Policing Wichita, Kansas - Duane Michaels
Things Police See: Firsthand Accounts
Steven D Gould
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Duane Michaels did 16 years with the Wichita Police Departemnt as patrol, gang unit officer, financial crimes detective, and hostage negotiator. He now spends all of his time playing roles on TV shows and Movies! He had some truly crazy calls on the job working in the largest city in Kansas!
Born in the mountainous city of South Lake Tahoe and raised up and down the California coast, Duane Michaels was always an entertainer. Formerly a Radio DJ of 4 years for several stations, Duane later joined the Army, giving him a chance to see the world. Soonafter, he became a Police Officer, often performing stand-up comedy at open mics and local comedy clubs in his free time. Duane has since retired from law enforcement and is now focusing all his energy into acting.
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| 0:09.6 | active, retired police officers, |
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| 1:01.9 | I don't know if you ever had a podcast or if you ever had a long running project that you did that was like a hobby, but also like you really doing it well it's been like six years and there are ups and downs like there are times when i'm excited i feel like i have the energy to do it and i want to i want to do the show and there's other times where it's like it really is a grind like i worked like a 70 hour week i have to schedule people i have to record i have to edit so it sounds good, adjust all the levels. Like I worked like a 70 hour week. I have to schedule people. I have to record. |
| 1:28.7 | I have to edit so it sounds good. Adjust all the levels. Now I'm doing video. And it, it, it, |
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