Redeem
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Redeem gives formerly incarcerated citizens the chance to share their stories -- unadulterated, unashamed. This podcast is a partnership between criminal justice advocate Yasmin Barak, and storyteller Matt Thekkethala. Each episode offers a compassionate glimpse into the life of an American on a quest for redemption, along with the difficulties they face, and the victories they celebrate. With each story, we learn more about the complicated nature of self-forgiveness, and what it means to live in a just society. For more, please visit our website at realppl.org/redeem-1.
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Episodes
Botanical Wisdom
October 27, 2020 00:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBSEASON FINALE. What can we possibly learn from a plant? If you ask Anthony Forrest, it's pretty much everything. How to deal with interpersonal conflicts. How to recover from addiction. How to create a justice system that restores community. For more on Anthony's work, please check out Planting Justice.
That Could Have Been Me
August 14, 2020 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBCriminal justice reform advocate and lifelong scholar Danny Murillo shares his journey from sitting in solitary confinement, to sitting across from Oprah Winfrey. He enlightens us on how building social capital among formerly incarcerated students is the key to sustaining a prison-to-school pipeline.
Confining Young Minds
August 07, 2020 12:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBRight now, 48,000 American kids are locked up in correctional facilities. Once upon a time, Elisabeth Ocampo was one of those kids. Today, she fights for the very thing that was taken away from each one of them: an education. To learn more about Elisabeth's work, please check out Project Rebound.
In the Hereafter
July 17, 2020 21:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBLocked in a cycle of incarceration since age 14, Jemal Taylor had every reason to become a cynic. But he instead learned to read the Qur’an and reconnect with his Muslim faith. His religiosity inspired him to help people who, much like him, suffered immeasurably for circumstances outside their control. For more information about his work, please check out Underground Scholars.
In Defense of Our Nation
July 10, 2020 01:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBWhat happens when you commit a sin against the very nation you swore to protect? Ron Self, the founder of the nonprofit Veterans Healing Veterans, shares his story of personal growth, and educates us on the traumas that lead many American veterans down a path to prison. For more on Ron's work, please check out his TEDx talk, or visit Veterans Healing Veterans from the Inside Out.
Justice Interruptus
July 02, 2020 02:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MBAly Tamboura went from Level Four prison inmate to one of America’s leading experts on criminal justice reform. He explores the pivotal yet painful moments that brought him there. For more information, please check out Aly's work at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Pandora's Box
July 02, 2020 02:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBThe story of Terah Lawyer is a story of two birds: a songbird and a jailbird. In this special episode, Terah recalls her metamorphosis behind bars, discusses her current work on prison re-entry, and dazzles us with a couple original songs. For more on Terah’s work, please check out Impact Justice.