Army of Normal Folks

Latest Episodes:

Cheri Garcia: Hustling for Second Chances (And Cornbread) (Pt 2) Jul 11, 2023

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Cheri used to be gripped by meth and alcohol. Even during her own struggles with addiction, she helped formerly incarcerated Americans get jobs. Today, Cheri’s been sober for 4.5 years and her second chance staffing agency Cornbread Hustle hired more than 1,000 returning citizens last year.

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Cheri Garcia: Hustling for Second Chances (And Cornbread) (Pt 3) Jul 11, 2023

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Chavis Daniels: Mentoring 1,000 Kids (Pt 1) Jul 04, 2023

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Chavis Daniels played football for Coach Bill Courtney and was one of the accidental stars of the Oscar-winning film Undefeated. But that’s not why he’s a member of the Army. Chavis went on to found The North Memphis Steelers, a mentoring and athletics nonprofit that helps at-risk kids in the same challenging neighborhood where he grew up.

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Chavis Daniels: Mentoring 1,000 Kids (Pt 2) Jul 04, 2023

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Chavis Daniels played football for Coach Bill Courtney and was one of the accidental stars of the Oscar-winning film Undefeated. But that’s not why he’s a member of the Army. Chavis went on to found The North Memphis Steelers, a mentoring and athletics nonprofit that helps at-risk kids in the same challenging neighborhood where he grew up.

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Will the Army Act? Jun 30, 2023

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Our episode with Erin Smith and Thomas already inspired one listener to become a volunteer with CASA! But what if the Army could pay off Thomas’ college debt? After a childhood of physical and sexual abuse, this foster youth deserves to be free from a burden that the state forced upon him.

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Erin Smith: Advocating for Thomas (Pt 1) Jun 27, 2023

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Thomas is a foster child who’s been physically and sexually abused. He never had an adult advocate until Erin Smith stepped in. Erin is the founder of the North Mississippi CASA program – a program which nationwide has 85,000 volunteers who advocate for 260,000 foster kids in the legal system and in life. But there are still 140,000 kids who need the Army's help.

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Erin Smith: Advocating for Thomas (Pt 2) Jun 27, 2023

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Jon Ponder: Hope for Prisoners (Pt 1) Jun 20, 2023

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After 26 years of crime, Jon ironically found hope in prison and committed his life to helping other returning citizens live at levels that they had never dreamed about. His Hope for Prisoners has had over 4,700 clients and boasts a recidivism rate of only 8%, which is over 8 times better than the national average. Most extraordinary is that they've recruited 135 Las Vegas law enforcement officers to mentor returning citizens, which has never been done at this scale before.

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Jon Ponder: Hope for Prisoners (Pt 2) Jun 20, 2023

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Coach Bill Courtney: “I Was Miserable on Father’s Day, Until…" Jun 18, 2023

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Our host brings us a special short episode on his difficult and yet redemptive experience with Father’s Day.

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