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The Redemption Project Podcast
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Bail Reform Explained: Ken Good on Cashless Bail, Ankle Monitors, Risk Assessments and Public Safety
Bail is one of those words people hear all the time but often misunderstand.
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Paul Schmitz, Founder of ShowerUp
Paul Schmitz did not set out to build a mobile shower ministry.
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Understanding Lobbyists: Genevieve Turner on Influence, Advocacy and How Policy Gets Made
People hear the word lobbyist and often picture money changing hands, private dinners and powerful corporations attempting to buy political influence.
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ALPR and Flock Technology Explained: When License Plate Readers Become a Privacy Debate
S3 E12: Flock Cameras Explained
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Alliance Women’s Clinic: Breanna Houston on Faith, Pregnancy Support and a New Lenoir City Mission
For Breanna Houston, the debate over abortion is not theoretical.
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Grace Baron on The Sycamore Institute, Tennessee’s Budget and Impartial Policy Research
S5 E4: The Sycamore Institute
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Tennessee Forward Party Chair Nick Nugent on Third Parties, Ballot Access and Breaking the Two-Party Grip
S4 E8: Nick Nugent — Tennessee Forward Party
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More Than a Halfway House: How FOCUS Helps Women Rebuild After Incarceration
Savannah Ford turned 30 years old in jail.
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Men of Valor is not just a prison ministry.
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A Poll Is Not a Prediction: Mark Cunningham on Reading the Numbers Without Being Misled
The numbers are interesting.
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- Simon White
- Bail Reform Explained: Ken Good on Cashless Bail, Ankle Monitors, Risk Assessments and Public Safety
- Paul Schmitz, Founder of ShowerUp
- Kathy Simmons S2:E17
- Understanding Lobbyists: Genevieve Turner on Influence, Advocacy and How Policy Gets Made
- ALPR and Flock Technology Explained: When License Plate Readers Become a Privacy Debate
- Alliance Women’s Clinic: Breanna Houston on Faith, Pregnancy Support and a New Lenoir City Mission
- Grace Baron on The Sycamore Institute, Tennessee’s Budget and Impartial Policy Research
- Tennessee Forward Party Chair Nick Nugent on Third Parties, Ballot Access and Breaking the Two-Party Grip
- More Than a Halfway House: How FOCUS Helps Women Rebuild After Incarceration
- Men of Valor Mash-Up: From Prison to Purpose
- A Poll Is Not a Prediction: Mark Cunningham on Reading the Numbers Without Being Misled
- Mark David Grasso: Addiction, Prison and the Recovery Work That Finally Broke the Cycle
- Breaking Destructive Cycles: How Blue Monarch Rebuilds Mothers, Children and Families
- The Smaller the Race, the Greater Your Voice: Katie Growden on Voting, Local Power and Civic Confidence
- Sentenced to 80 years in prison, he is now a CEO
- From prison to redemption
- Redemption Isn’t Always Rescue—Sometimes It’s Faithfulness
- From Abortion Pain to Healing, Hope and Purpose: The Redemption Story of Breanna Houston
- Criminal Justice Is Tested After Release
- Tennessee Gubernatorial Roundtable 2026
- Federal marijuana classification changes
- New Opioids Move Unevenly
- Police Officers carry the weight of a call, long after it ends
- Human trafficking and tattoo studios?
- Alabama Watching: What Jefferson County Says About an Emerging Synthetic Opioid
- Social media as an investigative tool
- Sheriff campaigns . . .
- Ohio’s forensic system reflects a larger reality
- How Europe Spots New Opioids Early
- Newer synthetic opioid vs narcan
- County Commission vs. City Council: Who Controls What?
- Redemption Story of the Week: Steve Smith
- The Question We Rarely Ask After Prison
- Police Department vs. Sheriff’s Office: Who Actually Has Authority?
- Large narcotics investigations
- Food Bank vs. Food Pantry: What Most People Get Wrong
- Cyberbullying and Law Enforcement
- Should SNAP include sugary food and drinks?
- Arizona’s fentanyl response often gets discussed through enforcement numbers.
- Why New Opioids Stay Hidden
- Redemption Story: Dewey Burton
- Addiction pressure is not limited to large cities.
- New synthetic opioid
- Redemption Story: Dustin Morgan
- “Reentry Starts on Day One” — Jesse Crosson
- From Privilege to Prison Charges: TK on Addiction, Recovery, and What Actually Saves Lives
- Redemption Story: Sean Luttrell
- When Ink Becomes Evidence: How Tattoo Studios Can Help Fight Human Trafficking
- Redemption, Research, and What Actually Works in Prison Reform A Conversation with Dr. Robin LaBarbera
- Addiction Is Distributed Evenly. Help Is Not. | Commentary on Recovery Gaps in East Tennessee
- Redemption Story: Michael King
- What a Tennessee Pardon Really Means — and What It Doesn’t
- “I Was Looking at 28 Years”: Matt Holder on Addiction, Prison, and the Long Road Back
- Why Chattanooga’s New Reentry Program Matters for Public Safety
- Do you think Kris has changed? Is he still a criminal or is he reformed?
- No One Was Coming to Rescue Me — Kevin
- Public Safety Isn’t Just Policing — It’s Second Chance Hiring
- The Pardon Didn’t Change Me — Clark
- “What People Don’t See About Life After Jail in Knoxville” | Article Read + Commentary
- I Stayed Because I Needed the Structure — Kris
- “Mission of Hope at Christmas and Every Other Day” | Article Read + Commentary
- I Didn’t Believe I Mattered — Savannah
- Welcome to Season 2. Long form redemption stories
- You Can’t Remove Incentives and Expect Compliance
- Dwan has a hot take on what people should think as he comes back to society
- What Redemption Looks Like in Knoxville | Read & Commentary
- Welcome to season 4. Narrated Redemption Journalism
- I Stopped Trying to Handle This on My Own — Dwan
- S1: E3 Bobby from Men of Valor
- Reentry & Redemption in Our Community
- S1: E2 John from Men of Valor
- Seasons on this podcast represent topics, not release order.
- What Is The Redemption Project?
- S1:E1 Redemption, Recovery, and Reentry | Full 60-Minute Radio Interview