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The Danny and Park Novels Good News Podcast

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Tales of a Fifth Grade Safety Patrol Captain - An interview with Sybil El-Amin 30:49

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. This episode’s guest is a woman that I’ve known for over twenty years, Richmond Police Department Deputy Chief Sybil El-Amin. Over the years, I’ve worked WITH Sybil and FOR Sybil and I always enjoy her outlook on police work and life in general. I decided to reach out to her and see if she’d be willing to come on the podcast and do an episode and she agreed, so here she is. I hope you enjoy our conversation. After you listen, tell me what you think of our interview. I wanted to emphasize Sybil’s passion about educating officers on different ways to think about diversity. Too often, we tend to hear about how diversity classes, at least the ones that get attention in the media, seem to try and lay blame at the feet of one race, and make victims out of other races. In my opinion, classes like that aren’t teaching diversity, they’re driving a wedge between people of all cultures. That’s not only not helpful, it’s harmful. I think Sybil’s method of teaching is so much better. Plus, she’s funny as hell. Until next time, take care of one another and as always, thanks for listening.…

The Danny and Park Novels Good News Podcast

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Outdriving Your Headlights - A Conversation with Bryan Gruley 31:56

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Welcome back to the podcast, I'm Jamie Baynes. I've been doing this small podcast for a few years now and I enjoy finding guests to talk to. Recently, I've been lucky enough to have publicists reach out to me and ask if I'd be interested in interviewing authors that they promote. I always say yes and for this episode, I have the honor of speaking with Bryan Gruley, a retired journalist and current author. So sit back, relax and I hope you enjoy our conversation. Once you listen, let me know what you think of Bryan. I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again but I'm always surprised when someone as accomplished as Bryan, takes time out of their busy schedule to talk to a guy with a small podcast. And he’s such a down to earth guy, too. I’d never spoken with him before our interview, but it was like we’d known each other for years and were just two guys hanging out, shooting the shit and having a great time discussing the world. That’s the world needs, I think. People making connections with each other, talking to each other and listening to each other. I’d like to thank Bryan for coming on the podcast and make sure you check out ALL of his books, which are available at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JS1EOS?ccs_id=b7067ecd-199b-4244-b8de-ae9f2fb70ab2 And visit his website here: https://bryangruley.com/ And until next time, take care of one another and as always, thanks for listening.…

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The Wounded Blue - An Interview with Lt. Randy Sutton 33:42

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. About a week ago, I got an email from a woman who said that she listened to a recent podcast of mine, El-Amin’s first one, and she thought that Lt. Randy Sutton, a retired Lt. from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department would be a great guest for my podcast. I’m always looking for more guests, so I replied back and said sure. Then I paused and thought, “Randy Sutton from the Vegas PD?” Surely not THE Randy Sutton, one of the original cops who appeared on multiple episodes of the famous Fox show, COPS. Sure enough it was and here he is. I hope you enjoy our conversation. After you listen, let me know what you think. For me, the experience was surreal because I distinctly remember watching Randy on COPS before I became a cop. But beyond his work on television, in the movies and his books, what’s truly amazing is how much he cares not only for cops, but for wounded cops who’ve been abandoned by their departments. I encourage everyone listening to check out Randy’s organization, The Wounded Blue and listen to his podcast, A Cops Life . https://thewoundedblue.org/ Until next time, take care of another and treat people the way we all want to be treated. Thanks for listening.…

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Too Blessed to Be Stressed: Another Conversation with Johnnie and El-Amin 35:27

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Today I’m happy to welcome back two of my favorite people, Johnnie Calloway, Sr. and El-Amin. As I mentioned in a previous podcast, I’m excited to have these men on as regular guests because of their attitudes about the world in which we all live. I wanted to get their opinion on how it seems as if human beings, at least in the United Sates, don’t seem capable of having civil debates, instead relying on slurs and insults to try and get their points across. A recent event that Johnnie attended, a celebration of Black History Month at The White House showcased the vitriol that abounds online. But Johnnie and El-Amin were quick to point out that online is not real. And that’s where we’ll continue the conversation. I hope you enjoy the episode. After you listen, what’s your opinion on civil discourse in these troublesome, modern times? Do you get stressed out over all the ignorance and hatred that seems to bubble to the surface all over social media? Or, to quote Johnnie, are you too blessed to be stressed? Are you understanding of people who seem to want to cause strife and anger? I especially like El-Amin’s quote, "Hurt people try to hurt people". What do you guys think? I’d like to thank Johnnie and El-Amin for coming on the show and I hope to have them both back soon. And thank you for listening. As always, take care of on another and do your best to make this world a better place.…

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Leaving the Clowns at the Circus - A conversation with Johnnie Calloway, Sr. and El-Amin 36:03

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. This episode, I’m honored to have two previous guests, Johnnie Calloway, Sr. and El-Amin. I’ve had Johnnie on twice and had El-Amin on a few weeks ago. After my interview with El-Amin, I knew that I had to have both of them on an episode and after we finished recording this one, I knew that I needed to have them on as regular guests. So here they are debuting together to talk about, well, why don’t I stop talking and you just sit back, relax and enjoy. After you listen, tell me think about having them both on as regular guests. They bring so much knowledge and love to the table that I just have to keep them coming back. If you think of something that you want us to discuss, shoot me an email or if we know each other, send me a text. My hope is that through my guests, we create a more positive world. A world that’s full of love and acceptance. A world that lacks negativity and hatred. I hope you join me in this continuing journey. As always, take care of one another and thanks for listening.…

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Not a saint, but pretty darn close- A conversation with El-Amin 43:04

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. This episode’s guest is someone that I’ve wanted to have on for quite awhile: RPD Officer Alexander El-Amin, or El-Amin for short. I’ve followed his Facebook page for years and every photo simply exudes positivity. So sit back, relax, and I hope you enjoy our conversation. After you listen, let me know what you think about El-Amin. I don’t think that I’ve ever spoken with someone who is so passionate about what they do. His compassion and honesty are just so real, you can’t help but wish more people would be the same way. He says that he’s not a saint, but I think the kids that he helps would disagree. Head over to Facebook and look him up: Alexander El-Amin. So, until next time, take care of one another, and as always, thanks for listening.…

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Murdle.com- An Interview with G.T. Karber 30:30

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. This episode’s guest is bestselling author G.T. Karber. A publicist sent me an email asking if I’d like to interview an author who created murder mystery logic puzzles online, then put those puzzles in a series of bestselling novels. Well, anyone who knows me knows that I’ll talk to anyone as long as they’ve got a positive message to share. And I especially like talking to authors, so the fix was in, so sit back, relax and I hope you enjoy our conversation. After you listen, tell me whAT you think of Greg. Isn’t it amazing how an idea he had to share with a friend, turned into an online puzzle site, which led to a literary agent reaching out to him and THAT led to him being a bestselling author? You just never know when success will come your way, but you should never stop trying. And you should never stop being positive. Do your best to not let the naysayers and bitter people get into your head. As I’ve said before, I think that most people in the world are good people and only want to live their best lives and help others when they can. Make sure you check out Greg’s books on Amazon and head over to his website to try his puzzles 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://murdle.com/ Until next time, take care of one another and thanks for listening.…

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Twice the Positivity- A Conversation with Keanna and Dria 32:51

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. On this episode, I’m bringing back Keanna, the current esthetician and former Richmond Police dispatcher. I enjoyed talking to her so much, I asked if she could find any other people who wanted to come back with her.. In about two seconds, she shot me a text and said that Dria, a friend of hers, and a dispatcher wanted to come and do an episode. Two former Richmond police dispatchers in one episode? How could I turn that down? So sit back, relax and I hope you enjoy our conversation. And after you listen, tell me what think of Keanna and Dria.There’s just something about police dispatchers that amazes me. I’ve worked with them for over thirty years and can’t imagine doing the job that they do. They have to stay calm when nearly everyone else is in the midst of a crisis, be it a caller or a police officer. I’m not sure that I could do it. And touching on something else that they, as well as another Richmond dispatcher that I’ve interviewed, Demetria Ross, mentioned was therapy and simply needing someone to talk to. Someone that you can trust. I think that that’s so important in this crazy world that we live in and I sincerely hope that everyone has or can find, someone that they can talk to. As always, take care of one another, and thanks for listening.…

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Stories, Awareness, Truth and Freedom - A Conversation with Mike Bond 27:14

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. On this episode, I’m honored to be speaking with bestselling author, poet, ecologist and journalist, Mike Bond. Mike has written thirteen fiction novels, though as you’ll hear in our conversation, they’re all true because they’re based on his life. He's also written two tomes of poetry. To be honest, I was a little intimidated at the thought of interviewing Mike because of all his accomplishments and all the places that he’s been and the experiences that he’s had. However, within minutes of our conversation, he asked about my career in law enforcement and how important he thinks this podcast is. I was truly flattered. I could probably talk and listen to Mike for hours. Like all great journalists, and anyone else for that matter, truth is what’s most important to him. Because truth leads to awareness and we should all be aware of injustices that take place in our world. It’s the only one that we’ve got and we’ve only got each other, so shouldn’t we strive to make this the best planet that we can? I’d like to thank Mike for taking the time to talk to me and I hope to talk to him again soon. I’d also like to thank you for tuning in. This podcast wouldn’t be what it is without my listeners and my guests and I’m grateful to you all. Check out Mike's website here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://mikebondbooks.com Until next time, take care of one another and treat others the way that you’d like to be treated.…

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Embracing Upheaval - A Conversation with Lela Tuhtan 30:09

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. This episode’s guest is Lela Tuhtan. Lela was an educator for over ten years, then decided to transition over to coaching adults. Lela’s philosophy is that we’re all raised with certain sociological stories that can limit us in our personal and professional lives. What Lela does as a coach is to dig up those embedded stories and, in her words, compost them in order for us to create new, better, healthier stories. So sit back, relax and I hope you enjoy our conversation. I need to add a program note, though. There was some static on the line that, unfortunately, transferred over to our interview. So it may not sound crisp, but, maybe that will just create a more old school, wax album kind of experience. Ya gotta think positive, right? Once you listen to the episode, let me know what you think. As I mentioned in the interview, Lela and I have been trying to get our schedules to coincide for months and they finally did. Thank goodness. Lela was a joy to talk to and I love her outlook on life. I think we all need to remember that upheaval isn’t necessarily a bad thing and more importantly, people are people and we all just want to live out lives the best way that we know how. You can visit Lela's website here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://lelagrace.co/lela-tuhtan Until next time, and as always, take care of one another, and thanks for listening.…

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Choosing a Life of Gratitude: A conversation with Lady Cop Lauren 30:44

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. A few weeks ago, a good friend of mine, and past guest on the podcast, Shayna Perlstein, shot me a text and suggested that I bring on Henrico County Assistant Chief Lauren Edwards as a guest. Shayna said that Lauren was in the process of starting a podcast about women leaders in law enforcement and Shayna thought that Lauren would be a fantastic guest. Well, everyone who who knows me knows that in a addition to loving authors, I also have a soft spot in my heart for cops, so, obviously I’d love to have Lauren on as a guest. Plus, if you know Shayna, you know she makes offers that you can’t refuse. After you listen to it, tell me what you think. It’s always refreshing for me to talk to police officers who are still positive about the job and long to share that positivity with other officers, whether or not they’re older officers or new recruits. I’ve been around cops for the past thirty years and never realized how few women there really are in the profession. That’s crazy and I’m glad Lauren is working to try and correct those percentages. And not only to get more women interested in law enforcement, but once they’re in, to get them to go further and take leadership positions. Make sure that you check out Lauren’s Instagram, give her a follow, then tune in to her podcast. The more positivity out there the better. Here's her Instagram ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @ladycoplauren I want to thank Lauren for taking the time to come on the show and as always, I’d like to thank you for listening. Until next time, take care of one another and treat each other the way that you want to be treated. We’re all on this planet together.…

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Giving it to you straight with no chaser - An interview with Keanna 31:37

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Today’s guest is Keanna, an esthetician who was a Richmond Police dispatcher for over fifteen years. She and I follow each other on Instagram, but I never knew that she had been a dispatcher until just recently. Now, if you’re a regular listener to the podcast, you know that police dispatchers are some of my favorite people and after you listen to our conversation, I think you’ll see why. So sit back, relax and prepare to get it straight with no chaser. I hope you enjoy it. That’s it guys. What’d you think of Keanna? I think she’s hilarious, insightful and just an all around marvelous person. And that’s the amazing thing about doing this podcast. I talk to so many people about so many things, many of whom I’ve never met before. But the main thing that they all have in common is their positivity. And my guests come from many different backgrounds, religions, etc. But here, in this place, what matters the most is what’s inside of them. Shouldn’t that be what’s important to all of us? I think so. Until next time, take care of one another, give it to each other straight with no chaser, and most importantly, thanks for listening.…

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Waiting for that 2nd post: A conversation with James Murray 31:11

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Today’s guest is author and Instagramer James Murray. I’ve followed James on Instagram for quite awhile. After all, his IG handle is the_80’s_author and I love the 80’s and I love authors, so me following him was a forgone conclusion. Well, recently James tried a social experiment about democracy on his account and my oh my, what an experiment it was. I’m not going to tell you what it is just yet. So why don’t you sit back, relax and enjoy our conversation and then tell me..... What’d you think? Do you approve or disapprove of James putting a Trump 2024 post on his IG? I guess the more snarky question would be, do you approve or disapprove of free speech? James lost 3000(!!) followers because they couldn’t see past their hatred and didn’t hang around for his second post explaining the experiment. It just goes to show you how brainwashed people can be. Personally, I loved his experiment and thought that it was brilliant. Anytime someone can expose ignorance and spinelessness is a good thing. We’re all on this planet together. Let’s try to take care of one another, treat each other with respect and recognize that everyone is entitled to their own political opinion and regardless of that opinion, always, and I mean always, follow The Golden Rule. You can find James' book here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/Town-Without-Name-James-Murray-ebook/dp/B09P2RZ946/ref=pd_ybh_a_d_sccl_1/136-1681419-4674432?pd_rd_w=nYmmk&content-id=amzn1.sym.67f8cf21-ade4-4299-b433-69e404eeecf1&pf_rd_p=67f8cf21-ade4-4299-b433-69e404eeecf1&pf_rd_r=FDTYGNJ1REVZ1KFZV45J&pd_rd_wg=Be9QG&pd_rd_r=8bcbc27a-a913-42ef-8a7e-5e0faba51ac4&pd_rd_i=B09P2RZ946&psc=1 Until next time, respect and take care of one another. And thanks for listening.…

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Protecting the children: An interview with Abby Rittenour and Brigette Combs 38:10

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. As many of you know, I’m a retired Homicide detective from Richmond, Virginia. Before becoming a Homicide detective, I was a Youth and Family Crimes detective, which meant that I often worked with Child Protective Services, also known as CPS, in the City of Richmond. Flash forward to my current position and I’ve been working with CPS again, which is where I met Abby. I thought that it would be great to have her on an episode to talk about the roles of CPS, so that’s what the first half of this episode is about. As we were talking about CPS, she mentioned that she and her mother, Brigette Combs, were involved in legislation to make child marriages illegal in the US. I had to stop her and ask her what she was talking about because I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. She said that in 2024, there are only thirteen states and the Virgin Islands that have ENDED child marriage. I was and am flabbergasted. So let’s cut this intro short and get right to it, shall we? I hope you enjoy this episode and, like I did, learn something from it. Once you listen, can you BELIEVE that child marriage is still LEGAL in so many states? I still can’t wrap my head around it. Here's a list of the ONLY states that have ENDED child marriage: Delaware New Jersey Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire Massachusetts Virginia Pennsylvania New York Washington Minnesota Michigan And the Virgin Islands. Check out the links below for more information: https://search.app/NHYwEEP9DmK9PfZd9 https://search.app/Mc6zhDvnzAkVWkFq5 https://search.app/PPXSMSe9cbYxdt5j6 https://preventforcedmarriage.org/ I’d like to thank Abby and her mom for coming on and educating me about this unbelievable situation, not to mention the incredible work that CPS workers do to protect the children. Please spread the word and get involved. And as always, take care of one another and thanks for listening.…

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An interview with best-selling author, Kathy Reichs 27:28

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Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Today’s guest is, hold on and let me go down the list..... Bestselling author Forensic Anthropologist certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology A producer of the Fox show Bones , a show I might add is based partly on her fictional character Temperance Brennan AND the author herself. Mother of three kids...... Kathy Reichs!! Kathy was kind enough to come on my small podcast and let me ask her a metric ton of questions. So sit back, relax and I hope you enjoy our conversation. Then after you listen, don't you think that It’s absolutely staggering how much Kathy has done and still does. I can’t imagine trying to maintain the schedule that she does, yet she still finds the time to get peppered with questions by a retired homicide detective. If you haven’t already, and if you haven’t, why not? Head over to her website or Amazon or anywhere else in the world and dig in to Kathy’s novels. And while you’re at it, check out Bones on Fox. Check out her website here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://kathyreichs.com/ As usual, take care of one another, and thanks for listening. Kathy Reichs_credit Marie-Reine Mattera.jpg…

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