
Redeem
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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 7 episodes
Redeem
Latest Episodes
Botanical Wisdom
SEASON 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 c...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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27:05

That Could Have Been Me
Criminal 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 incarcerate...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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19:24

Confining Young Minds
Right 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 lea...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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27:54

In the Hereafter
Locked 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 h...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:07

In Defense of Our Nation
What 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 veter...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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19:57
