Cops and Writers Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! As I record this interview it’s only a couple of days away, so to honor this day we are going to travel across the pond to the Emerald Isle to chat with my returning guest and my favorite Garda, Marie O’Halloran . Casey King is the crime writing alter-ego of crime fighter, Marie O’Halloran. She has spent over two decades as a member...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text In Today’s episode, we travel to St. Petersburg Florida to chat with Author Nathan Van Coops. Nathan Van Coops lives in St. Petersburg, Florida on a diet comprised mainly of tacos. When not tinkering on old airplanes, he writes heroic adventure stories that explore imaginative new worlds. He is the author of the time travel adventure series In Times Like These, and...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Dr. Katherine Ramsland has never second-guessed her career decisions. It's a good thing because they have been some of the best decisions she has ever made.   Dr. Katherine Ramsland teaches forensic psychology at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. She has appeared as an expert in criminal psychology on more than 200 crime documentaries and magazine shows, is a...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s episode takes us to sunny California where I chat with a man of many talents, Ryan Burke. Does Ryan's voice sound familiar to you? It should, he is the voice of the introduction to this podcast and the narrator for one of my Cops and Writers audiobooks.  Ryan Burke is Canadian; his parents and extended family are Australian, and he lives in America purs...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s episode takes us to coastal New Hampshire where I chat with bestselling author, J.D. Barker.  J.D. Barker is the New York Times and international best-selling author of numerous novels, including DRACUL and THE FOURTH MONKEY. His latest, A CALLER'S GAME, will be released on February 22. He is currently collaborating with James Patterson.   His books hav...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s episode takes us over the pond to England where I chat with West Midlands Police Sergeant and author, Ralph Kern.  Ralph Kern is a sergeant in the UK’s West Midlands Police. He has spent his sixteen years of service policing one of the most challenging areas in Britain in various roles. He’s also an author. While focusing on science fiction and techno-thrill...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s episode takes us to sunny Florida where I chat with mystery, thriller, crime writer, and my friend, Tom Turner.  A native New Englander, Tom Turner dropped out of college and ran a Vermont bar. Limping back a few years later to get his sheepskin, he went on to become an advertising copywriter, first in Boston, then New York. After 10 years of post-Mad Men li...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the National Security Council (NSC), Counterterrorism, U.S. hostage recovery activities, special operations, counterintelligence, and human intelligence, these are just some of the topics today’s guest, Col. Christopher Costa is an expert.     Mr. Costa served as the Special Assistant to...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text This episode is near and dear to my heart. I have witnessed George in action and the compassion and healing that he provides to members of law enforcement and their families. Who takes care of the men and women in blue who take care of you? George Papachristou, that’s who. Today I’m honored to have Police Chaplain George Papachristou on the show. George gives us a p...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Have you ever dreamed of quitting your day job and making a good living from your book business? I know what you are thinking. Didn’t he start out his last podcast with this question? You are correct, but today I have a different indie author that was able to do this with his writing.    My guest on the show today is Zach Bohannon. Zach is a best-selling author who...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Have you ever dreamed of quitting your day job and making a good living from your book business? My guest today did just that!  Best Selling Author Dr. Cecelia Mecca had a good paying job in education and left that behind to pursue her passion for writing books. Since she left her day job, she has surpassed her income substantially and continues to grow her author c...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s show takes us to Waukesha Wisconsin, which is about 30 miles west of Milwaukee. Why, because that is where I live. Today’s show is going to be a special Year In Review Cops and Writers Podcast . We say goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022. I will also give you, my dear listeners a peek into my private life. In today’s episode I will discuss: ·      Some basic i...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s show takes us to Knoxville Tennessee where I chat with Derek Pacifico. Derek started his 24-year career in law enforcement with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department where he served as a deputy, detective, and sergeant working in the jail and on the street in patrol and the homicide unit. After he retired from the sheriff’s department, he took a job...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text For today’s show I bring back Adam Richardson from the Writers Detective Bureau Podcast and The Writers Detective School.  Adam Richardson spent 17 of his 25-plus year law enforcement career as a detective in California and spent over a decade as a college faculty member teaching criminal justice courses. He is host of the Writer’s Detective Bureau podcast and creat...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Fear, anxiety, terror, relief, joy, and more fear, are just some of the emotions that a book launch can bring out in authors, especially new authors.  My guest on today's show Courtney Kenney has your back! Courtney has helped numerous best-selling authors launch their books at the top of the charts, and now she is here to help you. Courtney shares her vast exp...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text My guest today is a Swiss Army Knife of law enforcement experience.  Mike Roche has over four decades of experience starting as a street cop, detective, and special agent for the ATF and the U.S. Secret Service. Mike also served as an adjunct professor teaching threat Assessments of Physical Structures and Behavioral Threat Assessments of Mass Killers.  Mike shares...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text How would you like to have a six-figure author career in a little over two years?  In today’s episode, I chat with best-selling indie superstar author Jodi Burnett, and we discuss how she did exactly that. After listening to this interview, you will believe that you, too, can be a successful indie author.  Jodi treats her author career as a business, and that is pay...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back for episode two of KGB Secret Agent Jack Barsky, spying in America during The Cold War!  Check out episode 43 of the Cops and Writers Podcast  with Jack Barsky (Part One) Jack takes us deeper into spying on America during the cold war as a KGB agent and gives us insight into what a typical day of a spy who is living a double life in America was like.  J...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text I have a treat for you guys today! On today’s show, we have former KGB Agent Jack Barsky. This is part one of a two-part episode; part two will air on December 5, 2021.  Jack was a KGB agent who was embedded in the United States as a spy for the Soviet Union during the height of the cold war. Jack was illegally inserted and assimilated into the United States carryin...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, we have international best-selling author and retired N.S.A. and C.I.A. Intelligence Officer Alma Katsu.  Alma is an internationally award-winning novelist best known for her works in historical/horror/paranormal fiction, including The Hunger, one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories, and The Deep, nominated for the Stoker and Locus awards for the b...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, we have Serial Entrepreneur Dave Chesson returning to the Cops and Writers studio!  Dave was my guest back in April on show number 13. Dave is the owner or co-owner of seven different successful companies. His expertise reaches a large and diverse audience. Dave, a veteran of the United States Navy where he served aboard a submarine as a naval offic...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Contest announcement!! Those of you who rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher will be placed into a drawing for a chance to win an autographed copy of my book, Cops and Writers: Crime Scenes and Investigations. All you have to do is take a photo of the review/rate and send it to my email or my Facebook group, Cops and Writers https://www.facebo...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are traveling to Pennsylvania! My guest on today’s show is the author of the crime thriller, The Long Last Out, and retired Sergeant, Mike Riley of the Philadelphia Police Department! Mike spent over 25 years with the Philadelphia Police Department where he worked in patrol, was promoted to detective, and eventually was promoted to sergeant. Mike worked the...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are traveling to sunny California!  My guest today is none other than Chris Fox! I have been a fan of Chris and his work for years. I have listened to his presentations at writers’ conferences and have purchased most of his books. Chris is a successful author that has been a huge influencer in the indie author community. Among other things, Chris is the aut...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are traveling to Kentucky! My guest today is (Retired) ATF Senior Special Agent Rick McMahan. Rick spent over twenty-five years as a federal agent, retiring in 2017. During his career, Rick worked a wide array of criminal casework from interstate firearms traffickers; murder for hire cases; and even a serial bomber. For over a year and a half, Rick was the...