Choir Practice Podcast
First Responders, and Public Servants, share the most extraordinary experiences from their careers. Here on Choir Practice our mission is to preserve our guests personal legacies for friends and family, sharing their stories for anyone who might be curious or interested in a career in public service.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 162 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Randy Karrer (Retired Golder Ranch Fire Department Chief)
My good buddy, and multiple time guest, Bill Hanson arranged the meeting between Randy and I!
We met, I gave him a hard time about being a second responder, but he was such the gracious …
Rick Wilson (Retired Tucson Police Captain)
Rick and I worked together while in the Office of Internal Affairs. He was our Captain, and the Chief's Executive Officer. Later, we met back up at the academy. I had escaped from IA an…
Ron Benson 2 (Retired Pima County Sheriff Lieutenant, Retired FBI Analyst)
Well, the last time Ron popped in we only made it through his career with the Pima County Sheriff's department.
He's back, we clear up a few more notable PCSO moments and dive full into …
Raul Delgado (USMC, Retired US Border Patrol and owner of Del Designs Screen printing)
To say I enjoyed meeting up with Raul again would be an understatement. He was episode 28 three years ago. I didn't think he could top the story of his partner slapping someone across t…
Jenn Hawkins (Formerly Jenn Turner, Retired Tucson Police Sergeant)
Jenn and I crossed paths over the years. We were new Sergeants on the Eastside and went on to join each other on a study group to promote to Lieutenant.
She's newly retired after just o…
Nancy Dowdy (Retired Tucson Police Sergeant)
Occasionally, I like to take a look back at where we've been so we can fully appreciate where the show is today. I do this by sharing some of the most popular episodes over the years.
B…
Bobby Cox (Retired Pima County Sheriff Detective)
That's right, you've seen his name before...As a cop/ first responder, If you listen to the show, you can't help but recall memories as you listen to your buddies tell their stories. Th…
Mike Pelton (Retired Tucson Police Officer, Pima County Deputy)
Mike's story is similar to mine. Palo Verde HS grads (barely), then Pima County Deputy and finally City of Tucson Police Officers. The profession is a good for people who found themselv…
Terry Johnson (Over 30 years with AZ DPS, founder of AZ Fallen Heroes Memorial Riders)
Terry has been on the show before, but I asked him to come back and speak about the fallen officers 501C3 he created, while sharing the stories of some of our fallen heroes. The Arizona…
Andy Birtcil (Retired Tucson Police Officer, SWAT, K9, Firearms Staff)
Like many of my guests, Andy is one of those guys where my urgency to get him on the show is heightened because, as you will hear, he developed Parkinson's late into his career and it u…
Michael Duffey (Retired Pima County Sheriff Detective, Pima County Animal Control Animal Cruelty Investigator, EMT)
Over my career, US Marines have been some of the best folks I've ever worked with. The sense of duty, the "Can do" attitude and the refusal to quit when times get hard are all qualities…
Ron Benson (Retired Pima County Sheriff Lieutenant, FBI Analyst)
I enjoyed chatting with Ron, the last time I'd seen him was when he taught Constitutional Law to my academy class in 1998!
His arrival to AZ, the jobs he held prior to entering la enforc…
Richard Carmona Part 2 (US Surgeon General 2002-2006, Pima County Sheriff Deputy, Trauma Surgeon, US Army Green Beret)
Have I ever told you how awesome you are? It's "Carmona Part two"-eve and the show currently sits at 60,343 downloads!!!! The number seems unreal, but it makes sense when you consider t…
Richard Carmona (US Surgeon General 2002-2006, Pima County Sheriff Deputy from 1986, US Army Special Forces)
The title for this episode could go on forever! Dr. Richard Camona was certainly a jack of all trades, but at the highest levels. It was my honor to be able to sit down with him and not…
Matt Ford (Retired Pima County Sheriff Deputy Detective)
Matt was referred to me by a friend, but I'm also acquaintances with him on social media! So when I saw that he retired, I had to reach out to see if he'd be willing to join one of the …
Terry Staten (Retired Pima County Sheriff Sgt)
I couldn't believe that when I looked back, Terry had been on the show in July 2024!!! Time flies! But he promised he would come back with more stories, he returned with more whiskey, a…
Jen Brotherton (Number three most popular episode of all time, Retired Tucson Police Lt)
As the holidays get closer, I'm able to look back over the last three years and just appreciate all the great people I know. Jen is one of them! Her episode has 668 downloads to date.
Th…
Return of Jon Woglemuth "The Detective Days" (Retired Tucson Police Detective)
Don't sleep on this one! As promised, the much acclaimed Jon Woglemuth is back! There is whiskey, cop tales and shenanigans all in this episode!
I'm so grateful he was able to come back …
Jon Wolgemuth (Retired Tucson Police Detective)
Just shy of 21 years of honorable service to the "Old Pueblo."
A University of Arizona grad and O/Malley's bartender- turned police officer apparently isn't as random as I suspected. Jon…
Joe Denman (Maricopa County Jail, Apache Junction Police, SWAT, AZ Autotheft Task Force)
Joe reached out through LinkedIn, we met at the door when he arrived, and then proceeded to put down 3 hours of war stories!!! That is THE beauty of Choir Practice, but also the beauty …