Cops and Writers Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Dr. Michael Caparrelli spent 100 hours,  34 Sessions With David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam. Welcome everyone to part one of my interview with Bestselling Author and Psychologist, Dr. Michael Caparrelli. Dr. Caparrelli holds a PhD in Behavioral Science with an emphasis on Addiction Psychology.  Dr. Caparrelli spent 100 hours, over 34 sessions with one of the most fear...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s show will be especially helpful for you writers out there. On the show today we have award-winning and bestselling author, Nick Petrie.  His first novel, The Drifter, won the ITW Thriller and Barry Awards and was nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, and Hammett Awards. He won the 2016 Literary Award from the Wisconsin Library Association and was named one of Ap...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back everybody to the conclusion of my interview with the “Cop Doc” Dr. Ellen Kirschman.   For over four decades, Dr. Ellen Kirschman's specialty has been treating first responders, cops, firefighters, and their families who are suffering with work-related traumatic stress. Dr. Kirschman is also an award-winning and best-selling author of fiction and no...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome everybody, today’s show will be especially valuable for those of you who are first responders and maybe more important, for their families to listen to. Or, if you are curious about what goes on behind closed doors in a police family. There is so much good information here, I had to split this up into two episodes. My guest on today’s show is known as the ‘C...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back everybody to the conclusion of my interview with my special guest, Retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director, former NYPD homicide detective, and author of the bestselling book, The Deadly Path: How Operation Fast & Furious and Bad Lawyers Armed Mexican Cartels, Peter Forcelli. If you like heroes, homicide, government corruption at the highest levels, a...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome everybody to part one of this very special show with my guest, Retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director, former NYPD homicide detective, and author of the bestselling book, The Deadly Path: How Operation Fast & Furious and Bad Lawyers Armed Mexican Cartels, Peter Forcelli. If you like heroes, homicide, government corruption at the highest levels, a governme...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back everybody to the conclusion of this very special show with my guest Matthew Cox. Dateline NBC called Matthew, "A gifted forger and silver-tongued liar." If you’re a true crime junkie, you’re going to love this show! Matthew’s captivating story has been featured in Playboy, Rolling Stone, Dateline NBC, and numerous other news publications. Matt...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome everybody to part one of this very special show with my guest Matthew Cox. Dateline NBC called Matthew, "A gifted forger and silver-tongued liar." If you’re a true crime junkie, you’re going to love this show! Matthew’s captivating story has been featured in Playboy, Rolling Stone, Dateline NBC, and numerous other news outlets. Matthew Cox, one of...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Happy New Year everybody! I wish you all a happy and healthy 2024.  Today we're going to do something a little bit different. Back on November 22nd, I sat down virtually with Sarah Rosett and Jamie Albright on their fantastic podcast wish I’d known then. We talked about common errors writers make when it comes to crafting their police stories and how to improve...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show we are traveling to Romania speaking to USA Today Bestselling Author Melinda Colt.  Melinda Colt is an award-winning and bestselling author of thrillers, suspense, and mystery novels. While she’s a Juris Doctor and professional target shooter, she worked as a journalist before she became a full-time author and owns a graphic design business. Melind...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text T oday on the show we are talking to 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. Vic is now an author with seven books published, and a host of his own podcast, NYPD Through Th...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show we have True Crime Television Producer Sonja Borgmann!   Sonja is a producer for true crime documentaries for Tubi T.V. and A & E. Some cases she has highlighted are infamous killers like Ted Bundy and the Menedez brothers. She also produced the Killing Diana documentary, highlighting the life and death of the late Lady Diana. Please enjoy this...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show we have Author, Creative, Musician, and former Police Officer Jeff Bonilla.   Jeff was a police officer in two California departments, Burlingame PD and Daly City PD in the San Francisco Bay Area.  He’s co-author of the groundbreaking book "So You Want To Be A Cop," this work has been recommended reading in multiple police academies, shed...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show we are chatting with the director of Author Nation, Joe Solari!   Joe and Author Nation are taking the helm from Craig Martelle and the 20 Books to 50K Vegas Conference. 20 Books Vegas was the largest indie author conference and now Joe Solari and Author Nation have the epic task of keeping this amazing conference going and growing.  Please enjoy m...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show we have returning champ, my friend and Superstar Author and director of the world’s largest indie author conference, 20 Books Vegas, Craig Martelle.     It was my pleasure to attend the last 20 Books Vegas run by Craig. I have gone to all the Vegas 20 Books conferences and have seen the positive impact these conferences have had on authors.  Please...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text A little while ago it was my honor to be a guest on Sara DiVello’s Mystery and Thriller Mavens show. Today’s podcast is a special rebroadcast of the interview. Please enjoy me being on the other side of the mic with Sara DiVello interviewing me.  In today’s episode we discuss: ·      The fourth book in my Brew City Blues series, Honor and Valor. ·      My most memor...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are going to do one of my favorites, the random show. I get some cops with a variety of law enforcement experience and some crime writers together and we chat about writing and try to answer some questions from my Cops and Writers Facebook group. These are usually a bunch of fun and I’m sure this won't disappoint. On today’s show, we have returning cha...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today is the conclusion of a special two-part interview with “The Legend” Frank Shamrock. Frank grew up in an abusive household and turned to criminality to get out of that horrible situation. He was charged with over twenty felonies and spent most of his teen years in and out of jail and eventually wound up in prison for three and a half years. When he got out of p...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show I will be speaking with “The Legend” Frank Shamrock. Frank grew up in an abusive household and turned to criminality to get out of that horrible situation. He was charged with over twenty felonies and spent most of his teen years in and out of jail and eventually wound up in prison for three and a half years. When he got out of prison, he decided i...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show I will be chatting with one of my former colleagues and friend, Lt. William Walsh!  Lieutenant Walsh joined the Milwaukee Police Department in 1993. He started in patrol and worked in one of the busiest and most dangerous districts in the city, and perhaps the country! During his distinguished twenty-seven-year career, he went on promoted to sergeant...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, we will travel to Tennessee! My special returning guest is none other than the totally awesome Honorée Corder!  Honorée is an executive and strategic book and publishing coach, TEDx speaker, and the author of over 60 books, including There Is No Such Thing As Writers Block: You Can Unlock Your Inner Prolific Writer. Additionally, she is co-creator o...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, we cross the pond to the birthplace of my parents, Ireland, where we chat with 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 of the Irish Police Force, also known as the An Garda Síochána, and has a Diploma in Policing...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text You never know who you are going to bump into at a cigar lounge, and this held true for me about a month ago. I was in one of my favorite cigar lounges in Madison, Wisconsin and I bumped into William Walsh. Will, is a retired City of Milwaukee Police Lieutenant whom I had the pleasure of working with on the street for the first six years of my career.  Lieutenant Wa...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show, I will chat with retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Alba Yates.  In her 25-year career with the L.A. Sheriff’s, she worked in the jail, street patrol, and the courts as a bailiff, and public information officer (P.I.O.). In today’s episode we discuss: ·      Her childhood memories in Cuba. ·      How she got interested in law enforcement. ·...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s show is going to be a wee bit different. My good friend and fellow podcaster Vic Ferrari had me on his show, NYPD Thorough The Looking Glass a while ago and today's show is a special rebroadcast of that episode.  So, today I’m in the hot seat. I hope you enjoy this special episode with Vic Ferrari interviewing me. In today’s episode we discuss: ·      G...