Murphy's Law

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Michael B. Hancock, the 45th mayor of the City and County of Denver, who led the city for 12 years from 2011 to 2023. For Murphy, it's a reunion: Hancock recruited him away from the City of Englewood, and Murphy went on to serve as his general services director, chief operating officer, deputy mayor, and executive director of pub...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with his friend Darren Weekly, Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado — a 33-year law enforcement veteran who has become one of the more prominent voices on policing in the state. Murphy, who supported Weekly's first run for office, invited him on to unpack how he leads what Murphy calls the safest county in Colorado. The conversation sp...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with his friend Darren Weekly, Sheriff of Douglas County, Colorado — a 33-year law enforcement veteran who has become one of the more prominent voices on policing in the state. Murphy, who supported Weekly's first run for office, invited him on to unpack how he leads what Murphy calls the safest county in Colorado. The conversation sp...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Al Gardner, Executive Director of the Denver Department of Public Safety, former Denver Deputy Mayor, and a longtime technology executive who once chaired the city's Citizen Oversight Board. Murphy calls him a friend, a confidant, and a brother, and the two former deputy mayors go deep on leadership, trust, government efficiency,...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with his friend, colleague, and self-described longtime brother James Coleman — President of the Colorado State Senate, representing Senate District 33 in Denver. Murphy opens by needling Coleman about his signature Western wardrobe (bolo tie, cowboy boots and all), and the two spend the rest of the hour trading that same easy, brothe...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with one of his closest friends and a leader who's shaped policing far beyond Colorado's borders: Colonel Matt Packard, Chief of the Colorado State Patrol since 2017. Murphy opens by calling him one of the best friends he has in the world, and the conversation that follows moves from Packard's own origin story — a childhood fascinatio...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Dave DeVia — President and CEO of Colorado Concern, fifth-generation Denver native, former Westminster City Councilman, "recovering banker," 18-year veteran of the building trades, and co-owner of one of Denver's most beloved neighborhood bakeries for over two decades. Murphy invited Dave on because he's fascinated by him: a guy...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with one of his oldest and most trusted friends — Charles Guilford III, CEO of Inner City Health, megachurch pastor, former student body president of one of the most powerful student governments in America, and the man Murphy Robinson called when God told him who he needed by his side running the city of Denver during one of the most...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with the Honorable Mayor Yemi Mobalaji — the first Black mayor, the first immigrant mayor, and the first independent mayor ever elected to the city of Colorado Springs. And he did it all just five years after becoming an American citizen. After waiting 21 years to get there. Mayor Yemi's story is not a political story. It is an Americ...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Rabbi Jamie Arnold of Congregation Beth Evergreen — and what unfolds is one of the most moving, unexpected and deeply personal conversations on the show to date. Rabbi Jamie's path to the rabbinate wasn't a dramatic calling. It was a slow unfolding — a deeply religious but unconventional upbringing, six months living in a Tibetan...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with one of his favorite colleagues, collaborators and community champions — Kayla Garcia, President and CEO of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver. And fair warning — by the end of this conversation you are going to want to write a check, volunteer your time, and clear your calendar for the next Girls Inc. gala. Kayla Garcia is not your avera...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson reunites with one of the most influential people in his law enforcement career — retired Chief Scott Hughes of Ohio, the academy instructor who made a young Murphy Robinson run mile after mile, drop for push-ups, and do it all over again. Nearly 20 years later, the roles are reversed. And it's one of the best conversations Murphy has had on the...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Elliot Sawyer — pastor, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, executive coach, and the son of both a mayor and a pastor — for a conversation that sits squarely at the intersection of faith, leadership, business, and the courage it takes to stop telling people what to do and actually go do it yourself. Elliot spent 15 years as a full-tim...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson goes solo — and gets direct about something that he thinks about every single day as a former public safety director, a current law enforcement professional, a tech CEO, and most importantly, as an American. The assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner involving President Donald J. Trump wasn't just a breaking news story....

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Colonel Ronald Abramson — Harvard-educated lawyer, renewable energy entrepreneur, descendant of Napoleon, and the man who built one of Colorado's most unique and quietly powerful law enforcement agencies entirely from scratch. This is the story of the Colorado Rangers — and the vision it took to bring them back. Most people have...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with one of his closest friends and most trusted colleagues in law enforcement — Colorado State Patrol Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Means. This isn't just a conversation about policing. It's about purpose, faith, brotherhood, and what it truly means to hold the line when everything around you is falling apart. Brandon Means didn't choos...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson flips the script — and turns the tables on one of the most feared investigative reporters in Colorado history. Tony Kovaleski spent decades holding the powerful accountable, winning Emmy after Emmy, and showing up — whether you called him back or not. Today, he's in the hot seat. Tony Kovaleski is a legend in local news. Over a 40-plus year car...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson goes solo — and pulls back the curtain on one of the most dangerous and overlooked vulnerabilities in American security today. It doesn't matter if you're at a Taylor Swift concert, a presidential event, a wildfire evacuation zone, or a hospital emergency room. If someone walks in with purpose and a convincing badge, chances are — they're getti...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown — one of Colorado's youngest ever elected sheriffs, leader of over 800 personnel, and one of the most forward-thinking law enforcement executives in the country — for a conversation about community trust, adaptive leadership, and what it really means to serve a county of 700,000 people that's h...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson goes solo — and gets personal. It's War Story Time, and the story he's telling today has never fully been told until now. It's 2021. Denver is hosting the MLB All-Star Game — the first major national event after COVID, a symbolic moment for an entire country desperate to return to normal life. Murphy Robinson is the Public Safety Director and D...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfern — a 25-year law enforcement veteran, former Aurora PD Division Chief of Operations, and one of Colorado's most tested crisis leaders — for a conversation that cuts straight to the heart of what it means to lead when everything is on the line. From dispatching during Columbine at 18 years old,...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson gets personal — taking us back to the Southwest Denver neighborhood where he grew up, where neighbors genuinely knew each other, trusted each other, and showed up for one another in ways that shaped who he is today. From sitting at the kitchen table of his elderly neighbor Marty at just five years old, to learning how to hunt, fish, and fix thi...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Dr. Jandel Allen Davis — physician, OB-GYN of 25 years, former Kaiser Permanente executive, nationally recognized healthcare leader, and current CEO of Craig Hospital — for a conversation that sits squarely at the intersection of medicine, leadership, community service, and the urgent need to reimagine American healthcare. Togeth...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson sits down with Mitch Morrissey — three-term Denver District Attorney, nationally recognized pioneer in DNA technology, and a 33-year veteran of criminal prosecution — for a conversation that sits squarely at the intersection of justice, innovation, leadership, and human dignity. Mitch's journey — from interning under Denver's first Black distri...

In this episode of Murphy's Law, host Murphy Robinson — former police commissioner and deputy mayor of public safety for Denver — speaks directly to one of the most pressing and polarizing conversations in America today: the state of law enforcement, immigration enforcement, and the right to protest. As someone who has led through COVID-19, civil unrest, and some of the most high-stakes public saf...