"FOOD IS LIFE. When it is good, people are happy. When it is bad they are not happy." Wise words from a man that honed his skills over hot pots & prison stoves. Chef Roy! The Visitation Room! Voila'!

SUCCESS and EXCELLENCE, This is what is felt in the presence of Bar Business founder Bridgette

From the deepest part of one's imagination you could not imagine a more amazing and impactful story than this one. Imagine overcoming your injustice and then ridding the system of the same person that did this to you. That is what Bridgette (Bri) Bar Business founder did. THE VISITATION ROOM brings you its FIRST LADY of the podcast and yet another great interview.

"FOOD IS LIFE. When it is good, people are happy. When it is bad they are not happy." Wise words from a man that honed his skills over hot pots & prison stoves. Chef Roy! The Visitation Room! Voila'!

THE VISITATION ROOM was blessed by the best when Chef Roy Waterman sat down to share how he first fell in love with cooking. What makes this interview compelling is how Chef Roy comes across as more of a psychologist than a chef at times. The science of it all wrapped up in an in-depth look at a life of crime, discovery, resilience, lobster rolls, and delicacies. Chef Roy gives us plenty of FOOD for THOUGHT during his time in THE VISITATION ROOM.

HELL ON EARTH, this was the description author, producer, and actor Christopher Madani gave to La Mesa prison. There for over a year he shared his story with The Visitation Room host, Amir Tariq

The Visitation Room, hosted by Amir Tariq, offers a glimpse into what many describe as hell on earth. In this interview author, actor, and producer Christopher Madani delivers his chilling recollections of his time at La Mesa prison. This was no tall tale, this was a time through the eyes of a survivor who fought back and made it through the prison known for being infamous for its violence, overcrowding, and brutal conditions.

Victorious over Victorville (USP), Aaron Peila, a major voice on one of the most notorious prison yards speaks on Prison Politics, Betrayal and Survival.

The Visitation Room has many stories of pain, suffering, and betrayal, but none quite like that of Aaron Peila. Having once been in the worst of the worst of both state and federal prisons Aaron Peila wasn't just another inmate. During this interview Aaron Peila talks about redemption and giving back.

From olympic training and leading his weight class in the entire United States, and preparing for the 2012olympics, coach Peter Musa found himself living a double life. From 1996

The Visitation room gets its first view of celebrity when coach Peter Musa comes through to talk about living a double life. From olympic training to allowing his darker side to surface Coach does not hold back in details when comes to his truth. Not once, or twice, but getting caught up 3 times in "the system" he talks of how his undying desire to succeed was often cut off by the call of the streets. The host, Amir Tariq ushers in yet another great talk in this episode.