Mario's Worst Prison Story — and Why It Ended Up Being a Good Thing

Mario's Worst Prison Story — and Why It Ended Up Being a Good Thing

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2556884/fan_mail/new] Most episodes of Reformed N Reel follow the climb back — addiction, prison, recovery, return. This one goes the other way: deep into what actually happens inside. Host Mario Hernandez tells co-host Wayne Burt the worst story of his last prison term — eight days in solitary at Orofino for something he didn't do. Mario was keeping his head down, working a video editing job in the prison school, aiming for a dorm placement. Then an inmate connected to the tier's correctional officer decided Mario "thought he was better than everyone." Days later he was surrounded, cuffed, and dropped in the hole on a fabricated disciplinary report — with no one willing to back the claim. He fought it the only way he could: by writing over the facility's head to IDOC Central Office, which investigated and dismissed the charge. It was the lowest point of his time inside — and the moment that proved standing on the truth, even from a cell, still works. The chapter that should have broken him ended up being the one that confirmed he was already on the way out. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/ReformedNReal/support]

Generational Struggle, Generational Healing

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2556884/fan_mail/new] Mario and Wayne sit down with Kelsey Korvela, who 21 years ago walked into the Boise Rescue Mission as a homeless woman — not staff. Shaped by both parents' addiction and her own felony past, her turning point came when her father became the first in the family to get sober, sparking a ripple of recovery and faith. Today, Kelsey is an intake coordinator at that same mission, meeting people at their lowest with understanding instead of judgment. Generational struggle, transformed into generational healing. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/ReformedNReal/support]

From addiction to servitude

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2556884/fan_mail/new] Mario and Wayne sit down with Melanie Chroninger where melanie tells her story from being homeless to serving Idaho's citizens through their addiction. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/ReformedNReal/support]

The 42 year redemption story!

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2556884/fan_mail/new] Mario and Wayne sit down with this week's special guest, Rodney Araiza. Together, they discuss Rodneys journey as a young impressionable boy in prison to a man finding redemption and building a life for himself against all odds. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/ReformedNReal/support]

Serving The Treasure Valley: Empty Hand Combat's Impact on Troubled youth.ode

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2556884/fan_mail/new] Mario and Wayne sit down with this week's special guests, Cosmo Zimik [https://www.facebook.com/cosmo.zimik?__cft__[0]=AZaw32ex93mEuzzhaWwfiSIFwYOvaQ5NU7thWgr8ttk8CBFxfCOkGg1Qs1dn6BhWDFQGgUFV1nTzWyNeja7DyZIQ1qO7DvZCxReQCmoGIhuxla5TR02NL-4HUFnVkvzwLoq6myCl_egN3sJIxMLVOtd-UYK0NpC15nXtKpYewtSSljiddYgLa-H70rQNHhEgAcMSw29E6zthTuA_QVNChCAB&__tn__=-]K-R] and Courtney Hastings [https://www.facebook.com/cghay22?__cft__[0]=AZaw32ex93mEuzzhaWwfiSIFwYOvaQ5NU7thWgr8ttk8CBFxfCOkGg1Qs1dn6BhWDFQGgUFV1nTzWyNeja7DyZIQ1qO7DvZCxReQCmoGIhuxla5TR02NL-4HUFnVkvzwLoq6myCl_egN3sJIxMLVOtd-UYK0NpC15nXtKpYewtSSljiddYgLa-H70rQNHhEgAcMSw29E6zthTuA_QVNChCAB&__tn__=-]K-R], to talk about Empty Hand Combat DOJO and serving Idaho troubled youth. Cosmo shares how he left working as acorrectional officer and a chaplain to opening a nonprofit DOJO to help get troubled youth get off of the streets and empowering them by mentoring and training them. Courtney Hastings who is VP at TRACE, volunteers at Empty Hand Combat tells her story as a recovering addict and victim of domestric abuse and how Cosmo has mentored her. Join us for a powerful conversation about Loving our youth  and conquering adversity. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/ReformedNReal/support]