Mic’d In New Haven

Matt Mitchell, a 21-year veteran of the Kearny Fire Department who has spent the past decade serving as a Captain and the majority of his career assigned to Engine Company 1, joins the program for another volume of The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide Edition.

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Outro Song: Mad Season - Long Gone Day (1995)

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Mike Moy, a retired NYPD Detective whose extraordinary journey took him from membership in the Fuk Ching gang to a 26-year career with the New York City Police Department, joins the program for this episode of the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast.

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Outro Song: U2 - Until The End Of The World (1991)


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Jeff Lewis, a retired Miami-Dade Police Detective whose 30-year career included 14 years in the Robbery Division and another 14 years in Homicide, joins the program for another volume of The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide.

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Outro Song: Days of The New - Where I Stand (1997)

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Chris Ryan, a more than 20-year veteran of the New Haven Fire Department who rose from firefighter to Deputy Chief and Shift Commander, joins the program for another volume of The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide Edition.

In Memory Of:

Firefighter Chris Brainard 
(October 27, 1989 - December 3, 2025)

Firefighter Thomas “TJ” Kochera
(June 30, 1989 - June 5, 2026)

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Outro Song: The Clash - Train In Vain (1979)


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Andrés Mahecha, a retired law-enforcement professional with a career that spanned some of the most dangerous assignments in modern policing, joins the program. 

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Outro Song: Nas - Represent (1994)

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In one of the best episodes in Mic’d In New Haven history, Anthony “Tony” Tedeschi, a retired FDNY Captain whose New York City emergency-services career spanned EMS, the NYPD, and some of the FDNY’s most specialized rescue companies, joins the program for another volume of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite.

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Outro Song: Oasis - Morning Glory (1995)

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Wilbur Chapman, a retired NYPD Chief of Patrol whose decades of public service also included leading the New York City Department of Transportation and returning to the NYPD as Deputy Commissioner of Training, joins the program for this episode of the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast.

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Outro Song: Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion (1975)

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Chris Zaberto, a retired NYPD Detective whose career combined paramedicine, tactical operations, hazardous-materials response, and specialized rescue with the NYPD Emergency Service Unit, joins the program for another volume of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit.

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Outro Song: Will Smith - Men in Black (1997)

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Ciro Napolitano, who spent nearly 40 years with the FDNY before retiring at the mandatory retirement age of 65, joins the program for another volume of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite.

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Outro Song: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)

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Al Turi, a retired FDNY Assistant Chief whose career spanned more than 33 years and included service as Chief of Safety, joins the program for another volume of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite.

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Outro Song: Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (1998)

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