The Hyman Podcast

Lester Young was once serving a life sentence in prison. Today he's a free man and his aim is to help other men and women who are recently released from prison escape recidivism by providing re-entry tools necessary to live a full life. In the interview, Hyman taps into the underlying story and incredible journey that Lester embarked on to pursue redemption. You can learn more about Lester's organization at www.path2redemption.org. Credits Brand Design: Kevin Ache Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef Additonal Music: Epidemic Sound Visit our website to learn more about the Hyman Podcast! Let's connect, email me at podcast@jdhyman.com Find me on social! Hyman Podcast Facebook Personal Facebook Page Hyman Podcast Instagram Personal Instagram Twitter The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For sponsorship plans and more information, please email admin@pressplaypodcasts.com Visit our website at www.pressplaypodcasts.com The Hyman Podcast is written, edited and produced by myself. Cherith Guest, Whitney Hall, and Mary Louise Layton co-produce and research. Cover art and branding by Kevin Ache. The theme music was composed and produced by Jim Yosef with additional music licensed from Epidemic Sound. The Hyman Podcast is a production of the Press Play Podcast Network. Press Play is staffed by Chase Smith, our CEO and fearless leader, I serve as the chief operating officer , and Brookes May is the Chief Creative Officer. To learn more about the network, sponsorships, guest appearances, or if you're interested in launching your own podcast on our network, visit us on the web at www.PressPlayPodcasts.com. To learn more about this podcast, our mission and vision, or for sponsorship information, please visit us on the web at www.jdhyman.com.

Carrie Buck of the infamous Buck v Bell US Supreme Court case was the first in a long line of Americans who were involuntarily sterilized after the growing popularity of the practice of eugenics. That was in the 1920s. It's a practice that continued clear into the 70s and even so today. In this episode, we hear the story of Kelli Dillon who was sterilized against her will while serving a prison sentence. The history of Black Genocide started many years ago, in Act II, Hyman tells the story of a man who was so badly publicly lynched that an entire celebrated the death of a man so egregiously that it captured the attention of the entire nation. Credits Brand Design: Kevin Ache Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef Additional Music: Epidemic Sound Visit our website to learn more about the Hyman Podcast! Let's connect, email me at podcast@jdhyman.com Find me on social! Hyman Podcast Facebook Personal Facebook Page Hyman Podcast Instagram Personal Instagram Twitter The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For sponsorship plans and more information, please email admin@pressplaypodcasts.com Visit our website at www.pressplaypodcasts.com.

In the conclusion to this three-part series, Hyman discusses Gloria Satterfield, the late nanny and housekeeper for the Murdaugh and how Alex took advantage of her death and his insurance to scam her surviving sons out of millions of dollars. Now he's facing severe consequences and so are his coconspirators. Don't miss this epic conclusion as Hyman wraps up South Carolina's most prominent and scandalous family. Credits Brand Design: Kevin Ache Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef Additional Music: Epidemic Sound Visit our website to learn more about the Hyman Podcast!  Let's connect! Email me at podcast@jdhyman.com Find me on social! Hyman Podcast Facebook  Personal Facebook Page Hyman Podcast Instagram  Personal Instagram  Twitter The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For sponsorship plans and more information, please email admin@pressplaypodcasts.com Visit our website at www.pressplaypodcasts.com

It all started with a boat crash that killed Mallory Beach. From there, the Murdaugh family, and more specifically, Alex Murdaugh's life started to fall apart and in epic fashion no less. In part two of this three part series, we'll explore the murders and Maggie and Paul Murdaugh and how the investigation led to the reopening of another South Carolina cold case--the death of Stephen Smith who was found on a Hampton County road in 2015. Credits Brand Design: Kevin Ache Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef Additional Music: Epidemic Sound Visit our website to learn more about the Hyman Podcast!  Let's connect! Email me at podcast@jdhyman.com Find me on social! Hyman Podcast Facebook  Personal Facebook Page Hyman Podcast Instagram  Personal Instagram  Twitter The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For sponsorship plans and more information, please email admin@pressplaypodcasts.com Visit our website at www.pressplaypodcasts.com

The Murdaugh family from Hampton County, South Carolina have held power in some capacity well over a century. In part one of this three-part series, we'll explore the lives of Alex Murdaugh and his family, Maggie Murdaugh, his wife and two sons Buster Murdaugh and Paul Murdaugh. We'll also dive into the family's legal troubles including a boat crash caused by Paul Murdaugh that claimed the life of Mallory Beach. Credits Brand Design: Kevin Ache Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef Additional Music: Epidemic Sound Visit our website to learn more about the Hyman Podcast! Let's connect! Email me at podcast@jdhyman.com Find me on social! Hyman Podcast Facebook Personal Facebook Page Hyman Podcast Instagram Personal Instagram Twitter The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For sponsorship plans and more information, please email admin@pressplaypodcasts.com Visit our website at www.pressplaypodcasts.com

Season 2 kicks off with Hyman discussing the 2020 presidential election. Hyman also talks about the January 6 "insurrection" where protestors stormed the capital and the subsequent events that followed and how that led to a resurgence of the topic of voter suppression in the US. Credits Brand Design: Kevin Ache Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef Additional Music: Epidemic Sound Visit our website to learn more about the Hyman Podcast! Let's connect, email me at podcast@jdhyman.com Find me on social! Hyman Podcast Facebook Personal Facebook Page Hyman Podcast Instagram Personal Instagram Twitter The Press Play Podcast Network Follow us on Twitter: @pressplaypods For sponsorship plans and more information, please email admin@pressplaypodcasts.com Visit our website at www.pressplaypodcasts.com

In the second season of the Hyman Podcast be prepared for JD Hyman's take on voter suppression, closing the wealth gap, the second amendment and other controversial topics. Learn more on the Hyman Podcast website! The Hyman Podcast is part of the Press Play Podcast Network. Brand Design by Kevin Ache. Theme Music by Jim Yosef.

In the 8th installment to this series and season finale, Dr. Hyman holds nothings back. In an effort to dive into the woes of systemic racism and its effect on the black community, JD reveals a habit he developed to protect himself from certain stereotypes and how that habit effected his life even to this day. JD also rolls back more of his life during his time in college and how his very existence was challenged by those in power. Spoken Word Contributed by Ranika Chaney Brand Design: Kevin Ache @ www.ache.design  Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef @ www.instagram.com/jimyosef Music: Rafael Krux @ https://soundcloud.com/rafael-krux Sponsors: Blank Shell Gaming Grant Furness Designs Buds & Blooms, NY Learn more about the Hyman Podcast @ www.jdhyman.com Contact: podcast@jdhyman.com

In part 7 of the series, Dr. Hyman unravels the racism he experienced at a small, Christian college in rural Circleville, Ohio. In this episode JD takes on vulnerability, poise, confidence, friends enemies, a hard time, and a long way getting there. This raw retelling of one of the hardest and most rewarding times of his life comes to a head as he dives into the heart of what it means it to be token black guy. Brand Design: Kevin Ache @ www.ache.design Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef @ www.instagram.com/jimyosef Music: Rafael Krux @ https://soundcloud.com/rafael-krux Sponsors: Blank Shell Gaming Grant Furness Designs Buds & Blooms, NY Learn more about the Hyman Podcast @ www.jdhyman.com Contact: podcast@jdhyman.com

In the sixth chapter, Dr. Hyman interviews Donald Glenn, Director of the Office of Multicultural, Diversity, and Inclusion Affairs at Grand Canyon. Attending a rural, predominantly white institution, JD and Donald reflect on college life and campus racial tensions during the 2008 presidential race and subsequent election. 

Chapter 5 takes a controversial turn especially and in light of the pending presidential election. In this episode, Dr. Hyman dives deep into the culture of presidential misconduct and what it really means to hold our leaders accountable. JD doesn't hold back any punches as he forces listeners to reckon with their own actions in how they've propped up their leaders and made them into idols.

In the fourth chapter of the story, Dr. Hyman meets with Andrew Williams III, author of the article "Facing My Own Blackness." In the article, Andrew tells the story of how he reconciled the meaning and weight of his race and what it means to face the world––in a world where his race is often vilified. JD explores these mores with Andrew and reconciles his own race and how he came to terms with that same world. Check out Andrew's article here: podcast.jdhyman.com/ajwilliams   Brand Design: Kevin Ache @ www.ache.design Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef @ www.instagram.com/jimyosef Additional Music: Rafael Krux @ http://www.rafaelkrux.com   Sponsors: Blank Shell Gaming Grant Furness Designs Buds & Blooms, NY

In chapter 3, Dr. Hyman dives into the many lessons he and many other people of color learned as children. He talks about the profound and holistic nature of each lesson and how the impact of those lessons helped to shape the culture of the black community as a whole.   Brand Design: Kevin Ache @ www.ache.design Theme Song: Canary by Jim Yosef @ www.instagram.com/jimyosef   Sponsors: Blank Shell Gaming Grant Furness Designs Buds & Blooms, NY

In the second chapter of the story, Dr. Hyman explores what it means and feels to be black in America. JD challenges listeners to move past pain and anger in an effort to change the narrative of the country. JD explores the relationship between Black America and law enforcement and how basic accountability can solve many of the problems that exist within our law enforcement. JD also discusses a personal event that almost shattered his hope for equality. Brand Design: Kevin Ache @https://www.ache.design Music: Jim Yosef @ https://www.instagram.com/jimyosef/ Rafael Krux @ http://www.rafaelkrux.com

In the series premiere, Dr. J.D. Hyman provides an overview of the social and cultural mores that have created an institutional disadvantage for minorities in America. He also dives into how the disparities in the justice system foster violence against people of color and how George Floyd and Breonna Taylor were some of the more recent victims of those disparities. Sponsors:  Blank Shell Gaming @ https://www.facebook.com/BSG.JUSTIN/ Grant Furness Design @ https://grantfurness.com Buds & Blooms, NY @ https://www.budsandbloomsny.com

We're here to dig into the American Political System, explore experiences from the human condition, and be a catalyst for some hard conversations that need to be had. No matter what brought you here, I'm glad you came. The Hyman Podcast premiers on Monday, September 7th with new episodes released bi-weekly wherever you get your podcasts. Brand Design: Kevin Ache @ https://www.ache.design Sponsors:  Blank Shell Gaming @ https://www.facebook.com/BSG.JUSTIN/ Grant Furness Design @ https://grantfurness.com Buds & Blooms, NY @ https://www.budsandbloomsny.com Music: Jim Yosef @ https://www.instagram.com/jimyosef/ Rafael Krux @ http://www.rafaelkrux.com