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

This is part 2 of the discussion with Geoffrey Alls. We continue our conversation about the way Geoffrey's life was forever changed when unspeakable tragedy stuck him at the age of 15. He shares about the ways he stays involved in mentoring youth. And, we also talk about the joy and pain of being lifelong Atlanta Braves and Falcons fans.

When unspeakable tragedy stuck at the age of 15, Geoffrey's life was forever changed. During this week's episode, we talk with him about that moment, how it's impact affected his family, and how it fueled him to pursue a career in seeking justice for others. We also talk about the joy and pain of being an Atlanta Braves and Falcons fan.

Important questions on the show this week: Are our youth actively involved in guiding the experiences, events, and programs that we want them to be a part of? How much of their voice is being considered and incorporated into the things that we are asking (or oftentimes forcing) them do? Also, we revisit an earlier conversation with Tharros Place’s Gabriella Maravaldi.

You may know Justin Bristol from his work with the LIVE OAK Library location on Bull Street, but did you know he also once had a promising punk rock career? This bit of history was just one of the hidden chapters we uncovered on this week’s episode, along with the many surprising programs that the library is offering to Chatham County youth every day of the week.

This week, we get to sit down with Jimmie Johnson (no, not that one) to talk about his newfound love of Savannah, his passion for Memphis, and his desire to be the type of mentor that he had during his teenage years. Since Jimmie is involved with vital youth work through the ONSE (Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) office, we will let it slide that he is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys.