I had an opportunity to sit down and talk with the campaign director of Michigan Justice Advocacy Rich Griffin. Rich shares his personal experience with being locked up as a young man. And shares what its like to essentially grow up in the prison system. He came on to help the general public become more aware of the legislation that they would like to introduce eventually have it passed into law. This was a great podcast. I highly recommend it.   

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Jeremy Hurt is a local buisness owner in Lansing Mi. Like a lot of people Jeremy ventured into starting a business right around the time Covid started to strike. But what makes his buisness more unique than most is that he started a Red Bike Delivery Service. Thats right , much like Uber Eats, Grub Hub, and Door Dash Jeremy is in a race to deliver peoples food and products on time. However he is doing it on a bike to help create a better environment for us all with zero emissions. He also shares with us his past struggles with addiction and how he managed to overcome them.

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Erica Munchbach is a member of the Lansing community. She shares raw details about her life and what ultimately lead her to  want to start a nonprofit that she felt wasn’t something available for her in time of need. Thats when she founded Jubilee.   

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In this episode I meet with local business owners Daisy and Kimberly. They talk about how food bonded their relationship and how it eventually led into them opening up a local bakery together. InKind is located in Williamston MI, If you are ever in the area please check it out!

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Cepriano talks about what it took for him to feel like he was ready enough for the Bayshore Marathon. Combining weight training with a separate marathon training program Cepriano had the most vigourus well rounded training regimen with two a days.  

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Richard is a survivor of the Coldwater State Home and Training Center. He was deemed as an "imbecile, and a retard" and was essentially treated as though he could never be a functional member of society. However, Richard was bound and determined to prove everyone wrong. Richard was later released from the Coldwater State Home and Training Center and became an advocate for the mental health community. Richard's story and his persistence changed the system.  Richard's book about his time in the Coldwater State Home and Training Center and his life beyond can be read in his book "The Richard Prangley Story Waiting for Home." It can be found on Amazon.

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Daniel Romigh is the owner of Redemption Fitness In Holt Michigan. Daniel talks about his love for Cross-fit and how Redemption came to be. He also discusses what the struggles of running the gym during the Covid lockedowns were like. Daniel is a follower of God and shares his passion for his love for Jesus.

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Chance Harrington is a husband, father, friend. Chance works on an assembly line for General Motors. He is and always has been open about his past abuse and traumas. Which is something that he's spent most of his adulthood wrestling with. Thanks to the help of a rehab facility in Tucson Arizona Chance has finally learned the skills necessary to help him cope with his struggles on a daily basis.  

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Miguel is the host of The Staying Fit ODAAT Podcast. Miguel has found that through running and excerise its made staying sober a little easier. Despite working in the restaurant industry and having to be around alcohol daily Miguel is committed to his sobriety not just for himself but also for his family. Through his sobriety he is able to help others with support and telling their stories through the ODAAT Podcast or Facebook group.

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Justin Romaire is the Founder of Foster Fit. Foster Fit is an organization that is committed to providing CrossFit gym memberships to foster children across the United States. Visit. https://www.fosterfit.org

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