Co-hosts Holly Garrett III and Carina Gallo sit down with Zimbabwe Davies, co-founder of Thug Therapy and founder of Building Bridges Basketball, to talk healing, hope, and turning pain into purpose. Zimbabwe shares how community changed his life, and how he is creating spaces where people can grow through vulnerability and connection.

Guest: Zimbabwe Davies, co-founder of Thug Therapy and founder of Building Bridges Basketball

Hosts and Producers: godHolli3 (Hollie Garrett), Communications alum '25 and Carina Gallo, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, SFSU 

This episode was produced with support from a grant from ICCE. 

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com

In this episode, co-hosts Holly Garrett III and Carina Gallo connect with Criminal Justice Studies alum ’25 Gabriel Singer, whose commitment to community engagement and advocacy earned him the California State University Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement. Gabriel shares how his work with Initiate Justice, an organization dedicated to empowering people impacted by incarceration to drive policy change, influenced his path and reinforced why applying learning to the community matters now more than ever. His story is a powerful reminder that when students invest in their communities, the work is not only meaningful, it is recognized at the highest level.

Guest: Gabriel Singer, Criminal Justice Studies alum '25, and SFSU graduate student

Hosts and Producers: godHolli3 (Hollie Garrett), Communications alum '25 and Carina Gallo, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, SFSU. 

This episode was produced with support from a grant from ICCE. 

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com

In this episode, Hollie Garrett and Carina Gallo discusscommunity-based learning, its impact, and the challenges it faces. They are joined by Edel Vaovosa from the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement (ICCE). The ICCE enhances the academic mission of San Francisco State University (SFSU) by supporting teaching and learning that focuses on civic and community engagement, aiming to develop individuals into productive, ethical, and active participants in their communities.

 Guest: Edel Vaovosa, Senior Coordinator of Faculty Engagement, Data Analysis, and Strategic Initiatives at the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, SFSU. 

Hosts and Producers: godHolli3 (Hollie Garrett), communications major at SFSU and Carina Gallo, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, SFSU. 

This episode was produced with support from a grant from ICCE.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com

In this episode, Hollie Garrett and Carina Gallo discuss the work of Project Rebound, an organization that  supports formerly incarcerated individuals on their journey through successful reintegration in a college setting. They are joined by guests George Turner and Doris Fent who share how their personal experiences motivate them to provide equitable support to system-impacted students and communities. 

Guests: George Turner, Director, and Doris Fent, College and Career Counselor at Project Rebound, SFSU. 

Hosts and Producers: godHolli3 (Hollie Garrett) and Carina Gallo, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, San Francisco State University. 

This episode was produced with support from a grant from ICCE.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com

In this episode, Hollie Garrett and Carina Gallo discuss the work of Amnesty International, the world's oldest and largest human rights grassroots organization. They are joined by guests Gavrilah Wells and Ahmand Faisal Safi from Amnesty Group 30 California to explore various criminal justice issues that Amnesty is currently addressing and the organization's impact on the communities it serves.

Guests: Gavrilah Wells, Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator, and Ahmad Faisal Safi, Country Specialist for Turkey at Amnesty Group 30 California. Both Gavrilah and Faisal are SFSU alumni. 

Hosts and Producers: godHolli3 (Hollie Garrett) and Carina Gallo, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, San Francisco State University. 

This episode was produced with support from a grant from ICCE.
Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com

In this episode, Hollie Garrett and Carina Gallo discuss the work of United Playaz, a community-based organization focussed on youth. They are joined by guests Everett Butler and Jason Lacy who share their life journeys that led them to engage in community-based work with youth and how they involve formerly incarcerated people in their organization.

Guests: Everett Butler, Program Manager, and Jason Lacey, Program Coordinator at United Playaz. 

Hosts and Producers: godHolli3 (Hollie Garrett) and Carina Gallo, Professor of Criminal Justice Studies, San Francisco State University. 

This episode was produced with support from a grant from ICCE.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com.

Jim Dudley and Carina Gallo discuss the International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) with John N. Van Kesteren at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. They explore the history behind this far-reaching program which has improved the collection and analysis of credible crime data around the world. The results of these studies are, however, often not reflected in the media and politics. 

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com.

Media Editor: Ada Schmidt

In this episode, Jim Dudley and Carina Gallo discuss how data and research influence law enforcement.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com.

Media Editor: Ada Schmidt.

Three graduates of the San Francisco State University Criminal Justice Program share what it really took to keep going during COVID-19. Joe Lagano, Sagrario Encarnacion Jimenez, and Donovan Castro Rosas speak about juggling full class loads while managing home responsibilities, work demands, and the loss of normal social connection. They all found found their own way to adapt as health restrictions and uncertainty kept changing, from building new routines to staying connected and focused in a virtual world.

In this episode, Jim Dudley and Mimi Glumac, explore the sudden shift from in-person instruction to online learning and what students had to do to stay on track. Through it all, one theme stands out clearly across every story: resilience.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com.
Audio Editors: Ada Schmidt and Maya Alford-Hill

Listen in as Jim Dudley speaks with Beverly Upton, Executive Director of the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium, about what has happened to domestic violence during the COVID-19 shelter in place era. Across the country, reports of domestic violence dropped after stay at home orders began. But does that mean violence decreased, or does it mean fewer people were able to safely reach out for help?

This conversation explores what lower reporting can really signal, the barriers survivors face when they are isolated at home, and why understanding the difference between reporting and actual occurrence matters now more than ever.

Music: Hip Jazz, Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com.
Audio Editors: Ada Schmidt and  Maya Alford-Hill