In light of the sentencing of Paul Manafort and the public reaction to that, this week’s episode discusses how important it is to understand our anger when we hear about criminal justice issues and to question why it is we’re reacting the way we are – be…
Episode 2: Scott’s Story and the Opiod Crisis
The opioid epidemic has claimed so many lives, but we don’t get to hear the stories of people who’ve been lost nearly enough. This week, Andy talks about a personal loss and tries to understand the loss of a dear friend, and talks about how the opioid ep…
Episode 1: People vs Bodies
The official launch of Strength Check! How much do we care about people? Are we concerned about people, or just their bodies? The cases of Elizabeth Short (the Black Dahlia) and Marty Bergen are discussed with this question in mind. What can we do better…
Episode 0: Play for Progress Update
The unofficial introduction to Strength Check and a discussion of how Dungeons & Dragons might be used to help young people recovering from violence or living with mental health problems and a recap of introducing D&D to the Play for Progress volunteers …