Cops and Writers Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Hey everyone, thanks for joining us as we’re going the back to west coast today for the conclusion of our interview with Author and Retired Los Angeles Police Department Lieutenant Jeff Wenninger!    Jeff is a retired LAPD lieutenant with more than 33 years in law enforcement. He started with L.A. County Sheriff in 1991 and worked the Rodney King riots on the street...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Hey everyone, thanks for joining us, as we’re going west coast today! Welcome to part one of my two-part conversation with Author and Retired Los Angeles Police Department Lieutenant Jeff Wenninger!    Jeff is a retired LAPD lieutenant with more than 33 years in law enforcement. He started with the L.A. County Sheriff in 1991 and worked the Rodney King riots on the...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back everyone to the conclusion of my conversation with the amazing Nick Chiarkas! I was so excited about this interview I didn’t want you guys to wait for next Sunday! I really enjoyed talking to Nick and I think you guys are going to feel the same about this episode.   Nick grew up in the Al Smith housing projects on Manhattan's Lower East Side. When...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to part one of my two-part conversation with the amazing Nick Chiarkas! I really enjoyed talking to Nick and I think you guys are going to feel the same about this episode.   Nick grew up in the Al Smith housing projects on Manhattan's Lower East Side. When he was in the fourth grade, his mother was told by the principal of PS-1 that "Nick was unli...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back for the conclusion of my interview with Author and Retired DEA Special Agent Chris Feistl.  Chris Feistl served with distinction for 26 years with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), retiring in 2014 as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division. After serving an initial six-year assignment in Miami, Florida, Chris was sen...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to a bonus episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast, with me being interviewed on the Things Police See Podcast hosted by Steve Gould! We talk about everything from rectal hot sauce to a last-second murder confession.  Check out the most awesome Steve Gould's Things Pollice See Podcast! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my new...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to part one of my interview with Author and retired DEA Special Agent Chris Feistl.  Chris Feistl served with distinction for 26 years with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), retiring in 2014 as an Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field Division.   After serving an initial six-year assignment in Miami, Florida, Chris was sent to Colom...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back to the conclusion of my interview with retired Las Vegas Metro Lieutenant Randy Sutton.  Most cops, including myself, have a recurring nightmare of being in a gunfight and their firearm malfunctioning or their rounds hitting the bad guy with no effect. My guest on today’s show lived that nightmare, going toe to toe with a gunman less than a few feet awa...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to part one of my show with retired Las Vegas Metro Lieutenant Randy Sutton.  Most cops, including myself, have a reoccurring nightmare of being in a gunfight and their firearm malfunctioning or their rounds hitting the bad guy with no effect. My guest on today’s show lived that nightmare, going toe to toe with a gunman less than a few feet away from him, wi...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back to the conclusion of a special two part show with former FBI Special Agent, Zach Schoffstall.  You never embarrass the bureau! The truth and facts of a case be damned! That is what happened to my guest at the end of his FBI career.  Let’s take a closer look at my guest on the show today. Zach started serving his country as an intelligence officer in the...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today is a bonus episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast I shall name, Author Spotlight. Think of it as an offshoot of the Cops and Writers Podcast, with more of an emphasis on giving writers actionable help with the authorly side of things. Not a bunch of fluff or theories. Concrete things that will help you build your author career. Think of this as an experiment,...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to part one of a special two part show with former FBI Special Agent, Zach Schoffstall.  Zach started serving his country as an intelligence officer in the United States air force where he was stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan for four years. He then continued to serve his country transitioning from his military career to becoming a special agent in the FBI...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to the conclusion of a special two part show with fan favorite, former Gambino Family Mobster turned mafia historian and international bestselling author, Louis Ferrante.  Mr. Ferrante grew up in New York City and became entangled in the Gambino crime family. He was eventually arrested and served almost ten years in prison. While he was incarcerated, he taug...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to part one of a special two-part show with former Gambino Family Mobster turned mafia historian and international bestselling author Louis Ferrante.  Mr. Ferrante grew up in New York City and became entangled in the Gambino crime family. He was eventually arrested and served almost ten years in prison. While he was incarcerated, he taught himself to write,...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to the conclusion of a special two part show with renowned advocate and expert in the field of human trafficking, and the founder of Libertas International Tyler Schwab.  I’m going to warn you that the subject matter we cover during this interview is deeply disturbing and shocking, but I believe necessary to uncover the tragedy that is human trafficking. Her...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to part one of a special two-part show with renowned advocate and expert in the field of human trafficking, and the founder of Libertas International Tyler Schwab.  I’m going to warn you that the subject we cover during this interview is deeply disturbing and shocking, but I believe necessary to uncover the tragedy that is human trafficking. Here are some sh...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Thank you for joining me today for a truly enjoyable and informative chat with Dr. Danna Kollmann. I knew this was going to be a lot of laughs when I was going to interview Dr. Kollmann, the author of Never Suck on a Dead Man’s Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI.   Dana Kollmann is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Crimi...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text This is going to be a different Cops and Writers episode. Today’s interview is like something you would see in a movie or read in a piece of fiction. Unfortunately for my guest, she was forced to live and still lives this nightmare.  Dr. Jan Canty was married and going through the process of attaining her PhD. Unknown to her, her husband, a psychology professor, was...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back to the conclusion of my special two-part show with Kansas City Police Detective Brent Cartwright.  Retired Detective Brent Cartwright dedicated over 25 years to serving as a US Army veteran and police officer, spending more than a decade as an undercover detective. He is the recipient of numerous awards and decorations, including the Purple Heart and a...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to part one of a special two-part show with Kansas City Police Detective Brent Cartwright.  Retired Detective Brent Cartwright dedicated over 25 years to serving as a US Army veteran and police officer, spending more than a decade as an undercover detective. He is the recipient of numerous awards and decorations, including the Purple Heart and a Commendation...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Good evening everyone. It's evening as I record this special solo episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast. Why do a solo episode? Good Question. I have been super busy taking care of my wife who had a total knee replacement surgery a couple of days ago. She’s a tough cookie but needs a little help from me and that has put most things on the back-burner, includi...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text It should be noted that this episode was recorded on January 2, 2025, one day after the terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Of course, there will be new information as the investigations proceed regarding these horrific acts of cowardly violence. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. We touch on this topic, but know that all the facts aren’t...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are bringing back returning champ, retired NYPD Detective, Author, and Podcaster, Vic Ferrari.  Vic worked a distinguished twenty-year career with the NYPD as a patrol officer and later moved up to the organized crime unit working in the auto theft squad as a detective. During his retirement, he wrote NYPD Tell All books. This has blossomed into a catalog o...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to a bonus Christmas Eve Cops and Writers with my friend Chicago PD Detective Richard Rybicki! Today’s bonus episode is filled with police stories from working Christmas during the holidays. We also both answer the burning question, is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Please enjoy this fun holiday Cops and Writers. In today’s episode we discuss: ·      How a susp...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are traveling to the great white north, Canada where we are chatting with Stephen G. Metelsky, M.A. Steve is a criminal psychology professor at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. He also lectures about organized crime at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario.  Steve spent 21 years as a police officer and later was promoted to sergeant with the Halton Reg...