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This Week, Chris and special guest host Beverly Parenti are joined by Evan Feinberg; the Executive Director of Stand Together, an organization focused on solving our country's biggest problems. Hear how The Last Mile fits into their agenda, and how working together as a community of philanthropists gives Stand Together the might necessary to tackle the fundamental issues at the root of our most daunting challenges.

This week, Jonny McDonald, Vice President at NBC Universal, joins Chris and E to tell his story of being justice impacted. Hear the story of his father's incarceration, his family's shame, and how NBCU's efforts in fair chance hiring inspired him to get involved and tell his story.

Former NFL Star Quarterback Ryan Leaf joins Chris and guest host Beverly Parenti to tell his story of addiction, crime, incarceration and redemption. Hear how he went from being the number 2 pick in the NFL draft to a for-profit prison in Montana, and how teaching other incarcerated men how to read gave him hope for the future.

This week, Chris and E are joined by Jesse Rose and Molly Higgins from the LA Rams, and Stephanie Lomibao from Bank of America to discuss Fair Chance Hiring of the formley incarcerated population. From on-boarding people into what may be their first job ever, to financial literacy and active participation in the economy, hear about how companies like the Rams and BOA in partnership with The Last Mile are able to break the cycle of incarceration.

This week, Chris and E welcome the co-founder of The Last Mile, Beverly Parenti. Hear how her father's story of escaping the holocaust to start a new life in the US shaped and inspired her efforts to take on criminal justice reform and fair second-chances for the formerly incarcerated.

This week, Chris and guest-co-host Ken Oliver are joined by Genevieve Martin (aka G), a leader in second-chance hiring. Hear about her start at Dave's Killer Bread, and how she unintentionally generated a powerful movement to give formerly incarcerated individuals real opportunities to interrupt the cycle of incarceration, provide for themselves and their families, and become productive members of society.