Latest Jref Podcast Episodes
Skepticality #289 - Intuition and Consciousness
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - August 29, 2019 00:01 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsSkepticality RETURNS! Meet Derek's new wife... Hear Susan Gerbic and Bob again! Derek interviews Patricia Churchland about her new book Consciousness.
Episode 13: Michael St. Martin, Civilly Committed for 18 Years
Registry Report Radio - August 13, 2019 16:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMichael St. Martin, 62, who has been civilly committed for the past 18 years, is a "detainee" at Coalinga State Hospital, where he was sent in 2006, after serving 10 years in prison. He has been designated a "sexually violent predator" or SVP, and will likely spend the rest of his natural life ci...
Episode 12: Jeremy Malcolm, PhD - Executive Director of the Prostasia Foundation
Registry Report Radio - July 16, 2019 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJeremy Malcolm is the Executive Director of Prostasia Foundation, a child protection nonprofit. Prior to that he was Senior Global Policy Analyst at Electronic Frontier Foundation, where he worked on the international dimensions of issues such as intellectual property, intermediary liability, net...
Episode 11: Meaghan Ybos - People for the Enforcement of Rape Laws
Registry Report Radio - May 25, 2019 01:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMeaghan is the co-founder and Executive Director of PERL. In 2003 at the age of sixteen, Meaghan was raped in Memphis. She reported her rape to law enforcement and submitted to a forensic exam, but law enforcement did not investigate the case or test her rape kit until over nine years later. Mea...
Episode 10: David Lee Garlock - CJ Reform and Second Chances Advocate
Registry Report Radio - May 15, 2019 22:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn October 29th, 1999 David Lee Garlock, then 20 years old, was arrested for the murder of his abuser. During his 13.5 years in an Alabama prison David's trajectory changed, and he became focused on redemption and personal betterment. Upon his release, he became involved with the Equal Justice In...
Episode 9: Gail Colletta - President, Florida Action Committee
Registry Report Radio - April 30, 2019 15:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, we interview the President of Florida Actiona Committee, Gail Colletta. From the Florida Action Committe website: The purpose of Florida Action Committee is to educate the media, our legislators and the public with the facts surrounding Sex Offender Issues. Our concern is for e...
Episode 8: Rachel Barkow - NYU Law Professor & Author of "Prisoners of Politics"
Registry Report Radio - April 09, 2019 22:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRachel Barkow, the author of "Prisoner of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration," explains how dangerous it is to base criminal justice policy on the whims of the electorate, which puts judges, sheriffs, and politicians in office. Instead, she argues for an institutional shift toward...
Episode 7: Jason's Story - From the Registry to Synagogue President to Advocate
Registry Report Radio - April 02, 2019 01:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJason is on the registry in Connecticut for an offense he committed in 2008. He has spent the decade since his arrest working to make his criminal record a footnote, rather than the story that defines him. In addition to his employment full-time in an unrelated field, Jason devotes his free-time ...
Episode 6: Lenore Skenazy, founder of the "Free Range Kids" movement
Registry Report Radio - March 26, 2019 01:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLenore Skenazy was once dubbed, "America's Worst Mom" for letting her son ride the New York subway alone. In response, Skenazy founded the book and blog "Free-Range Kids," with the aim of "fighting the belief that our children are in constant danger from creeps, kidnapping, germs, grades, flasher...
Episode 5. Interview w/ Nick Dubin, Psy.D. on Autism, the Registry, & Advocacy
Registry Report Radio - March 19, 2019 01:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNicolas (Nick) Dubin was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2004. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Oakland University, a Master’s Degree in Learning Disabilities from the University of Detroit Mercy, and a Specialist Degree in Psychology and Psy.D. from the Michigan Sch...
Reintegration, Rehabilitation, and Lessons Learned - Harvard to the Big House
Registry Report Radio - March 17, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAn interview with Daniel, recently released from incarceration and now a registrant. He tells us about his preparation for release, his efforts to find and keep a job upon release, and the lessons that he has taken away from his experience thus far. Hosted by Michael McKay.
Episode 4. Will Mingus, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of Lifetimes Magazine
Registry Report Radio - March 12, 2019 01:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin us for an interview with Will Mingus, Ph.D. He is the Editor in Chief of LifeTimes Magazine, America's only quarterly print magazine for people facing the adversity of being on a registry. LifeTimes often publishes profiles of people on registries who are happy, hopeful, and succeeding in l...
Round Table: Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down Lifetime GPS Monitoring for SOs
Registry Report Radio - March 06, 2019 02:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRound-table discussion featuring the Registry Report Radio hosts on Georgia's Supreme Court decision on lifetime GPS monitoring for SOs. Hosts: Michael McKay, Dwayne Daughtry, and Elizabeth Christensen The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday struck down a law requiring dangerous sexual predators wh...
Episode 3. Dr. Alissa R. Ackerman, Sex Crimes Expert and Social Justice Advocate
Registry Report Radio - March 05, 2019 02:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoin us for an interview with Dr. Alissa Ackerman, as we discuss her perspectives on criminal justice reform, the sex offender registry, and her work as an advocate for restorative justice. "The conversation around ending sexual victimization has become polarized. With people on one side callin...
Labeling a Registrant in Death - What's the Point?
Registry Report Radio - March 01, 2019 21:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMusings by Michael McKay on the news media's addiction to labeling registrants, even in death.
Thoughts on Ron Book, Hatred, and Humanity
Registry Report Radio - February 27, 2019 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThree minutes of musing by Michael McKay
Episode 2. Interview with Mary Sue Molnar, Texas Voices for Reason and Justice
Registry Report Radio - February 26, 2019 02:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, we welcome Mary Sue Molnar of Texas Voices for Reason and Justice. Mary Sue Molnar is the founder and executive director of Texas Voices for Reason and Justice and she is also the mother of a registered citizen. She lives in San Antonio, but connects with registered members an...
Episode 1. Encouraging Developments in Michigan and Alabama
Registry Report Radio - February 19, 2019 02:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMeet the Registry Report Radio Team as we discuss the latest developments in Michigan and Alabama. In a completely unprecedented move, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed amicus briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court today in Michigan v Snyder (Case number 153696) and People v Betts (Ca...
Meet the Team: An Interview with Elizabeth Christensen
Registry Report Radio - February 18, 2019 01:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMeet the Registry Report Radio broadcast team! Bonus Interview with Elizabeth Christensen, the CEO at RegistryReform.org, an advocate for children, civil rights, and registry reform, a paralegal, psychology major, and the parent of a wrongfully-convicted person on the registry.
The Consent Conundrum - How it can be a lot more complicated than you thought!
Registry Report Radio - February 14, 2019 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingConsent isn't always as simple as one might think. In this episode (from the old Registry Report podcast, and originally broadcast on July 23, 2019) I discuss how confusion on this subject can send people to prison and put them on the sex offender registry.
Does the Registry Create More Problems than it Prevents?
Registry Report Radio - July 12, 2018 23:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIs the Sex Offender Registry criminogenic? Does if cause more problems than it solves? I discuss those questions and more in this podcast episode from the old Registry Report podcast, originally broadcast July 12, 2018.
Ten Tips for Registry Reform Advocacy on Social Media
Registry Report Radio - June 04, 2018 23:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTop ten tips on how to make the most of your social social media registry reform advocacy. by Michael McKay My decision to become a full-time advocate for criminal justice and registry reform wasn’t an easy one. When I was arrested, the news media took whatever they could find online about me ...
Skepticality #288 - 'Psychic' Detective!
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 19, 2018 00:52 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsDerek sits down with Bob Nygaard, a retired police officer from New York City who moved to Florida and now has a second career helping victims of Psychic fraud. Find out what it takes to help victims of a crime often ignored by law enforcement.
Skepticality #287 - Counting Backwards
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - December 19, 2017 21:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsAfter a long break, Derek comes back just in time for Christmas. This time he sits down with Henry Jay Przybylo, (Dr. Jay), to discuss his new book 'Counting Backwards'. Dr. Jay is an associate professor of anesthesiology at Northwestern University School of Medicine, specializing in infants and...
Skepticality #286 - Fighting Post-Truth
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - July 04, 2017 19:46 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsFighting post-truth politics, promoting rational thinking and wise decision-making in the political sphere seems like it has become harder in the past couple years or so. Gleb Tsipursky, founder of 'Intentional Insights', which unites reason-oriented people to popularize science-based strategies...
Skepticality #285 - Houdini's Final Incredible Secret
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - May 09, 2017 19:36 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsThis episode Derek talks with Bob Loomis, librarian at the Magic Circle, and scholar of the history of stage illusion. His latest work is the book "Houdini's Final Incredible Secret", which is a detailed account of Bob's obsession with figuring out how one trick was performed.
Skepticality #284 - Son of a Buffett - Interview: Peter Buffett
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - March 15, 2017 01:18 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsThis episode Derek sits down with Peter Buffett, the son of the famous investor, Warren Buffett. Peter became famous not for his investing and banking skills but for his work in music and composing. He and his wife now run a non-profit charity, NoVo, which works to empower women and girls as the...
Skepticality #283 - Lets Get Uncomfortable!
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 24, 2017 23:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 466 ratingsThis week Derek has a conversation with returning guest, Dr. Bo Bennett. In the past few months Bo has been working on his latest book, 'Uncomfortable Ideas'. In the book, Bennett discusses many of the 'hot button' topics which even the most rational of us tend to shy away from discussing, or th...
Skepticality #282 - Britt Hermes Diary
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - January 02, 2017 20:13 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsFor the new year episode of Skepticality, Derek presents an interview he recorded with Britt Hermes, a former Naturopath turned evidence based medicine advocate. Find out what happens when you go from licensed alt-med practitioner to evidence based medicine champion.
Skepticality #281 - The Clades
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine - December 23, 2016 01:36 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 466 ratingsThis episode Derek has another conversation with Jonathan Tweet, game designer, book author, and past Skepticality guest. After the success of his last book, 'Grandmother Fish', a book aimed at teaching pre-school children about Evolution, his follow up is a card game, Clades. Clades is a kids c...
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