APD Pod Squad

About APD Pod Squad

Meet the men and women behind the badge at the Asheville Police Department. Cold cases, conversations, community engagement, and questions and answers with Police Chief Mike Lamb. Hosted by Public Information Officer Rick Rice.

Publisher

Rick Rice

Category

government · news · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Aug 2024

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 55 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 3, Episode 4; Chief of Police Jackie Stepp, Detective Ryan Begley, Forensics Services Technician Tess Allen, and Asheville Police Foundation Members David Plyer & Miranda Bowman

   Chief of Police Jackie Stepp and Detective Ryan Begley discuss their roles and insights within the Asheville Police Department in this interview.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 3, Episode 3; Captain Geoffrey Rollins, SPO II Doug Williams, and the History Minute with Hannah Silberman

   Captain Geoffrey Rollins and SPO II Doug Williams join host Hannah Silberman to share personal stories from 9/11 and discuss twelve years of service, offering insights into APD history.

3. 

   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Season 3, Episode 2; Detective Sgt. Charles Wells, Executive Assistant Julie Wojcik, and Records Clerk Dale Andrulewich, alongside her daughter, APD Administrative Assistant Haley Andrulewich

   Detective Sergeant Charles Wells and Executive Assistant Julie Wojcik interview Records Clerk Dale Andrulewich and APD Administrative Assistant Haley Andrulewich about their family connections within the APD.

Inside a recent episode

Season 3, Episode 4; Chief of Police Jackie Stepp, Detective Ryan Begley, Forensics Services Technician Tess Allen, and Asheville Police Foundation Members David Plyer & Miranda Bowman

Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, if all they had is their uniform, that's tough. So we were trying to get some cash in their hands pretty quickly so they could not have, you know, have one less worry where they can focus on the other stuff that's going on because everything, as you know, everything was crazy then. So I think that helped alleviate that. And again, that. kind of spread out because it's not just Asheville. We do carry the name the Asheville Police Foundation, but we're a separate entity from the city of Asheville, from the Asheville Police Department. We are a non-profit, qualified non-profit. We are governed by a volunteer board of directors. […]

Who has been a guest on APD Pod Squad

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jackie Stepp
• Ryan Begley
• Tess Allen
• David Plyler
• Miranda Bowman

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

47

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85