Tom Smith: 30 Years with NYPD to True Crime Podcasting

About this episode

Tom Smith shares insights from his 30-year career with the NYPD and his transition to true crime podcasting.

Tom Smith's 30-year career with the NYPD reads like a roadmap through the evolution of modern American policing. From his early years patrolling the streets during New York's high-crime era through his extensive work in plainclothes units, narcotics, and gang divisions, Tom offers listeners extraordinary insights into the realities of law enforcement. Following 9/11, Smith's career took a dramatic turn when he joined the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, where he would spend the next 17 year...

People in this episode

Host: Tyra Valeriano

Guest: Tom Smith

Topics covered

• true crime
• law enforcement
• NYPD
• FBI
• policing
• terrorism

Keywords

• NYPD
• FBI
• true crime
• policing
• law enforcement
• 9/11
• podcasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYPD, FBI

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