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Bail in the Midwest, Chris Blaylock, Sr. Vice President of Advocacy & Distribution, Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.
Jun 23, 2026
1h 09m 39s
Bail in the Midwest, James Lindblad, Past President, Professional Bail Agents of Hawaii
May 26, 2026
1h 12m 26s
Bail in the Midwest, Courtney Wimer, President, Washington State Bail Agents Association
Apr 22, 2026
1h 06m 30s
Bail in the Midwest, Susan Oetting, Author of “Grandma the Bounty Hunter”
Apr 7, 2026
57m 27s
Bail in the Midwest, Mike Willever, Tactical Law Enforcement Expert
Mar 11, 2026
1h 03m 44s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/23/26 | Bail in the Midwest, Chris Blaylock, Sr. Vice President of Advocacy & Distribution, Universal Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Chris Blaylock, a veteran bail professional whose career spans retail bail agency ownership, national advocacy and surety leadership. Mr. Blaylock reflects on his years operating a New Jersey bail agency that was ultimately forced to close following the state’s bail reform changes and how that experience led him to nearly a decade of advocacy work with the American Bail Coalition, where he served as Administrative Director. He also discusses his... | 1h 09m 39s | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | Bail in the Midwest, James Lindblad, Past President, Professional Bail Agents of Hawaii✨ | bail systembail reform+4 | James Lindblad | Professional Bail Agents of Hawaii | Hawaii | bailHawaii+5 | — | 1h 12m 26s | |
| 4/22/26 | Bail in the Midwest, Courtney Wimer, President, Washington State Bail Agents Association✨ | bail reformpretrial system+3 | Courtney Wimer | Washington State Bail Agents Association | — | bailpretrial+5 | — | 1h 06m 30s | |
| 4/7/26 | Bail in the Midwest, Susan Oetting, Author of “Grandma the Bounty Hunter”✨ | bail bondsfugitive recovery+3 | Susan Oetting | Indiana bonding companyGrandma the Bounty Hunter | Fort Wayne | bail bondsfugitive recovery+3 | — | 57m 27s | |
| 3/11/26 | Bail in the Midwest, Mike Willever, Tactical Law Enforcement Expert✨ | baillaw enforcement+3 | Mike Willever | Active Self Protection | — | baillaw enforcement+5 | — | 1h 03m 44s | |
| 2/23/26 | Bail in the Midwest, SPECIAL EDITION! The High Cost of Cashless Bail✨ | cashless bailcriminal justice+3 | — | — | North CarolinaIllinois+3 | cashless bailcriminal history+3 | — | 23m 52s | |
| 1/12/26 | Bail in the Midwest, Tracey Halley-Terrell, President of the Oklahoma Bondsman Association✨ | bailOklahoma+3 | Tracey Halley-Terrell | Oklahoma Bondsman Associationokbondsman.com | — | bailOklahoma+3 | — | 56m 08s | |
| 12/15/25 | Bail in the Midwest Podcast, Mike Morrison, President, Mississippi Bail Agents Association✨ | bail practicesMississippi+3 | Mike Morrison | Mississippi Bail Agents AssociationMike Morrison Bail Bonding | — | bail agentsMississippi+4 | — | 1h 03m 16s | |
| 12/5/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Patricia Wenskunas, Founder and CEO - Crime Survivors, Inc.✨ | bail reformcrime survivors+3 | Patricia Wenskunas | Crime Survivors, Inc.CrimeSurvivors.org | — | bail reformcrime survivors+3 | — | 1h 08m 26s | |
| 10/21/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Michael Woody, North Carolina Chairman, National Association of Bail Agents✨ | bail reformcrime+4 | Michael Woody | National Association of Bail AgentsNorth Carolina Bail Agents Association | North CarolinaCharlotte | bailcrime+5 | — | 54m 44s | |
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| 9/22/25 | Bail in the Midwest, David Kain, Police Instructor, Georgia✨ | bail enforcementlaw enforcement+3 | David Kain | — | Georgia | bailenforcement+3 | — | 1h 06m 29s | |
| 8/11/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Brenda Dietzman, Motivational Speaker & Ret Sedgwick County Undersheriff✨ | baillaw enforcement+3 | Brenda Dietzman | Wayfinder Consulting, LLC | Sedgwick CountyKansas | baillaw enforcement+5 | — | 58m 06s | |
| 7/11/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Eric Granof, Vice President of Corporate Communications, AIA Surety | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Eric Granof, Vice President of Corporate Communications at AIA Surety. Shane and Eric have an in-depth discussion on bail reform and criminal justice issues, exploring the funding and origins of the bail reform movement, its impact on the criminal justice system, and the influence of wealthy donors on prosecutors and elections. To learn more about Eric Granof, visit www.aiasurety.com. | 57m 31s | ||||||
| 6/20/25 | Bail in The Midwest, Lewis Garrison, Director of Bail, Oklahoma Insurance Department | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Lewis Garrison, who is Director of Bail at the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Shane interviews Lewis Garrison, the director of bail for the Oklahoma Insurance Department, to discuss the regulation and operations of the bail bond industry in Oklahoma. They cover topics such as licensing requirements, complaint processes, industry challenges, and recent legislative efforts. To learn more about Lewis Garrison, visit www.oid.ok.gov. | 53m 43s | ||||||
| 5/13/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Larry Newman, Missouri Bail Bondsman | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Larry Newman, a Missouri bail bondsman. Larry Newman is the President of the Missouri Alliance of Professional Bail Bond Agents (MAP-BBA) and a long-time bail bondsman in Missouri. He was selected as the 2023 Bail Agent of the Year by the Professional Bail Agents of the United States (PBUS). He and Shane discuss Missouri Supreme Court Rule 33.01, which outlines the law surrounding Misdemeanors or Felonies, right to release and conditions. To l... | 53m 09s | ||||||
| 4/14/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Nicole Martinez, Colorado Bail Bondsmen | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Nicole Martinez, Colorado bail bondsmen and President of the Colorado Association of Professional Sureties. Ms. Martinez's company, 5280 Bail Bonds, was just named as the Best Bail Bond Company in the 2025 Best of Mile High award program. Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, she is the President of the Colorado Association of Professional Sureties (CAPS) and she is working hard to rebuild the bail bond industry in Colorado. To learn more abou... | 54m 44s | ||||||
| 3/10/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Tad Nelson, Criminal Defense Attorney and Lawyer Scientist | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Tad Nelson, criminal defense attorney and lawyer scientist as they discuss the intricacies of handling defendants. Nelson uses cutting-edge forensic science to crack the toughest cases and deliver justice. As a board-certified criminal defense attorney and American Chemical Society-Certified Lawyer Scientist, he spent more than 30 years blending cutting-edge forensic science with relentless courtroom strategies to uncover the truths others miss. Fr... | 1h 02m 09s | ||||||
| 2/12/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Captain Jose "Pepi" Granado (Retired), Homicide Detective & Author | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Captain Jose "Pepi" Granado (Retired), homicide detective and author. Granado is a 35-year veteran of law enforcement, much of which was spent as a homicide detective. During that time, he navigated, assisted or supervised almost 800 death investigations. He has acted as a consultant on the hit A&E television show The First as well as “The Interrogation Tapes” on ABC’s 20/20. He currently operates SKyMac Consulting and hosts his own podcast: Beyond the ... | 1h 03m 08s | ||||||
| 1/10/25 | Bail in the Midwest, Jeff Barton, Missouri bail bondsman and bail enforcement Agent | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Jeff Barton, who a bail bondsman and bail enforcement agent in Missouri. Shane and Jeff discuss one of the biggest recent bounty hunter cases that has been brought in Federal Court. The case, United States v Wayne Lozier, involves a bounty hunter who was convicted of Federal kidnapping charges for apprehending a fugitive. Mr. Lozier failed to follow certain local state laws relating to bounty hunting. To learn more about Jeff Barton, visit bartonbailbonds.c... | 1h 02m 05s | ||||||
| 12/5/24 | Bail in the Midwest, Alex Tabarrok, Economist and Professor at George Mason University | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Dr. Alex Tabarrok, who is the Director of the Center for Study of Public Choice, The Bartley J. Madden Chair in Economics at the Mercatus Center which is a part of George Mason University. Dr. Tabarrok is the author of several textbooks on economics and is the Co-Founder of Marginal Revolution University, which can be found at MRU.org. The accompanying blog, MarginalRevolution.com, has nearly 2,500 pages on an incredible variety of topics. There are also li... | 1h 01m 04s | ||||||
| 11/4/24 | Bail in the Midwest, Mike Whitlock, Executive Vice President & Partner of American Surety Company | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Mike Whitlock, Executive Vice President and Partner of American Surety Company. Mr. Whitlock provides a look at what’s going on with criminal justice in Illinois, a year after The SAFE-T Act was enacted. The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, (SAFE-T Act), made a number of reforms to the criminal justice system, affecting policing, pretrial detention and bail, sentencing and corrections. While some tout its success, Mr. Whitlock of... | 54m 58s | ||||||
| 10/10/24 | Bail in the Midwest, John Looney, President of the Montana Bail Agents Association | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, John Looney, the President of the Montana Bail Agents Association, who is presently running for a seat in the Montana House of Representatives. Mr. Looney provides a look at what’s going on with criminal justice in Big Sky Country and discusses his decision to enter politics, explaining why he feels it’s important to serve his community. He also discusses two pending lawsuits -- one each in both federal and state court -- in which he has charged... | 59m 54s | ||||||
| 9/16/24 | Bail in the Midwest, Kirk Shaw, New Jersey Bail Agent | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Kirk Shaw, a New Jersey bail bondsman and the author of the book, “Make America Safe: A Bail Bondsman's Story.” Mr. Shaw offers a very personal insider’s look at the bail profession and addresses the challenges being faced by bondsmen due to ongoing bail reform efforts throughout the nation. They discuss the greatly increased level of crime in our communities, despite claims by advocates that soft-on-crime laws are working. Possible soluti... | 58m 07s | ||||||
| 8/15/24 | Bail in the Midwest, Scott Jones, Co-Founder, One Brother One Sister | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Scott Jones, co-founder of One Brother One Sister. The non-profit program offers courses on how to deal with addiction and mental health issues within communities, workplaces and home life. Specifically, One Brother One Sister educates individuals on the frontlines who see these issues on a daily basis. This includes first responders, corrections officers -- and bail agents, as a high percentage of incarcerated people meet the diagnostic criteria for drug a... | 59m 50s | ||||||
| 7/10/24 | Bail in the Midwest, Jennifer Coffindaffer, Retired FBI Special Agent | Join host Shane Rolf and his guest, Jennifer Coffindaffer, Retired FBI Special Agent and host of the popular true crime podcast, "Break the Case with Jen Coffindaffer FBI." As true crime continues to captivate the public, it significantly influences perceptions of law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Ms. Coffindaffer provides a compelling, unsensationalized glimpse behind the headlines of some of the most harrowing cases. | 1h 03m 57s | ||||||
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