Real Life Real Talk Unfiltered
Real Life. Real talk. Unfiltered Launching November 1st 2026.
All Mike'd Up is a podcast hosted by Mike — a retired Port Authority of NY & NJ police officer, foster care survivor, homeless teen survivor, one of many search and recovery team officers at the World Trade Center on 09.11.2001, later diagnosed with Au-ADHD at age 62.
Each episode goes deep on the stories behind the badge, the streets, the faith, and the diagnosis that changed everything. No scripts. No filters. Just Mike, a mic, and the truth.
Expect raw conversations about policing in America, growing up in poverty in New York City, navigating ADHD after 60 and what it means to keep going when the world tells you to stop.
Here's a preview of what's in the pipeline. Subscribe so you don't miss the first drop.
The story that started it all. Before the badge, before the mic — who is Mike, really? A deep dive into growing up in poverty in New York City, being removed from his home at age 5, and the orphanage years that shaped everything that followed.
Read the blog storyWhat does Miranda actually mean on the street? Mike breaks down the reality of arrests, rights, and the gap between what the law says and what happens in the real world — from the officer's perspective.
Read the blog storyGrowing up with undiagnosed ADHD in a system that wasn't looking for it. Mike traces the signs that were always there — the hyperactivity, the impulsivity, the brilliance nobody named — and what it cost him before he finally got answers.
Read the blog storyWhat happens when you spend five decades not knowing why your brain works differently? Mike shares the diagnosis that reframed his entire life — the relief, the grief, and the unexpected freedom of finally having a name for it.
Read the blog storyA retired Port Authority officer's honest take on the 'Back the Blue' movement — what it gets right, what it gets wrong, and what it's like to love a job that the public has complicated feelings about. No spin. Just experience.
Read the blog storyFaith on the streets of New York City. Mike explores what it means to carry a gun and a Bible, to enforce laws and believe in grace, and how his faith has been tested, broken, and rebuilt across decades of service and survival.
Read the blog storyThe podcast launches in November 2026. Follow along on the blog now — every story you read is a future episode. When the show drops, you'll already know the backstory.