In Defense of Children Podcast

Working with journalists! A conversation with Meribah Knight

Co-host Chris Kleiser chats with Meribah Knight about her important investigation into Rutherford County's Juvenile Court and juvenile detention practices.  Here is a link to the article: https://wpln.org/post/black-children-were-jailed-for-a-crime-that-doesnt-exist-almost-nothing-happened-to-the-adults-in-charge/ [https://wpln.org/post/black-children-were-jailed-for-a-crime-that-doesnt-exist-almost-nothing-happened-to-the-adults-in-charge/] This investigation has become a NYT/Serial podcast series called The Kids of Rutherford County, and we are so excited about how this has elevated a spotlight on illegal practices that go on in juvenile courts when no one is looking.  The first two episodes of Meribah's podcast dropped October 26 and the third episode is out today!  Be sure to check it out!

Fines, Fees and More Fees, Oh My!

Co-host Chris Kleiser talks with Tim Curry of the Fines and Fees Justice Center who discusses the importance of following the money and ways to challenge the imposition of these costs on young people and their families. Special thanks to Angela Vigil and the Gault Center for giving us permission to use her amazing song, Defender and to VOLUNTEER sound engineer Raiden Rogers for donating his time and energy to put it all together.

The Importance of Expungement!

In this episode, co-host Chris Kleiser sits down with Knoxville criminal defense attorney Jamie Hughes and the Director of the University of Tennessee's Legal Clinic, Joy Radice to talk about Tennessee's juvenile record expungement statute and the importance of making sure you expunge your clients records when possible.  A while back, Chris received a phone call from Jamie saying the NEVER ADJUDICATED, outright dismissed cases of one of her clients was being used to send a kid off to Federal Prison FOR LIFE and well, you'll just have to listen to find out what happened. This is the final episode we recorded before we lost our sound engineer at ETPTV and without funding, we were unable to continue to record there....hint hint.  If you like our podcast, you could send an email to ETPTV to let them know.  Donations work too.We continue to be forever grateful to Angela Vigil and the Gault Center for giving us permission to use her amazing song, Defender.  And special thanks to VOLUNTEER sound engineer Raiden Rogers, who heard about our dilemma and is graciously volunteering his time and skills to help us get these episodes out.

The Role of Nutrition in Children's Behaviors

Co-host Chris Kleiser sits down with Dr. Nicole Beurkens to discuss the  role of nutrition and behavior. Now, this episode might seem like a stretch,  but in our holistic representation, we have to understand just how important nutrition is as one of the underlying root causes of many of  our client's behaviors.  Thank you to Angela Vigil for letting us use her amazing song Defender. We will play the entire song soon! PS:  We are moving a little more slowly with episodes because we do this  entirely for free and lost our sound engineer at ETPTV, so, thank you  for your patience! Recommendations: Books: Food Fix, Dr. Mark Hyman Life Will Get Better: Dr. Nicole Beurkens Sugar Proof: Drs. Michael Goran and Emily Ventura Kid Food: Bettina Siegle How To Do The Work: Dr. Nicole LePera Better Behavior Podcast https://www.drbeurkens.com/podcasts [https://www.drbeurkens.com/podcasts]

The Pathways to Desistance Study

Host Christina Kleiser sits down to have a conversation with Dr. Edward Mulvey about his and his colleagues’ Pathways to Desistance Study, which examines what does (and does not!) support kid’s desistance from delinquency. Dr. Mulvey has dedicated his career to asking what works and what doesn’t. We look forward to hearing how this plays into our critical work. Also, special thanks to Angela Vigil for the new song, Defender!