Choir Practice Podcast

Send us Fan Mail This episode was a good time. We went down so many rabbit holes and had a great time catching up that she needs to return and finish telling us about her career! Common theme, I know! She served honorably, had a stellar career and I can't wait for you to get to know her better.  Be safe out there Squad! Come see me on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/choir.practice.94  ...

Send us Fan Mail Like me, Sean spent 21 years in service to this community. He started in 2001, working patrol on the South side of Tucson. This is where we first met. He went from patrol, to Detective, and finally Sergeant. He served with distinction, but we barely tapped into his full career in this episode so he plans to come back and join us again in the near future. For now, I hope you enjoy...

Send us Fan Mail 60 episodes!  Over my career, our paths crossed, and Jeff worked with me on the Southside right before I retired! He's just a good guy and a good cop! He recently retired, but I learned he had suffered a heart attack right around the same time and I knew I wanted to get him on the show. He had a great career, we had a cool day getting to know each other better and I'm ho...

Send us Fan Mail Lillian is such a rock star! She agreed to come back and be tortured by me for a few more hours. I'm grateful to her husband, Eric, who is also a "Super cool" dude for letting her come and hang out on the show again! We all know, nobody "let's" Lillian do anything, she's such an awesome badass! We spent the time catching up and re-lived some more...

Send us Fan Mail I didn't realize, but Mike was in the academy class that joined up with a bunch of us folks who were switching agencies. They had recently graduated the police academy and we all joined up together to learn the "Tucson Police way" of doing business. Of course I returned to the outside to patrol and he went to Midtown. To hear him talk about the trials of being a roo...

Send us Fan Mail Rick is such a trooper! He agreed to come back and share a few more stories from his career and just catch up over a pour of bourbon and a cup of coffee! I nearly had an asthma attack because we laughed way too much in this episode. I hope you enjoy it, let's dive in... Come see me on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/choir.practice.94   or on Instagram at  https://www.in...

Send us Fan Mail Paul returns, brings bourbon and we spent a few hours sharing even more stories from his career... We met at the 1 year anniversary Meet and Greet and it was obvious I needed to bring him back because he was able to recall a bunch more crazy stories after his first episode...Enjoy, be safe in the New Year and I'm glad you are part of The Squad... Come see me on Facebook at  h...

Send us Fan Mail Joe Curran spent just shy 32 years with the Tucson Police Department. He first became a reserve, but quickly got hired and moved into the department as a regular, paid cop! He got assigned to the best side, I mean the South side, and spent a few years there prior to moving into Traffic...first as a motor unit and later as Commercial Vehicle Inspector... He claims his best work was...

Send us Fan Mail Ben is back! He left you with a cliff hanger, saying he didn't get a chance to talk about his best case...well he's here and we got the rest of his stories recorded for posterity. As I jokingly said on social media, he's here to spread a little Tucson Homicide Holiday cheer! I want to thank you all, wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! You're awesome,...

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan and I first met at the end of 2004, when I tested to get into the bicycle unit. We worked together in the Downtown Division and then again, in the Office of Internal Affairs, in 2013-2014. He's always been an upbeat, super nice person and I've always admired that about him. He doesn't fit the profile of the stereotypical SWAT operator, but he did that for 1...

Send us Fan Mail Like many of my female guests, Tammie knew early on that she wanted to be a cop when it wasn't a popular notion for women to pursue that career field. Not only did she become a cop, but she rocked it and was able to do a lot of really cool assignments along the way. She earned her promotion, leading many units involved in specialized investigations over the years. She's...

Send us Fan Mail No, your eyes aren't crossed, you're not seeing double... Gerry came back to finish the stories from his career and we had just as much fun the second go around as we had in the first a few week ago. Tune in, have your cold drink nearby and let me know what you think once your stomach has stopped hurting from the laughter... Thanks, again, for checking in and getting to...

Send us Fan Mail 50!!!!! Here's an interview that I've wanted to do for a long time! Matt and I met when he walked in the door, but I didn't want to let him leave until he felt he had shared all the stories he could think of. This episode is just one of many that reaffirm my mission with the podcast and why I have such urgency in catching up with some of my guests. Matt had a phenom...

Send us Fan Mail Gerry Diaz is a retired Detective who spent over 20 years with the Tucson Police Department. He worked Patrol, Undercover, Task Forces, Gangs, Child Crimes... He's a character and we had a great time. He is coming back soon and we're going to finish "The rest of the story" but this episode rocks and we had a good time. Give him a warm welcome to The Squad, grab...

Send us Fan Mail Al and I worked with one another in Internal Affairs, the training academy and several other details across the span of 20 years! For a man with 2 careers, Al spent some quality time with his hobbies, officiating sports and Jui Jitsu! We spoke about "razzing" him while behind the plate of a AAA baseball game, he reffed basketball, football and now MMA! He had two great c...

Send us Fan Mail Good morning and Happy "New Episode" Wednesday! I'm honored to introduce Rich. He was recommended to me by Rick Pearson because he spent a huge part of his 23 year career in undercover or some other type of investigative detail.  We had a great time getting to know each other and I think you're going to enjoy getting to know him as well. Welcome him to The Squa...

Send us Fan Mail Man I cannot believe it! I made it, we've made it! I grabbed the funniest clips from each episode and put it into one, big "funniest moments" episode.  Thank you all, stayed tuned because year 2, or season 2, is already in the works and I have some great guests already lined up. Stay safe out there, join me weekly, and let's get to know a new group of heroes......

Send us Fan Mail There is so much packed in this episode that Ben is going to need a "part 2!" He was in homicide 16 years, many of his cases made it to cable TV True Crime shows, including the DC snipers- who committed a murder right here in the Old Pueblo. Please enjoy just a fraction of his career and keep yours eyes open for when he returns. We had a good time, I think you'll en...

Send us Fan Mail Mike and I only worked together briefly, but he's an individual who makes an impression on you. Everyone I know has the same opinion, a good ma and a great officer. So he definitely did something right in his career! I'm honored he chose to hang out with me and I'm grateful to his wife, Polly- who also dutifully served the police department as a civilian, for sparin...

Send us Fan Mail Having Jim on the show was a blast from the past. He's still the funny guy I met when he was my Academy Class Sergeant in 1998! He retired after 26 years on the department and, in Sept 2021, started his own RV Repair business after becoming a Certified Technician. His business is Code 3 Mobile RV Repair, find him on Facebook under "Code 3 Mobile RV" or at Code3Mobil...

Send us Fan Mail I'm honored to have Frank on the show. He was SWAT, he was K9, but most of all he was one of those Sergeants who had been on a long time and was a great resource for me when I was a newbie Sgt. He had a great career and now he travels from Police Motorcycle and K9 competitions taking some really cool photos. Tune in and enjoy our newest member of "The Squad." Come s...

Send us Fan Mail Nate and I have known each other since he was a rookie! He came over and shared stories from his career and what made him walk away when he was just a few years from retirement. I enjoyed the conversation, and I know you all will enjoy the episode. Thanks again, first and foremost to my guests, and all the listeners! We are closing in on a complete year of episodes. It's stil...

Send us Fan Mail Bill started his own podcast with two nephews called Badges and Bars. After a pretty good run, they had to pause the podcast, but Bill clearly has a plethora of cases he wants to get out there for listeners to check out! I enjoy his company, we enjoy smoking cigars and I just happen to have the platform where he can come and hang out for a few hours and share some of his many case...

Send us Fan Mail I want to welcome Ed to The Squad. He was medically retired and he shares the facts behind that on the show. He almost made it to 20 years, but he had a very full career. I really enjoyed getting to know him and I think you are going to love this episode too! Turn it up, and enjoy! This week, you all helped this show go over 10,000 downloads! You ROCK! I'm so happy to know my...

Send us Fan Mail Rick Pearson, what can I say? The guy is a pilot, a Sergeant, undercover, he was one of my academy instructors, and he's most definitely a comedian... I enjoyed having Rick on the show and I think you are going to love his stories. Don't be afraid of the photo, I couldn't get him to take a real one! So tune is, enjoy his 27 years and give him a warm welcome to The S...