Cops and Writers Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s show is for those of you authors who are using TikTok and want to up their game, or those of you who are thinking about using TikTok to promote their books.  So, I brought on two experts who continue to see success using TikTok. Bestselling Author and Indie Author Superstar Cecelia Mecca and from the Self-Publishing Formula, Self-Publishing Launchpad, and th...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text On today’s show we are going into the courtroom with my special guest, Bestselling Author and His Honor, Judge Martin Clark. A retired circuit court judge from Patrick County, Virginia, Martin is a cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Davidson College and attended law school at the University of Virginia. When he was appointed to the bench in 1992 at age thirty-two...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text It is my honor and privilege to have Forensic Anthropologist and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Dr. Kathy Reichs on the show. For years Dr. Reichs consulted with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in North Carolina, and continues to do so in the province of Québec. Dr. Reichs has traveled to Rwanda to testify at the UN Tribunal on Genocide and helped ex...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show, we are going to the land of haggis, kilts, bagpipes, delicious ale, and the best James Bond, Sean Connery. Yes, we are going to Scotland, where we welcome back returning guest: best-selling indie superstar Author Jodi Burnett. We join Jodi in Scotland, where she is on a solo writer’s retreat. Jodi is doing research for an upcoming novel and has co...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show, we welcome back a returning guest: bestselling author and newly retired Lieutenant Scott Moon, formerly of the City of Wichita Police Department. Scott Moon is a writer of speculative fiction, mostly science fiction and space opera, and a fan of many storytelling. Prior to writing full time, he spent twenty-five years in law enforcement. Notable a...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today on the show we have retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detective and Author Danny Smith.  Danny Smith is a retired homicide detective who spent 21 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. In 2004 he moved to Idaho and spent the next 18 years working as a private investigator and consultant.  He is the author of the award-wi...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome back to the conclusion of our special two-part interview with retired Death Investigator and author, Barbara Butcher of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office.  Barbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There s...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today is episode one of a special two-part interview with retired Death Investigator and Author, Barbara Butcher of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office.  Barbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investiga...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Our subject for today’s show is divorce. Divorce is far too prevalent in the world of law enforcement, and I have wanted to do a podcast episode about this subject for some time now. I survived a brutal divorce that lasted over two years and wrote a book about it to help others going through a nasty divorce titled, “ Divorced Dad: Kids are Forever, Wives are not. ”...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are chatting with the former producer and executive of Court T.V., The Nancy Grace Show, and Author Wendy Whitman.   Wendy has a unique background through her decades-long work as an executive and producer for Court TV and HLN, covering almost every major high-profile murder case in America. Through her knowledge of the most detailed aspects of the crimes,...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are chatting with Lt. Tommy Brooks of the Boston Police Department.   In 1998 he started his law enforcement career as a Transit cop and then became a member of the Boston Police Department. After working primarily in plain clothes units, Brooks joined the Boston Gang Unit as a detective and later, as a Sergeant. While in the gang unit, he worked making gan...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Welcome to today’s debrief of Cop Camp 2023.  Today’s show is going to be a little different. I will chat with some of the experts who were presenters and a few of the attendees from the inaugural Cop Camp 2023 that occurred last June 1st through June 4 at the Fox Valley Police Academy in Appleton, Wisconsin.  In this episode, t he presenters and students chat about...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are chatting with Wall Street Journal Bestselling author and retired Police Captain, Isabella Maldonado.  Before her foray into the world of crime fiction, Ms. Maldonado wore a gun and badge in real life. She retired as a police captain after over two decades in law enforcement. During her tenure in the department, she was a patrol officer, hostage negotiat...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are going across the pond to England chatting with Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay and Investigative Journalist and Podcaster Robert Murphy.  Julie Mackay retired from policing as Detective Superintendent (head of homicide teams) after a distinguished career spanning 32 years. Trained as a review officer, Senior Investigating Officer, and with a passi...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are chatting with the author of Riding With Evil: Taking Down The Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang and ATF Special Agent, Ken Croke.  Over 25 years, he took part in more than a thousand undercover operations, including gang, drug, and firearms trafficking cases. Married with three young daughters, he was a supervisor who seemed to cruise to a quiet suburban...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are chatting with best-selling author and true crime star, Kerrie Droban!   Kerrie Droban is an award-winning author and criminal & family attorney living in Arizona. With numerous appearances and interviews on national television and radio shows, she has established herself as an expert on the pathology of the criminal mind, motorcycle gangs, and a men...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are traveling to Boston to chat with best-selling author and Yogi, Sara DiVello!  Sara DiVello is a true crime novelist and the creator/host of Mystery and Thriller Mavens, a popular author series and interactive Facebook group. For her weekly Mystery and Thriller Mavens live events, she has interviewed more than 300 authors, ranging from the bestselling an...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text G’day mates! Today we are going to the land down under to speak with Oliver Laurence, who was a police sergeant in Australia!  Oliver Laurence worked for the South Australian Police and the Queensland Police Service as a constable, senior constable, and was promoted to the rank of sergeant.  During his career in law enforcement in Australia, he worked in a variety o...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are going to be talking about a nifty piece of writing software called Plottr with Roland Denzel and Troy Lambert.  I have been using Plottr for the last two years and it has become one piece of my writing puzzle. This is not a paid advertisement, although I wouldn’t be opposed to that. Roland Denzel is a health and fitness author, a 30-year printing and pu...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Thank you for joining me for the thought-provoking conclusion of this special two-part interview with Dr. Trevor Wilkins, also known as the Angry Viking Therapist.  Dr. Trevor Wilkins is a psychotherapist in private practice at Thin Line Counseling, LLC in the Lexington, KY area and specializes in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, and High-Stress Care...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Dr. Trevor Wilkins is a psychotherapist in private practice at Thin Line Counseling, LLC in the Lexington, KY area and specializes in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, and High-Stress Careers.   Dr. Wilkins has an additional specialty of working with the members of public safety and the military that are dealing with stress and trauma-related disorder...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text This is a bonus show from last year with Craig Martelle who runs the 20 Books Vegas conference. Almost everything is the same, but better!! My guest on today’s show is best-selling author and coordinator of the world’s biggest and best indie author conference, 20 Books Vegas, Craig Martelle  Craig is a fountain of knowledge as he breaks down the conference for us to...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today we are in the Line of Fire with Special Agent Mark Brandenburg of the United States Secret Service.  Mark started his career in law enforcement in the Olathe, KS, Police Department (a suburb of Kansas City). He was assigned to patrol, served as an FTO, and was a member of the tactical support unit. In 2001, Mark was hired by the USSS as a special agent. His se...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s show is dedicated to the memory of Agent Jared Francom EOW 01-05-12.  Thank you for joining me today for the conclusion of a special two-part interview with a true American Hero, Lt. Nathan Hutchinson. Lt. Hutchinson is one of the most decorated police officers in American history and it was truly an honor to speak to the good lieutenant. Lieutenant Nate Hut...

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Today’s show is dedicated to the memory of Agent Jared Francom EOW 01-05-12 who perished from wounds he sustained during the incident on 01-04-12.  Thank you for joining me today for part one of a special two-part interview with a true American Hero, Lt. Nathan Hutchinson. Lt. Hutchinson is one of the most decorated police officers in American history and it was tru...