To help you better navigate all of the episodes of the Inside the Journey Podcast, we together this episode guide. You can see a list of all the shows released and shows to come. Hopefully, this will help you keep track of everything that is happening with the podcast and film.
Show list
Episode #01: Why are we making this film?
Release Date: 05/05/13
Description: In our first episode of the Inside the Journey Podcast, John and Nelson talk about how the film got started and what the project means to them now. John shares how he met Nelson at summer camp and what a lasting impression that made on him. They talk about Nelson's blog, Ana's Miracle, and his journey to share his family's story.
Episode #02: Where we are with the film? (Part 1)
Release Date: 05/12/13
Description: In the second episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk about the film's progress over the past three years and their personal highlights.
A lot has happened since the start of this project in 2010. We realize that many people are unaware of the developments with the film. So we recorded this episode to share our progress and person highlights.
Originally this was going to be one episode but we decided to break it up. In part 1 we talk cover our Kickstarter project and trip to El Salvador.
Episode #03: Where we are with the film? (Part 2)
Release Date: 05/19/05
Description: In the third episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson continue their discussion about the history of their film.
A lot has happened since the start of this project in 2010. We realize that many people are unaware of the developments with the film. So we recorded this episode to share our progress and person highlights.
Originally this was going to be one episode but we decided to break it up. In part 2 we talk cover our Nelson's trip back to LA and our talk at the U. Chicago Robert Kirschner Memorial lecture.
Episode #04: What's next for the film?
Release Date: 05/19/13
Description: In the fourth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk about what's next for the film. They cover the next six months leading up to a 2nd crowd-funding campaign and beyond.
Episode #05: Finding Family with Margaret E. Ward. (Part 1)
Release Date: 06/2/13
Guest(s): Margaret E. Ward
Description: In the fifth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson interview Margaret E. Ward author of Missing Mila, Finding Family. We talk about her book, what went into writing it, and what has happened since it's release.
Episode #06: Finding Family with Margaret E. Ward. (Part 2)
Release Date: 06/9/13
Guest(s): Margaret E. Ward
Description: In the sixth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson continue their talk with Margaret E. Ward author of Missing Mila, Finding Family. She talks about the history of El Salvador and her thoughts on the film.
Episode #07: The Origins of Pro-B with Ralph Sprenkels (Part 1)
Release Date: 06/16/13
Guest(s): Ralph Sprenkels
Description: In the seventh episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk with Ralph Sprenkels about the origins of Pro-Busqueda. In part one we talk about early years of the war and the work of father Jon Cortina.
Episode #08: The Origins of Pro-B with Ralph Sprenkels (Part 2)
Release Date: 06/23/13
Guest(s): Ralph Sprenkels
Description: In the eighth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson continue their talk with Ralph Sprenkels. This week we’ll talk about how that work led to Pro Busqueda’s ongoing search for children who disappeared in the Salvadoran Civil War.
Episode #09: Living with two identities with Nelson-Roberto
Release Date: 06/30/13
Guest(s): Nelson de Witt
Description: In the third episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John interviews Nelson talk about living with two identities. Nelson shares his feelings of being torn between two worlds and how hard it can be at times.
Episode #10: Why should we care? With Derek de Witt
Release Date: 07/07/13
Guest(s): Derek de Witt
Description: In the tenth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk with Nelson's brother Derek about his experiences. He shares a poem he wrote and talks about why we should care about the war in El Salvador.
Episode #11: The unforeseen consequences of our decisions with Danii
Release Date: 07/14/13
Guest(s): Danii Sancho
Description: In the eleventh episode of the Inside the Journey Nelson interviews his niece Daniela Sancho Coto. She talks about the unforeseen consequences of our decisions and growing up with an uncle who isn't always there.
Episode #12: Recap Episode (Part 1)
Release Date: 07/21/13
Description: In the twelfth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson reflect on their conversations with previous guests. In part one they talk about interviewing Margaret E. Ward, author of Missing Mila, Finding Family, and Ralph Sprenkels the lead investigator on Nelson's case.
Episode #13: Recap Episode (Part 2)
Release Date: 07/28/13
Description: In the thirteenth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson reflect on their conversations with previous guests. In part two they talk about living with two identities and their interviews with Derek and Danii.
Episode #14: Misfit Invasion, feedback from Fargo.
Release Date: 08/04/13
Guest(s): Jackie Lea Shelley, Deb Brown, and Sue Anne Reed
Description: In the fourteenth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast Nelson talks to the Misfits about their take on our film. Deb, Jackie, and Sue Ann comment on what they saw in Fargo.
Episode #15: Nelson's Adoption Story (Part 1)
Release Date: 08/11/13
Guest(s): Thomas de Witt and Margaret E. Ward
Description: Imagine getting a phone call at 9:30pm notifying you that a child has just become available to adopt. However, you are given no photo, no history, and you have until 10am the next morning to decided. That is just a small part of the story behind Nelson's adoption
In the fifteenth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast Nelson's parents tell the story of how he was adopted. It is filled with mystery and drama as Tom & Margaret take a leap of faith for an unknown child.
Episode #16: Nelson's Adoption Story (Part 2)
Release Date: 08/18/13
Guest(s): Thomas de Witt and Margaret E. Ward
Description: Imagine getting a phone call at 9:30pm notifying you that a child has just become available to adopt. However, you are given no photo, no history, and you have until 10am the next morning to decided. That is just a small part of the story behind Nelson's adoption
In the fifteenth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast Nelson's parents continue the story of how he was adopted.. It is filled with mystery and drama as Tom & Margaret take a leap of faith for an unknown child.
Episode #17: What can we learn from this story? With Nelson's siblings
Release Date: 08/25/13
Guest(s): Derek de Witt, Eva Coto, Ernesto Coto
Description: In the seventeenth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast Nelson talk with his siblings about what life lessons they have learned. Derek, Ernesto and Eva share their thoughts on faith, their grand mother, and the meaning of family.
Episode #18: The art of storytelling with Clarence Smith Jr.
Release Date: 09/01/13
Guest(s): Clarence Smith Jr.
Description: In the eighteenth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast, Nelson talks with Clarence Smith Jr. about his online portfolio BOLD Edition. Clarence shares his thoughts about the process and challenges of telling a great story.
Episode #19: Business Plan Edition
Release Date: 09/08/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the nineteenth episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk about their plans to release the film in early 2014. They share some big announcements including The Advocate Experience, a way for you to see the film as it's being developed.
Episode #20: Fear and filmmaking
Release Date: 09/15/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the 20th episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk about the fear and anxiety that comes from making art. They share what they are scared of, and how they deal with those feelings.
Episode #21: Understanding the Salvadoran Conflict
Release Date: 09/22/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the twenty first episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson share media resources that have helped them better understand the Salvadoran conflict. Making sense of war is always difficult, and these recourses help demonstrate the devastating impact of bad foreign policies on individual lives.
Episode #22: Washing Elephants
Release Date: 09/29/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the 22nd episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk about facing criticism and addressing the Elephant in the room. They review last weeks NPR article and talk about the editorial challenges they face.
Episode #23: Films that inspire us
Release Date: 10/06/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the 23rd episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk about three films that have inspired them. Each film breaks down a complex story to reveal a deeper, and not very well understood truth.
Episode #24: What's our movement?
Release Date: 10/13/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the 24th episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk about movements. The explore how movements start and what they hope to accomplish with the film.
Episode #25: Getting to know Nelson's Siblings
Release Date: 10/20/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the 25th episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John interviews Nelson and his siblings. They each share a part of the story that was important to them.
Episode #26: Unforeseen impact
Release Date: 10/20/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the 26th episode of the Inside the Journey podcast we continue John's interview with Nelson and his siblings. We talk about the unforeseen impact of being reunited and how it changed Eva and Ernesto.
Episode #27: Reactions from Wells College
Release Date: 11/3/13
Guest(s): Margaret E. Ward
Description: In the 27th episode of the Inside the Journey podcast Nelson sits down with his mother, Margaret E. Ward, to talk about their event at Wells College. They talk about the audience's reaction, questions from students and the challenges of telling a balanced story.
Episode #28: Impact vs Acclaim
Release Date: 11/10/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In the 28th episode of the Inside the Journey podcast John & Nelson talk about their decision to remain independent and some of the trade-offs. They talk about the challenges of going to film festivals such as Sundance and how sometimes the best thing to do is pick yourself.
Episode #29: Balancing two lives with Peter Cassidy-Sibrian (Part 1)
Release Date: 11/17/13
Guest(s): Peter Cassidy-Sibrian
Description: John & Nelson talk with Peter Cassidy-Sibrian about reconnecting with his birth family and his experiences visiting El Salvador. He shares some memorable stories about his time with Father John Cortina.
Episode #30: Balancing two lives with Peter Cassidy-Sibrian (Part 2)
Release Date: 11/24/13
Guest(s): Peter Cassidy-Sibrian
Description: John & Nelson continue their talk with Peter Cassidy-Sibrian about reconnecting with his birth family and his experiences visiting El Salvador. He talks about the challenges of balancing family and people's perceptions about the war.
Episode #31: Catching up with Pro-B
Release Date: 12/1/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk with Yolaina who works at Pro-Búsqueda to help family's through the reunion process. We talk about the work that Pro-b is doing and the challenges of being reunited with a family you've never met.
Episode #33: 16 years, a look back with Tom and Margaret
Release Date: 12/8/13
Guest(s): Tom de Witt & Margaret E. Ward
Description: Nelson talks with his adoptive parents Tom de Witt and Margaret War about the past 16 years. They share how meaningful it has been to develop a relationship with members of Nelson's biological family.
Episode #33: 16 Years, a look back with Derek & Ernesto
Release Date: 12/15/13
Guest(s): Derek & Ernesto
Description: Nelson talks with his brothers Derek and Ernesto about our 16 year reunion. Ernesto gives us a glimpse into the experience of the birth family and Derek shares some old stories.
Episode #34: 16 Years, a look back with Nelson-Roberto
Release Date: 12/22/13
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John interviews Nelson about the 16th anniversary of when he was reunited with his family. They share some memories from 2013.
Episode #35: We lived
Release Date: 1/12/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson work through the creative process as they search for language that will tie together scene two. Nelson shares some very personal feelings about what it means to share his story.
Episode #36: Reactions to A Promise to the Dead
Release Date: 1/19/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about the film, "A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman." They share their reactions and talk it relates back to Identifying Nelson/Buscando a Roberto.
Episode #37: What’s in your bag?
Release Date: 1/26/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about the equipment they use to film and how it impacted the interviews. They discuss the benefits of the equipment's small size and how allowed them record very intimate interviews with their subjects.
Episode #38: Forced disappearances in the context of Latin America
Release Date: 2/2/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about the phenomenon of forced disappearances throughout Latin America. Most films, books, and articles talk about the disappearances in El Salvador with out looking at countries like Argentina, Chili, and Guatemala who all had similar pasts.
Episode #39: Finding what makes us alike
Release Date: 2/9/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about the lessons we hope people will take away from our film. They talk about the mindset which allowed these atrocities to happen, and contrast them with the cost of war on an individual/family level.
Episode #40: Act III, FMLN Arena
Release Date: 2/16/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about Act III of their film, "FMLN Arena." They share memories from the 2011 Day of The Disappeared, which is at the heart of the Act.
Episode #41: Historical Memory
Release Date: 2/23/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about the concept of historical memory and what it means to the country of El Salvador. They also talk about the lack of historical memory in the United States.
Episode #42: Life as a Salvadoran Adoptee with Marla Roach
Release Date: 3/2/14
Guest(s): Marla Roach
Description: John & Nelson talk to Marla Roach who is a Salvadoran Adoptee looking for her birth family. She talks about meeting other adoptees and her slow realization that her adoption was not what it seamed.
Episode #43: What’s our crowd-funding story?
Release Date: 3/9/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about what is at the core of Nelson's story as they work on a narrative for their crowd-funding campaign. They explore the themes of connection, identity, and how they can change the way we view the world.
Episode #44: Searching Sisters with Ana and Isabel (Part 1)
Release Date: 3/16/14
Guest(s): Ana and Isabel
Description: John & Nelson talk to Ana and Isabel two Salvadoran adoptees from the New England area who went looking for their birth family. They share their adoption story, talk about the search, and some of the challenges they have faced.
Episode #45: Searching Sisters with Ana and Isabel (Part 2)
Release Date: 3/23/14
Guest(s): Ana and Isabel
Description: John & Nelson talk to Ana and Isabel two Salvadoran adoptees from the New England area who went looking for their birth family. They share their adoption story, talk about the search, and some of the challenges they have faced.
Episode #46: The President’s Speech
Release Date: 3/30/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In order to commemorate El salvador's Day of the Disappeared, March 29th, John & Nelson are airing a speech made in 2011 by former President Mauricio Funes. While the speech is in spanish they provide commentary on it for our english speaking audience.
El Discurso de Conmemoración del Día Dedicado a las Niñas y Niños Desaparecidos, Mauricio Funes en el año 2011, donde se disculpa por las atrocidades cometidas durante la Guerra civil.
Episode #47: What does El Salvador’s recent election mean for the Disappeared?
Release Date: 4/6/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson speculate about the impact of El Salvador's recent election for the disappeared and the country's amnesty laws.
Episode #48: Romanticizing Adoption and Reunion with Mila Konomos
Release Date: 4/13/14
Guest(s): Mila Konomos
Description: Nelson talks to Mila Konomos a Korean American adoptee who wrote about the challenges of reuniting with your birth family. They discuss the similarities and differences between their stories and the role identity and culture has to play in adoption.
Episode #49: Race, culture, and identity
Release Date: 4/20/14
Guest(s): Lindsay Welch
Description: Nelson & Lindsay talk about race and culture and how that relates to identity. Nelson shares stories where his race and culture were out of alignment and how that shaped his world view.
Episode #50: How our film project got started
Release Date: 4/27/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In honor of the first full year of the podcast John & Nelson talk about the ebook that started it all. Back in 2010 John discovered an ebook that Nelson wrote as part of his website Ana's Miracle.
Episode #51: How the trip El Salvador effected us
Release Date: 5/4/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about how their perspectives have changed since their 2011 trip to El Salvador. Sometimes it takes a while to understand the impact of a trip of this magnitude.
Episode #52: Brainstorming future podcast topics
Release Date: 5/11/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: After doing 51 episodes one can start to feel like there is nothing left to talk about. So, John & Nelson take some time to brainstorm ideas and topics for future podcasts.
Episode #53: An important film update
Release Date: 5/18/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In this short but important podcast John & Nelson talk about the latest developments of the film.
Episode #54: Remembering Mama Chila
Release Date: 5/25/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: Nelson/Roberto talks with his siblings about their grandmother Mama Chila, who became a surrogate mother to Eva and Ernesto. They talk about her influence on the family and how losing she losing her own mother motivated Mama Chila to take care them.
Episode #55: Catching up with the Advocates
Release Date: 6/1/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: In a "live" episode from Fargo, ND Nelson talks with Weston and Louise about being part of The Advocate Experience. They share feedback about the program and offer some ideas about how to get the film out into the world.
Episode #56: Current events in El Salvador
Release Date: 6/8/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about the rise of gang violence in El Salvador after the country's new president Sánchez Cerén took office.
Episode #57: Camp Frank A. Day Edition With John, Josh, and Curtis.
Release Date: 6/15/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: Nelson interviews three of his former camp counselors John Younger, Curtis Fazen, and Josh Lieberman. They share memories of Nelson as a camper and what meeting his birth family meant to them.
Episode #58: Invisible Progress
Release Date: 6/22/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: Nelson does a solo podcast from the road and talks about the idea of "invisible progress." Long term projects can be though because you work for months with out seeing results, then in all of a sudden everything comes together.
Episode #59: Forensic Anthropology in Guatemala with Stefan Schmitt
Release Date: 6/22/14
Guest(s): Stefan Schmitt
Description: John & Nelson talk with the director of PHR’s International Forensic Program Stefan Schmitt about his life and work in Guatemala. This is the first of a multipart episode.
Episode #60: Violence in Guatemala during the 80’s with Stefan Schmitt
Release Date: 7/6/14
Guest(s): Stefan Schmitt
Description: John & Nelson talk with the director of PHR’s International Forensic Program Stefan Schmitt about the violence in Guatemala during the 80's.
Episode #61: Trying to make sense of war with Stefan Schmitt
Release Date: 7/13/14
Guest(s): Stefan Schmitt
Description: John & Nelson talk with the director of PHR’s International Forensic Program Stefan Schmitt about how events in Latin America are tied to Vietnam and Iraq. They try to make sense of wars past and present in order to find a little bit of hope.
Episode #62: The Moakley Report with Jim McGovern
Release Date: 7/20/14
Guest(s): Jim McGovern on Wikipedia
Description: John & Nelson talk to Congressman Jim McGovern about his experiences in El Salvador and the work he did on The Moakley report.
Episode #63: Amnesty in El Salvador with Congressman Jim McGovern
Release Date: 7/27/14
Guest(s): Jim McGovern on Wikipedia
Description: John & Nelson talk to Congressman Jim McGovern about his modern day El Salvador it's struggle to find justice.
Episode #64: Baby Mila with Eva Coto
Release Date: 8/3/14
Guest(s): Eva Coto
Description: Nelson talk with his sister Eva about her new born baby Mila. They discuss the significance of the name Mila and what legacy means to them.
Episode #65: Life on the Border with Kathryn Ferguson
Release Date: 8/10/14
Guest(s): Kathryn Ferguson
Description: John & Nelson talk to Kathryn Ferguson about her work with Tucson Samaritans. For the past 10 years Kathryn has been providing humanitarian aid to immigrants trying to cross the US border near Tuscon.
Episode #66: Summer Recap Episode
Release Date: 8/17/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson take time to discuss the highlights of their interviews with Stefan Schmitt and Congressman Jim McGovern.
Episode #67: Activism for El Salvador with Rob McAndrews
Release Date: 8/24/14
Guest(s): Robert K McAndrews
Description: Nelson talks to Rob McAndrews, a professor at Salem State, who has done a lot work in El Salvador and with the Salvadoran community.
Episode #68: The Difficult Truth with Robert McAndrews
Release Date: 8/31/14
Guest(s): Robert K McAndrews
Description: Nelson continues his talk with Rob McAndrews, a professor at Salem State, who has done a lot work in El Salvador and with the Salvadoran community.
Episode #69: Creating a compelling narrative with Margaret E. Ward
Release Date: 9/7/14
Guest(s): Margaret E. Ward
Description: Nelson talks with his mother, Margaret E. Ward, about the challenges of creating a compelling narrative from our incredibly complex family history.
Episode #70: How does one define justice?
Release Date: 9/21/14
Guest(s): Lindsay Welch
Description: John & Nelson talk with Lindsay about challenges of defining justice. Often we are able to determine that an injustice has accrued, but it can be much harder to determine how to make up or correct for that injustice.
Episode #71: The Yellow Book
Release Date: 10/5/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John & Nelson talk about the discovery of a Salvadoran military document called The Yellow Book. It is an intelligence document that was created in 1987 which contains the names and pictures of individuals who were considered “enemies” of the state.
Episode #72: Speaking at Yale
Release Date: 10/19/14
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John talks with Nelson about his recent trip to Yale University to talk with the Salvadoran student group.
Episode #73: What does it mean to be Salvadoran?
Release Date: 11/2/14
Guest(s): Association of Salvadoreños at Yale Undergraduate
Description: Nelson talks with four students from the Association of Salvadoreños at Yale Undergraduate. They talk about juggling multiple identities and the contradictions that come with those identities.
Episode #74: The Unfinished Sentences Project
Release Date: 11/16/14
Guest(s): Phil Neff & Mina Manuchehri
Description: John & Nelson talk with Phil Neff and Mina Manuchehri about The Unfinished Sentences Project and their work on The Yellow Book. Phil and Mina explain how they have used Freedom of Information requests to obtain classified documents which help form a picture of how the Salvadoran military targeted civilians.
Episode #75: Unnecessary Hurt with Julie “JC” Miller
Release Date: 11/30/14
Guest(s): Julie “JC” Miller
Description: A conversation with Julie “JC” Miller, a Salvadoran adoptee, about her search, the importance of owning the process, and some helpful resources.
Episode #76: The Power of a Global Movement with Dr. Angelina Snodgrass Godoy
Release Date: 11/30/14
Guest(s): Angelina Snodgrass Godoy
Description: A conversation with Angelina Snodgrass Godoy about leading The Unfinished Sentences Project, and how she got involved with human rights work in Central America.
Episode #77: 2014 Recap and a look ahead
Release Date: 1/18/15
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John and Nelson take a look back at the progress made in 2014, and talk about what’s next for the film in 2015.
Episode #78: A Deeper Look at El Salvador with Jorge E. Cuéllar
Release Date: 2/1/15
Guest(s): Jorge E. Cuéllar
Description: A conversation about the history of El Salvador with Jorge E. Cuéllar, a PhD Candidate at Yale University. While the film and podcast primary look at El Salvador’s history over the past 30 years, Jorge provides us with deep picture of El Salvador’s past and explains what being Salvadoran means to him.
Episode #79: In the news, a few great articles to read
Release Date: 2/15/15
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John and Nelson talk about three articles that directly and indirectly related to El Salvador and how different groups of people deal will collective trauma.
Episode #80: Understanding The US Boarder Crisis with Prof. Aviva Chomsky
Release Date: 3/1/15
Guest(s): Aviva Chomsky
Description: A conversation about the 2014 US boarder crisis, with professor Aviva Chomsky. Professor Chomsky helps us understand the influx of Central American youths, by looking at the complicated and often misunderstood history of the region.
Episode #81: Gathering Testimony in El Salvador With Emma and Vincent
Release Date: 3/29/15
Guest(s): Emma Mahboub and Vincent Lee
Description: A conversation with Emma Mahboub and Vincent Lee, two students who are part of the Unfinished Sentences Task Force that recently went to El Salvador to record testimony of the disappeared and their families.
Episode #82: Where have we been?
Release Date: 7/26/15
Guest(s): N/A
Description: John and Nelson talk about what they have been up to over the past several months. They share an update about the film, podcast, and the newly formed Mama Chila Foundation.
Episode #83: Experiencing War with Philippe Bourgois
Release Date: 9/06/15
Guest(s): - Philippe Bourgois
Description: A conversation about the Salvadoran Civil War with Philippe Bourgois. Philippe describes his time in Central America as a graduate student and how he got caught up in a firefight when the Salvadoran military raided a rural village.
Episode #84: Solidarity - Central America and SOA Watch with Arturo Viscarra
Release Date: 1/03/16
Guest(s): - Philippe Bourgois
Description: A conversation with Arturo Viscara, the Advocacy Coordinator of SOA Watch. Arturo discusses his work with an organization that documents the atrocities linked to the School of the Americas, including a detailed discussion of the 2009 military coup in Honduras and how that event brought him to SOA Watch.
Episode #85: Tom’s Reunion
Release Date: 3/27/16
Guest(s): - Tom Hurd
Description: Tom was separated from his family in what he believed was a legal adoption. Upon finding his birth mother, Tom learned she was tricked into giving him up for adoption. He is trying to have an in-person reunion with his birth mother after 26 years. He is running a GoFund.me campaign to help cover the cost of flying his birth mother and brother to the United States for a month-long visit.
Episode #86: A look back at 2017 and more
Release Date: 12/23/16
Guest(s): - N/A
Description: Nelson de Witt & John Younger discuss the 20th anniversary of Nelson's reunion. They also discuss their progress on the film and Nelson's new project, Waking From Innocent Dreams.