In today's episode, we revisit our conversation with "Cheesesteak Jack" from earlier this year. Topics range from setting up shop in tough areas of New Jersey, to bicycle clubs, to how his faith guides his choices, to the ways food can changes a young person's life.

We runnin' it back!

Last week went so well, Judge Burke is back for part 2. How did Judge Burke join Da Raiders cult? How was his life guided by "being a nerd"? Why has Jimi Hendrix been such an inspiration? We answer these questions and more...

Today's Savannah Youth Mentoring HUB Podcast features our conversation with Judge LeRoy Burke. From early failed chemistry experiments to passing the Bar - to being a lifelong Raiders fan -to decades spent as a juvenile court judge, LeRoy has had a fulfilling journey that doesn't look to stop any time soon.

This week, we revisit an episode from late 2021 that paid homage to one of my greatest mentors, Wally Fox.

There’s a small handful of people who I consider to have been a mentor in my life. Coach Fox was one of the very first, and even though it was an honor to have known him for almost 30 years, his recent passing from COVID was way too soon and tragic. In this weeks episode, a few friends join in to share some stories as we pay tribute to a man who was our mentor, friend, teacher, coach, spiritual leader, and so many other things.

Okay, professional wrestling isn't everyone's "cup of tea" but I've been drinking it down since the late 80's. Mentors, or managers, have been a big part of the wrasslin' game since the 1940's...so today's topic kind of fits our usual youth mentoring focus. Today. I'm spilling the tea on my favorite "baby faces" and most despised "heels".

Jazmine has formed a life of fitness through athletic pursuits, youth mentoring, and parenthood. She aims to be the mentor she had growing up, and the one she didn't get the chance to meet in her early years.

This week's Savannah Youth Mentoring HUB Radio Podcast features our conversation with Winsphere Jones (aka Tim Wright) from the City of Savannah Government's ONSE office. From comic book doodles - to college playwrights - to writing full-length plays that focus on ending gun violence, Winsphere's journey of art and mentoring has been wide and varied.

An almost yearly trip to Ireland leads to a different kind of podcast episode this week. So thankful for these trips that started as a way to process the loss of my childhood friend Stacy. Six years later, Ireland is still a magical place that is teaching me lessons and reminding me of what I cherish the most.

Growing up in Gary, Indiana, Armand was drawn to the music of Michael Jackson, couldn't help but become a big fan of nearby Chicago professional sports teams, and found out firsthand how youth mentoring happens on the field and in the classroom.

So often, we come to the end of our week with more personal, local, and national tragedies clinging to us. How do these situations motivate us? Today's episode touches on that dynamic, we get a surprise co-host, and we revisit a previous conversation with Ambria Berksteiner