REDEMPTION! Cain Vincent Dyer-America’s Most Wanted bank robber turned inspirational speaker and top aid to Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith joins Sunny to discuss his journey from drug addiction, life of crime, the L.A. club, celeb and glamour scene to prison...then to Agape. Barbara Becnal, Prison Reform activist and advocate/co-author for former leader of the Cribs Tookie Williams also “brings it”. Barbara shares how Williams while in solitary confinement grew a conscience and felt a need for redemption. Result; he wrote inspirational/cautionary children’s books which Barbara got published, distributed and sold in The States and South Africa. Barbara tells of being on the mediation team for the recent prison hunger strike and the Occupy Prison protests-19 snipers pointed at her head for hours....just waiting for her to ”slip up”.

Meet Rick Nahmias, Founder and Exec. Director of FOOD FORWARD. Sunny was also joined by assistant team, Chris Oser and Bethany Harris to discuss how their HALO AWARD winning organization has been gleaning produce and connecting this abundance with people in need since 2009. The everyday angels have harvested over 1.6 million pounds of fruits and vegetables from homes and orchards all over So. Cal. Along with numerous distribution partners FOOD FORWARD provides food security to 40,000 clients per month and counting. HARVEST FOOD-FIGHT HUNGER-BUILD COMMUNITY. Yes? This show was inspired by the novel “PAY IT FORWARD” by Catherine Ryan Hyde, about a young boy who had a simple idea about changing the world...paying good deeds forward. We also discussed future guest, Tom Shadyac and his book “LIFE’S OPERATING MANUAL”.

Celebrating the 46th anniversary of the original airing of STAR TREK. Yes! On September 8, 1966, Gene Roddenberry tackled subjects where no T.V. show had gone before. Sunny discusses with guest Sean Kenney (crippled Ct. Pike and Lt. De Paul) the significance of STAR TREK at a time in history where Civil Rights, The Cuban Missile Crisis, and activism were at their height. Sexism, racism, conflict resolution as well as limitless visioning and expansive imagining were subjects dealt with boldly in STAR TREK and discussed with Sunny and Sean. Hear how Martin Luther King was involved with the visionary series (info supplied by Dr. Drew Dellinger).

One of the leading scholars of MLK, Dr. Drew Dellinger called in from The Lincoln Memorial to discuss little known aspects of Dr. Martin Luther King. King’s love of the environment, cosmology, his warning us from militarism, poverty as well as racism. Sunny was also joined by Susan Burton, the CNN 2012 Hero Of The Year, to discuss the unfairness of the incarceration laws and her organization A New Path To Life. Joining the discussion was Nannie Wilkerson, formerly incarcerated for 24 years-now a motivational speaker. drewdellinger.org anewwayoflife.org

Sunny Chayes discusses moving from ”Victim to Victor” with Tess Cacciatore, COO of Global Woman’s Empowerment Network and United Nations award winning humanitarian. Tess mentions the new GWEN AP available at Apple to alert loved ones when someone is in trouble. Travels to global remote locations to bring aid, education, micro loans and emotional support.

Sunny discusses "more voices, more choices” with Christina Tobin, Founder and Chair of “Free and Equal Elections Foundation” dedicated to creating open and transparent US elections. Christina co-moderated the 2012 Presidential Third Party Debate with media personality, Larry King. Over 20 million viewers globally! Chayes and Tobin discuss the “UNITED WE STAND” festival to be held at UCLA, Oct.12 ,2013. They also discuss the development of politics from our Founding Fathers to now. Why have we become disconnected? How can we wake up, get educated, get inspired and revitalize our involvement in the process? How can we release the stranglehold of the Democrats and Republicans.