The Brighter Side of Blue Podcast

Terry Korpal started his law enforcement career as an SLMPD cadet in 1965, spent 10 years with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and went on to spend another 14 years with the United States Secret Service...

A confession that became one of the most talked-about videos on our YouTube channel is now available on all platforms In this interview, Rafael Jackson speaks directly with investigators and recounts his involvement in...

Featured Interview (31:14)...Some friendships are built over years. Others are forged in the heat of the job. Joe Crews and Archie Shaw worked together, chased the same bad guys, shared plenty of laughs and experienced...

(24:53) Our featured Interview...For the first time in its history, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department hired its chief from outside the department.Chief Robert Tracy came to St. Louis after more than four...

Featured Interview (35:10)...What does it really cost to be a hero? This week on The Brighter Side of Blue, we're joined by two men who know that answer better than most. Colin Ledbetter was shot in the line of duty. He...

(33:49) Featured Interview Stephen Walker...If you're from St. Louis, you probably know the Lemp Mansion. You may know the stories of the brewery, the family's incredible wealth, the tragedies and the suicides that...

Featured Interview (37:06) Retired ATF Agent Bill Buford has lived a law enforcement career that sounds almost impossible. A Vietnam-era Green Beret, Buford went on to become an ATF agent and SRT team leader. Before...

We weren't planning on doing a Saturday night edition, but a few calls came in that changed that. We've got a major update on a familiar name from our BMF series, some big developments involving local and federal law...

This week on The Brighter Side of Blue , we sit down with a man whose life has taken him through Vietnam, law enforcement, music and some truly unbelievable experiences. Dann Glenn is a Vietnam combat veteran, former...

Our featured interview (47:50) This week on The Brighter Side of Blue, we're joined by SLMPD Officer Matt Tesreau, a 20-year veteran whose career has taken him from patrol to the Rapid Deployment Unit, SWAT, and now the...

This week on The Brighter Side of Blue, we're joined by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price-Smith for an engaging conversation about justice, leadership, and the future of public safety in St. Louis...

This week on The Brighter Side of Blue, we're joined by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price-Smith for an engaging conversation about justice, leadership, and the future of public safety in St. Louis...

What does it really take to earn a place on the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's SWAT Team? In this week's featured interview, SLMPD SWAT Officers Bennie Blackmon and Franklin Derby take us behind the badge to...

Sex trafficking is one of the most misunderstood crimes in America. This week, we sit down with former FBI Special Agent Nikki Badolato, who spent years investigating human trafficking and helping victims escape some of...

Featured interview (46:02) Before Ferguson changed protest policing across the country, major demonstrations in St. Louis were handled very differently. Retired SLMPD Officer Rick Rea spent 13 years in the department’s...