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KAWPS The Podcast
Hosted by Jaffer Khan and Ashton Womack · EN
A comedic police news podcast covering the under-reported kawp stories of the week, from the infuriating to the absurd. There’s a lot.
Brought to you by Jaffer Khan (Redacted Tonight) and Ashton Womack (Daily Show).
Join our Patreon for a weekly bonus episode with even more stories, only $5 a month: patreon.com/kawpsthepodcast
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10/8/25: 1 Star
Oct 801:11:09Tap to summarizeUpdates on the cops at the Parkland and Uvalde school shootings, ICE’s latest plans of mass surveillance, ICE’s latest plans to deport children, and we have fun with the latest copaganda piece from the New York Post. On the Patreon:Apple and Google removing apps meant to fight against ICE, and the UN scrutinizing New York’s prison systems
Transcribe →10/1/25: A Very Special Deputy
Oct 301:14:57Tap to summarizeCops releasing the wrong inmate from jail, a cop shooting a teenager after a porta-potty prank, a former cop arrested at Travis Kelce’s mansion, Miami Herald’s reporting on the over one thousand detainees apparently missing from Alligator Alcatraz, and a new lawsuit filed by the family of Ta'Kiya Young, who was tragically killed by Ohio police. And in our Patreon we’ll be talking about an Alabama cop stealing money from the Crime Stoppers hotline, a disgraced former cop arrested for impersonating a cop, and we’ll look at the MAGA-sphere’s push to free a murderous cop from prison.
Transcribe →9/24/25: Caught With His Pants Down
Sep 2401:10:15Tap to summarizeThe FBI accidentally poisoning an animal shelter, cops shooting yet another innocent man after arriving at the wrong house, a freaky NYPD sting gone wrong, ICE’s increasingly ridiculous profiling tactics, a viral superstar cop gets arrested for domestic battery, and the tragic death of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield. In our Patreon, we’ll be talking about the most recent update on New York’s ongoing prison saga, and we’ll be discussing stories of lying cops locking up innocent people coming out of Detroit and out of Minnesota.
Transcribe →9/17/25: Heroin Water (Featuring guest co-host Kelly Bachman
Sep 1801:08:13Tap to summarizeYet another case of the cops shooting a homeowner who called 911, the astronomical drug bust in Oregon that turned out to be not so astronomical, more stories about the police’s disingenuous relationship with DUIs, and the tragic death of Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez. On our Patreon this week we’ll be talking about the automated taxi Waymo’s relationship with law enforcement and we’ll be discussing the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on ICE.
Transcribe →9/10/25: Officer Money Bags (Featuring Guest Co-Host John F O’Donnell)
Sep 1801:12:08Tap to summarizeToday we’ll be talking about an LAPD Officer slash social media business guru and his partnership with an Israeli mobster, sheriffs around the country getting increasingly angry at ICE deliberately poaching their deputies, cops in Florida arresting people for drawing rainbows on crosswalks, and an update on the tragic killing of Victor Perez.In our Patreon we’ll be talking about the effects of Louisiana’s “Jim Crow juries” and ICE’s deliberate targeting of delivery drivers.
Transcribe →9/3/25: False Flashing
Sep 301:09:49Tap to summarizePolice using facial recognition to wrongfully arrest yet another black person, ICE arresting the owners of Trump Burger, multiple stories of philandering cops getting busted, and the tragic death of Deborah Terrell.
Transcribe →8/27/25: Wiretap That
Aug 2701:01:42Tap to summarizeAnother cop lying about being attacked, a cop wife spying on her cop ex-husband, and the mysterious case of the police-issued gun that fires at random.On our Patreon, we talk about the latest update on the license plate reader camera company FLOCK and their collaboration with ICE, and we talk about the current epidemic of cops shooting cops.
Transcribe →8/20/25: Eat Fresh
Aug 2001:08:08Tap to summarizeThe great John O'Donnell makes a return to the pod, where him and Jaff discuss the DC sandwich thrower, ICE adding a rando to their criminal group chat, and Nashville police moonlighting as fake police. On the Patreon they discuss US immigrants self-deporting because of fears of ICE.
Transcribe →8/12/15: To Bee, Or Not To Bee
Aug 12, 202501:22:45Tap to summarizeThis week on KAWPS, we got ridiculous updates on ICE’s recruitment goals, a cop getting "kidnapped" at Target by a mom and her teenage daughters, an update on the woman who used bees to fight the police, a man who went to jail for a bottle of perfume, cops fired for domestic abuse being systematically reinstated, and more. On our Patreon BONUS episode: Trump’s desire to use the military to fight drug cartels, newly learned details on the LA residents wrongfully detained and prosecuted by ICE, and a vacationing cop threatening to stab everyone on a beach with a knife.
Transcribe →8/5/25: B-E AGGRESSIVE
Aug 5, 202501:15:50Tap to summarizeThis week we got a cop arresting a black man for honking at him, cops pressing charges on middle school cheerleaders for making a TikTok, a cop being arrested by ICE, ICE’s dedicated social media team, and the tragic death of Peter Villalobos. In our Patreon we’ll be talking about the Trump Administration’s strategy for hiring 10,000 new ICE agents, the ongoing effects of NYC’s recent prison guard strike, and Baltimore’s historically low violent crime rates.
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