JAM Podcasts & Audiobooks

Kathy Astemborski & Cherry Sullivan,

Director of Women’s Services for the Vermont Department of Corrections, Kathy, joins Hartford Dismas House Council Member, Cherry, for a conversation about supervision in the community, addiction and trauma management, and the female experience in the correctional system.

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

Kristi & Tim,

Volunteer of the year recipient, Kristi, sits down for a conversation with Hartford Dismas House resident, Tim, about his experience and subtleties of the legal system.

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

Molly, Marisa, Kevin,

Two Dartmouth Students and Hartford Dismas House Council Members, Molly and Marisa, join in on a conversation with former resident, Kevin, and discuss his path to Dismas, personal growth since, and how we can all help to improve the Dismas community!

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

Drew Rockwell,

Dismas of Vermont Board President, Drew Rockwell, shares his reflections on the evolution of an expanding organization. 

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

Aaron & Mathew,

Burlington Dismas House residents, Aaron & Matthew, share the importance of supportive community, attempts at self medication, accessibility of substances on the dark web, and the Federal drug court system.

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

Rita, Jim, and Richard,

Dismas of Vermont Founder, Rita McCaffrey, gets together with Program Manager, Richard Gagne, and Executive Director, Jim Curran, to talk about the history and origins of Dismas and what's next!

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

 Justin, Michael & Tim,

Three Hartford Dismas House residents recently released from jail, one that very morning,  share their experiences in the transitional process and the support that comes from each other.

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

Edgar & Jenn,

Hartford Dismas House resident, Edgar, and Council Member, Jenn, join Dismas of Vermont's Jeff Backus for a conversation about life, COVID, house dynamics, food, and Edgar's birthday!

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of CATV.

Eric & Ray,

Rutland Dismas House resident, Ray, shares his darkest moment before the dawn with Rutland Dismas House Director, Eric and Dismas of Vermont's Jeff Backus.

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.

Jonathan & Lucas,

Hartford Dismas House resident, Lucas, and Assistant Director of the Hartford Restorative Justice Center, Jonathan, join Dismas of Vermont's Jeff Backus for a conversation about the "big event", restorative practices, and congregate vs. scattered site housing.

Dismas of Vermont provides therapeutic community to men and women leaving incarceration and reconciling with the community. One of the main features of the Dismas model is our community dinners in which volunteers prepare and join us for dinner and story sharing.

This podcast is made possible by the guidance and technical support of JAM.