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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) Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolonmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeColonMedia LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecolonnyc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecolon2000 Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/producervick Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micd-in-new-haven/id1347647537 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-micd-in-new-haven-74906026/ Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/mike-colons-show Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yth6tWkA7kPAse43eJnNn?si=5y8boJBlRXOqRkIylL-KXw&nd=1 PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/micd-in-new-haven-2095021 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/mic%27d%20in%20new%20haven Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e59eac9e-e225-44c6-a792-c7ce84661443/mic%E2%80%99d-in-new-haven YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/sfmFjxaDvMk?is=ki9H_oaQ0jSQplKt Sponsors:  Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehelmets.net/ Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: The Clash - Train In Vain (1979) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

Andrés Mahecha, a retired law-enforcement professional with a career that spanned some of the most dangerous assignments in modern policing, joins the program.  Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolonmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeColonMedia LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecolonnyc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecolon2000 Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/producervick Connect With Andres Mahecha: Book: https://a.co/d/0gFUxSjS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andres-mahecha-38b5a9165 Website: https://www.balamsecurity.com/ Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micd-in-new-haven/id1347647537 iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-micd-in-new-haven-74906026/ Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/mike-colons-show Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7yth6tWkA7kPAse43eJnNn?si=5y8boJBlRXOqRkIylL-KXw&nd=1 PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/micd-in-new-haven-2095021 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/mic%27d%20in%20new%20haven Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e59eac9e-e225-44c6-a792-c7ce84661443/mic%E2%80%99d-in-new-haven YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/51Sz2qDQVhI?is=ZI-KHHZQdA5tpsCy Sponsors:  Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehelmets.net/ Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Nas - Represent (1994) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

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. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Captain Tedeschi: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/to... Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/Z... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Oasis - Morning Glory (1995) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

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. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Chief Chapman: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wi... Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/Q... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion (1975) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

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. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Connect With Chris Zaberto: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ch... Website: http://www.ten91.com/ Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/Q... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Will Smith - Men in Black (1997) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

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. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Connect With Ciro Napolitano: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ci... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cirojnapolitano?_r=1&_t=ZT-99jveJBSWuD Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/5... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

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. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/5... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Goo Goo Dolls - Iris (1998) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

John Walters, a retired FDNY firefighter whose career included assignments to Engine 237, Squad 288, and Rescue Company 1, joins the program for another volume of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/a... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Alice In Chains - Nutshell (1993) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

David Zannelli, a near 20 year veteran of the New Haven, Connecticut Police Department who currently leads it as its Chief of Department, joins the program for a special edition of The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide. In Memory Of: Sergeant Dario Scott Aponte (End of Watch: September 10, 2008) Detective Andrew F. Faggio (End of Watch: January 11, 2012) Officer Diane Gonzalez (End of Watch: January 10, 2022) Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Chief Zannelli: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/da... Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://youtube.com/live/x0ck0... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Gin Blossoms - Alison Road (1992) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

Paul Brown, a retired FDNY Captain, third-generation firefighter, leadership educator, and co-author of Rising from Ground Zero: The FDNY’s Path Through the Crisis of 9/11 to Transformation, joins the program for another volume of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Paul Brown: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pa... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Website: https://www.risingfromgroundze... Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/V... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (1993) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

Mike Chanat, whose career has spanned EMS, paramedicine, the NYPD, volunteer firefighting, emergency medical education, and leadership development, joins the program for this episode of the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Connect With Mike Chanat: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mi... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/W... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Collective Soul - Heavy (1999) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

Stu Friedman, who served more than 22 years with the New York City Transit Police and later the NYPD, retiring as a Sergeant in 1996, joins the program for this episode of the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast. In Memory Of: Detective George Caccavale (End of Watch: June 26, 1976) Officer Carlos King (End of Watch: December 20, 1976) Officer Seraphin Calabrese (End of Watch: February 24, 1980) Officer Irving W. Smith (End of Watch: February 29, 1980) Officer Joseph Keegan (End of Watch: June 19, 1980) Officer Joseph Hamperian (End of Watch: September 22, 1983) Officer Irma Lozada (End of Watch: September 21, 1984) Officer Robert Venable (End of Watch: September 22, 1987) Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/y... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Tragically Hip - Little Bones (1991) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

Paul Walsh, who served more than three decades with the New Britain Fire Department, retiring as Deputy Chief, joins the program for another volume of The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide Edition. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Chief Walsh: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share... Website: http://www.paulwalshprints.com Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/6... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone (2002) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

Tony Romano, a 20 year veteran who spent 18 of those 20 years in rescue work as both a member of the New York City Transit Police Emergency Medical Rescue Unit and later NYPD Emergency Service Unit, joins the program for Volume 59 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/A... Sponsors: Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings (1995) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.

Mike Renna, a retired New York City law enforcement officer, firearms instructor, and former member of the Housing Police Special Weapons Unit, joins the program for this episode of the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast. Connect With Mike Colón: X: https://x.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikecolo... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MikeC... LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/mikecol... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/mikecol... Website: https://mike-colon-media.com/ Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: [email protected] Connect With Producer Vick: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prod... Listen To The Podcast: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast... Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/... PlayerFM: http://front.player.fm/series/... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/se... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podca... YouTube (Video Version): https://www.youtube.com/live/7... Sponsors: Ryan Investigative Group LLC: https://www.ryaninvestigators.... Granite State Fire Helmets: https://www.granitestatefirehe... Armor Tuff Tiles: https://armortufftile.com/ Outro Song: Nas - New York State of Mind (1994) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mic-d-in-new-haven--2828702/support.