Mic’d In New Haven

In Volume 15 of Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD's Arson & Explosion & Bomb Squad, Mike Colón is joined by retired Detective Jeff Oberdier as he discusses his upbringing in Ohio, working as an EOD Tech in the Air Force, joining the Bomb Squad in 1995, two wild jobs in 1997, & the Times Square bomb plot in 2010. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Link...

In Volume 6 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite, Mike Colón is joined by retired FDNY Captain Dennis Tardio who discusses coming onto the department at that tale end of its War Years, interesting & dare we say humorous fires, funny colleagues, & his gripping moment by moment account of his response to & survival of the events of September 11, 2001. Connect With Mike Colón:...

Retired NYPD Arson & Explosion Squad Detective 1st Grade Bill Ryan, who helped kickstart the miniseries Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD's Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad returns to the show, as he & Mike Colón conduct a deep dive into the October 2000 attempted firebombing of the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale, a case with political & potentially terroristic implicati...

In Volume 5 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD's Emergency Service Unit, Mike Colon is joined by retired NYPD Sgt. Anthony Lisi as he recounts shootouts, 9/11, pipe bombs being thrown at him, FEMA training & more from a decorated 22 year career. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Instagram: https://www.instagra...

In Part 2, retired U.S. Customs Agent Alex Alonso continues the deep dive through his career including counter smuggling operations in Venezuela, Chicago, & Spain, the merger between Customs & Border Patrol in 2003, & how the role of Customs has evolved in the 21st Century. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a11...

In Part 1 of an incredible conversation, Mike Colón is joined by retired U.S. Customs Agent Alex Alonso as he recalls growing up in the Hialeah section of Miami, his lone year as a Border Patrol Agent, joining U.S. Customs in the mid ‘80s, boat patrol, & major counter drug smuggling operations. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/...

In Volume IV of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, the conversation between retired NYPD Detective Specialist Robert Masucci and Mike Colón continues as Detective Masucci recalls his role as a member of FEMA’s New York Task Force, rescuing a wedding band stuck in a Con Edison vault, & his near death experience at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Connect With Mike Col...

In Volume III of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, retired Detective Specialist Robert Masucci joins the show for an interesting look back at his childhood in Brooklyn, working on Wall Street, getting into the NYPD & subsequently its Emergency Service Unit, & his involvement in a fatal 1989 shooting of a mentally disturbed man wielding a Gurkha knife in Midtown Manhattan. Connec...

In a rather interesting episode of the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast, Mike Colón is joined by CBS News’ Gayle King for a wide ranging conversation spanning from her childhood in Turkey, reporting career all across America, notable interviews, & her friendship with Oprah Winfrey. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a...

Esquire Richard Cohen, a corporate lawyer in the medical industry, joins the show as the two discuss his interesting background in law, and his new book The Smooth River: Finding Inspiration and Exquisite Beauty during Terminal Illness which centers on his wife Marcia Horowitz's terminal diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, the admirable & positive way in which they faced their situation, & how he hope...

Mike Colón is joined by retired U.S. Customs Agent, JUCCO Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, & Author Bob Starkman as the two converse about Bob’s upbringing in Queens, working as a correctional officer in some of New York’s toughest prisons, getting into coaching, & working as a U.S. Customs Agent during the height of the ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ era in 1980s Miami. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https:/...

In Part II of an exceptionally educational conversation, Mike Colón is joined by retired NYPD Inspector Anthony Raganella as he recalls his Long Island upbringing, overcoming health problems to come on the NYPD, a heart stopping car stop in Brooklyn, ascending through the ranks, & modernizing as well as leading the NYPD’s Disorder Control Unit & forming the Strategic Response Group. Connect With M...

In Part I of an exceptionally educational conversation, Mike Colón is joined by retired NYPD Inspector Anthony Raganella as he recalls his Long Island upbringing, overcoming health problems to come on the NYPD, a heart stopping car stop in Brooklyn, ascending through the ranks, & modernizing as well as leading the NYPD’s Disorder Control Unit & forming the Strategic Response Group. Connect With Mi...

Mike Colon is joined by independent journalist & author Nancy Rommelman as she talks about growing up in '70s New York City, working in Los Angeles during the wild '90s, traveling to Portland & Minneapolis during the height of civil unrest, & the importance of objectivity in journalism. Connect With Mike Colon: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-...

In Volume Two of the miniseries, The E-Men: Inside The NYPD's Emergency Service Unit, Mike is joined by retired ESU Detective Ken Winkler, who discusses life as an undercover narcotics officer during the drug laden '80s, responding to the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing as a FEMA team member, & the massive rescue efforts undertaken by ESU at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Connect With Mi...

For what is the milestone 100th episode of the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast, Mike Colón first offers his thanks for the support of you the listeners & the many great guests who’ve appeared on the program along the way & is then joined by NYPD Deputy Commissioner of both Public Relations & Intelligence John Miller as the two discuss John’s tenure as a news reporter in New York City, getting the oppor...

Volume XIII of Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD’s Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad features the continuation of the conversation between Mike Colón & retired NYPD Bomb Squad Detective Kevin Barry as Barry recalls the events of September 11, 2001, remembers fellow detective & friend Claude ‘Danny’ Richards, & reflects on 51 years of marriage to his wife. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter:...

In Volume XII of Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD’s Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad, Mike Colón is joined by retired NYPD Bomb Squad Detective First Grade Kevin Barry as the two discuss his initial foray into civil service as a volunteer firemen on Long Island, joining the NYPD during the height of civil unrest in 1968, working in the high octane Emergency Service Unit, & his 1983 arriv...

Retired NYPD Sergeant & Interrogation Specialist Chris Strom joins the show, as he talks about his 20 years in the NYPD, including his time running a squad of Detectives in the Intelligence Division, traveling to Iraq as part of a mission taking down terrorist cells, & how his persistence & patience paid off in writing his first book. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnew...

Mike Colón is joined by legendary sportswriter & author Mike Lupica for a fun look back at some of the legendary moments & figures he's covered & the equally legendary co-workers & friends he's had in his outstanding, hall of fame career. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a/ Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Mike Colón is joined by retired NYPD Detective Phil Grimaldi for part 2 of a 2 part special focusing on Phil’s Brooklyn roots, being involved in two wild shootouts, & solving the murder of fellow detective Louis Miller, who was gunned down in the line of duty in 1987. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Ins...

Mike Colón is joined by retired NYPD Detective Phil Grimaldi for part 1 of a 2 part special focusing on Phil’s Brooklyn roots, being involved in two wild shootouts, & solving the murder of fellow detective Louis Miller, who was gunned down in the line of duty in 1987. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a/ In...

In Volume 5 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite, Mike Colón sits down with retired Rescue 1 firefighter Paul Hashagen for a look back at Paul’s 25 years in the FDNY, specifically his 20 year run in Rescue 1 from 1983-2003, where he participated in the infamous 1986 Hudson River rescue of WNBC reporter Jane Dornacker & her pilot following a helicopter crash, spent some time...

In Volume 11 of Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD's Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad, retired NYPD Bomb Squad Detective & Air Force Special Agent Dan McNally re-joins the show as he recalls his perspective into the investigation of the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a11...

Mike Colon is joined by retired NYPD Lieutenant Ron Rose, who specialized in thwarting money laundering, discussing in detail taking down the Mafia in the '90s, stifling the money flow of Colombian drug dealers, & operating an undercover sting out of the World Trade Center. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a11...