in patrol and the homicide unit. After he retired from the sheriff’s department, he took a job in a small town in Tennessee where he was the chief of police for two years. In 2018 Derek landed a job teaching hig...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 49
Send us a text For today’s show I bring back Adam Richardson from the Writers Detective Bureau Podcast and The Writers Detective School. Adam Richardson spent 17 of his 25-plus year law enforcement career as a detective in California and spent over a decade as a college faculty member teaching criminal justice courses. He is host of the Writer’s Detective Bureau podcast and creator of the Writer’s Detective School. This is a random show where we discuss a variety of topics over some drinks in a ...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 48
Send us a text Fear, anxiety, terror, relief, joy, and more fear, are just some of the emotions that a book launch can bring out in authors, especially new authors. My guest on today's show Courtney Kenney has your back! Courtney has helped numerous best-selling authors launch their books at the top of the charts, and now she is here to help you. Courtney shares her vast experience in book launching with us today and hopefully will calm some of your fears related to book launches. In today’s epi...
Dec 26, 2021•56 min•Ep. 47
Send us a text My guest today is a Swiss Army Knife of law enforcement experience. Mike Roche has over four decades of experience starting as a street cop, detective, and special agent for the ATF and the U.S. Secret Service. Mike also served as an adjunct professor teaching threat Assessments of Physical Structures and Behavioral Threat Assessments of Mass Killers. Mike shares his vast experience with us today and gives us valuable insights into law enforcement, especially his time with the U.S...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 46
Send us a text How would you like to have a six-figure author career in a little over two years? In today’s episode, I chat with best-selling indie superstar author Jodi Burnett, and we discuss how she did exactly that. After listening to this interview, you will believe that you, too, can be a successful indie author. Jodi treats her author career as a business, and that is paying dividends for her. With a love of telling stories, educating herself with courses geared for self-published authors...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 45
Send us a text Welcome back for episode two of KGB Secret Agent Jack Barsky, spying in America during The Cold War! Check out episode 43 of the Cops and Writers Podcast with Jack Barsky (Part One) Jack takes us deeper into spying on America during the cold war as a KGB agent and gives us insight into what a typical day of a spy who is living a double life in America was like. Jack also gives us a look into his life post-spy where he is now a public speaker, author of “My Secret Life and Tangled ...
Dec 05, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 44
Send us a text I have a treat for you guys today! On today’s show, we have former KGB Agent Jack Barsky. This is part one of a two-part episode; part two will air on December 5, 2021. Jack was a KGB agent who was embedded in the United States as a spy for the Soviet Union during the height of the cold war. Jack was illegally inserted and assimilated into the United States carrying out covert missions as a KGB agent while keeping his cover as a bicycle delivery boy, college student, and eventuall...
Nov 28, 2021•55 min•Ep. 43
Send us a text On today’s show, we have international best-selling author and retired N.S.A. and C.I.A. Intelligence Officer Alma Katsu. Alma is an internationally award-winning novelist best known for her works in historical/horror/paranormal fiction, including The Hunger, one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories, and The Deep, nominated for the Stoker and Locus awards for the best horror novel, and a recent finalist for the Library of Virginia’s novel of the year. Her most recent book, Red Wid...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 41
Send us a text On today’s show, we have Serial Entrepreneur Dave Chesson returning to the Cops and Writers studio! Dave was my guest back in April on show number 13. Dave is the owner or co-owner of seven different successful companies. His expertise reaches a large and diverse audience. Dave, a veteran of the United States Navy where he served aboard a submarine as a naval officer, was a Navy liaison in South Korea and was an international arms dealer. In today’s episode, we chat about his care...
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 41
Send us a text Contest announcement!! Those of you who rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher will be placed into a drawing for a chance to win an autographed copy of my book, Cops and Writers: Crime Scenes and Investigations. All you have to do is take a photo of the review/rate and send it to my email or my Facebook group, Cops and Writers https://www.facebook.com/groups/copsandwriters please include your contact information so I can contact you and know where to send the ...
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 40
Send us a text Today we are traveling to Pennsylvania! My guest on today’s show is the author of the crime thriller, The Long Last Out, and retired Sergeant, Mike Riley of the Philadelphia Police Department! Mike spent over 25 years with the Philadelphia Police Department where he worked in patrol, was promoted to detective, and eventually was promoted to sergeant. Mike worked the streets for the entirety of his career in patrol, working undercover in the narcotic’s special operations unit and t...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 39
Send us a text Today we are traveling to sunny California! My guest today is none other than Chris Fox! I have been a fan of Chris and his work for years. I have listened to his presentations at writers’ conferences and have purchased most of his books. Chris is a successful author that has been a huge influencer in the indie author community. Among other things, Chris is the author of the write faster/smarter series that includes titles; “Write to Market”, “5,000 Words an Hour”, “Launch to Mark...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 38
Send us a text Today we are traveling to Kentucky! My guest today is (Retired) ATF Senior Special Agent Rick McMahan. Rick spent over twenty-five years as a federal agent, retiring in 2017. During his career, Rick worked a wide array of criminal casework from interstate firearms traffickers; murder for hire cases; and even a serial bomber. For over a year and a half, Rick was the lead case agent/ contact agent for an agent working undercover to infiltrate an outlaw motorcycle gang. Rick served a...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 37
Send us a text Cops and Writers visit Clevland Ohio where you can find the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and our special guest J Thorn! Hugh Howey, Matthew McConaughey, James Patterson, Justine Bateman, Ex CIA Spook Alma Katsu, Andy Weir, and little old me. What do we all have in common? We have all been guests on the Writers Ink Podcast co-hosted by today's guest, J Thorn! J is an accomplished author, coach, and podcaster. J. Thorn has published two million words and has sold more than 185,000 boo...
Oct 04, 2021•47 min•Ep. 36
Send us a text On today’s show, my guest is “Ronin” who is a police firearms instructor. Ronin is a police officer and adjunct firearms instructor for a major metropolitan police department in America. Because he is an active police officer, we are going to protect his identity and use the name “Ronin” while addressing him. In today’s episode you will learn: •What Ronin’s influences were, his time as a United States Marine, and why he began his career in law enforcement. •The difference between ...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 35
Send us a text On today’s show, we will be traveling to “The Big Apple” New York City, where I will chat with Retired Detective Marco Conelli of the New York Police Department. Marco spent 20 years with the NYPD where he spent most of his career as an undercover where he was plugged into many investigations for the Organized Crime Control Bureau. Specializing in narcotic and gun seizures. Marco is also a crime writer! Marco is the author of the hard-boiled police procedural Cry For Help and has ...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 34
