Episodes

It's been a minute between podcasts, but in this conversation, Bryan discusses his recent experiences with work and family and he also shares how a co-worker discovered his past and how it led to conflict and contributed to a...

Resident. Nurse. Teacher. Entrepreneur. Ada Taylor, AKA Lady Ada, has been a fixture and role model in the St. Louis community for years. Her main mission in life is to do the things that would be pleasing in God's eyes. …

Demetrius Hooker has a great support system - his wife Shnette and their four children. Also, his cousin Dr. Samada Randels. But from a legal support, he has no one working to help him gain his freedom after having spent …

Makayla (25) and Malayiah Wickerson (2) have been missing from their Berkeley, MO home since July 28th and we need your help finding them. Please contact us at guodr17.com or on this page or the Berkeley police at (314) 400-3...

Molested at 4 years old. In drug rehab at 12. She meets the local drug dealer and becomes involved with him at 14 and was soon married at 15. And as if that wasn't enough, Sheena Eastburn was physically, mentally …

Those who have been incarcerated come out of prison knowing that certain members of society are watching them and judging them. But for Bryan Seddens and many of those whom he was released with, there is a sense of wanting …

Spending 31 years in "the coffin" as Bryan Seddens calls it, taught him that there is only so much a person can do. And though he would like to help as many young people as he can stay on the …

Years ago, children knew that when the street light came on no matter what neighborhood they were in, they better be on the porch or in the house - period. It's sad to say but the old streetlight rule no …

When your every move and sometimes thoughts are in the hands of others, it can be a humbling thing. In prison, it's called "Controlled Movement" and after spending 31 years incarcerated for a crime that he didn't commit, Brya...

Bryan Seddens is doing something few people get to do - re-writing his story. Because he was locked up at 16 and many people lost track of him while he was incarcerated for 31 years, they only know what they …

You're 48. Your last relationship was 31 years ago at the age of 16. In between that time, you were in prison so you have no idea what to expect, but your time incarcerated has taught you that loyalty is …

Time in the free world has opened Bryan Seddens' eyes to a lot since his release from prison in May of 2021. One revelation is that loyalty is very rare and it's confusing to him as to why that is. …

Bryan Seddens knew he had no business getting into that car and to this day he still can hear his grandmother advising him not to. Yet he got in anyway and that ride took him right to prison where he …

A few things that Christopher Spates acknowledges: He’s not a saint; he’s incapable of being in two places at once and more importantly, he’s not a murderer. But he was convicted and is still in prison based on the fact …

Mercy is defined as "compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm." George Stinney , Jr. was electrocuted in 1944 for a crime that he didn't commit. Bryan Seddens related to y...

John Frost believed so much in his innocence of a homicide, he voluntarily went to the police station for questioning. He never returned home that day. Then after his conviction, John knew there had to be proof that he was …

No evidence. No fingerprints. No DNA. No eyewitnesses. But after a day and half on trial, John Frost still was convicted of murder. Twenty-three years later with the help of private investigator Ron White, John has what he ne...

For years, Bryan Seddens thought by representing the color red and all that it stood for, that he was doing the right thing. But having spent 31 years and not received one call, one letter, no money on his books …

Unlike what you see in the movies and on television, many of the facilities in the Missouri Department of Corrections system are staffed by women, not men. Jacque Bryant spent three years in one of the most dangerous prisons ...

From the beginning of this podcast venture, Bryan Seddens knew that what he had to share with parents and their children is powerful. He also knows that there is more to be told and that's the reason he is writing …

It's been said that beside every good man is a good woman. And most times because the woman is juggling being a mate, a mother and having a career, it's sometimes hard for them to find someone compatible. And more …

Bryan Seddens had a goal and a dream to one day let Missouri senators and representatives know just what their Department of Corrections had done to him, especially because he served time for a crime that he didn't commit. He...

One thing that Bryan Seddens does not shy away from is the fact that every day is an adjustment for him. After spending 31 years in prison for a crime that he didn't commit, he has had to reprogram his …

Thirty plus years incarcerated. Twelve plus years of appeals. And after all of that, a judge rules that you should no longer be there, but because a law specifically states "on death row" and he is serving a sentence of …