Poorly Made Police Podcast

Twins. Not the good kind. Dudes. But that's ok. This episode I speak with twin brothers who work for the same department. We learn why they joined and about their experience so far. We had some good conversations about addiction, ranch, measuring up, relationships, and much much more. Please support our sponsors who make this podcast possible. Sunday podcasts are brought to you by my friends o...

This episode the gang and I discuss the famous traffic stop in Florida a week ago. The gang = Mr. Scotch - WV Cop, Saul - Former public defender turned reserve cop, Toby - IL Cop, Pizza Tony - NYPD Cop, and MIA was Ashoka - former Cali Cop. We break down the incident and give our opinions on the incident. As always get into the weeds and lose track of what we are doing. Please patronize and suppor...

This episode listeners sent in their opinions and we rank them on spiciness and if they are valid. A panel of the regular crew joins me to help decide the winner. Did we pick the right one? Of course we go on some side quests and crack some jokes. I hope you guys enjoy and if so we will make this something that happens in every season. Please support our sponsors who make this podcast possible.  S...

Today we go back into the wild and talk to another park ranger. Jerry from Tennessee shares his life with us including a wild childhood that included yeeting gators; odd jobs, awesome experiences; not being picked; dealing with the unthinkable; and much more. He gives us some tips for being in the woods, and he brings back the word of the day. A good guy and long time friend of the page, I think y...

This episode I am joined by a famous outlaw who began his policing career in Tennessee before moving to Wyoming. We learn about policing in both states and why he left Tennessee. He had some hot takes that we had a discussion about. I even had a learning moment about one of my long time opinions. We get into the weeds about the education system. Also he started during the dark times so we learn ho...

This episode we take a trip to Sweden. We speak with Dragon, who is a cop in Sweden. We learn about his county. Are they a peaceful county? His thoughts on socialism, and the issues facing Sweden. We talk about how what happens in American affects them. We discuss his perception of Americans. Of course we talk about policing in the land of my favorite band. Please patronize and support the LEO bus...

This episode we solve the culture wars and how it relates to law enforcement. Just kidding, we are still doomed. But at least we crack some jokes talking about it. Joining me this episode - Pizza Tony, Ahsoka, and Frank (episode 23 of Season 1, one of my favorite old ones. We talk Pride, Pronouns, BLT, and obviously race relations. Music - Greenwood Please support our sponsors who make this podcas...

I was asked by a listener to do a podcast on how to get hired as a Cop. So, I reached out to the internet and was able to snag two police recruiters. We talk about current hiring standards and what you can do to make yourself the best possible applicant. Of course its poorly made so we tell stories and go on rants. My guests are both awesome and it was a fun conversation. Please patronize and supp...

This episode Cooper from WI joins the podcast. Cooper's cup is full and he is on the fence if he wants to finish his career or move on early. We explore what he is going through, and some of the causes. Cooper discusses being involved in a critical incident and losing a friend in a LODD. This podcast reminded me of the early days of this podcast and the discussions we had on the things cops ar...

This episode I speak to a married cop couple who meet at the same department. They now work at different agencies but before moving to different agencies they worked the same shifts. We talk about how that worked for them and if they would recommend it. They have their own podcast - The knock and talk show - and we discuss how that came about. We also talk about the issues with speaking publicly a...

This episode Hank from Oklahoma joins the podcast. We find why people don't move from Oklahoma, and how policing is in the state. We touch on OCPD and some of the issues they have had, as well as talking about the shithole that is Tulsa. Hank's dad was a long time Reserve cop and Hank spend some time as a reserve before going full time. We have a conversation about the pro's and cons of reserves....

This episode Jake from State Farm joins the podcast. He is a ten year cop from Central Texas who currently works as a Narc. Jake got into policing on a whim, and we learn how its been for him. Is policing dead in Central Texas? I learn he was home schooled, so we dive into how that affected him being a cop. He also promoted early into his career, and as a young guy, We discuss promoting early and...

The gang assembles again to determine if you are in fact an asshole. Hint, you probably know. We tackle - Couples sharing or not sharing money, police wives, fat jokes, messing with rookies, bad bosses, cops playing victim when we do stupid shit, and much much more. Grab your sweatsuit and come on down. Please support our sponsors who make this podcast possible.  Sunday podcasts are brought to you...

This episode Billy a cop from Arkansas joins the podcast. We learn about living and policing in Arkansas. Some of the discussions include - Are there any good departments left? The pros and cons to a schedule of a rotating schedule, How social media and changed, how your passions change over a career in policing, and much much more. Please patronize and support the LEO businesses that made this po...

Bears, Beans, and Bigfoot. This episode I have the pleasure of speaking with a long time follow of the page who recently retired from policing in Alaska. He shared what life is like in Alaska as a citizen and as a cop. He talks how the culture of policing in that state and the dangers of taking too much on. We also discuss of the silent majority actually exists or if its a myth. Speaking of myths...

This episode we speak with a cop in Virginia. This podcast has a little bit of everything. He started working on a College Campus, and now works as a city cop. He also has spend time as an SRO so we get into the weeds with that a little bit. Some of the topics include – “rigged” promotions, working in a left leaning area and some of the positive surprises, fudging numbers, getting what you paid fo...

This episode I speak with a cop from up north who is also a teacher. Our main topic is discussing his research of police memes and the themes found in them and how it relates to policing culture. We break down some of those themes. We get into discussions about the culture, leadership, similarities of life In the USA and Canada, and much more. I go on a rant about the shit overall culture in North...

This episode I have a parole agent join the podcast for the first time. It was eye opening to the bullshit going on behind the scenes. My guest, the famous fish guy, joins us from golden shower state. Prior to being a parole agent he worked in the prison system. We talk about the nonsense in the jails also. We learn how jails. He stares crazy stories from both jobs. A lively and sometimes spicy di...

This episode I have a cohost, the one and only Mr Scotch. Our guest this episode is a somewhat newer cop. Our guest had a fantastic topic to discuss – How to avoid the internal nonsense in police departments. We discuss that, including an Officer of the Podcast that led right into our discussion. Our guest is a former VA hospital cop, I had a lot of questions about that job, so we dig into that a...

Long time buddy and podcast contributor Toby joins the podcast. We do something a little different this episode and don’t talk a lot of shop. However, we do talk about how Police have something in common with Mandalorians. We get a little nerdy and talk about Star Wars, more specifically the Mando. Spoiler alert don’t listen yet if you haven’t caught up with the show. A special guest joins, and th...

This episode a Trooper from the south joins the podcast. We get deep into DUI stuff, including DUI-D's and much more. Obviously the podcast includes a biology lesson, trooper talk, barking dogs, and much much more. Top notch fella, I think you will enjoy the podcast. Please support our sponsors who make this podcast possible.  Sunday podcasts are brought to you by my friends over at OfficerPri...

This week we go back to Texas. My guest worked in Small town Texas before lateralling to Nashville, TN. He later would return to Texas. As you can tell he has some interesting perspective to say the least. He gives his a history lesson on Texas law enforcement. We also talk about policing culture in Texas. He added something to the discussion about the failure in Uvalde. We give a shot out to the...

This episode a Cop turned Entrepreneur turned Comic turned club owner joins the podcast. The Cop Comic aka Jim Perry talks about his life and career. Inspired by his childhood to get into law enforcement, his career was cut short due to injury. He had to reinvent himself and created his own company which allowed him to be able to pursue comedy. Beyond talking about his journey we talk about how cr...

This episode we turn to Utah to hear from a Jack Mormon. What is a Jack Mormon? I guess you have to listen to find out, or google it I suppose. We talk about what is going on in Utah for cops and some of the changes he has seen. This episode includes some rants on lack of understanding on the gun problems, fry sauce, and double standards. Come on down to the temple and have a listen. Please suppor...

This episode we find ourselves in Missouri, with no one but two guys (just the way I like it). They discuss policing in the state and we find ourselves on a long discussion that stated out talking about entitled criminals to how you can't force people to think the same way you do. Hopefully we don't get cancelled. As you may have figured from the podcast description one of the guests has s...