Pinedo tells the story of how he met his wife when they were teens and inspired her to pursue her dream of serving our country - helping her escape the gang culture while he lived it - vicariously living through her.

Josh Pinedo and Joshua Rodriguez discuss the importance of taking care of victims to help them find true healing to prevent more pain from reoccurring. The topic of family betrayal and how to heal from it - is also discussed.

Josh Pinedo, a friend who - was sentenced to life at 18 years old, shares his testimony as a lost individual trapped in gang culture. Pinedo changed his life around and was eventually allowed to come home at age 43 after serving 25 years thanks to California's Senate Bill 261, which gave him a fair chance to see freedom.

Jonathan's little brother - Joshua speaks on how Jonathan's mentorship led him to work at NASA with the goal of becoming an Astronaut - helping him escape from the perpetuating cycle that plagues their community.

We need your help by signing the petition to make the parole board hear our calls to help free my brother Jonathan Rodriguez at www.FreeJRod.com

This podcast was first initiated to help liberate my brother Jonathan Rodriguez (J. Rod) and to share our testimony in how his guidance and mentorship led to my pursuit in becoming an Astronaut despite him being in prison. However, along the journey - I found that my brother’s situation is only a battle to this entire war against mass incarceration. Therefore, this podcast was modified to serve a bigger purpose by using our testimonies to help dismantle the prison system - finding true solutions to reduce crime. I was joined by a friend who was sentenced to life at 18 years old and was able to come home after 25 years at age 43 thanks to a state law that allowed him to see freedom. We both shared our testimonies, learnings, and experiences with the prison system.

This podcast was first initiated to help liberate my brother Jonathan Rodriguez (J. Rod) and to share our testimony in how his guidance and mentorship led to my pursuit in becoming an Astronaut despite him being in prison. However, along the journey - I found that my brother’s situation is only a battle to this entire war against mass incarceration. Therefore, this podcast was modified to serve a bigger purpose by using our testimonies to help dismantle the prison system - finding true solutions to reduce crime. I was joined by a friend who was sentenced to life at 18 years old and was able to come home after 25 years at age 43 thanks to a state law that allowed him to see freedom. We both shared our testimonies, learnings, and experiences with the prison system.

Jonathan's little brother - Joshua speaks on how Jonathan's mentorship led him to work at NASA with the goal of becoming an Astronaut - helping him escape from the perpetuating cycle that plagues their community.

We need your help by signing the petition to make the parole board hear our calls to help free my brother Jonathan Rodriguez at www.FreeJRod.com

Josh Pinedo, a friend who - was sentenced to life at 18 years old, shares his testimony as a lost individual trapped in gang culture. Pinedo changed his life around and was eventually allowed to come home at age 43 after serving 25 years thanks to California's Senate Bill 261, which gave him a fair chance to see freedom.