This week we hear the festinating story of an undercover narcotics agent at the height of the drug trade in Miami in the 1980's. The time was crazy and so was his story as he ultimately turned and was arrested for smuggling those very drugs he was supposed to be getting off the street. This week we go inside that dramatic story with his daughter, Lynn Walker, who dealt with a doting dad who one day just disappeared to later be found on the news as a cop turned bad. We talk with her about going up during this time, her complex relationship with her father, and her own addiction struggles. This is an amazing chat!_____________________________________Lynn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkermemoir/Lynn Walkers Website to Pick Up the Books: https://www.lynnwalkermemoir.com/—————————————————————Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcastPlease follow/subscribe to the podcast to be the first to see new episodes when they come out each week. Be extra awesome and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! :)
This week we take a deep dive into the the role of the criminal justice system in some of today's biggest issues with Arizona State University professor, Dr. Hank Fradella. We talk about how the US prison system is one of the biggest providers of mental health services and why that is a major problem. Dr. Fradella tells us what can potentially be done to fix the issues and gives some examples from his time as a law clerk in the federal courts. We also talk about the change landscape for transgender rights in the United States and how new laws being enacted could pose issues for those in the trans community. This was a powerful conversation about some extremely hot button topics. Whether you agree or not I think Dr. Fradella will make you think!I always try to show both sides of an argument and did so in this interview playing "devil's advocate" to better understand. My questions as well as his answers are to show both sides. The opinions expressed in this podcast are that of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host._____________________________________Dr. Fradella's ASU Profile: https://search.asu.edu/profile/36457Dr. Fradella's Published Work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SYMKKZQAAAAJ&hl=en—————————————————————Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcastPlease follow/subscribe to the podcast to be the first to see new episodes when they come out each week. Be extra awesome and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! :)
What is hammer throw?! This week we learn about that sport and more with track and field collegiate athlete, Morgan Wrublik. She shares her journey from the sport in high school to competing in an entirely different way once in college at Illinois State. We also talk about just how diverse of a discpline track and field is where there are people on the same team that are long distance runners, people who are throwing heavy, and others how are jumping. We wrap up by discussing her future goals (in medicine) and her growing social media._____________________________________Morgan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgan_wrublik/Morgan's Illinois State profile: hhttps://goredbirds.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/morgan-wrublik/11672Morgan's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mowruby—————————————————————Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcastPlease follow/subscribe to the podcast to be the first to see new episodes when they come out each week. Be extra awesome and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! :)
Defying Limits is the theme of this weeks conversation with Ginger Ragaishis. We talk about how she achieved her goals of becoming Miss Vermont's Teen this past year and the two year journey it took to take the crown. We also talk about invisible disabilities and how she did not let a learning disability keep her down. We have an important chat on accommodations for those with disabilities and how simple ones in her own life took her from failing grades to 4.0. Ginger is truly defying limits and created an organization called just that to help others defying them as well. This was a fun chat!_____________________________________Ginger's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/just.ginger/Miss Vermont's Teen IG: https://www.instagram.com/missamericasteenvt/Defying Limits Website: https://defyinglimits.net/Ginger's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/just.ginger—————————————————————Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcastPlease follow/subscribe to the podcast to be the first to see new episodes when they come out each week. Be extra awesome and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! :)
Jonestown, Branch Davidians, Moonies, The Source Family. We have heard of some of the biggest cults of all time. This week we examine the rise of "micro-cults". Rather than have hundreds of followers that make waves in society following one leader there is a growing prevalence on cults with 10-20 members following a guru, be it a family member or someone who has just latched on to a family. That is exactly what happened to Peter Young when he married into a family who had a "family guru" after several years of marriage he realized that his character who went by "Uncle Robert" was much more than a family friend, but someone who controlled his wife and her immediate family. Through years of battles and a lot of truly mind blowing things happening (stolen wedding rings, "casino church', and surrogacy for the leader) this cult finally made him lose his marriage when he would not submit completely to the teaching. This is a remarkable story about the power of a cult of personality and getting out before it is too late._____________________________________Pick Up "Stop the Tall Man, Save the Tiger" here: https://shorturl.at/eklP7Peter's Website: https://www.authorpeteryoung.com/—————————————————————Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcastPlease follow/subscribe to the podcast to be the first to see new episodes when they come out each week. Be extra awesome and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! :)