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The Danny and Park Novels Good News Podcast

The Danny and Park Novels Good News Podcast

A podcast created by a retired Homicide detective who's tired of all the negativity and hatred pushed by the media. Instead of promoting divisiveness and anger, this podcast promotes good news and people standing together in unity.

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Men's Mental Health - Another conversation with Johnnie and El-Amin
June 25, 2025

Men's Mental Health - Another conversation with Johnnie and El-Amin

Welcome back to the podcast, I'm Jamie Baynes. Johnnie and El-Amin are back to discuss their views on men's mental health. June is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month and since the discussions that I have with Johnnie and El-Amin focus on men's issues, we all thought that this topic would be great …
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Two reactions to a big......A conversation with Nikki and Trisha.
June 11, 2025

Two reactions to a big......A conversation with Nikki and Trisha.

Welcome back to the podcast, I'm Jamie Baynes. For this fantastic episode, I'm talking to two more of my favorite people: Nikki Bailey, who's been a guest a couple times before, and a brand new guest, but someone that I've known for years, Trisha Venable. My initial plan was to have them act as a t…
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The Richmond Riots, Up Close: A Conversation with RPD Sgt. Michael Lewandoski
June 8, 2025

The Richmond Riots, Up Close: A Conversation with RPD Sgt. Michael Lewandoski

Welcome back to the podcast, I'm Jamie Baynes. This episode's guest is Richmond police sergeant Michael Lewandowski, also affectionately known as Ski. Ski and I worked Patrol in 1st Precinct back in the late 90's. Recently I ...
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78 Degrees and Bloody, Dead Safe: An Interview with George Prior
May 21, 2025

78 Degrees and Bloody, Dead Safe: An Interview with George Prior

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. A few years ago, I joined NetGalley, a website that has a library of books that haven’t been released yet. Some books are by well known authors and others are by new authors. I w...
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On Being Men - Another conversation with Johnnie and El-Amin
May 7, 2025

On Being Men - Another conversation with Johnnie and El-Amin

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. For this episode I’ve brought back two of my favorite people, El-Amin and Johnnie Calloway, Sr. I wanted to get their take on what it means to be men in today’s world. The point is not to say that men are better than women, nor is it to judge anyone. I…
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The Path from Homicide Detective to Chief of Police: A Conversation with Rick Edwards
April 30, 2025

The Path from Homicide Detective to Chief of Police: A Conversation with Rick Edwards

Welcome back to the podcast, I’m Jamie Baynes. Today’s guest is my friend, former partner and current chief of the Richmond Police Department, Rick Edwards. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to ask Rick to be a guest on ...
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