Cops and Writers Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s show is going to the dogs! My guests on the show today are award-winning best-selling authors who weave K-9s into their stories, Jodi Burnett and Kathleen Donnelly. Award-winning author Kathleen Donnelly has been a handler for Sherlock Hounds Detection Canines—a Colorado-based narcotics K-9 company—since 2005. She loves crafting realism into her fictional st...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back to the conclusion of my interview with Author and NYPD Detective Vic Ferrari!  Author Vic Ferrari is a retired New York City Police Department detective with the hamstrings of a twenty-year-old. A survivor of an Irish father and Italian mother, Vic loves a cold beer and insists on you removing your shoes when entering his home. When he's not writin...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to episode one of my special two-part interviews with author and Det. Vic Ferrari of the New York Police Department.   Author Vic Ferrari is a retired New York City Police Department detective with the hamstrings of a twenty-year-old. A survivor of an Irish father and Italian mother, Vic loves a cold beer and insists on you removing your shoes when entering...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, I will interview Damon Courtney, the creator, and CEO of BookFunnel. BookFunnel is an ebook and audiobook delivery service for authors and publishers. As a lifelong software engineer, Damon is an expert in just about everything technical and can offer unique insight into publishing as it relates to software and technology. He has also self-published...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, I will interview the Honorable David Ellis. Judge Ellis is the Edgar-winning bestseller of ten novels of suspense, as well as eight bestsellers co-authored with James Patterson. His latest thriller, LOOK CLOSER , was released in July 2022.  In December 2014, Dave was sworn in as the youngest-serving Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court for the Fi...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, I will interview John Stamp.  John started his law enforcement career as a police officer and detective in Charleston, South Carolina. John moved on to federal law enforcement, becoming a special agent with the F.B.I. and later N.C.I.S.  John holds a master's degree in Forensic Science from the University of Florida.  John has written seven nov...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, we are traveling across the pond to England. I will chat with the author of Murder Investigation Team: How Killers Are Really Caught , retired Detective Inspector Steven Keogh.  DI Keogh spent over half of his 30-year police career as a Scotland Yard detective, hunting down terrorists and some of the worst murderers in London. For the final 12 years...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we have a very special episode for all of you. British Police Sergeant Ralph Kern Interviews American Law Enforcement Officers Adam Richardson And Patrick O'Donnell! As mentioned, on today’s show, we have two of the most esteemed guests this show has ever had. We’re going to chat with Patrick O’Donnell and B Adam Richardson, the founder of the Cops and Wr...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back to part two of my interview with “The” Narcos who helped bring down Pablo Escobar! Retired D.E.A. Agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña.  Javier Peña and Steve Murphy are former DEA agents best known for bringing down Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the '90s, as dramatized in the first two seasons of the Netflix series Narcos and chronicled i...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today I’m very excited to bring you episode one of two with “The” Narcos who helped bring down Pablo Escobar! Retired D.E.A. Agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña.  Javier Peña and Steve Murphy are former DEA agents best known for bringing down Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the '90s, as dramatized in the first two seasons of the Netflix series Narcos an...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, we will travel to sunny Florida to chat with the USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Dan Petrosini!  A fan of books and films that have twists and are difficult to predict, Dan crafts his stories to prevent readers from guessing correctly. He writes every day, forcing the words out when necessary, and has written over twenty-five novels to date....

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text I’m happy to have returning guest Bryan Cohen on today's show.  Bryan is the creator of Author Ad School, the founder of author copywriting agency Best Page Forward, and the MC of Self Publishing Live. He's also an author with eight novels self-published and over 150,000 books sold, as well as the co-host of The Sell More Books Show, a weekly podcast for s...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, I’m so happy to have Dr. Heather Kersten and Dr. Emily Jirikowic who are co-founders of First Responder's PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES. The good doctors who are most commonly referred to as police psychologists provide debriefings, crisis intervention, and trauma treatment. They have realized the importance of psychoeducation and face-time with membe...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, I’m honored to bring back Retired F.B.I Special Agent Jerri Williams!    Jerri was my guest way back on April 11, 2021, episode #11 , which is still one of the most popular episodes to date!  Jerri Williams served 26 years as a Special Agent with the FBI. During her FBI career, Jerri investigated many crimes, including bank robberies, and later she...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, I will interview Gavy Friedson. Gavy is a Global Ambassador to United Hatzalah Israel. These motorcycle ambulances can reach people in need in 90 seconds to 3 minutes.  Gavriel Friedson has been saving lives since the age of fifteen. Over the course of nineteen years on the job, Friedson has distinguished himself through over 10,000 emergency calls....

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back to part two of my interview with former Operations Officer of the CIA, Ric Prado! My guest on the show today is New York Times Bestselling Author and retired Operations Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency Enrique “Ric” Prado. Mr. Prado is a twenty-four-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency where he served as an Operations Officer in six...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text My guest on today’s show was so interesting, his life story couldn’t fit in just one episode! So, look for episode two of this interview to go live on June 12, 2022.  My guest on the show today is New York Times Bestselling Author and retired Operations Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency Enrique “Ric” Prado. Mr. Prado is a twenty-four-year veteran of the Cen...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Cops and Writers are taking you across the pond to the Emerald Isle with Paddy Finn! Have you ever considered selling all your worldly possessions and embarking on a six-month trip across Europe, and maybe further? This sounds like something a young person just finishing high school or college might do. My guest on today’s show is at the start of this journey, but,...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, it is my pleasure to be joined once again by the writer of Cold War military aviation thrillers, The Final Flight   and Dark Flight , James Blatch! Many of you know James from the Self-Publishing Show Podcast that he co-hosts with Mark Dawson. He is also partnered up with Mark Dawson for the Self Publishing Formula (SPF) which includes free writer r...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Is there a doctor in the house? There is today on the Cops and Writers Podcast. It was my pleasure to interview Dr. Mark Rhyner.   Dr. Rhyner earned his degree in medicine from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his residency at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, where he served as co-chief resident. He is board certified in family medicine and...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text For today’s episode, I will be chatting with Ryburn Dobbs.  Ryburn taught biological anthropology and forensic anthropology at several colleges throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and spent ten years as a forensic anthropologist, working on dozens of death investigations. In addition to his anthropological pursuits, Ryburn also worked as an investigative analyst,...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text In today’s episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast, I interview Michael Anderle and Craig Martelle.  Michael Anderle started releasing books in November of 2015. Three in November, one in December, and one in January. By November of 2016, he was doing six figures a month in sales, and that December he started publishing others in collaboration with other authors. Ov...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text I have a special treat for you guys today! It was my honor and privilege to interview New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, and former Navy Seal Jack Carr.  Jack Carr led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare, he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sni...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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....