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Surviving The System

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Surviving The System is a podcast created to shed light on the hypocrisy and injustice of “the system” in our nation today. I founded this podcast after first hand experience of how the system works - the shady tactics by law enforcement, the blatant disregard for the law by the legal system, the ever increasing attempts to crush the human spirit by the prison industrial complex and so called “re-entry” efforts. All of it appearing to be designed to keep people beat down, with no opportunity to learn and grow from their past mistakes. Since my experience with the system, I’ve learned that things are almost never cut and dry, right or wrong. So called “criminals” are some of the most compassionate, talented and intelligent individuals this world has to offer. On the flip side, there are some people who appear to lead the perfect life are all too often miserable human beings who are simply better at hiding their crimes from the rest of the world. My goal by starting Surviving The System

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  1. The Unjust Imprisonment of Channen Smith w/Shelly Ware and Malcolm McCullum

    Support The Show paypal.me/survivingthesystem Cashapp : $SurvivingTheSystem Venmo : @SurvivingTheSystem Contact Dave: https://survivingthesystem.org Facebook Twitter About This Episode "At about 2 a.m. Saturday morning, October 23, 2010, outside the residence of Brandon Savage (street name...

  2. The Pain of Being Ostracized

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  3. Maybe

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  4. The Power of Now

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  5. The Fear of Being a Whistleblower

    Have you ever heard someone use the statement, or some variant of, "Well how come more people aren't talking about it?"Why don't more people expose what's going on in the government and in healthcare and in finance, etc? Easy answer - BECAUSE THEY'RE SCARED! Support The Show...

  6. The 5 Why's and the Injustice System

    If you've never heard the "5 Why's" theory, this is a great show for you. It's a tactic that helps you come to the root cause of an issue, by asking yourself "why" 5 times. The theory goes that by the time you answer the 5th "why," you should be at the root cause of whatever issue you're…

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  7. The Housing Crisis in Re-Entry

    I was recently reminded of why I started trying to help individuals in re-entry with their housing challenges. Listen in for more to learn why it's such a big deal! Support The Show paypal.me/survivingthesystem Cashapp : $SurvivingTheSystem Venmo : @SurvivingTheSystem Contact Dave:...

  8. One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others

    Why is it that it seems a large segment of the population feels the need to constantly try and point out the things they see as "wrong" with those around them? Have you ever noticed that in your life? It's not everyone, but there are enough out there that I feel the need to address it. The people...

  9. The Curious Case of Duane Williams

    Duane Williams was tried and convicted in a case of 2 arson related deaths. However, there is ample evidence to believe he had nothing to do with the fire. I've had a chance to review a report recently done by an independent investigator, and to say that the facts blew my mind would be an...

  10. The 8th Amendment

    Have you read the 8th Amendment? Even if you have, do you know what it really means? Listen in for a more in depth discussion on this often overlooked Amendment. Contact Dave: https://survivingthesystem.org Facebook Twitter

  11. Sentenced Without A Trial?

    I was recently given information from a gentleman inside the NDCS who is trying to get someone, anyone, to listen to his plight. He was recently informed that the facility has decided that the judge was wrong when he passed his sentence, and they were just going to take care of that for him right...

  12. Centropix and Electroceuticals w/James Lang and Linda Mokos

    We live in the age of technology. It's everywhere, whether we like it or not. While it does make our lives more efficient and provides opportunites we've never even dreamed of, it comes with a cost. All of these technologies generate frequencies, and non-stop exposure to these frequencies…

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  13. NDCS Deep Dive

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  14. The Light In The Darkness

    This will be a bit of a difficult topic again, but we're no strangers to the darkness. I've noticed there seems to be a huge increase in the amount of people that are considering suicide. The cries for help are everywhere, and coming from all directions. I can recognize them myself because I've...

  15. The Wonders of Kratom w/Dillon Glover

    Back in 2019, I was introduced to Dillon, and his Kratom business. In the 4 years since that time, I have been taking Kratom on a daily basis, and I recommend it to everyone I see. The benefits are too long to list here, just trust me when I say there's A LOT! The pharmaceutical companies, and…

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  16. The Struggle Is Real

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  17. Advocate for Change w/Nancy Miller

    Here's a little bit about my friend Nancy from her "Psychology Today" profile:"I specialize in helping individuals and families on the sex offense registry succeed in re-entry. I fully recognize the difficulties of how stressful this can be for all involved. I am equally passionate about helping...

  18. What's Prison For w/Bill Keller

    Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Bill Keller has spent years examining what is possible if prisons focus on preparing the incarcerated to be good citizens when they return to society, which the overwhelming majority will. In his new book, he shows us how we can reform our prisons and why there’s…

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  19. The Loss of Rights in Re-Entry

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  20. We Don't Need No Education

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  21. How To Beat The System w/David Mitchell

    Joining me again today is David Mitchell, who has beaten not one, not two...but 3 felonies in the last 12 months! I can only imagine the level of frustration that the system is experiencing right now as they watch all their efforts fail. Not only did David beat the system, he is gaining national...

  22. Felony Success Stories

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  23. It's The End Of The World As We Know It

    Worst case scenario? Check. Contact Dave:www.survivingthesystem.orgwww.facebook.com/survivingthesystemwww.twitter.com/STSthePodcast

  24. Prison - A Love Story w/Vico

    I spent a lot of time talking about the chaos and destruction that the system creates all around us. However, just as a rose can grow from concrete, oftentimes that same chaos brings about beauty. Tonight, I bring on my friend Vico to talk about his experience in prison, where he met the love of...

  25. Bullied Behind Bars w/Matthew Melvin

    Matthew Melvin is the first time author of the book "Bullied Behind Bars: A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison." If that title doesn't at least catch your attention, then I don't know what would! This book is Matthew's attempt to get his story out to people that may otherwise never hear...

  26. Re-Entry Success!

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  27. What To Do When Sh*t Hits The Fan

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  28. My Experience in the Patriot Movement

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  29. How The System Games The System

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  30. This Is For Your Own Good

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  31. Innocence 4 Tim (Part 2) w/Tim Wright

    "Even though Justin Davis put himself at the crime scene, investigators only arrested me, and Justin was not arrested until nearly 4 weeks later. His arrest came only after the State Police took over the case, and he made what was his 3rd and 4th statements.Then the Amherst County Prosecutor,...

  32. Innocence 4 Tim (Part 1) w/Tim Wright

    "I was arrested on May 6, 2008, and to this day I have proclaimed my innocence and continue to fight to prove my innocence. I was arrested for murder and was eventually charged with one count of 1st degree murder and one count each of three fire arms charges.I was arrested on the sole testimony…

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  33. The Parole Board Farce

    https://flatwaterfreepress.org/the-full-nebraska-parole-board-appears-at-less-than-half-of-hearings-when-members-miss-votes-fewer-get-paroled/Show Links:www.survivingthesystem.orgwww.facebook.com/survivingthesystemwww.twitter.com/STSthePodcast

  34. The Top Barriers to Re-Entry

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  35. Chemical Free Body w/Tim James

    If you haven't heard of Tim James and Chemical Free Body, you're in for a treat. Chemical Free Body is a mission-based organization that is passionate about helping everybody ignite their highest excitement in life by putting themselves and their health first. Their goal is to rescue one gut at a...

  36. Weaponized Isolation

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  37. The Stanford Prison Experiment Breakdown

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  38. The People of Nebraska vs. LB 191

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  39. Deception By Distraction

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  40. Stupid Laws in America

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  41. Do The Work?

    "You have to do the work!" I've heard that time and time again in the personal development arena, and it's 100% true. You have to do the work. But to most people, "the work" is a vague term that holds no meaning. You can get inspired, and fired up, and ready to go do the work! And then you start…

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  42. Jobless For The Holidays w/Jared Prince

    My good friend Jared Prince, former guest and friend of the show, reached out to me to tell me some really crappy news. He was let go from a job he's been at for 3 years, simply because of his past conviction. His job performance was stellar, he was in line for a promotion. Until the owners…

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  43. Detox Sober Lounge w/Alexis Lawson

    On this week's episode, I welcome my good friend Alexis Lawson to the show. Alexis and I met when I was fresh in re-entry, and she was fresh on her path of recovery. I've had the honor and privilege to not just watch her progress to where she is at, but to actively help in getting her to where…

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  44. The End Of Innocence Pt. 2

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  45. Why Can't It Be Both?

    I had to go over a couple things in this week's episode. This was recorded right after Thanksgiving, so the topic of gratitude was weighing heavily on my mind. I spend some time going in depth on what I'm grateful for and why you should focus on it more as well.I also spend some time talking…

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  46. My Covid Experience w/ Joe Rupe

    Yup, I got Covid. And I won't even try and sugarcoat things...it sucked! The interesting thing is, I did everything I was "supposed" to do, and it still hung on to me for 2 solid weeks. HCQ? Yup. Ivermectin? Yup. Chinese Tea? Yup.Joe Rupe, host of "Lighting The Void," joins me to ask some…

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  47. NOT GUILTY! w/David Mitchell

    On October 29th, 2021 David Mitchell was acquitted of all charges against him! He's been silent in recent times as he was dealing with this court battle. The stakes were massive as he was facing up to 100 years in prison if he was found guilty. His story of how this played out, how the System…

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  48. Here There Be Monsters

    You know those times when everything is going along great, things are all heading in the right direction, and just firing on all cylinders? And then, life throws you a curve ball that sets you back on your heels. I know you know what I'm talking about. We've all experienced a time like that. And...

  49. Jane Says

    It's time to talk about the Medical System! I had a listener, who we will call "Jane," reach out to me on social media to express concerns about what she is seeing in the medical industry. For those of you that don't know, I also work in the medical industry for my "day job," just in a different...

  50. Godcast With Todd Armstrong

    My guest today is Todd Armstrong, host of Godcast - a podcast about Goodness overcoming Darkness. I had the pleasure of being a guest on Todd's show recently, and I loved our conversation. His story is one of overcoming and redemption as well, and I wanted to make sure to give him the opportunity...

About this show

Surviving The System is a podcast created to shed light on the hypocrisy and injustice of “the system” in our nation today. I founded this podcast after first hand experience of how the system works - the shady tactics by law enforcement, the blatant disregard for the law by the legal system, the ever increasing attempts to crush the human spirit by the prison industrial complex and so called “re-entry” efforts. All of it appearing to be designed to keep people beat down, with no opportunity to learn and grow from their past mistakes. Since my experience with the system, I’ve learned that things are almost never cut and dry, right or wrong. So called “criminals” are some of the most compassionate, talented and intelligent individuals this world has to offer. On the flip side, there are some people who appear to lead the perfect life are all too often miserable human beings who are simply better at hiding their crimes from the rest of the world. My goal by starting Surviving The System

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Surviving The System have?

Surviving The System has 132 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on January 31, 2024.

What is Surviving The System about?

Surviving The System is a podcast created to shed light on the hypocrisy and injustice of “the system” in our nation today. I founded this podcast after first hand experience of how the system works - the shady tactics by law enforcement, the blatant disregard for the law by the legal system, the...

How often does Surviving The System release new episodes?

Surviving The System publishes every two weeks, based on its 132 episodes since June 2019.

Who hosts Surviving The System?

Surviving The System is created and hosted by The Fringe FM.
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