For an intense volume 23 of Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD’s Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad, Mike Colón is joined by guest co-host Bill Ryan as they Interview retired NYPD Bomb Squad Detective Brian Hearn, who from 1995-2011, stared down death as a bomb technician in the world’s busiest city. In Memory Of: Detective Luis Álvarez (EOW: June 29, 2019) Detective Ron Richards (EOW: October 10, 2015) Detective Gregg Abbate (EOW: June 27, 2013) Detective Dan Richards (EOW: September ...
Jun 04, 2022•1 hr 57 min
Veteran newsman, author, & one time NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Richard Esposito joins Mike Colón for a discussion on a career that has seen him walk an interesting line between covering crime & by extension, the police & working for the police. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: ...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Retired FDNY Deputy Chief John Norman, a decorated 28 year veteran of the fire service, as well as a published columnist & author joins the show for Volume 18 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With John Norman: W...
May 28, 2022•1 hr 46 min
For Volume 14 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, retired Detective Specialist Karl Duenzl, an apprehension team member with a FEMA background & a lengthy stint in Brooklyn’s Truck 6, joins the show. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With Karl Duenzl: Li...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Retired FDNY Lieutenant Rich Duemig, a veteran engine man in Brooklyn over the course of a distinguished 23 year career, joins the show for Volume 17 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://p...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Veteran news anchor & theatre critic Roma Torre, a winner of 30 Emmy Awards & former longtime staple of New York 1 News, joins the program for a retrospective on a storied career, & an honest look at the direction the news industry is heading in. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gma...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Mike Colón is joined by NBC News Correspondent & lifestyle reporter Joelle Garguilo whose life began with a near death experience during her teen years, & has led to a career that has seen her tell some of the most compelling stories of some of New York’s most compelling people. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Busin...
May 17, 2022•32 min
Retired NYPD Specialist Glen Klein, whose 16 of 20 years as a police officer in NYC was spent as a member of the Emergency Service Unit, specifically Queens’ Truck 10, joins the show for Volume 13 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com...
May 14, 2022•1 hr 25 min
For Volume 12 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, Lt. Al Baker, who rose through the ranks to become a Lieutenant Special Assignment in charge of the entire ESU, as well as its Specialized Training School, joins the program. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com NYPD RE...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 44 min
Veteran WABC Channel 7 New York Reporter N.J. Burkett, whose 33 years in NYC has seen him cover uprisings in Israel, politic scandals, plane crashes, captivating crimes, 9/11 & more, joins the program. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With N.J. Burkett: Twitter: https://tw...
May 11, 2022•57 min
In a last-minute effort, retired NYPD Detective & recurring guest Billy Ryan as well as retired NYPD Lieutenant, author, & returning guest Peter Pranzo both come to the rescue for what is The Street Crime Chronicles, a look at the elite unit, its history, & some notable collars too. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-61...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Longtime New York City crime reporter, best selling author, & television producer Murray Weiss, a man who has covered some of the most notorious crimes the five boroughs has ever seen, joins the show. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With Murray Weiss: Twitter: https://twi...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Retired Federal Agent Toby Roche, whose 40 year career saw him spend time with the Department of The Treasury, ATF, Secret Service, & US Customs joins the program. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With Toby Roche: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-roche-1264a765...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 10 min
For Volume 3 of Talk To Me: Life on The NYPD’s Hostage Negotiation Team, Detective Mike Prate, who spent 12 of his 29 years on the job as a hostage negotiator joins the program, recounting a near three decade career that all took place in the always busy borough of Brooklyn. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: t...
Apr 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Former NYC Transit & later NYPD Officer Richard Sharp joins the program. A 19 year veteran who served from 1986-2005, he tells of Brooklyn Riots, Transit Tales, & much much more. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With Richard Sharp: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/rich...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Retired NYPD Bomb Squad Sergeant Eddie Hayes, who first served in the Bomb Squad as a detective from 1984-1993 & again for a second stint as a sergeant from 1995-1999, with stints in the Tactical Patrol Force, Police Academy. & Emergency Service Unit in between, joins the show for Volume 22 of Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD’s Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original...
Apr 23, 2022•1 hr 11 min
For Volume 21 of the miniseries Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD’s Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad, retired NYPD Arson & Explosion Squad Sergeant Fred Manzolillo joins the program, discussing amongst other things two separate stints in the Missing Persons Squad as well as the 8 eventful years he spent in Arson & Explosion from 1997 until 2005. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: h...
Apr 20, 2022•2 hr 15 min
Retired Federal Agent Lou Diaz, who spent 32 years working major investigations as an undercover with the ATF & DEA, most notably bringing down Harlem drug kingpin Nicky “Mr. Untouchable” Barnes, joins Mike Colón for a look back at an incredible only in New York life. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thec...
Apr 16, 2022•1 hr 37 min
For Volume 16 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite, retired Lieutenant Mickey Kross, who miraculously survived the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center by diving into a stairwell, joins the program. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Listen To Th...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Counterterrorism expert & author Joseph Connor, whose father was among those tragically killed in a bombing of iconic NYC restaurant Fraunces Tavern & cousin among those killed on 9/11, joins the show for a look at both the personal toll terror has taken on his family & the history of terrorism in NYC. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Busin...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Retired NYPD Emergency Service Unit Detective John Latanzio, whose career initially began with the New York City Housing Police & saw him become one of the original members of their Emergency Rescue Unit joins the show for Volume 11 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 ...
Apr 09, 2022•1 hr 43 min
For Volume 15 of The Best of The Bravest, Kevin Kubler, a long tenured veteran of FDNY’s Special Operations Command with Squad 288 & 1/3rd of the popular fire service oriented podcast Gettin’ Salty Experience joins the show. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With The Gettin...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Retired NYPD Deputy Chief & Yonkers Police Commissioner Ed Hartnett, recounting 32 years of a law enforcement career that saw him hold prominent positions in not one but two high profile police departments. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With Ed Hartnett: LinkedIn: https...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Former NYPD Emergency Service Unit Officer & current Suffolk County Police Emergency Service Unit Officer Dan Coan joins the show as he recounts his 9 year stint in the NYPD from 1993-2002 including his 1998 arrival to ESU Truck 2 in Harlem, his current career out on Suffolk County, Long Island, & fond memories of his late colleagues Detective Joseph Vigiano, Officer John D’Allara, & Sgt. Mike Curtin, all of whom sadly were killed in the line of duty on September 11, 2001. Connect Wi...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 9 min
For the milestone 20th Volume of Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD’s Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad, retired first grade Arson & Explosion Squad Detective Bill Ryan joins the program for a retrospective on how the miniseries got started, prominent cases of yesteryear, & more. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-78...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min
For Volume 14 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite, retired Lieutenant Mike Pena, who spent 16 of his 21 years in the FDNY in elite units like Rescue 2 & Rescue 1 joins the show. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With Mike Pena: LinkedIn: https://www...
Mar 26, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Retired NYPD Sergeant Jerry Kane, who had many a command & experience in 20 years on the job with the world’s largest police department, joins the show. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com Connect With Jerry Kane: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/gerard-kane-0870494 Company: www.pmc-...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 39 min
For Volume 2 of the miniseries Talk To Me: Life On The NYPD’s Hostage Negotiation Team, retired first grade detective Kristian Flood joins the show, telling all of an exciting 20 year career, including a pulse pounding negotiation that took place the very week last of his career before retirement. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781...
Mar 19, 2022•1 hr 19 min
In Volume 9 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, former ESU officer Dave Brink joins the show discussing his journey into the NYPD, tenure in the South Bronx’s Truck 3, & his harrowing tale of survival at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: the...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Retired NYPD Sergeant, former baseball scout, & private sector consultant & manager Rick Van Leuven joins the show, recounting not just a 13 year career that ended prematurely due to injury in 1996, but the equally interesting post NYPD endeavors that’s kept him quite busy since. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Busi...
Mar 12, 2022•1 hr 27 min
