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Stories of what's it like growing up good then making a wrong turn in life leading to addiction, gaol, reform and reaching back to help others. Presented by myself Don Barron along with special guests who are reformed criminals and recovering addicts.

Award Winning Second Chance is a podcast series that explores the theme of second chance. It raises the questions who deserves a second chance, who decides who gets a second chance and what a second chance actually means. On this podcast we speak to people from all walks of life about their experiences, some who have been given a second chance in life, some who might be considered to be beyond deserving a second chance. The host of the podcast series is Raphael Rowe, host of the critically acclaimed series ‘Inside the World's Toughest Prisons’ on Netflix. He is also a former correspondent ...

Pod cast that tells of the successes and failures of the people that surround us all over the world. These people that we interview are some of the most dangerous people in the world at that time given a shot they turn their lives around and become some of the most exciting and productive members of our community and are now leaders in the communities that they used to terrify.

Welcome to the official podcast series featuring Helen Glanville, author of A Second Chance. Here you’ll find Helen’s guest interviews and media appearances as she shares the remarkable true story behind her husband Richard “Geoff” Glanville, a former white-collar criminal extradited from Brazil to Australia, and the journey that shaped her belief in forgiveness, faith and second chances. Each conversation is honest and deeply human. Helen talks about love, loss and resilience, exploring how we can rebuild our lives after crisis and find hope again. Her words inspire listeners to think...

Most stories begin with a single moment… Mine began with a fall. A fall from innocence… A fall into addiction… A fall into a world run by ghosts, secrets, and men who never say what they truly mean. But when a domino falls… It doesn’t stop. It tumbles through orphanages, crack epidemics, CIA backchannels, surf camps, corrupt governments, betrayals, miracles, machetes, jail cells… and sometimes… it tumbles straight into destiny. Because at the end of it all — after the violence, the lies, the geopolitics, the unbelievable coincidences — my story became something no one ...

By the time he was in Primary 5, Benny Se Teo was packing opium and running the packets to his father's opium den in Chinatown. At 15, Benny had his first puff of pot, then one night, he bought a straw of heroin and his troubles truly began. In jail after his umpteenth arrest, he began to bleed...