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Michael Clyde

Michael Clyde

Sergeant with the Iowa State Patrol (Iowa Department of Public Safety) and crisis negotiation instructor, President of the Iowa Crisis Negotiators Association, and recurring guest on the WhatCopsWatch/Crisis Cop podcasts.

Jun 15, 2026

38:18
What's your thoughts on that, Michael?
38:20
Yeah, I think you're right, Pat.
38:24
I think you and I both.
38:26
would probably be considered leaders in our field.
38:30
But like you, there is no two negotiations that are the same.
38:36
And you can teach the basics in a level one course, and you're giving people foundations to go out.
38:42
But every single person they encounter is going to be a new experience for them.

37 MINS LATER

75:58
What is the magic sauce that you have found that works best with working with your attack team and the crisis negotiator team as they clash together and then try and get something done? What is the chemistry set piece in the middle that's helping that? Yeah,

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