Second Chances
129 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 67 ratingsIt's about life: addiction, recovery, and second chances. Each week comedians Greg Baldwin and Jimmy Shin talk to celebrities and normal folk about their second chance in life. Heroic, inspiring, often comedic true-life stories from the people who are living them.
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Julia Verdin's Second Chance
September 26, 2021 21:44 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBVeteran filmmaker Julia Verdin is a multi hyphenate – she is known as accomplished producer, award-winning Director and has written a number of screenplays. She is also the founder of Artists for Change, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to create high impact film, television, and multimedia projects to inspire individuals, organizations, and communities to bring about positive social change. Having been in the film business for 30 years, Julia has established herself as o...
Vernon Davis's Second Chance
August 22, 2021 17:18 - 49 minutes - 68 MBVernon Davis is a former American football tight end. The 15-year NFL veteran played for the San Francisco 49ers, the Denver Broncos, and the Washington Football Team. Even during his playing days, Vernon had his eyes on an acting career. He has already appeared in blockbuster movies such as Baywatch, as well as Hell on the Border. Davis was a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars and serves regularly as a TV Host. Vernon exercises his producing skills by founding not one but two pr...
Cara Lunsford's Second Chance
August 08, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBCara Lunsford began her nurse career in pediatric oncology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2008. She first discovered an interest in oncology when she worked as a sign language interpreter at Cal State Northridge, interpreting the Biology of Cancer class two semesters in a row. It was that class that put her on her path to become a nurse. As a nurse she witnessed, and experienced first hand, the level of burnout that was happening in the profession. She worked with her co-workers to cr...
Christine Peake's Second Chance
July 25, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBChristine Peake is a model, writer, publicist, comedian and single mother. She was born in the North of England and moved to London at the age of 19 and pursued a successful career in modeling for 10 years and also wrote for the top two newspapers in England. She moved to Los Angeles and founded peakPRgroup, representing celebrities, brands and producing events. In 2020 she entered the world of comedy and had been performing with some of the country's best comedians. She resides in Santa ...
Asher Gottesman’s Second Chance
June 20, 2021 04:11 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBAsher Gottesman is a spiritual entrepreneur, human connection coach and Rabbi in Southern California. Asher was 33 when he lost his multi-million-dollar business, with the resulting bankruptcy destroying what little self-worth he had as a provider to his family – he had hit rock-bottom. Asher found his road to recovery through the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. The experience marked the debut of an odyssey of self-discovery, trading ego for vulnerability, and leaving the pursuit of pleasure ...
Tim Ryan's Second Chance
June 06, 2021 19:19 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBA tireless advocate for long-term recovery, Tim Ryan is no stranger to addiction. Despite a successful business career, Tim found himself in the grips of heroin and, ultimately, was sentenced to seven years in prison for drug-related convictions. Tim got clean and sober behind bars.
Christine Blackburn's Second Chance
May 19, 2021 01:18 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBChristine is the Producer and Host of the weekly storytelling podcast Story Worthy… celebrating 11 years in July. And she is also creator and host of the game show, Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show, now played WEEKLY streaming on Facebook and YouTube at 7pm PST Friday nights. She also produces a monthly storytelling show, The Story Worthy Hour of Power, at Flappers Comedy Club, the third Sunday of every month. Find out more at StoryWorthyPodcast.com
Katie Riggs’s Second Chance
April 25, 2021 20:09 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBConsidered one of LA’s finest vocal coaches, Katie Riggs has been teaching voice for over twenty-one years. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Katie grew up at the knee of arguably the most distinguished and successful voice teacher in the business, her father Seth Riggs. His voice training has worked for many of the world’s best singers. It’s been studied by over 200 Grammy winners, including Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Tina Turner, Josh Groban, Barbara Streisand, Ray Charles, Diana ...
Paul Costabile's Second Chance
April 12, 2021 05:35 - 53 minutes - 74.3 MBPaul Costabile is a host, comedian, writer, producer and entertainment reporter. He is the newest face on Universal Kids as the host of the iconic revival of Beat The Clock. He also appears on daily segments on NBC's New York Live and is the host of Doodle Wars on NBC’s digital network Bluprint. Most recently, Paul interviewed the band One Republic for The Netflix/NBCU series Once in a Lifetime Sessions and is a brand ambassador and face for Universal Kids.
DJ Verrett’s Second Chance
March 28, 2021 17:47 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB“From Life in a Maze, to an Amazing Life” best describes De’Juan “DJ” Verrett. On February 6, 1990 DJ Verrett was arrested on drug charges at the age of 19, and was sentenced to 19 ½ years of imprisonment. After serving 16 years 10 months and 3 days in some of America’s most notorious federal prisons DJ Verrett was released on November 1, 2006. The day he was released DJ Verrett made the decision to change everything about him.
JF Harris's Second Chance
March 14, 2021 20:47 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MBJF Harris is a former NY now LA based stand up comic and writer. You may have seen his stand up on the Late Late Show with James Corden or Bill Burr presents The Ringers on Comedy Central. JF has written for big stars like Will Smith and shows like Netflix's Magic For Humans. He tours regularly in arenas with his good friends The Impractical Jokers. JF also headlines clubs around the world from Hong Kong to Australia, the US and Canada. He's been part of the NY Comedy Fest, the Kennedy ...
Pastor Kyle Joachim’s Second Chance
February 28, 2021 20:28 - 1 hour - 89 MBKyle Joachim is a third-generation Presbyterian pastor, a recovering alcoholic, and a compulsive people-pleasing do-gooder. After working with Middle Eastern refugee youth in Berlin, Kyle moved to Los Angeles to study theology at Fuller Seminary. He served at churches in Hollywood and The Valley, but then took a break from church work to get some sobriety and perspective. Kyle helped run his father-in-law’s construction business before pivoting back to Christian ministry. He has no...
Gregg Adams’s Second Chance
February 14, 2021 17:48 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBGregg Adams’s life was forever changed in 2015 with the death of his wife, Leslie, from a long-time battle with Lupus. He became a single parent to his teenage son Tyler, who during this same time was also diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. How he successfully dealt with these hardships and challenges eventually led to Gregg becoming an empowering and inspirational speaker to colleges, police departments, and businesses. In his talks, he shares his incredible story and describes the step-by-...
Jennifer Gimenez's Second Chance
January 31, 2021 22:39 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBJennifer Gimenez is an American model, actress, reality television personality, and addiction recovery advocate. She has appeared in music videos for Tupac Shakur, Babyface and Mick Jagger, in films such as Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and on TV shows such as The Bold and the Beautiful and Karen Sisco. She ranked 77 on Maxim magazine's 2001 Hot 100 list. She has appeared as the sober living House Manager for the VH1 reality television series, Sober House, a spinoff...
Tamer Kattan's Second Chance
January 11, 2021 18:04 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBTamer began his comedy career in Los Angeles and New York, but very quickly began to tour internationally. His over-seas experiences include tours for the troops in Afghanistan, performing at the American University in Cairo (during the Egyptian revolution) and the Edinburgh fringe in Scotland, where he received three 4 star reviews from international press. He was most recently featured on Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity event with Todd Glass and Hannibal Buress, won the 2015 World Series...
Jeff Greenstein's Second Chance
November 24, 2020 02:53 - 1 hour - 91 MBJeff Greenstein is a television writer, producer, and director known for his work on Friends, Will and Grace, Desperate Housewives, and countless others. Jeff was one of the writers on the Charmings. After that, he worked on Dream On for five seasons, before becoming a writer on the show Friends. He was the co-creator and co-showrunner of Partners and also created, produced, wrote for, and was the showrunner on Getting Personal. He was the head writer and showrunner for Will and Grace and...
Megan Holiday's Second Chance
November 01, 2020 19:31 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBMegan Holiday has been obsessed with music for as long as she can remember and her record collection varies from Motown and The Beatles to Nirvana and Post Malone. Megan always had a love affair with listening to radio and it was when she first attended a local radio summer concert in college that she realized she could harness that passion into a career.
Second Chances and Near Death Experiences
October 05, 2020 00:26 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBThis episode is different from the past ones. Instead of focusing on our guests' life stories, we focused on one particular event in their lives: Near Death Experiences. Tom Wells and Ken Cross tell their stories of seeing the other side.
Matt Gallagher’s Second Chance
September 20, 2020 22:27 - 56 minutes - 104 MBMatt Gallagher (comedian, actor, storyteller) has performed thousands of shows in comedy clubs all over New York and Los Angeles and is currently a regular on the Sunset Strip, at the world famous Comedy Store and at The Dojo of Comedy. A Stumble in the Woods, his "sober stand-up special you have to see" (Genius Recovery), is available on Amazon Prime.
Dawn Ritz's Second Chance
August 16, 2020 18:05 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBDawn Ritz is an international costume designer, stylist and conceptual artist who interweaves seamlessly between the worlds of music, film, television, commercials, fashion and art. She creates an alchemy of textures, fabrics and emotion across her characters elevating the power of their transformative journeys across multiple mediums be it, live performance, conceptual editorial or abstract experimental landscapes.
Greg Roque's Second Chance
August 03, 2020 00:19 - 58 minutes - 22.7 MBGreg Roque is a screenwriter and accomplished stand-up comedian residing in the Los Angeles area. He’s been featured on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle II and is the 2017 winner of the Uncle Clyde’s Comedy Contest at Flapper’s Comedy Club as well as a finalist in The US Comedy Contest.
Uzette Salazar’s Second Chance
July 19, 2020 20:35 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBUzette Salazar is radio personality, producer and TV host. She was the producer and on air personality of the popular radio show Sara & Vinnie on Alice 97.3, co host with Don Bleu on Star 101.3, and worked for numerous other radio stations. She Currently, does segments for KOFY TV-20 and voicetracks for Hall of Fame Music Radio.
Danny Boy’s Second Chance
July 05, 2020 16:27 - 1 hour - 124 MBDanny Boy O'Connor is a rapper, hip hop artist, founding member of the rap group House of Pain, current member of the hip hop supergroup La Coka Nostra, creator of the Delta Bravo Urban Exploration Team, and owner of The Outsiders House Museum.
Abby Roberge’s Second Chance
April 19, 2020 20:53 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBAbby Roberge, born Abbyram Roberge is an extremely talented and popular comedian who has been making everyone laugh. He has built a name for himself in the L.A. scene, regularly performing at The Comedy Store and Laugh Factory. In 2016, videos of his stand-up and sketches were viewed over 100 million times. He has performed at Just For Laughs Northwest, toured with Bill Burr, Bob Saget, Steve-O, and many more. As an actor, Abby has played in a major NBC pilot and just wrapped a guest-starr...
Rosalee Mayeux's Second Chance
April 05, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBYou probably know Rosalee Mayeux from the cult classic The Lawnmower Man with Pierce Brosnan. A high-fashion Ford model in New York and Paris the 80’s, Rosalee moved to Los Angeles and played the quintessential mom in over 300 movies, commercials, and TV shows on ABC, NBC, CBS, Nickelodeon. Rosalee won The Columbine Writers Award for non-violent conflict resolution at the Moondance International Film Festival 2005 for not killing her sons’ drug dealer in the short, Coyote Nights. Catch h...
Matt Pinfield's Second Chance
March 22, 2020 21:32 - 1 hour - 103 MBMatt Pinfield is an American music personality, TV host and radio DJ best known as a video deejay on MTV and VH1. Pinfield also worked as a Vice President of A&R and Artist Development for Columbia Records.
Joe Manganiello's Second Chance
March 08, 2020 16:21 - 1 hour - 138 MBJoe Manganiello is an actor, director, producer, and Emmy Award-winning narrator. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and during high school, he was captain of the football, basketball and volleyball teams. He went on to play varsity level in all three. It was during school that he enjoyed making films with his friends and, as a result, became interested in acting. He went on to study acting at Carnegie Mellon, after which he moved to Los Angeles. He landed a great first job as 'Flash T...
Alexandra Rose’s Second Chance
February 23, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBAlexandra Rose shares her journey of how she went from being a junkie to being an entertainment lawyer. After battling a heroin addiction, she got sober at the age of 19 and has been unstoppable ever since. She dropped out of high school at 16, got her GED, moved away from Massachusetts, got sober in Orange County, attended UCLA, graduated law school, and passed the bar exam just recently on her first attempt. Alexandra is also an open lesbian and talks about her scary and surprising comin...
Gerry Pass's Second Chance
February 02, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBGerry Pass is a Producer and President of Chrome Entertainment in Los Angeles, established in 2013. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts, he began his career at Paramount Pictures in NYC then moved to Walt Disney working for studio icons Gordon Weaver, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Dick Cook, Michael Eisner and Arlene Ludwig on many movies including TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS, A CHORUS LINE and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN.
Bobbie Brown's Second Chance
January 19, 2020 20:42 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBThe beautiful and talented Bobbie Brown was spotted in a mall in 1987 and said yes to entering the Miss Louisiana Teen USA Competition. After winning the pageant, Bobbie went on to star in 9 music videos, the most famous being “Cherry Pie” by Warrant. Chasing the Hollywood Dream, the actress and model won the spokesperson competition on Star Search 13 consecutive times and has 16 filmography credits. Most recently, Bobbie has authored two books, Dirty Rocker Boys and Cherry on Top, and h...
Jason Rogers’s Second Chance
January 05, 2020 21:17 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBJason's uniquely Yankee American upbringing as an adopted Korean kid in Mr. Roger's white picket fence neighborhood of New Boston, New Hampshire gave him a distinctive "slant" on life, now put to hilarious use in his stand-up routines. The self-proclaimed "Caucasian Asian" put it this way in his "Go pahk yah cah" wicked-thick New England accent, "I created the show to incorporate all kinds of comedians. I wanted to stay away from an all Asian-, white-, black-, purple-, blue-themed show." Ame...
Darrell Hammond's Second Chance
December 08, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBActor/comedian Darrell Hammond fondly recalls his first taste of show business at age five practicing the impressions of his family members on the porch of their home in Melbourne Florida. It wasn’t many years later when Darrell realized he wanted to submerse himself in the pursuit of bringing his comedy and impressions to a much bigger stage. For years now, Hammond has brought to life a cavalcade of politicians, media figures, celebrities and newsmakers on television. Darrell is known for b...
ANT's Second Chance
November 24, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBANT, Former co-host of Second Chances Podcast returns to the show to catch us up on what’s going on in his life and career. Since leaving the cast, he continues to slay on stage, help others in comedy and recovery, and work for a better world battling addiction by starting a company, Continued Compliance.
Mark Brazill's Second Chance
November 10, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBMark Brazill is an American stand-up comic, television creator and executive producer. He is most well known as being the co-creator of the FOX situation comedy That '70s Show which aired for eight seasons, and continues to be a large part of the American pop-culture zeitgeist. Mark was also a consulting producer and later a producer of NBC's 3rd Rock from the Sun. Early in his career, he was an uncredited writer for the video game film adaptation Double Dragon, mainly for the comedy.
Alonzo Bodden's Second Chance
October 27, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 89.7 MBA regular panel member on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years. In his stand-up special, Heavy Lightweight, which streams on Amazon Prime Video, he presents a range of topics from slavery, cell phones, and the #MeToo movement, to millennials, Kanye West and Taco Bell. As he says, "he likes to mix it up and hopes that audiences will join him for a laugh and a think, or two." Last year, Alonzo released his f...
Welcome new co-host Jimmy Shin!
October 13, 2019 18:17 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBJimmy Shin joins Greg Baldwin as the co-host of Second Chances Podcast! Jimmy has been Mixing his musical and comedic talents all of his life. After graduating from California Western School of Law, Jimmy decided to take a more humorous path. While in Seattle, Jimmy won the honor of "Rookie Comedian of the Year" in the Seattle International Comedy Competition in 2005 and was advised by Ron Reid (The Producer of the competition) to move to Los Angeles. Although urged by his parents to beco...
Second Chances' Second Chance
September 29, 2019 19:41 - 56 minutes - 79.6 MBGreg Baldwin, Cecilie Korst, and Charlene Goto get together in the studio and talk about the podcast, what it takes, and a little about Cecilie (which she finds totally unnerving because she prefers working behind the scenes). Second Chances is celebrating 90 episodes and is moving on to a slightly different format with a new co-host and more comedians. All three of us have loved the guests, co-hosts, and subjects, and we hope all of our listeners continue to enjoy the show!
Charlene Goto’s Second Chance
September 15, 2019 16:22 - 36 minutes - 53.4 MBCharlene Goto is a San Francisco native and has been working in market 4 since 2002 and is the owner of Go-To Productions, a creative services production company, specializing in producing quality audio content and entertainment through radio shows, podcasts & live broadcast events. A Television & Radio graduate of San Francisco State University, she got her start in broadcasting as a Production Assistant for the cable channel G4 TV, while also working on the award-nominated programs Cybe...
Olivia Semple's Second Chance
August 19, 2019 22:11In the fourth grade, Olivia used to stare out the window of her second-story classroom and daydream. Her teacher declared that she would be a writer. He was right. Born in Quebec City, educated in Montreal and brought to maturity in Los Angeles, Olivia has worked as a freelance writer, translator, art gallery curator, and retail manager. In 2014 she quit a good corporate job and moved to Thailand to finish her novel. Today she works as a French-speaking tour guide and lives the globetrotti...
Olivia Semple's Second Chance
August 19, 2019 22:11In the fourth grade, Olivia used to stare out the window of her second-story classroom and daydream. Her teacher declared that she would be a writer. He was right. Born in Quebec City, educated in Montreal and brought to maturity in Los Angeles, Olivia has worked as a freelance writer, translator, art gallery curator, and retail manager. In 2014 she quit a good corporate job and moved to Thailand to finish her novel. Today she works as a French-speaking tour guide and lives the globetrotti...
Christine & Doug Fekete's Second Chance
August 05, 2019 17:38 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBDoug and Christine Fekete have an encouraging story of reconciliation. They were married for almost 20 years, divorced for eight, and have recently reconciled. Their journey begins when they met in college and continued in Nashville, TN, London, England, and includes four birth children AND four adopted children. Christine is a writer, actor, abstract artist and comic in the LA area. She is also the founder of THINK HAPPY STUFF- a gift company with a logo that reminds us that even the l...
Joumana Kidd’s Second Chance Rebroadcast
July 21, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 78.6 MBJoumana Kidd is an actress and journalist and former wife of retired NBA basketball star Jason Kidd. She has hosted shows for NBA television, E Television’s Extra, and has covered various Red carpet events including The Grammys and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies. After a very public divorce, Joumana was invited as a guest analyst on a variety of news programs and morning shows. Joumana co-stars in the VH1 Reality Series “Let's Talk About Pep.” She also appeared multiple times on Be...
Jeff Hilliard's Second Chance
July 07, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBAs a satirical comedic innovator, Jeff Hilliard’s provocative point of view on the dark, twisted reality of modern-day society proves his creativity knows no bounds. His controversial music videos have garnered millions of views and recently been promoted by the likes of Charlie Sheen, Russell Brand, and Tommy Lee. Hilliard's film credits include opening Paul Schrader's Dog Eat Dog film starring Nicolas Cage and Willem Defoe. He also played the main antagonist officer Banks in Bernard Ros...
Jacob Kilborn’s Second Chance
June 24, 2019 17:42 - 1 hour - 105 MBJacob Kilborn is a stand-up comic and musician originally from Perris California. He's inspired by George Carlin, Bill Hicks, and Richard Pryor. He has performed at The Comedy Store can be found often at The Dojo at Sycamore Tavern.
Natalie Fikes's Second Chance
June 09, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBNatalie Fikes, joined on the podcast by her friend Tina Strange, is a highly sought after speaker, coach, #1 Bestselling Author, and The World’s Greatest Emcee™. As a speaker, she has been trained by New York Times Bestselling Author and Inc 500/5000 five-time honoree- Suzanne Evans, Larry Winget- six-time New York Times Bestselling Author and the Pitbull of Personal Development™, as well as leadership guru John Maxwell and Motivational Speaker Lisa Nichols. In December 2017, Natalie won fir...
Julie Kertes's Second Chance
May 05, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 79.3 MBJulie Kertes connects great brands with great people through celebrity and influencer events, editorial placement, focus groups and a consumer product awards program, the Hot Diggity Awards. She has extensive experience in marketing and communications, PR, non-profits, event planning and execution, and strategic partnerships.
Cory Reeder's Second Chance
April 10, 2019 02:42 - 1 hour - 112 MBCory Reeder is a writer, director, producer and founder of Renaissance Man Productions. Since moving his company to Los Angeles in 2011, he has been creating music videos for Hayley Kiyoko, Seether, Martin Solveig, Of Mice & Men, Five Finger Death Punch, and more. In between music video productions, Cory is devoted to directing narrative stories. In 2014, while directing the award-winning short film Unlikely Temptations starring Nic Novicki, Reeder was educated on the lack of representatio...
Kerry Mondragon’s Second Chance
March 18, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBKerry Mondragon is an award-winning writer, director, and producer known for Da Sweet Blood of Jesus and Meet Me at a Funeral, He was born in Arizona and raised in the Bay Area. He got his start in advertising, working on commercials for Fortune 100 tech companies until moving to Los Angeles, California, in 2013. He recently wrapped the feature film Tyger Tyger which he wrote, directed, and produced.
Greg Baldwin's Second Chance
February 11, 2019 19:03 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBGreg tells the story of his life, addiction, sobriety, and being of service to others. Greg Baldwin is a comedian, actor and VO guy. As an actor, Greg began his performance career in the 3rd grade with a hit rendition of Greased Lightning in the school talent show. He has been hooked ever since. A natural comedian, Greg performs in comedy clubs throughout Los Angeles and was a member of The Actors Theater of San Francisco. He has been the lead in 5 theatrical productions, acted in ...
Willie Macc’s Second Chance
January 28, 2019 00:30 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBWillie Macc has quickly come a long way as a member of young black Hollywood since first becoming known to a national television audience as the funny man on BET's extremely popular “College Hill Virgin Islands” in 2007. He has become one of the few Reality TV stars to make the transition from Reality TV to that of a working actor in Hollywood. He has been quite busy since his "graduation" from College Hill. Once he relocated back to Los Angeles from the Virgin Islands, he continued his sm...