Episode 30: Journeyman
Nafis Ricks – a Philly native, former professional basketball player, and mental health advocate – joins 730. He discusses how a childhood marred by gun violence and trauma took him on a long journey ...
31 Maj 202142min
Episode 29 (Pt. 2): Negotiating Humanity
On the second installment of Episode 28, Jule Hall details his experience as a student with the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI); what prompted his interest in German studies; how hip-hop artists like Nas...
12 Feb 202139min
Episode 28 (Part 1): Negotiating Humanity
On the first installment of Episode 28, Wali is joined by his friend Jule Hall, a 2011 graduate of the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). Jule shares what it was like to grow up on the violent streets of B...
10 Feb 202143min
Episode 27: Legacy
Wali sits down with his friend and fellow educator Serenity J. Smith. She opens up about navigating her mother’s battle with schizoaffective disorder and how she’s used travel as a form of therapy.
26 Jan 202149min
Episode 26: Brothers@
Dariel Vasquez and Harry A. Johnson Jr. join 730 to discuss their journeys and what prompted them to form Brothers@ – a youth mentorship program for young men of color – they founded while undergradua...
14 Dec 20201h 14min
Episode 25: Passing The Baton
Just three days after Brandon Bernard's execution, Keith LaMar (a wrongfully convicted death row prisoner at the Ohio State Penitentiary) returns to 730 and shares his thoughts on Mr. Bernard's execut...
13 Dec 202044min
Episode 24: How To Talk About Race
Gary Bailey, a professor and dean at Simmons College's School of Social Work, joins 730 to talk about internal racism; the importance of de-stigmatizing mental health in U.S. schools; and shares what ...
7 Dec 202051min
Episode 23: Heroines of Innocence
Critically acclaimed painter, Ferrari Sheppard, joins Wali to share what it was like to return to the U.S. after living in Africa; survivor’s guilt, why he doesn’t want to be labeled a Black artist an...
22 Okt 202047min
