Shows
Stay Free ForeverSFF E18: Investigative journalist and author Claudia Rowe on the dismal state of US foster careCiting documented cases that speak to a century-old system gone wrong, Claudia Rowe of Seattle points to the plight of teens set up to fail by that system, new and better ways to keep families together or, at very least, place more accountability on the states that call all the shots.
2025-06-0952 minStay Free ForeverSFF Podcast E17: Speaker, writer, activist and Star Wars authority AJ MuseweStraight talk from a Black historian who draws parallels and lessons for any oppressed community seeking to adapt and thrive, starting one at a time...
2025-06-051h 20Stay Free ForeverStay Free Forever Podcast E16: Therapist, advocate for former inmates, and recovering wounded child Dr. Crystal D. NelsonSixty-four percent of us have lived through "adverse childhood experiences," a clinical term for really bad stuff. For the prison population, that jumps to 98 percent. Drawing from her own life, counselor Crystal Nelson explains where it comes from, why it matters, what to do about it, and how her own "Rising Phoenix" non-profit will help.
2025-04-1539 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever Podcast E14: 20-year-old student/survivor/thriver Rae GreshamCourt-ordered to complete the SFF Personal Responsibility eLearning course after a freak ATV accident, medical student Rae Gresham recalls the flip and its aftermath. Along the way, we hear about the good and bad of foster care, the ABCs of dropping toxic friendships, nicotine-food-video game addictions, and the heart-to-heart wisdom of Taylor Swift.
2025-02-0544 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E13: Longtime prisoner, accomplished cook and thinker Corkey MullendoreOnce-happy family man recalls how an unexpected divorce and unimpeded self-indulgence led him to spend a third of his life behind razor-wire fences. Corkey Mullendore discusses bad choices, lucky breaks and the hard-earned wisdom that led him to where he says he is now: one stumble away from "an unmarked grave" in prison.
2024-06-0833 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E13: Longtime prisoner, accomplished cook and thinker Corkey MullendoreOnce-happy family man recalls how an unexpected divorce and unimpeded self-indulgence led him to spend a third of his life behind razor-wire fences. Corkey Mullendore discusses bad choices, lucky breaks and the hard-earned wisdom that led him to where he says he his now: one stumble away from "an unmarked grave" in prison.
2024-06-0833 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E12: Former death row inmate and mental health assistant Craigen ArmstrongInterview from the Twin Towers Correction Facility in LA with the leader of a successful movement to help and treat severely mentally ill patients, while also restoring and truly rehabilitating lifers and other convicted felon volunteers by permitting them to serve in a meaningful way
2024-01-3157 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E12: Former death row inmate and mental health assistant Craigen ArmstrongInterview from the Twin Towers Correction Facility in LA with the leader of a successful movement to help and treat severely mentally ill patients, while also restoring and truly rehabilitating lifers and other convicted felon volunteers by permitting them to serve in a meaningful way
2024-01-3157 minStay Free ForeverSFF Podcast E11: Artist, Blacksmith & former tobacco chewer Steve FontaniniA chewer since age 12, Steve talks about why and how he quit, for good, five years ago.
2024-01-0542 minStay Free ForeverSFF Podcast E11: Artist, blacksmith and former tobacco chewer Steve FontaniniArtist and blacksmith Steve Fontanini confronts years of addiction to smokeless tobacco and explains how he keeps it from controlling him.
2023-12-1242 minStay Free ForeverSFF Podcast E11: Artist, blacksmith and former tobacco chewer Steve FontaniniArtist and blacksmith Steve Fontanini confronts years of addiction to smokeless tobacco and explains how he keeps it from controlling him.
2023-12-1242 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever Podcast E10: County Judge and Christian Bo ZeeripJudge Bo Zeerip discusses the challenges of being a County Court Judge in Delta, Colorado, and offers specific advice — to attorneys and their clients — as to how to appear and behave in court. He shares how his Christian faith informs and influences his decision-making as he attempts to do justice, make room for mercy, and run an efficient courtroom, all the while looking out for the rights of people who are innocent until proven guilty.
2023-11-2042 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever Podcast E10: County Judge and Christian Bo ZeeripJudge Bo Zeerip discusses the challenges of being a County Court Judge in Delta, Colorado, and offers specific advice — to attorneys and their clients — as to how to appear and behave in court. He shares how his Christian faith informs and influences his decision-making as he attempts to do justice, make room for mercy, and run an efficient courtroom, all the while looking out for the rights of people who are innocent until proven guilty.
2023-11-2042 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E9: Teenager Tanksi Duran15-year-old Northern Arapaho Tanksi (tungk-SHEE) Duran shares her thoughts on bullying, teen suicide, friendship, hip-hop and learning from the elders.
2023-10-2839 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E9: Teenager Tanksi Duran15-year-old Northern Arapaho Tanksi (tungk-SHEE) Duran shares her thoughts on bullying, teen suicide, friendship, hip-hop and learning from the elders.
2023-10-2839 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E8: Recovering addict and abuse survivor Austin PeavlerAt a point in his recovery from chemical and sexual addiction where he can articulate specific ways in which he is confronting and changing his own self-destructive thoughts and behavior, Austin Peavler describes his journey toward integrity and peace. As with the main character, Odysseus, in his favorite tale, "The Odyssey", 39-year-old Austin has survived setback after setback ; mostly self-imposed.
2023-09-0258 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E8: Recovering addict and abuse survivor Austin PeavlerAt a point in his recovery from chemical and sexual addiction where he can articulate specific ways in which he is confronting and changing his own self-destructive thoughts and behavior, Austin Peavler describes his journey toward integrity and peace. As with the main character, Odysseus, in his favorite tale, "The Odyssey", 39-year-old Austin has survived setback after setback ; mostly self-imposed.
2023-09-0258 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E7: Law student and former WHP trooper James WeckU.S. Army and Wyoming Highway Patrol veteran James Weck shares proven methods to avoid tickets and manage chaos.
2023-07-0952 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E7: Law student and former WHP trooper James WeckU.S. Army and Wyoming Highway Patrol veteran James Weck shares proven methods to avoid tickets and manage chaos.
2023-07-0952 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E6: Caregiver and DV survivor Samantha JohnsonIt began with a near-fatal beating that led to addiction, homelessness and losing her children. Hear Samantha Johnson recall her painful yet promising journey to recovery, sobriety, self-reliance and a career serving the sick and helping those who struggle as she did.
2023-06-1836 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E6: Caregiver and DV survivor Samantha JohnsonIt began with a near-fatal beating that led to addiction, homelessness and losing her children. Hear Samantha Johnson recall her painful yet promising journey to recovery, sobriety, self-reliance and a career serving the sick and helping those who struggle as she did.
2023-06-1836 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E5: Lifeskills guru Trevor Lloyd"We understand there is the law, and we have to act in accordance with it...but there's also a human here who has some needs! Are those sets of laws are helping me help this person? And sometimes they don't," says the man whose company, since 1975, has helped folks stop breaking laws and start living right.
2023-05-3038 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E5: Lifeskills guru Trevor Lloyd"We understand there is the law, and we have to act in accordance with it...but there's also a human here who has some needs! Are those sets of laws are helping me help this person? And sometimes they don't," says the man whose company, since 1975, has helped folks stop breaking laws and start living right.
2023-05-3038 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E4: Former judge and recovering opioid addict Terri SmithFrom judge to judged; peer support specialist and former judge Terri Smith recounts her journey from trauma and addiction through recovery and redemption.
2023-04-2449 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E4: Former judge and recovering opioid addict Terri SmithFrom judge to judged; peer support specialist and former judge Terri Smith recounts her journey from trauma and addiction through recovery and redemption.
2023-04-2449 min
Stay Free ForeverFrom Judge to JudgedFormer judge Terri Smith recounts her journey from trauma and addiction to recovery and redemption.
2023-04-241h 04Stay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E3: Contractor and recovering meth addict Kimberly SmithFrom athlete to addict to adult; Kimberly Smith shares lessons learned and how to keep them from fading.
2023-03-3128 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E3: Contractor and recovering meth addict Kimberly SmithFrom athlete to addict to adult; Kimberly Smith shares lessons learned and how to keep them from fading.
2023-03-3128 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E2: Horse rancher and recovering alcoholic Russell HebahA Native American man chooses to overcome his addictive past
2023-03-0428 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E2: Horse rancher and recovering alcoholic Russell HebahA Native American man chooses to overcome his addictive past
2023-03-0428 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E1: White-collar felon and restaurant cook Sarah BlakemanStay Free Forever's Clifford Fewel interviews Wyoming native Sarah Blakeman about her life, and about the "slippery slope" toward grand theft on which she found herself. "Just like an alcoholic doesn't start out in life saying, 'I think I'm gonna be an alcoholic,'" Sarah says, "I didn't start out thinking that I'm going to be a thief." Sarah shares how being caught, sentenced, incarcerated and freed has led her to a life of authenticity she had never thought possible.
2023-02-2138 minStay Free ForeverStay Free Forever E1: White-collar felon and restaurant cook Sarah BlakemanStay Free Forever's Clifford Fewel interviews Wyoming native Sarah Blakeman about her life, and about the "slippery slope" toward grand theft on which she found herself. "Just like an alcoholic doesn't start out in life saying, 'I think I'm gonna be an alcoholic,'" Sarah says, "I didn't start out thinking that I'm going to be a thief." Sarah shares how being caught, sentenced, incarcerated and freed has led her to a life of authenticity she had never thought possible.
2023-02-2138 min