We are a married couple from Cork, Ireland and this is our independent podcast. We have similar life experiences which include prison and addiction but also education and we are both graduates of University College Cork. We have both worked in the youth and community sector where we supported young people, disadvantaged people in education, people in addiction and homeless services and people in prison. We are both interested in health and fitness and Gillian is also a member of the Travelling community. In this podcast we will touch on topics related to our interests and experiences outlined above with a variety of interesting guests.
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We are a married couple from Cork, Ireland and this is our independent podcast. We have similar life experiences which include prison and addiction but also education and we are both graduates of University College Cork. We have both worked in the youth and community sector where we supported young people, disadvantaged people in education, people in addiction and homeless services and people in prison. We are both interested in health and fitness and Gillian is also a member of the Travelling community. In this podcast we will touch on topics related to our interests and experiences outlined above with a variety of interesting guests.
If you want to become part of our community you can join us on Patreon by clicking this link: patreon.com/LeCheilePodcast
Patreon will have ad free podcast, exclusive content, early access to content and is the best platform to communicate with us directly.
We would appreciate if you left us a review and/or 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to our podcast.
Please subscribe to our YouTube channel, it won't cost you a thing but will greatly help us.
Thank you for your support, James & Gillian.
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Danny is from Oakland, California who spent over 10 years in Pelican Bay Prison but who went on to establish Underground Scholars at University College Berkeley where to attempt to recruit and retain students affected by incarceration.
Romarilyn Ralston is Senior Director of Justice Education Center at Claremont Colleges and former Executive Director of Project Rebound at California State University Fullerton. She identifies as a black feminist abolitionist with an incarceration experience. Romarilyn earned a Bachelor’s degree in Gender & Feminist Studies from Pitzer College and a Master’s degree in Liberal Arts from Washington University in St. Louis after 23 years of incarceration.
Canaan was wrongly sentenced to death but educated himself in Kampala Prison and successfully appealed his conviction. He tells us his story and about the work he does to help others in prison through Justice Defenders.
Paul Gallagher was the innocent victim of a shooting by the loyalist paramilitary group the UDA. Paul was left in a wheelchair by the incident but with the support of the WAVE Trauma Centre, began to recover and eventually completed a PhD in Sociology. Follow Paul on Twitter @cutdabegs
In our second episode we bring our first guest, Cork comedian Ross Browne. We enjoy Ross's radio and comedy shows so it was lovely to do a podcast with him and we hope you enjoy it.
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