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
Episode 54- Ben Jimenez (Retired Tucson Police Homicide, Gangs, Narcotics Detective)
Ben is back! He left you with a cliff hanger, saying he didn't get a chance to talk about his best case...well he's here and we got the rest of his stories recorded for posterity. As I …
Episode 53- Jonathan Armand (Retired Sgt- Tucson Police Department)
Jonathan and I first met at the end of 2004, when I tested to get into the bicycle unit. We worked together in the Downtown Division and then again, in the Office of Internal Affairs, i…
Episode 52- Tammie Penta (Retired Tucson Police Sergeant)
Like many of my female guests, Tammie knew early on that she wanted to be a cop when it wasn't a popular notion for women to pursue that career field. Not only did she become a cop, but…
Episode 51- Gerry Diaz PT2 (Retired Tucson Police Detective)
No, your eyes aren't crossed, you're not seeing double... Gerry came back to finish the stories from his career and we had just as much fun the second go around as we had in the first a…
Episode 50- Matt Lynn (Retired Pima County Sheriff Detective)
50!!!!!
Here's an interview that I've wanted to do for a long time! Matt and I met when he walked in the door, but I didn't want to let him leave until he felt he had shared all the stor…
Episode 49- Gerry Diaz (Retired Tucson Police Detective)
Gerry Diaz is a retired Detective who spent over 20 years with the Tucson Police Department. He worked Patrol, Undercover, Task Forces, Gangs, Child Crimes... He's a character and we ha…
Episode 48- Al Guinee (Retired Air Force and Tucson Police Department Sergeant)
Al and I worked with one another in Internal Affairs, the training academy and several other details across the span of 20 years! For a man with 2 careers, Al spent some quality time wi…
Episode 47- Rich Velasco (Retired Pima County Sheriff)
Good morning and Happy "New Episode" Wednesday! I'm honored to introduce Rich. He was recommended to me by Rick Pearson because he spent a huge part of his 23 year career in undercover …
1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE!!!
Man I cannot believe it! I made it, we've made it! I grabbed the funniest clips from each episode and put it into one, big "funniest moments" episode.
Thank you all, stayed tuned becaus…
Episode 46- Ben Jimenez (Retired Tucson Police Homicide Detective)
There is so much packed in this episode that Ben is going to need a "part 2!" He was in homicide 16 years, many of his cases made it to cable TV True Crime shows, including the DC snipe…
Episode 45- Mike Bouchard (Retired Tucson Police K9 Officer)
Mike and I only worked together briefly, but he's an individual who makes an impression on you. Everyone I know has the same opinion, a good ma and a great officer. So he definitely did…
Episode 44- Jim Mellen (Retired Pima County Sheriff Lieutenant)
Having Jim on the show was a blast from the past. He's still the funny guy I met when he was my Academy Class Sergeant in 1998!
He retired after 26 years on the department and, in Sept 2…
Episode 43- Frank Rau (Retired Tucson Police Sergeant)
I'm honored to have Frank on the show. He was SWAT, he was K9, but most of all he was one of those Sergeants who had been on a long time and was a great resource for me when I was a new…
Episode 42- Nate Tullgren (Former Tucson Police Sergeant)
Nate and I have known each other since he was a rookie! He came over and shared stories from his career and what made him walk away when he was just a few years from retirement. I enjoy…
Episode 41- Special "Badges and Bars" Podcast episode with Retired Homicide Detective Bill Hanson
Bill started his own podcast with two nephews called Badges and Bars. After a pretty good run, they had to pause the podcast, but Bill clearly has a plethora of cases he wants to get ou…
Episode 40- Ed Boyen (Retired Tucson Police Officer)
I want to welcome Ed to The Squad. He was medically retired and he shares the facts behind that on the show. He almost made it to 20 years, but he had a very full career. I really enjoy…
Episode 39- Rick Pearson (Retired Pima County Sheriff's Dept. Sergeant)
Rick Pearson, what can I say? The guy is a pilot, a Sergeant, undercover, he was one of my academy instructors, and he's most definitely a comedian... I enjoyed having Rick on the show …
Episode 38- Anissa Lozano (Former Tucson Police Officer)
Anissa was on the Tucson Police Department for 11 years. She decided to leave and now runs her own horse rescue while working with an organization who does Equine Therapy.
Her experienc…
Episode 37- Nancy McKay-Hills (Retired Tucson Police Crime Scene Tech/ Superintendent)
I am so excited for you all to meet Nancy. She is hopefully the first of many "civilian" interviews on this show... I knew who Nancy was on the police department, but what I did not kno…
Episode 36- Marty Broderick (Retired Tucson Police Department Sergeant)
Marty started his career as a cop in housing projects in Boston, as he said...a million years ago. He moved to several agencies before finding his home here in the Old Pueblo. He served…