Choir Practice Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Charles came back and we finished chatting about his career. It was a great time, an even better conversation and I enjoyed his company. His first episode is doing well, I have you all to thank for that. Thanks for giving a warm welcome from the best Squad a guy could ask for. Remember, be safe out there and reach out to your friends if they cross your mind... Join me on FB (Look...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was fantastic! Charles and I never worked together, but I knew of him on the agency. There were only about 5 people in the bomb unit. He shares about his Tim win the Army before becoming a Tucson Police Officer. We didn't quite make it through all of his career, he's already scheduled to come back soon and wrap up his own personal legacy here in the hot seat...

Send us Fan Mail Here is a gentleman who I enjoyed partnering with when I was in patrol. He and Dave Huber used to put out Wanted Posters and I'd spend my days catching their suspects. I'm so glad he agreed to come and hang out to talk about his career. Now, in retirement, he runs an Angus farm. Roger is such an awesome dude, we had a great time hanging out, so sit back and enjoy this on...

Send us Fan Mail It took me awhile, but this episode is a great follow up to the most popular episode from year one of the Choir Practice Podcast. Ed Boyen returns, sits in the "hot seat" and does not disappoint. Thanks to you all, Choir Practice has now surpassed 26,000 downloads!!!! You all are so awesome, thanks so much! Come see me on Facebook or Instagram at CP_SFAF! Be safe out the...

Send us Fan Mail Squad, I appreciate you all! I'm traveling this week so I wanted to play for you the most popular episode from year one. Ed Boyen's story is incredible, crazy, funny and scary! He had a little bit of everything in there and I believe that's why it resonated with you all so much! If you missed it, here's an opportunity to catch up. If you caught it the firs time...

Send us Fan Mail At the request of several guests, I interviewed my best friend about her thoughts on my career to go into law enforcement, the changes that I went through personally and professionally, and how we transitioned away from law enforcement. And I asked her about her thoughts on the podcast since she is "My biggest fan!" It was a good conversation, I don't know if I spen...

Send us Fan Mail I'm so grateful to Tim for having the courage to be on the show and share his story. I feel like his story resonates with so many public servants that you and I know, walking around us today. He spent nearly 20 years working in the trenches, faced some demons and is heroically battling them back as he comes to terms with his life after public service...and life is sweet. Not...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff traveled all the way from Washington State to be on the show! Just kidding, he was in town to visit family and volunteer at the Southwest Motor Competition. But he was gracious enough to come and hang out on the show, becoming the newest member of the Choir Practice Squad!  We had a great time, he had some even better stories and I think you're going to want to hear this...

Send us Fan Mail She came back!!! Proof that the work I'm doing on this podcast is good and the interviews aren't too much torture! In this episode, we pick back up where we left off. Jen was a Home Invasion Detective who promoted to Sergeant. She describes her experiences as a Sergeant: Patrol, Detectives, Internal Affairs until she is promoted to Lieutenant! She was a Patrol Commander,...

Send us Fan Mail Mike's back and I think I had more fun during this conversation than the first! And I must tell you, because it snuck up on me, but Mike's part 1 is just a few downloads shy of Ed Boyen, who continues to be the most downloaded episode from Season 1. This makes me very happy for Mike, I'm glad folks are tuning in. Listen in, we had a great time and lots of laughs. He...

Send us Fan Mail Heidi and I met through LinkedIn. Her background resonated with me because I was the Commander in charge of the Southern AZ Human Trafficking Task Force for a brief time. She spent a large part of her career battling human and sex trafficking. Now that she's retired, she travels the US providing training to law enforcement agencies on how to detect the signs of and combat hum...

Send us Fan Mail Sixto is one of those iconic names in the City of Tucson that everyone knows. After retiring from the Tucson Police Department, he became the Police chief for the City of South Tucson. After a couple years, and a few more leadership positions, he was invited back and became the City Manager!  I t was awesome to get to know him, find out what he is doing and to see that he is still...

Send us Fan Mail Today Sean and I take a deeper dive into his years as a Detective in the Crimes Against Children Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. While I applaud the folks who work these units, it is not a job I believe I have the stomach for. Brave men and women courageously work to arrest criminals who prey on the true victims in society. I am honored he agreed to come back a...

Send us Fan Mail My old neighbor, Jason House is one of the nicest and studliest dudes I know. He was always one of the folks I knew I wanted to be a guest on the show, but now that we live about an hour apart it took some time to figure out the logistics. I'm so glad he agreed to be on the show, I know you're going to like him too! He spent more than 20 years in the Air Force, spending...

Send us Fan Mail I met Mark as a Deputy Recruit in 1998! He taught a few classes at the academy and then I ran into in on the streets during my 2-year stint with PCSO. Years later, we ran into one another when we were both newly promoted. The dude has done alot, he has a great story and he served both the City of Nogales, AZ and Pima County with distinction and honor. I was happy to learn he is an...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, Eric Johnsen reached out to me after finding the podcast thanks to Dave Lewis!!! He sent 21 years working the "mean streets" of California. 7 years in Oakland before moving over to Antioch PD. We had a great time getting to know one another and his career is very much interesting, much like many of my guests. I can't wait for you to hear his stories an...

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,...