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Jerod interviews Heather Hamel, the Founder and Executive Director of 'Justice That Works.' The two speak about the broken justice system, mass incarceration, rehabilitation and how to fix these plights.

Marco Calamari, of the Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights in Milan, Italy, which developed GlobaLeaks. GlobaLeaks enables and protects whistle blowing activities for those concerned with retaliation and anonymity.

Bad answers...

Jerod talks with Will Gaona, Policy Director for the ACLU in Arizona. The two talk about controversial bills being considered by the Arizona Legislature. Specifically, a proposed ban on filming the police and other.

The extended version of our 'Spotlight' interview with Niko Georgiades of Unicorn Riot.

Sam interviews Niko Georgiades, a producer with Unicorn Riot. The two talk about his experiences with independent media in contrast to mainstream, the protests surrounding the police killing of Jamar Clark an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, the First Amendment and more!

Sam and Jason fill in for Jerod to interview Freddy Martinez of the non-profit Lucy Parsons Labs in Chicago. Martinez won a major public records case against the Chicago Police Department specifically over their use of surveillance technology. In doing so, he's uncovered proof that the CPD uses seized money from drug busts to fund their acquisition of surveillance gear. The three talk about his case, the wider surveillance state, the counter-surveillance movement and more!

Jerod talks with Lynn Walsh, president-elect of the Society of Professional Journalists. Lynn and the SPJ have been working in collaboration with MuckRock to launch a projected called #AccessDenied. This project will shine light on the obstructionist tactics used by some public information officers around the country and hopefully force positive changes.

Muhammad Matthew Gardner is a spokesman for The Muslims of America. The group has been the target of right wing extremists who have made a variety of claims against the group in part due to false reports by certain media outlets. Jerod spoke with Gardner about the organization, recent threats against them and the current state of Islamophobia in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting and comments by certain politicians.

Jerod interviews Brandon Smith a Chicago based journalist. Brandon won a lawsuit forcing the release of the dramatic video of Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald. The two discuss Freedom of Information, journalism, police shootings and more.