Season 3, Episode 1; Interim Chief of Police Jackie Stepp, Deputy Chief Sean Aardema, Detective Mackenzie Galyean, and The History Minute with Hannah Silberman
Podcast:APD Pod Squad Published On: Fri Aug 28 2026 Description: Send us Fan MailWelcome to Season Three! In this episode, Interim Chief of Police Jackie Stepp joins us as we highlight some noteworthy items from the past year. No big surprise, it’s a long list!With several major events coming up in the next few weeks—including the G-20 Finance Track meetings, an official PGA tournament event, and the Mountain State Fair- Deputy Chief Sean Aardema shares some insights into the extensive planning these events require.And as we begin Season Three, we invite back a guest from Season One, now-Detective Mackenzie Galyean. She was a Senior Police Officer last time on the Pod Squad, and we’ll get caught up with her.Hannah Silberman returns with the History Minute, with a Back-to-School theme; who were the first school crossing guards? When did APD get its first Student Resource Officers?